Chapter 487: Simple and Honest Cat Getan City (Part 2)

Just like what a weather forecaster who appeared on the big screen said before, tonight is the night with the most Green Lanterns in Cat Getan.

But these Green Lanterns are not willing to stay on the traffic light poles safely, but are running around in this city like headless flies.

They don't know what kind of abyss this city is, don't know what kind of darkness is hidden in those narrow alleys, dark corridors, and buildings with swaying light and shadow.

Initially, the activities of these people in strange costumes didn't attract much attention, because there were too many weirdos in Cat Getan. But a rumor spread among the truck drivers who had the widest range of activities. They said that Cat Getan was haunted.

These guys emitting green light are ancestral evil spirits resurrected from the ground, coming to punish this city and wanting to eliminate all chaos and sin here.

When the citizens of Cat Getan City heard this news for the first time, their reaction was not to pray, not to run to the church in a panic, but to pick up guns, fill magazines, push open doors, walk onto the street, and bombard everything green within their field of vision.

"We are here to save this city!" a Green Lantern shouted: "We are here for justice, Green Lanterns will purify all filth!"

"Bang!"

The bullet hit the faint green light. Although it didn't penetrate the Green Lantern's shield, it knocked the Green Lantern away. A little boy with a face full of freckles loaded the rifle in his hand again and said:

"Save this city? Sorry, this city doesn't need anyone to save it."

Saying that, he raised his gun again and aimed at that Green Lantern. That young Green Lantern shouted with a face full of confusion: "Are you crazy?! We can save this city from these sins. We are here to save you. Don't you want peace?!"

Seemingly in a good mood, the newsboy smiled mockingly while aiming at him with a gun, saying:

"You say you want to purify filth, but I am one of the filth you mentioned. When I was born, no one came to save me, and after I worked hard to live a good life, you want to come and purify me, give me so-called 'justice'..."

"The peace you speak of might be very good, but I don't need it."

"I don't believe in peace and justice, I only believe in the gun in my hand, because when in danger, it's not you who protects me, but it."

Saying that, he intended to pull the trigger again, but just at this moment, another little boy ran out from the side. He also held a gun in his hand, and then said to the newsboy with a face full of freckles: "Cobblepot boss is looking for you! Go answer the phone quickly!"

Saying that, the boy glanced at the Green Lantern paralyzed on the ground and said: "Don't bother with this group of lunatics, full of justice and peace, it's really hellish, who would say this in Cat Getan?"

The newsboy also seemed to have lost interest, carrying the gun and following his companion away. After that Green Lantern climbed up from the ground, his arms were still trembling. He shook his head and said somewhat dazed: "... Is it really me who is crazy?"

The newsboy followed his companion through the narrow alley, and then drilled into a small shed. There was a phone inside. After he picked up the receiver, he said: "Hello? It's me, that's right, everyone has already gotten their guns, but so far, we haven't killed any ghosts..."

"The kind of light on their bodies is a bit troublesome, ordinary bullets don't work, boss, I heard there is a kind of easy-to-use freeze gun, can you get us one?"

"What? Explore locations, pass information? Come on, don't be like this, I'll be 13 next year, I can participate in the battle!"

"Alright, alright, all listen to you... Really? Good! I'll go notify them now!"

After speaking, the newsboy hung up the phone and said to his companion with a face full of excitement: "Hurry up and call them over, Cobblepot boss said, let us be responsible for the exploration work of the entire West District, report the locations of those ghosts, and there will be special people to solve them."

His companion said somewhat frustrated: "So, we can't participate in the battle again? Why is it like this every time? We are not young anymore."

"Stop complaining, boss said, as long as we perform well, he will get us one of those most advanced freeze guns to play with. That thing is amazing. I've seen someone hold it and shoot down a green fly, turning it into a big ice cube!"

The two discussed chattering, and soon, that companion ran out to deliver the message.

Such scenes didn't just happen among the children in the West District, but in the entire children's network of Cat Getan, information was being passed on like this.

Newsboys, flower children, peddlers, this group of local snakes who are the most well-informed and familiar with the terrain in Cat Getan City, showed the powerful function of a full-coverage information network for the first time.

The number of children in Cat Getan is very large. In the past, most children were idle, fighting chickens and chasing dogs on the street every day, idle and doing nothing, which could be said to be annoying to people and dogs.

And since the original children's king died, Cobblepot took over this network.

It must be said that the Penguin has more foresight in terms of strategy than ordinary gang bosses.

The original children's king used children to collect money, letting those fathers and mothers exploit the little money they had. But Cobblepot saw another possibility for this network, a function much more powerful than collecting money.

These peddlers who are seen everywhere walk on various streets and alleys all year round. There is nothing they don't know about the neighborhood, let alone many newsboys also serving as postmen. They know clearly about situations like who has new letters, who has added a child, who died, and who went out to work, which is simply the best choice for developing an information network.

Previously, this network was just in its infancy, and Shiler was precisely through the network developed by Cobblepot that he discovered Merkel's abnormality for the first time. Agents like Merkel are very sensitive to tailing and surveillance, but they lack vigilance against peddlers selling cigarettes at the train station. Therefore, they were discovered as soon as they stepped into Cat Getan.

Cobblepot, who discovered the convenience of this kind of network, couldn't wait to wait for a chance for actual combat, and just at this moment, the Green Lanterns descended from the sky.

The Green Lanterns knocked down by Aisha's big move were scattered all over Cat Getan. Wanting to find them is indeed a problem. Although they emit obvious green light, if they really want to hide, Cat Getan has so many nooks and crannies, it would still take a lot of time to find them all.

However, with the network of these children, it's different. These peddlers are best at drilling into all kinds of strange places, because that generally means there will be shortcuts or hiding places.

Like that newsboy with a face full of freckles, no one knows better than him which wall has a gap, where there is a dog hole, and which house's basement leads to the next door, because he relies on this information to deliver letters quickly, not only completing the tasks in the West District every day but also being able to go to the East District to grab work.

Under Cobblepot's command, these children were united. Not long after, information was submitted layer by layer. By the time it reached Falcone Manor, Cobblepot had already mastered the movements of all the Green Lanterns. Their number, clothing, appearance, and strength were all clear.

In a reception room of Falcone Manor, a huge map of Cat Getan on the wall was covered with colorful thumbtacks. Cobblepot's short figure stood in front of the map, but had a power that made people unable to ignore.

"Go tell those gunmen to drive them out. No need to kill them, just need to drive them out of those dark alleys."

A gang member behind Cobblepot asked: "Drive them where?"

Cobblepot's gaze fell on the center of the Cat Getan City map, thought for a while, and then said: "Go to the central turntable."

After the gang member left, Cobblepot stood in front of the map and pondered for a while. At this time, the door was opened, and Alberto walked in, saying: "What exactly is going on? Did the professor communicate with you?"

Cobblepot shook his head and said: "No, but I can probably guess his intention. Do you remember, among the several people emitting green light who descended in the corridor of Arkham Asylum before, one looked quite familiar?"

"It's that Hal Jordan, right? We seemed to have seen him in a dream before."

"That's right, it seems that he should be on Shiler's side, but he led that group of strange people to be our enemy. I think he should be a spy sent by Shiler to the opposite side, and what they want to do, we will know after we drive that group of people to the central turntable."

Alberto nodded. Obviously, he also quite agreed with Cobblepot's proposal to concentrate people together, and what he was considering was another problem.

If the Green Lanterns fight on their own, although it is relatively easy to break them one by one, the damage to the Cat Getan city is relatively large, and it will be troublesome to repair it later. If they are all concentrated in the central turntable area, anyway, that place is already a ruin, and it doesn't matter if it is plowed again.

Just when Alberto walked to the side of the map and also intended to look at the layout, Cobblepot turned and left. Alberto called him and asked: "Where are you going?"

"I'm going to make a phone call, there are some things to arrange."

At the same time, on the main road leading to Cat Getan University, a car sped past, bringing up pieces of snowflakes. At this time, the snow was getting heavier and heavier, and this car rushed forward regardless of the bad weather conditions.

Harvey Dent in the passenger seat looked at Victor, who was controlling the steering wheel, and said: "Don't worry, it won't be such a coincidence that a ghost happens to fall in the laboratory of Cat Getan University..."

But Victor's face was very gloomy. He rarely had such a serious expression. He said in a low voice: "No, what if? What if that group of weirdos happens to fall near the laboratory of Cat Getan University, happens to destroy the power of Cat Getan University, happens to cut off the energy of the laboratory..." ===== CHAPTER 488 =====