Although Gordon had ordered the Gotham Police Department officers to pull back their defensive lines, he had still heard about the new developments in Gotham City.
When he learned that Cobblepot had actually led people to maintain order and had even achieved considerable results, the expression on his face was a sight to behold!
However, Gordon also knew perfectly well exactly how Cobblepot had achieved those results.
Those gangs would not reason with anyone or respect the law!
As long as you did not have a license to commit crimes and still committed one, there was only one outcome for you in their eyes.
That was...
Over the past few days, quite a few people had died at the hands of Cobblepot's men!
But after careful consideration, Gordon ultimately chose to turn a blind eye to it.
Harsh times called for harsh measures!
Of course he understood that principle.
Unfortunately, he was a police officer. Naturally, he could not take the lead in violating the laws of this country.
Since Cobblepot had done it, there seemed to be no better option now than to let him continue.
Hmm... as for why the police department was not stopping Cobblepot's actions?
The department was already overwhelmed, so naturally it had no energy left to go looking for trouble with Cobblepot.
That was perfectly reasonable...
The chaos of the past few days had indeed had an enormous impact on Gotham.
But Li Wei did not feel much of it.
From the outside, Arkham Asylum was merely an old psychiatric hospital. It did not look like it had much worth looting.
Furthermore, the legends that had previously spread through Gotham's underworld had filled those criminal groups with fear of Arkham Asylum.
Naturally, no one dared come to Arkham Asylum looking for trouble.
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