I Create the League of Heroes in Gotham

In the car, Gordon looked back towards the asylum with suspicion, his head constantly turning.

After pondering for a while, Gordon said to Harvey, "Buddy, let's head back to the precinct!"

Harvey looked a bit confused. "Why? Aren't we going to keep searching for that Gotham beast?"

"Not for now," Gordon shook his head. "I want to see Stan's body at the precinct first. Otherwise, something just feels off."

Are there really people in this world who look exactly alike?

And it's such a coincidence that they both appeared in Gotham City? And happened to show up at Li Wei's asylum?

Too many suspicious points!

Gordon turned his head back towards the asylum, which was clearly situated there, yet in his eyes, it was now as if it were covered by an endless fog!

Also, why did Li Wei pretend to be crazy when they first visited the asylum?

"Ah, come on, buddy, didn't that guy just say it? His name is Warwick Vander..."

Although Harvey mumbled, he simultaneously turned the car's direction towards the precinct.

Gordon's intuition, though often inexplicable, was something Harvey couldn't help but take seriously.

Just as Harvey and Gordon were rushing back to the precinct.

Inside Arkham Asylum.

After Stan closed the large door again, he nervously walked up to Li Wei.

"Warden, I'm afraid Sheriff Gordon is already suspicious of my identity."

Although Stan had now gained immense power, even having blood on his hands, perhaps due to his long-standing civilian status, he still felt an involuntary tremor when facing Gordon, a police officer.

"So, what do you want to do?" Li Wei looked at him with interest.

Li Wei wasn't worried about this; in fact, he had already made plans. Everything was within his scheme.

But he wanted to hear Stan's answer.

"How about... I leave the asylum?" Stan's expression was somewhat ashamed, and he quickly added, "Warden, I'm not trying to renege on my promise. I just fear I'll bring trouble to the asylum."

Besides that, perhaps killing Gordon and Harvey was also an option.

But for Stan, that thought hadn't even crossed his mind.

After his resurrection, he had also seen the news reports after his death.

He had to admit that in Gotham, Gordon and Harvey were rare good cops. They hadn't concealed the crimes of Weizhan Pharmaceuticals at all but had truthfully reported them to the media.

This successfully ignited public opinion, forcing City Hall to halt Weizhan Pharmaceuticals' project.

Although it might seem like an ordinary event to outsiders, it was incredibly rare in Gotham!

Even though Stan had jumped to his death when they arrested him, he had never resented Gordon and Harvey.

Ultimately, Stan was still a good person...

Li Wei heard Stan's thoughts and shook his head.

"Don't worry, Stan. No, you are Warwick. You don't need to leave the asylum. They won't have the energy to investigate you," Li Wei smiled, his eyes seeming to pierce through Gotham City and land on the precinct and a certain alley. "I already have arrangements. Just go do your job."

Hah!

After all the effort, he finally got his first employee, someone who could handle chores, conduct chemical research, and even hunt down gangsters and criminals in the night, increasing his Soul Essence income.

How could Li Wei let him leave so easily!

Let alone that Gordon wouldn't have the energy to pursue him anymore, even if Gordon continued to investigate him, he could just deal with the evidence himself.

Without evidence, let alone Gordon, even the future Batman would be helpless!

For Stan, this diligent worker, all of this is worth it!

Hearing Li Wei's words, Stan had no choice but to give up.

Although he didn't understand why Li Wei said Gordon would be too preoccupied to investigate the asylum, he trusted Li Wei.

Meanwhile, after Gordon and Harvey returned to the police station.

They immediately found the coroner at the Gotham Police Department and requested to examine Stan Topolsky's body.

The coroner was a bit surprised but, after a moment of thought, agreed to their request.

He just asked them to wait a moment.

Before long, the coroner came out with a disfigured corpse.

Stan's real body had already been bought by Li Wei at a high price!

The coroner, being familiar with this, was well-prepared.

After all, among the many people who died in Gotham every day, there were bound to be unclaimed paupers!

Facing the well-prepared coroner, Gordon and Harvey, as non-professionals, naturally couldn't find any flaws.

After examination, the features such as mutilation and completely shattered bones matched Stan, who had fallen to his death from the rooftop.

They had even checked Warwick Vander's file; he definitely existed, and everything about him was perfectly normal!

There wasn't a single suspicious detail to be found!

Now, even Harvey was starting to doubt if Gordon's intuition was failing him.

"Buddy, aren't you being a bit too sensitive? Maybe that Li Wei really was cured at the asylum?"

"Is that really how it is..." Gordon muttered to himself, always feeling like he was overlooking something.

Just as Gordon was still trying to find the overlooked detail, the Police Commissioner entered, interrupting his thoughts.

"Gordon, Harvey, there's a new, heinous case that needs your attention. You need to crack it as quickly as possible! Last night, a city councilor from Gotham City Hall was assassinated on the street..."

Chapter 42: Plans Don't Change as Fast as Events

"A city councilor was murdered?"

Both Gordon and Harvey were shocked to hear the Police Commissioner's words.

Even in Gotham, something like this could be considered a major incident!

No matter how much Gordon suspected Li Wei, he had to shift his focus to the assassination of the city councilor.

While a considerable number of gang members had met their end at the hands of that Gotham beast, the impact of a city councilor's assassination was clearly far greater!

As the saying goes.

In Gotham, the deaths of several ordinary citizens are far less significant than the death of one influential figure!

And this time, it wasn't just a rich person who died, but a city hall councilor, one who was involved in Gotham's development plans.

Gordon and Harvey could only dedicate all their energy to investigating the murder of the city councilor.

As they delved deeper into the investigation, there was no immediate lead on the killer, but the motive behind the city councilor's murder had surfaced.

The reason was simple, yet it also gave Gordon a headache.

It was because of the Arkham district development plan!

The Arkham district development plan had once again been put on the agenda by City Hall.

The Arkham district was the only area in all of Gotham City that remained undeveloped.

Currently, the only two major families in Gotham City with the strength and intention to undertake the entire Arkham district development plan were the Maroni Family and the Falcone Family!

But the problem also lay here: both the Maroni Family and the Falcone Family wished to contract the project exclusively!

In the end, City Hall had no choice but to implement the city councilor system, using a vote to decide which family would be awarded the contract.

The city councilor who was assassinated that night was one of the many councilors who supported the Maroni Family!

There was no evidence yet as to who the killer was, but the mastermind, or rather the instigator, was already obvious!

The Falcone Family!

There was no other option!

This was also what troubled Gordon.

The Falcone Family? That was a colossal power that had been entrenched in Gotham's underworld for who knows how many years!

He definitely couldn't bring them down in a short period.

Forget that he didn't have any evidence now; even if he did, going after them now would be no different than seeking his own death.

Back then, the Falcone Family didn't even need to act directly; Fish, who was under the Falcone Family, had already strung him and his partner Harvey up.

If Falcone hadn't arrived in time and saved them out of respect for his father, they would have almost been slaughtered like pigs!

Gordon didn't have the confidence to believe that his father's influence would always be so effective.

How to catch the killer was the simplest problem.

The more difficult one was how to prevent more city councilors from being murdered!

Just as Gordon was staring at his desk, completely at a loss, with all the investigation materials pointing to the Falcone Family, his phone rang.

The call was from his girlfriend—Barbara!

"Hey, honey..." Gordon answered the phone, speaking kindly. "I won't be back for dinner tonight; the precinct is really busy..."

Although his work wasn't going smoothly, Gordon clearly wasn't the type to bring his work troubles home.

"No, Gordon," Barbara's voice came through. "A friend of yours came to the house looking for you. He said his name was..."

"Cobblepot, madam, my name is Oswald Cobblepot!"

A voice that Gordon knew all too well rang out from the other end of the phone!

The moment Gordon heard Cobblepot's voice, his heart sank to the bottom!

Why was this guy back!

And why was he looking for him!

At first, Falcone had forced himself to kill Cobblepot, or else the other man would kill him and everyone around him!

But Gordon, with his kind heart, couldn't go against his choices as a police officer. In the end, he could only pull off a hat trick.

He pretended to have killed Cobblepot, thrown him into the sea, and warned him never to return to Gotham!

Gordon had no doubt that if Falcone discovered Cobblepot was still alive, Falcone would absolutely not spare him out of respect for his father's memory!

And... Barbara would die too!

"Okay, I'm coming back right away," Gordon said in a deep voice. "Barbara, don't open the door for anyone until I get home!"

"...Alright."

Although Barbara didn't understand what was happening, she could sense that Gordon was extremely anxious and restless at the moment.

After hanging up the phone, Gordon was about to tell Harvey before rushing home.

But he didn't expect Harvey to speak first.

"Buddy, need a hand?" Harvey spread his hands. "I don't know what trouble you've gotten into, but I'll do my best to help you."

Gordon pondered for a moment before shaking his head.

"Not for now, Harvey, thank you for your kindness. I need to go back and deal with some matters at home first. Could you please organize these documents and see if you can find any evidence?"

"Okay, no problem, buddy!"