I Create the League of Heroes in Gotham

Regarding what happened with Gordon.

Li Wei was well aware of it, even more specifically and in greater detail than Gordon!

From the murder of the city councilman to the Penguin's return to Gotham, everything had been under his observation.

The Mass Infatuation (Invisible Flower) spread throughout Gotham opened up his vision to an extent not much different from Li Wei's own direct observation.

Li Wei didn't believe that Gordon, even now, would still have the nerve to investigate his asylum!

The murder of the city councilman didn't actually have a significant impact.

It wouldn't even affect the progress of Arkham's development plan!

But Cobblepot seeking out Gordon, that was a major development!

Ever since Cobblepot crawled back to Gotham from the sea last time, he had joined the Maroni Family.

After a period of development, Cobblepot had soared rapidly, even reaching the number two position in the Maroni Family, taking charge of their bars and restaurants!

Now, he was stepping out to find Gordon, not on the orders of Maroni, nor on the orders of Falcone.

He was going to formally target Gotham's two major crime families!

That's right, the two major crime families!

Both the Maroni Family and the Falcone Family were within his attack range.

Perhaps soon, there would only be one voice in Gotham's underworld!

That voice would be Cobblepot's!

Of course, Li Wei wasn't worried about Cobblepot foolishly provoking him.

Rather, once Cobblepot became Gotham's new underworld overlord, he could begin to mold him into "Graves the Outlaw"!

Now, after several days of static income, coupled with Stan's hunting of gangsters and criminals after transforming into a Werewolf, Li Wei's Soul Essence balance had reached over 2800!

To purchase Graves the Outlaw's Hero Template would only cost 1350 Soul Essence, more than enough, even double the required amount!

However, plans never change as fast as reality.

On this day, as a bus from the prison drove into Arkham Asylum, Li Wei's plan to create Graves the Outlaw was forced to be postponed...

Chapter 43: The First Patient!

Blackgate Prison was a maximum-security prison in Gotham City, a place that struck fear even in a city as "simple" as Gotham.

Unlike Arkham Asylum, which specialized in incarcerating criminals with mental illnesses, Blackgate held death row inmates who were extremely dangerous!

Of course, if any inmates in Blackgate Prison required medical treatment, Arkham Asylum would also need to accept those prisoners from Blackgate and provide them with treatment.

This was the monopoly medical service agreement that Arkham Asylum had signed with the Gotham City Hall not long ago.

The logo painted on this transport vehicle already confirmed that it belonged to Blackgate Prison!

This was the first batch of prisoners Arkham Asylum would receive, and it also signified that the City Hall's first batch of medical subsidies was about to arrive!

As long as a sick prisoner was sent to Arkham Asylum, the City Hall would need to allocate corresponding subsidies based on the number of patients and medical expenses.

As for whether these patients would be cured or what their treatment would be like.

Who cared?

They were criminals anyway, and in Gotham, criminals weren't exactly a rare species!

When it came to making money, Li Wei's spirits immediately lifted. He even started to anticipate whether the patients sent by Blackgate Prison this time would be some of the villains he was familiar with!

Perhaps, he could take this opportunity to secure the vessel for his next Hero Template!

Li Wei even changed into his very formal suit and, bringing along Dr. Hugo and Stan, his two "employees," went to the main gate downstairs to wait.

He wanted to make this new member feel right at home from the moment they arrived!

But as the transport vehicle stopped in front of Arkham Asylum and the doors opened.

The driver, covered in blood, struggled to climb out of the driver's seat.

The three people standing at the main gate finally noticed that the transport vehicle's sides were riddled with bullet holes!

Li Wei's expression turned serious.

This scene was clearly not right!

Li Wei quickly led Hugo and Stan to the driver's side.

"Call the police, Ian... Ian, he was... kidnapped..." The driver grabbed Li Wei's trouser leg, leaving a bloody handprint on the cuff, and stammered out his words.

After he finished speaking, the driver's eyes widened, and he took his last breath, slumping over without any signs of life.

Li Wei's brow furrowed deeply, his face grim. He took a step back and forcefully pulled his trouser leg free from the driver's grasp.

He glanced at his blood-stained pant leg with a hint of distaste.

Although he wasn't comfortable with the blood on his pants, he wasn't a germaphobe or a perfectionist, so it didn't make him feel that bad.

As for being upset by the death of this escort?

That was even less likely!

Gotham loses a few people every day, and Li Wei can't possibly care about all of them!

What truly put him in a foul mood was that someone dared to mess with him directly!

The first patient sent to Arkham Asylum by City Hall was snatched away en route!

This was a direct slap in the face to him, Li Wei, and to Arkham Asylum!

But when Li Wei found the criminal's file from the transport vehicle, his expression worsened!

Ian Hargrove.

An emotionally unstable anti-capitalist!

And, more importantly, a bomb genius!

This genius's most notable feat was creating an explosive using nothing more than ordinary candy and white vinegar to commit his crimes!

After reading Ian's file, Li Wei's face grew even more grim.

Ian Hargrove was practically a tailor-made new member for him. Not only would Ian bring in huge subsidies from City Hall, but Ian was also the perfect candidate for the explosive genius—Jigs—to possess!

Ever since Li Wei arrived in the DC universe, he had always approached life with a certain carefree attitude.

Even when dealing with the Maroni Family, Li Wei hadn't been this way; in his eyes, it was all just a grand performance.

This was the first time he had felt such intense and clear killing intent towards a specific target!

He swore! No matter who it was, that person was dead!

He absolutely had to kill him!

He wanted to keep a low profile and get rich, but he certainly wasn't going to be a doormat.

If you act like a pushover for too long, people will start treating you like one!

He needed to let the entire Gotham underworld know...

No one can mess with Arkham Asylum!

Otherwise, he feared everyone would try to step on Arkham Asylum in the future!

Seeing Li Wei's expression gradually turn cold, Dr. Hugo and Stan, standing nearby, fell silent.

Although they couldn't read minds and had no idea what Li Wei was thinking, they had both loaded Hero Templates and their strength was no longer what it used to be. They now possessed a sense for the powerful.

Li Wei had already loaded three different Hero Templates, making his strength far surpass theirs.

Dr. Hugo and Stan could clearly sense the increasingly surging killing intent emanating from Li Wei!

Even though Li Wei's killing intent wasn't directed at them, they still felt a sense of breathlessness...

"Dr. Hugo, Stan..." Li Wei's voice was chilling, "Accompany me out tonight."

"Okay!"

"No problem!"

Stan, the good-natured old man, went without saying. He saw Li Wei as his benefactor and would do anything for him.

As for Dr. Hugo, even though he was usually sharp-tongued, he would never dare to provoke Li Wei at a time like this.

"Alright, that's settled. Come to my office when it gets dark." Li Wei, surprisingly, became even calmer now.

In fact... terrifyingly calm.

After leaving Dr. Hugo and Stan to clean up the mess, Li Wei returned to his office alone.

Despite the killing intent, the more critical the situation, the calmer Li Wei became.

This was also one of the reasons he had always been called an anomaly by those around him.

Li Wei sat in his office chair and wrote a few words on a piece of paper.

Ian, Blackgate Prison, Bomb Genius, Gunfight...

First things first, he needed to find out who kidnapped Ian and where he was now!

Although Li Wei hadn't witnessed the entire event, with his "vision" spread throughout Gotham, as long as Ian appeared, he wouldn't be able to escape his sight!

Once he found the lead, he could follow it to find the mastermind!

As soon as he found them, their death date would arrive!

Li Wei began to constantly shift his vision across the entire city of Gotham.

This was bribery, no...

This was a flesh trade, no... Should he look more closely?

This was a murder to silence a witness, no...

After observing several ongoing criminal activities in Gotham, Li Wei finally found something unusual.

An abandoned factory on the outskirts of Gotham City!

This factory had long been deserted, and the weeds in the area had grown nearly as tall as a person.

But several vehicles were coming and going!

And not only that, two fully armed gang members were standing guard at the factory entrance, as if guarding some important supplies.

Although Li Wei couldn't see inside the factory due to his limited field of vision.

At this moment, however, Li Wei saw an extremely familiar figure get out of a car, and along with him was Ian, who was listed on the escort vehicle's manifest!

Fish Mooney? Falcone's subordinate?

Could it be that Falcone was the one who kidnapped him?

Chapter 44: Not a Blade of Grass Left!

But as Li Wei continued to observe, he realized that things were not as simple as they seemed.

Khada Jhin wasn't proficient in lip-reading, but she had some basic knowledge. Who knows why an assassin would know lip-reading.

But that wasn't important. What was important was that Li Wei watched Fish talking to her subordinates and vaguely read what they were saying!

Ian had been kidnapped by Fish's people!

He was currently locked up in this abandoned factory, forced to manufacture explosives for them.

With Fish's influence, it was very easy for her to accomplish this.