Maroni strode out of the courthouse in high spirits, straightening his cuff as he looked down smugly on everything around him.
Countless reporters swarmed after him, shouting and clamoring for an interview. The entire courthouse was like a marketplace, with the media scrambling over cheap produce.
"Mr. Maroni, Officer Harvey has accused you of being the leader of the Falcone Crime Family. What do you have to say about that? Will you sue Harvey?"
"Harvey is a man of integrity, the most capable officer there is. Everyone knows that. I understand his desire to end crime; he is just a little too impatient sometimes. That is something he needs to work on. Besides, I will not sue him." Maroni spoke smoothly into the cameras.
To him, the court hearing had been nothing but a farce. The newly arrived Harvey was just a greenhorn who knew nothing. Did he really think that a criminal's testimony was enough to bring down Maroni? What a joke. When that criminal had publicly changed his story in court, claiming that he himself was the leader of the Falken Family and that Maroni was merely a front he had put forward, Harvey's dumbfounded expression had made Maroni laugh even now.
A straightforward idiot of a cop—that was how Falcone boss Maroni judged Harvey.
Surrounded by the crowd, Maroni got into his luxury car. Before closing the door, he cast a disdainful glance at Harvey, whose eyes were blazing with fury, then headed for the Falcone Crime Family's secret base. Today was the day the Falken Family's leaders gathered for a meeting.
Maroni had indeed been riding high lately. The Falcone Crime Family had become Gotham City's new ruler after Falcone, controlling everything in Gotham. Even Wayne Enterprises had to show the Falken Family some respect in