A Priest in Gotham: Starting Out by Taking In a Little Boy
Chapter 285

Gotham war

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"Declare war on the Mud Gang!"

"Declare war on the Joker Gang!"

"Declare war on the Riddler Gang!"

"Declare war on the Scarecrow Gang!"

"Declare war on the Firefly Gang!"

"Declare war on the Persona Society!"

"Declare war on the League of Assassins!"

"Wait, why is the League of Assassins involved?" Roy asked as he watched Jason passionately declare war on every gang of any standing in Gotham City. "Aren't they Cassandra's people?"

"Exactly. She's competing with me now, too," Jason said. "I can't let her find that guy first!"

"Seriously, are bonus points that important?" Roy asked, puzzled.

"Of course," Jason said earnestly, the crowbar in his hand growing a size larger. "Come on, let's go find him!"

Half an hour later, Roland received word that Jason and Black Mask were at all-out war.

"What—" Roland was a little dumbfounded.

"Jason found a stash of weapons Black Mask had hidden," Batman said, his eyelid twitching. "They were only secretly brought into Gotham City yesterday, too. Black Mask must be going out of his mind."

"I only asked them to find someone. How did they end up taking on the gangs?" Roland asked, looking bewildered. "I don't get it."

"It makes sense, actually. Anyone hiding in Gotham City is bound to have some dealings with the gangs," Batman said. "If Penguin hadn't already gone straight, I'd have gone and beaten him up first. That would probably have gotten me the answers I wanted."

"Poor Penguin," Roland sighed.

"The others on your side have made their moves, too, not just Jason." Batman watched the surveillance feeds. "Cassandra is searching everywhere with the League of Assassins. Kara is helping her, too—but too many buildings in Gotham City contain lead, so her super vision isn't much use."

"—That's Gotham City for you."

"And

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