Chapter Summaries

Li Jie adjusted to his new life in Gotham while waiting at a death scene, where he reunited with Edward Nygma and discovered Nygma had improperly performed an autopsy. Li Jie hid Nygma’s signature and sent him away before the coroner’s van arrived.

• Li Jie brooded over his transmigration to Gotham, his lack of money, and the strange cards he could see in his mind.
• Edward Nygma told Li Jie that the dead homeless man had died of a heart attack and posed a riddle about death.
• Li Jie recognized Nygma from their childhood acquaintance near Chinatown, and they reminisced about Nygma’s old riddles.
• Nygma admitted he was an evidence technician who had performed the autopsy without authorization because he was interested in the work.
• Li Jie tore Nygma’s signature from the handover logbook and urged him to leave before the coroner’s van arrived.

On his first day as a Gotham patrol officer, Li Jie encountered the medical examiner Gora and wondered about his acquaintance Nygma and the city’s pre-Batman timeline. He unlocked a mysterious trial-version card before he and Wilson were dispatched to a domestic violence call.

• Li Jie and Wilson argued with medical examiner Gora over whether Nygma had tampered with the body, and Gora examined it.
• Li Jie read about Bruce Wayne and Falcone, concluding that Batman and Gotham’s major villains had not yet emerged.
• Li Jie used a newly appeared point of light on his cheat to unlock a card revealing that he was a higher-dimensional creation, a coordinate anchor, and a variable and constant.
• Wilson joined Li Jie in the patrol car and discussed the disaster in Li Jie’s hometown while sharing his tea.
• The dispatcher sent Li Jie and Wilson to investigate a reported domestic dispute at 331 Fifteenth Street.

Li Jie and Wilson broke up a fight and discovered that the enormous fourteen-year-old Waylon Jones was being abused by his aunt and had a reptilian skin condition. Li Jie let Waylon stay with his aunt, gave him money and his card, and left wondering whether Waylon might literally eat his own kind.

• Li Jie and Wilson arrived at an apartment lot and separated Waylon Jones and his aunt, who had been attacking him.
• Li Jie questioned Waylon and learned he was fourteen, lived with his aunt, and had reptilian-looking scars he said came from a genetic condition.
• Waylon refused to press charges because he had nowhere else to go, so Li Jie warned his aunt and let Wilson release her.
• Li Jie gave Waylon a hundred dollars and his business card before he and Wilson drove away.
• Wilson asked why Li Jie was concerned about Waylon, and Li Jie said he meant Waylon might literally eat his own kind.

Li Jie and Wilson responded to a Blackgate transport hijacking after armed criminals attacked its guards and tried to free Hargrove. Li Jie took cover, coordinated with Wilson, and shot one of the robbers as the gunfight began.

• Li Jie discovered that changing Waylon Jones's and Edward Nygma's fates had earned him skill points, then upgraded his firearm proficiency.
• Li Jie and Wilson spotted a Blackgate transport van, heard gunfire nearby, and drove toward the scene.
• A bald robber and his accomplices attacked the transport guards, freed Hargrove, and fled toward an SUV.
• Li Jie radioed an emergency call, armed himself and Wilson, and sent Wilson around the building while he approached the robbers from the alley.
• The robbers exchanged fire with Li Jie, and Wilson shouted a warning from a nearby window.
• Li Jie shot a trench-coated gunman in the shoulder, knocking his Uzi away and leaving him bleeding heavily.

Li Jie and Wilson stopped the attack on a prison van, but they could not save a wounded officer. After James Gordon praised them at the scene, Li Jie sat with blood on his hands and said he wanted to wash them.

• Li Jie reloaded and fired at the gunmen, while Wilson used his Mossberg to shoot the driver and the man in the baseball cap.
• Li Jie arrested the surviving gunman and found Hargrove handcuffed in the SUV, then learned that one of the three prison guards was still alive.
• Li Jie and Wilson tried to treat the badly wounded female officer, but she died before the ambulance arrived.
• James Gordon thanked Li Jie and Wilson and left Major Crimes and Forensics to take over the scene.
• Wilson talked about celebrating, while Li Jie stared at the blood on his hands and said he wanted to wash them.

After returning to the East District Precinct, Li Jie and Wilson were praised by Chief Bob McGinnis for stopping a prison transport hijacking, though Bob warned them to avoid taking risks and revealed the precinct was short-staffed. Li Jie received a week of administrative leave and began planning how to deal with Killer Croc, buy a car, and prepare for an upcoming trip.

• Li Jie and Wilson returned to the precinct, where Bob McGinnis reprimanded them over a complaint from medical examiner Gora and warned them about James Gordon.
• Bob praised the partners for killing three hijackers and capturing another, then granted them one week of administrative leave and promised promotions afterward.
• Bob told Li Jie that homicide detective Turner had been killed, and gave Li Jie and Wilson five hundred dollars from his own pocket.
• Li Jie considered how to stop Killer Croc and asked Wilson about buying a used car through the police department's internal auction.
• Li Jie paid three hundred dollars to expedite his registration and asked Wilson to inspect cars at the next day's auction while he was out of town.
• Li Jie split the money with Wilson and went home to make macaroni for dinner.

Li Jie visited Metropolis to ask Clark Kent for help finding a football program for Waylon Jones, hoping a better environment would keep the bullied fourteen-year-old from becoming dangerous. Clark agreed to contact teams and write about bullying and domestic violence, while Lois Lane arrived and Li Jie left with Clark’s number and pharmacy directions.

• Li Jie traveled from Gotham to Metropolis and met Clark Kent at the newspaper building.
• Li Jie explained Waylon Jones’s abuse, bullying, and inherited condition, then asked Clark to find him a football team or youth program.
• Clark agreed to contact teams and write articles about the effects of bullying and domestic violence.
• Lois Lane interrupted the meeting, and Li Jie declined Clark and Lois’s invitation to lunch.
• Clark gave Li Jie directions to nearby pharmacies and his phone number, promising to follow up about Waylon.

Li Jie returned to Gotham with the used Chevrolet G20 Wilson had bought for him, only to discover it was a bulletproof van outfitted with a propane-powered cooking station. At dinner, Nygma warned him that Major Crimes might return the prisoner transport hijacking case to the Eastern District Precinct, while Wilson revealed Central Headquarters had found the super-strong man he had seen.

• Li Jie learned Wilson had bought him a Chevrolet G20 cargo van for eighteen hundred dollars after the Crown Victoria had been sold.
• Wilson picked Li Jie up at the Gotham dock and explained the van had bulletproof armor, replacement engine parts, and a cooking station with a propane tank inside.
• Li Jie and Wilson ate at Liu Quanfu Restaurant, where Nygma apologized about Gora’s complaint and warned that Major Crimes planned to send the prisoner transport hijacking case back to the Eastern District Precinct.
• Li Jie withheld the case news from Wilson, then challenged him with an elephant-and-refrigerator riddle that Wilson answered in three steps.
• Wilson told Li Jie that Harvey Bullock and James Gordon had found the man who had pulled an ATM, and that a strange drug had made him powerful before his body collapsed like ash.
• Li Jie planned to visit Old Town with Wilson to sell the van’s propane tank and avoid getting blown up.

After discovering that careful, aimed shots were the only way to improve his American Iai skill, Li Jie visited Whelan and offered him a chance to join a football team and earn his own living. He left Whelan hopeful and fed him a jianbing from his new street-food setup.

• Li Jie spent fifty-eight dollars at a shooting range and learned that only carefully aimed hits within a firearm’s effective range advanced his skill.
• Li Jie visited Whelan, confirmed he had kept the money and business card, and offered to arrange a place for him on a football team with room and board.
• Whelan agreed to keep the offer secret and consider leaving his aunt’s home to support himself.
• Li Jie took Whelan to his Chevrolet and made him a free jianbing, then started cooking breakfast for himself.

Li Jie was called back from vacation to handle the prisoner transport case, which had become a dangerous political struggle between Fish Mooney and Falcone. He persuaded Bob to demand major resources and concessions from Central Headquarters before taking responsibility for the prisoners, while preparing to bring Waylon Jones to a Metropolis Suns tryout.

• Li Jie got a call from Clark, who arranged a Metropolis Suns tryout for Waylon Jones that afternoon.
• Bob told Li Jie that Central Headquarters had returned the prisoner transport case to the Eastern District and explained that Fish Mooney’s men had tried to free Hargrove so he could blow open Falcone’s vault.
• Bob said Falcone wanted the surviving witness alive while Fish Mooney wanted him dead, and warned that Fish might attack the precinct if the Eastern District refused her demands.
• Li Jie advised Bob to back Falcone and use the case to demand concessions from Central Headquarters, then Fish Mooney.
• Bob revealed that Li Jie and Wilson would collect the prisoners the next afternoon, and Li Jie demanded weapons, armor, funding, and broader departmental resources before agreeing to proceed.

Li Jie brought Waylon Jones to Metropolis and helped him earn a tryout with the Metropolis Suns. After Waylon showed his talent and thanked Li Jie, Li Jie urged him to forget Gotham and enjoy his new life as he drove back.

• Li Jie drove Waylon from the slums toward Metropolis and encouraged him to seek success despite people's prejudice.
• Li Jie introduced Waylon to Clark, Lois, and Suns owner Mr. Danees at the stadium.
• Danees sent Waylon onto the field, where Waylon charged through defenders and scored a touchdown.
• Li Jie asked Clark and Lois to review Waylon's contract, then left the stadium without waiting for him.
• Waylon caught up with Li Jie, embraced him tearfully, and promised to repay him someday.
• Li Jie told Waylon to forget him and Gotham if he became famous, then drove back toward Gotham.

Li Jie bargained with Bob for hazard pay and equipment before preparing to retrieve a surviving carjacking suspect from Central Headquarters, where Fish Mooney might ambush them. While waiting, he ran into Edward Nygma and gave him advice on winning over Miss Collinge.

• Li Jie unlocked All-Around Expert and Chinese-Style Iai, then met Bob to collect weapons and body armor.
• Li Jie negotiated $7,500 each for himself and Wilson, plus reimbursement for training ammunition, fuel, and repairs; Bob rejected the request for a tactical van.
• Li Jie told Wilson they would retrieve the carjacking suspect from Central Headquarters and warned that Fish Mooney might ambush them.
• Li Jie and Wilson reached Central Headquarters and waited for Alvarez to bring the prisoner transfer paperwork.
• Li Jie and Wilson overheard Edward Nygma awkwardly speaking to Miss Collinge, and Li Jie advised Nygma to impress her with recognizable achievements.
• Wilson mocked Li Jie when Nygma asked how Li Jie pursued women, suggesting Li Jie was probably still a virgin.

Li Jie and Wilson delivered Cuevas and Hargrove to the East End station under Cobblepot’s escort, where Falcone’s men took custody of them. Bob then ordered the officers to shadow the gangsters’ convoy, and Li Jie negotiated for a promotion and authority to form an independent squad before agreeing to speak with Cobblepot.

• Alvarez transferred Cuevas and Hargrove to Li Jie and Wilson, while Cobblepot arrived with armed men to provide security on Falcone’s orders.
• Li Jie explained that Fish Mooney’s men had tried to abduct Hargrove and attack Falcone’s vault, and Wilson agreed that Falcone’s side was safer.
• The convoy reached the East End station without an attack, and Bob released the prisoners to Cobblepot’s men.
• Cobblepot spoke with Bob, who then ordered Li Jie and Wilson to shadow the gangsters as they escorted the prisoners to Falcone’s estate.
• Li Jie demanded a promotion, authority to form an independent squad, and equipment requisitions in exchange for taking the risky assignment, and Bob agreed to negotiate those terms.
• Li Jie told Bob he needed to speak with Cobblepot before heading out.

Li Jie and Wilson escorted Falcone's convoy through Gotham on a route Cobblepot selected, growing suspicious that Fish Mooney was planning an attack. Their suspicions proved right when a Suburban ambushed the truck in an abandoned district, leaving them under fire and calling for backup.

• Li Jie realized Cobblepot's warning that a mistake could start a war in Gotham meant their convoy was in danger, and Wilson agreed they might be facing an attack on Falcone.
• Li Jie checked a delivery truck blocking their alley and cleared the way, while Cobblepot directed the convoy on a detour through Coventry and past Gotham University.
• Several motorcyclists pursued the convoy, and the Crown Victorias behind the truck shot down the lead rider as the rest continued following.
• Li Jie noticed the abandoned slum was strangely empty as the convoy neared Andover Road Bridge.
• A Suburban rammed the G20's rear wheel and sent it crashing into a phone booth, and Li Jie shot the driver before ordering Wilson to call for backup.

Li Jie helped Falcone’s men survive an ambush, but discovered that Cobblepot and the witness had vanished from the convoy. As a PKM approached, Li Jie warned the survivors to take cover.

• Li Jie fought off gunmen and killed the sniper after his skill caused the balcony to collapse, while Wilson stayed behind injured.
• Li Jie entered the western building and shot several attackers, helping Falcone’s men defeat the ambushers.
• Li Jie searched the armored cars and found Hargrove hiding, but Cobblepot and the witness were missing.
• Hargrove said Cobblepot and his bodyguard Gabe had left with the witness on the shopping street, and Coolidge confirmed the men in their car were Cobblepot’s own people.
• Li Jie heard a heavy engine approaching, recognized the threat as a PKM, and shouted for everyone to take cover.

Li Jie and James Gordon fought off a heavily armed gang attack at a building, with Li Jie using a stun grenade to turn the tide. Gordon secured the surviving suspects while Li Jie went to check on an injured officer.

• A Dodge pickup mounted with a PKM attacked the group, and Coolidge died when flying masonry shattered his throat.
• Li Jie had one of Falcone’s men call the police, while James Gordon arrived alone and drew the attackers’ fire.
• Li Jie shot the PKM gunner, then used thrown plates to distract the remaining truck gunmen before stunning them with a grenade.
• Li Jie wounded the stunned gunmen, and a firefight inside ended with Marco dead and the other attackers subdued.
• Gordon and Li Jie identified themselves, and Gordon took charge of the suspects while Li Jie went to check on an injured officer.

Li Jie and Wilson recovered in the hospital while Li Jie used Cobblepot’s betrayal to frighten and pressure him. Cobblepot left promising to make amends, while Li Jie admitted he had invented the threat of Falcone turning against him.

• Li Jie and Wilson woke in the hospital after surviving the ambush, and Li Jie reminded Wilson to claim he had been too injured to fight.
• Li Jie worried that his wrecked Chevrolet had not been insured, then Cobblepot arrived with a bodyguard and gifts on Falcone’s behalf.
• Li Jie and Wilson described how Cobblepot had betrayed Victor Zsasz’s men and warned that Zsasz and Falcone could turn against him.
• Cobblepot’s bodyguard lunged at Li Jie, but Li Jie restrained him by bending his finger until he backed away.
• Li Jie asked a nurse to end the visit, and Cobblepot promised to return with gifts that would satisfy them.
• Wilson asked how Li Jie knew Falcone would punish Cobblepot, and Li Jie admitted he had made the threat up to make Cobblepot suspicious and afraid.

Li Jie negotiated compensation from Cobblepot and Bob after the attack that nearly killed him and Wilson, while learning that James Gordon had come to their rescue. He agreed to answer Falcone’s summons later and secured Bob’s support for a bulletproof van and a mobile unit.

• Li Jie met Cobblepot at a hospital café, where Cobblepot offered him thirty thousand dollars, a Mercedes-Benz S600, and a request from Falcone to visit his estate.
• Li Jie visited Bob at the police station and demanded extra pay and a bulletproof tactical van because backup had failed to arrive during the attack.
• Li Jie told Bob that Cobblepot had offered them compensation, and Bob deduced that Li Jie wanted the car donated to the station to avoid trouble over its paperwork.
• Bob agreed to Li Jie’s proposal and told him that James Gordon had independently driven to the scene and rescued them.
• Bob warned Li Jie not to imitate Gordon or confront Falcone directly, and Li Jie confirmed that he would answer Falcone’s summons the next day.
• Li Jie asked Bob to help establish a mobile unit and mentioned Cobblepot’s thirty-thousand-dollar payment, prompting Bob to agree.

Li Jie accepted Cobblepot’s invitation to visit Falcone’s estate and prepared for the meeting while negotiating favors with Chief Bob. Bob also explained the precinct’s vulnerabilities and told Li Jie what had happened to the convoy survivors.

• Cobblepot told Li Jie how he had moved Hargrove into a delivery truck during the convoy, and Li Jie agreed to visit Falcone’s estate on Thursday.
• Li Jie asked Bob to make his damaged G20 barely drivable so he could appear poor when meeting Falcone.
• Bob told Li Jie the precinct had proposed a trial rapid-response counterterrorism squad and offered him a Detective title while keeping him on patrol.
• Bob asked Li Jie to explain a reporter’s footage of Officer Ethan’s misconduct, and Li Jie suggested claiming Ethan had been a temporary employee who was fired.
• Bob explained that gangs threatened officers’ families outside the precinct, then said Gordon had taken the surviving officers and Hargrove had been sent to Arkham Asylum.
• Li Jie learned a Falcone underling had been beaten by SWAT after being accused of making a false report, and Bob agreed to call Central Headquarters about bringing him back.

Li Jie visited Carmine Falcone, who offered money to him and Gordon after discussing Fish Mooney’s attack and the family’s response. Gordon rejected Falcone outright, and Li Jie also refused the money before leaving empty-handed.

• Li Jie arrived at Falcone’s manor and met Victor Zsasz, then presented Falcone with a box of Keemun tea.
• Falcone described Fish Mooney’s betrayal and acknowledged Gordon and Li Jie for helping stop the attack.
• Falcone said Cobblepot’s actions had helped expose the attackers, and Li Jie agreed that Cobblepot had acted effectively.
• Falcone offered bundles of cash to Gordon and Li Jie, but Gordon denounced the Falcone crime family and walked out.
• Li Jie called justice more valuable than the money and pushed his bundle back to Falcone.
• Falcone asked Cobblepot what he had told Li Jie, while Li Jie drove away complaining that he had gained nothing from the visit.