DC: A Cop in Gotham

Chapter 14: Mr. Cobblepot, Someone Wants to Kill Your Whole Family!

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At noon, Dean drove a police car to the Iceberg Lounge openly.

The Black Mask Club officially opened at ten o'clock in the evening, and the Iceberg Lounge was also open during the day, so Dean and Damian unanimously decided to go to the Iceberg Lounge first.

The Iceberg Lounge, a property owned by the Penguin, provides diversified services such as bars, casinos, and clubs. It is deeply loved by the people of Gotham. It is also the main place where Penguin conducts illegal activities such as underground arms trading and money laundering.

"Mr. Cobblepot, he's at the door of the restaurant."

Before Dean got out of the car, the guard reported his whereabouts to the Penguin.

On the lowest underground floor of the Iceberg Lounge, Penguin sat on a leather sofa surrounded by ice cubes, staring at Dean's young face on the screen.

"Call Bobby and ask what big actions the Gotham Police Department has taken recently. Is it inconvenient for him? If I can promote him to the position of captain, I can send him to Arkham. Tell him that I don't want to see Gordon suddenly show up at my lounge with a team!"

Bobby is an undercover agent placed by the Penguin in the police station. The last failed arms deal left a deep mark on Penguin's memory. He almost enjoyed Batman's interrogation services. According to the Joker's memories, Batman has about 270 interrogation techniques. Someone asked the clown why he knew them. The clown replied that it was because he had used this number on himself.

Penguin seriously doubts that the reason why the Joker is so crazy must be due to Batman.

"I heard that this kid from Central City is very good at fighting. Almost half of the people released on bail from the police station today were taken down by him?"

Penguin has never met Dean and can only piece together a rough appearance from the few words he collected.

His subordinates reported to him: "Yes, he also cleared Black Mask's stronghold by himself."

Penguin's expression became serious. Black Mask is a gangster rookie who has risen in recent years. Although his power is not as great as Penguin's, he has developed extremely fast and now has the qualifications to speak in Gotham.

Knowing that Dean could force Black Mask to give up his territory, Penguin immediately paid attention to him.

"Go, send a few people to keep an eye on him, stop the work below for a while, and arrange for other people to contact him to see if he can develop."

Penguin is good at doing business. In his eyes, anyone can make a deal, including Batman and Gordon. He has sold information to these two old enemies more than once. Of course, he has not even confiscated a dollar, but he has plenty of muscle.

If spending money saves you the trouble, why not?

Dean came to the door of Iceberg Lounge and heard Damian's angry voice in his ears.

"Why are you arranging for me to provide support outside? Isn't this the same as when we were with Batman?"

Dean just said: "Minors are not allowed to enter bars and other places. Look at your height and think about whether you can get in?"

Damian protested loudly on the channel: "I am 137 cm tall and still growing!"

"Okay, I have to take off my headphones when I go inside. Pay attention to the signal. Remember, you are not my assistant, but my backup."

Two strong black men, 1.9 meters tall, stopped Dean and asked him for a search warrant.

Dean spread his hands and said, "I'm not here to work, I'm here to relax. Does Iceberg Lounge still have professional discrimination?"

The strong man looked at Dean's brand new blue police uniform and was a little undecided. At this time, he received news from his superiors.

"The boss said let him in."

Since it was the boss's intention, he naturally had no objection to the workers' orders and directly let Dean go without even asking for the gun to be confiscated.

He bowed to Dean: "Sorry, I offended you. Please come in."

Seeing the sudden change of attitude from the guard, Dean knew that it must have been Penguin who spoke. Since Penguin dared to let Dean in, it meant that he was confident that Dean would not find any clues.

Penguin once ran for the smartest villain in Gotham. Even in the eyes of Batman, he is quite difficult to deal with because he can always use legal means to excuse himself. As long as Batman does not break through the bottom line, Penguin can continue his underworld empire.

Entering the Iceberg Lounge, even though Dean was mentally prepared, he was still shocked by the extremely luxurious decoration inside. The fully blackout architectural design did not affect the atmosphere of the bar, even during the day. There were also prominent signs everywhere with the iceberg theme. Dean also saw a few penguins, which were pets raised by Penguin.

This is just the "tip of the iceberg." The real luxury is all underground. Dean will definitely have no chance to experience it unless he takes off this skin.

"The golden belt of murder and arson, this sentence is most appropriate in Gotham." Dean sighed sincerely.

While many superheroes are still troubled by financial problems, villains have already relied on their own talents to build careers.

The Iceberg Lounge has done a good job of hiding its illegal activities. It is estimated that Gordon has raided it frequently. Dean didn't see any illegal activities, let alone drug users. Smoking was only in the smoking area.

If Dean was really looking for trouble, he was destined to return without success, but unfortunately, he was not.

Penguin sent two scantily clad bunny girls to serve Dean. One was petite and innocent, the other had a willowy waist and perky butt. Each had its own flavor and hinted at Dean. However, Dean didn't even look at them and just stared at his treasure, the Kame Navigator pro.

You bitch, don't stop me from becoming a Pokémon Master.

However, after going around in a circle, there was still no response from the Pokémon Radar, indicating that Black Mask was not in the Iceberg Lounge.

But this is normal. There is no room for two tigers in one mountain, unless there is one male and one female. Penguin and Black Mask are not friends. On the contrary, the two have a competitive relationship, so how could they help hide their competitors?

But Batman juxtaposes the Iceberg Lounge and the Black Mask Club, indicating that there must be doubts about Penguin related to Black Mask.

The doubt… could it be related to the arms smuggling in the early morning of that day? Dean thought of the only person who could connect the two, Captain Edward.

He asked the hidden Manaphy on his shoulder: "The day you and I met, there was an uncle who could control water flow. Do you have any impression of him?"

Manaphy held her chin, quickly found the record in her poor memory, and directly transferred the picture to Dean's mind.

Green liquid occupied the field of vision, and suddenly there was the sound of rushing water outside. An Atlantean put his face close to the glass, and stared at Manafei with his two eyes.

"What a wonderful life, I can hear the call of the sea in you."

"Wait Manaphy, you are mistaken, this person is not Edward, Edward has white hair."

Manaphy covered her cheeks with two tentacles and then opened them again.

"Did you learn the ability to use water to become invisible from him?"

Edward used water control magic to distort his appearance. His true appearance was that of the Atlantean. No, he was probably not Edward. Someone pretended to be Edward and tried to take Manafei away from Black Mask, but was intercepted by Dean.

If Edward robs Manaphy of his own free will, then Penguin and Black Mask have nothing to do with it. We have to start with the arms smuggling in the early morning. Based on the stakes analysis, what significance does this operation have for Black Mask…

Bait

These two words flashed through Dean's mind instantly.

He wrongly blamed Mr. Cobblepot. In the whole incident, Penguin never played the role of the perpetrator, but the victim. No wonder Dean couldn't figure it out.

And the most powerful detective saw through the tricks of the mastermind that night.

"Someone revealed the news about Penguin's arms smuggling to Gordon and asked him to attract with firepower."

Dean turned around and walked toward the two bunny girls who had been left out. They cheered up, thinking that Dean, a sanctimonious hypocrite, was finally going to reveal his true colors.

Dean put his face close to the bunny girl's ear and breathed out hot breath that hit her earlobe, causing her delicate body to heat up. He was about to strike while the iron was hot, but the words Dean said in the next second made the two of them feel as if they had fallen into an ice cave.

"Tell Mr. Cobblepot for me that someone is trying to kill his whole family."