Chapter 1517 C: Twilight Event (Twenty-Three)

"...That's the thing. This time we have to join forces to make up for our losses in the past period. I think the thieves in Gotham have never had such a large-scale collaborative activity. It should be quite interesting, isn't it? ?”

In front of the bar of the Golden Cup Bar, Catwoman holding a whip was pacing slowly. The bar was full of people at this time, but the gangsters who usually looked fierce and guarded against thieves sneaking in were guarding the door, and they were not interested in everyone who came here. of guests said the place had closed early.

It all started because of Copot, who was sitting behind the bar, and the two gangsters he brought with him who belonged to the Falcone family.

After Catwoman finished speaking, Cobot stood up, walked to the bar, leaned on the cabinet of the bar, and said: "I know that many of you are very dissatisfied with Gotham's massive construction projects and renovations everywhere. The Wayne Group in the East End Engineering is also very annoying, and those security robots not only affect you, but also people from all walks of life in Gotham.”

"But you also know that we can't just look at temporary gains. I believe that many of you have already lived in Wayne Group's houses, or your children have started to go to school in the building's nursery."

Cobot glanced around, and several people nodded slightly. Most of the thieves who came here were wearing masks and were unwilling to show their true faces. This was actually their way of protecting themselves.

In Gotham's criminal industry chain, theft is undoubtedly at the bottom. Even for Catwoman, a master thief, her most famous reputation is not her stealing skills, but her beautiful appearance. No one in this city looks down on thieves.

Most of the thieves in Gotham are not willing to be thieves. They also have a heart to work hard and strive for the top in the criminal industry. But then again, who will become a thief if they can occupy a place in the gang?

Although there are people like Catwomen who specialize in being thieves because they like certain types of things, stealing requires more agility and speed, and they must also strengthen their training in this area. This results in their defense and attack power being lower than those of thieves. They are all far inferior to gangsters. Most of the time they can only swallow their anger when being bullied. Unfortunately, if they are caught, they will die.

It can be said that Gotham's thieves are a class between gangsters and ordinary people at the bottom, which is half a level higher than professions such as doormen, car washers, and street vendors that provide services to gangs. It is barely considered a class. Work for yourself, no need to look at other people’s faces.

But it’s not easy to be a thief in Gotham. There are too many people who are unwilling to play a lower-level role in the gang, but don’t have the ability to climb up. Everyone thinks it’s easier to steal things. As a result, this industry is even better than that of gang thugs. Competition is still fierce.

After all, Gotham is a big city with a population of tens of millions. The security situation is very bad, and the police department does not have that many police personnel, so it can barely support these staggering numbers of thieves. However, since the gang reform and urban reconstruction began, the thief industry has been involved. More and more intense.

All the thieves summoned to the Golden Cup Bar are top figures in each area. They can be said to be the king of kings who have fought fiercely in the thief industry. If Batman hadn't used his tracking technology that transcended the times, he would have been the best in the world. It's really not possible to gather so many people together. This group of people has nothing but top-notch running skills.

Among them are kleptomaniacs with astonishing intelligence but twisted minds, master thieves with first-class physical condition and natural hands, and "collectors" who are so knowledgeable that they can directly go to auction houses to identify various cultural relics and jewelry. But the biggest difference between these people and gangsters is The reason is that they live among civilians.

Without the intricate network of gangsters, it is naturally impossible for them to live in the North District. They have no legitimate occupation, cannot explain the source of the money and have to frequently sell stolen goods. It is also difficult to live in the South and West Districts, so most of them live in the East District.

They are also the beneficiaries of the east district's renovation plan. Even if their income is not as good as before, it's hard for them to say anything.

Before Copot summoned them here, most of them used the method of intercepting traffic to save money, but many of them are no longer in the original situation where one person has enough to eat and the whole family is not hungry.

Once you move to a new home, the human courtship instinct will come into play. Once you find a partner and get married, you will have children. Once the child is born, your expenses will increase sharply and your income will decrease, which will inevitably make you feel overwhelmed.

So before Copot could say anything, someone asked: "I heard that magicians and vampires are coming? Well, I really don't care what they are, I just want to ask, what did I steal?" Can I take the things?"

"Of course you can, but only if you obey the arrangements."

The blond man who spoke sighed deeply and said, "I have been a thief for almost twenty years, and I have never heard of a thief who has to obey orders."

"Of course you can also work alone, but do you think you can defeat so many people here?"

Cobot's words made many experts present hesitate. It is inevitable for top figures in an industry to meet each other. Everyone knows each other's skills. Gotham's thief industry has been so complicated that everyone is a master thief and no one is. Seize the opportunity to steal the most at the first time.

Besides, what if someone stumbles in order to steal the prey? Magicians and vampires are difficult to deal with at first sight, and one mistake can lead to death. As long as everyone here has some morals, it is not as if they have no morals at all. If the time comes, they will become ruthless and evil, then what will they do? Why don't you go fight with the gangsters?

A thin woman in the front row sighed and said, "It's no wonder the market is so bad now. If everyone could eat enough, they wouldn't focus on this little meat."

"You should be able to imagine that the market will only get worse and worse." Catwoman leaned against the bar and sighed, "The mayor is vigorously developing the tourism industry, which will definitely suppress theft. The gangs want to wash their hands and get away with it, but they won't have anything to do with us."

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"All those who can leave have left." The blond man added, "Several of our old friends have changed their careers and started to set up barbecue stalls."

"Who wants to be a thief when they can do business? Isn't it because they have no money?!" Another voice complained, "If I can make a big profit and get some start-up capital, I will set up a stall in front of the fourth phase project to sell snacks. My neighbor made his fortune by selling this."

"I don't want to do it anymore. I'm old and physically weak. One day I can't run away." The thin woman sighed and said, "But my sister is very motivated. She is going to another city to study in college, and I have to raise money for her tuition."

Hearing the sighs and complaints from the audience, Cobert clapped his hands and said, "I know everyone has difficulties, so I called you here. This time, there are a lot of fat sheep. Isn't it good to work hard at home, make a lot of money and wash your hands and go ashore? "

When Cobblepot said this, the voices below became louder, and the blond man raised his hand and asked first: "Can you really make a lot of money? Are those magicians and vampires so rich? Do they bring money when they come here?"

"Old K, you are such a fool, who goes out without money?"

"You are all wrong, what they have is definitely not money." A man with black-framed glasses who looks gentle and refined pushed his glasses and said: "Vampires can live for a long time. They picked up something hundreds of years ago and put it in the present, which is an antique. Do I need to tell you what the value of antiques is?"

"Wow", the discussion below became heated, and this time Catwoman clapped her hands and said.

"Now you know why I gathered you together, right? Some of you are quick-witted, but you don't know what's valuable on them. Some of you know a lot about antiques, but you're not good at stealing from people."

"For example, although I know a lot about gems and can tell the quality of the gems on their clothes from a distance, I often go to museums and the villas of the rich, and I'm good at building infiltration and picking locks."

"Going to the streets to touch other people's pockets was when I first started out. At that time, I was still a little girl and had forgotten all the skills. I can't just hang a hook on his head out of thin air, right?"

The people below laughed, obviously remembering the most famous "Lover's Eye" gem theft.

That was Catwoman's battle to fame. A stubborn gem collector from the Metropolis wanted to let his collection tour the East Coast. Everyone advised him not to come to Gotham, but he insisted on coming and hired more than 200 security guards to surround the museum.

As a result, Catwoman, the thief, directly hung a grappling hook and stole the most famous gem, the Lover's Eye, which made the gem collector furious.

Unexpectedly, when the exhibits left Gotham, the Lover's Eye returned with a note written by Catwoman - "Your taste is really bad. The gem is too ugly. I give it back to you."

From then on, this collector basically had nothing to do with the gem collection world. What value is there in the tour of gems that even thieves don't steal?

After successfully livening up the atmosphere at the scene, Catwoman crossed her arms and adjusted the mask on the side of her head with her hands. In fact, she was pressing the earphones in her ears. She said what Bruce told her.

"So, this time we must divide the work and cooperate, and use the different positions of different jobs to fully squeeze the value of these people, and then use their wealth to feed every level of Gotham's thief industry."

"Now that you have a shelter, a complete family, a child to look forward to, and a considerable fortune, you can do something safer instead of sticking to the increasingly bleak future of theft and torturing Gotham's tourism industry."

"I have another insider information to tell you." Cobblepot looked around and smiled.

"Gotham is about to hold a grand music festival. The rappers who have become popular on the East Coast recently will come. The tickets released on the website were sold out in an instant. The scene will definitely be very popular."

"Gotham has no experience in hosting such large-scale events. Organized business activities cannot meet the needs of a large number of tourists, and the remaining part naturally needs to be filled by individual operators."

"The processing plants under the Wayne Group and Falcone have already produced a batch of peripheral products for the most popular album "King of Gotham". If you have money, you can come to us to get the goods."

"When the time comes, you will block the entrance of the venue or the periphery of Jintan Plaza to sell peripheral products. Papers with a purchase price of three cents can be sold for five dollars and they will be snapped up like crazy. Isn't this much more profitable than you taking the risk to steal money from the gangs?"

The atmosphere in the field became more and more heated, and this group of top thieves in the industry began to whisper to each other, thinking about how to use this opportunity to make a fortune.

For a long time before, the thieves were in a state of despair. They knew that this was not going to work, but they didn't know how to solve it. The Gotham police and government obviously couldn't catch all the thieves and beat them to death. That was not realistic.

But now they saw another possibility, and in this possibility they saw something extremely precious - hope.

Just like the people in the metropolis who are accustomed to ease and comfort will pursue excitement, the people in Gotham who are always licking blood sometimes dream of a peaceful and happy life.

By the time Catwoman walked out of the Gold Cup Bar, it was already dawn. She stood at the door and stretched, sighed comfortably, and then said to Bruce on the other end of the headset.

"For so many years, I have always fallen asleep under the bright luster of various precious gems. I feel that I am much happier than most people in Gotham. At least I still have some leeway in a rotten city. Most people are not so lucky to pursue something they love in a crappy job.”

"I always said before that I couldn't understand what you were doing. One moment you go to the slums to starve, the next moment you want to build a building, and the next moment you gather thieves to steal things."

"But now, I kind of understand." Catwoman looked up at the gleam of light that occasionally came out of the still gloomy clouds, and continued: "Although I didn't sleep all night, I had a good dream."

“I dreamed that the gangs in this city stopped fighting and killing and gave up ruling the city through violence and terror. I also dreamed that many people gave up being thieves and chose to make money in a way that did not harm others. Live a stable life.”

"I dreamed that my mother liked me, not the cat. I dreamed that the woman who taught me stealing skills said she liked me, not the things I stole. I dreamed that everyone firmly chose me. "

"I also dreamed that one day the dark past finally faded away, Gotham really became sunny, and you stood at the door of my house, asking me if I wanted to marry you."

"Then would you agree?" Bruce's electric voice came from the earphones.

"So will Gotham really be sunny?"

"Yes, I will one day."

"Then maybe... I will too."