bigabreads Chapter 242 I'm Feeling Homesick
Chapter 242 I'm Feeling Homesick
Chapter 242 I'm Feeling Homesick
Bruce readily agreed, without even asking Roger what compensation he wanted.
To him, money is just a number.
Problems that can be solved with money are not considered problems.
After making a deal with Bruce, Roger and Selina the Catwoman left the CEO's office.
"Aren't you going back?"
After seeing Catwoman Selina open the car door and sit in the co-pilot, Roger turned to Selina and asked.
"I'm done with work tonight and have a lot of free time now."
"Also, I want to see how you can find out that thief who is suspected to be a person with superpowers."
Selina replied casually.
"Are you not afraid that I will take you to some strange places?"
Roger continued.
"Don't underestimate me, I'm not an ordinary thief." Selina gave Roger a blank look, and replied in a disdainful tone.
"Very well, I appreciate your confidence."
After speaking, Roger directly started the sports car and left Wayne Building.
Although he proposed that the thief might be a person with superpowers, to be honest, Roger can't guarantee that it must be done by a person with superpowers.
More importantly, he didn't know the superpowers in Gotham.
Of course he knows the ones with names.
But not every superpower can leave a name in Gotham.
After all, superhumans are human too.
Maybe before he made a name for himself, he capsized in some gutter.
As long as it is not an alien like Superman Clark who is not afraid of most of the earth's weapons, most superpowers have a physical strength similar to that of ordinary people.
A single bullet could kill them, if it hit.
Although it is not 100% sure that this thing was done by a superpower, and there is no similar superpower in Roger's memory, it does not mean that there is nothing he can do.
He didn't know many people in Gotham, and even fewer had strong intelligence capabilities.
In terms of intelligence ability, Bruce should be the strongest among the people he knows so far.
But obviously, Bruce has no information in this regard.
So, he planned to find his "old friend".
Carmine Falcone.
As the leader of the Falcone family, Carmine has far more intelligence channels than ordinary gangsters.
To give a simple example, the news that the whereabouts of the clown and Harley after their violent breakup has not been circulated until now.
However, Carmine already knew this on Roger's first day in Gotham.
Just looking at this, one can know that Carmine has far more intelligence channels than others.
Although his relationship with Carmine was not very good, Roger decided to go to Carmine to inquire about the news first.
The materials stolen from the Wayne Group are not hard currency in the black market.
There will not be many buyers who will be interested in these materials.
Of course, this is because people don't know that these materials can confirm Batman's identity from the side.
If people knew this, there would be a lot more people wanting to buy these materials.
Among other things, various crime families in Gotham, such as the Falcone family, will be very interested in these materials.
Catwoman Selina didn't ask Roger where he planned to start, and sat quietly in the co-pilot without saying a word.
Looking at Selina's graceful profile, Roger suddenly had the urge to take off her mask and take a good look at what she looks like.
However, he controlled his impulse very well.
There is still plenty of time in the future, there is no rush at this moment.
In Gotham at night, the traffic situation is a little better than during the day.
But the law and order environment is much worse than during the day.
Although the Falcone Building is considered to be in the city center, compared with the Wayne Building, the law and order in the nearby blocks is worse by more than 01:30.
The only thing that is considered good is that the surrounding environment is fairly clean, unlike the slums where sewage flows and garbage is everywhere.
After driving to the Falcone Building, Roger parked his sports car directly in front of the gate of the building, and then said to Selina, "Do you want to go up with me?"
Selina looked up at the Falcone Building where many floors were still lit, and said slowly, "I won't go up, you can go in by yourself."
"it is good!"
Since Selina didn't intend to go in, Roger certainly wouldn't force her.
After getting off the car, he walked straight towards the lobby of the building.
Just like last time, as soon as he entered the lobby, two security guards in black uniforms surrounded him.
"I'm here to look for Carmine. If he's on it, you can notify him."
"If he is not available, I hope you can provide me with a way to reach him."
Roger was not polite to the two security guards and asked directly.
Although these two security guards met Roger for the first time, they were no strangers to Roger.
To be precise, no one in the Falcone family is unfamiliar with him.
There are not many such people in Gotham who extorted [-] million US dollars from Carmine in an open and honest manner, and can also make Carmine refrain from any retaliation.
And Roger is the most arrogant of them all.
"Just a moment."
The two security guards replied politely, took out the walkie-talkie and contacted their immediate superiors.
When their immediate superiors contacted Carmine and obtained Carmine's consent, the two security guards personally took Roger to the elevator and helped him press the button to go to the top floor.
Without any accident, Roger arrived at the top floor of the building smoothly. In the luxurious office, he met Carmine, who was like the godfather of the underworld.
Roger sat directly in front of Carmine, and motioned to Carmine's blond secretary to get a drink from the wine cabinet.
Then, he said to Carmine: "You are a local snake in Gotham, and I want to ask you about someone."
"Who?" Carmine replied calmly.
"I want to know if there have been any super-powered thieves in the city recently, thieves who can steal confidential information without alarming anyone."
Roger said quickly.
He didn't tell Carmine that he was looking for the thief who stole the Wayne Group's confidential information.
Although telling Carmine this would make it easier for him to provide information, Roger didn't particularly trust him.
On the surface, Wayne Group has nothing to do with Batman now.
But the ghost knows whether Carmine will think of anything from it.
Bruce didn't use the usual means to inquire about the thieves outside, perhaps he was worried about this.
The confidential information of the Wayne Group was stolen, and then Batman was looking for the thief all over the world, which is enough to make people have certain associations.
It would be fine if Batman had nothing to do with the Wayne Corporation, the problem is that Batman is Bruce.
"Someone stole something from you?"
Carmine became a little curious.
"No, you just need to tell me if there have been such people in the city recently."
Roger locked the time to the nearest, not casually, but a judgment based on the existing information.
The vast majority of superpowers do not acquire superpowers by accident.
Of course, this is not absolute. Some superpowers suddenly awaken superpowers by accident.
But judging from the theft of the Wayne Group, it doesn't look like a newly awakened superpower did it.
"I haven't heard of such a person appearing in the city recently. If you are interested, I can inquire about it for you." Carmine replied.
"Okay, then I'll trouble you to inquire about it."
"If you hear the news, you can call me at any time."
After speaking, Roger wrote his current phone number to Carmine.
He had just finished writing the phone number when the bulging blonde secretary came back with two wine glasses and a bottle of whiskey.
Roger didn't let her pour the wine, he directly picked up the whiskey and wine glass, and disappeared in front of them in a flash.
In the next second, he was back in the sports car downstairs.
At this time, Selina was waiting for Roger's return boredly.
However, when Roger appeared in the car as if teleported, she couldn't help but widen her big Kazilan eyes, and looked at Roger curiously.
"Have you got the information?" Selina asked quickly.
"No, but I asked him to help find out."
After putting the wine glass and whiskey in Selina's arms, Roger started the sports car and disappeared at the end of the street with Selina.
"Where are you going?"
Selina looked at the whiskey and wine glass in her arms, and asked suspiciously.
"I don't know either. If you don't mind, I would like to visit your house now."
Roger turned his head to look at Selina, and said with a smile.
"Mr. Stark, don't forget that we have only known each other for two or three hours." Selina replied quickly.
"It's good, it shows that we are not strangers now."
After hearing Roger's answer, Selina found that she couldn't keep up with Roger's train of thought.
On the outside, he looks like he is only in his early twenties, but sometimes, Selina feels that Roger is an old fritter who has been struggling in society for decades.
"I'm not joking with you, where are you going?"
Selina asked again.
"Coastal Corridor."
Roger also put away his joking thoughts and said honestly.
The coastal corridor is not a specific location, but a pedestrian street along the coastline.
On weekdays, many people will walk along the coastal corridor and enjoy the coastal scenery.
But it's nighttime, and no one, except night runners who don't fear for their safety, is headed for the coastal corridor at this time.
Selina didn't continue to ask Roger, and sat quietly in the co-pilot.
After driving to the coastal corridor, Roger took the whiskey and wine glass from Selina, opened the car door and got out of the car, and found a bench at random.
After pouring himself a glass, Roger looked at the dark sea, thoughts racing through his mind.
Selina glanced at Roger curiously, then stepped on metal stilettos and came to his side, sat down gracefully, and crossed her legs.
"What are you thinking now?" Selina's voice sounded.
"I'm feeling homesick."
Roger answered seriously.
Although life in Gotham is still pleasant, he is indeed homesick.
To be precise, I miss those people in the Marvel world.
Of course, what he misses now is mainly Gwen and Nami.
There was a BUG in the system, which trapped him in the DC world.
He has no way to return to the original world now, nor can he receive the tasks issued by the system.
Under such circumstances, he inevitably missed life in the Marvel world.
As boring as it is, at least he has friends in the Marvel universe.
Selina didn't expect Roger to show such a serious look, and she was stunned for a moment.
Although she had known Roger for not a long time, only two or three hours, she could tell that Roger was telling the truth now.
That expression of missing someone else wasn't faked.
"If you want to go home, just go back for a while."
"With your strength and the wealth you have now, as long as you want, you can go back at any time."
Selina said slowly.
"Let's talk about going back later, it's not convenient now."
Although he was a little sentimental now, Roger was not careless enough to show his flaws in this regard, and answered casually.
Just when Selina was about to continue asking, he took the lead and said, "Let's not talk about me, let's talk about you."
"You are a well-known art thief. With your ability, you can live a luxurious life without fear. Have you considered leaving this circle?"
The circle Roger mentioned was the underground world they were dealing with now.
Although the underground world seems to be extremely free, but after entering this world, you will find that it is far from as simple as imagined.
The underground world is like a primitive jungle, adhering to simple and brutal laws of violence.
After hanging around here for a long time, the character will be more or less subtly affected.
"I'm different from you. I have reasons to stay here."
Selina did not say what the specific reason was.
But judging by her expression now, she was telling the truth.
This made Roger a little curious.
"Don't tell me that you also have a great dream to make Gotham brighter and better."
"Of course not, I'm not Bruce. I want to stay here because I hope to help some people in need through my own strength, so that they can have a different life."
After finishing speaking, Selina got herself a small glass of whiskey and drank it in one gulp.
Perhaps because of his influence, Selina now looks a little sentimental.
After Selina drank the whiskey in the glass in one gulp, Roger suddenly said, "I suddenly want to see your real appearance."
Selina turned to look at Roger and smiled.
Then, in front of Roger, he took off the mask and said slowly, "What you want to see is not just my appearance."
While speaking, Selina held the right hand of the mask, and slowly pulled the zipper on the black uniform, as if about to open the zipper.
"If you want, I certainly don't mind."
(End of this chapter)