American Comics: BOSS Invasion

Events proved that the emergence and widespread reputation of the Bounty Hunter Guild had a positive effect on the overall治安状况 (zhian zhuangkuang - public order) of Gotham City.

The Bounty Hunter Guild wasn't open to just anyone, but commissions could be placed through various means. Even without money, one could sell themselves to the Guild and repay the debt through completing tasks, posting the task contract on the big screen.

This led to people settling scores on the spot, basically eliminating the idea of 'a gentleman takes revenge after ten years'.

If someone was robbed or bullied by a villain and the police didn't care, the contract would usually appear at the Bounty Hunter Guild.

Bounty hunters never complained about small jobs or complex requirements. They would meticulously complete every small detail according to the client's wishes, whether it was beating someone up, cutting off a leg, or demanding a specific method of death. Nothing was a problem for the Bounty Hunter Guild.

The police officers were very annoyed by the Bounty Hunter Guild because they were also targets. After Officer Robert was bombed to death last time, another twelve police officers were beaten up one after another. The most serious case involved two broken legs, preventing them from working for at least half a year.

The reason was simply that Jim Gordon remained silent when asked about the real culprit, which they found incomprehensible.

But undeniably, the effect was indeed good. The police seemed to have supervisors, no longer daring to coast along. The situation of standing at an intersection, watching the traffic jam, and leisurely eating a hamburger on the side no longer existed.

Still, some people were not satisfied, as bounty hunters could come knocking at any time.

The police officers, equally unwilling to be outdone, jointly issued a contract to the Bounty Hunter Guild, requesting the elimination of the person who had put a bounty on them.

The response was that the price wasn't right. A bounty without a specific target would cost at least one million US dollars. This was an astronomical figure for the police. They already earned three to four thousand US dollars a year, which was more than most people in the city, but saving one million US dollars with this salary would take at least fifty years, even with monthly savings.

Even if twelve people saved together, it would take at least four to five years. After all, their spending habits were not easy to change. Overspending had become a habit, and they felt uncomfortable without some debt.

As a result, the matter ultimately fizzled out. Unless a sucker suddenly threw out one million US dollars, no one would really take the bounty seriously.

About a month passed in this way. During this month, bounty hunters showed their faces every day, either in groups or alone. They had to deal with a large number of targets every day, creating a lot of profit for the hospital while also bringing deterrence to others in Gotham.

The most significant result was that the gang war between Fish Mooney and Penguin unexpectedly stopped without anyone noticing. The reason was that some wealthy people couldn't stand the chaos and directly placed a large bounty on the heads of Fish Mooney and Penguin with the Bounty Hunter Guild.

The Bounty Hunter Guild gladly accepted and released the contract, and a large number of low-level bounty hunters began to stir, searching everywhere for the target's location.

Fish Mooney and Penguin, knowing that they were now wanted, tacitly called a truce, just like Falcone and Maroni before. Each occupied half of the territory, temporarily coexisting peacefully.

At the same time, they concealed their whereabouts, trying to find a way to withdraw the bounty.

Of course, everyone knew that the gang war was only temporarily suppressed. The hatred between these two was completely irreconcilable. Sooner or later, they would continue to clash like meteorites hitting the earth, and the scene might be even bigger and more exaggerated.

However, before they had enough power to protect themselves, they couldn't relax their vigilance. The Bounty Hunter Guild's bounty was definitely not a joke.

During this month, Qi Shan felt the most obvious changes. Before, cases occurred every day, ranging from three or four to dozens, including theft, robbery, and abduction.

Most of them were done by street children, and some were habitual offenders.

Due to the randomness being too great, the detection rate was pitifully low. If one really wanted to solve the case, it wasn't impossible to obtain a lot of information through superpowers. After a little screening, one could find the real culprit, but even if found, it was meaningless.

For street children, poverty and lack of money were eternal topics. As long as the stolen goods were in their hands, they would quickly turn into cash and then disappear without a trace. They usually chose to buy food and have a good meal.

In short, the appearance of the Bounty Hunter Guild brought great deterrence to the entire city.

Moreover, almost everyone knew that the Bounty Hunter Guild was just a subordinate organization, and the Vengeance Foundation behind it was the real power.

Simply sending out two subordinates almost turned Gotham upside down. Perhaps this wasn't much, but what was even more terrifying was that their capital accumulation speed was extremely terrifying, and even the size of the fund was impossible to probe. But even the most conservative estimates would put the total assets of the Vengeance Foundation at over three billion US dollars.

This amount of capital was already quite terrifying in America.

As the days gradually stabilized, Jim Gordon didn't seem to have much to do. The cases of the homicide team continued, but suddenly they all became simple, and there would no longer be a mastermind lurking in the background.

Bruce Wayne didn't know what he was thinking, but he actually ran off to Switzerland.

Judging from the performance of his butler, he should be preparing to complete his studies there. It seemed that after being dealt with by the Vengeance Foundation, the anger suppressed in his heart had been completely vented. Perhaps in the future, by chance, he would still become Batman.

But this Batman was definitely not that Batman.

What kind of choice would he make? Qi Shan was also looking forward to it!