Gotham City, East District.
Black Mask Club.
Samuel sat in the middle of the booth, with Copperhead and Firehawk sitting on either side.
Firehawk was drinking and curiously looking around.
This was her first time in such a place, and everything was new to her.
Copperhead sat close to Samuel, pouring him drinks from time to time and introducing the situation of this club.
Copperhead was also from Gotham City, and it was her idea to come to this club to relax.
"The owner of this club is named Roman Sionis.
Sionis is still very powerful and influential in Gotham City, but I heard that Roman's relationship with his family is not good."
"That man is Roman Sionis."
Copperhead pointed with her chin.
Not far away, a man in a dark suit was smiling and greeting guests.
"People who don't know him might think he's very charming.
In fact, he's a very narcissistic pervert!"
"But he runs this club very well, and many criminals from the underworld like to come here to play!
Have you heard of the crime emperor of Gotham City, the Joker?
He used to come here often before he was caught."
"The bodyguard behind Roman Sionis is also not simple.
His name is Victor Zsasz, and people on the street call him Mr. Zsasz.
He is a very perverted serial killer.
It is said that he cuts himself once for every person he kills."
Behind Roman Sionis stood a man who looked a bit short.
At first glance, he seemed like the taciturn, ordinary type, but the evil and madness in his eyes could not be hidden.
Another one with mental problems!
This is very Gotham City!
Nine out of ten criminals in Gotham City are mentally abnormal, led by the Joker, The Joker Girl, Two-Face, Scarecrow, Riddler, Hush, Mad Hatter, including this Mr. Zsasz and Roman Sionis, the Black Mask.
Every single one of them has mental problems!
Other cities protected by heroes only have a few famous criminals.
For example, when you mention Metropolis, you think of Lex Luthor.
When you mention Central City, you think of Reverse-Flash.
But when you mention Gotham City—count slowly!
Just kidding, the folk customs of Gotham City are simple and honest.
Do you think that's just a casual remark?
Take this Roman Sionis, for example.
He was also born into a wealthy family and was Bruce Wayne's classmate.
Bruce Wayne went down the path of becoming Batman after his parents were killed.
What about him?
He directly murdered his parents, inherited the family fortune, and then fell out with his family!
In this World, he planned to murder another family many years ago and massacred everyone in that family.
This family was called the Bertinelli family, a gangster crime family!
Of course, he thought everyone in this family was dead, but in fact, a little girl survived.
She was secretly taken to Italy by a thug who had a moment of compassion at the time, raised by her father and brothers, and taught a set of killing skills, becoming an assassin.
This little girl is Helena Bertinelli, also known as the famous Huntress!
Later, this Huntress returned to Gotham City for revenge and teamed up with Cassandra Cain, Renee Montoya (second generation Question), Dinah Lance (Black Canary), and Harley Quinn to defeat the small Boss, Black Mask.
"Hi, welcome to my club.
I'm Roman.
How should I address you?" Roman Sionis smiled and came to Samuel's table, greeting them warmly.
Samuel ignored him and didn't speak.
Copperhead said self-consciously, "My name is Copperhead, that's Firehawk, and this is the actual controller of Arkham Asylum, Samuel."
Roman Sionis, who had originally changed his expression slightly because he was ignored, heard that Samuel was the controller of Arkham Asylum and suppressed his emotions that were about to erupt.
"So it's Mr. Samuel from Arkham.
Is this your first time here?" Roman Sionis clapped his hands and looked around, raising his voice: "To welcome Mr. Samuel, everyone today is free!"
"Wow!"
"Awesome!"
"Thank you, Mr. Roman Sionis, thank you, Mr. Samuel!"
For a moment, all the guests in the club cheered.
Since he was giving so much face, Samuel couldn't remain indifferent.
If you don't give him face, he won't give you face.
Fine!
He gives you face, and you still don't give him face?
Showing off isn't done like that!
Samuel nodded slightly at him: "From now on, your people can be sent to Arkham!"
Roman Sionis didn't expect Samuel to give him so much face.
Although he was ostensibly a club owner, who didn't know that he was also involved in the underworld?
If his subordinates were arrested and sent to Blackgate Prison, it wouldn't be that easy to get them out.
That's why he suppressed his anger when he learned that Samuel was the controller of Arkham Asylum.
Now it seems he did the right thing!
Roman Sionis, overjoyed, was about to express his gratitude when he saw Samuel raise his hand and point to a female singer who was singing on the stage.
"Let her come over and keep me company."
Roman Sionis frowned, glanced at the female singer on the stage, and said with a light laugh, "Let's change.
She's just a singer.
I have a lot of good stuff here, guaranteed to satisfy you."
Samuel looked at him with a half-smile: "Why don't I know that the Black Mask, who makes people tremble with fear, takes such good care of his subordinates?
It's just a woman.
Are you not giving me face?"
Roman Sionis's face darkened, and the slight twitching of his mouth made him look like he could explode at any moment.
This guy has mental problems too.
His self-esteem is incredibly strong, and he can easily lose control!
But then again, this guy is also incredibly rational.
He knows who he can mess with and who he can't.
In the movie, because of The Joker Girl's relationship with the Joker, The Joker Girl never had to pay when she came to his bar to play.
She could do whatever she wanted, and even if she broke his driver's leg, he would still smile and ask when Mr. Joker was free.
Later, after The Joker Girl broke up with the Joker, he immediately turned on The Joker Girl and started various chases.
Samuel didn't have a good impression of Roman Sionis.
Under normal circumstances, he wouldn't intentionally provoke him like this.
After all, he hadn't offended him and had given him a lot of face.
But then again, Samuel's target was Huntress, and he was Huntress's enemy, so there was nothing more to say.
"Mr. Samuel, as soon as you arrive, you want my most popular female singer to accompany you.
If this gets out, my business won't be easy to do.
It's not that I'm not giving you face, it's that you're not giving me face!"
Samuel scoffed and said, "You don't give me people, so why should I give you people?
Just based on your single sentence of everyone being free?"
Samuel had said before that he could let Roman Sionis send his people to Arkham Asylum, meaning that he could get them out later, but just based on a single sentence of everyone being free, it was clearly not enough weight.
From a bystander's perspective, Samuel really wasn't intentionally provoking him!
The criminals from Arkham Asylum and the club's singers are not on the same level at all.
Compared to getting someone out of Arkham Asylum, having a singer come over to drink with Mr. Samuel is nothing!
Grab ten random people on the streets of Gotham, and all ten will think so!
Leaving aside whether the singers in this kind of club are decent, just look at Roman Sionis, he's not a good person either, and he doesn't have any special relationship with this singer.
The most important thing is it's just drinking, it's not a big deal, even if it were, even if she suffered injustice, is that a problem for Roman Sionis?
Whether it's compensation or ignoring it, it's simply nothing!
If he cared about a singer, he wouldn't be Black Mask!
As for whether losing an excellent singer would affect the club's business?
Stop joking, this isn't a proper club to begin with, okay?
To put it bluntly, it was still Roman Sionis's pride acting up; he never felt that Mr. Samuel was someone who could make him bow his head like Joker, so as soon as Mr. Samuel spoke, he felt it was an offensive request!
Make me, Black Mask, give someone to You?
Are You worthy?!
This is the inner reflection of Roman Sionis!
Roman Sionis's expression turned cold, but a few seconds later, he put on an indescribable fake smile.
He turned and patted Mr. Zsasz, saying with a smile, "It's my fault.
Go inform them to prepare our special private room, and then have Little Bird go accompany Mr. Samuel after she finishes this set."
Turning his head, Roman Sionis smiled again and explained to Mr. Samuel, "There are too many people here and too many eyes; many things are inconvenient to do and hard to enjoy fully.
How about we move to another place?"
Mr. Samuel smiled, stood up, and patted Roman Sionis's shoulder: "That's right!
Remember, I'm good, I'm good, only then can I be good!"
???
What the hell?
Isn't it You're good, I'm good, everyone's good?
How did it become all about You being good when it comes to You?
Roman Sionis gritted his teeth inwardly, enduring it for now.
Originally, he just wanted to kill Mr. Samuel, but now—he changed his mind.
He wanted to cut off Mr. Samuel's face, make it into a specimen, and use it as a coaster!
Mr. Samuel, along with Firehawk and Copperhead, followed Roman Sionis into the club.
After winding their way through for seven or eight minutes, Roman Sionis stopped in front of a door that looked nothing like the door to a special private room should.
"It's here."
"This is my favorite room in the entire club, and also the most special room.
Gentlemen, please enjoy yourselves."
Roman Sionis opened the door and made a smiling gesture of invitation.
The door opened!
What came into view were several dark muzzles.
"Get in there!" Roman Sionis pushed Mr. Samuel's shoulder with a ferocious expression, trying to shove him in.
But with this push, Mr. Samuel didn't budge, while Roman Sionis felt a sharp pain in his wrist due to using too much force.
"Ah—" Roman Sionis cried out in pain, clutching his wrist, and yelled exasperatedly, "Fuck, get in there, hurry up and get in there!
Fuck! Fuck!"
-------------------------------
I've already uploaded 40 chapters of this story on Patreon!
If you enjoy it, come check out the latest chapters in advance.
[patreon.com/TripleCrown07]
Thank you so much for your support!!!
"And If you're enjoying it, drop a Power Stone for me!"