Hong Fei, a redditor in American comics

Manhattan.

Hong Fei sat on the sofa wearing a shirt.

Harleen only has an ordinary body, so she couldn't stand it anymore and fell asleep next to Hong Fei late at night. She was covered with Hong Fei's coat, and then Hong Fei covered her with a plush blanket.

Gabriel walked over with red wine in one hand and two goblets in the other.

Hong Fei just glanced at him and said, "I don't drink."

Gabriel paused, shrugged, turned and left, and soon brought two more glasses of ice water.

Hong Fei took it and walked to the window with her. .

Looking out at the city that had become silent even though the lights were still on, Hong Fei took a sip of water and said without looking back: "Go ahead."

Gabriel shook the water glass gently, and the ice cubes made a tinkling sound when they collided with the wall of the glass. She looked at Hong Fei's side face: "Boss, gangsters shouldn't be that important to you."

"uh-huh?"

"With your current strength, you can easily destroy a New York. Even if you want to become the president of this country, it is not difficult. In fact, if some people have power like you, they dare to imagine ruling the world."

Hearing this, Hong Fei couldn't help laughing.

Gabriel is right. Think about those guys who want to rule the world. Their knowledge and power may not be greater than Hong Fei's, and their individual strength is far inferior, but they really dare to think and do it.

There is no shortage of careerists in this world.

But Hong Fei doesn't.

Although he is very strong now, he also knows very clearly that he is far from invincible on earth.

Unlike Marvel.

DC's Earth is the absolute core of the universe.

Being invincible to the earth is a luxury wish for many powerful people.

God knows how many powerful beings are hidden on earth.

To say the least, for Hong Fei, the effort involved in ruling the world far outweighs the gain.

The path he took was to attribute great power to himself.Forces are formed to better serve their own goals, not to create and control power.

It's two different things.

No, Gabriel then said: "If you need power, I can control the Pope for you. In three months, I can let you indirectly control many countries in the world."

Hong Fei laughed again: "Do you really dare to think that you are not afraid of God coming to trouble you?"

Gabriel pursed his lips, shook his head and said, "He won't come."

"Why?" Hong Fei was a little curious.

"He doesn't care about these things."

Very well said.

Indirectly, it means that I still can't beat him?

DC has many gods.

The strongest is God Most High.

The Supreme God has many agents, such as God the Great Craftsman, Hand of God, Voice of God, etc.

At the same time, there are also many weak agents who are also called gods in various universes.

Hong Fei guessed that the God of this universe should be a weakling.

Because the heroes and villains in this universe have limited power.

According to the balance theory, the corresponding God will not be too strong.

But no matter what, he will not risk his life to try to make a fool of God.

If someone is very strong, it's just a waste of money.

Hong Fei shook his head: "What exactly do you want to say?"

"I want to know what your purpose is so that I can serve you better. Otherwise, I don't even know what I should do now."

Hong Fei finally looked at her.

He felt the other party's enthusiasm and sincerity.

This employee is good and highly motivated.

"Is that the purpose?"

"Ah."

Hong Fei looked out the window and thought for a long time before finally speaking.

"You know Gotham."

"Yes."

"Then do you know why Gotham is so notorious today?"

Gabriel thought for a while, "Crime rate? I have never been to Gotham, but I know it is a city with a very high crime rate."

Hong Fei curled his lips.

He knew this would be the answer.

This is the problem for many people whether they are heroes or villains.

They can only see the surface.

In other words, I only want to see the surface.

Because anyone who can discover deeper problems will feel that they are insignificant and powerless.

"Crime is just on the surface. Why are there always so many criminals in Gotham?"

"I don't know."

"To be honest, I don't know. Maybe my view is only one-sided. I think the problem in Gotham is actually a top-down problem. Vested interests have controlled the city for a long time, and they have accumulated a lot of wealth and interests. , and then used to control the order of the city. Gotham is a microcosm. The powerful establish rule, and the ruling class maintains the inherent order and vested interests. This is normal."

Gabriel was even more confused: "Then why is it only like this in Gotham?"

Because the editor wanted it to look like this.

"Perhaps, Gotham's control is more serious. This question is not difficult to explain. Where do criminals come from? From the general public. Why do they commit crimes? First, committing crimes can gain more benefits per unit of time. Second, they You can only maintain your survival through crime. The former can be found in any city, but the latter is rare. Maybe this is the charm of Gotham."

Gabriel nodded thoughtfully, and then asked, "What does this have to do with your purpose?"

"It has a lot to do with it." Hong Fei smiled: "Gotham's problems are top-down. Generally speaking, if we want to solve this problem, we have to follow top-down rules. But my seniors told me I agree, sometimes if you change your thinking and choose a bottom-up approach, you may see a different scenery, and the greater benefit of doing so is that our foundation will be stronger in the future."

Gabriel frowned tightly, his eyes flashed, and said: "You want to change Gotham?"

Gu Zhai</span>Hong Fei snapped his fingers: "Yes, you guessed it right."

"But, what's the benefit of this? And if you really want to achieve this goal, you can just start from Gotham."

Hong Fei shook his head gently: "It's different. There are definitely benefits for me. The reason I don't start with Gotham is because I don't think force can necessarily solve that problem."

Gabriel couldn't understand, Hong Fei didn't explain, and it was hard for her to ask questions, so she turned around and asked about something else.

"Then what's the purpose of controlling New York?"

"It's human."

"people?"

Hong Fei nodded: "They are indeed criminals, but at the same time they are also human beings. This is not nonsense. You must know that not every criminal can become a clown and the like. The vast majority of criminals are just ordinary. There is no doubt about this, right? ?”

Gabriel nodded.

"Controlling gangs means controlling criminals, which is equivalent to controlling people. Let me ask you again, what is the boundary between criminals and ordinary people?"

"Uh...crime?"

"Yes. However, everyone in this world has thought about committing a crime to some extent or another."

Gabriel blinked quickly and then said quickly: "Because they thought about it and did it?"

"That's right. What criminals have in common is that they not only dare to think, but also dare to take that step. So, controlling the gangs is also equivalent to controlling those who dare to violate the rules and dogma."

"But they are criminals after all. Even if you use them to successfully change Gotham, in the end they are still the majority of criminals. What's the difference between that and no change?"

Upon hearing this, Hong Fei glanced at Gabriel twice, with approval in his eyes.

"You are right. But there is a difference between criminals and criminals. Moreover, you have ignored another thing. Even in Gotham, the real majority are ordinary people. Criminals, they should The punishment is whatever it is. Break the inherent class as a criminal and earn redemption for their souls before they became criminals. I think they will definitely be able to smile even after they die."

I'm afraid they don't think so.Gabriel cursed secretly.

But after saying so much, Gabriel finally understood.

If Hong Fei's method can be summed up in one sentence, it is to use black stones to spell out those white stones whose surface is dyed with a layer of white.

The most perfect result is to make all the black and white stones disappear.

Then, those ordinary people can truly breathe freely.

Thinking of this, Gabriel felt a little weird again.

Because in her opinion, Hong Fei is not such a positive person...

"Any more questions?" Hong Fei asked suddenly.

Gabriel quickly gathered his thoughts and shook his head.

"Then go and rest. I didn't arrange for you to play with those gangsters because the politicians in New York City want you to gradually infiltrate them. Don't waste the information Arthur provided you. The witch will act with you. Don't start fighting. .”

"I see."

After Gabriel left, Hong Fei looked down at the city and let out a faint sigh after a long time.

Change Gotham.

This is definitely a big ambition.

Because the evil in Gotham is not just superficial chaos and vendetta, but also many intertwined and deep-seated problems.

Hong Fei has said before: The benefits that can be obtained by resolving fundamental contradictions are far greater than those that only resolve superficial contradictions.

But, this is only one of them.

Gotham can't be saved.

Only the editor has the final say.

Every universe has Batman, and every universe has Gotham, and they're all equally chaotic and sinful.

This is almost equivalent to a rule of the universe: Gotham must be like this.

One of them is to change Gotham and solve the fundamental contradictions to get a lot of rewards.

Hong Fei wanted to go through this matter to see if he could break this rule.

It's definitely not possible to use force. Maybe some chaotic existence will emerge in Gotham.

Since Gotham's problem is not purely a matter of force, Hong Fei will mainly use methods other than force to solve it.

Although this universe already existed, he knew it was a comic book or a movie.

This is a conflict in perception.

Hong Fei never thought about delving into whether it was a real world. This didn't make much sense.

Plato also said that the real world only exists in our imaginations.

Since it already exists in this world, it is real to Hong Fei.

Otherwise, even before traveling, Hong Fei could imagine that the original world was a designed online game, and the world that designed the game might also have been designed.

Just infinite nesting dolls.

but.

Hong Fei wants to try to break the rules.

Gotham doesn’t have to be like that.

If he could do that, it would mean that the rules or character definitions he'd seen in the comics weren't unbreakable.

This is very important.

Because assuming that the setting of the comics cannot be broken, it is almost impossible for Hong Fei to break the existing upper limits and barriers in the future.

So far, all he has changed is the plot, or at most some of the characters' personalities.

This is his ultimate goal.

Of course, it doesn't matter if you fail.

Because the process was enough for Hong Fei to gain what he wanted.

No more.

Nuclear flat it.

The fish is dead and the net is broken, tear it down and start again!

This is the benefit of not being a hero.

The clear goals allow Hong Fei to always see a clear direction and not be dragged down by all kinds of messy things.

Master Hong, you will never lose.