SHIELD wanted to take over the city's defense temporarily, but encountered unprecedented resistance. For some reason, Gotham's rejection of external forces exceeded many people's expectations, and even reached a level of madness.

When Colson found Donnie, he was sitting in the room playing cards with Klein. The room was also a VIP room provided by Wayne Group. Since Downey came to Gotham City, he has been living with shamelessness. The staff of Wayne Group did not intend to expel it - the dignified Wayne Company, can't even afford a room?

"Mr. Donnie, long time no see." Colson walked in with a signature smile. He looked at the luxurious room and said with a smile: "It seems that you are living a very comfortable life in Gotham, and it is nothing more than the chaos outside."

Klein showed the last card, two clowns from the big and big kings, and Downey lost again. Now his record is three wins and three losses. He really has to be careful when playing cards with people with high IQs. With Downey's ever-increasing memory, he actually played a 50-5 win with Klein.

"Don't test me, Colson, you are no less cunning than Fury." Donny threw away the card in his hand and stretched.

May always stared at Klein with a vigilant look, focusing on Klein's clothes. Maybe there would be deadly poison gas hidden somewhere. You should know that Klein's poison gas has even been brought down by Batman.

"Donny, we want to know the situation in this city." Colson was a little serious. "We wanted to get involved, but we encountered huge resistance, which was so strange."

"No wonder, hasn't Gotham been like this for hundreds of years? You can come if you are a businessman, a gang, or a politician, but only some forces can't intervene. People in this city are sure to assimilate individuals, but they cannot assimilate behemoths like S.H.E.L.D. "Donny poured a cup of tea, then poured a cup of Colson, and turned a blind eye to May sitting beside him.

Colson held the teacup, smiled, and turned around and handed it to Mei.

"It seems you know this city very well, what about our protagonists, Batman and Joker? Is there a way to find them directly?" Colson asked.

"There is no way, these two guys are elusive, and they will definitely be wonderful when fighting each other. As of now, Batman lost a lot."

Colson and May exchanged glances, thinking. Information showed that Downey was secretly selling weapons to poor people in the old city, and even did some uneven things like "installment payment", which shows that Downey was planning something they had not yet thought of, and perhaps this was the key.

"Then, Mr. Donnie, I've said something straight. I guess you prefer the open and honest way." Colson sat upright, his eyes with indescribable sharpness. He asked word by word: "What is the reason why you stayed in this city and refused to leave?"

"I'm doing business for Stark Group? Can't you find it out? I'm a shareholder of Stark Group!" Donnie looked shocked, as if he was very innocent, "I'm arranging personnel to lay out the old city and kill Falken's villain, but you can't find out?"

Mei felt angry and looked at the innocent and pure face of the other party. She really wanted to punch him, and the teacup in her hand slammed heavily on the other party's face.

"The person you arranged has long been thrown into Arkham Prison by Batman. Now there are sporadic civil resistance organizations in the old city, and many places have become battlefields." Mei said angrily.

"You mean Anderson... The reason I chose that guy is because he is a person who can do things. Although he may be a bit stupid in his work, he is indeed a hard-working person." Donnie blew the tea cup and smelled the fragrance of tea. "But I have more than just an Anderson..."

Colson smiled, stared at Donnie's eyes tightly, and looked at each other's persistence.

"You are using the poor in the whole old city as bargaining chips...Donny, I really don't understand what you are doing. It has a clear purpose, but it makes people feel confused." Colson said, "You can achieve your goal in the most direct way. No one will fight you for a group of criminals."

Donny stood up, walked to the window, looked at the bustling city without looking back: "Coulson, do you know what the difference between me and Captain America?"

"I hope to hear the details."

"When a diligent civilian is besieged by ten fully armed gangs, I will help him. But when this civilian is besieged by two unarmed gangs, I will pretend to have not seen it and pass by it. Even if this civilian is beaten to death in the end, I will pretend not to see it." Donnie touched the glass with one hand, as if he wanted to use this hand to touch the soul of the city.

Gotham City, a world-famous sin city, seems to exude the light that belongs to this city alone under the gaze of Donnie.

Colson and May were thinking, and Downey's meaning was clearly expressed. People cannot always expect the appearance of heroes, they should save themselves.

"I don't even dare to save myself, and passively accept the oppression day after day. Even if I rescue them from Falken today, there will be other gangs tomorrow. Without gangs, there will be morally corrupt public officials. I just gave them a chance to choose, whether they are willing to seize it or not, whether they are willing to use their hands to change their hometown. The right to choose is in their own hands from beginning to end, and no one forces them to do it."

Downey continued: "It was the civilians who made the decision themselves, they took their weapons and went to fight against the gangsters, and I gave them the access to weapons, that's all."

"It's a cruel concept, but it's very practical. Many people dare not say it so clearly." Colson said.

"I prefer to call this concept 'pragmatic'. Heroes are limited, and superheroes are rare, but there are more than one person to fight against a hundred. But there are more than a million civilians in need. Instead of pinning their hopes on ridiculous things like 'there will be heroes to save themselves, they just need to endure it silently', it is better to bravely raise their fists to save themselves. Civilians in the old city are used to being bullied, and they know more than anyone else the essential difference between tolerance and cowardice."

As Downey spoke, he took out a cigarette and lit a cigarette: "I can even think with my toes that Batman must hate me now, and I wish I could get out of Gotham in the next second. After all, I am an outsider and encouraged the thin poor people to use their lives to fight the fierce gangsters. This process will inevitably lead to tragic casualties, but may not be successful. In the eyes of some people, this is an unforgivable act. I have asked a large number of civilians to die. Now there are more people who die in a month than in the past few years."

Both sides fell into a long silence, and Colson was silently chewing on Donnie's words. This was not only Donnie's view on Gotham City, but also a summary of Donnie's style of conduct, which was a very important message. After chatting casually for a while, Colson stood up and said goodbye when he couldn't ask anything.

Colson and Mei walked out of the building in the elevator. Mei made hidden gestures to the surroundings, and some lurking agents entered the crowd silently and disappeared.

"Do you really believe what he said?" Mei suddenly asked.

"At least I believe in his philosophy, which is also a completely different place between Donnie and the heroes who are selfless and fearless in the public's impression," said Colson.

Mei sneered. As a global institution, they naturally understood that many natural disasters and man-made disasters were born in the world every year, but how many people received timely help from superheroes? Instead, there are more heroic and fearless citizens. They do not have any superpowers, but they have a brave heart and draw their swords to help when they see injustice.

"But one thing is certain. What Downey is planning in secret is at least not as simple as stirring up the stagnant water in the old city. He has a deeper layout, and I haven't figured it out yet. From now on, upgrade Downey's attention level to a higher level."

Colson looked at the gloomy sky and smelled the storm in the air. Batman, Joker, and Donnie all had their own plans, but they didn't know who was the winner when everything was revealed? Who would lose and lose?
Chapter completed!