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“At least it isn’t those Fowls,” Alfred laughed after hearing Carmine Falcone was bailed out again, with a slight pinch of nostalgia.
“Fowls? Are they a crime family in England?” Bruce questioned, for all of his knowledge, esoteric knowledge on old English crime families is not his forte.
“Oh lord! Do not let them hear you say that! They’re Irish, they’ve been around since the Norman Conquest,” Alfred laughed, “They’re mainly financial criminals these days.”
“These days? They’re still around after a thousand years?” Bruce questioned, almost impressed, which was made easier by the fact they are generally non-violent.
“They’ve kept their grips on Dublin, I don’t know how far it ranges, but they had a row with the Russian Mafiya a bit back! Perhaps they’ve kept to Europe,” Alfred pondered, while running a damp rag over one of Bruce’s empty mugs.
“Who runs it?” Bruce intently questioned, more out of curiosity than a sense of danger.
“I’d reckon a direct relative, but it’s quite hush-hush,” Alfred frowned, “The last possible boss' ship sank, but it’s been quiet over who the successor is,”.
Bruce turned to his computer to do some simple searches on the family, “Maybe he wasn’t in the direct line? That’s a reason to keep it quiet,”.
In his search, the only direct line was Artemis Fowl II, and while he was likely an heir, he was much too young to be managing it all and most likely had a “regent” of sorts.
Alfred leaned over to view the screen, “Wait, is that not the child who has the highest IQ in all of Europe?”
“…intriguing,” Bruce baulked, vaguely horrified by a 12 year old running a ten century old crime family.
For all of the Fowl's wealth, they don't appear to mingle with other wealthy European families and remain generally secluded. On the contrary to their quietness recently is their Interpol file, which is filled to the brim like a small library. Under new leadership, the reports mostly died out. For crime families, that doesn't reek of going legitimate but merely getting smarter.
Looking into Fowl II himself is a whole different tale, especially what the child psychologists had to say about him in the past.
DR. Schnitz Utterly disrespectful young man, he felt the need to question my authority and acted with a callous and egotistical demeanour. He told me in our meeting about how much he knew about me, and revealed that he had done in depth research on me beforehand to use against me. My guess is ODD or ASPD, or perhaps a mix of both.
DR. Francis I'm not sure what Dr. Schnitz was talking about. Artemis seems quite normal, but troubled. He told me all about his issues, and we made a plan moving forwards.
DR. Francis I see what he was talking about. Artemis revealed that he falsified all the qualms just to see if he could fool a psychologist. I frankly believe he is a pathological liar and agree with the rest of Dr. S' assessment.
DR. Waterford Artemis was sent to me over bringing a fellow student to tears over an argument about how to do a maths problem. He maintained that "[the boy] shouldn't have argued if he wasn't willing to back up his points," even though he left him sobbing and needed to be brought home. He seems to find satisfaction in hurting people, and has a sadistic demeanour. Even I'm not sure what to do with him, he needs a specialist.
DR. Po My assessment is that Artemis has a dismissive/avoidant attachment style. He views everyone around him as dolts, especially due to his high intellect. Once he found someone that he respected, he appeared to have calmed down.
Thankfully, the assessments ended after that, but the earlier assessments are concerning, though all but one are from before his teenage years. All of the reports seem more like not respecting authority, and if you are smarter than the authority, it may be hard. The added context of being a crime boss makes the aggression a bit more concerning, but no one seems to note a physically violent demeanour, despite his adversarial persona.
On the other hand is Artemis' bodyguard. Domovoi Butler, a master of many forms of combat and who has worked for the French Secret Service and the FBI, among others. He appears more like a hitman than any other kind of killer, even working for legal organisations due to his skill, only to go on the down-low during 1988 when Artemis Fowl II was born.
Finding current information was impossible, Artemis and co's information was all hidden beneath multiple layers, especially Fowl's financials under Angeline Fowl. From security cameras around Dublin, one could assume that he still resides in the Fowl Manor, but it doesn't say much that Artemis lives in his legal residence.
It would be foolish to try to get information as Batman, as crime families with little information about them are dangerous, especially if you don't want to set them off even more (there is no doubt that Artemis knows someone attempted to access his files), perhaps from businessman to businessman is the best idea.