My days as a landlord in Gotham

Chapter 299 Extra Story·Remembrance【Part [-]】

As a city that rose from port trade, Gotham City has gradually fallen into the predicament of slow development. Although the four major families of the Wayne family are working hard to transform Gotham City, many problems in the city have been entrenched, so once The glorious Gotham City has also become one of the many declining large cities in the United States.

Due to the lack of reliable financial revenue, the Gotham City government's investment in Gotham's municipal administration and public construction has become less and less. Coupled with Gotham's historical reasons, it has gradually become a city of crime.

Of course, not all Gotham City is full of wars, after all, those behind the scenes also want to make money to eat.

Therefore, from Gotham Old Town, the city government and the financial district controlled by the double-faced man at the southern end of Gotham City, to the north through the fashion district and the diamond district controlled by the Penguin, to the Upper East Side and Bolilai District controlled by the black mask, it is relatively In a stable and safe area, large-scale vicious crimes have disappeared, but there are still occasional petty thefts.

The territory occupied by these three people is equivalent to more than one-third of Gotham City, which can be regarded as a safe area in this chaotic city.

If you drive northeastward from the Bolilai District to the northeast corner of Uptown Island in Gotham City, and then drive along the Kane Memorial Bridge to the jurisdiction of Gotham County, you will find that there is a traditional American middle class and rich people living here. taste of the district.

Compared with the chaos in Gotham City, this place is heaven.

The reason why there are such special changes here is naturally because the Wayne Manor of the Wayne family, the head of the four major families in Gotham City, is located here.

This luxurious classical manor, which has been passed down for more than a hundred years, is known as one of the social centers in the United States, with feasting and feasting every day.

Bruce Wayne, the current owner of Wayne Manor, is the target of all media, no matter if it is a financial reporter from a serious media, or an entertainment paparazzi from a gossip media, once everyone’s camera is aimed at him, the spotlight will definitely flash. non-stop.

"By the way, Mr. Wayne hasn't held a private party for more than half a year, right?"

The paparazzi squatting outside Wayne Manor said in disbelief.

Bruce Wayne's playboy attributes are a well-kept secret across America, and he's also a party animal, bound to throw exclusive social parties every week at his Wayne estate.

But in the past six months, apart from hosting the Wayne Group's PR party at Wayne Manor, Bruce Wayne seemed to have lost interest in social parties overnight.

"Yes, and Mr. Wayne seems to have become a saint in an instant."

Paparazzi B is also complaining.

It’s not that the Wayne Group and the Wayne Family don’t do charity, but there’s still a difference between publicity charity and sincere charity, and Bruce Wayne seems to be interested in helping children and those suffering from illness recently. diseased poor people.

"The most incredible thing is that the Wayne Corporation actually gave up their most profitable weapons division under the strong pressure of Bruce.

Now that Wayne Group has completely transformed into a high-tech group, their cash cows have long been turned into biotechnology and clean energy.

Originally, I thought that Bruce tossed a Wayne Entertainment Group to facilitate his recruitment, but I didn’t expect that after he bought media companies including the Metropolitan Planet Newspaper, he really felt at ease and began to do some in-depth reports on the society. up. "

Paparazzi C sighed.

"If I had been younger, maybe I would have applied for a job at Wayne Media, which is owned by Wayne Entertainment.

I've heard rumors that Bruce was assassinated several times because of Wayne Media's in-depth reporting that went to the root of interest groups.

It is for this reason that Bruce Wayne has been reclusive for some time now to avoid being caught. "

While the paparazzi were discussing Bruce, Bruce was having a meeting in the Batcave with members of the Justice League.

Originally, the Justice League had its own base camp, but the one on the space station was lost by Blainek, and the underground base camp in Happy Harbor was no longer kept secret because it was disclosed to the United Nations, so it was only left for the Young Justice League to train. .

After going back and forth, Bruce had to contribute his Batcave.

Fortunately, there are several entrances to the Batcave, so Bruce still kept his eyes open and only disclosed the one located in the dry well of Wayne Manor.

Now the dry well has been protected by an additional building, and everyone who enters and exits the building needs to have the authorization of the Justice League; as for the dry well, of course, it has been converted into an elevator.

"So far, we've found that only Barry's Speed ​​Force can break through the confines of the world in a bottle."

Xiaohong replied with some disappointment.

The Flash's speed force can break through the shackles of the world in a bottle and even the dimensional wall. Li Lei left Jaylen after he left the Gotham world. The Justice League concentrated their efforts on research for half a year and only confirmed this result.

But the current application only allows Barry to leave the world in a bottle to communicate with the Green Lantern Corps outside.

But all of this is limited to Barry himself, and because Barry's speed force is restored but in a state of being out of order, the information exchanged with the Green Lantern Corps is also very limited.

For Xiaohong, it seems that it is getting more and more difficult to go to Li Lei's world.

"It's really an embarrassing irony."

Bruce was somewhat open-minded, "Perhaps ignorant people can live happily?"

After discussion, the Justice League informed some countries and some scientific groups about the world in a bottle.

And their first reaction when they heard the news was "this is a joke"; but after they read all the evidence, about one-third of them chose to commit suicide, and most of the rest had psychological problems.

A scientist even said that the Justice League should not tell him the truth of the world, otherwise he still has the confidence to study science; and now, he can only anesthetize himself with alcohol.

"Gentlemen, although this is a difficult decision, I think we need to have a vote on this transition."

Although Clark still had a confident expression on his face, he couldn't hide the anguish in his eyes.

The Justice League has tried many ways to break through the world in a bottle, including Clark on the technological side seeking the Lonely Castle hidden deep in the Arctic, and Wonder Woman seeking the Amazons on Paradise Island.

But the result is that all the technology in the Lonely Castle cannot break through the world in a bottle. As for the Amazons in Paradise Island, they seem to disappear overnight, leaving only those castles to let people know that there were people living here.

Similarly, there are only remnants of Arthur's Atlantis Empire, and all his citizens have disappeared.

"Since we have no way to break through the shackles of this world, then let us maintain this world!

I feel that at some point the secret that our world is in a bottle must be kept forever.

Once human technology is likely to touch this secret, we have to find ways to block and modify it.

At least, we can let human beings continue to live happily. "

"Like a group of carefree pigs in a pigsty?"

Bruce asked sarcastically.

"Humans have the right to know their own secrets, we can keep them from knowing, but they have the right to discover this secret by themselves!"

"But you have also seen that human beings cannot accept this fact!"

Clark raised his voice a little.

"If someone really discovers it and they are willing to continue exploring, we will absorb him in."

"Isn't this a knowledge monopoly?"

Bruce frowned.

"Clark, I think this proposal is a bit hasty.

Moreover, human beings are not under the management of our Justice League, and even the United Nations cannot make such a decision. "

Obviously, this negotiation broke up unhappy, and everyone went back to their respective homes to continue discussing this matter next time.

After returning to the study, Bruce began to check the relevant data of his company's operations.

Although the world in a bottle makes Bruce feel depressed, it also saves the earth a lot of trouble.

Not only are aliens unable to invade, but even some unimaginable high-tech or high-magic forces have been eliminated, which has made Gotham City much more stable.

Of course, this is also related to Bruce's inner transformation. Bruce once believed that Gotham City was the territory of the Wayne family, so he must protect this land.

And now Bruce thinks it is enough to help some people as much as possible. Is he paying so much federal, state and city taxes to feed pigs?

Now Bruce's real concerns are limited to areas such as Wangjiang Ridge, Audisburg and Shilidongtian on Shangcheng Island.

This was originally a place where Gotham City had no forces to intervene. One is because there is not much oil and water here, and the other is because it is too close to Gotham County.

Unlike Gotham City police and prosecutors who condone crimes, Gotham County's crackdown is obviously much stronger.

In particular, Bristol is home to many wealthy people, so the police here are very powerful. In addition, the prosecution received more political donations to show its toughness, which is also a powerful attack on crime.

Therefore, this area near Bristol is much quieter than other places.

If you are engaged in traditional industries, these areas do have many disadvantages, but Bruce is here to build high-tech industries such as Wayne Bio and Wayne Energy, so these disadvantages cannot restrain him.

What's more, there is a Rogers berth on the other side of Shilidongtian, which is enough to provide a base for the external transportation of Wayne companies.

"I didn't expect you to choose to work for Wayne Media in the end."

In the car, Bruce and Hiro chatted casually.

Bruce knows that Xiaohong's achievements in physics and engineering are the most powerful people he knows, but since Li Lei left, Xiaohong only does some related research in the Batcave, and other times he is Appeared in front of the public as the president of Wayne Media.

The business of Wayne Media is divided into two parts. The headquarters responsible for the national media business except Gotham City is located in the Metropolitan City, which is the original Planet Newspaper Building, and there is a special CEO in charge.

You only need to report to Xiaohong for normal work, and Xiaohong still has to make major decisions.

The remaining Gotham City business is in Gotham City, which is directly managed by Xiaohong.

Xiaohong mainly established the Gotham News and Publishing Company and the Gotham Broadcasting Company in Gotham City. The purpose is actually very simple, which is to whitewash Batman.

Batman did so many things in Gotham City, but he was hacked like a ghost by the local Gotham media, which made Xiaohong keep complaining that Batman can't do public relations.

Because of this, Xiao Hong established these two companies.

Gotham News Publishing Company publishes "Gotham Morning News" every day; "Gotham Weekly" every week; and monthly comprehensive magazines such as "Gotham Life" and "Gotham Guest".

As for the Gotham Broadcasting Company, there are Gotham City FM and Gotham News Broadcasting, and Gotham Metropolis Television.

With the comprehensive publicity of these media, Batman is no longer the knight who can only walk in the dark.

"In fact, this job is also very challenging."

Xiaohong said lightly.

To be honest, being a media outlet in Gotham City is indeed a very challenging thing. The forces behind the scenes naturally don't want some truth to be reported, but Xiaohong doesn't care.

These forces once made trouble for the staff of Gotham Media, but they only made trouble today, and the entire force was wiped out inexplicably the next day.

After going back and forth, everyone knows that Xiao Hong is not easy to mess with.

As a result, Xiao Hong became the No. 2 assassination list in Gotham City, second only to Bruce, but this did not scare Xiao Hong.

Xiaohong's close combat ability is relatively poor, but he has armor and combat robots!

Besides, Jason beside him was not a vegetarian either.