Chapter 33: The Power of the Media

Things were a little harder to resolve than expected, and things remained the same for a few days after Lady Emma left. Sheriff Gordon is still under ground, and Bruce. Wayne, as a celebrity, is out of house arrest, but wherever he goes, there will be a few guys who follow him secretly.

The turning point came from a series of stories in the Metropolitan Planet Daily, which was originally just a series of follow-up reports on the Wayne and Pisk Enterprises' collaborative projects.

The Planet, one of the affiliated media outlets of the Wayne Group, would not have been particularly eye-catching in its coverage of its boss, but after Himmler was identified as the mastermind of the paedophile case that shook the United States, the journal began to become noticeable. Bruce. Wayne, as the person in charge, decided to buy Pisk in order to avoid the bankruptcy of Pisk and the mass loss of personnel. The news that Pisk's stock price had skyrocketed instead of plummeting was the first to break out of this series of journals.

After that, the series quickly moved its story from the company's project to the story against Bruce. Wayne's kidnapping plot. In the beginning, most of the content in it was released by the Gotham police, including Bruce. Wayne's confession and the confession of the criminals, but then something that the police did not make public, such as Joseph. Lawrence, the Gotham councillor, was also involved.

At first, the Gotham police kept talking about the media who came to the door to ask for verification, and the ownership of the island was simply classified as being lent out by the Lawrence family out of trust, and the case was under investigation.........

However, as more and more things were revealed in this issue of the Planet Daily, and after becoming more and more confidential, it was discovered that the Planet Daily was likely to obtain the information sealed by the police through some means. As a result, they turned to official pressure in the hope that the Planet Daily could stop reporting, and for the pressure from the Gotham police, the Planet Daily in the metropolis did not like them at all. Even out of protection for journalists, the reporters of this report did not publicly sign their names.

“.... Where the hell did they get this stuff? Did you find out the ghost inside?!! ”

The sheriff, who temporarily replaced Gordon to take over the Gotham Police Department, angrily slammed the newspaper in his hand on the table in front of him. Above is the latest Planet Daily for today, and the contents inside are a list.

"I'm sorry sir, but this information should be solely your own responsibility."

In order to completely seal off the incident, the police from the federal government took over all the evidence related to the case, and the keys to the separate archives where the evidence was located were kept by these people. The insiders of the Gotham Police Department have been dissatisfied with this for a long time, and they are happy to see such a big fuss.

"Call the people who were involved that day"

"Sorry sir, they're currently on vacation, and because of the mandatory vacation... You know."

The little policeman didn't give this airborne creature any face at all, and had no intention of carrying out his orders.

“.... So who else might know about this case other than the police department? ”

It seems that they also understand that because of their too tough style, the Gotham Police Department is full of opinions about them. The sheriff asked in a mild tone.

"This case was jointly enforced with the Coast Guard, and they should have known about it"

"Except for the Coast Guard?!!!"

The Coast Guard is unlikely to leak out, and there are many high-ranking military officials involved in it, and the military will not allow them to leak this kind of thing.

"Sorry sir, then I don't know"

“...... I've heard that Gotham's illegal vigilante was also involved? ”

After hearing what the other party said, the little policeman just put his hand against the glasses on his face and said slowly:

"I'm sorry sir, I think you're mistaken, Batman is just a legend in Gotham City, and we've caught several 'Batman' but in the end it's just an action imitated by fanatical enthusiasts, and no one has ever confirmed that there really is such a person, and maybe not even a person"

After the little policeman's words, the office fell silent.

"So, sir. If there's nothing to do, I'll go back to my post first, and today there are a large number of reporters blocking the door"

"Go ahead!"

As soon as the little policeman came out of the office, he was immediately surrounded by his colleagues.

"How?!"

"Hell knows, let him have a headache"

"And what are we going to do with those guys outside the door?"

A colleague pointed in the direction of the door, and through several layers of transparent glass windows, he could see a dense group of human heads outside the gate....

“oh.. shit......”

"Things seem to be going better than expected, Master Bruce"

Alfred stood with a plate next to Bruce, who was staring at the newspaper carefully.

“... The evidence we have is almost free, and if Mrs. Emma still can't do it, I'm afraid it will make us very passive."

"I don't think it's worth worrying about."

"What?"

"It's news of the day"

Alfred turned on the TV, and now Gotham TV is looping the attitudes of the upper classes.

All those who have nothing to do with the list are indignant and demand that the police solve the case as soon as possible and give an explanation to the public; and those on the list who are slightly suspected of being involved, calling on everyone to be calm and believe in the justice of the law; The people whose names may appear on the list are divided into two factions, one group jumps out and frantically attacks the Planet Daily, and threatens to hire the best lawyer to bankrupt them, while the other group is completely silent and does not express any opinion on this, after all, the names on the list can only be suspected and not determined.

As things became more and more outrageous, mass protesters began to emerge across the United States, accusing the judiciary of inaction, and at this time, the Planet Daily abruptly stopped following up on the content, and the official information was that their informants did not provide more information. However, the public's attitude of playing Tai Chi with the rich imagination of the people has made the political leadership pressure Planet Daily to prohibit them from reporting such a very high probability of news, which has become the mainstream of public perception.

The pressure from the public and public opinion mounted, and a few days later, when Sheriff Gordon finally returned to work from his vacation, Bruce knew that Mrs. Emma had finally succeeded.

The first case Sergeant Gordon went back to work on was to ask for it to Joseph. Lawrence himself conducted a DNA comparison and concluded the case of six previously discovered bodies of children who had been raped and killed.

This time, there was no pressure from above, and the police quickly and smoothly arrested him in one of Councillor Lawrence's villas.

DNA comparisons have confirmed that the DNA on four corpses matches them. According to Lawrence's confession, the police were able to arrest several other people involved, who, to the police's surprise, were not all of the same class as Lawrence but who had the same special hobby. These people came from all walks of life, almost everyone even had a beggar........

In response to this incident, the Lawrence family deliberately held a press conference to announce that Joseph. Lawrence was removed from the Lawrence family, and in addition to this, he was deeply sorry that the family property had been used for such a dirty transaction, and that the island would be auctioned off, and all the money from the auction would go to a charitable fund for children.

Under the super high public relations skills, the Lawrence family successfully got out of the whirlpool of this case this time.

"Humph! Wouldn't they dare to say that many of those who were controlled were supporters of the Lawrence family."

Even if he didn't understand anything, after all these days, Jason could almost know why the Lawrence family acquiesced to Joseph's behavior.

To put it simply, Lawrence, like Himmler, became an outcast.

"There's no way around it, Master Jason. After all, there is no direct evidence that the Lawrence family knew about this incident."

"If those guys who support the Lawrence family are finished, the Lawrence family will be finished this time."

"Oh . . . That shouldn't be enough, after all, the Lawrence family is also an old family and has enough roots. But this time the presidential election is likely to be lost."

"Oh"

"By the way, what are the plans of Master Jason?"

Alfred asked Jason in turn.

"Me?"

"Do you still want to go to boarding school?"