8. Dinner
Banquets are definitely not just about eating and drinking, in fact, in a banquet attended by a certain circle of people, unless it is a dinner party of people close to them, the scene of eating and drinking will not appear, and they will not waste their time eating and drinking.
It was more of a place to exchange news and interests, and to bring the attendees closer together, especially at the giant banquet at Wayne Castle, where the dignitaries of Gotham were a symbol of their own identity and status.
Many times, a big deal is done in the staggered and less than 1 minute exchange between the two, yes, human favor is always a wonderful thing.
When a dinner party gathers 70% of the city's upper class, the guests will naturally look full of gold, but the net worth of these guys can be seen from the luxury cars parked outside Wayne Castle, so when they squeezed into an old pickup truck that looked so conspicuous, the casual clothes Seber and Kevin with a hemostatic bandage on his face immediately became the center of attention of all the guests.
Although in modern society, it is difficult for this kind of nonsensical scolding and suppression for this level of banquet, but the class is impossible to remove, and in the eyes of the well-dressed upper-class characters or curious, or mocking, or ignorant, the relaxed Saiber walked into the hall with a somewhat cowering Kevin.
Castle Wayne was built earlier in the United States, the first ancestor of the Wayne family was one of the first British Puritans to arrive on the American continent on the famous "Mayflower", in the eyes of those older generations who value blood, this is also an important reason why the Wayne family is so prominent in Gotham, their history is almost the entire history of the United States.
As an ancient building that has existed for more than 200 years, Wayne Castle has a strong post-Victorian style, with a sedate and understated appearance on the outside, but an extraornate interior with crystal chandeliers cascading down from the top floor of the hall, filling the hall with food and drink, and a heavy carpet.
The successful people talk loudly, the beauties who are embellished gather together to chatter, and some people who are located in the corner of the clean place sit there and swallow the clouds, and the people who are good at drilling the camp walk around with wine glasses in their eyes, and the bigwigs on one side stand in their positions and do not move easily, they are the flattered, the begged, and those with lower status surround them.
The self-proclaimed nobility and humility, the smiling face that strives to climb up and the gentle smile with distance, speculation and drilling, the exchange of interests, talking about evil things under the light, the whole hall is laughing, but there is not a single sincere smile in sight.
In Cyber's eyes, it was like a ukiyo-e, people were looking at him cautiously, but he didn't care about their eyes, it was like an invisible rift tearing each other apart, he was not a member of this circle, and he would never be a part of it.
Cyber reached out and took two glasses of wine from the tray in the hand of the waiter next to him, and handed them to Kevin, who was standing beside him, curiously looking at the life of the real upper-class person, for this young man born on the narrow island, according to his original life trajectory, everything that happened here may have nothing to do with him for the rest of his life.
Cyber handed him a glass of wine and patted him on the shoulder,
"Relax, kids, the well-dressed big men will soon be overturned, and then they will have to pray to us to save them, you are here as a savior, of course, don't be bored, see those beautiful young ladies?"
Cyber pointed to the lonely beauties standing in the corner of the hall, scantily dressed, with a hint of uneasiness and crampedness on their faces, as if they were the foils brought by some underprivileged fellow, and these lovely girls became outcasts while the guy was busy dealing with other people.
With a wicked smile on the corner of his mouth, he bumped Kevin's shoulder and whispered,
"Go and comfort the troubled minds of those girls, and tell them that you are the nephew of Alfred's butler, and that you can take them around the castle and not go too crazy, and turn on your phone, and go to the car and take down those gadgets when you hear my order, understand?"
Kevin hesitated, and he whispered, "I'm here for revenge, I can't..."
"Don't be stupid!"
Cyber rolled his eyes and said impatiently, "If you want revenge, you have to have your own life, otherwise that kind of pressure will crush you, proper relaxation can make you better into the state, go ahead, forget the anger Ed gave you first, release it when you need it, don't be weak in your legs." ”
Kevin stopped talking, and the young man was convinced of Cyber, he took a deep breath and walked over to the girls with his glasses in hand, and he had gilded invitations in his pocket, which would help him solve a lot of problems.
Now the banquet has just begun, Sabi Shi Ran walked to the side of those exquisite foods, picked up the knife and fork casually, skillfully divided, and then forked a piece of beef and stuffed it into his mouth, he chewed the food intently, he needed to replenish his energy in advance.
Despite wearing cheap casual clothes, Cyber had a demeanor in his eating scene, an occasion he was no stranger to, and many of the locations where his missions were carried out were in such banquets, where people came and went, and his identity was complicated, making him ideal for some kind of assassination.
When he ate the third piece of beef, he was tapped on the shoulder, and Lucius, who was in a suit and leather shoes, appeared next to him, looking at him with a smile,
"Nice appetite, young man, how is Wayne's cooking skills?"
"Didn't say it!"
Cyber gave a thumbs up and shook it, "It's as good as the gadgets they sent!"
"Hehe, come with me when you're done, there are some things you need to know, so as not to kill and accidentally hurt your allies. ”
Lucius put the wine glass in his hand aside, reached out and picked up a fried golden fried shrimp and put it in his mouth, and said vaguely, "This banquet is not held by Bruce, it is Earle, and he intends to use this way to "demonstrate" to Bruce so that he can tell him who is the current leader of Wayne Industries, by the way, do you know Earl?"
"Hey, why should I know him? A guy who can be solved with a bullet doesn't mean anything to me. ”
"They always think that money and power can buy everything, they decorate the circle of their lives, try to make them look like the kings of the world, these big people always can't learn, in the face of the thugs, these things are meaningless, they are just pigs still on the chopping board, they can be killed whenever they want." ”
He picked up a cloth, wiped his mouth with an elegance that did not suit his age, then took a sip from his glass, the sweet taste made him frown, and said to Lucius, who had been watching him closely,
"So, I hate this kind of place where even the wine is full of hypocrisy, let's go, friend. ”
A smile tugged at Lucius' lips, "Then follow me, friend." ”
The two men walked out of the hall and crossed the lawn for some distance, and finally came to the room on the left side of Wayne Castle, which was much quieter, Lucius put his hand on the threshold, turned his head and handed him a mask, and then whispered to Cyber,
"Don't talk too much about Bruce, I mean, Batman!"
Cyber clasped the black mask to his face and nodded at him.
The door opened, and there were 6 people sitting in the small room, and Cyber only knew Alfred and Gordon among them, and he hadn't seen the other 4 people, but just from the point of view of bearing, these guys must be real big shots.
The masked Cyber walked into it and immediately attracted everyone's attention, and Alfred stood up and introduced the two sides,
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the gentleman who gave us the exact information, and for his safety, please forgive him for appearing with a mask. ”
A few other people nodded, indicating that there was no problem with this, and Ah Fu introduced to Cyber again,
"This is Nestor, the assistant mayor of Gotham, this is Thomas, the local National Guard, this is the chief of police, Lauber, these three are in charge of assessing the news you bring and what we can do, and finally Sheriff Gordon and my old friend Battier as observers. ”
Among the five people, only Gordon and Battier nodded to Cyber, the other three just looked at him with their eyes, and Cyber didn't say anything, he sat on the chair with a big grin, and after he sat down, the fat police chief Rauber asked impatiently,
"When I heard that a gang of thugs was coming to attack Gotham, I thought that Butler Ah Fu had drunk too much, and finally I realized that it was you who conveyed the news, so the masked man, tell me, where did you hear about this whimsical plan?"
Arrogant, rude, and filled with a kind of confidence that comes out of nowhere, this fat man successfully made him want to pull out a gun and kill him at the first sight of him, Cyber understands the plight of Ah Fu and Bruce, they want to use the power of the official to protect Gotham, they themselves are not confident, but look at what teammates they are looking for.
Is Cyber the kind of person who would wronged himself?
Hearing the fat man's unceremonious question, Cyber spread his hands and shrugged his shoulders, he deliberately hoarse, "There are many things in this world that you haven't seen, so you think it doesn't exist... Like an ostrich who refuses to believe that danger is around you, do you think you're the only smart person sitting here, and I'm just trying to deceive your crumbs?"
His body leaned forward, colliding with Lauber's vicious eyes, and let out a hoarse laugh, and Cyber pulled out his phone,
"So let's see who's the real idiot. ”
He flipped the screen of his finger and flashed the black and white sign in front of the eyes of the five men, and the faces of the National Guard Major and Alfrey's old friend, Mercenary Chief Battier, changed dramatically, but the other three did not understand the meaning of the pattern at all.
Lauber slapped the table fiercely and scolded,
"You stupid boy, I already knew you were trying to deceive us, what kind of thing was that, what kind of cult sign was that, and you were trying to deceive me with this? I should have put you in jail a long time ago!"
"Bang"
A louder sound interrupted Rauber's annoying babbling, and Cyber slammed his fist on the table, causing the objects to be visited above to throb violently, startling the others, who looked at Cyber, who tilted his head,
"Who's going to let this idiot who doesn't understand the situation get out of here, so let's start a real discussion?"
"You!!"
"Enough, Mr. Lauber, please get out!"
Major Thomas put his palm on the fat man's shoulder, his voice was full of a scorn that could not be refused, after involving S.H.I.E.L.D., the major had already had 8 points of affirmation for this fantastical news, although Cyber's words were rude, but now time really does not allow stupid Lauber to make a big fuss here.
The major's actions made the mayor's assistant sitting next to him raise his eyebrows, he was not a fool to be able to do this position, and he was not stupid to attend on behalf of the mayor, from the major's actions, it could be seen that the black and white eagle symbol just now seemed to be some kind of unbelievable organization.
He thought about it for a moment and looked at the stupid chief who was still scolding, the hook-up between this guy and Falconi had already discredited his position, Falconi helped him become the chief of police, he helped Falconi become the dark emperor of Gotham, if it weren't for the fact that he still knew how to use money to open the way, this kind of guy would have been purged a long time ago.
But so was his poor wisdom, and Mr. Nestor coughed lightly,
"Lauber, you go out first. ”
"Mr. Nestor, they're talking nonsense, would you believe that a mob would attack Gotham?
"Enough!"
Nestor's voice raised a few degrees, he was not interested in listening to Lauber's arrogant speech, he knew better than Lauber what the Gotham Police Department was like, "Please get out!" Sheriff Gordon continued to participate in this evaluation meeting on behalf of the Gotham Police Department. ”
Cyber shrugged, but luckily, there were still a few people here who understood.