Autumn in Gordon City comes earlier than usual, and the green trees on both sides of the street are unusually tall, and the yellowing leaves rustle in the autumn wind, adding a bit of gloomy atmosphere to the depressed scene of the whole Gordon City.

This is Gordon City, the pride of the US-Canada alliance, the once prosperous steel city, the once vibrant automobile city, and the once hopeful city of hope, and now, this once prosperous metropolis has fallen off a cliff in just a decade or so, falling into the dilapidated scene it is today.

As early as three years ago, the government of Gordon City declared bankruptcy because it was unable to make ends meet, accumulated debts, and was unable to repay the interest costs of municipal bonds.

And this city, more than a decade ago, was the crown jewel of the entire US-Canada alliance!

Bruce. Wayne stood in front of the large floor-to-ceiling glass curtain wall of the Wayne Building's penthouse, overlooking Gordon City, which looked particularly bleak in the autumn breeze, holding a deep-mouthed glass full of ginger juice in his hand, and his heart was also full of gloom as Gordon City at this moment.

During this time, he had been in New York, busy with Mr. Merry's funeral and funeral, and he thought that the only thing he could do to help Metna. Melly, he was happy to do so, even if he had to leave his parents in Gordon for more than a week, he could endure it.

But when he returned to his home in Gordon City, he was alone in the spacious penthouse, which made him feel extremely relieved and comfortable, but the troubles that belonged here immediately wrapped around him like an autumn wind sweeping through the whole Gordon City, so that he had nowhere to hide.

The future of Gordon City, is there really only such a road in front of you? Otherwise, you can only continue to sink like this? Ruined?

The City of Gordon, the City Council, and even Capitol Hill, as well as the newly appointed President, are seriously considering such a bill related to the future of Gordon City, that is, in the form of a lease, the management of the public affairs of Gordon City will be entrusted to a consortium of companies, and the coalition government will gradually reduce the appropriation on the basis of the current budget allocation, for a period of five years, until the consortium itself solves the problem of the cost budget of the entire city of Gordon.

This is an extremely bold attempt in human history, to hand over the management power of a local government to a consortium of enterprises, and to manage and operate the local government as a private enterprise!

In this case, the local enterprises in Gordon City, represented by the Wayne Group, are of course the best choice. Wayne was always skeptical about this, and he was slow to make up his mind.

As someone who loves the city deeply, Bruce. Wayne naturally doesn't want to see Gordon City fall into ruin, otherwise, he wouldn't have worked hard to create various equipment such as bat armor and Batmobile, and lived an extremely hard and self-disciplined life like an ascetic, and after the night fell, he incarnated as Batman, doing his best to fight all kinds of crimes, trying to turn the tide with his own efforts, reverse the momentum of the rising crime rate in Gordon City year by year, reverse people's confidence and belief, change the investment environment of Gordon City, attract new investment, and save Gordon City.

But now, he has felt a little exhausted, no matter how hard he tries, the vicious crime rate in Gordon City is still at the top of the entire US-Canada alliance, and it is rising year by year, and there is no sign of reversing.

If Gordon is really managed and run by a conglomerate, he may be able to break through some of the current practices, such as tightening surveillance of the whole city, buying intelligent steel warriors from Stark Group, patrolling the streets 24 hours a day to combat violent crime.

In doing so, we should be able to reverse the current decline.

Bruce. Wayne picked up the glass and took a sip of ginger ale, although this kind of ginger juice specially made for him looked no different from red wine, but in fact, the taste was very unpleasant, even he had to rely on strong willpower every time to drink a glass of ginger juice in one gulp.

Behind him, the sound of the elevator door slowly opening sounded, and the old butler Alfred. Pennyworth's voice with a bit of vicissitudes sounded: "Young Master, Mr. Lei Rui and Mr. Stark have arrived. ”

"Bruce, I finally realized that the two of us still have one thing in common, which is that we both like to be alone, don't we?" As soon as he stepped out of the elevator, Tony. Stark swept around and yelled with a big grin.

The whole penthouse is very neat and clean, very spacious, just the hall in front of the hospitality, there are hundreds of square meters of area, obviously, the whole apartment is not just such a hall, at the other end of the hall, there are obviously more rooms.

Bruce. Wayne smiled faintly and did not say anything, but turned to the old butler Alfred. Pennyworth said, "Alfred, would you please bring two drinks to our distinguished guest?" ”

Tony. Stark followed his words and turned to the old butler Alfred. Pennyworth, holding out his hand to shake him, said, "Alfred. Pennyworth, right! I'd have heard it a long time ago if it weren't for Alfred. Pennyworth, the eldest young master of the Wayne family, Bruce, will be a billionaire who starves to death in a mansion, because not only can he not take care of himself, but he has always refused to find a few more service personnel for himself in order to increase the GDP of Gordon City! ”

Of course, this is a very unfunny joke, Alfred just smiled politely, did not say a word, turned and walked into the elevator, Bruce. Wayne took a sip of ginger juice and said to Tony. Stark said, "It's not funny, Tony! ”

"I know!" Tony. Stark replied knowingly.

Bruce. Wayne greets Lei Rui and Tony. Stark sat down and said to Lei Rui, "Captain, this should be our second meeting. ”

When he said this, he was saying that the meeting at Merry's funeral could not be counted at all.

Of course, there is a lot of meaning in this statement, Tony. Stark was a little upset about Lei Rui, and preemptively said, "Please, Bruce, you don't have to be so rejected!" ”

Lei Rui smiled indifferently and said, "Tony, it's okay, I know Mr. Wayne won't be the kind of person who is easily persuaded. I thought you were at Wayne Manor, but I didn't expect to see you here, Mr. Wayne. ”

"Wayne Manor is on the outskirts, in a semi-deserted state, and it only entertains a few old friends," said Bruce. Wayne said in a deep voice, "I originally thought that Tony was coming alone, so I had to temporarily change to this apartment in the city, and I was in a hurry, and I am sorry for the inconvenience caused by the two of you!" ”

The voice did not fall, even Tony, who has always been grinning. Stark, at this time, also changed his face, but it was Lei Rui on the side, who was looking at Bruce at this time. Wayne smiled indifferently, and after half a ring, he said: "Mr. Wayne, to be honest, you have an opinion about me, and I don't like your gloomy and depressed style, Wayne Manor is not attractive to me, and I am just interested in the bat cave under Wayne Manor, which hides all your secrets, right!" Mr. Wayne, or rather, should I call you Mr. Batman? ”

Tony. Stark was stunned for a moment, even the old butler Alfred who had just stepped out of the elevator door. Pennyworth, too, shuddered, and froze there with the tray, unable to move his feet.

"Wait, Ray!" Tony. Stark shouted in shock, "What did you just say?" This guy is the Batman in the clown-like costume? ”

The old butler Alfred. Pennyworth was shocked and sighed in his heart, how could this Thunder Captain know so much?! How did he know?!

Only Bruce. Wayne didn't seem to change his face, took a sip of ginger juice, stared at Lei Rui's eyes tightly, and said, "Captain, this statement is not new, I've heard a lot of it a long time ago, but I never respond, because there is no need for this." I admire Batman's philosophy and efforts, but I'm not him, Captain! ”

"No need to act, Mr. Wayne," Lei Rui said lightly, "you and I know this!" ”