Chapter 117: Gotham Reconstruction Plan
"When I was a kid and I had a bad day, I fell into a mud puddle or broke my knee, and at the end of the day I was lying in bed, he would pat me on the head and say to me, 'Bruce, tomorrow is only a dream.'"
Bruce Wayne recounted the past, and a subtle sadness swept through his eyes.
The warmth of father and son used to be only painful and sad when I think of it now.
"That's what he used to say, and I didn't understand it at the time, but I was comforted by his gentle and loving eyes."
"Most of you know that when I was a kid, my father died and was shot dead along with my mother in a crime alley on the other side of the city."
He stretched out his hand to point in a certain direction, one that he would never forget.
A narrow and nameless alley that became famous because his parents were shot dead, and after the crime that shocked Gotham, it got its own unique name - Crime Back Alley.
"Mr. Wayne was a good man, he did the most charity in Gotham during his lifetime, and he donated many public facilities in the city to this day."
"Mrs. Wayne often visited the children at the orphanage and cared about life at the Gotham orphanage."
At the mention of this, everyone at the banquet mourned and sighed, bowed their heads slightly, and showed a sad look on their faces, as if they were sad for the death of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne.
But whether it's true or not, who knows.
"Hypocritical ......"
Catwoman, who was standing next to Ron, cut the corners of her mouth with disdain.
This group of so-called upper-class people all like to pretend, and some people's expressions are so fake that they are embarrassing, and they pretended to wipe their tears for a long time without seeing tears.
"The Power of Money ......"
She shook her head slightly, as if lamenting the hypocrisy of people's hearts and the control of money.
This group wants to please Bruce Wayne.
"It's hard to imagine that this kind of criticism of people's hearts and money worship comes from the mouth of a thief who steals for a living."
Ron looked at her and smiled.
Is there something wrong with a thief who steals jewelry and artifacts and scolds others for surrendering to money?
"I ...... I'm just taking those treasures from those who only have money in their eyes to admire. โ
Catwoman choked and snorted coldly.
She stole jewelry and artifacts purely out of love and collected most of them after stealing.
Only when she found that it was a fake, or something that was not beautiful enough, was she sold.
How can things that are appreciated be called stealing? "I'm rescuing the jewels and artifacts."
On stage, Bruce Wayne continued.
"As you can imagine, the time when he and his mother died was the worst day of my life, full of anger, fear and sadness.
At that time, my father's words, lingering in my mind, comforted me - tomorrow is only a dream away. โ
The first half of this passage is true, and his heart is indeed full of fear, anger and sorrow at that time, but the second half is false.
It is far from being so easy for people to let go of the past and look forward to the future, and the gunshot in the snowy night in the alley will be his eternal pain, echoing in his midnight dreams.
"Why am I saying this to you, my friends?
Now please look around us.
When we look around at the surrounding buildings and streets, we will see that Gotham is a complex city, backward and advanced coexisting, both dirty and glamorous. โ
He held out his hand and gestured, finally coming to the highlight of the evening.
When he returns to the syndicate and discovers that his uncle is indeed corrupt and smuggling arms within the Wayne syndicate, he is furious and discovers that Alfred is right.
"My father and mother are smarter than I am, and the Wayne Group does have far more energy than I can change Gotham by myself."
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Bruce Wayne's eyes welled up.
His uncle used the Wayne Group to smuggle arms, and his business spread to several countries, causing the gunfights of several Japanese led countries to rise by more than 20 percentage points.
Several small countries in Africa have even been in turmoil to subvert regimes as a result.
This is only a part of the Wayne Group, and the Wayne Enterprise is undoubtedly the most precious gift left to him by his parents.
I want to use the Wayne Group to change Gotham, where the gap between the rich and the poor is huge, and the darkness is difficult to remove.
"This is a city that condenses the frustrations, hurts and fears of so many people.
Although we may have become accustomed to the current situation, we have been living for decades. โ
"But you guysโtomorrow is only a dream away!"
He raised his voice vigorously, his eyes were shining, and his low, passionate words echoed through the hall.
His father's words did not soothe the wounds of his youth, but he believed them now.
"Tomorrow is not far away, as long as you do it yourself, the day Gotham is changed is not far away."
The guests of the banquet were silent when they listened, their faces were shocked and suspicious, and they looked at each other, they inexplicably had a premonition that Gotham might really have a major earthquake next.
"What does he want to do?"
Catwoman was a little surprised.
As a Gothamist, she was deeply curious.
Bruce Wayne is a bit like he wants to change the status quo of the entire city of Gotham.
Having said all this, he can't be thunder and rain.
"Look, guests."
On the stage of Bruce Wayne's lector, a shrunken Gotham model suddenly had a light cast, like a light that could break through the darkness, casting a holographic projection of the new city and shrouding the model.
The contrast between non-technological cardboard models and advanced projection technology, low-rise factories, dilapidated buildings and skyscrapers.
"That'...... Is that the industrial old town of Gotham? โ
Someone was shocked that the truth was not only him, everyone recognized it.
The area of that holographic projection is so large that it almost envelops half of Gotham, what is Bruce Wayne going to do?
Someone in the ballroom opened their mouths wide and looked in amazement at Bruce Wayne, who was speaking.
"Next month, Wayne Group will be investing directly and boldly in the future of Gotham.
Partnering with a number of companies in the country to launch a plan to rebuild Gotham's backward industrial old town! โ
Bruce Wayne announced his grand plan, like a pebble falling to stir up earth-shattering waves.
That's almost a third of Gotham's overthrow!
What a boldness, no one would have thought that the first thing Bruce Wayne would do after taking control of the Wayne Group would be so big!
"Ladies and gentlemen, please look forward to it together."
He spread his hands and said in a deep voice, his powerful gaze scanning the field.
"Big, undoubtedly.
Mr. Bruce Wayne, I feel like I've seen a better future for Gotham. โ
"Mr. Wayne, you are the hope of the city!"
The guests in the audience, after a few seconds of stunned, erupted in loud applause, applauding Bruce Wayne's grand plan and beautiful blueprint.
But there are also a considerable number of people whose faces have turned pale, clapping their hands, and reluctantly agreeing.
"Well, this Mr. Wayne, managed to shock the audience.
But he took too big a step. โ
Catwoman clapped politely and smiled stiffly as she addressed Ron.
"Look at those people with ugly expressions, which one of them is not a big man in Gotham."
As someone from the bottom of Gotham, she knows best how dark and bad the city is.
There was someone willing to save it, and she was glad to see it.
But Bruce Wayne was in too much of a hurry.
"Gotham is going to be buzzing next......"
Glancing at the guests, Ron sighed softly.