American comics: Damn it, I’m surrounded by those who worry about their fathers! - Chapter 570

at the same time.

Bruce had no idea that someone had already completed the Gotham Race Record before him.

By this time he had arrived in Washington.

As billionaire Bruce Wayne, he met with the head of the Federal Reserve Board.

“Hello Mr. Hanks.”

Bruce extended his hand to shake.

Hanks, who was bloated and had twinkling eyes, shook hands with Bruce in a friendly manner.

“I didn’t expect to see you, a young and promising young man, here.”

“Thank you, Mr. Hanks.”

After a few pleasantries with the other party, Bruce directly stated his purpose.

“In response to the dramatic earthquake in Gotham, I hope that the Reserve Committee can immediately start rescue and post-disaster reconstruction of Gotham.”

Hearing Bruce reveal his purpose, Hanks did not answer directly, but asked him: “Mr. Wayne, what do you think Gotham is?”

After hearing this, Bruce was slightly stunned.

What does Gotham mean to you?

Is it the sound of rain in Gotham City, or the roar of a train carrying gangster clowns rolling over the tracks?

Or the Riddler’s triumphant laughter when he told the answer to the riddle?

Or was it the whispers between Gordon and the policemen in the police station?

These seem to be all of these, and they seem to be none of them.

“Let me tell you what Gotham is now.”

Hanks walked to his desk and picked up a form from it.

“Gotham is now the city with the highest crime rate in the United States. Oh, by the way, I heard that there is a vigilante Batman in it. He has been busy for so long and successfully transformed Gotham from the city with the highest crime rate to one that is not plagued by those A city destroyed by criminals.”

Hanks held the form and glanced at Bruce.

“The huge gap between rich and poor is particularly glaring in this city. The rich enjoy a privileged life in luxurious areas, while the poor can only survive in narrow and dilapidated slums.”

“The crime rate remains high, heavy industry is gradually declining, Gotham City is struggling in the dilemma of industrial transformation, factories are closing down, workers are unemployed, and the economic recession has given the opportunity for gangs and criminals to rise in power.”

There was a hint of righteousness in Hanks’ words, “Political corruption and power struggles have plunged Gotham City into darkness. Some government officials have taken bribes and turned public resources into tools for private gain. The city’s infrastructure construction is lagging behind. , the quality of public services is low, and citizens’ lives are not properly protected.”

The more he spoke, the more Bruce frowned.

“Thefts, robberies, murders and other cases occur frequently, and the lives and property safety of citizens are always threatened. Multiple powerful gang organizations are entrenched here, dividing their territory, competing for interests, and conducting illegal transactions and violent activities.”

He turned his attention to Bruce, “Bruce, now we have a way, a way to change all of this without spending a penny from the taxpayers. We can rebuild Gotham City.”

Bruce frowned at him, “I don’t know what you mean, Mr. Hanks.”

“You are a smart man, Bruce. Your father and I have known each other since we were young. Now, I can tell you a truth, that is, when nothing can be changed, you can try to start over.”

Listening to Hanks’ words, Bruce looked in disbelief.

“Are you saying that the federal government is not ready to rescue Gotham?!”

“It’s not that we don’t want to help. The devastated Gotham City no longer has any need to provide assistance. You must understand, Bruce, Gotham is the city of sin in the United States. Now that such a serious natural disaster has occurred, we can just tear it down and rebuild it. “

Bruce would naturally not be deceived by the other party’s words.

What they say is so high-sounding, but the plan behind the scenes is to use this natural disaster to completely “deal with” the evil in Gotham City through hunger and riots.

And best of all, it won’t cost them “a precious penny of taxpayers’ money.”

For this group of politicians, the people of Gotham City will temporarily lose their homes and lives. These “small issues” are issues they never consider.

“No, this is not the right choice and the federal government should not be doing this.”

Bruce suppressed his anger and said to the other party as calmly as possible: “Gotham is the epitome of all American cities.”

“Everyone is born from the void of nothingness, but they cannot explain their lives in pure black and white. They may do evil or do good. Gotham City is a microcosm of the world. If you abandon this city just because of Gotham’s crime rate, then this city What about the innocent people in the city?”

Looking at Bruce’s serious expression, Hanks shook his head helplessly and said: “This is not my decision, Bruce. I have no right to make such a decision. This is a resolution passed by Congress and the Senate.”

“Then I’ll convince them.”

Bruce picked up the clothes on the hanger and turned to leave.

“Bruce.”

Hanks stopped Bruce who was about to leave, “No matter how much you lobby them, you can’t change their decision.”

“Then I will keep lobbying.”

Bruce said, put on his hat and walked outside.

Watching Bruce’s leaving figure, Hanks sighed helplessly.

One month later.

Azu stood outside a barbed wire fence and looked at the sign on it – “Gotham City Defense Area, no one is allowed to enter without permission.”

He looked towards the other signs on the barbed wire fence.

“You are about to leave the U.S. border.”

“The federal government has declared that the area has been classified as a restricted area!”

There is also a sign hanging on a barbed wire fence in the distance, which reads “Gotham City welcomes you”, which has now been changed by graffiti to “Gotham Hell welcomes you”.

The entire Gotham City has been sealed off by the government.

A month ago, after the earthquake in Gotham, there was no help from the country.

The country abandoned Gotham City, promising to rebuild Gotham City but taking no action. Ordinary people have left the city, leaving only warriors, lawbreakers and lunatics.

Near the entrance of the barbed wire fence, several soldiers with guns on their backs were talking quietly.

“What do you think the government is going to do with this place?”

The bored soldier asked his companions.

“I don’t know. It will probably be closed for a few years and then rebuilt into a parking lot or something like that.”

Another soldier said: “I guess they have no renovation plan at all. The cheapest way is to seal this place, cut off water and electricity, and not release any disaster relief funds, so that they can save taxes.”

“Screw the tax savings!”

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Another older soldier cursed: “It’s all the big insurance companies after the earthquake. I don’t want to give them an excuse to issue relief funds.”

As the soldiers discuss the fate of Gotham, a car drives down the road toward the checkpoint.

After stopping the car, the soldier said to the young man who rolled down the window: “Please go back, sir.”

Azu, who was in the distance, looked at the young man in the car and found that he looked familiar.

Isn’t this the billionaire he beat up last time, Oliver Queen?

According to his father, this guy is also the archery hooded man who has recently emerged in Star City.

“It’s all humanitarian aid. It contains canned food, medicine, and batteries.”

Oliver said helplessly to the other party: “I promise I will come out soon. The people inside need these things.”

After knowing that something happened in Gotham, Oliver has been trying to use his influence to help the people inside.

But the area was cordoned off by the government, and even he couldn’t do anything about it.

Now he can only drive and try to deliver something inside to see if he can help the people still inside.

The soldier said seriously to Oliver in the car: “You can’t bring anything in.”

Oliver frowned, “But the refugees are still inside.”

The soldier shook his head and said: “If they were still thinking, they should have left with everyone at the beginning. The government sent a car to pick them up.”

“When millions of citizens are packing up and getting ready to leave, who is going to stay home and do nothing?”

Seeing that the soldier didn’t want to let him go, Oliver took out a wad of dollars and handed them to him.

“Then it won’t be a problem if I throw some supplies over the wall, right? You just need to pretend not to see it.”

The older soldier did not accept Oliver’s money, but said to him: “I personally tend to support your doing this, but now as long as I wear this clothes, I can’t express my personal opinion.”

He waved to the soldier in charge of the sentry, indicating to the other party to let go of the guardrail and let Oliver leave, and said to him: “Please turn around and go back, sir. Those citizens who have left the city will need these supplies even more.”

Listening to the slightly older soldier’s words, Oliver was slightly stunned.

He didn’t expect that the other party would say such things to him.

With a warm feeling flowing through his heart, he started the car and slowly backed away, and said to the other party: “I have already contributed money to help the citizens who left this city.”

After leaving the level in his car, Oliver is preparing to drive back to Star City.

With a “bang”, he heard a sound of shaking on the ground.

Then he saw a familiar figure suddenly appear in front of him.

Azu crossed his arms on his chest and stood on the road ahead.

Oliver immediately hit the brakes.

After hesitating for a moment, after getting out of the car, Oliver walked towards Azu.

“What a coincidence, John.”

After Oliver was beaten last time, he didn’t have a good impression of Azu.

But considering that Azu was Peter’s eldest son, he still endured it.

After all, I still want to know from Peter the origin of the bizarre dream I had.

“Do you want to go in?”

Azu asked straight to the point.

Peter asked him to check out the situation in Gotham City.

A month ago, Bruce went to Washington and never returned to Gotham. After Peter picked up Alfred, he was too lazy to care about these things in Gotham.

Now that the Alliance government has given up on Gotham, Peter has no time to be the savior.