A certain man from the motherland

"When I was a kid and I had a bad day and fell in a puddle or scraped my knee, and I was lying in bed at the end of the day, he would pat me on the head and say, 'Bruce, tomorrow is only a dream away.

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As Bruce Wayne recounted the past, an imperceptible sadness flashed across his eyes.

The tenderness between father and son is now only painful and sad when I think about it.

"That was something he often said. I didn't quite understand it at the time, but I was comforted by his gentle and loving eyes."

"As most of you know, my father died when I was a child, shot to death along with me in a criminal back alley on the other side of the city."

He pointed in a certain direction, a direction he would never forget.

An originally narrow and nameless alley became famous after his parents were shot dead. After the crime that shocked Gotham, it got its own unique name - Crime Alley.

"Mr. Wayne was a good man. He did the most charity in Gotham during his lifetime. He has donated many public facilities in the city to this day."

"Mrs. Wayne often visited the children in the orphanage during her lifetime and was concerned about the life in the Gotham orphanage."

When this incident was mentioned, everyone at the banquet sighed in mourning, lowered their heads slightly, and showed sadness on their faces, as if they were sad for the death of the Waynes.

But whether it is true or not, who knows.

"hypocritical……"

Catwoman standing next to Ron made a disdainful sound.

This group of so-called upper-class people all like to put on an act. Some of their expressions are so fake that it's embarrassing. They pretended to wipe away tears for a long time but no tears appeared.

"The power of money..."

She shook her head slightly, as if lamenting the hypocrisy of people's hearts, which are all controlled by money.

This is why these people want to please Bruce Wayne.

"It's hard to imagine that such words of criticism of people's hearts and worship of money come from the mouth of a thief who makes a living by stealing."

Ron glanced at her lightly and unceremoniously ruined the situation.

Is there something wrong with a thief who steals jewelry and cultural relics and scolds others for surrendering to money?

"I...I just took those treasures to appreciate from those who only care about money."

Catwoman choked and forced herself to snort.

She steals jewelry and cultural relics purely because she likes them, and most of them are collected by her after being stolen.

Only when she found out that it was a fake, or something not beautiful enough, would she sell it.

How can something that is appreciated be called stealing?

"I am rescuing those jewelry and cultural relics."

Ron was not a police officer and had no interest in talking to her about this.

On the stage, Bruce Wayne continued to speak.

"As you can imagine, the time when he and my mother died were the worst days of my life, full of anger, fear and sadness. At that time, my father's proverb lingered in my mind.

, comforts me - tomorrow is only a dream away."

The first half of this passage is true, and he was indeed filled with fear, anger, and sadness at that time, but the second half is false.

It is far from easy for people to let go of the past and look forward to the future. The gunshot in the snowy night will always hurt him and echo in his midnight dreams.

"Why do I say this to you, my friends?

Now please look around us.

When we look around at the buildings and streets, we find that Gotham is a complex city, with both backwardness and advancedness coexisting, dirty and glamorous."

He stretched out his hand to indicate that he was finally going to talk about the highlight of the night.

When he returned to the group and discovered that his uncle was indeed engaged in corruption and smuggling arms within the Wayne Group, he was angry and discovered that Alfred was right.

"My father and mother are smarter than me. The energy possessed by the Wayne Group is indeed far greater than what I can change Gotham alone."

Bruce Wayne's eyes flashed with fierceness.

His uncle used the Wayne Group to smuggle arms, and his business spread to several countries, causing the number of gun wars between gangs in several countries, led by Japan, to increase by more than 20%.

Several small African countries have even experienced major chaos that overthrew their political power.

It is just a part of the power of Wayne Group. Wayne Enterprises is undoubtedly the most precious gift left to him by his parents.

He wants to use Wayne Group to change Gotham, where the gap between rich and poor is huge and the darkness is difficult to remove.

"This city embodies the frustration, pain and fear of so many people.

Although we may have become accustomed to the current situation, we have survived for decades."

"But everyone - tomorrow is only a dream away!"

He suddenly raised his voice, flashed his eyes, and his confident and passionate tone echoed in the hall, mentioning his father's mantra.

Although his father's words did not soothe his pain when he was young, he believes them now.

Tomorrow is not far away. As long as he does it, Gotham will be changed.

The guests at the banquet listened in silence, with expressions of shock and suspicion. They looked at each other. They had an inexplicable premonition that there might really be a big earthquake in Gotham next.

"What does he want to do?"

Catwoman was a little surprised.

As a Gothamite, she was deeply curious.

Bruce Wayne's intention is a bit like changing the status quo of the entire city of Gotham.

Having said so much, it is impossible for him to be as loud as thunder and small as rain.

"Please take a look, distinguished guests."

On Bruce Wayne's podium, a shrunken model of Gotham was suddenly illuminated, like a light of hope that could break through the darkness, casting a holographic projection of the new city over the model.

Models with no technological content and advanced projection technology, low factory buildings, dilapidated small buildings and skyscrapers all form a sharp contrast.

"That...that's the old industrial city of Gotham?"

Some people were surprised that it was not just him, everyone recognized him.

The area of ​​​​the holographic projection is so large that it almost occupies half of Gotham. What is Bruce Wayne going to do?

Someone in the banquet hall opened their mouths and looked at Bruce Wayne who was giving a speech in shock.

"Next month, Wayne Enterprises will make a bold and direct investment in Gotham's future.

Cooperate with many domestic companies to launch plans to rebuild Gotham's backward industrial old city!"

Bruce Wayne announces his grand plan, which is like a pebble thrown into a storm.

This would almost bring down more than a third of Gotham!

What kind of courage, no one expected that the first thing Bruce Wayne did after taking control of Wayne Group would be so big!

"Everyone, please look forward to it together."

He opened his hands and said in a deep voice.

"A big deal, no doubt a big deal.

Mr. Bruce Wayne, I seem to have seen a better future for Gotham."

"Mr. Wayne, you are the hope of this city!"

The guests in the audience, after being stunned for a few seconds, burst into violent applause, applauding Bruce Wayne for his grand plan and the beautiful blueprint he had drawn.

But there were also quite a few people whose faces turned livid, clapped their hands, and reluctantly agreed.

"Well, this Mr. Wayne succeeded in shocking the whole audience.

But he took it too far."

Catwoman kept applauding politely and smiling stiffly, and said to Ron who was standing aside.

"Look at those people with ugly expressions. None of them are important figures in Gotham."

As a person from the bottom of Gotham, she knows best how dark and bad this city is.

She would be very happy to see someone willing to save it.

But Bruce Wayne is too hasty.

"Gotham will be very lively next..."

After scanning the guests, Ron sighed softly.