Chapter 848 Savage's Bad Luck (Part 2)

When the renovation project was nearly three months in progress, the first and second phases of the project were nearing completion. The three flyovers between the first and second phases of the project only needed to undergo the final safety test before they could be opened to traffic.

The first and second phases of the project and the road construction all used the bat cave technology, which means that residents must undergo fingerprint and iris authentication, collect genes, and upload them to the bat cave system. Then, inside the building, they can only follow the authority system. People who have not been authenticated cannot enter the building anyway.

What's even more terrible is the traffic. The three flyovers all use the same authentication system. In addition to authenticating people, they also authenticate cars. No license plate or fake license plate cars can enter. If the driver wants to force his way in, the defense facilities that sprang out from under the road are only one slogan short of Gundam.

The residents here don't have any special feelings about information collection. They can drive unimpeded after putting their hands in for 30 seconds. Most people accept it after finding that forcing in is not possible.

However, soon, the big gangs and the twelve families found something wrong. Once the residential area has the power to refuse entry to people without authority, it means that the gangs will no longer be able to control the residents here.

If they don't follow the rules, the gangs have no way to punish them. As long as they can run back home, no one can get in, which is definitely unacceptable to the gangs.

For this reason, the leaders of the twelve families approached Bruce again. This time the meeting didn't seem so gentle, it looked more like a crusade. As soon as Bruce walked in, he found that the gang leaders below didn't look very good.

"Ahem." Bruce cleared his throat and said, "The phone at Wayne Building has been ringing since last night and this morning. What's the urgent matter? Why do you have to find me during these days when I'm busy?"

"Wayne. Don't beat around the bush with us. What's the matter with the permission identification system you came up with? Can't my people enter their own territory?"

"They can enter, but they have to be authenticated." Bruce shrugged and said, "Have you asked them to do the authentication?"

"Why not? After the authentication, your system said that he is not a resident here and is not allowed to enter. He wanted to go in to collect protection fees, but he was beaten out. Wayne! Are you crazy?! Do you want to go against all the gangs?!" Lawrence slapped the table and stared at Bruce.

"Protection fee? Of course they will pay." Bruce gave an unexpected answer. He said, "No one stopped them from paying protection fee. Didn't the staff in the building tell you? On the 3rd of every month, the protection fee will be collected by the staff, deposited into a unified account, and transferred to your bank card. Didn't you receive it?"

The heads of the twelve families sitting in the front row were stunned for a moment. One of them walked out and went to the reception room next to him to make a phone call. After saying a few words to the other end of the phone, he came back with a dark face and said, "Indeed, there is an unknown amount of money in the account, but it doesn't match the amount of protection fee we collected before."

"Because I collected the difference in the middle." Bruce crossed his arms and said, "You don't think I'm really doing charity, do you? The first and second phases of the project have been completed. Do you know how much money I invested? I am a businessman. In addition to making back the cost, I also need profits."

"But you can't take away our protection "You should ask them for it! Asking those who pay protection fees for more, what does it have to do with us? !"

"How do you know I didn't ask them for more?" Bruce raised his eyebrows and said, "Not only did I raise the rent, I also asked them to pay 20% more protection fees, and also deducted 20% of your protection fees, which is to recover the cost."

"Don't forget that the defense system I designed can not only stop those who want to enter with bad intentions, but also prevent thieves, bombings, and even prostitution, drunks, and drug addicts..."

"In the building built by the Wayne Group, all prostitutes, drunks, and drug addicts, as long as they dare to make trouble in the corridor, there will be robots to stun them, and as long as someone dares to fight, there will be armed staff to separate them."

"Don't you think that maintaining such a safe and stable life does not require a price?" Bruce asked back.

"But we didn't ask you to..."

"Then you didn't object!" Bruce knocked on the table and said, "You were the ones who said that it would be good to ban excessive drinking. At least the young and strong thugs recruited would be healthier and would not die drunk in the bar after being paid a sum of money..."

"You were also the ones who said that it would be good to stop hiring prostitutes, so that they would not get sick and not know who to infect. They would be afraid to ask someone for questioning..."

"You were also the ones who said that it would be good to take less drugs, so that they would not walk unsteadily every day, hold the gun unsteadily, and miss the aim during the gunfight, wasting bullets..."

"You were also the ones who said that it would be good to prevent fights, so that today this gang would beat up someone from that gang and cause trouble to you, and tomorrow this gang would beat up someone from that gang and cause trouble to you again..."

Bruce spread his hands and said, "I have done it perfectly. In the future, there will be no drunkards, no prostitutes, and no drug addicts in these residential buildings. Everyone lives a stable and safe life. They are the perfect reserve army of gangsters."

"You..." Lawrence was choked, and then he felt a little guilty, because what Bruce said was indeed what they had discussed and agreed on before.

When Bruce told them about the plan, he had already emphasized what the situation would be like in these buildings in the future. At that time, the leaders of the twelve families praised these defense measures.

In fact, the advantage of the gang society is that it changes blood quickly, but the disadvantage is also that it changes blood quickly. Everyone is too excited, and it is inevitable that there will be one mess after another. If it is a small gang, it is okay. After the conflict between the big gangs, only the twelve families can come forward. If they can't mediate well, they will be criticized.

Just like the Spencer family at the beginning, it is not only thankless, but also easy to cause conflicts within the family. In the long run, the leaders of the twelve families also hate these messy cases and hope that the people below can stay honestly and don't cause trouble for them.

Humans are always greedy. They hope that those who can provide them with benefits will be like hungry wolves when they go out to fight, biting off a few pieces of meat from the other side and taking them home. They also hope that they are obedient pet dogs, staying in the cage when they have nothing to do and not causing trouble.

It would be best if they were like ATM machines, spitting out money when they want to, and staying still when they don’t.

Therefore, they didn’t take these problems raised by Wayne seriously at all, but praised him, thinking that Wayne could help them solve a lot of problems, with fewer mediation cases, so that they could have more time to indulge in luxury.

Lawrence clenched his fist, pounded it on the table, and said, "Listen, Wayne, no matter what, you can't interfere with where we go. Our territory is ours, and only we have the final say on our territory!"

Bruce nodded again and said, "Yes, you have the final say on your territory, and I didn't say it wasn't, but you can't infringe on my private assets, otherwise I have the right to defend myself."

"Okay, Lawrence." One of the older heads of the twelve families said, "And Mr. Wayne, don't be angry. We didn't come here to get angry. I think we should sit down and have a good talk."

Lawrence turned his head to one side, and Bruce nodded. He said, "At that time, I asked you if you wanted to invest, and you said no, I could do it myself, but after I came by myself, isn't this my own asset?"

"You can't not spend money and have authority. If there were such a good thing in the world, wouldn't the Wayne Group have ruled the world long ago?"

"So. Do you want money?" The older head looked at Bruce and asked.

"It's not that I want money." Bruce repeated, "You want the authority, so you can only get it by investing in me."

"Otherwise, you can also try to use violence. As long as you can blow up the building, it won't be a problem. However, I have to remind you that the defense system is automatic and not controlled by me. Although it will not kill people, it will also use radical means to subdue dangerous elements."

"As for energy and ammunition, you don't have to worry. All weapons in the defense system use energy, there are no physical bullets, and the energy is provided by my newly developed reactor, which is almost unlimited."

"Bruce Wayne! You are going too far!" Lawrence said in a raised tone.

"I've said it before, there's room for negotiation on this matter. This is just the first and second phases of the project, there are dozens or even hundreds of phases to come. If you really want to get involved, then invest."

Bruce shrugged, remembering what Schiller had told him before, so he put on a very typical capitalist face and said, "I've said it before, I'm a businessman, and I have only one goal, which is to make money."

"I would choose to transform Gotham City in order to make more money. For this, I must control them first so that they can help me make money, so I'm willing to invest regardless of cost to improve buildings and transportation."

"If you also want to make this money, it's impossible not to invest a penny, so why should I share the money I earn with you?"

"What form of investment do you accept?" asked the older leader, who obviously saw the amazing profits behind Bruce's transformation.

To put it bluntly, other people couldn't know that Bruce really wanted to benefit mankind, and they wouldn't imagine that this playboy was such a great man.

They would only think that Bruce would definitely get back amazing returns after investing so much, and think about his plan...

It is easy to find that Wayne intends to kidnap everyone in the city. As long as everyone lives in his house and uses his roads, they will have to listen to him and pay whatever he asks them to pay.

How much money can be squeezed out of the residents of Gotham City? Just thinking about it, even the members of the twelve families who are not short of money feel excited.

Gotham is much richer than some small countries, and as long as you can become a powerful leader in a small country, the wealth that can be exploited is unimaginable.

If you only regard this as an investment, should you invest?

The heads of all the families looked at each other, and Bruce glanced at the whole scene and spoke at the right time:

"You can consider it. Wayne Group is always waiting for you."

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