wayne house.
The sky was a dim misty blue, with sparse stars hanging in the corners. Occasionally, a light flashed across the sky. It was the tail light of an airplane. Someone pointed at it and said, "Did Superman fly over Gotham?"
Bruce joked: "Superman doesn't glow."
Superman rarely comes to Gotam, and even if he comes as a small reporter, he will not fly around arrogantly in the air.
Wayne's house is located in the suburbs of Gotham, covering a large area. The guests' luxury cars were parked in a row. Some people who arrived late had to park their cars on the road. Well-informed guests already knew that Mayor Anna would also attend. "Bruce Wayne is worthy of being able to invite that lady," they said.
However, as time went by, almost all the guests arrived, but Mayor Anna Eleck still did not show up.
"Looks like you've been left out." Tim signaled his adoptive father with his eyes.
That may be true.
But there's nothing to be surprised about, Bruce was spared by more than one person, such as the Clown, who is Batman's archenemy, and other criminals who enjoy defeating, teasing and making fun of Batman. They might suddenly announce at three o'clock in the morning that three bombs were planted in the city. In fact, when the bomb boxes were opened, a kidnapped little girl, a dead cat, or expired Halloween candy would be found.
...but Batman has to go.
As Bruce, he was also let off the hook, mostly in this way to make "Sweetheart" remember the women, who now had to be special to have a chance of marrying into a wealthy family. Sometimes Bruce would cooperate in the acting, and other times he chose to give them a breakup fee and exchange them for a gentle and considerate "love partner". They were not irreplaceable.
The music blended perfectly with the sound of the fountain. The night was dim and in a few minutes, the dinner would officially begin. In the fragrance of flowers, some people were already chatting ambiguously linked with their hands. No oncoming car lights could be seen at the end of the road and no one thought that the mayor would come.
Bruce shook his head, put down his glass, and walked to the center of the garden.
Suddenly he heard an approaching roar.
The grass leaves chose to succumb to the tearing of the wind, the fragrance of flowers filled the air, and strong lights swept down from directly above. Bruce squinted his eyes, his right hand already hidden behind his waist, ready to react at any time, but he stopped, he recognized what the sound was.
It was a helicopter propeller. A helicopter with the City Hall logo painted on it descended from the sky and hovered three to five meters above the ground. The guests stopped talking and hurriedly moved away in the noise - Bruce even heard a few curses.
There are long tables and grills on the lawn, and there is no place to stop.
Everyone moved away except Bruce Wayne, who stood with his head raised directly under the helicopter, looking so small and as if he was scared.
The hovering helicopter seemed impatient. It first increased its altitude, then turned and suddenly dived. At this moment, the door of the plane was opened.
The woman in the fishtail dress seemed to have no fear. Without any thought, the moment the door opened, she jumped lightly and fell from the sky.
The long blue skirt spread out and blew into the wind, like a real open fish tail. Everyone thought she would fall into Bruce's arms, except Bruce himself.
The other party calculated and landed accurately half a meter in front of Wayne. What a hell, she was wearing a pair of ten-centimeter rhinestone high heels, but she managed to stand up straight by slightly bending her knees.
The helicopter "hit the target" and after the person jumped out, it swung its tail and left the sky above the Wayne House. At this moment, it had become a bright spot of light in the sky. The woman raised her hand, put her messy long hair behind her head, and glanced at Bruce: "Where you are standing is not very safe."
They were almost about to collide, Weiwei thought.
"If even my own home is not safe, then there should be nothing safe in Gotan." The man in front of him had a particularly handsome face, and his blue eyes were like the night and the sea. As an NPC, he could definitely rely on this face to serve as a poster girl (?), but this is not a love game. He raised his other hand, "Ms. Alec? Hello, I'm Bruce Wayne. What a surprising appearance."
Weiwei tilted her head and said, "Ah, the original plan was to take a car, but then I thought about it and decided that a helicopter would be safer. At least no one would be so arrogant as to use a rocket launcher in downtown Gotam."
Bruce was silent for a moment, then smiled again: "Are you kidding?"
"Isn't it funny?" Weiwei shrugged and took his hand. "It's already started? Am I late?"
Of course not, Weiwei just hit the spot.
Bruce Wayne was a caring host. It was Vivi's "first time" to attend a banquet hosted by celebrities in Gothenburg, so he naturally took her with him and introduced her to the other guests.
No mission was activated during the conversation, but Vivi was not discouraged. She took note of these people very seriously. Although the game style was not very realistic,'s appearance was not much different. Except for NPCs like Bruce Wayne and his adopted son whose models were quite stunning, the others were only marked with "rich" or other symbols everyone on the map.
——But their wealth may not be less than that of the penguin people.
Anyway, it's impossible to just show up at the dinner and leave, so I might as well find a way to get some investment.
With so many people present, how could Weiwei only catch Bruce Wayne and fleece him? It was rare for her to wear a suit with special effects, and it would be a waste if she didn't use it on a few more people.
"Want to play cards?" Looking around, Weiwei offered her hands, "But we are all friends, there is no need to gamble money, just gamble on something else."
Something without a price can be far more expensive than something with a price tag on it.
As the host, Wayne did not object at all. It would be better to say that this handsome rich man was very good at this. He was very good at making the atmosphere of the banquet frivolous.
They simply organized a game of poker. Perhaps because there was a mayor at the table and there were more young people at the whole party, Vivi could feel that everyone at the table was very excited - except Wayne, who was watching the game.
Weiwei wasn't actually worried about how to win, because she didn't have any cheating tools, but she could see the emotions of everyone on the map. After playing a few rounds like this, she would be able to figure out what the other party was thinking when they were calling cards, and it wouldn't be too difficult to infer their cards from that.
During the first two rounds of probing, Weiwei was concentrating on observing other people's reactions, which was equivalent to her counting the cards, and Bruce was also observing the mayor.
When "Anna Elle" jumped out of the plane, Bruce began his detective observation mode -
She was more than two meters above the ground but did not show any discomfort, which shows that her lower limbs are very strong. However, there is no sign of exercise on her body, which does not make sense.
During the conversation, she acted like she was meeting someone for the first time. Bruce deliberately mispronounced a few words and introduced the two people's names incorrectly, but to his surprise, the mayor didn't seem to notice at all.
——Does this mean that Anna has not investigated the upper class society in Gotham?
This didn't make sense, but Anna gave him the feeling that she had a certain understanding of the guests present. However, this understanding was biased towards a specific aspect and was limited, so she couldn't identify certain mistakes in details. How did she know them?
If Weiwei knew what he was thinking, she would tell him that the map only showed occupations but no names, and she was actually quite troubled.
But Weiwei is not worried at the moment. Since there is no money involved, the game naturally becomes more entertaining. At the card table, everyone starts chatting and gradually relaxes. Now they naturally talk about the "Penguin Man" incident.
"From my father's father to my father's generation, the gang bosses in Gotham have changed for several generations. Before, it was the Romans? Now it's Black Mask, Penguin Man, Two-Face, and..." The man who spoke paused and naturally avoided a certain name. The emotional symbol of [disgust] flashed over his head. "In short, even if Penguin Man falls, there will be other lunatics, and that is Gotham."
Weiwei stared at the cards and said casually, "So you guys want to go and watch the fun? I think they will be present at the trial. It's rare to see a penguin go to jail."
The girl sitting opposite her laughed: "Ah...but isn't he always thrown into prison by Batman? It's just that he always gets out."
"A public trial is different," Weiwei stressed. "But it doesn't matter if you don't go. The Kotan Daily has already agreed to report on it. The trial will be broadcast live throughout the city."
"It's a big battle," the poker player sitting on Weiwei's left squinted his eyes. "If the penguin man can stay in prison, it will be a good achievement during your term."
Maybe everyone had drunk some wine, and the atmosphere was relaxed.
"There is always a way," the man opposite said vaguely, "The dead can't leave the prison, right?"
Bruce frowned.
Weiwei smiled and threw the Joker card in her hand away: "Isn't that too much of a waste?"
"Speaking of which, gentlemen, I have an interesting idea. Are you curious about what prison is like?"
The people present were either rich or noble. Some frowned and said nothing, but naturally some responded to her question: "Of course I'm curious. Maybe this is a place that people like us will never enter in our lifetime, right?"
That may not be the case, Weiwei thought.
"In fact, the prisoners' lives are not that bad. I want to make a TV show to broadcast the prisoners' prison life," she shrugged. "It may not make money, but there will always be people who want to watch it, and it should be able to produce positive publicity - for example, to warn children not to commit crimes, otherwise they will end up like the penguin man?"
Her words brought laughter, and someone echoed: "When?"
"Not in a short time," they restarted the game, and Weiwei began to draw cards. "The city government has a lot of other work to do, such as providing relief and heating for the poor. Many houses in the East District need to be repaired, otherwise they may not be able to survive the winter. The underground pipes have long been aging..."
This is not a topic that everyone is interested in, but some people are still curious about the concept of "prison live broadcast". Weiwei switched between the two topics and was able to maintain her undefeated record at the poker table. After leaving the poker table, she attracted three or four groups of sponsors, totaling more than 300,000 gold coins.
"The people of Gotam will definitely thank you." While taking a break with her glass of wine, Vivi said this to the sponsors sincerely.
As long as there is some money left after completing the main mission, she will definitely organize a "prison live broadcast" and let the penguin read out the list of sponsors, and not a single word can be mispronounced!
But the most important task for today has not been solved yet——
[Side Quest: Obtain funding from Wayne]
[Mission Rewards: 0~500,000 gold (will be directly injected into public funds)]
Weiwei put the unfinished wine aside, tucked her hair behind her ears, and looked for Bruce Wayne.
She suddenly stopped moving.
Weiwei's dress set is actually composed of underwear, fishtail skirt, stockings, crystal high heels, necklace, ring, earrings, makeup and hairstyle. It is worthy of being called a "suit" and can be disassembled with one click. But at this time, the sapphire earring on her right ear is missing.
When she discovers she has lost her earring, she activates a side quest.
[Side Quest: Catwoman's Hostility]
[The famous thief lady in Gotham seems to have an inexplicable hostility towards you. This may just be a warning. How should you deal with this? ]
[Hint: Catwoman considers the East District of Gotham to be her territory. She protects this place and maintains its stability.]
[(Catwoman has entered a disguised state, you can't find her on the map)]
Is Gotam East… the slums of Gotam the worst place for land subsidence?
Just before coming to the dinner, Vivi had asked Sherk to hold a meeting to discuss how to relocate the citizens of the eastern part of Gotham and complete the underground transformation.
——It seems that this hostility is not without reason.
What should I do?
Weiwei suddenly stood up, touched her ears in panic, and then began to feel around on the sofa and under the coffee table. Soon, a maid came over to ask -
"I'm sorry, my earrings may have fallen somewhere," she said, trying to look panicked and sad. "My earrings... they are very important to me. I'm sorry, can you help me find them?"
"Please wait a moment, ma'am. We will look for her right away."
Weiwei took off the earring from her left ear and handed it to her, looking expectantly.
Then, it was time for the show——
She spent a full ten minutes expressing her anxiety and sadness, and when she faced Bruce Wayne, she was almost on the verge of tears.
"That's... coming from someone important to me... I didn't expect it. Sorry to trouble you, but it's actually not that expensive..."
Mr. Wayne patted her arm comfortingly. Most of the guests had already left, but they were still looking for the "earring".
However, in fact, the earrings had already been taken away by Catwoman.
Bruce looked quite guilty, and his real intention was to use the other party's guilt to "extract investment", which slightly moved Vivi's non-existent conscience.
"It was stolen from Wayne Manor. I am willing to bear the compensation. Although the significance of the earring is far more important than its original value, I hope to make some compensation..." He seemed to have checked the surveillance. Can we have another dozen such rich and kind-hearted tycoons?
When this man mentioned the word "compensation", Weiwei's eyes lit up, but her real purpose was not this.
"No, it's not your fault."
Weiwei was silent for a while: "Let's not talk about this anymore, I can't control my emotions...why don't we talk about something else..."
Half an hour later.
[Side quest "Obtaining funding from Wayne" completed]
[You receive an investment amount of 500,000 gold coins]
[You received an additional personal compensation of 200,000 gold coins]
Nine fifty.
Today's meeting started late, which was a rare overtime job. Millie's current roommate is Sheila. They live in the allocated housing of the Town Hall in the old city. Employees do not need to pay rent, which makes Millie's life a little better - after all, she has not graduated for long and has not saved any money.
However, at this point in time, Millie did not go towards the staff dormitory. She bought a bunch of instant food, loaded it into her second-hand jeep, and drove towards Crime Alley.
"Damn it." She didn't know what had happened recently, such as a gang fight or something similar. The houses in Crime Alley were already crowded together, and the route for vehicles was not wide. Now the ground had collapsed, and she had to walk with the food.
Millie drove the car a distance and parked it at the bank - if she parked at the alley, her car would be gone when she came back - she touched the stun gun on her waist and got out of the car.
"Don't worry..." she whispered to herself, "You're used to it, aren't you?"
After passing through this dark path, her destination is right in front of her. There is no need to be afraid. She just needs to be calm and patient, and she will reach her destination.
The layout of Crime Alley has not changed much. Even though the nearby downtown Gotham is developing rapidly, this place still looks the same, as if it has not changed in decades. However, Millie suddenly discovered that it was a little different from the last time she came back.
There are a few more trees on the roadside, more trash cans on the ground, and a sign hanging next to the sewer manhole under construction. I don’t know who kicked it several times, but under the cheap lights of the roadside adult store, the shoe prints are very conspicuous.
"Snap"
Millie was suddenly pushed to the ground. She was stunned for a moment and immediately wanted to struggle, but before she could pull out the electric baton from her waist, it was pulled out by a hand.
The snacks she bought fell to the ground, and she was picked up by the neck. The electric baton was now against her back. Someone said in a hoarse voice, "Take out all your money."
Millie slowly raised her hands: "I used all my cash to buy food... I really don't have any money..."
She was poked hard in the back, but luckily the opponent didn't have electricity.
Millie shivered slightly: "I really don't have it with me, but I can go get it..."
"Boring," the man behind me said, "You just want to run away."
"No..." Millie said, realizing what the other party was going to do, "No, don't... please... I have savings."
"But you didn't bring it." The person behind him laughed again.
It seemed that these should be the last words Millie would hear in her life. She would die for a boring enough reason. If she had carried at least twenty dollars with her, or prepared more self-defense props, perhaps she would have had a different fate.
She was breathing rapidly, she thought: What should I say... How can I survive... I...
She felt utterly terrified and hopeless.
She thought she was hallucinating at the moment.
——It’s daybreak.
The whole sky suddenly became as bright as day, as if the sun had appeared. Behind her, she heard the gangsters' screams as their eyes were stung by the bright light, but Millie had no time to care. She closed her eyes, covered her head and rushed forward. She seemed to have thrown herself into the sunlight.
Millie knows this place well; this is where she grew up.
She rushed into her old house smoothly and almost without any difficulty, stumbled upstairs, threw herself on the bed, wrapped herself in the quilt, and then she began to tremble.
The golden light did not disappear, but came in from the window, illuminating the room.
There was no danger, no gangsters, only the soft quilt in her hands. At this moment, Millie finally turned her head.
Outside the window, a tree is glowing.
An ordinary roadside tree, tall and leafy, blocked the center of the road. It was glowing...it was golden!
Millie heard the other "neighbors" cursing and swearing, and it was obvious that many people were affected by the dazzling light.
But she suddenly laughed out loud, and even choked with laughter.
"Ah... colorful street trees..." The mayor's wife asked casually while leaning on the table, "Where in Gotham City are the street lights always out of order? Where are they always dark? Hmm... what's the use of this tree?"
Is there any place in modern times that is so poor that there are no street lights?
Millie held up the coffee pot and said subconsciously, "...Park Street?"
"Oh, that sounds nice, like a street with lots of flowers."
Park Street, now known as "Crime Alley", is a place of danger and crime, and famous people who died here include Thomas and Martha Wayne, the parents of Gotham boss Bruce.
"I wonder what colors different emotions are... maybe only strong emotions will cause the leaves to change color? Otherwise, Park Street will become colorful. Hmm... sounds interesting!"
Is it fun...?
She stared out the window with tears in her eyes.
She saw the golden light slowly disappear.
But she knew it had been on.
Fear and despair...are they golden?
Someone opened the door of her room, turned on the light, and walked quickly to her side, holding her face. "Millie? What happened?"
The other person has a beautiful and charming face, and walks as silently and softly as a cat.
"Nothing... where were you before," Millie whispered, "Selena?"
With the investment, Vivi got on the helicopter. She insisted on waiting for the helicopter from the City Hall to arrive instead of asking Wayne's housekeeper to take her back.
Black Mask's hatred for her is not low. Viviken doesn't want to trouble the old butler to help her dispose of the body. What if an innocent person is implicated?
They gradually rose higher, and after fastening their seat belts, Weiwei operated the panel -
The earring in her right ear is back.
A set is a set, how could it be stolen? Simply re-equip it on the interface, and the accessories you accidentally lost will reappear.
I wonder if the thief named Catwoman would become suspicious if she found that the things she stole suddenly disappeared?
——Who can steal the loot from the hands of a thief?
Two days later.
Gotan Grand Court.
The trial of the penguin man "Oswald Cobert" is about to begin.
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