Chapter 192 Chapter 192 [VIP]
The clown looked at Megan with strange eyes. He really didn't expect that the child would have such a plan. It gave him a rare sense of surprise. As for his own secret guidance, let's not mention it. If she was a stupid and lazy child, she would never discover this information hidden in many materials.
He was pleased with Megan's answer, but he didn't show it. He raised his eyebrows slightly, clearly more curious about the details behind the plan. "Are you sure? Megan, you want to build a business in that filthy place with sewage flowing everywhere, rats running around, and despicable people everywhere. What are you going to do?"
Once you've chosen a location, you need to find something concrete to do! You can't just stand there dreaming and expect everything to happen; it requires practical action. Furthermore, choosing an industry is more important than choosing a location. Choosing an industry that's struggling will only lead to losses. Even a truly profitable industry requires some "asset" to enter, so the average person should be wary of the risks.
The Joker lowered his eyes and looked at Megan, already expectant. His expression did not change much, but Megan could always get tiny messages from him, otherwise she would not have been able to keep stepping on the Joker's patience line and still be safe and sound, coaxing this moody man into compromising for her.
She never misses an expression of love. When she senses love, she feels uncontrollably happy and responds without hesitation. She drops the documents in her hands, opens her arms, and rushes towards her father, her eyes overflowing with happiness. "Yes! Sure!"
The clown held her in his arms. After all, he was used to this reckless little bear. He pinched her cheek and gestured for her to answer the next question.
Megan happily clung to his arm, thought for a moment, and then continued with that uncertain tone, "Manufacturing?"
But she couldn't explain why she made such a choice. It was just her feeling. Gotham is a port city with an excellent geographical location and port conditions. The annual port throughput is huge. It has become an important economic and trade center in the United States. Therefore, many industries are not feasible.
Megan had wandered the streets and alleys of Gotham, seen modern skyscrapers, walked in the prosperous and magnificent commercial district, walked outside the Iceberg Restaurant, seen residential areas, townhouses and villas, visited the historic Wayne Manor, and walked with the Mad Hatter into the deserted and abandoned areas. Over many days and nights, her understanding of Gotham gradually grew.
She said, "I don't want to work in either the agricultural and sideline food processing industry or the food manufacturing industry." This was a very childish statement, as if she had ruled out two options based solely on personal likes and dislikes, but they were indeed not good choices.
The Joker glanced at Megan and realized that she was still struggling and slowly sorting out her thoughts. He took her in his arms and sat her on the sofa. His hand, clasped in a rose-purple leather glove, slowly patted her back, indicating that there was no need to rush. "No matter what your reason is, or even if it's not, it's fine. We have plenty of time to solve this problem today."
He effectively comforted the child. Megan's fluffy head rested on his arm. She sat crookedly, her neck twisted, as if she couldn't be comfortable unless she twisted herself into a weird shape. The Joker wanted to straighten her back, and after several minutes, he couldn't help but ask, "Are you sitting right? I don't want you to find out you have scoliosis when you grow up and end up having to trouble me for spinal correction surgery."
He knew that young people nowadays have all kinds of problems! Seeing that Megan was not moved at all——
But she didn't completely ignore him or respond. Instead, she turned her head and bumped into him. This made him helpless, right? He simply helped her sit up straight, but leaned towards her and let Megan continue to rest her head on his arm.
Megan's posture was adjusted, but she was still comfortable. She didn't deliberately confront her father on this matter. She pondered for a while and said, "Dad, Gotham's agricultural development is not very good, right?"
In reality, it's more than just normal. Land is so scarce in port cities, so why use flat land for growing crops? Freshwater resources are also a problem, not to mention the quality of the soil needed for agriculture. Gotham's soil environment has been deteriorating. People with certain ideologies often come out to advocate for it, but unfortunately, they fail to attract public attention. Furthermore, those who wave these banners don't necessarily care about the environment; they may be using it as a lever to achieve certain goals.
Gotham's agricultural development is quite poor, not to mention its large population, making self-sufficiency a complete fantasy. However, as an economically developed port city, there will obviously be no shortage of agricultural products and a food crisis. The city has long taken this shortcoming into consideration and invested heavily in building granaries. Even if any mayor loses his mind, he cannot interfere with the storage of new grain in the granaries and the sale of old grain at low prices every year.
Megan just asked casually, then counted on her fingers, "Actually, the textile industry is not suitable either. There are also printing, pharmaceutical manufacturing, rubber and plastic manufacturing, metal manufacturing..."
She had already ruled out many options. Perhaps they all had something in common? Take wastewater pollution, for example. It's a problem rarely investigated, rarely followed, and even dismissed because the environment is so uniform. But if you really want to address it, wastewater treatment and pollution control are a hefty expense, a painful one.
At the end, she looked up at the clown and said, "Dad, I think the machinery and electronics manufacturing industries are good."
The clown smiled exaggeratedly at her and said, "Oh my God, kid, your answer is not bad." This child was sometimes to his liking, like now.
But this was originally her own wish, so of course she wouldn't get any reward. He just leaned over slightly and kissed Megan on the forehead, taking it as a reward. He thought the child would be so happy that she couldn't find her way. If she wasn't happy? Then he wasn't going to do anything else.
Of course Megan was happy! She was used to running around recklessly. With a kick of her feet, she stepped on the sofa and rushed over to her father, rubbing against him randomly. Then, the clown pulled her away with disgust. He looked at the happy child in his arms and pinched her cheek with his other hand. "I'm surprised that you can think of so much, but I think..."
"You wouldn't let me start a company during the Christmas and New Year holidays?"
Seeing Megan's puzzled look, whose intentions were exposed, the Joker laughed, "This is your vacation time, and it's also the vacation time for many people. No one is working at this time, and me? I have to take this time to work overtime." His tone gradually became low. Obviously, working overtime was not a good job, but could he not do it?
He took the time to come back and see Megan in order to take some time off, and it was always particularly interesting to snatch things from others, but those things had to be done no matter what, otherwise he would be blamed when he returned!
As for the question of whether to take Megan back to Arkham Asylum during the holidays, he gave up because someone there was ready to make trouble. He disappeared in Gotham until the Joker appeared on Christmas Day.
As usual, he disguised himself as Arthur Damon and took the child out to play. Now that they had some savings, they were no longer as tight on money as before. Even when Arthur was not rich before, he was not stingy with spending money on Megan. He gave her a bank card early on and stuffed a lot of change in his drawer for her to spend as she pleased.
It's the same now. As early as before Christmas, he asked Bob to buy new clothes and dressed Megan up exquisitely and cutely. She wore a scarf to keep warm and thick clothes, so she didn't wear a hat when she went out. Her black curly hair hung behind her, and the decoration on her head was a reindeer hairpin with two red plush antlers on top. She looked cute no matter how you looked at her.
It snowed in Gotham a few days before Christmas. Megan didn't like to go out when she was alone, and she had no interest in playing in the snow. But when she went out with Arthur, she stopped after taking a few steps, bent her knees slightly, and jumped into the snow. She jumped smoothly for the first few times, until her foot slipped when she landed.
Arthur, who had been watching her patiently, stretched his legs just in time, allowing Megan to lean back on his legs, preventing her from falling into the snow and getting her clothes dirty. If she had fallen, she would definitely be unhappy and might even take her anger out on him unreasonably! He knew this child's temper all too well.
However, Arthur's face was filled with gentle indulgence. He reluctantly bent down to help Megan up. Megan was hanging on his arm at this time, and she said softly, "Merry Christmas, Dad!"
She rubbed her horns against him, but Arthur dodged by leaning back and patting her cashmere-gloved hand. "You're happy too, Megan. Have you decided where to go for fun today?" He would always seek the opinions of his beloved child, and would carefully consider them and finally make a decision that would satisfy her.
Megan exhaled a large cloud of mist. Although she was twelve years old, she still thought this kind of game was fun. She said, "I want to go to Chinatown and watch the lion dance this year." The sound of "dong dong qiang" was still fresh in her memory even after a year. She liked the lively atmosphere, the many people of different skin colors, and the beautiful porcelain and novel toys.
"Then let's go."
This wasn't a big deal, nor did it involve the so-called 'authority of adults'. It was just that the child was asked, so he expressed his thoughts. Arthur certainly wouldn't reject it, so they went, taking the shuttle bus and the subway on the way, and finally standing in that familiar place.
What a huge archway! It still looks solemn and brand new. It can be seen that it is well maintained on a daily basis. Of course, it may also be related to the good quality of the materials. However, Megan has her own ideas, "I think they may repaint the archway every year." This is the conclusion she came to after carefully looking at the pillars of the archway.
If it hadn't been freshly painted, how could it be completely free of damage? Megan used to be a painter!
The author has something to say:
Suddenly Hell () Spinal Corrective Surgery*
If the previous extra chapter has no clue about the sequel, how about I open a new extra chapter that has nothing to do with the main story, "The Joker takes Megan to travel to other universes"? Let everyone present be surprised (I am happy just thinking about it)
It's also fun to see Ah Fu take the teenagers Jason and Megan out to play. In a different universe, Ah Fu says: Master, open the door. I'm here with the two kids.
Megan: It’s impossible to find my dad → referring to the clowns in other universes.
Then I have another idea (rubbing hands)
A master-controlled puzzle game called "Gotham Succubus, Attack with Dignity!" The protagonist, Megan Damon, is a succubus with bear mimicry. I've already thought of the skills (hands on hips), and there are two extra stories:
① Players control characters to explore Gotham. The main plot is to make friends, discover the enemy camp, and uncover the character's life experience.
② Everyone in Gotham plays a game, including Scarecrow: Max out her stats! She'll definitely conquer Gotham!
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