mtl008 Chapter 3257 Bloody New City (6)
Chapter 3257 Bloody New City (6)
Chapter 3257 Bloody New City (VI)
"That piece of forest has actually been polluted for a long time because a chemical factory has been illegally discharging pollutants since about five years ago."
Schiller rummaged through a pile of documents, picked out one and put it aside, then said.
“Does this land belong to that chemical factory?”
"No, but you got the point." Schiller flipped through the documents in his hand and said, "In a city like Gotham, the value of natural woodlands is self-evident. The owner of this land is a real estate developer. He originally planned to use this woodland to build a park and then develop a high-end community."
“But the woodlands are polluted.”
"Yes. In fact, there weren't many trees there three years ago. Soil pollution meant that most plants couldn't survive. His dream of building a park was naturally shattered. It was a completely failed investment."
'If it was already failing three years ago, why sell it now? "
"Of course, it was because no one would buy it at that time. Even if the price was very low, no one was willing to take it over, because at the same price, you could buy a better piece of land in a corner. The real estate developer was also unwilling to sell it because he was losing too much money. If he lost even the land, it would be a complete waste of money."
"Then why are you willing to sell it now?"
"Of course, it's because they found a common enemy." Schiller put down the documents and looked at Bruce and said, "The factory that violated the regulations doesn't want people to know that it violated the regulations, but the dead trees and seriously excessive pollutants in the forest are evidence. If the land falls into the hands of someone with ulterior motives, it's like the factory owner has been caught."
"The real estate developer doesn't want to lose money, but for various reasons, he doesn't dare to trouble the factory owner. He can only hold a piece of waste land and doesn't know what to do."
"Someone doesn't want our new mayor and Batman to have an easy time. They are holding on to the chemical plant leak in District X15 and want them to come up with more funds to deal with the matter. The three parties hit it off."
"The people targeting the mayor spent money to buy the land, put the terms of the transaction approval under the mayor's nose, and took advantage of the mayor's kindness to ask the mayor to find someone to test the pollution of the land. As long as the mayor went, he would not be able to ignore it."
"Once they decide to start the cleanup, they can blame the contamination on the X15 leak, because if you didn't pollute it, why would you clean it up?"
"This will immediately become the best reason to attack the mayor. Even the lower-class people may not believe the Pale Knight, because the two plots of land are indeed very close to each other, and it seems that they were both contaminated at the same time."
"In this way, the people targeting the mayor have found evidence, the real estate developer has sold the property for a good price, and the factory has covered up its illegal discharge of pollutants. It's a win-win for all three parties."
"Although you successfully used the incident in Area X15 to drive down the prices of surrounding land, you wanted to buy these lands at low prices and then clarify the pollution to make the first pot of gold by raising the prices. However, if the situation of the natural forest land is exposed, it will be difficult for you to clarify that there is no pollution in this place."
"The key is that the Pale Knight will not allow you to clarify, because the pollution of the forest land does exist, and the two are very close. Once the ignorant masses are misled to buy houses here, it may cause harm to their lives and health."
Bruce just listened quietly, then he asked, "Do you think they've figured out my plan?"
"That may not be the case. It is more likely that they hit the jackpot by accident. They do not believe that Area X15 is completely free of pollution because they cannot do so with their methods. Batman does not need to do so. They would not expect that there is a visitor like you who is short of money."
"This is a bit tricky." Bruce sat down, but he was not panicked. He said, "In fact, I have made some preparations, but I didn't expect there is such an important natural forest nearby. Once the pollution of the forest is exposed, it will definitely cause panic among the people. At that time, it will be difficult to clarify the matter of Area X15."
"That's right, but it really comes down to an internal government issue." Schiller picked up the transaction approval again and said, "If this document is not sent to the mayor's desk, the mayor will not pay attention to this matter. If he doesn't take action, it will be difficult for the other party to put the blame on him."
"I told you, that's what the Pale Knight is like." Bruce rubbed his temple and said, "If he saw this, even if he knew it was a trap, he wouldn't just ignore it."
"Being kind is not a shortcoming." Schiller sat back at his desk and said, "If you hadn't been harmed and exploited, causing you to have a hard time, you wouldn't have needed me to come here to clean up your mess. This can be considered as creating a job opportunity for me."
"What's more, the Pale Knight is not the kind of person who would give in to weakness and compromise. Although he may suffer a loss in this matter, he will try every means to get it back. What I am here to do is to prevent him from suffering this loss."
"I see." Bruce suddenly said, "So you have to abandon the entire city government, because this place is equivalent to a huge trap for the Pale Knight, and he may be harmed at any time and anywhere."
"That's right. All the documents sent to his desk may have been carefully set up after layers of screening, using various methods to take advantage of his kindness to commit crimes. If he continues to stay in such an environment, it will only waste all of your remaining few resources."
"That's why it's always difficult for good to defeat evil. Once you make a grand vow and decide to be responsible for everyone, there will definitely be people who take advantage of it."
"It sounds like an unsolvable deadlock." Bruce's eyebrows never relaxed. He said, "If you are responsible for everyone, and your power comes from this, then you must not sit idly by and watch any of them, otherwise the collapse of power will only take a moment."
Bruce realized the Pale Knight's dilemma.
It's not that he has to be a perfect good person, but his power comes from the fact that he stands on the side of the grassroots people and declares that he is responsible for them.
This means that once it concerns the lives of the grassroots, he must stand up, otherwise people can take back his power in the same way they gave him the power.
The Pale Knight and the upper class are already in a life-and-death situation. If they lose the support of the lower classes, they will be completely defeated.
Therefore, as long as he sees some news that is unfavorable to the lower class, he must deal with it, even if there is an abyss of no return ahead, he must go, even if he only has the ability to show an attitude, he still has to go.
Schiller shook his head.
"It doesn't matter. This is not an unprecedented situation. What we need to do first is to 'start anew' and not allow others to have the opportunity to harm him in this way."
"But if he doesn't know about it, it won't happen?" Bruce asked. "They can also directly expose the news of the forest pollution. Then the Pale Knight will still have to go, and he will be involved as well."
"Then why haven't they just exposed it now?"
Bruce thought about it and speculated, "Maybe they are worried about implicating the factory owners and real estate developers? Maybe they also want to be exposed, but the time has not come yet."
Schiller shook his head and said, "Neither, because politics is the art of compromise. What they want is for the Pale Knight to compromise, not for him to die."
"For them, it doesn't matter who is the mayor, as long as they can get the money. They do this to get the Pale Knight to agree to set up a special fund and use more tax revenue to solve the problems in District X15. This way, they can make more money instead of going all out with the Pale Knight."
Schiller picked up the document in his hand and said, "This is their reminder. If the Pale Knight can understand it, he will know what to do, and this matter can naturally be eliminated."
"The Pale Rider's reputation won't be damaged, and they get the money they wanted. In their opinion, no one gets hurt this way, so why not?"
"Why not?!" Bruce raised his voice and said, "Precious natural forests have been polluted, and no one is responsible for it. How many such forests have been polluted over the years? Isn't Gotham gradually becoming what it is today?"
"This is not a problem at all in their opinion. Their villas have the best fresh air systems, air purifiers, and even green houses that simulate the natural environment. As for whether the lower-class people will be affected by air pollution, what does it have to do with them?"
Bruce slammed the table hard.
"Keep your anger, but keep your head clear," Schiller said. "They are who they are, and they won't change just because you're angry, so being angry is useless."
"We already know that the Pale Knight will not compromise. They will definitely take some so-called 'ultimate measures' to teach him a lesson. Most people have no way to resist. This is how they tame politicians one after another."
"In the process of domestication, some people at the bottom will definitely be harmed. This is part of their persecution."
"I shut down the government and took the Pale Knight out and sent him to another environment. This was more because I took his mental health into consideration. Once the lower-class people are harmed by his intransigence, he will waver and doubt whether his choice is correct."
"In my opinion, he is not the kind of person who can sacrifice a few people for his own sake. If that is the case, don't let him make such a choice."
"But you won't let them succeed." Bruce looked at Schiller hopefully and said, "You'll make their final resort ineffective, right?"
Schiller smiled and said, "You have a lot of confidence in me."
"Of course." Bruce gave him a thumbs up and said, "Their methods are nothing to you."
"I guess so." Schiller nodded and said, "Because their thinking is too shallow. They only think that there are two kinds of people in this world, one is their enemy and the other is their dog. When facing anyone, they just say 'be my dog or get lost'. They don't even need to overcome such thinking. It will fall apart with a slight poke."
"Really? Do you have any better ideas?"
"Of course there are two kinds of people in this world, one is my enemy and the other is my friend. What I want to do is to make my friends more and more and my enemies less and less."
Bruce nodded and said, "That's easier said than done, but we don't have many allies."
"Then you are still thinking in their way, dividing everyone into enemies and friends."
"Isn't that what you said?"
"I mean there are enemies and friends, but if you use my criteria, 90% of people are friends."
Bruce made a puzzled expression.
At this time his cell phone rang, and the voice of the Pale Knight sounded a little tired, but also revealed a sense of relaxation.
"Batman agreed. He will send a car to pick me up tomorrow. I need to pack the important things tonight."
Schiller's phone rang, and he said to the other end: "Yes, this is Rodriguez, OK, Chief Gordon, see you tomorrow morning."
It is not enough to learn from the horse without learning from the fur.