Chapter 104 Gotham Longzhong vs. (Part 2) (Patreon)

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The staff in charge of reviewing the election candidates almost threw away the information in their hands when they saw the name on the first page submitted by Gotham.

The old Godfather of Gotham planned to enter politics???

Of course, after calming down, it was not impossible. Let's put it this way, although Falcone's age as a gang leader is a bit old, it's because gangs turnover quickly, and few gang leaders can sit steadily in this position for so many years. So Falcone appears to be special.

But as for entering politics, there are plenty of people like Falcone at his age. The average age of Congress members is in their 50s, and there are many elderly politicians in their 70s and 80s. If Falcone wants to enter politics now, it's not too late, because he's already starting from a higher point than others and not from scratch.

At the very least, if he wants to become the mayor of Gotham City and then a state senator in New Jersey, no one can stop him.

After becoming a state senator, if Wayne Enterprises is willing to continue helping him run for office, it is not impossible for him to enter Congress and even go further up.

However, the mayoral election this time was originally meant to deal with Roy's gang-style speeches. But now if Falcone participates and is elected as the mayor of Gotham City, it would be like letting go of a mud eel and catching a great white shark.

State government legislators do believe that Falcone will not make the same arrogant remarks as his protégé, but that is not as good as making arrogant remarks!

A person with a sharp tongue can be annoying, but the number one in the national service can be deadly!

[ShaneFreak: This phrase suggests that while someone who speaks harshly or sarcastically can be irritating, someone who holds a position of power in the government or military can be much more dangerous.]

If Falcone really becomes the mayor, the entire underworld and overworld of Gotham City will be in his hands.

Countless people have tried with their lives to deal with the old Godfather.

State government legislators had to frantically call Falcone's mansion. They were relieved to learn that the old Godfather only expressed support for his protégé and did not intend to run for office.

The Godfather's own son, Little Falcone, told them that his father is already old and is now retiring and not planning to enter politics.

This news undoubtedly relieved everyone, because while Roy as mayor might cause some trouble, Falcone entering politics could lead to an unforeseen path.

As a result of this incident, state government legislators had to strengthen their scrutiny of the Gotham mayoral candidates.

Then they realized that finding a candidate who could actually be the mayor among these candidates was almost as difficult as finding gold in shit. (XD)

Any normal person with a brain knows that being the mayor of Gotham is a short-lived position, so it goes without saying what kind of people would sign up for it.

Out of the 23 candidates who applied, 19 were well-known gang leaders in Gotham, and the remaining 4 included 3 underage applicants, with the youngest being 6 years old, and the last one was a cat raised in the Gotham Cup Bar.

What's even more ridiculous is that only this cat completed all the information in its application, while most of the others couldn't even write coherently without at least two bottles of vodka.

The state legislators were at a loss as to how to find a candidate who could actually be the mayor from among these applications.

First of all, even if they could find one, it would be a question whether this person could understand the rules of voting.

Secondly, if they did choose someone, the bigger question was whether they would swear more than Roy.

Most importantly, if they chose one of them, the other gang families who held grudges against them would think that the election was rigged, and their fate would surely be a suicide by a shot in the back.

As it turns out, Gotham is a completely rotten mud pit. Anyone who has anything to do with this city will not have a good ending. The state legislators are now completely at a loss.

The people who could be chosen don't want to come, and those who want to come can't be chosen.

So what can they do?

After much thought, the state legislators found that it was better to let Roy continue to be the mayor. (XD)

Think about it, Roy didn't use more than 10 swear words throughout his entire speech, but those candidates, in their short 300-word application reasons, conservatively used over 100 swear words. If any of them became the mayor, I'm afraid all the members of Congress would be screwed.

In the end, the election became a formality again. From the suspension of the review to becoming a candidate again, to the announcement of the voting results, Roy was re-elected as mayor within a week.

The impact of this is going to be huge.

The bosses of the Gangs in these cities are really fed up. They have long been annoyed by those journalists and commentators who just talk without considering the consequences. When it comes to criticizing people, these Gang bosses, who have grown up in the streets, are not afraid of anyone.

But the ones who started the criticism were not the cities close to Gotham, but Detroit.

If we talk about the most tragic city in modern industrial history, we have to mention Detroit.

Around the 1960s to 1970s, the oil crisis caused heavy losses in the automotive industry, and the Motor City of Detroit overnight turned from a prosperous industrial metropolis into a chaotic mess where people were displaced and Gangs ran rampant.

Because the decline of Detroit's economy was too fast, it didn't even span a generation. The people who are alive now witnessed how this once prosperous city was heading towards destruction, and they are living proof of Roy's theory.

When Detroit fell, there was no savior. The ordinary people here who lost order overnight fell into hell almost instantly. Racial conflicts, riots, shootings - countless nights in Detroit were lit up by the flames of gunfire, as bright as the lights of the once prosperous factories, shining all night long.

In short, officials, Gang bosses, and civilian representatives from among them all came forward to denounce each other, and then united to curse those commentators who just talk without considering the consequences, with their spears pointed directly at Congress.

The intense reaction surprised Schiller a little. In the draft he gave to Roy, he had tried to remove some radical debates and avoided certain sensitive topics as much as possible. The purpose of this speech was actually just to pave the way for the city's joint efforts and industrial transformation and upgrading. In simple terms, if you want to go to war, you must first raise the flag.

The goal was to give these cities of crime in similar situations a reasonable excuse to unite. Since our rotten situation is not our fault, what's wrong with us joining forces to make money?

However, Schiller did not anticipate that this would be a piercing insight into the biggest dilemma facing the economic development of the eastern United States during this era. The economic crisis caused by fundamental institutional contradictions would lead to waves of unemployment, and unemployed people would be unable to receive strong control and handling, leading them to spontaneously form organizations such as gangs.

The existence of gangs seriously threatens local security, which in turn causes investors to be unable to develop in a safe environment. This leads to divestment, and new investors are also unwilling to come due to the city's bad reputation, causing the economy to further decline, unemployment to increase, and gangs to become more rampant.

The prosperous maritime trade on the East Coast naturally provides fertile ground for the development of illegal industries. Once gangs flourish, various illegal industries will naturally follow suit. The flourishing of illegal industries will instinctively exclude normal industries, making it even more difficult for them to develop. As a result, the city will be trapped in an endless cycle of darkness.

Most cities do not have a man like Falcone, who can find a way to bring evil order through extreme violence and then bring profit to the entire social structure through this order. Therefore, most of these cities cannot be like Gotham, evil but wealthy. Most of them are chaotic and poor, frantically exploring the brink of bankruptcy.

The resentment of the people in these cities is definitely much greater than that of Gotham. After all, compared to the infrastructure, population density, and living conditions, Gotham is actually one of the top cities in the United States, except for its strange weather and ecology. It is a modern and prosperous metropolis.

But in cities like Detroit, which are in the post-industrial era, the rapid development of the automobile industry has brought about an imbalance in industry, as well as backwardness in other infrastructure and human environments.

People have found that having money was not a problem before, but now that they don't, this backwardness will bring various troubles and make their lives even worse.

As the saying goes, there is always someone worse off than you. Schiller's speech, which was written from the perspectives of Gotham and Chicago, still has a bit of a Versailles taste.

Chicago and Gotham are already considered outstanding in this type of city, and even Detroit is considered pretty good, at least it has had its heyday, and most people still have some foundation. The smaller cities are even worse off.

Almost overnight, the situation in major East Coast cities has become somewhat agitated, and they feel that the Gangmayor's words make sense. If no one comes to save us, we'll figure out how to save ourselves.

What Schiller didn't expect was that the target he had set, which was the tripartite system of Gotham, Chicago, and Miami, had been effective in the initial cooperation between Gotham and Chicago, but before the next step of linking up with Miami could be taken, another city's Gang had already come knocking on their door, that city was Imperial City.

Imperial City is also a unique city in DC comics, the hometown of superhero hunter Paul, and a large city on the East Coast.

Of course, Imperial City's situation is certainly better than Gotham's, there is still basic order here, and the Gang is part of the city, but not all of it.

But, like all other East Coast cities, the black industry is the biggest source of income here. However, what is most famous here is the tourism industry and casinos.

Imperial City is a beautiful city with pleasant climate. Gambling has a long history here, and the numerous casinos have become part of the tourism industry. In recent years, the economy has been developing well, even when many other cities are struggling.

On the second day of Roy's reappointment, he received a call from the mayor of Imperial City. They exchanged opinions on friendly exchanges between Gotham and Chicago, and both sides expressed their views on the future development of their respective cities, reaching a preliminary consensus.

The mayors of the two cities, who are both concerned about their citizens, reflected on the painful history of the East Coast port cities while looking forward to a prosperous future. They expressed their wishes for a win-win cooperation.

Roy will also visit Imperial City next month to conduct investigations and visits to see if there are any lessons that Gotham can learn from. Upon hearing this news, the Twelve Families expressed their willingness to contribute to the development of Gotham, and they believe that everyone has a responsibility. They see the potential of the gambling industry, which also has a foundation for developing tourism. Once the black industry is no longer feasible, gambling and tourism become the best direction for the city's transformation.

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