Dreaming for 10,000 years

Chapter 335 Butler
Shi Fei walked in so openly, as if he was supposed to be here. The two people in the office seemed to be completely unaware of his presence and continued to talk intently.

One of them was the mayor of Goff City. He had a Mediterranean hairstyle and was wearing a high-end suit. He was talking to another person at his desk.

As for the other person?

He can hardly be called a "human being".

Because he is a lifelike robot.

He was about 1.80 meters tall, with an upright posture, wearing a well-tailored black tuxedo with an exquisite silver collar pin at his collar. The edge of his white shirt was slightly exposed at his cuffs, making him look both dignified and elegant.

His skin texture is so realistic that it is almost indistinguishable from that of a human. His slightly weathered face is covered with fine wrinkles, especially those at the corners of his eyes and mouth, revealing a wisdom and calmness that comes from years of baptism.

His eyebrows are thick and neat, slightly raised, giving people a gentle and firm feeling. His eyes are dark brown, and his pupils seem to hide countless stories. His eyes are deep and peaceful, as if he can see through people's hearts.

If it weren't for the fact that there was no human scent coming from him and his voice was an electronic sound with a little noise, it would be hard to tell that he was a simulated robot.

He is Alfred Pennyworth, the butler of Wayne Manor.

At this time, he was saying to the mayor in a serious tone: "Mr. Mayor, I am very sorry. We cannot support you in this election."

"Why?" The mayor was prepared for this question. After all, if Ah Fu came in person, there must be something important.

But he still said anxiously: "I have done everything I promised you!"

Elections are a game of distributing political interests. Although each voter has one vote, after so many years of operation and development, there are naturally many ways to make voters "obediently" cast their votes.

Ballots are only useful before elections. After elections, ballots are just waste paper. Therefore, in order to become the mayor of Goff City, he made a deal with the real owner of Goff City, the Wayne Group, during the election.

The Wayne Group supports him, so after he comes to power, he will tilt some policies towards the Wayne Group, helping the Wayne Group bypass antitrust laws and acquire some companies, such as power plants, water plants and other infrastructure.

As long as he did well, after four years, he could join Wayne Company and become a public sector executive working with the municipal government.

Mayors come and go, but Wayne Group remains forever. Being a mayor is just a stepping stone to becoming a member of Wayne Group! Only by becoming a senior executive of Wayne Group and being tied to it can one enjoy prosperity and wealth for generations.

"No! You forgot one thing. Don't flirt with Washington." Ah Fu shook his head and said in his special electronic voice.

The Washington he was talking about was not a person but a place, the capital of the country.

"I'm just a mayor, the mayor of Goff City, Washington. Washington has an order, and I..." The mayor smiled bitterly, with a hint of helplessness in his tone, "Sometimes I can't do anything.

Before running for mayor, he was just an ordinary councilman. Although his father and grandfather were councilmen, their family did not have much power in the entire city of Goff.

It's simple, Goff City belongs to the Wayne Group.

Decades ago, Gough City was ruled by the Council of Owls, but from some day on, the Council of Owls slowly disappeared, and was replaced by the ubiquitous Wayne Group.

Equally powerful families like Cobblepot and Elliot were slowly declining, and the Wayne Group slowly took control of the entire Goff City.

Whether it is administration, judiciary, or legislation, there are people supported by the Wayne Group everywhere, and the one who executes all this is the butler in front of you, Ah Fu.

Therefore, Ah Fu, who always wears a black tailcoat, is called the "Mayor in Black" or the "Mayor with Tail". Mayor? In front of Ah Fu, the mayor is like a cow or a horse that executes orders, and also like a puppet in Ah Fu's hands.

"Goff City is Master Wayne's Goff, not Washington's Goff. Your little action is an overstep." Ah Fu shook his head and tapped the computer in front of the mayor with his finger.

A folder popped up on the computer screen, and the mayor tremblingly clicked it. It contained all the communication records between him and Washington.

One after another, some of which he had even forgotten, were recorded clearly in it.

Faced with the olive branch extended by Washington, which promised that the mayor could go to Washington to be the mayor, the mayor was tempted.

In Goff City, it seemed as if there was always an indescribable monster staring at them. It had been watching them since they were born and interfering with their growth trajectory.

"I..." Faced with the evidence, the mayor sweated profusely.

Damn it, this is clearly a secret phone provided by Washington. They said that using this phone to make calls and send messages would definitely not be discovered by the Wayne Group?

How could this be?
Could it be that the rubbish in Washington has even its secrets monitored by the Wayne Group?
Ah Fu looked at the mayor's expression and guessed what he was thinking from his database: "You must be wondering why we knew about Washington's secret cell phone?"

"...Let me die knowing full well!" The mayor slumped in his chair, his tone filled with a hint of despair.

In this city, if you go against the Wayne Group, you will not end well. Moreover, he betrayed the Wayne Group like this?

What awaits him is death.

"Washington has declined." Alfu said, "You have to know that in this land, it is many cities like Goff City that recognize that Washington is Washington!"

"Without our support, Washington is nothing more than a loud announcer! Washington's secret cell phone also has the patent of the Wayne Group. Therefore..."

The mayor understood before he finished speaking.

"So that's how it is. My defeat wasn't unfair! I just believed too much in the power of my allies." He laughed at himself. No wonder Washington had failed every time he tried to extend his influence to Goff City for so many years.

Washington is really too bad.

"Master Wayne, what are you going to do with me?" The mayor asked rather bluntly, "Can you spare my wife and son?"

"No, the young master won't kill anyone!" Ah Fu shook his head and said, "I'm here just to convey the young master's intention. The young master won't support you to be the mayor."

The mayor's face turned happy. He didn't expect that he could survive. "Really?"

Ah Fu said: "Of course it's true. But..."

Ah Fu's next words made the mayor feel disappointed.

"But Wayne Manor is short of a gardener to trim the grass. When your term as mayor is over, come to Wayne Manor and be a gardener!"

(End of this chapter)