Dreaming for 10,000 years

Chapter 338 Chicken talking to duck
“So, I changed my strategy.” Wayne’s voice was low and weary. “I’m no longer just fighting crime, but trying to change the city at its root. I’m using Wayne Enterprises’ resources to push for education reform, healthcare reform, and even trying to change the justice system.”

“But even so, corruption in Gough City remains deeply entrenched.” Wayne’s voice carried a hint of bitterness: “Strange oddballs and criminals keep emerging, and even if you put them in jail, they’ll still commit crimes when they get out. This city is like a bottomless pit, swallowing up all hope.”

"Until later, I realized that I alone could not change this city. This city harbored the deepest evils, just like the Council of Owls!"

"You probably don't know that during the colonial period, the wealthiest families in Gough, such as the Wayne, Copperpot, and Elliott families, built Gough together."

"They claim that Gough City belongs to them, not its citizens!"

"The evil in Gough City stems from these families, from Gough City's most fundamental original sin! It comes from human nature; everyone commits crimes." He sighed and said, "So... so, I bought them all and turned Gough City into Wayne's city."

"Because I will not commit crimes, I will manage this city in my own way, so that evil has nowhere to hide and nowhere to escape."

“This method is obvious; at least there are no criminals in Gough City at night!” Wayne said with a hint of pride. “Perhaps this method has other flaws, but it’s much better than the rampant crime at night before.”

This is why he acquired the entire city and established the Dark Knights based on his own model.

He wants to eradicate evil in Gough City!

Looking at Wayne on the screen, Shi Fei felt that Wayne was probably an idiot.

"Are you done talking?" Shi Fei asked, frowning.

Wayne nodded, his tone calm: "I'm just giving you a general idea. Crime in Gough City is worse than you think. It's rife with evil, and rumors say the city is cursed by an evil god."

He spoke of it casually, as if it were merely an episode in his long life. In reality, it was almost his entire life experience.

From witnessing crime in his youth, which sparked his desire to fight crime, to traveling the world in his youth to learn the skills, he returned to Golf in middle age to combat crime.

When he grew old and after decades of fighting crime, he realized that crime in Gough City remained stubbornly high.

I was too naive when I was young.

He didn't want to go into too much detail about his difficult experiences.

"Heh..." Shi Fei couldn't help but sneer.

He thought of the clown.

The Joker of the past was probably a slightly mentally unstable madman, beaten down by society. The current Jack, in his youth, was a hero; if he hadn't met Shi Fei, he might have become a madman and a demon as well.

How can you blame this on an evil god's curse?

If the evil god could speak, he would definitely say that he would not take the blame for this!

"It's ridiculous to attribute one's incompetence in governance to the curse of an evil god," Shi Fei said coldly.

"I am not incompetent in governance!" Wayne's voice suddenly rose: "In order to govern the city, I have studied a lot of criminal psychology, sociology, economics, and finance, and used the entire AI to plan the most suitable direction for the city's development."

"As long as Wayne Group controls the city's water, electricity, internet, petrochemicals, machinery, etc., it can build a large-scale cycle to meet its own production needs!"

"In that case, Gough City won't need so many people. Without so many people, there won't be so many criminals!"

“Once this batch of criminals grows old and dies, there will be no more criminals. At that time, Gough City will be a crime-free city!” Shi Fei looked at Wayne with a question mark on his face.

He boasted that he had dreamed many dreams and seen all sorts of monsters and demons, but he had never seen anything like Wayne.

Once you become the ultimate producer, you no longer need anyone else. Without others, there is naturally no crime. Logically speaking, this makes perfect sense.

However, from the perspective of an outsider, or from the perspective of the citizens of Gough, Wayne certainly doesn't qualify as a "person".

“You’re only fighting crime for the sake of fighting crime! You won’t actually eliminate crime!” Shi Fei said. “It’s a classic case of treating the symptoms, not the cause.”

Wayne shrugged, a hint of disdain in his voice: "But crime is inherently bad. They steal, vandalize, and rob; do they think they're in the right?"

Shi Fei said, "Of course they are right. Have you ever thought that what is a crime to you is a way of life to others?"

Wayne said seriously, "Those criminals live by crime; they are born with evil, and they are no longer human."

Shi Fei said, "They have no way to survive without committing crimes. They have no diplomas, no skills, no resources or connections, nothing. They have no way to survive without committing crimes."

In Gopher City, many people resort to gangs and robbery in order to survive.

Otherwise we really will starve to death!

Wayne said, "I've observed this situation myself. So, I think they're superfluous. The city would be better off without them!"

The two were talking at cross purposes, and Shi Fei couldn't help but say directly, "...You're so rich, can't you help them? Just arresting them doesn't change the problem!"

"Help?" Wayne found it strange. He said, "I've already helped them! I've improved prison conditions for criminals through legislation."

In his view, helping these scumbag criminals improve their prison conditions is already humane enough.

"Why don't you build schools, let them learn production skills, and give them jobs? Reform education and stop wasting students' time!" Shi Fei raised his voice, a hint of anger in his tone.

From Li Zhao, Shi Fei learned that the public schools in Gao Fu City were terrible. The high school curriculum was idiotic; having religious courses was considered a good thing.

There are more than 20 students in the class. Ten of them got full marks, and the rest got 95 marks.

The questions are too easy!

Because if students do poorly on a test, they will ask the teacher, "Teacher, why did you give me such a low score? Are you discriminating against me?"

The moment the word "discrimination" is mentioned, students go home and tell their parents, who then report it to the school. This conscientious and responsible teacher may lose their job.

The education system in Gave is both joyful and absurd. Focusing on "discrimination" rather than the answers—how can there be any good students like this?

Even students who want to learn will have their enthusiasm dampened by the others in their class. Even if they want to learn, there's nowhere to do so.

This kind of education is absolutely rotten to the core. These so-called high school students are nothing more than vertebrates.

(End of this chapter)