Dreaming for 10,000 years

Chapter 340 Should Not Exist
Does the vote in the hands of voters mean anything to the city of Gopher?

Meaningless!

Even if they vote for a mayor who represents their class interests, will that change Gough City?

Does not!
Because the mayor elected by vote is not the true master of the city!

Whether or not one becomes mayor, how one becomes mayor, and how one serves as mayor all depend on Lord Wayne's mood; they are all Lord Wayne's gardeners!
The mayor is nothing more than Lord Wayne's gardener, a tool to prune branches and tend to the garden.

So what if they elected a mayor who represents their interests?
Does the mayor have the final say in Gough? The political game is incredibly complex; a mayor can't change much.

Unless the mayor turns the city into his own, launches a massive purge, and wrests power from the stubborn old guard.

The consequence of doing this could very well be a bullet, which would give the mayor a "brainstorm"!
Because electoral politics is essentially a means of sharing political risks and shirking responsibility. Even if a mayor performs poorly, there's only a four-year term before the next term ends. As long as he secures the benefits, his mistakes won't be held accountable.

If something goes wrong, it's the voters' choice. Putting everyone's responsibility absolves everyone of responsibility!
The same thing happened to the next mayor of Gough.

Generation after generation, the best public assets of society become concentrated in the hands of a few. And the voters, apart from their ballots, still have nothing.

A small number of people who control public resources and means of production will become increasingly wealthy, while those who do not have these resources and means of production will remain poor.

Just like the Wayne Corporation, which has already grasped the entire lifeline of the city, yet complains that there are too many criminals in the city.

The greatest irony of capitalist society is that it promotes freedom, democracy, and human rights, even though they are not "human" themselves, yet they shout about "human rights".

Perhaps it's not "human rights" but "human rights for the elite"! It is precisely because of role models like the Wayne Group that many people who aspire to be superior to others are attracted to Gough City, dreaming of becoming another Wayne Group.

As a result, the big fish ate the small fish, and they became the nourishment for Wayne Enterprises to grow.

Just like those low-caste Vaishyas and Shudras who wanted to become Brahmins and Kshatriyas through Brahmanization, only to be easily defeated by a single word from a Brahmin or Kshatriya and return to their original forms.

"..." Wayne, feeling a bit embarrassed and angry after being accused by Shi Fei, said, "Is all the crime in the city my fault?"

It's not that he was upset; he had dedicated his entire life to fighting crime. Now, someone was suddenly telling him that he was the protector of evil, the source of all evil!
How could he not break through his defenses?

At the same time, he also found it ridiculous!
Shi Fei said sarcastically, "There used to be other subsidiaries and other people, but now that Gao Fu City has become Wayne Group's, of course it's your fault!"

What are the differences between the current Gough City and the old Gough City?
Of course, one person can cautiously go out at night, while the other dares not go out at all at night!

On the screen, Wayne, his face slightly flushed, said, "Impossible! You're talking nonsense! What do those criminals have to do with me?"

What does it have to do with him, the young master of Wayne Enterprises, if someone else commits a crime?
Were those people instigated by him to commit crimes?
“They are like rats on my estate, like pests in my garden!” Wayne shouted, his voice filled with disgust and anger.
"They've been stealing my property all along! I haven't killed them; instead, I've let them die of old age. That's already incredibly merciful!" Gough City is another Wayne Manor. In Wayne's eyes, those roaming criminals are no different from rats in the manor or pests in the garden!
Wayne didn't kill them; he was just waiting for them to die slowly. To do this, he uploaded his consciousness into the computer, allowing himself to live longer and see the day when the City of Innocence would be realized!
Shi Fei sighed and said, "They are rats, not pests, they are people!"

"They are criminals, not human beings!" Wayne said through gritted teeth on the screen. "They shouldn't exist! They shouldn't have come into this world!"

"Those lowly poor people who are unable to educate their children should not have them! If they cannot provide their children with a quality environment for growth, they should not have them!"

"They give birth to children but don't raise them; they deserve to steal and rob! They shouldn't even exist!"

Those people neither pay taxes nor contribute to his city; in Wayne's eyes, they are superfluous!
Shi Fei looked at the people on the screen with a hint of sadness: "You've already deregistered them. The continuation of life stems from the most basic instinct! In the eyes of someone like you, they no longer need to continue the next generation."

"You, or rather, the city of Gough, no longer need them."

Shi Fei discovered that Wayne now had an arrogant and condescending attitude. He believed himself to be the guardian of the city, the Night Owlman who fought crime, but he didn't see himself as human; he saw himself as the mastermind who exploited the entire city!

That's true, how could someone from a branch family understand the current situation!

They frequent upscale places, talk about big numbers, and don't care at all about how people at the bottom of society are doing.
Just like decades ago, when Night Owlman spent countless dollars building armor and vehicles to play catch-the-thieves games in the dark, he was unwilling to improve the local employment rate and minimum wage.

Development reduces crime rates, while poverty increases them. What a simple truth!

Therefore, Shi Fei felt it was time to teach Wayne a lesson!

He snapped his fingers lightly, and the surrounding air seemed to freeze instantly. Then, his figure disappeared from the spot like a phantom.

The next second, he was standing in a room with a very futuristic feel.

This room looks like a scene straight out of a science fiction movie. On the silver-white walls, countless laser lines flow slowly like water, outlining complex and mysterious patterns.

Several spherical devices emitting a soft blue light float on the ceiling, like stars adorning the space. On the floor, beneath the transparent glass floor, flowing data can be faintly seen, like the pulse of a city beating.

In the very center of the room stood a massive cryogenic nutrient chamber. The chamber was made of a high-strength, transparent material, its surface covered with a thin layer of frost, and a figure could be vaguely seen lying inside!
That's Wayne's true form!
Although he is clearly in his eighties or nineties, thanks to the advancements in technology, his body appears remarkably young.

Cloning technology, organ replacement, gene optimization... these cutting-edge technologies make him look no more than fifty or sixty years old, with tight skin and clear muscle lines, as if time has stood still for him.

Wayne uploaded his consciousness into the computer, but he retained his physical body. He was waiting for the day when he could reintegrate his consciousness into his body.

Then he can stroll through the crime-free city of Gof!
(End of this chapter)