I don’t know which little genius in physics or engineering went to work in the dark in the middle of the night to renovate this antique traffic light that was already I don’t know how many years ago.

Under the command of the wrong traffic light, the situation on the central roundabout yesterday was that after walking on the left, go on the right, after walking on the front, go on the right, after walking on the back, go on the right...

At the end of the day, the entire intersection on the right was smooth, while the other three intersections could only stare blankly.

Originally, all the drivers in Gotham City were in the advanced stages of road rage. If everyone couldn't move, then forget it. But while others were walking one after another, and I had to be stuck here, then

They will definitely not be happy.

So the central turntable, which had just been slightly repaired, was almost reduced to rubble again.

Later, the traffic light was repaired again, but after so many twists and turns, this old-fashioned traffic light basically stopped working. And ordinary traffic lights will probably end up similar to this traffic light. During the evening rush hour, they will basically not survive.

three hours.

For the citizens of Gotham, it was difficult for their slightly crazy brains to distinguish such a completely inconspicuous thing, so Gordon thought of a way. He planned to use a high-power one.

So the question is, where is the most powerful light in Gotham?

Bruce looked at Gordon speechlessly. Gordon rubbed his hands and said, "Actually, this can be regarded as fighting crime. After all, if everyone is transporting goods at night, then most people will not go out to look for trouble."

Gordon dragged Bruce to the map of Gotham hanging on the wall. He said: "This is the statistics I made recently. You see, in several neighborhoods with relatively good traffic conditions, the crime rate has dropped significantly, because generally gangsters find drivers.

We will always find local drivers who are familiar with the routes.”

"These drivers are basically members of local gangs, which are the main force of local crime. Because the transportation capacity is currently insufficient, the gangs are willing to pay high prices to hire these people to help them deliver goods overnight. It doesn't matter if they don't have a driver's license. Most people don't have a driver's license anyway."

.”

"They drive trucks all night to deliver goods, so of course they don't have time to go out and commit crimes. Moreover, the money earned from two trips can be equal to the gains from two months of robberies. Nowadays, most gangsters who can drive basically

I found a similar job, and I heard that there is also a small gang that collectively changed jobs and became trucking drivers, and they are still recruiting people like crazy."

In fact, this is not beyond Bruce's expectation. Batman often patrols at night recently, but there is really nothing to patrol recently, because the streets are full of people working.

If truck drivers don’t take a break, they also have to eat and drink. After working the night shift, they can just go for a late-night snack. Restaurants, pubs, and roadside stalls don’t take a break either. If the restaurants sell out their food during the day, they still have to sell it at night.

If they need more food, they will need more raw material reserves, more drivers will need to be hired to deliver the goods, and more cooks and waiters will need to be hired.

But after all, regular restaurants have rent, and the prices of the food they sell will be relatively expensive, and the food cooked by the chef may not be in line with the taste of the gangsters, who have been accustomed to roadside stalls since they were young.

So many people who know how to cook have also set up roadside stalls. There is no urban management in Gotham, so of course they can set up stalls wherever they want.

When there are more roadside stalls, the originally small alley becomes narrower. Most people have to demolish the illegal buildings in front of the buildings and widen the road to facilitate the formation of the night market.

When these night shift drivers suddenly make a lot of money, they will of course be keen on spending money. Casinos and dance halls will not rest at all. Even bartenders, dancers, and dealers have to work all night. These people eat, drink, and have sex, and they also need more food.

Service industry facilities.

In short, the streets near every transportation hub have been brightly lit in the past few days, and they are even busier than during the day. Once the citizens of Gotham gather together, they will find ways to find excitement and engage in confrontational movements. There are no electronics in this era.

Games, looking for ways to get excited, are nothing more than playing basketball, football or gathering together to brag.

Who is Batman? He is the Dark Knight of Gotham, with an emphasis on darkness.

Which alley near the main road are you walking into now? At the beginning is a group of folk football masters shouting there, and at the end is a group of truck drivers sitting around the table eating and blowing wildly.

The streets were covered with wires, various light strings were hung between street lamps and lamp poles, and high-power spotlights were hung in mid-air to shine on the ground. As soon as Batman landed from the dark rooftop, he was

Shaking was stunned.

Because the streets near these transportation hubs were too busy, Batman had little room to show off, so he walked to the more remote streets with fewer people.

But what commercial agglomeration brings is not only the prosperity of the market, but also the flow of the population. Even the most vulnerable groups in Gotham, such as single mothers with children, can still find a job serving plates in restaurants that are open all night.

Or the job of washing dishes.

The strong labor force will generally do more profitable work. Restaurants are short of manpower and wish there were more people to do this kind of work. The people of Gotham City do not exist in isolation. Basically, there are connections between groups.

Many disadvantaged groups living in more remote and distant places will find a nearby busy night market and do odd jobs there. Even if they just pick up garbage, they can earn one or two dollars, which is enough for them to eat for a day.

It’s time for a meal.

However, since they live far away from where they work, it will delay their working time, so most of them will move closer.

The rent for a house close to a place like this will be more expensive, but the landlord is not stupid. Originally, he could charge $100 for renting a room to one person, but now he has divided the room into three and accommodated three people respectively.

If someone charges $50, he can earn an additional $50, and those people will be grateful.

As a result, a large number of landlords on night market streets began to make their houses smaller. Those disadvantaged groups did not care how small or shabby their rooms were, since they would not be worse than the place where they originally lived.

Then the gangsters who managed and ruled this street discovered that if they could create more such rooms, they could attract more outsiders, improve the efficiency of the entire street, and collect more protection.

fee.

So they began to take the initiative to convert the lofts or some vacant rooms in their properties into smaller apartments, which were specially prepared for the outsiders who were attracted by the property.

Some poor people really don't have a penny, and gangsters allow them to live in it first and then pay off their debts every month. Some gangsters who are in urgent need of employment don't even ask for interest. The rent is free for the first time they move in, as long as you stay

Work for me on this street, and not only will I not charge you interest, but I will also give you subsidies. Anyway, the income I earn is not as much as your rent.

Then Batman discovered that Gotham had become strangely quiet recently. With the transportation hub as the center and various night markets radiating outward, a new business district began to gradually develop.

In these new business districts, few people will cause trouble, because if you killed two people in a dark alley in the past, the police might not find out for a long time. Even if you know some special skills, it might be possible.

It became an unsolved case.

But in such a lively night market, it is almost impossible for this kind of thing to happen. Even when playing football, whoever kicks someone bad can spread throughout the neighborhood the next day. If you rob someone on the spot, then you

It's best to hope that the police will come quickly, otherwise the local gangsters will definitely shove you into the sewer.

Because if you kill people on the street, it will take time to wash the floor, right? When the police come to investigate, they have to cooperate with the investigation, and the surrounding witnesses have to be summoned in turn. How much time will this be delayed? How much business will be lost? How much less will be collected?

Protection fees?

It doesn't matter if you are far away, the gangs may not bother to take care of you, but at such a close distance, there are more than a dozen gang thugs patrolling a street. Here you have just pulled out the gun and haven't uttered the word robbery, and you may have something on your body.

There are already more than a dozen holes.

Business is business, Gotham's tradition of shooting first and asking questions later cannot be lost.

In this way, one dark night after another, Batman stood alone on the roof of the building, watching the dimly lit dark nights slowly begin to light up. Now, he stood on the roof of the Wayne Tower, the most beautiful place in Gotham.

In the center and at the highest point, thousands of lights are at his feet.

He thought that maybe he had witnessed a miracle so close. This city that could not be saved, was chaotic and terrible, began to sprout in the chaos, grew in the chaos, and then bloomed a strange and strange flower.

It bloomed wantonly in the dark night, making no secret of its chaos and malice. Batman thought, this black flower would still open to the sun, but it would just be a black sun.

And he, and Batman, Batman didn't feel defeated. A brand new power surged in his heart. A new idea, an idea broader than night and revenge, appeared in him for the first time.

's heart.

He had a strange premonition that this world, this universe, just like Gotham, was changing for something.

And next time, he thought, in this miraculous change, he would no longer be a bystander, but must be a participant.

He watched as another dark night came, and the lights gradually lit up one by one. Then, in addition to the cold wind and darkness high in the sky, flickering light spots began to spread rapidly along the streets until the entire city was lit up.

Right here, right now, this lonely bat standing above the city feels that he has finally learned how to light a lamp.

Ten thousand words today!

Because the plot is more coherent and the storyboards are more compact, one chapter is over.
Chapter completed!