After the first phase of Gotham's redevelopment project was completed, the second phase began without delay. By the time temperatures dropped, most of the second-phase housing had already been finished.
Originally, the homes were not supposed to be handed over so quickly. However, the condition of the buildings in the residential areas included in the second phase had become alarming, so all residents were notified to relocate before the typhoon arrived.
Tire, sitting beside Jason, sighed and said, "You and the younger kids don't really understand the situation in Gotham's East End. The area where my mom and I lived was where the earliest fishermen to come to Gotham settled."
"That was a very, very long time ago. A lot of fishermen lived on their boats and only came ashore to sell fish. Any makeshift shack was good enough for shelter."
"Back then, the place was still wasteland. They didn't build their homes carefully, and they didn't even lay proper foundations. As long as they could keep out the wind and rain for a while, that was enough. That's why our street was called Broken Fish Basket Street—it was like a worn-out fish basket, leaking wind from every side."
"Later, Gotham's population exploded. The original residents started adding floors to their houses and renting them to outsiders. But the buildings had been poorly constructed to begin with. When they added more floors, they could only rob Peter to pay Paul, leaving the entire structures incredibly unstable."
"The building my mom and I lived in was considered one of the better ones. Several households joined together to reinforce its structure, so it was barely livable. The houses a few doors west of ours were practically about to collapse."
Jason asked in confusion, "Your mom is so capable—she can run a gas