The Wayne Group, with its reputation for being full of idiots with too much money, has thrown money around again.
Perhaps describing the Wayne Group with such adjectives is a little strange. After putting down deep roots in Gotham City for many years, the Wayne Group now spans industries including transportation, water resources, agriculture, trade, real estate, new energy, genetic engineering, arms, and aviation, while monopolizing parts of certain sectors. A force that had dominated Gotham for so long might have plenty of money, but it was absolutely impossible for it to be stupid.
Back when Gotham City was first built alongside the Wayne Family, there had been three other families of equal standing: the Elliot Family, the Kane Family, and the Cobblepot Family. Each of those families had its own circumstances. Some had heirs who fell into crime, while others had simply declined. But in short, the only one that still stood firm was the Wayne Family.
The only problem lay with the Wayne Group's successor—the young playboy, Bruce Wayne.
He did not possess any particular talents, nor was he very focused on running the Wayne Group. Most people's impressions of him had been reduced to things like young and hot-blooded, playboy, an eligible bachelor, stupid but rich, kindhearted, and a case of the son failing to live up to his father.
Oh, and there was also the label of Gotham orphan.
Speaking of which, Ma Zhaodi had almost lost his composure yesterday, because after Batman finished drinking the porridge, the mission progress had risen a little on the spot. That meant he was an orphan too.
Well, Gotham City really did have a lot of orphans.
In any case, little Bruce—in other words, Bruce Wayne's image in the public eye—was basically like this. The impression was deeply rooted