And with Luke's deliberate avoidance, an undercurrent is surging in Gotham City and Metropolis.
Master Wei noticed it, and Master Wei took action. Master Wei beating the bad guys was in the newspaper again, but Luke knew that he had missed the point and underestimated the hidden opponent this time.
So, on February 14th, Valentine's Day, a carefully planned drama finally kicked off.
Although this is a festival full of passion among couples, the two cities along the Atlantic Ocean are still cold.
People on the streets were wearing thick winter clothes and couples were cuddling each other.
In the afternoon, snowflakes began to fall from the gloomy sky.
For romantics, this is a harbinger of beauty.
For the homeless, this is a difficult night, and they even have to worry about where to live for the next few nights.
The shabby shed made of plastic sheeting and cardboard was obviously not enough to withstand the wind, snow and low temperatures.
Mr. Wei took a rare break today and attended a large dinner party for Gotham celebrities in formal attire.
The original charity dinner was to help poor groups, but now the host also took the opportunity to add "people trapped in the snow and wind", which can be regarded as keeping up with current affairs.
In fact, the more than 200 celebrities who attended the event only donated a total of more than one million US dollars, and it was impossible to donate more.
It's just a gimmick.
More than one million can be used to purchase unsaleable or inventory goods from participating companies, which can significantly reduce costs and is enough for those poor guys to quietly survive this sudden cold and snowy day.
After that? None of their business!
The overall economy is not good, and many capitalists have gone bankrupt and become paupers. If anyone has extra kindness, they can do it themselves, and there is no need to show it in this occasion.
Even Mr. Wei, who donated the most, only spent 50,000 U.S. dollars to buy a painting collectively created by children from a children's welfare home.
Under the supervision of his professional team, 80% of the money can be used for children in welfare homes.
He has no control over donations from other people.
However, Master Wei cannot rest easy either.
He was so busy building the Justice League that he didn't even bother to find a female companion this time and just came over directly.
This was almost impossible in the past.
As the helmsman of the Wayne Group, Mr. Wei always has enough beautiful women around him, and they come whenever he calls.
It's just that it can be easily eliminated, but there may be some minor problems occasionally.
There are always some women who would try to get his permanent credit card, preferably one with unlimited limits.
Of course, this is just a little fantasy.
Mr. Wei has a professional team that specializes in "cleaning up" these disposable "family planning products".
So, although he didn't bring a female companion, three beauties soon gathered around him, and there were more pairs of eyes staring at him, ready to join in.
Mr. Wei hardly uses his brain and can deal with these women easily.
Anyway, they are not interested in his eloquence. They will find something interesting to talk about no matter what you say.
For some reason, in this prosperous and stable environment, Mr. Wei thought of someone who was on a business trip in Europe.
Before, he was troubled by this person's misbehavior, but after more than ten days of silence, he felt that the surroundings had fallen into a dead silence again.
It’s not that no one does bad things anymore, but almost everything around has returned to the lifeless state of the past few decades, like the mud that has fallen to the bottom of a mud pit.
There is no light, no prospect, no future, and just like that, we are trapped in the abyss of decay and filth, from birth to death.
I am jealous of Bell. Master Wei is well aware of this, but he has never told anyone, including the Butler and other teammates of the Justice League.
It’s not because Bale is handsome or steals the limelight, it’s just that he exudes a kind of vigorous "vitality" or "positive" trend from the inside out.
The reason why he had this feeling was not just because of those battles, but because of a series of things done by Luke Enterprises.
Although those expansion plans are still in their initial stages, Mr. Wei can already see some signs.
The takeout and express delivery system that Luke has set up in Gotham and Metropolis can absorb tens of thousands of lower-level employees who are willing to work.
As long as Luke insists on not taking a large amount of profits, these people can at least have a salary that is enough to support their families.
For two cities with a combined population of over 10 million, this position was insignificant, but Luke did it slowly and in an orderly manner, without any sign of impatience.
When discussing with Mr. Wei, he also said very frankly: "I will change as much as I can. I am not raising pigs. I can make less money, but it can benefit tens of thousands of people. What else can I be dissatisfied with?"
Mr. Wei remained silent at that time.
Can he do this? No.
Because he doesn't have that much patience, and he doesn't have any trustworthy subordinates.
Running a system involving tens of thousands of people costs money.
Isn't a private jet worth tens of millions of dollars luxurious enough? Without considering the specific cost, just a simple calculation, it can only pay one or two months' salary for these 10,000 working class people.
Mr. Wei was afraid that before the system was established, he would personally cripple a bunch of corrupt subordinates.
Luke also explained that he has a separate system to monitor those people and prevent this situation from happening, but it is not suitable for application in other institutions.
It is impossible for Master Wei to set up a similar system on his own, as it would be too obvious that he is targeting Luke.
Therefore, he only personally invested 10 million US dollars in Luke's takeaway and express delivery system, which was considered a sponsorship.
Luke also welcomed him to monitor everything about the two new companies at any time to prevent any fish from slipping through the net.
Mr. Wei didn't quite believe this.
Since Luke dared to assure him that nothing serious would happen and yet he didn't explain the monitoring method, that could only prove that there must be something fishy going on.
It is very likely that some darker means are involved, and it is really unlikely for ordinary people to escape such surveillance.
This is also what makes Mr. Wei confused.
How can a person maintain inner peace while watching all kinds of evil and beating up bad guys? Especially when this process continues, it requires an extremely strong faith.
Mr. Wei knew what his beliefs were, but he didn't know what Luke's beliefs were.
And this "belief" is not a belief like shouting out God, but a unique "point".
If it were another bad guy, maybe it would be "pain", making others feel the "pain" with themselves.
Maybe it's "choice", choice between life and death, or choice between heaven and hell.
This involves everyone's values and experiences, which may look similar but are completely different inside.
As an outsider, Mr. Wei could at most analyze the situation from various angles, but he would not be stupid enough to ask him what his "beliefs" were.
Just as he was using his ability to multitask to deal with the beauty and think about life, a faint noisy sound came into the banquet hall.
The originally lively and cheerful scene gradually quieted down, with many people looking outside the hall with inquiring eyes.
The person in front of him is a prominent figure in Gotham City. If he loses his temper, the company executive in charge of the banquet will definitely scold the waiter and even deduct his bonus.
Several waiters near the door immediately went out to check the situation, preparing to come back and report after figuring out the situation.