"...这就是我想说的.正如你所看到的.每个人都知道我以前是做什么的..."
在酒吧的柜台上,在一台旧电视机的屏幕上,罗伊·布朗从桌子下面拉出一个小提琴盒,放在桌子上,然后打开盖子,露出里面的枪.
"我来自芝加哥.是的,我曾经是那里的黑手党之一,你们都知道是黑帮..."
"这是我的女孩,看到了吗?我美丽的小宝贝.你叫她打字机.但我喜欢叫她赫夫..."
"你怎么看,它在哪里?你觉得我现在在做什么?你认为我应该坐在办公室里喝咖啡吗?让我告诉你,这不是威胁..."
"我在芝加哥出生和长大.我的父亲和祖父也是.他们曾经说过这个地方成为第二个旧金山.很多人来这里.他们都有致富的梦想.许多大公司,大机器,通宵达旦地工作..."
"但那些人离开了.他们只留下一场大火和一堆垃圾.禁酒令过后,我的家乡还剩下什么?垃圾!
"骚乱,危险,我们能做什么?我们必须拿着枪来保护自己..."
"所以你说,哦,黑手党在芝加哥到处都是,这是一个地狱般的地方.好吧,现在让我告诉你,这是地狱!该死的可以吃掉你们所有人,你们这些婊子!
"当那些移民抢劫和杀害他人时,州长会怎么做?他只是告诉大家冷静下来,冷静下来.当黑手党威胁我们的生命时,警察在哪里?医 管 局!你怎么敢这么说?
"我想问一下,警察局的资金去哪儿了?为什么芝加哥拥有整个东部最大的警察培训学校,但没有一所愿意留在这里?
"你能相信吗?就在一年前,芝加哥平均每三名警察中只有一把枪.一些支持人员只能依靠警棍来保护自己!
"是你所谓的公共安全吗?"
"为什么那些该死的公屋会出现?因为失业的人太多了!
"他们为什么失业?谁应该为经济问题负责?坐在国会山的那些肥猪做了什么?他们让芝加哥人独享自我!就是这样!
"现在你们都在谴责哥谭市让一个黑手党老大成为市长.让我告诉你,我会成为这里最好的市长!
"Because I am the one of the mafia. If you don't solve our economic problems, we'll solve them ourselves. I can do what I want!"
"I know, some people say Gotham is even worse than Chicago. Oh, which else? Miami? Blüdhaven? Empire City?"
"Yes, we Eastern cities are nothing but a piece of shit in their eyes. But they just close their eyes and ignore. Did we receive any help from them?"
Roy directly takes the Chicago typewriter out of the violin case, then slams it heavily on the table, claiming, "Don't expect me to listen to your bullshit, those nonsense want me to be a good boy. Go tell to those babe boys on the West Coast!"
"It is the East Coast. The only thing I have to do here is to take my gun, kill anyone who gets in my way, and then, lead everyone I love to make money. I don't care if they are mobs or anyone else!"
After the speech, the screen on the TV behind the counter flickers twice. The bartender pats the TV and says, "Well, it looks like this old guy broke again."
The customers complain discontentedly, and a large black man holding a glass sits on one side of the counter and says, "It seems our new mayor is not bad. He's a tough guy. He says what I want to say..."
"I am born in Gotham, yes, just two blocks away. You know, our boss took me out once before, where did we go? Oh, yeah, Metropolis. When people heard I came from Gotham, it is like they see something dirty..."
"I have to say, this mayor is quite special. The previous one, facing with questions from those reporters, just cowers like a chick."
Then he lets out a cold laugh, "Then he died. A car accident over a month ago..."
"Oh, him. I don't even remember his name. But I hear he is the second longest-serving mayor in Gotham's history."
"I think this one will definitely break that record. He is the godfather's godson, and much stronger than those limpdick mayors."
The black man also cuts in, "He says right. Whether it's Gotham or Chicago, this damn place has been like this before we were born. We live here. We want to make more money, any problem here? They just keep calling us bastards..."
"If only I could be like those people in Metropolis. Study from a young age, go to college, graduate, wear a suit and tie, sit in an air-conditioned office, I must be crazy to want to work for mobs!"
"He's just talking." Another black man walks over, orders a drink, and curls his lips, "Don't you believe he really can be mayor and lead all the mobsters to make money together? Impossible. Even if those reporters don't curse him to death, the state government wouldn't approve it either..."
"I don't expect him to lead us to make money. I just hope he won't do what those mayors did, impose some civilization city ordinances or anti-mafia public safety laws, nagging 24/7..."
"Damn anti-mafia laws. Are there people in Gotham who aren't? Why doesn't he just say to boom this city?"
People in the tavern laugh, and some even make gestures of a nuclear explosion.
The next day, Roy's speech appears on the headlines of major newspapers on the East Coast and even across the United States. It's not the era of Prohibition, and the mafia has mostly scattered and the glory of the mob culture has faded away.
At this time, a mayor jumps out and declares, "I am mafia, I am gangster, not only do I admit I am mafia, I also say I want to make money with the mafia." Of course, it attracts criticism from major media.
The Metropolis Daily describes it as "a shocking regression." The Global Times calls Roy "a vulgar and barbaric thug." But regardless, the name of "Mafia Mayor Roy Brown " resounds across the United States overnight.
However, it is somewhat strange,some cities tactfully remain silent. Some leaders among them even deliberately silence public opinion, showing an ambiguous attitude, including those Eastern coast cities mentioned by Roy.
In fact, every city whose pillar industry is illegal knows what Roy says is the harsh truth.
The histories of these cities are similar, and the reasons for the emergence of the mafia are also historical legacies. Either it is to resist immigrants, or the aftermath of Prohibition.
Most people in these cities feel a sense of satisfaction from Roy's scolding. Because no matter who, apart from verbal condemnation and warnings, all they do have no practical actions to improve the terrible conditions in these cities.
Most people just filled with superiority, alleging those born there are inherently bad seeds, that it is their evil that created these crime cities.
But in reality, it is the economy that is the root cause of all this. Except for Gotham, which is somewhat unique, economic decline and high unemployment rates have made most of them to be who they are now .
For those living in this environment, they are born mafia. To eliminate the mafia,it would be more effective to just blast these cities with a nuclear bomb than with some public safety laws .
These crime cities, led by Gotham, have many mafia bosses who are very dissatisfied. We already risk our lives for money. It's already hard enough. And these high and mighty people just keep cursing, making investments even more hesitant, and the economy even worse.
In the past, the mafia themselves felt guilty. No matter how, illegal industries are better kept under the table.
But now, Roy's speech reminds them of one thing. These cities have turned out like this not because of their own fault, but because of the fault of this world.
Not to mention the history, the inaction of the state government and the congress is also the main reason for the current situation.
I am born here, with nowhere else to go. I join the gang, and you call me a cad. My heart seeks the light, but those condemnations and security laws can't give me bread. If I don't join the gang, am I supposed to starve to death?
So why can't I be rotten? I am rotten!
The most important role of Roy's speech is to provide these illiterate gang members with a relatively concentrated guiding ideology,which is, my rotten state is not my fault, but the fault of this world.
Actually, if we talk about the current situation in Gotham, this way of thinking isn't entirely wrong. People born in Gotham cannot choose their birthplace. Once you are born in Gotham, you can only choose to live in this hellish mode of life, otherwise, you won't survive.
In this world, geniuses and superheroes are the minority, and ordinary people who are powerless to change the class divide are the majority.
In fact, those who criticize may not be unaware of this fact. But Roy brings this issue to the forefront and points out the obvious truth. It is precisely because of the inaction of all parties and the weak law enforcement agencies that have created the highest crime rates in several cities in the United States, tearing off the last fig leaf of those politicians.
The speech naturally causes a huge backlash in an orderly society. Some state government legislators who are bought by Wayne Enterprises can't handle the pressure. The state government orders the suspension and investigation of Gotham City's mayor and plans to initiate the process of a new mayoral election.
In the past, the process in Gotham is just a formality. Basically, it depends on whoever Wayne chooses, the gangsters don't care either. Because Gotham's mayor actually has little power. The gangsters don't listen to the mayor, no matter who is in charge.
However, the state government feels Roy has gone too far this time, even the federal government sends inquiries. You can be rotten, but you can't be so brazen about it, making us lose face like this?
So they decide to hold mayoral election again.
It is their usual approach to quell similar troubles. As long as the election process is restarted and the wrongdoer is defeated in the new election, it can prove that their views are not what the people desire, naturally calming down most of the public opinion and anger from higher authorities. Based on past experiences, this trick can be said to be reliable.
Until the state government legislators see that the person ranking first among the new candidates,whose name is Carmine Falcone.