aircannonsinc Chapter 73 After all that, I still have to put it together myself.
Chapter 73 After all that, I still have to put it together myself.
Once again wearing the [Landon Parrels] ID badge, and seeing the LEGO display case in the office, Jaeger felt a strange sense of time passing.
At the time, I thought it was just a regular Lego set, but now it seems like it's actually a weapons display case that subtly showcases firepower...
"Langdon? What's wrong?"
It had been a while since I'd heard the sound of poisonous fog, and now that it was suddenly ringing out, it actually felt kind of familiar.
"It's nothing." Jaeger withdrew his gaze from the Lego display case, which had been lingering for too long, and tapped his fingers idly on the edge of the table. "I just suddenly fell into deep thought."
Moreover, the considerations extended beyond Lego; they also included the equipment cards "Poison Mist" and "A Very Useful Snake."
Although both are equipment cards, there are actually differences between them.
【A Very Useful Snake】is a non-binding card; in other words, it can be used as usual even if replaced with other identity cards.
However, the [Poison Mist] is bound to [Landon Parrels], like some kind of exclusive weapon, and cannot be used if the identity card is changed.
"Thinking?...Are you thinking about whether or not to attend Bruce Wayne's dinner party?" Poison Mist asked.
"Hmm?" Jaeger was about to look through the LEGO Builder card to see which vehicle to build when he heard Poison Mist's words, "Bruce Wayne's dinner party?"
"Oh, your intermittent amnesia has flared up again." The poisonous fog said matter-of-factly, "I should have known when you suddenly spaced out."
Jaeger: "..."
Damn it, I couldn't refute it for a moment.
"So what kind of dinner is it?" Jaeger asked.
"Half an hour ago, Bruce Wayne, on behalf of the Wayne Enterprises, extended you an invitation to a dinner party—expected to be held next week, essentially a charity fundraising dinner," Poison Mist explained.
"It seems the Wayne Group is planning to restart a long-stalled construction project in Crime Alley, and has even partnered with the Tompkins Clinic there to spearhead a completely new initiative..."
"A completely new plan?"
Upon hearing about Crime Alley, Jaeger guessed that the new plan might be related to what had happened there recently.
Poison Mist nodded: "Yes, they call it Project Dawn."
"The purpose of Project Dawn is to mobilize a portion of the residents of Crime Alley to collect information on citizens living in that area who are seriously ill but unable to receive treatment for various reasons, and then arrange subsequent treatment assistance."
"As Bruce Wayne said, although the medical fund and funding system was successfully established in the past, many patients still lost their precious lives due to problems such as lack of access to information, inability to apply due to personal physical limitations, and slow turnover of treatment funds."
"That is indeed a problem." Jaeger immediately thought of Catherine Todd.
She wasn't without opportunities to get help; after all, Wayne Enterprises had a fairly well-established medical assistance system in Gotham City.
The problem is that her health is too poor, she has no access to relevant information, and the terrible environment of Crime Alley also hinders the spread of such information.
Therefore, in a sense, if Birx had not treated Catherine, then Catherine Todd's eventual death would not have been solely due to drug dependence and serious illness, but also due to a kind of information cocoon.
This situation is not limited to Gotham City; it is a common problem faced by the global philanthropic community.
The available funding and grants are there, but those who need them have no way to learn about or apply for them.
If some local people are mobilized to do something similar to what the Dongda Village Committee did, even if it can't completely solve the problem, it can at least reduce the occurrence of similar situations.
Furthermore, implementing this plan should not be as difficult as other projects.
This plan involves the interests of everyone living in Crime Alley, just like how no matter how vicious the criminals in Gotham City are, they wouldn't lay a hand on a hospital.
After all, if this thing is gone, then one day in the future, I might be the one suffering from a serious illness with no one to help me.
Poison Mist: "The good news is that they've already organized a group of people. Bruce Wayne has also appointed a woman named Catherine Todd as the leader of the Crime Alley community."
"As for the security concerns raised by some people... the new district attorney has expressed great interest in the plan and will persuade the GCPD to cooperate in advancing it."
"That's good." Jaeger felt a surge of relief upon hearing Catherine's name. "Project Dawn..."
If it can truly be successfully implemented, then this plan would indeed be like the dawn breaking through the darkness—for those who need help.
Bruce Wayne and Batman, one in the daytime and the other in the night, are doing their best to help the city in two completely different ways... I felt a warm feeling in my heart for no reason, and even the non-existent lividity faded.
"So, are you going to accept the invitation?" Poison Mist asked.
"Of course." Jaeger nodded. "Please reply to Wayne Enterprises for me, thanks, Poison Mist."
With that matter settled, Poison Mist indicated that there was nothing else at the group that needed his attention, so Jaeger turned his attention back to today's topic.
"I didn't know until I looked..." Jaeger remarked as he flipped through the mental encyclopedia, "There are quite a few motorcycles in the LEGO Technic models."
—That's right, a motorcycle, that's the kind of transportation Jaeger wanted.
Although with Langdon's assets, he could easily just buy a car.
But in Jaeger's experience, the delivery of a high-end custom car is as slow as a snail.
To put it bluntly, it's not as fast as building your own custom Lego set.
So, among a dazzling array of mechanical models, Jaeger ultimately chose to use the blueprints for the LEGO 42170 Kawasaki H2R as a base to create a black and gray motorcycle.
Some people might think, why not just build a Kawasaki H2R?
The answer is simple. The Kawasaki H2R, hailed as a supercharged beast and a land-based aircraft, is actually a closed-track motorcycle without any road certification, meaning it cannot be registered for road use in any state in the United States.
So unless you want to have a thrilling life-or-death race with the traffic police in Gotham (and maybe even attract Batman on his Batmobile to join you, but don't get me wrong, he's there to help the police stop you) – you'd better just modify your car to be road-legal.
After the assembly was completed, Langdon Parrels' office, which was as large as a single-level apartment, came in handy, with more than enough room to fit a motorcycle that had been converted.
Jaeger gazed at his work, stroking the transformed mirror-finish carbon fiber body with satisfaction.
Sure enough, after all that effort, I still had to put it together myself.
Meanwhile, the voyeuristic mist asked, "Landon, why did you suddenly decide to ride a motorcycle?...Aren't the cars in the underground garage enough for you?"
"And when I'm fully externalized, moving by jumping is even faster than a motorcycle!" The poisonous mist was eager to try.
"...No, this car is actually a gift for a friend." Jaeger sighed, "You don't need to be so excited, really."