Chapter 22
In the end, Peter explained to Diana the meaning of the fragmented existence.
"Chapter fragmentation can make the story more attractive.
Can arouse readers' sense of expectation,
It can make them eager to see the following content, so they will obediently take out the money in their wallets..."
As the first reader who had just been aroused with a sense of anticipation, Diana looked at Peter in disbelief.
"How could there be such an evil thing in this world!"
"Evil? This is a required course for every author."
An author who does not break out of context is not a good author. Peter explained calmly without dwelling on this topic.
He split the first issue of Iron Man into two parts.
In the current era, the carrier of comics is newspapers after all, and the space of a newspaper is not enough to fit these comics.
It's just right to divide it into two parts. Then you just need to add some content and format it, and a newspaper is complete.
As for other text content, Peter naturally had it at his fingertips.
His super hearing is enough for him to catch all kinds of interesting gossip in Gotham City, or political issues of concern to the citizens.
Soon, the master copy was completed.
Although due to the level of the current era, the quality of the paint is not as good as that of later generations, it is enough for the time being.
After that, Peter can completely rub it with his hands.
Diana picked up the parent newspaper and read it, although she also found it quite interesting.
But the problem is that she has no knowledge of this field. She only remembers that when she was in London, she seemed to have seen many people selling these newspapers on the streets.
"Is this good? What's the next step, how do we sell these newspapers?" she asked with some interest.
Although it was unclear why Black Superman did this, she was happy to accompany him to complete it.
She felt that such a life seemed pretty good.
To this, Peter just replied: "Next, let's wait for someone to come to deliver gifts."
"Waiting for someone to come to your door?" Diana tilted her head, confused.
As soon as she finished speaking, there was a knock on the door.
Peter smiled and said: "Look, isn't this coming?"
Diana was full of questions, but she had no choice but to help Peter open the door first.
Opening the door of the newspaper office, Diana saw two young men, dressed like workers in shirts and suspenders, with top hats on their heads.
When they saw Diana opening the door, they were obviously stunned.
"Who are you? Where is the owner here?" they asked.
Diana frowned instinctively. It was obviously the other party who knocked on the door, but he actually asked questions first.
She asked back: "I am the owner of this place, who are you?"
Soon, the two men learned that the newspaper had been purchased, and there was a commotion. It took a while for one of them to come forward and identify himself.
In this way, Diana learned the whole story.
The other party was from a nearby mafia. The mafia of this era was actually the predecessor of the gang. However, compared to the gang, their core members were more closely related by blood.
They have already set their sights on this newspaper. Although this newspaper is not well run, it has been around for some time. In this era, this kind of sign is still important.
They have already used overt and covert means to force the former owner of the newspaper to give up the newspaper, but this method is close to robbery. If they don't agree, their lives will be threatened.
Originally, the former master had been pushed to the limit and could no longer hold on any longer. They were also ready to reap the fruits of victory.
Unexpectedly, all this was taken advantage of just before the harvest.
Peter took over the newspaper first.
Not to mention the mafia parents, even the two ordinary members in front of them suddenly became angry and threatened:
"Where did you come from? You're so ignorant of the rules. Did you know that this place has been spotted by the Grave family!?"
And who was Diana? How could she be threatened by such a threat? After Peter agreed, she beat the two of them away without saying a word.
Of course, just to this extent, she would not be able to strike hard, which resulted in the two mafia gangsters not being seriously injured. After they got up and cursed, they ran away and left a threat:
"Wait! The Grave family will not let you go!"
After they returned, they naturally reported the situation here to the mafia's patriarch, that is, the leader.
They stood respectfully and in awe, waiting for the mafia boss who was sitting on the sofa and smoking a cigar.
Of course, they prefer to call each other godfather.
The great godfather started from scratch and established the Grave family. He brought the dock workers in this area together and twisted them into a rope, so that they would no longer be bullied by outsiders.
Even the consuls have to give the godfather some face.
Even the godfather could say something to Mayor Cobot.
The godfather quietly listened to the reports of his two subordinates and did not get angry. He just took a puff of his cigar and then ordered:
"Go and check the origins of those two people."
The investigators came back quickly, not because they investigated many areas, but simply because they couldn't find anything.
The earliest clue was that someone saw two people on the street today, and everything else went blank.
In this case, even the godfather had some doubts.
Either it was a big shot with a background that was too big to offend, or it was just some outsider who just arrived in Gotham today and had some bad luck and intercepted his goods.
As for the small newspaper that was on the verge of bankruptcy, it might be insignificant in the eyes of ordinary people, but to him and the Greif family, it was crucial.
Because some time ago, they acquired a printing factory that was also on the verge of bankruptcy due to poor management.
Under normal circumstances, this kind of small factory is just a useless thing to them, and it has no use other than selling it at a low price and changing the industry.
However, the Grave family has grown to now and controls several areas of Gotham City. Its power expansion has reached a turning point.
He has almost reached the top of the Gotham Mafia, and above him are the four major families and their major vassals.
If he wants to go further, he can only transform.
This gave the godfather an idea to buy a newspaper and make his own newspaper.
Although the profitability of the newspaper is not outstanding compared to other industries under its control, it can greatly increase its influence and ability to control public opinion.
The most important thing is that the Grave family can gradually clean up and integrate into Gotham's upper-class noble families.
However, all this is now interrupted by two unidentified guys. What's more terrible is that the godfather can't tell whether this is just a coincidence or some kind of trap.
After he pondered for a while, he had an idea.
I saw a faint smile on his face, showing a very calm and in-control expression.
"Bring them an invitation letter."
"Tell them that the godfather wants to see them."
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