American comics: You're asked to fish, but you catch a Superman template?

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Clearly, after the Green Goblin's threat had passed, the Night Demon set out again, intending to ensure Xu Fu's safety.

Seeing this, Xu Fu no longer hesitated.

He glanced back at the motionless body of the green demon amidst the wreckage, then vanished from his seat in an instant.

Chapter 603 The Great Report

"What? Batman's real identity is actually a rich man!"

According to The Courier, Bruce Wayne, who lives in a magnificent castle, is actually Batman, and he fights crime alongside Superman.

Readers couldn't help but sigh.

They envisioned all of Batman's personality traits, including that he would be an alien being like Superman, but they were completely unprepared. In fact, Batman would be a native of Gotham City, a tycoon.

Moreover, as the comic book series shows, Bruce Wayne is known as a playboy in Gotham City and has always lived a life of luxury.

And why such a wealthy man became Batman, fighting evil crime in Gotham City.

As time went on, readers became interested in Batman's past.

The latest Superman comic series, while revealing some of their doubts, has also increased the curiosity they had never felt before.

Some readers curiously flipped through the newspapers in their hands, trying to find some clues.

On the other hand, more readers browsed the series and moved on to the stories on the updated pages.

In a multi-episode Superman comic series, Batman and Superman team up to expose the corruption that rules Gotham City.

The reality is that this issue of the Courier also published a news story about the New York City mayor accepting bribes. It would be hard to believe that there is no connection between the two.

John Jr.'s conclusions were carefully published in the newspaper following the series of reports.

"...Recently, The Daily Courier received a tip that a businessman who should have been imprisoned had been released by the police. Upon investigation, the reporter unexpectedly discovered that the businessman had close ties with high-ranking officials in the New York government, and implicated high-ranking officials and several police officers of the New York City Police Department who were suspected of accepting bribes from high-ranking officials and police officers of the New York City Police Department, including improperly accepting football tickets and luxury overseas trips, thereby vilifying the businessman."

"Furthermore, the investigation shows that this case is related to the current New York City Mayor Jimmy Walker."

"Subsequent investigations by reporters revealed that this was not the only corruption involving the highest levels of the municipal government. In fact, there was a lot of corruption related to them, including previous street light replacement plans and road repairs, all of which involved corruption and insider dealings."

Newspapers were filled with lists of various forms of corruption within the New York government.

Upon seeing such content, even readers who originally bought the newspaper because of Superman couldn't help but voice their dissatisfaction.

More importantly, the content of the program allowed them to experience more.

"Why doesn't real-life New York have someone like Batman or Superman who can directly shoot these corrupt people?!"

As a result of the Great Depression, people's incomes often decreased.

This is why they show more anger when they see these high-ranking government officials earning more illegal income through corruption.

These people don't consider helping their impoverished people; instead, they put large sums of money into their own pockets.

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Where did our money go?

That evening, the news anchor asked this question on a radio program.

The story he read on the radio was a bribery scandal involving the mayor, published in the Messenger newspaper.

"LaGuardia, watch the news!"

Meanwhile, within the Republican Party...

LaGuardia also received the newspaper "El Messenger" from an advisor to one of his party members.

"This is an opportunity!"

After reading the content published in the newspaper "Il Messaggero", Laguardia immediately made a judgment.

"Wait a moment?"

"The Messenger? Xu Fu!"

After that, he immediately looked at the paper in his hand, and then Xu Fu remembered it.

In a later conversation with Hughes, La-Guardia learned of Xu Fu's connection with the Messenger newspaper, and that the other party was actually the newspaper's owner.

"So this is your confidence?"

Clutching the newspaper in his hand, LaGuardia muttered to himself in a voice no one could hear.

After that, he immediately and quickly gathered his thoughts.

Whatever the reason, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for LaGuardia, who is planning to run for mayor of New York City.

Soon, Republican lawmakers, led by LaGuardia, turned their attention to New York City Mayor Jimmy Walker and questioned him.

Under Republican leadership, Jimmy Walker's bribery scandal quickly became a national issue, and they even went so far as to question his candidacy.

In response to the targeted reporting by The Courier and the aggressive stance of LaGuardia and others, New York City Mayor Jimmy Walker immediately retaliated and retracted his claim of involvement in bribery.

Following this, a New York newspaper also questioned the Reply Messenger, arguing that the newspaper's impartiality was questionable.

"We all know that there is no gold in the news of The Messenger, and many in the newspaper industry even call it a cartoon newspaper."

The Messenger responded quickly to the challenge.

Two days later, on Friday, the Messenger newspaper published the news in a special issue.

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It alleges that Locke, the newspaper's publisher and the subject of the lawsuit against The Messenger, bribed Mayor Jimmy Walker with $24.6 during his campaign.

Although Gary Locke primarily denied that he donated money in the hopes of seeking a return, it is clear that the public does not believe such a claim.

This series of rumors about municipal corruption, fueled by more accurate reporting in the Messenger newspaper and pressure from Washington, prompted the state legislature to establish a special committee to investigate Hofstadter.

New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was seeking support from his own party, was also forced to respond.

When Roosevelt couldn't win over Jimmy Walker, it became a problem that even if he passed the party primaries, he couldn't convince the people to vote for him.

Therefore, in response to the bribery scandal involving the mayor of New York City, Roosevelt first summoned Jimmy Walker to Albany to explain the source of his wealth. According to news reports, the governor also took a harsh approach, demanding that he be removed from office in order to investigate the case.

When he saw the news reports about the dismissal, Xu Fu knew that the case had been established.

Roosevelt has hit the nail on the head, and given the upcoming presidential election, the Democrats are unlikely to do anything internally to protect Jimmy Walker and prevent this incident from going into the next election.

The Society of Tammany, Chapter 141, Section 9.

Chapter 604 truly attracted public attention

Later that day.

Jimmy Walker subsequently issued a written statement announcing his resignation as mayor of New York City.

In his statement, Walker also protested the scrutiny of his activities for three reasons: first, he was prohibited from confronting and questioning witnesses; second, two-thirds of the charges relate to “old grievances” from his first term and decisions made by the former mayor; and third, some of the charges are unrelated to public affairs and are merely his personal matters.

After resigning, Walker left the Democratic Party and went to Europe.

By doing so, he not only avoided the committee's investigation but also temporarily stemmed the bleeding of the Democratic Party's damaged campaign.

As for why the mayor, who should have been investigated, left New York City so easily, there were clearly other forces supporting him behind the scenes.

After Walker's departure, John Patrick "103"-O'Brien, the deputy mayor who became the 98th mayor of New York City, temporarily served as mayor.

However, as everyone knows, John was insignificant; he was merely an interim mayor.

It wasn't until two years later, in 1934, that the election of the 99th mayor truly attracted public attention.

Democrats have clearly lost out in the race for this seat due to the bribery scandal involving former mayor Jimmy Walker.

However, this does not mean that Republicans can take this lightly.

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"...voters tend to judge the loyalty or competence of their elected candidates based on recent events rather than on anything that happened earlier."

Inside the restaurant at 21 West 52nd Street.

Xu Fu savored the cream cheese baked lobster he had just tasted, then turned to LaGuardia, who was standing in front of him.

"There is no doubt that our mayor, Jimmy Walker, has betrayed the voters."

LaGuardia took a bite of the cheese lobster on the plate, wiped his mouth with a napkin, took a sip of black tea to wash away the greasiness of the cream cheese, and then turned to look at Xu Fu sitting in front of him.

"So he got what he deserved, but lost the voters' trust and his own political life."

In addition to serving the usual dishes, Restaurant No. 21 also has a secret wine cellar in the basement.

The two are currently located on the first floor of the restaurant.

It's not like an underground bar that serves alcohol, but it's the perfect place for serious discussions.

For example, the upcoming mayoral election for the next New York City mayor.

Is this really a punishment?

Holding the knife and fork in his hand, Xu Fu looked at LaGuardia and asked in return.

In Xu Fu's view, resigning from the mayor's post and going to Europe was a good idea.

It may be far from punitive.