Chapter 75: A Hunt of Owls and Bats

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Chapter 75: A Hunt of Owls and Bats

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"Never trust anything that can bleed for a week and not die."

- Chad, (In The Company Of Men)

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<[Court of Owls Gathering Hall]> for new novels

<(Omniscient POV)>

"I can't understand how we are not able to profit from them. Wayne Industries is supposed to be a rapidly declining corporation that we were going to devour to increase our own wealth. It was going to be something extremely easy and profitable for us, so can any of you gentlemen tell me why the hell have we not been able to take even a single one of their assets yet?" The man in the golden owl mask questioned in a severe tone as he looked around the table at his 'juniors'.

"We almost had the entire Wayne Corporation in our hands. According to the people we have on our payroll, the company is still massively bleeding money in most of its technological ventures. Even Wayne Biotech is losing money like water with job cuts being a regular incident. So, things were going exactly according to our plan. But instead of the conglomerate discreetly selling their assets to us, the members of the Court of Owl, they have been steadily selling their assets and loss-making companies to Bruce Wayne." One of the people with a white owl mask on said with a disgusted expression on his face.

"But that should be impossible. We own more than half of the board of directors in the company. We should be able to buy whatever they sell off at the dirt-cheap prices. How are they allowing that Wayne kid to do this? Is he offering them even more money than us?" A woman wearing a white owl mask suddenly asked."

"No, actually quite the opposite. According to our insiders, Bruce Wayne's butler who is managing his finances is using his biggest shareholder status in Wayne Enterprises and a small loophole in the accountancy system to get first dibs on every company the massive corporation sells which allows him to be the first to offer a price for it. Wayne Enterprise being a public company has to legally accept that deal as long as the price offered meets their valuation expectations or as long as someone else doesn't try to challenge the deal by betting a lot more than what they have offered.

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<(Bruce Wayne POV)>

"Interesting, so they have already noticed Bruce Wayne and are considering me a minor threat. I guess building one of the nation's largest companies does get you noticed quickly. I wonder how long they will be able to fool themselves into thinking that they have the upper hand." I wondered aloud as I turned off the live video transmission of the meeting of the Court of Owls on my Bat-tool's screen.

'Those small fireflies sure are quite useful as subtle drones especially when hidden on another man's clothes... However, the sound and picture quality has to be increased a lot for these to compare to my bat, bird, spider, and combat droids.' I thought to myself as I quietly stood at the edge of a huge building's rooftop, silently gazing at the beautiful skyline of the corrupted yet stunning city.

"I think I'll have to work on my brooding skills. a lot."

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