Chapter 844: People are stupid and money comes quickly! (Part 1)
Once people enter a civilized society, they will enjoy the benefits brought by the rules of a civilized society, but they will also be domesticated by these rules.
For example, Savage was actually just a savage. During the Neanderthal period, of course there would be no high-end hotels or apartment buildings for him to live in. He could actually live in a cave or find a place in the woods.
A treehouse, or even a place where you can sit in the sky, find an open space, lie down and sleep.
In primitive times, there was absolutely no problem in doing so. No one would blame you for sleeping in a cave. However, in a civilized society, even the lowest level gangsters in the slums have bungalows to live in. The great king Savage went
Sleeping in a cave seems a bit shabby.
Savage does not think of himself as a barbarian, he thinks that he is stronger than any human being, so of course he cannot accept that he is worse off than the lowest level of people.
This kind of thinking restricted him and made him forget that he was not actually a person from a civilized society. There was no need to abide by the rules here. As long as the most basic living conditions were guaranteed, he didn't need to care about where he lived.
But such a prosperous and extravagant civilized society corroded his ancient heart. Although he felt that he could not lag behind others, in fact, he also enjoyed the luxurious life here.
For this reason, he didn't want to live with those poor people. Even if the conditions were not as good as the Sokworth Hotel, they couldn't be too bad. Even if it wasn't a presidential suite, it should at least have two rooms, a large living room, a kitchen and
Bathrooms must be complete,
In order to find where such a house is, Savage first has to enter the living hell. But to enter the fire hell, he must first avoid the gang patrol thugs or kill them all.
In this way, Savage encountered the same problem as when he broke into the Falcone family's territory before. The gang members here were too dense.
Gotham is not a city where gangs protect civilians. It is not a gang that rules an area and then sends a few thugs to patrol it. Instead, everyone is a gang, but the gangs who live here may not be the gangs who control the place.
a member of.
The ordinary residents here may have worked as thugs for gangs elsewhere, or they may have been on patrol. They just wander around the living hell, which is actually equivalent to patrolling.
When Bruce infiltrated a gang before, he discovered that any gang member who had done guard duty or patrol work had sharp eyes, and could easily tell who was here to cause trouble and who was here to cause trouble.
Due to professional reasons, many residents here are very vigilant and have a strong ability to distinguish. Once a stranger appears, they will immediately report it. Once a stranger wants to break in, basically all the people will join the army.
The elderly and children cannot hold a gun, but that is limited to the elderly who are almost unable to move and can only stay in bed, and the children who are not very good at walking and cannot lift their arms. In other words, except for these people, everyone can
Get a gun.
Not to mention the level of shooting training. Since the average education level in the East District is relatively low and the average eye time per person is also relatively low, everyone has good eyesight and is familiar with aiming. On the first day Savage entered, he was treated quite a lot.
A warm welcome.
Savage didn't even know when he was exposed. The people around him suddenly disappeared, and then suddenly appeared on the window. One black hole after another was pointed at him, and then there was a roar of gongs and drums.
Firecrackers were blasting, red flags were waving, and there were huge crowds of people.
Savage thought for a while and decided that maybe he was a little too conspicuous by going during the day, so he changed the activity time to night, but night was Batman's activity time.
Next, Savage finally understood why Batman wears all black.
He wore a colorful national costume, which looked very eye-catching in the extremely dark night of Gotham. Batman wore a jet black suit, which perfectly blended into the night. When the two of them circled over the living hell, everyone looked at each other.
The guns were all aimed at Savage.
Plunging headlong into Gotham's most populous slum area, the result was that there was nowhere to show off one's martial arts skills. After all, the last organization that broke into this place braved the green light and left crying.
One of the great advantages of Gotham's gang society is that it can ensure the level of force and determination of individuals and groups to use force. The fierce and bloody competition all year round has domesticated everyone into a beast that grinds its teeth and sucks blood.
When they see strange beings invading their territory, they almost instinctively pick up weapons and start fighting. There are never other thoughts in their minds. This is their instinct to ensure their own safety and survival in this society.
It doesn't depend on whether the opponent is strong or not.
When Constantine was drunk in the East District, he once summoned two demons out of drunkenness. The demons that would respond to Constantine were usually the kind that were violent in color, weak in brain, but very powerful in body, so they looked very vicious.
, green-faced fangs.
The demon came roaring. In less than three minutes, he endured more than a hundred hard fights. Before returning to hell, he still had two rockets stuck in his head.
The residents here don't care what the other person looks like, what abilities they have, or how powerful or intimidating they look.
There are two principles for Gotham people to fight. One is that after the war song starts, there are no teammates. The second is that as long as you dare to get close to the battlefield, the dog will have to be kicked twice before leaving.
After Savage tried to break in twice more, he found that this strategy really didn't work. The people here were the most savage and crazy people he had ever seen. They didn't even care whether friendly troops would be injured, they only cared about success.
To kill the enemy, as long as the gunshot is fired, the whole city will go crazy.
Since he could no longer be tough, he had no choice but to be soft. He approached the boss of the largest gangster in the Southern District of Living Hell to negotiate.
Coincidentally, Copot also lived in the South District before and had a good relationship with the gang boss. When Savage broke in, Copot saw him and started fighting with the gang boss.
Say hello.
The gang boss in the South District received Savage very politely, and then ruthlessly rejected his request to rent a house.
When things got to this point, Savage also discovered that as long as he was in a living hell, using force would not be a wise choice, so he decided to try another company.
The living hell itself has four districts, southeast, northwest and northwest. Since the south district is not good, then switch to the north district. But with the Savage incident, all the gang bosses in the four districts have the same attitude and politely invite him in.
, and then ruthlessly refused.
The reason for rejection is also very simple. If there is no gang to guarantee you, why should we rent the house to you? You have forced your way in several times. Who knows what you are going to do in the house? What if the house is blown up?
If the building collapses, who will pay?
Savage finally understood the feeling that Bruce had when he encountered obstacles everywhere. In Gotham, if you have nothing to do with the gang, it would be difficult to live comfortably.
There are indeed many migrant workers in Gotham, because after all, the wages here are much higher than in most places. One year of working here is equivalent to three years outside, so many people are willing to take the risk.
However, everyone knows that this is the case in Gotham. The people who come here are more adventurous and their moral bottom line is not that high. Therefore, after working at the bottom of the workplace for a period of time, they can often get along with some gang members.
By hooking up with each other, you can get introduced by them and rent a house.
Most of these people are ordinary people and will not come here to confront gangs, so they can easily become familiar with gangs.
But Savage is different. He relies on his superiority in force and his arrogance. When he first came here, he offended all the gangs in the living hell. It is impossible for any gang nearby to accept him.
As a result, he could never find an introducer.
Savage was not like Bruce who later learned to deceive and get the essence of sneak attacks, and was able to successfully sneak into it. He was still dreaming of a great king and was unwilling to condescend.
He spent more than a week in the living hell, but still failed to find a house. As long as he dared to go in, there would be fire suppression and group beatings. He wanted to talk to someone, but no one was willing to see him.
Later, the leader of a medium-sized gang in the South District approached him. The leader said that he had long disliked the boss here and could help him find a back door. As long as he gave him money, he would free up a house for him to live in.
.
At this point, it no longer matters how the house looks like, the main thing is to win.
The leader sent his men to lead Savage to the door of a room. The gang member opened the door and said with a smile: "Mr. Savage, this is the best room we have here. You can take a look."
Look, the conditions are quite good..."
After saying that, he opened the door, and Savage took a look inside and found that the gang member was not lying. The house was indeed not bad, with two bedrooms and one living room, spacious and bright, the living room faced south, and there was a floor-to-ceiling window.
The soft furnishings are of good quality, and there are green plants for decoration. It is a very modern apartment room. Although it is not as luxurious as the presidential suite in a hotel, it does not insult its status.
The gang member led Savage inside, and like a skilled real estate agent, he repeatedly introduced the benefits of this house. In the end, he rubbed his hands and said, "Sir, this is the only house here that is suitable for us."
Your house is gone, but there is a reason why it remains..."
"You also know that most of us are poor here. Only a rich and generous gentleman like you can afford to rent a house like this. After all, the rent here is 300 US dollars a week, and you have to pay the water and electricity bills yourself. On average, it may cost 400 US dollars a week.
A lot of dollars, this is not a price that ordinary people can afford..."
"But it doesn't matter!" The gang member raised his voice and said, "A gentleman as wealthy as you will definitely not care about the cost of these hundreds of dollars!"
"Moreover, don't worry, you have appeared in those areas in the North District before. This place is very far away from there, and no one here has seen you. Moreover, this area is also very far away from the big boss's activity area. He is not
You’ll find out.”
Savage snorted coldly and glanced at him. The gang member immediately smiled and said: "Of course, you are not afraid of him. Our leader thinks so too. If we can carry out some cooperation in the future, you will live in
It’s also more convenient here…”
"To show our sincerity, we can help you pay the water and electricity bills. To be honest, this is already our limit. Our leader has only been here for more than a year and has not yet fully established himself. We just spend money recruiting people."
A lot of money was spent..."
Savage had no time to listen to him cry about poverty and waved his hand to let him out. A few hundred dollars was nothing to him. As long as he could break out of the living hell, the rest of the matter would be easy to handle.
But to a certain extent, he doesn't even have the advantage of Bruce, who has just arrived. As long as a person adheres to a certain principle without wavering, he will always achieve something whether he succeeds or fails. What he fears most is self-contradiction and logical conflict.
Bruce was a good person from beginning to end. He was unwilling to break his bottom line of principles, so although he suffered a lot in the slums, he gained more in the end.
But Savage, he wanted to obtain the benefits that could be obtained through illegal means, but he was unwilling to lower his self-esteem. He was still dreaming of a great king. He wanted everyone to compliment him, just like his previous subjects.
Same, but he doesn't want to admit that he no longer has the status he used to have.
He looks down on these poor people, but he needs these poor people. He looks down on today's modern society and lives in an old dream of the past, but he is greedy for the convenience and enjoyment that modern society brings to him.
A person who cannot reconcile himself will only wander around in indecision all day long, and Savage has not realized that he has stepped into a trap.
He poured the glass of water that Batman asked him to pour without realizing it, and then came the exciting part.
On the day Savage moved in and paid the rent, the newsboys were whispering to each other in the living hell, and the whispers continued.
Everyone is conveying a message - Room 1613, South District, Living Hell, people are stupid and have a lot of money, come quickly!