The "Street Angel" that Claire calls is not only a gang, but also a grassroots autonomous organization on Pattus Street.
Like Musk Justice and Claire Rossi, the residents of Pattus Street are mostly middle- and lower-class immigrants from the Aquamarine Kingdom and their descendants.
Most Hailan people attach great importance to family, family ties and traditional culture. Even if they leave their hometown and seek life abroad, they are rarely able to follow the local customs and still adhere to their own language, religion and customs. This makes it difficult for Hailan immigrants and their descendants to integrate into the local mainstream society.
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A group of Hailan immigrants came abroad to seek life and settled in a certain neighborhood. In the following days, as long as one member of this immigrant family established a foothold, they would find ways to help their fellow villagers, including those relatives and friends in their hometown who were living in poverty, and even their neighbors.
Everyone greeted me.
Over time, the entire neighborhood evolved into a gathering place for Hailan immigrants. The locals either intermarried with Hailan people and were gradually assimilated, or they simply moved to other neighborhoods and stopped being neighbors with these gringos.
This kind of situation is so common in various countries in Varese that every major city has a block named after "Hainlan Street", "Patus Street" or "Little Patos" - Patus, which is the name of the Seablue Kingdom.
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As we all know, in neighborhoods where foreign immigrants gather, due to language and cultural barriers, as well as the fact that immigrants stick together, gangs are often rampant and the good and the bad are mixed, which brings many public security problems to city managers.
This phenomenon is particularly prominent in Pattus Street, where residents generally live in poverty.
The Avalon City Council once made great efforts to deal with the gang problem on Pattus Street, but the results always ended in a hurry.
Unless all the tens of thousands of Hailan residents in this neighborhood are expelled, or they are forcibly demolished and dispersed to other areas, so that they cannot form a large scale and stay together for warmth, there is no solution to this problem at all.
Both of these measures are impractical, and the mayor of Avalon simply doesn't care. As long as these blue guys don't go to other neighborhoods to cause trouble, the police also turn a blind eye to local security incidents.
In this absence of law, Pattus Street has not completely become lawless. Local residents are still bound by the unwritten order. The organizations that have replaced the official establishment and maintenance of order are local gangs, large and small.
On the way to the "Paradise Tavern", out of curiosity, Goofy asked Claire about the inside story of the "Street Angels" and gained a deeper understanding of the most powerful gang on Pattus Street.
The survival and growth of any gang cannot be separated from money.
The sources of funds for "street angels" are not special. They are nothing more than collecting protection fees, lending, smuggling, smuggling, and selling stolen goods, plus running casinos and doing flesh business, as well as gray businesses such as selling intelligence and acting as bounty hunters.
But the "Street Angels" are also a gang with a bottom line. They also lend money. The interest rates they require are admittedly higher than loans through formal channels, but compared with those loan sharks who eat people without spitting out their bones, they appear to be very conscientious.
"Street angels" also open brothels and engage in the sex trade, but at least they explicitly prohibit forcing girls into prostitution, and their exploitation of street girls is not as cruel as other pimps.
Through these channels, the "Street Angels" have obtained sufficient financial resources, most of which are used to maintain gang operations while also taking care of public affairs.
Yes, gangsters also have to manage public affairs on their territory.
Including public security, medical care, education, relief, household registration management, weddings and funerals, and dispute mediation. These affairs that should be managed by the civil affairs department are all managed by the "street angels" in Pattus Street, a lawless place.
The gang is responsible.
The police may not know if there is any disturbance on the street, but "street angels" can grasp the most comprehensive information at the first time.
Today, the police and the gangs on Pattus Street are no longer incompatible enemies, and there is still a lot of cooperation in private.
Using the power of "street angels" to manage immigration has proven to be an unpopular but effective strategy.
The current "godfather" of the "Street Angels", the eldest brother of both black and white, is Umberto Esposito, nicknamed "Archangel".
Gao Fei noticed that whenever Claire mentioned this gangster brother, she would naturally express her heartfelt admiration, which made him more and more curious about this "archangel".
After 10 o'clock in the morning, Goofy and Claire took a lion disguised as a poodle to the "Paradise Tavern", the headquarters of "Street Angel".
The pub was noisy and full of drunkards and idle street gangsters.
In the center of the tavern hall, there was a boxing ring. Two shirtless strong men were fighting on the ring, surrounded by crowds of people watching the excitement. Some people also set up gambling games and shouted loudly to attract spectators to place bets.
Goofy followed Claire through the crowd and came to the bar.
"Hi! Good afternoon, brother Umberto!"
Claire greeted a man sitting at the bar with his back to her.
The man slowly turned around and raised his glass to Claire, but said nothing.
Gao Fei took the opportunity to look at this "Archangel" whom he had admired for a long time, and found that he was younger than he expected. He was about 25 years old by visual inspection. He had a slender figure and well-proportioned muscles. The scar on his cheek did not ruin his handsome appearance. He was brilliant.
The almost transparent blond hair is tied into a ponytail, and the unshaven chin looks slightly sloppy. At the same time, it also creates a bohemian and prodigal temperament, a bit like a younger Geralt.
All in all, the first impression this gangster left on Gao Fei was not bad. I hope he will not be set as a villain.
Gao Fei followed Claire to the bar, quietly opened the astrolabe, and wanted to investigate the details of Umberto Esposito, but the system told him that "it is not possible to investigate high-level NPCs yet."
Gao Fei has encountered similar situations before. From this, it is not difficult to guess that Umberto will not show his strength in the short term. Only when the plot advances to a certain stage and waits for him to personally take action, Gao Fei
Only then can you clearly see his depth.
Umberto seemed to be a silent and reserved person. He sat there playing with the wine glass and silently listened to Claire's explanation of the purpose of his visit. His thick eyebrows were furrowed and his face showed displeasure.
Then, Umberto turned to look at Gao Fei, his sapphire eyes showing a hint of reproach.
"Your name is Musk?"
"Yes, Mr. Esposito."
"Looking at your words and demeanor, you obviously have a good education. Let me tell you the truth, being in a gang is not a good way out for young people. I will buy you a glass of lemon soda, and then you can come back before your parents lose their temper.
