Chapter two hundred and eighty sixth caught car thief
Batman rarely goes out during the day, and when he chooses to appear in Gotham City during the day, it means that he has very important things to do, such as catching the car thief who pried off his tires.
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Batman was not very angry about the fact that his Batmobile's tires were stolen, but felt a little ridiculous. A person who could independently crack the Batmobile's security system could only be a car thief in Gotham.
This city is truly magical to the extreme.
It was not difficult for Batman to find the car thief's stronghold. Obviously, the two thieves who stole the tires were not that strong in counter-reconnaissance work. It didn't take long for Batman to find the car thief's stronghold.
Arriving at the cellar at the end of Crouching Street.
There were no security measures in this underground base. Batman got in without much effort and found the tire that was hung on the wall before he could deal with it.
Originally, according to normal development, Batman should have waited here, waiting for the owner of this place to come back, and then captured him and brought him back.
Batman originally planned this, but while waiting for the thief to come back, Batman was idle and began to investigate the base.
But the more he investigates, the more confused Batman becomes. Various signs indicate that the people living here are not adults, but several children.
This is actually easy to judge. The ground here is not a floor or tiles, but fine sand. The footprints left behind have not been cleaned up. You can tell at a glance that they are not for adults. The tools on the tool table have also left fingerprints.
It doesn’t mean that the person using these tools is a child under ten years old.
While Batman was surprised, he couldn't help but have some other thoughts. He knew that the adults in Gotham City were almost hopeless. Their thinking concepts and ways of doing things had already been formed. Apart from throwing them into prison
There are almost no other ways to deal with it other than shutting it up, but it is different with children.
Batman also knows that even if the children in Gotham are worse than the children in other cities, forming gangs and fighting in the streets every day, as long as they are children, there is a possibility that their education will improve them, especially if they are so talented.
In the evening, Jason, who was wearing a worn-out jacket, was limping towards his base. Little Slipper helped him and said helplessly: "I know you have to fight with them in order to keep your own territory.
, but there have been too many fights recently, and your injury from last time has not healed yet..."
Jason wiped the corner of his mouth, and a trace of blood dripped from it. It was stained on the sleeves of his clothes, but he was used to it. He grinned and said: "I can't help it, those damn red-mouthed gangsters are pushing too hard."
, if I give up the land at the entrance of the tail alley, then we really can’t make any money..."
He rubbed his eyes vigorously, then broke away from Little Slipper's hand holding him, walked to the cellar, opened the door, and climbed down slowly.
The little slippery man was afraid that he would fall, so he hurriedly followed him to help him. But when they walked to the workbench, they heard the cellar door being locked with a "kacha" sound, and then a black figure appeared in front of them.
behind.
The two of them were startled. When they turned around, Little Slippery looked at the black figure's dress opposite and said, "Batman???"
Batman paused and asked, "Do you know me?"
Jason looked back at the Bat tire that was hung on the wall, then at the unruffled Batman in front of him, and then looked up at the locked cellar door, knowing that he couldn't run away.
He leaned decadently on the workbench behind him and said, "Well, how could we not know you? The famous hero Batman..."
But there was no reverence or admiration in his tone, only deep boredom. The little slicker looked at the current situation, rubbed his hands and said to Batman: "I'm sorry, Batman, it's really us
I stole your Batmobile tire, but we didn't damage it. You can take it back, so don't argue with us..."
"After all..." The little slipper pushed up his glasses and said, "The police station doesn't accept children of our age. If you arrest us, they will send us back tomorrow. Why don't we apologize to you sincerely?"
Let’s go through this process…”
Batman looked at Jason. He saw a deep bruise on Jason's exposed neck, and the corners of his mouth looked like they had been beaten, not to mention the blood on his sleeves. He asked: "You
How did it hurt like this?"
Jason shook his head and showed a fierce expression, as if he didn't want to talk to Batman at all, but fortunately, there was a little slicker present. He said: "He is the leader of the Capuchin Gang. In order to grab territory, he has to fight with others.
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"And we won!" Jason emphasized.
"How on earth did you pry my tire off?"
"What's so difficult about this?" Jason deliberately raised his voice and said, "Your car is in terrible shape. If the tires weren't too big, I would have removed all four of your tires!"
What he said was mixed with some slang and swear words commonly used by local gangs, and his tone of voice was very much like a gang member. From his behavior to his temperament, he was a typical bad boy.
Batman was not offended by his behavior, because he had been a vigilante in Gotham for so long, and all the children he met had this kind of character.
"Batman, leave us alone. We are just a group of kids. Jason stole your tires just because he was in a hurry for money. We know stealing is wrong, but there is no other way."
Little Slippery explained to Batman: "There are more than a dozen children in the Capricorn Gang under Jason, five or six of them are too young. When they go to sell cigarettes, they are always bullied by the older children of other gangs. Every day
Not much can be sold, so Jason must earn money to support them, otherwise they will be beaten to death by their leader."
Batman frowned and asked, "You mean, the kids under his command are all cigarette vendors?"
"That's right, aren't the members of the Youth Gang all these people?"
"Who are they paying the money to?"
"Their leaders are usually some older children, and then these children are handed over to their 'mom and dad'."
"Then what?"
The little slipper shook his head and said, "I don't know, I'm not doing this, but I heard that they will hand it over to a person called the big boss."
"Isn't this what you do?" Batman looked at the little slicker and saw that he was indeed different from the common kids in Gotham. He didn't wear a jacket, but a turtleneck sweater that was new and not old, and combed his hair.
Jarhead also wears glasses and looks more like a nerd.
"I'm a skilled worker, and I'm currently studying at a vocational education school in Gotham. Jason saved my life, so I followed him."
"I didn't save you just so you could repay me! You'd better leave quickly! I want to steal the tires. If you have any trouble, just come to me!" Jason said loudly.
"Come on Jason, I believe Batman is a good man. I heard that he saved a dancer who was robbed. He should be willing to listen to our explanation..."
As he said that, the little slippery man continued: "Not all children are as lucky as me. They have a good craft and can work for gangs, and can even go to school safely. Most children are under the control of their 'parents'
, either selling cigarettes, begging, or doing some dirty work..."
"You stole my tires. I should have arrested you or taught you a lesson, but since you are children, I can let you go, but you must agree to one condition..."
Jason turned his head and glanced at Little Slippery. He touched the wound next to his mouth and said, "I did it. You can tell me what the conditions are."
"I want to know what is going on with those people who manipulate children to do work for them? Who is the so-called big boss? I hope you can help me investigate these things..."
"No chance." Jason shook his head and said, "The big boss is very mysterious, not something we kids can see, and there are too many people doing this kind of thing. How do you want me to check?"
"I guess you'll find a way, right?"
"Your name is Jason, right? Listen, Jason..."
Batman looked into Jason's eyes and said: "Since you are willing to fight for those children's business, and you are even willing to spend money to help them, it shows that you are not bad in nature and are very loyal."
"You also know that this is not the way to go. When these children grow up, there will be another group. You can't always protect them like this. The only way is to thoroughly identify the people who control them and then find ways to deal with them.
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Jason supported his forearms on his knees, lowered his head and said nothing. Batman continued: "Since you have heard of my name, you should know that I have fought many criminals, but in this kind of thing
Yes, I do need an assistant. After all, I am not a child and cannot participate in your group..."
"If I can succeed, you and your children will be better off, right?"
Jason was silent for a while and then said: "Okay, but you have to listen to me on this matter. You can't do it recklessly. And you have to promise that no matter whether it succeeds or not, you can't cause trouble for the two of us again."
Batman nodded, and then he threw a cylindrical device to Jason, which was a small flashlight. He said: "Press the button on the tail to project a miniature bat light into the air. When I see it, I will rush
Come here, press and hold the button, and a communication that only I can receive will be sent out, so you can contact me in an emergency."
The little slicker's eyes lit up when he looked at the thing. Batman said to him: "Don't even think about taking it apart, you will never put it back together. If you can provide useful information, I can put an experiment in my stronghold in the southern suburbs
I will lend you my room, there are many good things in it..."
Little Slippery and Jason looked at each other, then looked at Batman. They said in unison: "Okay, deal."
After Batman left, Jason said to Little Slippery: "You'd better leave here. You don't need to get involved in this kind of thing. If I really want to help him investigate this matter, it will definitely be very dangerous. Those' dads
Moms won't let me go."
"What Batman said makes sense, Jason." Little Slippery's tone was always calm, and he said: "You also said before that those 'parents' have gone too far recently, and they have begun to set higher goals.
, asking for more money, and those who fail to complete will be punished more severely. If this continues, those children will definitely not survive, and we really have to stop this."
Jason frowned and said, "Actually, I've thought about it too, isn't it a bit strange?"
"I haven't heard of any changes to this system since I started hanging out on the street, but recently it seems to be getting more and more excessive. Could it be that something happened to the big boss that made him so anxious to exploit this system?
A group of kids?”
"Not only that." Little Hua Tou touched his chin and said, "When I was in the vocational school, I met the parents of the students, the gang bosses. From their chats, I heard about the recent situation of Gotham gangs.
It is unstable. The twelve families at the top seem to be in some commotion..."