Chapter seven hundred and ninetieth fatal joke (seventeen)
Harvey Dent has been working in the Gotham Court, mainly providing legal consulting services.
Before, his situation was not very good, because the gangsters often asked for advice on non-serious issues, and most people asked him to come there just to get away with it. However, since the logistics industry developed, things have become much better for him.
It's too much to expect gangsters to understand the law. However, to transport goods, it is inevitable to contact other cities, and to sign contracts, you must understand the legal provisions of various places. Now, lawyers and finance are the most popular in Gotham.
Two professions, and Harvey is no exception.
He now mainly provides legal advisory services to the Falcone family, and Godfather Falcone does not care about his unwillingness to exonerate gang members, as long as he can provide the most professional services to the Falcone family's logistics industry.
For legal aid, Falcone was more than happy to spend the money.
When he received the call from Gordon, he was still working overtime. When he heard that something was wrong with Bruce, he quickly put down the work at hand, even asked for leave tomorrow, and came to where Gordon was.
Harvey and Bruce have always been in contact. The two of them actually have a lot in common, especially in terms of law. The principles of the Light Knight and the Dark Knight are actually similar, and their moral standards are also on the same level. The two of them often chat in Wayne Manor.
The conversation lasted a whole afternoon.
Harvey was very used to chatting with Bruce and answering various questions, so when he saw this situation, he did not show surprise. Instead, he sat down next to him in a familiar manner, patted his shoulder and said:
"I know that you want to understand the people's sentiments and know how the people of Gotham live, so you came here and experienced it for more than a month, and then you found that this is much more difficult than you thought."
"Everyone here has his own good points and his own bad points. Poor people must be hateful, and hateful people must be pitiful. Those who condone criminals are not necessarily evil, and those who attack criminals are not necessarily righteous.
, should we discuss traces first or heart first... You can’t figure out these questions.”
"You find that the world is much more complicated than you imagined, and all the methods you have thought of before can't solve these problems."
"So you feel that you used to be childish and ridiculous, and you wasted too much time. The incomprehension and resentment you once had seemed meaningless, and next, you don't know what to do...·
Harvey put his arms around Bruce and found that his body was very cold, as if there was no warmth at all. He said, "Tell me, do you think so? Bruce?"
"I just suddenly realized the truth of this world." Bruce replied, his tone was always very calm, even a little dull, which is also a manifestation of the stupor state.
"You know what? In this month, I have experienced a lot of things. I am not depressed because of these bad things. It's just that I find that every time I feel that life is getting better, there will be something less fatal.
But bad things will still happen that will bring me to the bottom.·
"These bad things are not my fault, but they are not under my control. I am always in a passive situation and can't control anything."….
"I avoided a lot of traps. I thought I didn't make any wrong choices, but everything spiraled down uncontrollably."
"But what's even more frightening is that I found that I had done well enough and I didn't fall into many traps, such as really treating those drugs as medicine, squandering it after having a fixed income, falling into the abyss of gambling and carrying gambling debts
,,Borrowing loan sharks but unable to repay, having a head-on conflict with gangsters and getting injured..."
"I haven't done any of this. I've perfectly avoided these phenomena, but that's just because I've received a good education and have more knowledge than ordinary people. People living here can really escape this.
Another trap?"
"I have the house Selena left me before, the dozens of dollars she didn't take away, my muscles and strong appearance, and the fat and calories accumulated in my previous life, but what do ordinary people have?
"
"Forget about money, houses and muscles, they may be born with drug addiction, born with gambling debts, or born with money owed to gangs."
"In my opinion
When I hit rock bottom, I imagined more terrifying possibilities, and then I realized..."
Bruce paused, showed a very stiff smile, and then said: "In fact, it only takes one bad day for ordinary people to completely lose everything."
"No, it doesn't even take a whole day. It may be because the weather is bad and you can't go out to work, it may be due to road construction during commuting, or you may have diarrhea after eating something bad. It only takes a few minutes or a few hours, and everything will be done.
It’s all irreversible.”
"Harvey...Harvey..." Bruce called his friend's name in a daze, and said, "Don't you think this is all very scary?"
"In just a few minutes, your life has slid irresistibly into the abyss, and you can only watch helplessly, but you can't do anything. This is the daily life of everyone here..."
Harvey closed his eyes, took a deep breath and said, "Are you feeling scared? Bruce, I feel that you are scared, but you are not from here, you do not belong here, and you will not be afraid of these little things."
..."
"That's why I feel fear." Bruce said stiffly: "What can I do to appear in everyone's few minutes so that they don't slide down, but only miss one person in this world?"
There will be one more crazy criminal."
Harvey lowered his head and looked at the reflection on his leather shoes. He said, "I told you a long time ago that this road does not have to reach the end to be meaningful."
"How far you have gone and how fast you have gone will not change because of when you gave up." Harvey pursed his lips and said, "If you feel that you have done too little before, then go more."
Do a little, but don’t feel afraid that you can’t finish it, and don’t feel pain about it..."
Harvey patted Bruce's arm and said, "I have been as painful as you because at that time, I discovered that the law cannot actually allow everyone to get a fair trial. It is not omnipotent."
"No person, no system, no social existence in this world is perfect. If you have seen the length of this road with your naked eyes, the decision you have to make is whether to go or give up, not whether
How far to go.”….
Harvey looked at Bruce, who had been silent. At this time, a car suddenly appeared at the end of the street. Harvey squinted his eyes and realized that he seemed to have seen this car in the garage of Wayne Manor.
When the high beams were turned off, Harvey saw Alfred's face in the driver's seat.
Gordon, who was standing aside, winked at Harvey and said, "We still have work to do, so we'll leave first. Your butler is here to pick you up. Go back with him."
"Have a good sleep and everything will pass."
After Gordon finished speaking, it started to rain again in Gotham. The drizzle of rain fell on Bruce's head. He began to shiver again, but it wasn't from coldness. He couldn't feel the cold anymore.
He felt very hot and excited, and an unprecedented joyful emotion surged in his chest.
When the shadow of the umbrella held by Alfred covered the top of his head, he calmed down slightly. Alfred looked at his state and the wounds on his face, and said nothing. He was silent for a moment,
Then he said: "Master, let's go back, Elsa and Dick are waiting for you."
At this moment, Bruce looked at Alfred as if he had grasped a life-saving straw and asked: "Is there really no perfect system in this world?"
Alfred stood there, with a stream of rainwater between him and Bruce. The surface of the stream reflected their faces. One side was very old, but full of energy, and the other side was very young, but extremely haggard.
"Yes, sir, there is no perfect system in this world." Alfred replied. Bruce didn't hear any hesitation in this answer. This was not an answer after thinking, but more like an answer that everyone thought about.
common sense.
Alfred turned his head and looked at the end of the alley, where the neon lights shone on the puddles, making the small puddles more colorful than the sea. He said:
"There is no perfect system in this world because there are no perfect people in this world. People will change."
Alfred lowered his eyes, looked at Bruce and said: "But also, many imperfect people want to create a perfect system. They feel that they have succeeded, and those who follow later feel that they do not need to work hard anymore.
, as long as they operate according to this rule, everything will go as they wish, so..."
Alfred shook his head and did not continue, but Bruce said: "Do you want me to go back? Alfred?"
Bruce thought he would get a positive answer immediately, but unexpectedly, Alfred paused and said:
"Master, I hope I can leave here with your soul, not just a body. If you want to stay here to find answers, then take this umbrella and don't catch a cold again."
Alfred handed the umbrella to Bruce. Bruce looked up at him and did not reach out to take it immediately. He looked at it for a while and then said: "Don't you want to say something to me?"
"What do you want to hear?"
"Don't you have some solutions for me?" Bruce asked. He didn't speak too directly, but Alfred still understood. He said, "Have you not read books about Marxism for a long time?"
Yet?"….
"If you really believed in it and wanted to take this path, you wouldn't be looking for answers here now." Alfred shook his head and said: "Marxists are not missionaries, and no one will walk on this path.
I'll hand you a book on the street and let you know what it's about."
Although Alfred's tone was very respectful, his words were very straightforward. He said: "You are looking for a shortcut from me, but in fact this is not a shortcut. Understanding a certain doctrine does not mean that you can solve all problems."
Answer, get rid of all pain and move forward with your head down."
"This kind of behavior runs counter to Marxism and is more like theology. There are no shortcuts and no single answer here."
"On the contrary, in the process of understanding, learning, and deconstructing this doctrine, there will be more similar pains." Alfred added: "It's like writing a thesis."
In the end, Alfred left, and Bruce sat on the roadside with his umbrella. After his excitement weakened, he no longer wanted to laugh so much.
However, that absurd and funny feeling still surrounded him, and he didn't know when he would laugh out loud.
After Alfred returned to Wayne Manor, he did not rest immediately. He picked up the phone and called an unknown number.
"Hello? Hello, is this Miss Maggie? I am Alfred, the butler of Wayne Manor. Miss Selina once left your phone number..."
"Yes, I hope you can help me contact Miss Selena. I don't have her contact information now..."
"Bruce is in very bad condition. He may be suffering from some kind of traumatic stress disorder. We can't stop his excited behavior now, but Miss Selina may be able to..."
"Yes, I know that they have had some conflicts before, but I feel it is necessary to inform her in case something happens and both of them feel regretful."
"Okay, I will wait for your news, thank you."
Maggie in the apartment hung up the phone and sighed.
She knew that Bruce's journey to the slums would not go smoothly, but what she didn't expect was that the consequences would be so serious.
Bruce Wayne's mental problem does not affect him alone. Although Maggie has never read a book, she can still live in the slums in such a weak body. She is quite wise in life.
She did fight for her good sisters, and felt that Bruce had been too neglectful of Selina during this period, but she also knew that if she really didn't tell Selina about this, if something went wrong in the future, Selina might resent her.
After all, she could also see that the two of them had broken up and still had feelings for each other.
Finally, Maggie dialed Selena's phone number, and just as she expected, Selena had already sneaked into the crew. After hearing the news, Selena got a role.
It feels like my butt is on fire and I have to rush back to Gotham.
After Alfred and Hal flew the Batfighter to pick her up, Selina immediately found Bruce.
Then gave him a slap in the face.
96.
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