The children of the Capricorn Gang left here along the street corner carrying various packages and pulling various boxes.
Fortunately, the wasteland behind the warehouse was not included in the scope of renovation. There was a small forest on the edge, and they could only spend one night here.
As soon as he arrived at the woods next to the wasteland, Jason saw another group of children coming here. The children of the Curly Tail Gang who had just settled down immediately became vigilant. The two oldest children took out their guns.
The team on the opposite side was also a little surprised.
"Jason?? Why are you here? You were kicked out too?!" One of the tall black boys came out and said, "You guys are not the most powerful kids on the street.
Help?"
There was no sarcasm in his tone, only surprise, because the kid gang in front of him only had about a dozen kids, and they were relatively small, and they were all relatively thin, and they belonged to the kind of kid gang that ranked at the bottom.
"Joang, have you been driven out too?" Jason walked up and said, "If I guess correctly, the Birch Tree Gang in your place should also have been driven out. They had two motorcycles before.
…”
The black boy named Yoang nodded and said, "Yes, we were all expelled. It is said that it seems to be some kind of resettlement project..."
He shook his head again and said: "We have occupied a quota, but the gang members don't want us to live there. They can rent out the empty houses and charge expensive rents, so that they don't have to do anything and still make money."
Jason glanced at the children behind him, and then said to Yoang: "Come here first. We plan to set up a tent here. If we get together, we will be better able to protect ourselves."
Yoon didn't say much. His gang was originally very weak, but he was lucky to be able to hold Jason's lap now. After all, everyone knew that Jason was the most agile kid here.
The other children went to set up tents, but Jason took Yoang and the six-fingered eldest sister to go to the wasteland outside the woods. Jason looked around and said: "This can't go on, we will definitely die outside.
"
Just when the black man John was about to say something, Jason said: "This is only the first phase of the project. The second phase of the project may cover most of the East District. The third phase of the project may complete the transformation of the East District and the dock area. By then, we will go
where?"
"The security guards in the South and West Districts won't let us in at all, let alone the North District. There are big gang leaders there, so where else can we go? To the sea?"
"And the younger children must have a stable life. They get hungry very quickly. If we don't have a stable base, then we can't work. If we don't work, they won't have anything to eat and they will be hungry.
die, and they starve to death, we will be even weaker..."
"But what else can we do?" Yoang raised his voice and said: "The gang will definitely not let us go back. As long as one more person goes back, it will occupy a room and cost them forty or fifty dollars a month.
Income, that’s forty or fifty US dollars…”
Jason took a deep breath and said, "There is another way."
"What can we do?" Sister Liuzhi asked, as if she had a premonition.
Jason turned his head and looked at the children who were setting up a tent. Although their faces showed sadness, they were not desperate. In fact, they had experienced similar things many times.
The Capuchin Gang was not born in this neighborhood, but moved to this neighborhood after Jason took over. The street gang where they were originally was very brutal, and Jason tried his best to lead them to escape.
The street where I settled later was too poor, and I couldn't find any work at all to support the gang members. After many twists and turns, I came here and established a firm foothold. In just one year, it became this place.
The number one kid gang.
Although they feel very sad, they still have hope. After all, Jason is still there and will lead them to find a new home.
But Jason knew that they would not have a new home.
As soon as the news came out in the newspapers, all the gangs saw the situation clearly. The fewer people in their neighborhoods, the better. The fewer people, it means there will be more empty rooms, which means there may be more people.
rent.
Jason felt fear. He didn't understand who made this rule, because he discovered that it was actually digging into the gang's foundation.
The fewer people there are, the more resources they will be allocated. Will they still unite? Is it fair to everyone? No, they won't. The more they want to occupy, the fewer people they have to have here.
They would not have thought that without the Kid Gang, there would be no fresh blood, without the bottom members, force would be a problem, without the middle-level members, there might be financial problems, and without the other top members, the gang structure would fall apart.
.
They only think that one less person means one more room and one more income, and ten less people means ten more incomes. If all the houses are their own, then moving into a wealthy area will be just around the corner.
Jason discovered that someone stabbed the gangsters, but gave them a dose of narcotics. They would only see luxurious houses, convenient transportation, rents that were rising every day, and land prices that were appreciating every day.
They failed to see that those they expelled were their future.
But Jason saw this, and he understood that if the previous humiliation and exploitation could be endured, under today's circumstances, there was no longer any room for concession.
Capital will eat up all those who follow the trend, drive them away from the land of their birth, and cause them to lose their homes, property, and everything.
And those who have all this are not ashamed of it or pity anyone, they just think it is natural.
It seems that they can still wander and set off to find a new home, but in fact, they have nowhere to go and no way to retreat.
The gangs here will kick them out and occupy more houses, and the gangs in other places will do the same. In the end, the streets will be left to vendors to make money, the houses will be rented to gangs, and the jobs will be given to those who have money.
For those who have stable housing, food should be given to those who have money.
They will lose everything eventually, and who can blame them?
At that time, they can only blame themselves, blame themselves for having no money, no job, no house, blame themselves for not working hard, and blame themselves for lack of talent.
Those who have not read those books and do not understand this truth can only repeat these words and go to the grave.
But Jason didn't accept such a fate, and he didn't want these children to accept such a fate.
But now, it's too late to study, and they don't have that much time to get education. In other words, Jason thought of what Schiller once told him, it's not too late to get education in practice.
"What on earth do you want to do?" Sister Liuzhi asked. She said, "Don't do anything stupid. My injuries were actually caused by gang members from my boyfriend's street. He abandoned me and was unwilling to help.
I, I don’t want to point at him either…”
"Yes, we shouldn't point at anyone, don't expect them to pity us for any reason." Jason's tone became calmer and calmer. He looked at Yoang and the six-fingered eldest sister and said:
"What we want, we should get it ourselves."
As the night falls, the starry sky becomes darker and deeper. It is very rare that there is no rain in Gotham today. I don’t know if the storm in the past few days has taken away the rain clouds, or it has left a quiet background for the shouts of some weak creatures.
On the roof of a low building, among the large leather sofas, a gangster in a suit and tie was reading the newspaper. He took a sip from the cigar in his hand and said: "Have those children been driven away? How many of them are there?
?”
"There are 26 in total. Boss, we have provided 26 rooms."
The gang boss laughed and said, "Thank you to these little bastards for sucking my blood for so long. They finally got out and left me a lot of reward."
"Look at the hot scene in the Living Hell now. There is no need to worry about renting a house in this place. When the time comes, $10 will be the minimum price. I have already made an agreement with the boss of the street on the west, and we will raise the price together on both streets.
, not afraid that the third street will not follow..."
The gang members hurriedly came forward to flatter them. They were actually just a small gang, with only a dozen people, and their monthly income was only two to three hundred US dollars. But after the renovation was completed, they could earn more than 1,000 US dollars in rent alone. Maybe, his salary
It can also rise.
"That's right." The gang boss waved his finger and said, "Since there will be rent income in the future, the line running to the pier will no longer be needed. Repairing the car is just a bottomless pit, so why bother?"
"Who is the person in charge of this line? Let him go, but I will take half of his salary and divide it equally among you..."
"Also, I heard that the security in the living hell is jointly managed by the big gangs. In this case, the four people who guarded the door for us before will be laid off in half..."
The members in the room looked at me and I looked at you, and they could only agree: "Indeed, I heard that the small gangs in the living hell don't need so many people. If there are fewer people, there won't be so much trouble."
It’s happened…”
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a commotion downstairs. The gang boss's face darkened, and several members hurriedly ran out to see what was going on downstairs.
Soon, the boss was the only one left in the room. At this time, there was a noise from the balcony. The gang boss carefully took out his pistol, and the person who came was the six-fingered sister.
"Don't shoot! Boss, I have something to tell you!" Sister Liuzhi looked very anxious. She said, "Something happened to the gang next door. I'm here to deliver the news to you. It's a matter of reform and resettlement. It's urgent!
"
When he saw a little girl coming with a bandage on his arm, and he seemed to have met him on the street, she should be a member of the children's gang here. He also said that there was something urgent, so the boss relaxed half of his vigilance. He said: "What's the matter?
?Let you run over here in a hurry?"
The six-fingered sister looked around and lowered her voice and said, "When we left this street today, we happened to pass by the gangster's place next door, and heard an accountant there saying that there were still changes in the resettlement housing matter..."
The gang boss immediately frowned and said, "Is there a change? What change?"
But at this time, Sister Liuzhi twisted her head and said: "Boss, you drove us away. We have no place to live. The children can't eat. We are in urgent need of some money now..."
The gang boss snorted coldly and said: "You still want to bargain with me? You little bastards have been sucking our blood for several years, and we are just letting you go now. It is already merciful!"
"I know that you fantasize about having a house of your own, but I tell you, you are totally daydreaming. All the houses here belong to me. Are you going to starve to death and freeze to death? Who cares about you! You'd better die as soon as possible. It's an eyesore.
bastard!"
Sister Liuzhi's face gradually turned cold, and she said: "We have worked for you for more than a year and delivered countless messages to you. If it weren't for Jason, would you have been able to get the line that ran to the dock?
?”
"Jason?" The gang boss sat back in his chair mockingly, loaded the pistol in his hand, and said, "That little kid thinks he is so smart, but now he hasn't gotten out yet? I really thought he could succeed."
Why do big people live in big houses? Dreaming!"
"You bunch of bedbugs from the bottom of the family will never have a house to live in. You will be hungry every day. This will save you from causing me some trouble. If you are fed and clothed, how can I survive?"
The six-fingered eldest sister looked at him silently, which surprised the gangster boss because he found that the little girl opposite looked at him as if she were looking at a dead person.
As soon as the gang boss wanted to stand up, he felt a shadow fall on his head from behind, and a rope crossed his face and strangled his neck.
Appearing in the shadows was Jason's indifferent expression.
His face was calm and he didn't say a word, but the veins in his hand holding the umbrella strap were bulging.
The gang boss kept picking at his neck, kicking his legs, and waving his limbs, but soon, his eyeballs bulged out, his tongue stuck out, his chest gradually stopped rising, and the six-fingered elder sister covered her head with her hands.
Q.
Jason clutched the umbrella strap tightly and never let go. At this moment, the passage of life failed to move him in the slightest. For the first time, he was charged with murder, and he was no longer innocent.
According to the laws of normal society, murder is illegal, and according to gang rules, the kid gang cannot resist. But when the rope was cut into the gang boss's flesh, and even almost broke his cervical spine, the power Jason used, he
There was no thought of letting go for a moment, letting him understand that this was what he should do, he had always wanted to do this.
The knuckles were slightly loosened, and the umbrella strap fell to the ground. The sound of the buckle hitting the floor was very clear and deafening.
With a "bang", the night rain in Gotham finally came. In an inconspicuous window in a low building, the light shone on the red hood, like the sunset in Gotham.
"Why are you wearing this hood?" asked the six-fingered eldest sister.
And Jason's answer penetrated the Gotham rainy night through the glass, like a belated new thunder in late spring.