Lucia kicked the stones dejectedly. He and the old man fished all afternoon, but they didn't catch even a broken shoe, let alone any fish.
Lucia thought that this might have something to do with their fishing rods. Their fishing rods were wooden boards picked up from the ground. The fishing line was also tied with a piece of rope. Then they used sewing needles to pierce earthworms and put them in the water to lure fish.
eat.
The appearance was so bad that Lucia felt that as long as it was not an idiot's fish, no fish would take the bait, and that was indeed the case.
"It's so fun to fish today!" The old man laughed loudly, carrying the fishing rod, or a wooden board.
Lucia pouted, thinking how fun it was, just sitting on the river bank all afternoon.
"The sun is very good today. Sitting closely in the sun is good for your health. Fishing can calm your mind and make you appreciate nature." The old man seemed to have read Lucia's thoughts and said to him.
When the old man and Lu Xiuya returned to the wooden house under the bridge, they saw a middle-aged man waiting at the door. Many cigarette butts fell on the ground. It was obvious that he had been waiting for a long time.
The old man's heart trembled, and he vaguely guessed the identity of the other party.
The middle-aged man also saw the old man and Lucia. He threw away the cigarette butt in his hand, then walked over and said, "Excuse me, are you Mr. Maines? Is this Lucia?" [
The old man nodded and was about to speak when Lucia asked curiously, "Who are you?" He rarely saw well-dressed people actively talking to homeless people, so he found it strange.
The middle-aged man took out a golden badge from his pocket, with the coat of arms of the British Government on it. He said calmly, "I am Gillis, a special detective working for the British Government. You were there last night."
The unauthorized use of superpowers in the slums has harmed ordinary people, so I came to talk to you."
Lucia had heard the old man talking about a supernatural detective before, but had never seen one before. When he saw it today, he immediately cheered, "You are a supernatural detective, so you are also a person with powers. Right? What is your super power?"
Can you show me, this is my first time meeting a person with superpowers?"
Unlike Lucia's cheerfulness, the old man looked at Gillis with an ugly face. He thought that Lucia's random use of super powers last night had indeed attracted them, and now things had become extremely bad.
Gillis glanced at Lucia. Then he looked at the old man and said, "It seems that you also know a little about the world of superpowers. At least you will not be unfamiliar with superpower detectives. This way I don't have to introduce myself."
.Then let’s get straight to the point! You used superpowers to harm ordinary people last night, which violated the "Criminal Law for People with Superpowers"..."
Although Lucia is only five years old, he is already very sensible. He knows that the "nature" of supernatural detectives and police are similar. If a person with supernatural powers violates the criminal law, he will be arrested by them.
Lucia hurriedly explained, "I was saving people yesterday, but those bad guys were bullying my grandpa, so I used my superpowers."
Gillis said, "I know very well what those group of bosozokus did. When they break the law, the police will naturally deal with it, instead of you using superpowers to fight violence with violence. If every superpower was like you,
Then this society has already been in chaos."
"A person with superpowers can only use superpowers to protect himself when facing a person with superpowers or when there is a threat to his life. When facing threats from ordinary people, you cannot use superpowers to hurt them, you can only choose to use
Use super powers to escape and avoid conflicts with ordinary people. For example, as happened last night, you can completely avoid the bosozoku and leave the place without conflict with them. Then call the police for handling afterwards."
"This is also to balance the relationship between superpowers and ordinary people. Otherwise, superpowers will use their superpowers indiscriminately, which will lead to social unrest. It is better for ordinary people to leave their crimes to the police. Superpowers
You must not interfere too much."
When Gillis said these words, he did not look at Lucia, because he knew that Lucia could not understand, so he said it to the old man. He hoped that the old man could restrain Lucia's behavior and not let him behave randomly.
"Chaos" uses super powers in the crowd.
The old man nodded and said, "We understand. I will restrain this child's behavior in the future and will not let him use his super powers randomly in the crowd. Please let us go this time!"
"Of course, because you are civilians with supernatural powers who have not been recorded in the books before and have no legal status, the "Criminal Law for People with Super Powers" is temporarily in effect on you. But from today on, you must strictly abide by the "Criminal Law for People with Super Powers", otherwise
Our supernatural detectives will come to arrest you." Gillis said. The purpose of his visit this time was to confirm whether civilians with supernatural powers are harmful, but now it seems that he is a sensible person to deal with.
Gillis then took out a pamphlet and said, "Now you register and we will apply for legal status for you. Only then will you be allowed to live in the British 'government' territory, otherwise you will be deported. However,
The ugly thing is, after you register as a legal person, your freedom will be restricted and you can only live in this area of London..."
"I know, we're not going anywhere." The old man seemed to know a lot about legal status and agreed before Gillis finished speaking.[
The so-called legal status is the citizenship rights granted by the "government" to civilians with special abilities, recognizing their legal status in their own territory and obtaining the right to reside.
However, considering that people with superpowers are a group of dangerous guys, their personal freedom will be restricted. In addition to not leaving their residence without authorization, they must report to the department every other week. At the same time, they must strictly abide by the "People with Superpowers"
"Criminal Law", there can be no mistakes in the conduct.
"Okay then! You and your grandson will register your names and superpowers, and we will send you legal identity documents tomorrow. By the way, after you obtain your legal identities, the 'government' will give you living allowances regularly, and you won't need to in the future.
Wandering around," Gillis said, then picked up a pen to record their identities.
The old man said, "I am not a person with supernatural powers, so just record this child."
Gillis was stunned for a moment, but then he was relieved, because the awakening of superpowers is not absolute, so even relatives who are blood related may not all be awakened, and there will be hidden "hidden" states that cannot be awakened for life.
Condition.
So Gillis simply recorded Lucia's identity, and then took photos. When asked about his superpowers, Lucia activated his Hollow Hand and grabbed objects out of thin air to demonstrate.
Gillis put on a pair of sunglasses. Under infrared rays, he saw the hand of the void that could not be seen with the naked eye, and thought, "Is it a special power? This ability can be very effective in a surprise attack. If this boy grows up, he can
Absorb it and become combat power." Then Gillis explained a few more words and then left.
After Gillis left, Lucia said excitedly, "Grandpa, is what that person just said true? As long as I obtain legal status, I can receive regular living subsidies? Why didn't you say before that you would have known about the subsidies?"
, I went to register early.”
"Haha, compared with freedom, what is a little subsidy? The so-called legal status is just integrating civilian superpowers as a substitute force. Once the number of superpower criminal policemen in the "government" decreases, they will
They will look for new talents from civilians with supernatural powers and induce them to join and serve the 'government'." The old man smiled bitterly.
He was very worried. He was afraid that when Lucia grew up, he would be forcibly drawn into the team of supernatural detectives, and then face all kinds of vicious criminals with supernatural powers.
Lucia didn't think it was anything. Now he only cared about how much the living allowance was, whether it was enough to save money for him to go to school, and whether it was enough money for him to buy a house.
The old man sighed heavily. He looked towards the sky in the distance, with a vague premonition in his heart. "It seems that we can no longer hide. I'm afraid they have noticed it!"
One day later, Gillis came over and handed Lucia his legal identity documents. He also brought a living allowance. In order to appease civilians with supernatural abilities and prevent them from committing crimes for money, the British government provided a living allowance.
It's very rich.
At the same time, Gillis also said to the old man, "Rushua has obtained legal status and become a registered person. His future education will be contracted by the British government and he will be allowed to study in the best colleges, so we plan to let him study in the next few days."
What do you think about learning the basics?"
The old man knew that no matter whether he was a person with superpowers or not, he needed to learn knowledge to survive in this world, so he did not refuse. He also hoped that Lu Xiuya could find a place to live for a long time, because he felt that he did not have much time and could take care of Lu Xiu.
Xiuya's days are becoming fewer and fewer.
Lucia was not worried at all. He held a bundle of cash in his hand and his eyes were bright. He had never seen so much money.
The old man saw Lucia holding the banknotes and cheering, so he said, "Lucia, grandpa will take you out to play later, okay? Just think of it as a celebration that you have received your legal status."
"Okay, okay." Lucia nodded happily, and then the old man led him to the street with a smile.
The streets of London were very lively, full of well-dressed pedestrians, and there were countless shops on both sides. The exquisite cabinets were filled with dazzling goods. Lucia didn't even have time to look at them while walking on the street.
The old man took Lucia to a children's clothing store and wanted to buy him some new clothes. After all, Lucia was going to school and it was impossible to wear tattered old clothes all the time.
However, when the owner of the clothing store saw the two grandsons dressed up, he immediately said with a disgusted face, "You can't go in, it will cause trouble to other customers."
Lucia was originally very happy to have new clothes to wear, but when he heard his boss say this, he was very angry, "Why are you bothered? We just buy clothes, and we have money..."
The boss snorted coldly, thinking that you tramps are too lazy to eat, and even if you have money, you will probably steal it. And there are customers in the store now. If these two tramps are allowed to come in with a stench and affect the reputation of the store, what will be the loss?
It can't be made up for by selling them one or two pieces of clothing.
The boss ignored them and was about to go back to the store, but the old man said with a smile, "Boss, why don't you help me choose two sets of clothes suitable for this child, and we won't go in, okay?"
The boss thought for a while, and as long as they didn't go in and affect the customers, everything else would be easy to talk about. So he went in and selected two sets of items left over from last year, took them out and threw them in front of them, saying, "These two items are the cheapest in the store."
, the price is clearly marked, I didn’t lie to you.”
In fact, last year's products were all discounted products, but the boss sold them to the elderly at the original price because he felt that the homeless man's front was stolen, so he made no profit.
The old man didn't say anything. Seeing that the size of the clothes was suitable for Lucia, he paid for it. After that, he took Lucia's little hand and left. Lucia was secretly angry and made a face at the boss when he left.
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"Grandpa, that boss looks down on people and is really annoying." Lu Xiuya took off his clothes in the alley, then put on the newly bought clothes, and suddenly became clean.
The old man helped him tidy up his messy hair and tied it up with a rubber band. He smiled and said, "Where did you learn this sentence? In fact, the boss didn't mean to discriminate against us. It's just that people rely on clothes and have to go to some products."
So we should also dress ourselves neatly, as this is also a sign of respect for others."
"Is that so? Now that I have new clothes, can I go into the toy store for a stroll? The boss won't let me in and kick me out, right?" Lucia pointed to the toy store outside the alley and said
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"Go!" the old man said, and then gave him a piece of cash and said, "You have grown up and you have to learn how to use money by yourself. You can buy the toys you like."
Lucia happily ran into the toy store after taking the money. When the boss saw that he was cleanly dressed, he didn't drive him away anymore. This made Lucia very happy. His eyes lit up when he saw so many Transformers toys.
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The old man stood on the street, looking at Lucia's cheerful look. He smiled faintly and said, "Lucia, you must learn the basic skills to gain a foothold in society as soon as possible, because grandpa has probably taken care of you for how long."
