In a city like New York - especially in Hell's Kitchen, gangs are as sparse and common as the air, and there is nothing to worry about. It is said that in Hell's Kitchen, even patrolmen dare not walk alone on the streets at night, and murders are reported
It happens so frequently in that area that even the people living there have become accustomed to it.
And the name of the gang Cathy mentioned is the "Green Snake Gang"...
This kind of name, which at first glance looks like a nondescript and lousy name, is of an irrelevant minion level no matter how you look at it, right?
What is so noteworthy about these small fish and shrimps?
But then again, it is precisely because no one else pays attention that the media should do something more. While tracking and reporting big news, someone must also be responsible for the small things among urban neighbors. After all, exposing social problems,
Arousing social attention and thinking is part of the media's bounden duty.
Richard also knew clearly how eager this young trainee reporter was to take over a big news story and then become famous and transform into a young well-known reporter. Richard knew her thoughts very well. After all, who
You're not young yet, are you? I wonder if he had a similar dream when he was an intern?
But in fact, in terms of physical age after time travel, he doesn't seem to be much older than this young reporter.
He decided to give Cathy a chance to practice, so he nodded and said, "Tell me, what happened to the 'Green Snake Gang'?"
"That's right. I have a reliable informant who gave me information that the Green Snake Gang was responsible for picking up an unregistered cargo ship on Wednesday." Cathy said, "My informant and the Green Snake Gang
I have a good relationship with a certain senior member, and the other person revealed a little bit about him. I am now 80%...no, 90%...no, I am completely sure that that ship
The cargo ship was carrying a whole boatload of girls who had been trafficked from all over the world!"
No, are you really not sure, girl? Can you be a little more rigorous?
But in fact, anyone who knows a little bit about Hell's Kitchen will know that this kind of thing is nothing unusual. Girls are abducted every week. But if they can catch such an instance once, then let someone with strong text control skills
The reporter wrote some sensational words to call for social attention. This news is quite exciting.
And to be honest, Richard himself is quite disgusted with the practice of human trafficking, and someone should indeed crack down on them.
The young trainee reporter really needed this opportunity. So Richard decided to encourage her and asked: "So, what is the name of your informant? Can he come forward to testify?"
Cathy shook her head: "No. The prerequisite for him to reveal the information to me is that his identity cannot be exposed, otherwise his situation will be very dangerous."
"Then you must know where that ship is?"
"I know. But I've already gone to see it, and the ship was emptied the next day."
Richard had an ominous premonition: "Then you must know where the abducted girls are?"
Cathy shook her head like a rattle: "I don't know."
This is really a question of ignorance!
No, when I ask you, there are no witnesses or physical evidence, so why are you talking here so happily that you are just kidding me?
Richard complained of brain pain.
Do you think our newspaper is the E3 game show? Just compare whose pie is rounder?
But you always have to be tolerant and patient when dealing with newcomers. Richard was not angry, he just spread his hands and said: "So you don't have any evidence, how are you going to let me publish it in the newspaper?" According to a person who did not want to disclose his identity,
It is reported that a certain gang in Hell's Kitchen is engaged in human smuggling activities. 'Where is the evidence? No. Where are the people? Missing. Is it really just a picture at the beginning, and the content is all made up?"
Cathy was not discouraged: "It's just not available for the time being, boss. Believe me, give me some time, I will definitely be able to dig out the information. Just this weekend, I will definitely be able to produce evidence before the weekend! Boss, can you see if you can, next time
Save a spot on Monday..."
"Page 7...no, page 8." Richard said expressionlessly, "It can't be any further forward."
"Boss, this is a group of human smuggling activities!" Cathy was not happy. Page 8? Isn't that just a mosquito? For such a big news, even if it doesn't have a front page headline, it can't be so far back, right?
?
"It's still Hell's Kitchen over there." Richard shrugged, "It's not that I don't want to give it to you, but there are a lot of big news recently. You can check it for me first, and I'll do the layout when you can find it. What if you end up with something?
If you haven’t found it, then you don’t even have a share in the 80th edition, let alone the 80th edition.”
Cathy blinked her big eyes: "Boss, our newspaper doesn't have an 80th page..."
"I'm making a metaphor, do you understand the exaggerated rhetorical technique?" Richard felt really tired - is this girl really too upright, or is she deliberately trying to choke her boss?
"Oh, I understand." Cathy smiled, "Thank you, boss, I won't let you down!"
The little intern reporter went away happily.
The office finally became quiet for a while. Richard sat in his chair, picked up the tea cup and took a sip, looking up out of the window.
Although he did not tell the young reporter directly, from a personal emotional point of view, he was very supportive of reporting this type of news.
Although he failed to get married and start a business in his previous life before time travel, he did have a sister who was only fifteen or sixteen years old when he suddenly left through time travel. Comparing his feelings, Richard felt that if his own sister was abducted and trafficked, then
Even if he turns the world upside down, everyone involved must pay the price.
Of course, even if the worst-case scenario really happened, there was nothing he could do at that time. After all, he was just an ordinary person, a small reporter. He didn’t know any powerful friends and didn’t have a strong backing. He was just an insignificant person.
.
But it's different now.
There are many reports that others dare not publish, but he dares to. There are many correct things that no one can stand up to say, but he can.
Thinking of this, Richard subconsciously summoned the "Evolution Truster", and the white transformer appeared in his hand in a faint light.
Unlike the transformers in TV dramas that must be carried around, the Evolution Truster is usually stored in a small space independent of reality and can be summoned with the simplest of his thoughts.
To be honest, Richard doesn't know how he obtained this power. In the TV series, it seems that the fittest people of Nexus must be selected by the light, and anyone selected must have something special about him. But
Richard felt that he was nothing special. He considered himself a fairly ordinary person. He neither had the selfless spirit to sacrifice himself to serve the people nor the heroic complex to save the world... Oh, of course, he didn't either.
Like some villains whose brain circuits are suspected to be extremely abnormal, they have dreams of conquering the world.
If there must be a reason for him to become Ultraman, then the only explanation should be shit luck.
But even if it was just shitty luck, he still had power after all.
So he felt he had to do something - even if it was just to tell the truth and play devil's advocate.