The days of being a spiritual mentor in Meiman.

Chapter 148 Copperpot's Happy Life

Cobbot has had a rough day, or in another sense, he's had a good day.

Oswald Copperpot, he was born in the Copott family, one of the four major gangster families in the Eastern District, and his family conditions were fairly affluent when he was a child.

However, when he was young, the pillar of the family, that is, his father, died of pneumonia, and the family has been in trouble ever since.

Now, the era of the four big gangster families in the East Side has passed, and he and his mother live in an old house on a street near the living hell.

His father had made some money when he was young, and Mrs Coppert lived mostly off these savings.

As she got older, the family's expenses increased little by little. Mrs. Coppert found a job for young Copperpot in the Mooney Gang by relying on her husband's previous favor.

The Mooney gang was originally the biggest gang in Living Hell, but now, their boss, Fish Mooney, is a grumpy woman, and no one can disobey her. Fish's favorite.

Because of this, Coppert was often sent out to work as a doorman or umbrella boy for other people's properties in other streets.

It's not a good job. Being beaten, scolded and teased by guests is commonplace, and the money earned not only has to be handed over to the gangsters in the area where the property is located, but also to the Mooney gang, which falls into Coppert's own hands. not much.

At work, Coppert is often humiliated and ridiculed by others, and he can only hide away with a gloomy face, trying not to attract the attention of those people, but he still often gets angry because of his short stature and lack of strength Some guests, beaten and scolded by the foreman, always come home like a drowned rat.

Originally, Benbett thought that he would have to endure such days for a long time, but what he didn't expect was that Gotham changed almost overnight.

Construction started everywhere, the whole city was recruiting workers, and there was a shortage of people in every industry. Since this change, Copperpot has worked in various occupations such as bartender, sweeper, counter and waiter. Walking on the streets of living hell, he would meet people asking him if he had a job.

Before that, he worked as a waiter in the largest night market around Living Hell. He said that he was a waiter, but in fact he was helping people at the barbecue stalls on the roadside, helping to clean the barbecue plates, or opening beer bottles for customers.

Although this job is not easy, it is much better than being a doorman. One is to earn more money, and the other is that you can often eat leftovers from barbecue.

And the customers are generally all kinds of drivers. They are often in a hurry. They want a barbecue and a beer. tip.

Originally, Coppert was quite satisfied with this kind of life, at least he had taken a big step forward, but the subsequent changes were even more beyond his expectations.

Later, the transformation of the living hell began. Although Coppert didn't live inside the living hell, he also lived in a place not far away. He watched the crowded and dilapidated city change with his own eyes.

But then, his rhythm of life was completely changed.

Due to the transformation of the living hell, many gangsters are eyeing this piece of fat. Of the original Mooney Gang, only the southernmost territory remained.

After the transformation was completed, the gangsters began to build a management system here, but the question came, where could they find so many people who could manage the living hell?
Although the place has been remodeled, it is still complicated. These foreign gang bosses can't figure out the terrain here, let alone collect protection fees.

Coppert was a half-local, he often went shopping in Living Hell, and he was originally a member of the local snake Mooney Gang, the gang boss took a fancy to him, and Cobbott began to work with them.

At the beginning, he was in charge of counting pieces at the entrance of the shipping channel, but the little leader in charge of shipping found that he was good at mathematics, even if he counted pieces by hand all day long, he would not be wrong, so he introduced him to the live The business district of hell collects protection fees.

Because he had worked at a street stall in the night market before, Coppert soon got acquainted with the owner of a restaurant in the business district, and was responsible for delivering ingredients to the restaurant.

Originally here, Copperpot's life has improved a lot, and he can be regarded as a small boss anyway.

Coppert wasn't even an adult yet, and he was in charge of purchasing ingredients for a restaurant by himself. If you think about it, you can know that there is a lot of oil and water here, which is not common in Gotham.

But this is not over yet. Coppert received a good education when he was a child, and even lived in a wealthy area in the south, so he can write well-regulated English characters, and he is also quite talented in mathematics and statistics. Quick calculation, this is a rare talent in Gotham!
Not long after, he was spotted by the leader of a big gang and transferred to the water management department of the living hell.

The so-called water source management department is responsible for connecting and maintaining tap water, and then collecting water fees.

It is said to be a water fee, but it is actually a protection fee. After a gangster takes over a section of Living Hell, the residents pay them all the water fee, and then these gangsters are responsible for maintaining the water system.

However, the water source of the Living Hell after reconstruction is not like the previous wells. The modern water supply system is very complicated, with water pipes extending in all directions, various pipes and valves, and water meters of several specifications. Fiddling does not understand.

Once, in the process of collecting water bills, gangsters clashed with local residents, and it was Coppert who checked the readings of the water meter to stop the possible fire.

That's right, in the entire water management department, only Coppert can read the water meter.

So he was promoted to be the person in charge of the tap water system in North District 2 of Living Hell.

Although it sounds absurd, the fact is that Copperpot's promotion path is so smooth, not because of how good this underage little penguin is now, but mainly because other people are too bad.

As a department head, life is of course easier. Coppert doesn't even have to wander around in the living hell by himself. He only needs to have someone copy the readings on the water meter, and he can accurately judge how much water a household uses. Water, how much protection fee should be charged.

However, it didn't take long for such a day, and the gangsters also discovered that it was not enough to rely on a genius like Cobblepot, who could not be born in a hundred, to maintain the operation of the entire system.

So, they started a vigorous preparation for vocational school activities.

According to the second law of Gotham, when the school site is selected, the staff is ready, and even the teachers have been found, the gang bosses find out that they have no students.

The gang bosses certainly don't have time to learn these things themselves, they already have enough things to manage.

And the middle-level members of the gangsters generally don't know what to ask, they can even spell their own names wrong, and all of them smoke, drink, gamble, their brains have not turned for many years, and it is useless to send them to school.

Therefore, these gang bosses can only choose among the black second generation, or they are the children of some young bosses, preferably in their teens, and it’s okay to have some strange hobbies, as long as they don’t ruin their brains by drinking or taking drugs. .

Even with such a lenient condition, it was not enough to gather 20 students.

There is no way, the gangsters can only cast their nets widely, even if they are vagrants on the street, as long as they are not bad, they will catch them to go to school.

As a result, Coppert, who is both good in character and learning, became the first batch of students in the vocational school, and as soon as he entered this class, he was the No. 1 top student in learning.

He received a good education when he was a child. Not only is he good at handwriting, he is good at mathematics, and he can even play a little violin. In this per capita prenatal education environment, he is simply outstanding.

But it is true that he is not having a good time.

Although he came to go to school, the water system in his area still points to him for maintenance. Coppert studies during the day and works overtime at night. nothing.

Although he is no longer down and out like a drowned chicken, he has also become a ruthless overtime machine.

The main theme of Copperpot's life recently is one word, busy.

Because the water system in his area is well maintained, and the income is higher than other places, the boss of the gang intends to hand over Area 3 to him as well.

Although this gang is a big gang, it is far inferior to the Twelve Family. It does not have the ability to hire professionals, and the entire system is maintained by Coppert alone.

It was also the first time that Cobbot knew that sitting in an office was no easier than being outside in the wind and sun.

But it is true that he is doing well.

Coppert now fully understands what is meant by knowledge changing destiny.

Just because he is good at mathematics, he has been promoted all the way. Not to mention being bullied when he was a doorman, now he manages more than 20 gang members.

Because Copott doesn't need others to calculate for him, other people can run errands at most, and they also have a share of the water bill collected. Many people like to do this job. Compliments to him.

Now that Cobbot still has his own small piece of land, and even save money, he and Mrs. Cobpot can move out of the dark old house and find a nice apartment to live in.

Moreover, most of the teachers invited by the gangsters are quite troubled by the situation here. Before they came, they did not expect that the students they wanted to teach would be like this. In this environment, students who study quickly and concentrate Coppert looked particularly cute.

Look gloomy?It doesn't matter, look at this group of bastards, if there are less than ten metal rings on the whole head, they are considered conservatives.

Hooked nose?He didn't wear a bunch of nose rings on his nose, so he has already paid attention to his image.

short?That's better than having thorns in your buttocks and jumping up and down every day in the classroom.

Most of the images of students that teachers like have the same temperament, and Coppert happens to have this temperament.

He appeared a little timid and taciturn, which seemed to his peers to be out of gregarious, but to teachers and professors, it was the performance of a well-behaved student.

Facts have proved that Penguin who can occupy a place in the future Gotham stage and compete with mad geniuses like clowns is of course very good. These courses in the vocational school not only cannot stop him, but also give him a Quite a lot of room to play.

Even Victor treated him differently, calling Copperpot "the lettuce in the carrot field."

Hearing Victor's evaluation, Schiller was a little dumbfounded. It was difficult for him to describe the wonderful feeling that a person who has read the original comics would feel when he heard Freeze comment that Penguin is a genius.

He didn't know whether this was a secret arrangement, or a sympathy between the villain and the villain. In short, Victor and Coppert began to appreciate each other gradually.

In Victor's eyes, Coppert has become a studious genius who emerges from the silt without staining himself, while in Copott's eyes, Victor has become a good teacher who treats students equally and does not discriminate against him.

As for Schiller, after he finished that class, he left all the work of organizing classroom discipline to Victor. He drank coffee and fished in the office of Gotham University every day, and Victor scolded him angrily. Old fritters.

As for Cobbot, of course he didn't forget that Schiller was a special guest he met at that time.

At that time, Schiller's speech and behavior made him have a good impression of the profession of professor, and now, Victor has also proved that reading more books is indeed different.

Coppert even had the idea of ​​whether to go to college or not. When this idea appeared in his mind, he felt a little ridiculous.

University entrance exam?For every low-level person in Gotham, this is very far away.

But this future penguin, what he lacks the most is ambition.

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