The days of being a spiritual mentor in Meiman.

Chapter 780 A Deadly Joke (V)

In a somewhat dark corridor, Maggie, carrying a half-worn cloth bag, walked quickly to a room at the end of the corridor. She turned around, took out a key from the pocket of her thick skirt, and inserted it into the lock , open the door, enter the room, turn around and close the door.

There was no hesitation in this series of actions, as if she was at her own home skillfully, but in fact, this was not her own apartment.

As soon as the door was closed, Maggie breathed a sigh of relief, as if thinking of something, after a pause, she regained her courage and walked into the house.

She saw that there was a photo on the coffee table in the living room, and Maggie stepped forward to pick up the photo frame. It was her and Selena's smiles on it.

This is the only photo they have together. She came here this time just to get back this photo. Selena left too hastily and cleaned up too roughly. She didn't find the photo was still in the original room until she got to the west coast. , called Maggie, and Maggie rushed over immediately.

Maggie cleaned the photos carefully and put them in her cloth bag. Just when she was about to turn around and walk to the door, she suddenly heard movement in the bedroom.

Maggie immediately became vigilant, and suddenly, she heard the bedroom door knock, and a figure came out.

Bruce closed the bedroom door, and as soon as he turned his head, he saw a black hole pointing at him.

The woman on the opposite side was wearing a half-new sweater and a woolen suspender skirt, but it was not well maintained, and it was fluffed at this time, and the cloth bag in her hand was even yellowed from washing. .

Bruce knew who it was right away, and he said, "You're Selena's friend Maggie, right? I've heard her talk about you."

Maggie squinted her eyes and aimed the pistol at Bruce's head. She asked, "Who are you? Why are you here?"

"I'm her boyfriend, Bruce Wayne." Bruce walked to the sofa, threw a lady's shirt on the back of the sofa, and said, "I met Selena before she left, and she It doesn't look good, do you know what happened?"

Maggie still didn't put down her pistol, but he sized up the man on the opposite side to make sure that he was indeed from a wealthy area.

Men in the slums of Gotham don’t know how to wear leather shoes. The road conditions here are so bad that they wear shiny leather shoes when they go out, and they have to be matte when they come back. Most of them wear durable boots, and some simply weld their rain boots. on the feet.

Moreover, men here generally don't know how to take care of their beards, don't trim their sideburns so clean, and don't wear a watch on their wrists that although they don't know the brand, they know that there is only one watch in the world.

Maggie slowly lowered the gun and said, "You saw her before she left, so why didn't you stop her? Let her run so far alone?"

Bruce reached out to touch the scar on his face, and Maggie saw his movement and understood what was going on.

But she was angry. After all, when Selena felt vulnerable and helpless before, Bruce Wayne probably didn't know where to go. It was too late to think of it now.

Maggie didn't want to talk to him at all, so she turned around and left, but Bruce quickly stepped forward to stop her and said, "Can you find the landlord of this house? How many months has this house been rented for?"

"What on earth do you want to do?" Maggie asked him: "If you really have nothing to do, go back to your rich area and don't come here to make trouble!"

"I want to live here." Bruce replied, "If this house still has a lease, I should be able to live here, right?"

"It's really nothing!" Maggie went straight out, Bruce called her from behind, Maggie sighed when she came to the door, turned to Bruce and said: "I don't care what you want to go crazy, but this kind of place is not you It's time to come, if you don't want to lose your life here, you'd better go back quickly!"

"I'm serious," Bruce said. "I'm going to live in the ghetto for at least a month, from now on."

Maggie looked into his eyes and said, "I don't care if you want to risk your life, but as far as I know, Selena didn't come out so quickly. She would only be more sad if she knew you were dead."

"She didn't tell you, I..." Bruce hesitated to speak, he knew that the relationship between Maggie and Selena was very good, almost to the point where they talked about everything, so Maggie should know him It's Batman's.

"I know, every night, you wear a tight suit and fly between tall buildings, but this is useless, do you understand, rich man?" Maggie sighed and said, "I don't have such a strong body as you , not even healthy enough, but I can live here because I grew up here."

"As for you, you have been soaked in a honey jar since you were a child, and you are not on the same side as us, so no matter how strong you are, you will not survive here. Get out of here quickly, and I will only say the last time."

After finishing speaking, Maggie left. Before she went out, she only left one last sentence: "The rental period of the house is still two months. If you want to live in it, you'd better bring more bodyguards."

After Maggie left, Bruce began to tidy up the room. As he said, he was serious. He had to know what the level was before he knew how difficult it was to get through it and how to get through it.

So, he plans to live in the slums for one to two months to see what's going on here.

However, he didn't rent a house by himself, because he didn't know where to rent a house, and if he rented a house in the name of Bruce Wayne, he would definitely rent a luxury apartment in the end, after all.No rental agency would dare to rent a slum house to Wayne.

At this time, Bruce thought that Selena wanted to leave on a temporary basis. The rent of her house should not have expired, and she could borrow it for a period of time, and as he expected, the lease period was plenty of time, which was completely enough. up.

The only problem is that there are too many Selena's old things here, which makes Bruce feel very uncomfortable. It's not only Selena, but also Bruce who can't get out in a short time.

He really loves Catwoman, she is so mysterious and warm, Bruce would think a lot of times.What kind of environment did Selena grow up in to create such a mysterious, changeable and charming personality.

After seeing off Maggie, Bruce continued to tidy up the room. In addition to making room for his next life, he also wanted to see Selena's usual living environment.

The location of this apartment is good. It is the side of the East District that is closer to the city center. However, the orientation of the house is not very good. The windows of the bedroom and the living room all face east, and there is only a short period of time after [-] o'clock in the afternoon. The lighting is relatively good. it is good.

The structure of a one-bedroom, one-living room is very simple. There is a small living room when you enter the door, the bedroom is on the left, and there is a small bathroom when you go forward. The living room even has a small balcony for drying clothes. Although there is no kitchen, it can be regarded as a sparrow Although small, it has all internal organs.

However, Bruce has never lived in such a small room in his life. Standing in the middle of this small living room, he feels that he can touch the wall as soon as he reaches out. How is this different from being in prison?
He thought, maybe Selena is relatively petite, so he rented such a house on purpose. The height difference between him and Selena is almost 20 centimeters, and the body shape is also very different, so it is normal to not be used to living in it. .

Coming to the balcony, Bruce looked down. There was a row of low, small houses underneath. The distance between the buildings was so close that Bruce wondered if they could really see the sun. Well, lighting is the least important living condition in Gotham , because there is no sun here.

Just as Bruce was about to return to the house, he heard a noise from the balcony upstairs. He instinctively hid aside, and then heard a "vomit", and a pool of vomit fell on the railing of his balcony.

When he looked up, he saw a drunk lying on the balcony, throwing up, holding a wine bottle in his hand, it fell danglingly, and hit the railing with a "snap", and the fragments happened to meet Bruce's feet .

Just as Bruce was about to speak, he heard the drunk man start yelling. Many of the words Bruce hadn't heard before, but it didn't prevent him from hearing that the drunk seemed to be scolding him.

The education Bruce has received since he was a child is that if a dog bites you, you can’t bite the dog back. You can go to the dog owner to negotiate compensation, and you can call the shelter to force them to take it in. There is no need to argue with the dog.

So, Bruce just looked at the drunk for a while, then turned and went back to the house.

But when he was tidying up the living room, he heard a "bang" coming from the window, and when he walked out again with the broom, he found that a large bag of garbage had been thrown on his balcony. After a while, all the soup and debris inside spilled out, exuding an unpleasant smell.

When Bruce looked up again, the drunk looked at him and smiled, and made an insulting gesture with his hand. Bruce touched his waist, but found that he didn't have a gun.

He came here alone, without Batman's equipment, without any weapons, and without even money. Thinking of this, Bruce felt that he had no time to argue with this person now, and there were more important things to do.

Fortunately, the drunk seemed to be overdrunk, so he lay down on the balcony and fell asleep. Bruce went back to the living room and continued to clean up.

He found some money, about twenty dollars, under the cushions of the couch, the door key at the bottom of the closet, and another under the rug.

More importantly, he found a small lady's pistol in the hidden compartment of the TV cabinet. It was the kind of small pistol that could be carried in a very delicate handbag. Of course, it was also weaker than ordinary pistols. There are a lot of them, and they must be attached very close, preferably on the head of others, in order to beat him to death.

Bruce fiddled with this small and exquisite gun, he thought, at least he has a weapon now, and with his skill, basic safety is guaranteed.

Sitting on the sofa, Bruce looked at what he had now. First of all, he had 20 dollars, a small pistol, two house keys, an ink bottle, and some clothes that Selena would not be able to take away in the future. Other than that, nothing.

Bruce first looked at the 20 dollars. He had no idea about the prices in the slums, and he didn't know how much money 20 dollars could buy, but he compared his own consumption level, and then felt that if he didn't make money immediately, he would certainly You have to be hungry.

After all, the restaurant that Bruce Wayne usually goes to costs at least a thousand dollars, and the tip for the waiter is more than that. Bruce is not even sure if the money can buy a handful of vegetables.

To live here for a month or two is not as simple as a day or two. He must maintain sufficient nutrition, carbohydrates, fats and vitamin C must meet the standards, otherwise, he cannot be regarded as a normal survival, and Bruce's goal is to Let's see how hard it is to survive in the slums.

After thinking about it, Bruce felt that he still had to settle dinner first. He could cook, but there was no kitchen in this house, so what did Selena usually eat?You don't always buy ready-made ones every day, do you?
Taking the only belongings on his body and going out, Bruce locked the door, turned around and walked downstairs.

But at this moment, he smelled a very fragrant fragrance. Following the source of the fragrance, Bruce looked towards the window at the end of the corridor, and then he found an open-air kitchen set on the top of the terrace on the second floor.
At this time, a fat Asian woman was cooking. After thinking about it, Bruce went down the stairs and got to her side.

Seeing a stranger, the middle-aged woman raised her vigilance and fumbled for the cloth bag next to her. Bruce immediately stretched out his hand and said, "Don't pull out your gun, I don't mean anything malicious. I'm Selena's boyfriend. I just moved here." I live here, I want to ask, do you usually cook here?"

"Selena? That little girl who lives on the sixth floor?" Bruce looked at the middle-aged woman and said, "Why do you come to live here? You don't seem to be a resident here..."

"Uh, I have a little problem, anyway..."

"Oh, I see, you must have offended the gangsters in your area, right? There are quite a few debtors living here." The middle-aged woman put down the spatula and said to him, "Yes, this is the kitchen. You You can cook here, but remember to wash the pot."

After finishing speaking, she left with the freshly fried dish. Bruce took a look and found that the stove and kitchen utensils here were covered with a thick layer of oil stains. He lost his appetite just by looking at them. up.

(End of this chapter)