Opened a martial arts school, and his eldest disciple Batman

Chapter 3 Fear and Hope

"Infuriated?"

Bruce has been wandering for seven years and has been to China, so of course he understands what true Qi is.

But even in his world, true qi is only something that exists in novels and legends, and has never been seen in person.

Fortunately, even if he had never seen it, he understood a well-known feature of true qi: ordinary people can also practice it.

During his seven years of wandering, Bruce had been learning from many masters along the way. Upon hearing this, he wanted to ask if he could learn from them.

But when he was about to speak, he hesitated.

It’s not because of anything else, but because learning is an extremely time-consuming and energy-consuming task.

If Bruce were still wandering and met the master in front of him, he would definitely try his best to learn this magical power that can speed up the body's healing process.

But the problem is that he has returned to Gotham and has deeply understood the darkness there.

Gotham's problems were urgent and he couldn't wait any longer.

Seven years, he has been preparing for too long.

With every day of delay, more and more people will be ruthlessly swallowed by Gotham.

Just like the little girl I met tonight... Not only does she live in hell, but her spirit has been corrupted by Gotham and she thinks she is a part of hell.

Yet at the same time, he didn't know where to start to solve all this.

Bruce clenched his injured fist, feeling anxious and confused, and was caught in a state of intense mental exhaustion.

Du Mu noticed Bruce's mood change, put down his hand and said, "You are very anxious. There is a problem in front of you that cannot be delayed. But you are also confused and feel that you don't know where to start, so you are more anxious, right?"

Bruce said helplessly: "Can Chi read minds?"

Du Mu smiled and said, "No, but I can understand your feelings. I have encountered similar difficulties before."

Bruce was stunned and asked, "How did you solve it?"

Just as Du Mu was about to answer, the side door of the martial arts hall was suddenly pushed open and a man walked in hurriedly.

He found Du Mu and clasped his fists, saying, "Master, we haven't found the man behind the brothel yet, but he escaped on his own. He is the nephew of the county chief clerk! He has surrendered himself and is in jail."

He put down his hand and gritted his teeth, saying, "Master, as long as the chief clerk is here, his nephew will definitely be fine. Should we get him out first..."

After he finished speaking, the man noticed that the guest was actually a Western barbarian. He immediately frowned and stopped talking.

Du Mu shook his head: "Since he has already surrendered himself, forget it... Let Brother Chen go to the county magistrate and tell him to handle official matters impartially. What if there is someone behind him? Use the tiger bench to interrogate him more."

"Yes!" The man clasped his fists and left in a hurry again.

Bruce witnessed the whole process and guessed what happened.

So he looked at Du Mu and asked, "The person you want to investigate was afraid of being caught by you, so he ran into prison first?"

Du Mu nodded: "That's about right. There used to be a beggar gang in the county. They often did beggar stuff... that is, kidnapped and sold children. Those kidnapped children had to be used to make money."

"Good-looking boys are sold to families that cannot have children. Good-looking girls are sent to brothels and other places like that."

"As for those who are average looking..."

Du Mu didn't say anything else.

But Bruce understood.

Because he had just seen those children not long ago.

For a moment, Bruce felt a little discouraged.

Gotham is like this... This strange world is still like this. Human evil is so unified.

Du Mu saw that Bruce was in a bad mood, so he suggested: "You haven't eaten yet? Why don't you stay and have dinner before leaving."

Bruce nodded and was led to the backyard by Du Mu.

When he arrived at the backyard, he saw all the children sitting around two long tables eating. There were more people than he had seen before. It seemed that some of them had been staying in the backyard and had not gone out.

A total of six sturdy adults were walking back and forth, but they were not busy because the children were very well-behaved and ate quietly without any quarrels or fights, which naturally made people feel at ease.

There are just a few children who either have no hands or no eyes, and they can only be fed by adults or the children next to them.

Bruce took a look at their meals. The staple foods alone included steamed buns, corn bread and rice. On the table were stir-fried pork with green peppers, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, braised pork with potatoes, minced meat and tofu, fried lotus root boxes, eggplant with garlic, and cabbage and vermicelli soup. There were three servings of each dish.

Protein, carbohydrates, fat, vegetables, and vitamins in some dishes make this a healthy and even very rich meal.

It seems that this is the children's daily meal.

Bruce was not a young master who was out of touch with the world. During his seven years of wandering, he had a harder life than the average homeless person.

He understood that, not to mention in ancient times, even in modern times, there are still many people who cannot afford this kind of food.

Seeing these children who had escaped a tragic fate and been saved, Bruce finally felt a little warmth in his chest.

Thinking about what the man had reported before and combining it with the current scene, Bruce suddenly felt as if he had grasped something.

I seemed to know where to start with the Gotham problem that I had originally had no idea where to start.

It was as if there was only a layer of window paper left, which would break with a poke.

To give fear to the criminals... and hope to the innocent...

Then I should...

At this moment, Bruce heard a timid voice, interrupting his thoughts: "Uncle Liu, can you please stop feeding me..."

He looked up and saw a little girl without hands. She looked at the adult who was feeding her and said nervously.

The man surnamed Liu was stunned and asked hurriedly: "What's wrong? Did you choke? I can feed you slower."

The little girl shook her head and lowered her head, not daring to look at the other person, but she still mustered up the courage to say: "You can tie the spoon to my arm, I can eat by myself..."

As she spoke, she stretched out her right arm, and Bruce noticed that someone had already wrapped a bandage around the broken wrist.

But on these bandages, there was a brush, which was firmly fixed to the wrist with bandages.

The little girl explained: "Xiao Qi tied this for me so that I can write. I have almost learned ten characters, so I thought that if I can write, I should be able to eat by myself..."

As she spoke, her eyes reddened and she stammered, "I, I don't want to become a burden. I used to be very well behaved at home. I was the one who cooked at home. Now I can't cook well. I'm sorry..."

The entire backyard fell silent.

All the adults found it difficult to say anything, and Bruce just stood there like a sculpture.

The children looked at each other, not actually knowing what was going on. But they were keenly aware that no adult spoke, so they didn't dare to make a sound, not even to chew their food.

However, there was a blind child who suddenly fumbled around, snatched the spoon that his companion was using to feed him, and shouted, "I can eat by myself, too! I don't need anyone to take care of me!"

Now, the children seemed to finally understand, and they kept reassuring each other that they didn't need anyone to take care of them and that they wouldn't be a burden.

What's more, some people started saying that they could help with farming, cleaning, chopping wood and boiling water.

Scramble.

The adult surnamed Liu finally couldn't hold back his tears anymore. He hugged the little girl without hands in his arms and burst into tears.

(End of this chapter)