[Comprehensive British and American] HE saves the world

Three years later, Philadelphia.

Finding a restaurant that's still open late at night in North Philadelphia—a place known as the "Badlands" because of its chaos and poverty—is no easy feat.

Especially if you haven't eaten for almost twelve hours because of the investigation.

However, it looks like Bruce Wayne's luck has been on his side once in a while.

When Bruce finally remembered that his last meal was a convenience store sandwich he bought in the morning, he found a fried chicken place that was still open.The tempting aroma of fried chicken and chips hit his face together with the warm air in the store, awakening the dull taste buds almost instantly.

He looked at the restaurant, whether it was the walls or the tables and chairs, he was telling him that it was an old restaurant, but this restaurant was not like ordinary cheap fast food restaurants, the glass on the tabletop, floor and bar The glasses were surprisingly clean.

It seemed that it was the closing time of this store, and there was only one waiter clearing the tables in the store. It was a very young-looking black boy, neatly dressed and wearing a black tie.This increased Bruce's favorability for this store a lot -- no matter what, seeing the waiters in clean clothes will make customers feel much happier.

Seeing a guest coming, the male waiter raised his head and smiled apologetically at him.

"Sorry, we're closing soon..."

But Bruce didn't care about this, he just found a table that hadn't been put away and sat down.Almost habitually concealing his identity, he pressed down the brim of his hat and spoke to the boy in English with a slight southern accent.

"It doesn't matter, just come with whatever else you want, oh, God bear witness, I'm so hungry that I can eat a cow now... You probably still have unsold meals?"

"If you don't mind, sir." The boy smiled a little embarrassedly, turned to the bar and poured Bruce a glass of lemonade, "I can go to the kitchen and ask Della to see what else is on the menu."

But it seemed that he didn't need to go to the kitchen to ask. It seemed that he heard the movement, and a fat black woman rushed out of the back kitchen like a gust of wind.

As soon as he saw her, Bruce knew that she must be the "Della" in the boy's mouth.She had a very typical face of a proprietress with good cooking skills, her round arms were thick and powerful, and her big hands, which were used to kneading bread at a glance, wiped the clean apron, and strode towards them.

"What's the matter Derek? Someone's here?" The big, bright black eyes looked at Bruce for a few seconds, and the woman nodded as usual, "Another kid who is busy with work so he hasn't eaten at this point, right? ? Because there are always young men like you who don’t care about their bodies because of their youth, I set the closing time at 2 o’clock. Well, there are burgers and pizza in the kitchen. Don’t drink soda in the evening. How's the soup?"

Bruce blinked twice before digesting the slightly domineering kindness.He smiled slightly.

"Please get me a large fried chicken burger and fries, and a potato bisque... I see that on a restaurant sign?"

"Large fried chicken burger, fries, and potato chowder... ok, I'll make a note."

The middle-aged woman called "Della" made an "OK" gesture, turned around and rushed into the back kitchen in a hurry.The black teenager whom she called "Derek" shook his head and smiled, then wiped the table in front of Bruce with the snow-white towel.

"Della's fried chicken burger is the signature of this area, and you won't be disappointed." The boy smiled at him proudly, then raised his chin at the bar, "Call me anytime if you need anything else. , I'm over there."

"No problem. You go to work."

Bruce raised his hand in a good temper and let the waiter continue to clean up the bar.Amidst the warm air in the store and the slight clatter of scrubbing cups and saucers, he felt the stiff muscles in his back relax slowly.

He came to Philadelphia to look for clues about a drug deal. Someone was providing Penguin and Black Mask with a new type of drug. This drug has unimaginable addictive and hallucinogenic properties. It secretly became popular among young people, and killed several young lives, the youngest was only 13 years old.

Batman broke the five ribs of the black mask before asking for information-Penguin has always been time-conscious, and spit out the information when Batman just hung him on the gargoyle-these new types of poison The birthplace of the brand is Philadelphia.

That's why Bruce was in Philadelphia.

He assumed the identity of a young man from the south, rented a shabby apartment in Philadelphia, and mixed in with the local gangsters to investigate intelligence. Today he has been busy all day for this, so busy that he doesn't even have time for water Drink, finally found some clues.

The next question is how to sneak into the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) to check the files.He rubbed his temples through the hat.

The Philadelphia Police Department is not as easy to investigate as the Gotham Police Department, and they don't have much habit of filing old cases into electronic files.There are not many materials that can be obtained through hacking techniques, and he has to sneak into the archives anyway... Bruce wanted to sigh even more when he thought of this.

"Alright, let's eat!"

A pair of thick arms placed a large plate of food in front of him. In addition to what he ordered, there was an extra bowl of sliced ​​apples.Bruce raised his head in surprise, but Della's piercing gaze met him. She put one hand on her waist and patted the table with the other.

"Don't think about work when you're eating, enjoy old Della's fried chicken, you know?"

Although she spoke harsh words, there was a slight smile on her face.This softened her slightly serious face, almost amiable.

Facing such a warm and kind old Della, who could refuse her kindness?

Of course Bruce couldn't either.

Just as he was eating what was said to be "the best fried chicken in the Badlands", the wind chime on the door rang again - in such a late night, there were still customers visiting this small shop .

But judging from Della's surprised expression, the person who came was probably a regular customer of this store.

"Good evening, Della."

A soft and gentle female voice sounded behind him, which inexplicably made Bruce feel a little familiar.Just as he was thinking about where he had heard the voice, Della had already rushed towards the store door and gave the person a warm hug—when Bruce turned his head, he could only see The opponent's whole body was buried in Della's broad chest, only a slender white hand patted Della's back gently.

"Oh, my dear... why are you here so late? Have you had dinner yet?"

Reluctantly Della let go of the girl and made way for her.Only then did Bruce realize that there were two people there, an Asian woman in a black trench coat, and a... young girl in a wheelchair.The girl was still being held by Della, and the black landlady raised her hand affectionately to straighten her long flaxen hair—Bruce seldom saw anyone with such long and thick curly hair.

The girl has a beautiful and pale face, small and childish.The snow-green cotton dress made her look thinner, with a slender wrist protruding from the cuff, which almost made people feel lonely.This makes it difficult to judge her age, at least for Bruce at the moment to judge whether she is an adult or not.

However, it is not these that attract the most attention.

Bruce’s eyes stayed on the wheelchair she was sitting on—the new model launched by the Brittany Group this year. According to the ergonomic design, there are manual buttons on the armrest. It is shockproof, waterproof, fireproof and anti-theft. It is said that it also has automatic timing With voice broadcast function, the price is more than 5 US dollars.

Of course, the price is not the focus for Bruce, he pays attention to other aspects.

Physical disabilities and...

Thinking this way, he cast his eyes on the girl's face.She hasn't opened her eyes once since entering the door.

...visually disabled.

Bruce Wayne looked away.The originally delicious fried chicken suddenly lost its flavor.

The girl tilted her head towards him if she felt it, but still obediently let Della hold her hand, answering Della's question.

"I went to Comic Con with a few college friends today, and they wanted me to cosplay Asuka. I came back late after having so much fun, and Sakiko and I were a little hungry. I thought I'd drop by here—by the way, and this."

The girl groped and stretched out her hand as she spoke, and the Asian woman immediately put the plush doll hanging behind the wheelchair into her hand.

"There's a stand at Comic Con that sells My Little Pony. I bought one for Toya. Seven or eight-year-old girls love it—can you please give this to Toya's mother tomorrow?"

"No problem. It just happens to be Rosie's turn tomorrow."

Della took the plush doll of my little pony from the girl, turned around and entered the bar, put the doll on a clean shelf, and patted it with satisfaction.The Asian woman known as "Sayoko (咲世子)" pushed the girl's wheelchair to the store, and the black young man immediately put down the cup he was still wiping and came out from the bar to clear the water for the two of them. got a table.

"Still the same?" He asked them with a smile, "Ten-inch fruit pizza, no tomato, no tomato sauce and more cheese, right?"

"Yes." The girl nodded with a smile.

"I'll let Tom know, he'll be glad to know you're here, Nunnally."

Derek saluted them and walked towards the back kitchen.

Bruce could tell that the girl knew everyone in the store, and everyone liked her.This kind of harmonious atmosphere made him unconsciously smile, lowered his head and continued to eat his hamburger and potato soup.

And the conversation over there is still going on.Della personally brought out two cups of hot cocoa and placed them in front of the two of them. She pulled a chair for herself and sat down at the table. The table was fully occupied by one person.

But it seemed that no one cared. The girl called "Nuna Li" still stretched out her hand and put it on Della's hand very affectionately.

"How is Rosie? She hasn't been to my place for a long time, and I'm a little worried."

"Don't worry, Rosie has been doing well recently, and she has gained some weight. If you want me to say that she was too thin before, she is just fine now."

Della patted Nunnally's hand, and pinched her slender wrist dissatisfied.

"You're too skinny if you ask me—Toya is in elementary school, and Rosie is busy too, so I don't have time to go to your place. Besides, there's no reason to keep bothering you because you don't charge for consultation—— Rossi has been taking the medicines you prescribed on time, and I don't need to remind you, so you can rest assured."

"It's really troublesome for you, Della." The girl smiled a little embarrassedly, "Not only did you accept Rossi's work here, but also asked you to help take care of her...I don't even know how to thank you."

"I'll get angry if you say such things again." Della feigned anger, but she laughed first, "Although Rosie is slow at work, she has always been serious and is a good employee. It's a good idea to provide a child like her with a proper job opportunity." The principle of our store, if you thank me for this kind of thing, I will pinch your little face."

The girl subconsciously blocked her face, realized that Della was joking, so she put down her hand in embarrassment, and smiled with her lips pursed.The black woman rubbed her hair with her thick hands, then stood up, patted her apron and turned back to the back kitchen.

And Derek also came out of the back kitchen with a steaming pizza.

"Tom's special fruit pizza, and freshly fried French fries, come and try."

He put down the food with a smile, returned to the bar and continued to manage the cash register, as if he was counting the accounts.

At this moment, the wind chime in front of the door rang again.

When he saw the person coming, the smile on the black boy's face disappeared immediately.

"How did you come?"

he asked, frowning.

The author has something to say:

I chose Philadelphia because of an American TV show that I really like...ColdCsae (Iron Evidence Cold Case)

Some of the cases in it are just so dire... such as Della and Derek in this chapter, and Toya and Rosie in the dialogue.It was so miserable that tears flowed in my eyes when I watched it.

I want to give those good people a better ending, so I wrote it in.

Of course Shazam will be there too.

PS: You can even see Superman (Brandon Ross) as a gay man in this American drama!Let me tell you, as soon as Brandon came out, my eyes couldn't get off him.He is really good-looking, and he is different from everyone else when he is shown in a TV series. His beauty is amazing, you must look for it (the seventh episode of the first season, ATimetoHate)