[Comprehensive British and American] Gotham Nightingale

Tuk Tuk Tuk.

The three knocks on the door, which were slow, clear, and accurately spaced, interrupted Bruce Wayne's thoughts in the reception room.

Only after Gordon left did fatigue fade from the man's face again—covered, to be precise—those steel-blue eyes camouflaged with cynical frivolity.

He responded in a "it's over" tone: "Come in, Anna."

The familiar and rigorous knock on the door was naturally from Ms. Anna, the director of the secretariat, but there was a strange girl who accompanied her into the door.

Light blue jeans, milk coffee-colored sweater, high ponytail round mirror frame, a pair of cobalt blue eyes subconsciously looking for the owner of the group, a little shy but adhering to the principle of "look at each other's eyes when communicating" and never look away.

Seeing Bruce looking over, the girl nodded slightly in greeting, but she didn't make a sound before Anna introduced her, she seemed well-bred.

The youthful one looks like he can enter the classroom with a book in his arms in a second, and his appearance is enough to make people's eyes shine.

... just don't know why it looks familiar.

Bruce's face remained unchanged, but the fingers hanging by his side moved slightly.

—he had only heard Anna's footsteps just now.

In terms of the sensitive hearing of bats, even if a very light girl walks only in flat shoes, he can still hear the footsteps of the other party.

Is he not concentrating just now or is the other person usually walking too lightly?

"Who is this……?"

The handsome President Wayne raised his eyebrows and looked over intently with a smile on his lips.

"You didn't tell me that such a lovely young lady would be calling today, Anna."

However, the female devil in the secretariat said that she did not want to take the blame: "I have already reported to you, Mr. Wayne, Miss Nightingale is here to apply for the job."

Bruce said "Huh?", and quickly recalled the things Anna explained in the message this morning. One was Director Gordon's visit, and the other was that his friend and acting president of Wayne Group Lucius arranged a personal bodyguard for him. interview.

Private, bodyguards, interviews.

……

???

"Please let me confirm again, the position I'm applying for is a personal bodyguard, right, Ms. Nan?"

It is worth mentioning that North American countries attach great importance to personal privacy.

No matter which company to apply for a job, the resume template of the recruiter will never involve private information such as photos of the parties, age, gender, whether they are married, whether they have children, etc. that are not related to work ability.

Even, if the interviewer asks the date of birth (regardless of gender) during the interview, it is very presumptuous and very rude.

This workplace rule also applies to Wayne Group.

Before meeting Nightingale, Bruce only knew that the applicant was a member of the first batch of Morning Star Project, whether the applicant was a man or a woman, and their age, and they were all black.

Moreover, based on the year when the first batch of Morning Star Project was launched, the members who passed the final assessment and intended to join Wayne Enterprises had already entered the job a few years ago (basically all those who passed the assessment chose Wayne Enterprises) .

Those who only applied for the job this year were either young when they joined the plan and had not reached the legal working age before; or they did not meet the professional standards of the Wayne Group and tried to apply after a few years of working abroad.

Generally speaking, the latter is the majority.

Didn't expect it to be the former.

So the contrast shock that Bruce is now suffering from is a bit big.

……

"Yes, Mr. Wayne."

The girl smiled with a good temper, as if she was very used to this kind of questioning.

"Let me introduce myself, Nightingale, an orphan. I don't have a surname at the moment. You can just call me by my first name."

"The first batch of members of the Morning Star Project used to be named "Wayne", but they left the containment center ten years ago because of the awakening of their abilities. Mutated abilities include enhanced strength."

She seemed very gentle and calm when she explained in a soft voice. The word "variant" was spoken by her, as if she was simply explaining "what is my graduation grade".

Rao is Ms. Anna, who has dealt with all kinds of ex-girlfriends for her unreliable boss, no matter whether she is hysterically arguing or weeping silently, she can react for a few seconds before she understands the other party. The meaning in the words.

The past told by the girl with blue eyes is very understatement.

But in fact, regardless of the fact that the public’s acceptance of mutants is not low now, ten years ago, when the X-Men and the Brotherhood had not fought for relatively reasonable treatment for the mutant group, even in Gotham, There aren't many mutants willing to make an official appearance, either.

It doesn't seem so difficult for a ten-year-old girl who has awakened her mutant ability to choose to leave alone under such circumstances.

In addition, the "was surnamed Wayne" in her mouth is actually the reward mechanism of the detention center.

In order to encourage the vagrants who grew up in Gotham, have no rules, no three views, and almost never go to school to learn well, the shelter not only employs teachers of various subjects, but also professional psychological counselors.

However, even so, most of the children have very poor foundations, let alone learn much knowledge, and it takes a lot of energy to correct their fighting and stealing behaviors.

Giving some orphans who only have nicknames but no names the right to be named with surnames is not so much a reward as it is more like a carrot hanging on the front, a big pie drawn.

Because the prerequisites for this award are very high, involving education, decision-making ability, hands-on ability and other aspects, almost no children can meet the requirements.

But there are exceptions.

……

There are exceptions.

When the girl who doesn't look "Gotham" at all reveals that her last name was "Wayne", Bruce finally remembers why he thinks she looks familiar.

As the initiator of the project, he was dragged by Lucius to participate in the award ceremony of the Morning Star Project more than ten years ago.

"She is the focus of our long-term attention. She is a very smart child, very smart, and has a strong fighting talent. Although she is sometimes too stubborn and protective, she is generally able to advance and retreat."

The calm, gentle and wise black middle-aged man introduced her to him in private like this, cheerfully.

"I also know how to be grateful. I have been taking care of my sick brother-the kind who is not related by blood. This is the focus of the project review."

"The leadership ability is also great. Maybe when she grows up, I can have more right-hand men. After all, I am getting older, Bruce, and since you refuse to work in the company anyway, I have to plan for my successor earlier."

Smart, angular, a kid who will repay favors.

This was Bruce's initial impression of the girl who was about to bear the surname Wayne.

——It’s actually not that deep, because even if the introducer is Lucius, it’s impossible for him to value someone just because of a few words.

But what really made him remember her was the moment when he walked up to the stage as the award presenter holding the trophy that seemed to be dotted with tiny stars, and saw the raven-haired girl staring up at him.

Those cobalt blue eyes full of sincerity are too clear, like the ten-thousand-year-old ice sheet where the extreme north and south of this planet do not melt all year round, reflecting the thin blue sky.

"I will protect you, Mr. Wayne."

The girl who was not as tall as his shoulders had a serious expression, like a knight who was swearing allegiance to the princess, or like a brave man who didn't know the dragon and said he wanted to conquer its kingdom for someone.

The young Wayne was amused by this association. He reached out and rubbed the girl's fluffy curly hair, showing a rare gentle smile: "What is protecting me, Miss Wayne who took office today?"

"Guard your light, sir."

The girl spoke softly, her expression soft.

"Like your parents, you brought hope to Gotham."

"May there be light in your heart."

"May you be happy and well."

The author has something to say: Yet Batman is the Dark Knight.

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