The days of being a spiritual mentor in Meiman

Selena took two steps forward, held Bruce's face with both hands and said, I'm sorry, dear, I didn't quite believe Maggie when she told me that there was something wrong with your mental state, but now I do. .”

I know, I know... Selena put her face close to Bruce and said, You are a rich man, and you can spend thousands of dollars for a meal. Even if you don't know how much five dollars represents in the slums, you at least You should also be able to see that this boot is a fake, right???

Selena shook off Bruce's head, pointed to his boots and said, Even if you can't see the details, can't you see that its upper and sole are not the same color? Are you color blind?!!!

By the end of the story, Selena had started yelling, and Bruce couldn't answer her question because he really didn't know what rain boots should look like in the ghetto.

Bruce doesn't usually wear rain boots. When he was Batman, he wore bat suit boots. Apart from looking like a shoe, it has nothing to do with shoes. Bruce's Usually, only leather shoes are worn.

What? You ask what to do on a rainy day?

On a rainy day, wherever Bruce is going, he calls directly to ask the other party to prepare the blankets. When the car arrives at the door, before his feet are out of the way, the waiter will bring a thick stack of waterproof blankets and umbrellas. The door of the car is spread into the lobby, and the waiter will be scolded for a drop of rain on the shoes.

Now, the pair of rain boots that Bruce is wearing has a slight color difference between the upper and the sole. The upper is ordinary green, while the sole is army green. After handing it to him, he looked at it carefully, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with the color.

Selena sighed and said: My young master, this kind of shoes are made of soles that others don't want, and then the uppers are made of low-quality rubber and spliced ​​together. It's fine when you first wear it. If you wear it for a long time, it will be soaked in water immediately, not to mention buying it for five dollars, but if you pay me five dollars, I will not wear it!

Selena put her arms around Bruce's neck and said, It seems that you have done a lot of stupid things in the past month or so. Let's find a safe place, tell me in detail, and we can go get the money back...

Bruce really wanted to say no, but looking at Selena's eyes, he still didn't say it.

Selena led him to a very dark alley, then knocked on the window on the first floor, and an old lady with heavy makeup poked her head out and said, Oh, isn't this Selena? ? How did you remember me?

Ma'am, we want to find a house. Facing this old lady, Selena was quite obedient. The old lady showed a puzzled expression and said, What happened to the house you used to live in? Why can't you stay? ?”

Selena rolled her eyes and said, Don't mention it, I'm fed up with that soft bastard Huff. I want to find a house in Living Hell. It's okay if the price is more expensive, but it must be safe.

The old lady put her head back, and then took out a newspaper. In the blank space of the newspaper, a series of words and house numbers were written. She put on her glasses and looked carefully and said: There are two vacant rooms in the North District of Living Hell. The conditions are good, but the rent is relatively expensive, it costs 8 dollars a week...

Can't it be cheaper? Selena asked: I will pay the protection fee on time, and I will also order newspapers and milk.

The old lady shook her finger and said: Then I know where you should go. There is a new house vacated in the southern district. Newspapers and milk are all ordered. You can just live in it. It costs $6 a week and there is no price increase. How about it?

Selena nodded and said: Help me say hello to the gangsters there, I will go out occasionally at night, oh yes, I will bring men back occasionally, let them not make a fuss...

There is no need to worry about such things in the living hell now. The old lady flipped through the newspaper in her hand and said, You get what you pay for, and you will know when you live here.

Selena took out her wallet, took out 20 cents from it, handed it to the old lady, said goodbye with a smile, then waved her hand and left.

On the way, Selena explained to Bruce: There are many old women like this in the East District. They are usually courtesans of the previous generation, and many of them are lovers of gang bosses.

When they get older, men don't like them anymore, but they are all good friends. They are familiar with all the bosses of the gangsters, and they can easily enter various mansions. They understand social etiquette and can meet those big shots. They are very popular in the East District. If you can talk to them, it’s definitely right to rent a house from them.”

Bruce nodded a little ignorantly, but he wasn't upset about it, because he really didn't know about it, and anyone who just came here shouldn't know about it.

Selena pulled him to the side of the road again and said, Let's take a ride there.

Hitch? What kind of ride? Bruce asked.

It's just a ride. This place is very far from the living hell. Don't tell me, if you want to walk there by foot, you will be exhausted...the car is here!

Bruce turned his head and saw a big truck approaching, the same kind of truck he used to drive at work.

Selena reached out to stop her, but after a glance. Taking his hand back again, the big truck sped past them, and Bruce turned to look at Selena.

This car doesn't work, he won't take us. Selena shrugged and said: There is goods in his car, it should be a night driver, this kind of driver is busy with work and won't be free Take care of others.

Then, another truck passed by, but Selena still didn't wave, and he continued to explain: This one doesn't work either, this is a female driver, and he won't let male passengers get on the bus.

Oh, this one... this one doesn't work either. This driver is too thin and not as strong as you. He will definitely be suspicious when he sees you.

Oh! This one! Selena finally stretched out her hand and waved it vigorously. The truck stopped, and two strong men sat in the cab with tattoos all over their bodies and hideous faces.

But Selena was not afraid at all. She leaned forward, holding two banknotes in her hand and said, Hey, man, I want to take a ride and go to hell, are you free?

One of the men smiled obscenely, but before she could speak, Selena said: I have enough time tonight, I can have fun with you, but...

Selena smiled sweetly, and the other driver winked at her companion, who coughed and said, You can only go to the compartment, get off the car as soon as you get there, and give me the money.

Selena threw the money in her hand into the cab, and took Bruce into the compartment. This car was transporting frozen beef. There was a strange smell in the compartment. Bruce and Selena found a box and sat down. , After bumping for a while, finally arrived at the destination.

After getting out of the car, Bruce asked Selena: Did they just want to...

Selena shook her head and said, They're just talking about it, they don't dare to let me into the cab.

There are no easy-going women in the Eastern District. They would rather spend money on prostitution than approach women who take taxis in the middle of the night, because they only need to pay to be a prostitute and let me get in the car, which may cost my life.

After arriving in Living Hell, Selena didn't take anything, and approached the room directly. After a while, there was a knock on the door. Selena didn't open the door, but just put the rent under the crack of the door. After sending it out, the other party really stopped knocking.

Bruce looked at the room. This room is much better than the one he lived in before. It not only has one bedroom and one living room, the balcony faces south, there is a toilet, a kitchen, and even a shower room, which is almost out of the scope of the East District. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is an apartment building between the South District and the North District.

Selena pulled Bruce to sit on the sofa. She lit a cigarette and said to Bruce, Now, you can always tell me what happened these days, right?

And Bruce was finally willing to speak, telling about his experiences in the past few days.

In the process of narrating, he emphasized the traps he may have encountered, the experience of being deceived, and various encounters that made him fall back into the trough again, but Selena did not show surprise at all, he just listened quietly with.

Bruce finally finished everything, he said: This is why I feel ridiculous, people here have no room for error, they only need to take one wrong step, and they may...

Who told you? Selena narrowed her eyes and said, Bruce, why didn't I realize that you are such a brainless person??

Why didn't you think about it, you were not born here, so you have no relatives and friends, and you don't join a gang, so you don't have brothers, here. You are an orphan, of course it will be very difficult.

Selena covered her forehead and sighed, I never thought you were a stupid person, but I have to say today, why is your brain so hard to turn around???

Seeing Bruce's slightly confused expression, Selena said, Take me as an example. My father died a long time ago, and my mother didn't care about me. I joined the Thieves Gang early. It doesn't sound like a good thing. Right?

However, the sisters I knew when I was young are still in touch. The house I rented before was introduced to me by one of my sisters, and there is a discounted price!

The thief mother who taught me the skills, let me steal things for her is right, but through her, I also met a lot of people who sell stolen goods. If I sell it, there is a market next to the place where I lived before, and if I want to buy something, I go to buy it from them, they are all acquaintances, and they will not cheat me.

Later, I started working as a snitch. I am very familiar with the famous snitches in the East District, and occasionally play together, exchange information and experience with each other.

Also, don't I know how to do gymnastics? I will take some little girls from the children's gang and teach them the skills of stealing. Their gang will give me money and help me with errands. I order newspapers and milk, and there are discounts. .”

The other thing is to buy vegetables and cook. When you start to eat and have diarrhea, it's not because your intestines are not used to it, but because the places you go are designed to trap outsiders.

Do you know what I usually eat? Selena looked into Bruce's eyes and asked, Bruce shook his head, Selena glanced at her watch and said, Okay, it's good to have a late night snack now, come with me .”

Selena took Bruce out of the living hell again, and took a ride to a more prosperous place in the East District in the same way. There are many restaurants here, and there are truck drivers queuing up for dinner everywhere.

But Selena did not line up with them, but at the end of the street, she found a dark and dark shop, she pulled Bruce into it, and Bruce looked at the environment of the shop and said:

You'd better make sure you can take me to a place to treat gastroenteritis, otherwise, I'm afraid I'll finish eating this time...

The next second, the steaming hot rice was served on the pot, and Bruce was surprised to find that what was placed in front of him was marble-like beef, yes, it was the kind that cost a few hundred dollars a meal.