Chapter 802

William, a taxi driver in New York City, drives a yellow taxi through the streets and alleys. In a sprawling city like New York, where public transit is the lifeblood of keeping the city going—you can’t expect 25 million people to drive—the city would be paralyzed without it.

After all, this urban transportation hub cannot afford tens of millions of people to drive at the same time, even if all roads are doubled.

New York is probably the city with the most developed taxis in the United States. Bright yellow taxis with the sign of TAXI cross the streets and alleys in the city.

Although it is becoming more and more difficult to obtain a taxi card, it is also becoming more and more difficult to take a taxi in the city. But the income of taxi drivers has not increased significantly. Because of the emergence of special cars (express trains) and the like, the life of taxis is not so easy.

Ride-hailing drivers earn close to $27 an hour, while taxi drivers generally earn around $22 an hour. This income is really not high.

And taxis will meet all kinds of passengers, so driving a taxi is not a very good job. The people who do it are also mainly ethnic minorities.

William is an outlier, because he is one of the few white drivers who are willing to drive night shift taxis. Night shift rentals in New York City are more lucrative than daytime rentals, but also far more dangerous.

Because you don't know what kind of person you are carrying. Are they normal night shift workers? Or nightclub coffee? Or the guy who shuttles back and forth at the night market to provide [edible ice]?

Being a night driver requires a little more tact and how to communicate with people who might be gang members. Otherwise, you may not get the fare, and you may be sent a bullet.

Of course, this should be said to be in the past. Safety is much better for night drivers in New York City now. William sincerely thanked the superheroes for the secret protection of New York City.

Ah, this superhero of course does not include Iron Man. That kind of high-ranking superhero has nothing to do with a petty citizen like him. Of course, his thirteen-year-old son loved it. So William had to save money from his monthly cigarette money, and spent four months saving more than five hundred dollars.

Then I bought a hottoys Iron Man model for my son for Christmas. Such an expensive toy has a feeling that makes his heart bleed. But he endured it for the sake of the child.

But that's it, anyway, since William spent so much money on Iron Man toys, William hated Iron Man more and more.

For example, now that he is driving on the viaduct and can see the landmark building of Manhattan - the Stark Industries Group Building - he can't help but curse in a low voice: "Vampire! Such a rich man even has a toy The market is going to grab a fortune! Tony Stark is sucking the blood of our petty citizens!"

For Tony Stark, William's accusation is like "people sit at home, pot comes from the sky". Although the image of Iron Man belongs to Tony, he has been authorized to Marvel.

There are comics, games, and the Iron Man movie that is being filmed. All these things are in charge of by the marvel company. This naturally includes the authorization of peripheral products.

Although Tony got a share, he basically donated it to the Children's Leukemia and Cancer Foundation. After all, as the leader of the world's most outstanding cosmeceutical products, Tony still doesn't care much about this share.

His current main source of income is almost all from the cosmeceutical products of Shuguang Group: Shuguang 101 and Shuguang Magic Water, as well as other branch products based on these two main lines.

Selling hair tonic is better than selling arms, selling skin lotion is far better than selling drugs. Even Tony's wife, Ms. Pepper, is now focusing on Shuguang Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tony. Because Pepper wants to make sure that Tony's heroic career doesn't drag him into bankruptcy.

Of course, William, the taxi driver, didn't know all this. He only knows that he can only earn more than two hundred dollars every night (the net income after deducting miscellaneous expenses such as taxi rent).

Pay off the tax, the family's medical insurance and social security and basic household expenses, as well as the children's tuition and monthly property tax (the fee that needs to be paid on time after buying a house in the United States. If you don't pay, the house and land will be forcibly taken back. Property tax is not a loan. It's a tax.) After that, he barely had much money left.

And the little money I earned hard still needs to be left to satisfy my children's Christmas wishes. How difficult is it to work the night shift without smoking? Just try it out and find out.

So William doesn't like Iron Man, very much. Regardless of all the bragging about Tony Stark changing the world on TV. None of that has anything to do with him.

"It didn't change my life, did it?" William said.

In fact, the heroes he really likes and appreciates are Spider-Man, the Night's Watch, and the Justice League!

Spider-Man wandered around the city fighting fires, solving some things that the police and fire brigade had no time to solve. Like a sudden fire or something. Spider-Man has saved many lives.

Ah, and the Night's Watch. Because of the relationship of the night shift driver, William can always carry some strange passengers. He has heard of this organization from a few people. It seems to be a group of people headed by Nightcrawler.

They specialize in cracking down on New York's underground gangs, and now organized and large-scale gangs are becoming more and more difficult to mix with. They act swiftly and resolutely, much faster than the police. Some people are already bemoaning that New York is just a bunch of thugs, that real gangsters have become unviable.

William is very happy about this. Because in the past year, he can clearly feel that the law and order in New York City has improved from his night shift rental.

Then there's the Justice League. This group of people are really ordinary citizens, maybe some people have special abilities. But most people don't. They don't have the power to save the world, but they can save the community.

For example, there is a similar small organization in the community where William lives. Everyone was inspired by heroic stories, and more and more people stood up. They spontaneously started to maintain the law and order of the community and clean up the environment of the community.

A small community park that had been in disrepair was restored, and everyone gave their hands to help. There is also a brand new street fence, also done together. Sweep leaves and clear snow together.

Just because of an opportunity, William felt that everyone had returned to the era when they were willing to help and trust each other.

William had a smile on his face this evening (except for cursing as he passed Stark Industries) and he drove the taxi without picking up any passengers tonight.

He didn't intend to make money tonight because he had other things to do. Why did William take the job of renting out the night shift? Because he is a mutant, it is difficult for him to find a job that will accept him.

Therefore, although renting out the night shift is a bit hard and dangerous, at least he can support his family. Sometimes in order to live, William has to endure.

Although the current life and society seem to be developing in a good direction. But he always had a heart disease. What about his son?

He doesn't want his children to grow up in a discriminated environment. Every time he thought about it, he couldn't sleep.

And now maybe things are turning around! Tuvalu, a country he had never heard of appeared, a country of mutants? !

William has made an appointment with a group of his mutant friends, and they need to discuss their future together.