Chapter 813 Red Hood (VII)

Chapter 815 Red Hood (VII)

(This section may have frequent cutscenes, be careful if you are prone to motion sickness, I have warned you!)

"What surprised me is that the new generation of this city is far from being as chaotic and vicious as they appear. Under their pretended fierce appearance, they have a calm and far-sighted heart, which will be the future of Gotham."

"What they did shocked me, and it all started with the storm that came that night..."

The tip of the pen was raised, and Bruce gently stroked the side of the pen with his fingers. He looked up at the heavy rain outside the wooden curtains, and the raindrops hit the glass, leaving dense water droplets.

The water droplets slid down and disappeared at the bottom of the windowsill, and on the table, under the dim light of the desk lamp, the tooth marks of a torn page of the calendar were clearly visible, and the date number on it was circled, and a few words were written: "Two days before the paper is due."

Glancing at the date, Bruce looked at the progress of the article in his hand. He knew that he should speed up.

The rain outside the window reminded him of the day when the storm came when he was in the children's group when the exam just started.

The heavy rain in Gotham not only brought a good night's sleep to the residents of the rich area, but also brought an unexpected disaster to the children struggling in the streets.

When it rains, it pours. This saying is not just a common saying. For children, a leaky house is a very terrifying thing, because everyone knows that a cold is the most terrible terminal illness, and a fever is a death sentence.

Therefore, after discovering that the originally safe base was leaking, the first thing that invaded here was panic.

"Stop it! Stop yelling!" Bruce shouted, "Calm down, as long as we fix the leaks during the day, there won't be water at night!!"

"What do you know, outsider? We have to drain the rainwater outside first. Let's go out and find the water pipes first..."

"No, we have to go upstairs first and let them check their drainage facilities. The problem must be with them!"

"But if the water on the street is not drained, it will still leak if it rains tonight. We should go find those adults..."

"But the gangs won't listen to us. They will only line up at the gate first." The water will not come to take care of us, we have to find a way ourselves!"

"I promised someone to deliver something today, I have to go quickly!"

"You can't leave, don't you want our home?"

"But if we don't make money, will we all starve?"

The messy conversation filled the room. Some children were proposing solutions, some were refuting solutions, some wanted to go out, and some wanted to stop them. The younger children were terrified, and the older children were comforting them. The whole scene was a mess, and Bruce didn't know where to start for a while.

He wanted to reason with these children, but no one listened to his solution, but many people thought he didn't know anything. He wanted to comfort them, but Batman really didn't know how to comfort people.

Bruce knew very well that if he couldn't get the water out of the house and fix the leaks when the temperature was highest, it would be more difficult to do the work once night fell and the temperature dropped.

These healthy children might catch a cold and fever, and Jason, who was already injured, might die if he caught a cold again.

Bruce took a deep breath and looked around. Then he found a tin bucket, picked up a wooden stick from the side, and hit the bucket hard.

"Bang! Bang Bang Bang!!"

A few loud noises with shocks rang out, and all the children looked at him. Bruce let out a long breath and said, "I am an adult, you are children, listen to me!"

There was whispering again, and Bruce had to hold the wooden stick, pointed at the child who spoke, and said, "If you have any opinions, come over and say it..."

Looking at the wooden stick in his hand, the child hesitated and cursed in a low voice, but still did not speak again.

Bruce's anxiety urged him to solve the problem quickly, so he didn't pay much attention to the wording, and he was particularly straightforward. He said: "Now, everyone is divided into three groups, namely the ground group, the indoor group and the normal life group..."

"The ground group is composed of older children. Go to the ground to check the drainage pipes and communicate with the gangs. You, you... and you, you look stronger, and you are assigned to the ground group..."

"The people in the indoor group take the bucket and scoop out the water leaking from the house, and then fill the leaking place..."

"All those who have work to do today are assigned to the normal life group to earn money to buy food..."

"Okay, now, start working!"

Bruce knocked on the bucket twice more, and all the children looked at each other.

They also knew that Jason was injured and needed to rest. If he couldn't recover well, the consequences would be more serious. Since he let this weirdo lead the gang temporarily, it means that he is still trustworthy. In this case, let's work.

Finally, everyone got moving, and Bruce breathed a sigh of relief, but within two minutes, a problem arose.

The children in the indoor group came back and reported that there was no bucket. Bruce found that there was a plastic gasoline barrel in the warehouse room next to it, so he asked them to use this instead of a bucket.

But the opening of the plastic oil barrel was too small, and it was very inconvenient to pour water. Bruce wanted to cut it open, so that the upper and lower parts would become two containers with larger openings.

But the problem was that there was no tool to cut it open. The dagger in the warehouse was good for stabbing people, but it had no cutting ability. The quality of the gasoline barrels picked up was good, and it couldn't be cut open after a long time.

Finally, Bruce found a rusty axe and split the gasoline barrel open, which solved the container problem.

Not long after, the ground group came back to report that the gangsters really only cared about their gates and didn't care about the streets. The drainage facilities were overloaded and the water couldn't be drained down at all. It was hopeless to dredge it.

In this case, we can only seal every possible leaking place in the basement tightly, so that it can be turned into a can to isolate rainwater.

But the sealing material became a problem again. The cardboard and wooden board could not be sealed well, and the door gap and steps were full of water leaking in.

Bruce did not dare to leave to get the materials. After all, although these children seemed strong on the surface, they must be worried in their hearts. Jason was injured and he left again. These children would definitely be in chaos like headless flies.

Bruce walked forward and checked the door of the basement. He found that there was no sealing condition here, and there were two corners of the basement leaking. If there were no professional waterproof materials, the water leaking in tonight would probably directly flood the instep.

Bruce thought about it and made the wisest choice. He said, "Leave here and find another place to hide."

"No!" The six-fingered elder sister raised an objection first. She said, "This is our home. We can't give up here."

"It's not giving up here." Bruce said calmly, "It's just that we encountered some unexpected disasters and need to find a place with higher terrain to take shelter. After staying for one night, we will come back."

"But..." The six-fingered elder sister still frowned and said, "Where is there a place with higher terrain here? Even if there is, it must be It has already been occupied by other gangs. We can't possibly rob those big gangs. ·

After saying that, she looked around. After those children who could go out to work left, the remaining children here were very thin and young. Let alone fighting for territory, even cursing in the street, we can't count on them.

"When I came here before, I saw a piece of wasteland in the back street. The terrain is high, there are hills, and it can drain water. It should be safe there..." Bruce pondered for a moment and said, "The soil under Gotham is very suitable for drainage. If we can build a temporary camp there, we should be able to spend the night."

"Oh!" The six-fingered elder sister suddenly exclaimed and said, """Yes, we can go there, and we have a natural camp!"

Everyone looked at him, and the six-fingered elder sister said, "Remember the truck we got back before? It's parked nearby. As long as we build a roof for the car, we can stay there for one night and come back to clean up tomorrow. "

Bruce's eyes lit up, and he asked: "You got a truck, does it have an engine?"

"Yes, but it's broken and hasn't been repaired yet. And the car is seriously damaged. We asked the little rascal to come here before. He repaired it for a long time, but it didn't fix it completely. I'm afraid it will be difficult to drive out..."

Bruce nodded and said: "Okay, the most urgent thing now is to find a place to stay. I'll go to the truck first. If possible, you can find a few people to carry Jason and we will move there first. "

Several older children nodded, and Bruce was the first to walk out of the cellar door. Although he didn't bring any equipment this time, he was wearing more practical clothes. The boots were absolutely waterproof and very warm, and the jacket could also be used as a raincoat.

It was still drizzling outside, and as the children said, the whole street was full of water. Bruce waded through various puddles in his boots and felt his feet a little cold.

Bruce looked up and saw some gang members cleaning up the intersection in the distance. They couldn't take care of this place. After all, the avenue they were on had more potholes and more accumulated water. It was even more serious, and the building they were in was quite old, and many places were wet and cold, and they had to be busy sealing them.

Bruce didn't see other members of the Kids' Gang, but he saw a small hand sticking out of a basement window, holding a half-filled water bottle, scooping water out.

It seems that most of the Kids' Gangs are in the same situation. After all, everyone's base is underground, and this is an old residential area, so water leakage is inevitable.

Bruce went around the back of the building and saw the wasteland and the truck, and then he found that the truck looked familiar.

Isn't this the one he abandoned before? ? ?

"I was very surprised when I saw the truck. I never believed in fate and chance before, but some things are just so coincidental. The failed truck driver career left me the only precious relic, which became my Noah's Ark to cross the flood of destruction..."

In the study of the manor, Bruce stretched his stiff neck and continued to write:

"During this period of life, I was surprised to find that I had more positive emotions, and even felt surprised to find a broken truck."

"At first, I didn't know if this was a good thing. I heard the children cheering, and they were really happy..."

"And this rainy night adventure has just begun..."