Chapter 280: Gotham Playing House (Part 2)

Soon, the circus performance began. The first few programs were animal training programs. Neither Bruce nor Selina had any interest in such programs. The performances were on the stage, and the two chatted in the audience.

"You said you were a peddler before, so why didn't you continue to do it, but steal things instead?"

Selina rolled her eyes and said, "My young master, you don't think being a peddler is better than stealing, do you?"

Bruce turned his head and looked at Selina. He wanted to say that at least being a peddler is not illegal, but after being in contact with Selina for so long, he also knew that the life at the bottom of Gotham might not be the same as he thought.

After being with Selina for so long, he realized a reality. In the dark city of Gotham, some people have already exhausted their efforts just to survive. At this time, talking to them about abiding by the law is nothing but a joke.

"In fact, those vendors, cigarette boys and flower girls are the worst." Selina sighed, with a little sympathy in her tone. She said: "When I told you about my experience before, you might think that the lucky mother who taught me the skills of stealing was a bad person. She taught me skills, let me steal, and even beat me. But in fact, I don't hate her. I still talk to her on the phone now..."

Bruce showed a puzzled expression and asked: "Are you still in contact with the thief?"

"We don't talk about business matters, just ask her if she is healthy or something like that, just some polite words. Although I was a little angry when she wanted to take away the diamond necklace I stole, but later, after I calmed down, I still called her..."

Seeing Bruce's slightly shocked expression, Selina suddenly laughed and said: "You are Wei Master En, wherever you go, people flatter you. In order to get you to pay, everyone will be humble to please you, but I am different. The most praise I have received in my life is when I was learning from Lucky Mom. "

"She always said that I was the most talented child she had ever seen, and I learned everything very quickly. You know, when she was young, she worked as a hostess in a bar in the East District. She could praise people to the sky. When she was in a good mood, she would even sing songs and let me wear the skirt she wore when she was young to dance..."

Selena held her knees with both hands, took a deep breath, and said, "I know you think I have no future, but she is really good to me."

"You may think that she is a heinous crime for finding all kinds of children to help her steal things, but in fact, Lucky Mom is already good to these children."

"Her vision is very sharp, The children she picked out were very talented and could make a lot of money for her, so she was more generous and would occasionally give us some pocket money..."

"But the old villain next door is different. He has some vendors and smoking boys under him. All the income of these children must be handed over to him every day, and they are searched every day. They are absolutely not allowed to hide a penny. If they fail to meet the goals he set, they will be beaten."

"He only gives those children leftovers and tells them to starve when he is in a bad mood. I once saw a child who wanted to run away and he cut off his feet and bled to death."

Selina shrugged and said to Bruce, "In fact, I'm not hungry at all, and I don't like pancakes with cheese, but when I meet such vendors, as long as I have some money in my pocket, I will buy something, so that I can Let them have a full meal tonight. "

"You know what?" Bruce looked into Selina's eyes and said, "Every time you tell me this kind of story, I feel heavy in an instant."

Selina smiled, she reached out and touched Bruce's cheek, and said, "That's the problem. This is a sad story for you, but for us, it's an ordinary daily life."

Selina took another deep breath and said, "In fact, you have also taught me a lot of things, such as what you said last time about context..."

"I thought about it, I seem to have heard Lucky Mom say that part of the money she got had to be handed over, and the person she handed it over also had to hand it over. Anyway, they handed it over layer by layer, and finally handed it over to one person..."

Bruce narrowed his eyes and asked, "Who is that?"

Selina shook her head and said, "I don't even know Lucky Mom's boss, how do I know who the final person is?"

"There is someone controlling the children of Gotham, right? "

Selina nodded and said, "In fact, the children in Gotham are easy to control. Most of these children are orphans. Their parents either died or were abandoned by their parents. As long as they are given a bite to eat, they can be driven at will."

"And..." Bruce continued, "Almost no one will embarrass these children. Even those high-end nightclubs will let those smoking boys go in to sell cigarettes..."

Obviously, he recalled the occasions he had entered for the first time. He didn't care in the past because he was used to it, but now thinking back, whether it was a dance, a dinner or a banquet, there were some children waiting at the edge of the venue, waiting for some rich people to buy cigarettes from them.

"That's it. If these kids mess up something or make some mistakes, they just need to apologize pitifully and beg for mercy. People who care about face won't make things difficult for them."

Bruce didn't expect that chatting with Selina would bring him an unexpected gain. There has always been a person in Gotham who uses a network of layers to control these children everywhere.

"It's more than that." Selena continued, "These kids also form gangs, and it's been like this since my time. Competition among peers is particularly fierce."

"You know, some areas have good business, while others don't. Everyone wants to occupy the area with good business. In addition to the adults fighting for territory, the kids below also form gangs. We call these gangs "juvenile gangs."

"What gangs did you join at that time?"

Selena shook her head and said, "I didn't join any gangs. Those were all things on the ground, and I was a thief."

"I don't need to occupy a certain territory to steal things, or in other words, I don't need to say hello to someone's territory if I want to go there. They will catch me anyway." "I can't stop you."

"Everyone in the East District has heard of my name, and they still know that when the black cat on the roof appears, don't think about aiming with a gun, because you can't hit her at all, and it's just a waste of bullets."

"Among the four thieves in the East District, only I have the ability to travel throughout Gotham, and the others don't even dare to enter the commercial street, because once they are caught by those well-known gang leaders, they are finished, but I am not afraid, because I know that they can't catch me."

Whenever Bruce heard Selina talk about her career, he felt a little strange. Selina can be said to be a typical example of being successful by strength. As the saying goes, if her business ability was a little worse, she would not have come to this point today.

This kind of life experience of turning over and living a good life by relying on one's own efforts should be very inspiring and make people proud, but her profession is a thief. The harder she works, the better her life will be.

The two had been chatting about the children in Gotham. Combining Selina's low-level intelligence with Bruce's high-level intelligence, the two worked together to infer who was in control of the network.

During this time, Aisha's attention was always attracted by the various performances on the stage, and she was rarely quiet.

Suddenly, the lights on the stage brightened, and the host said in a high-pitched voice: "Ladies and gentlemen! Next, we will present the most exciting aerial performance for you!!!"

Two actors, a man and a woman, stepped onto the stage. As they climbed up the ladder, the host was still introducing them: "I think some people may have heard of the Grayson family, which was once famous on the East Coast. They were once known as the greatest aerial performance family in the United States..."

"Some people may have heard that the previous generation of the Grayson family fell from a high altitude and was smashed to pieces because of a mistake in the aerial performance..."

The host whistled and said: "But if you ask me, this is the excitement of this kind of performance. If there is no danger of falling, who would be willing to watch this thing? Don't you think so?"

The host's few witty remarks were originally intended to heat up the atmosphere, but the tall man named Grayson who had just stepped onto the stage clenched his fists.

Just as he was about to start his performance, he shouted to the audience: "Grayson is the greatest trapeze family, we..."

At this time, he saw that the owner of the circus below the stage made a threatening gesture to him. He turned his head and looked at his wife next to him, and finally shut up.

The owner of the circus cursed loudly below: "What is this idiot talking about?! There is Wayne below! I said he would ruin my good thing, this son of a bitch!"

At this time, the Graysons had already started their performance. The so-called trapeze is actually swinging in the air holding the horizontal bar, making various turns and tumbling movements.

It must be said that the Graysons are really good. The couple cooperates tacitly. Whether it is the same or symmetrical movements, they are pleasing to the eye and cheered by the audience.

Elsa was very happy to see it. After all, even if Selina is very skilled, the conditions of the manor are limited after all, and Bruce will not agree to Selina swinging at such a high place, but the current performance satisfies Elsa's hobby of watching people move.

She screamed sharply and waved at the stage. Bruce held her, afraid that she would fall onto the front seat. Selina patted Bruce's arm and said, "Give her some water. I heard her voice is hoarse."

Bruce took out the water bottle and was about to give Elsa some water. The two aerialists on the stage were just in the gap of the performance. The couple landed on the high platform, and Mrs. Grayson happened to see Elsa waving at him.

The lady looked a little haggard, but she still smiled back and waved to Elsa. Obviously, this overly excited little audience was very popular with Mrs. Grayson.

Seeing that she was noticed, Elsa became more excited. She rushed forward and wanted to get out of Bruce's arms.

But at this time, Bruce was unscrewing the water bottle, and Aisha's forward movement hit his arm, causing the water in the bottle to spill all over him.

Bruce showed a helpless expression, handed Aisha to Selina and said, "I'll go to the bathroom to deal with my clothes."

Just as Bruce left his seat and walked to the bathroom, all this was seen by the circus owner.

That Grayson first contradicted him and even punched him, and then said some crazy things before the performance. That Grayson's wife also deliberately attracted the attention of the little princess of the Wayne family, causing Wayne to spill water on himself. If he was dissatisfied with this, then his sponsorship would be ruined...

The circus owner's face became more and more gloomy, and it was obvious that his anger had reached the extreme. The performance of the Grayson couple made him almost crazy.