Chapter 678: Team Building (I’m so Sleepy, I’ll Update 2,000 Words First, Then Make up) Please Vote for Next Month!!!

The story starts with Luke's escape from the laboratory. Luke is now an illegal immigrant because he is already a dead man in the law. He dare not use his real name. He changed his name from Carl Lucas to Luke Cage. Then he lived in seclusion in Harlem. This area has been introduced before. It was also a very chaotic place before. It has been better in recent years, but it is still a place where gangs are rampant and poverty is spreading. It's just that compared with Hell's Kitchen, there is still this basic order here.

There are many illegal immigrants here, and no one cares where you come from. This is why Luke chose to live in seclusion here.

Luke's life here cannot be said to be good, but he can barely make ends meet. He found two jobs here. One job is to be a cleaner in the barber shop opened by Henry Hunter, the "dad" of the former gangster, and the other is to be a dishwasher in the nightclub "Harlem Paradise" opened by Cornell Stokes, the "water snake". While making a living, he also tried to hide himself in the crowd and not attract attention.

Unfortunately, bad luck didn't seem to let him go. Just recently, something happened.

His two bosses "fought".

As the power of the Viper Gang expanded, they also began to plan to do some more profitable business. It just so happened that the government launched a renovation project for Harlem. The government plans to demolish all the old communities in Harlem for reconstruction. This has two advantages. One is that it can completely change the dirty and messy situation in Harlem, and the other is that it can fundamentally improve the public security in Harlem.

But how does demolishing old communities have anything to do with public security?

Of course it is related, and it is very related.

It has been said before that public security has a lot to do with the economy. Now in Harlem, because housing prices are cheap and rents are even cheaper, many low-income people and illegal immigrants choose to live here. These people will not only bring public security problems, but also cannot drive much consumption. Without consumption, there will be no tax revenue. Low housing prices will naturally lead to low property taxes. With low taxes, the police and public services will get less funds, which will naturally lead to poor social security. Poor public security will keep house prices from rising, and naturally it will continue to attract low-income people and illegal immigrants... and so on.

Under this vicious cycle, Harlem will naturally not be good.

So in order to solve the problem fundamentally, the government will introduce a renovation plan, and at the same time increase the rent level in the area, which is equivalent to driving away low-income people and illegal immigrants in disguise. (This is what Hell's Kitchen does in reality) In this way, public security will naturally improve.

In short, this policy cannot be said to be bad, but of course it is not good either.

Because they have never thought about solving the fundamental problem, which is poverty! They just drive the poor away and then turn a blind eye to it. Those people who were driven away just moved to another place, which is a temporary solution but not a fundamental solution.

Of course, this is also an opportunity for some people.

In this part of the United States, people still care about private property, so the compensation for demolition is quite good.

Those who own real estate can get a considerable amount of compensation.

But these people are not satisfied.

Some people want more.

And some people simply don't want to move.

This is understandable.

The really hateful ones are those who intend to fish in troubled waters.

The Viper Gang is such a group of people.

They colluded with government officials and planned to obtain property rights from those real estate owners at a low price, and then negotiate with the government with a large amount of property rights. Then they will cut the government's leeks together.

Henry Hunter, the barbershop owner who took in Luke Cage, was one of those people who didn't want to move. He lived in Harlem all his life and had no intention of moving away. The Viper Gang was of course not happy, which affected their money-making!

The Viper Gang wanted to bully his benefactor, and Luke certainly couldn't sit idly by.

So the conflict unfolded.

Of course, there were some personal grudges mixed in. One of the leaders of the Viper Gang, "Rattlesnake" Willis Stryker, was the one who framed Luke and put him in jail. At the same time, Willis was Luke's half-brother. In short, it was complicated.

The war between Luke and the Viper Gang broke out.

Then there was this scene.

…

Due to Matt's participation, the battle ended quickly. After all, the Vipers couldn't do anything to Luke Cage. Add Matt... that's even more of a mess.

"Daredevil?" After the battle, Luke Cage walked up to Matt in rags and held out his hand.

Matt shook hands without hesitation and said, "It's me."

"Why did you go to Harlem? I remember you've been active in Hell's Kitchen."

Daredevil is still a little well-known in New York. Of course, the media has never been very interested in Daredevil, after all... he's not cool! Look at Batman, look at Iron Man, how cool, at least War Machine is not bad. But what does Daredevil have? A simple fight with fists, or that red tight leather jacket?

What era is it now? Even superhero comics don't like tights anymore.

But this Luke not only recognized Matt at a glance, which shows that this person has been collecting information in this area.

"We were planning to destroy the Viper Gang's warehouse, but..." Matt pointed at the burning warehouse. "Aren't you going to call the fire department? If you don't, things could get out of control at any time."

"Fuck! I forgot!" Luke quickly ran to a public telephone booth nearby.

Looking at this man, Matt felt that he and he would definitely get along.

Matt was just about to ask Batman for his opinion, but he found that Batman had left at some point.

This made Matt a little strange.

But thinking of Batman's elusiveness, he didn't make a fuss.

Come to think of it, Batman's coldness probably wouldn't greet people he met for the first time.

Suppressing the messy thoughts in his heart, Matt and Luke left the scene together.

…

"I will definitely help you with this! When I saw those children being kidnapped and killed on the news, I thought about going to trouble those guys!"

Luke Cage is a man with a strong sense of justice. Although he has a strong sense of the city, he is definitely a good person. When he heard that Matt was recruiting teammates to fight against the Hand and the Society, he agreed without saying a word.

However, Luke Cage also made a request, that is, he hoped that Matt could also provide him with help to fight against the Viper Gang.

Matt also agreed to this very happily. Anyway, as long as it is to fight against crime, he has no problem.

After that, Luke curiously asked if there were any other teammates.

Matt thought about it and mentioned Batman.

"Really?!!" Luke widened his eyes and opened his mouth in surprise.

Matt was a little embarrassed when Luke shouted like that. Because Batman seemed to have only said that he could contact him with bat darts when needed, and did not mention teaming up.

"No, no, no, Batman just said that if I encounter difficulties, I can call him for help."

"Is that so..." Luke was a little disappointed.

But he recovered soon. He thought it was normal. Batman's personality was widely circulated and famously cold. And Luke also thought that Batman should be like this. He is a superhero.

On the contrary, Matt was much more approachable in Luke's eyes. Luke had his own set of classification criteria. He and Matt, who were chivalrous on the streets, were at most vigilantes, not superheroes. Real superheroes should be high and high, and have all kinds of special effects when fighting.