Chapter 35 Chapter 35 A hodgepodge of substitutes
The teenagers had no idea that Nightwing was depressed because he had been looking for them for two nights but couldn't find them. They were just very happy.
Because they finally got a working, clean, brand new washing machine, and also got three second-hand wooden beds and bought new mattresses.
Finally I don’t have to sleep on the hard floor anymore, yay!
On the day the new beds, mattresses, appliances, and voltage adapters arrived, Benjamin sent the cubs to the sun for a buffet meal ahead of time. Then the three of them happily made the beds and installed them, and had the most comfortable sleep they had ever had in this world.
After five days of sleeping on the hard floor in the suburbs, the tired body touched the soft, clean and dry bed, and the sleepiness came so hard that they forgot everything else. The next morning, when the three of them with messy hair met in the living room, it was already noon.
There were almost no ingredients in the kitchen, and they were too lazy to even order takeout, so they simply each made a bowl of Kang O Fu instant noodles that they had bought at Hua Xia Supermarket yesterday to get by with the meal.
After finishing their instant noodles, they have to face a harsh reality.
They have no money left.
The group that they started a business with was not a very large group, otherwise they would not have been able to wipe it out so easily in one night.
Jason: "And the most rampant issues in Blüdhaven aren't actually the illegal drug trade, but casinos, loan sharks, and gangs."
Li Hua: "Aren't gangs just prostitution, gambling, and drugs? They're all involved in everything."
Why is it being singled out?
Jason: "Although your criticism is nice, it's not true. They're not octopuses. They usually only have a few main sources of income. Their illegal activities are basically a random combination of human trafficking, arms smuggling, financial crimes, extortion, illegal drug trafficking, and illegal gambling. The legal activities they participate in are even more numerous, from real estate finance companies to restaurants and snack streets... the list is endless. It is precisely because of this complexity that large gangs are so difficult to dismantle and detect."
Benjamin concluded: "The hardest part is actually the guys who can't be identified with the naked eye as to who should be in jail, because those bastards not only look like people, they actually are people."
Therefore, he rarely takes the initiative to get involved in activities related to human crime, unless he happens to encounter one or is asked for help. In this case, Benjamin will catch the criminals and send them to the police station.
But the prerequisite is that the police station is reliable. The police in Benjamin's hometown are all dedicated to their duties. This led to his cognition being refreshed after arriving in Blüdhaven, just like Li Hua, and he fell into a state of confusion, and deeply felt what it means to "different fields are like different mountains."
Benjamin sighed, "I miss the days in Bellwood. I could just beat up weirdos without having to think too much."
Benjamin knew that Jason was very serious about passing on his heroic knowledge and experience to him and Li Hua, but... but he really... couldn't understand, or couldn't understand it quickly, because the social situations were too different.
This is the police's job, right? Why should they not only help them arrest people, but also help them investigate cases and feed them evidence like food? If they do all the work, why should the police be needed? Should the Bludhaven police be paid?
Benjamin sincerely admires the superhero Nightwing who chose to settle down in Blüdhaven to fight crime. Volunteer police officers have a very hard life, and Nightwing even pays for it and uses his own health to help the police with their work.
With this kind of workload, is Nightwing's hair actually okay?
Li Hua was only concerned: "So who are we going to serve tonight? Are we still randomly selecting lucky or unlucky people from the sky tonight?"
Jason: "Don't fly. Flying in the sky will only find unlucky rookies with little money. And we made such a big fuss the other day, those guys with some tricks up their sleeves must have already set their sights on us. A young wizard with a magic flying staff is no different from a sitting duck. You might not be able to hit accurately when flying in the sky, but what if you land on the ground? You can survive one bullet, but what if you get shot multiple times? Besides, that only means 'unkillable', it doesn't mean you won't get hurt or feel pain."
"In that case, I have a plan," Benjamin said. "How about I transform and act as a target to lure people out?"
Jason: "How do you lead it? The only alien forms you've revealed so far are Swampfire and Ice Ghost. Do you want to transform into a human torchbearer, or sing "Let it go" in Blüdhaven?"
Benjamin: "What other aliens can I become?"
Jason: "I've heard of people using basic attacks to trick out their ultimates, but I've never seen someone give away nearly all their cards before even using a basic attack. Don't switch to alien heroes too often, or I bet a lot of people will try to capture you and take your DNA. The lessons learned from previous experiences are in your watch and in Luther's lab. You don't want to be a parent again, do you?"
Li Hua: "Shouldn't a normal person's reaction be to grab the watch?"
"Didn't Benjamin say the watch was bound to his DNA and couldn't be taken away by outside forces?" Jason said. "If they can't take the watch, then they could just take Benjamin's body. Creating a clone would be incredibly easy. Or maybe some genius thinks Ben has some special ability that allows him to use the watch's power, so they might mix Ben's DNA with their own to create a clone and then try to steal the watch."
Lex Luthor, Connor and Superman all have a say in this.
Li Hua noticed that Benjamin's expression was not right: "What's wrong?"
Benjamin felt a chill in his heart: "...It's okay, it's just that the image of an old friend suddenly flashed before my eyes."
This description... seems familiar! Isn't this Albedo?
Albedo, the recently expelled former assistant and student of Azmis, is very smart even among the very smart Gavins and was involved in the creation of the Omnitrix.
Believing that Azmis denied his contribution and that it was a mistake for Azmis to keep the Omnitrix with Benjamin, Albedo, enraged, secretly studied a replica.
Albedo's true form is actually a frog-like Gavin, a native of the planet.
But who made him build a replica of the Omnitrix? No one knows what he did (Benjamin didn't understand the academic terms mixed with alien swear words), but his watch shared the Omnitrix's database and locked Albedo into the form of an "Earthling". But the Omnitrix was bound to Benjamin's DNA...
Not only did Albedo transform into Benjamin, but their DNA was also identical. Unconvinced, Albedo traveled from Gavin to Earth to steal Benjamin's watch to restore himself, thus rebelling against his mentor.
If Albedo had a better temper and communicated normally, Benjamin would not have refused to help him, but... unfortunately, he has never been a good-tempered person.
In the end, Albedo was taken away by Azmis who arrived. As a punishment, he will always be kept in the form of an Earthling and is probably in jail now.
But Benjamin didn't dare say this, otherwise he would definitely become another target of Jason's ridicule after Luthor and Superman.
Jason could see that Benjamin might have encountered a similar incident, but considering that Li Hua had once made obscene remarks about Luthor and Superman's healthy, pure-hate relationship, and considering that Benjamin had almost been beaten to death by his misunderstood gender violence in the cemetery... Jason chose to pretend not to see it.
It's definitely not because Jason himself doesn't want to be hurt.
Li Hua's gaze swept over Jason and Benjamin. "Is there some strange aura of a double in this universe that keeps reminding you of old friends in each other's words and actions?"
Benjamin: "Maybe it's just like Jason said, this is the fate of superheroes. It's all fate, so it's normal to be a little similar."
Jason: I think it should be the fate of superheroes with special abilities, especially those whose abilities are related to genetics and DNA.
Superheroes like them, who are completely ordinary people, are safe in this regard... the only danger depends on whether their belts are loose or tight.
Isn't this really a wonderful world? There have already been alien mothers carrying babies, fourteen babies in one birth, and Luthor Superman gave birth to children out of hatred. Will there be more stories like real and fake daughters and real and fake young masters in the future?
One day in the future, will there be a fantastic plot where someone breaks into a wealthy family’s mansion and says to the family’s only child, “Actually, I am your brother (sister), but I was abandoned by my parents at birth because of my frail body. Now I want to take back everything that belongs to me”, and then raises his hand to summon several killers to rush into the mansion, shouting “Welcome home the real head of the family”?
Li Hua murmured, "Such a scene won't happen among us, will it?"
Number 666, who was forced to listen thoroughly to Li Huapeng's turbulent thoughts, said:
You should really pay me points for listening to this shit.
But Li Hua still refused to let it go: "No. 666, why don't you say anything?"
Number 666's voice rang out from the Bluetooth speaker they'd bought yesterday at the secondhand mall. Its inorganic voice had a faint, dead quality to it. "I'm even more curious as to why you've moved from discussing the mission to this?"
Is it a characteristic of sub-adult humans that they can suddenly go off topic in the middle of a conversation and start chattering about something strange?
Benjamin threw himself on the sofa. "Because there's no rush anyway. I can't go out until tonight anyway. It's only noon now, so let's just chat."
Compared with their previous homelessness and time pressures, the three teenagers now no longer have the pressure of survival, time pressure, or even the pressure of raising children (the children are in the Sun Daycare Center), and they relaxed all of a sudden.
"Don't worry, No. 666." Li Hua patted his chest, "I have a brilliant idea."
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"Zero-dollar shopping" is a long-standing industry that is very common in Bludhaven and even the entire country.
Today, on her way back to her apartment after watching a movie with her bestie, Miss Clancy received applications to join the business from entrepreneurs in this traditional profession.
She was very careful to walk on the main road, but she was still pulled into the alley without paying attention.
Fortunately, both parties involved in the zero-yuan purchase were very experienced. She cooperated very well and handed over her wallet and mobile phone. After getting her wallet, the other party put away the knife and prepared to leave.
After all, it's all about money, there's no need to resort to murder.
Just as Clancy walked out of the alley and tried to pick up the shopping bag that she had dropped when she was pulled into the alley, she almost bumped into a man standing in front of her. He was wearing a loose windbreaker, a black fishing hat with a wide brim, and a white mask that covered almost his entire face. The man put a white-gloved hand on Clancy's shoulder neither lightly nor heavily, and gently pushed her out of the alley with a few fingers.
Then he stood behind Clancy.
Outside the alley, a man wearing a black motorcycle suit and a red helmet, carrying a crowbar on his shoulder, said in a low voice to Clancy who had just walked out of the alley, "It looks like this lady is having a bad day."
Clancy, having encountered traditional industries twice in five minutes, was very helpless. He directly took out his empty pockets and said, "I'm sorry, you're a step too late. I don't have any money on me anymore, unless you want the canned food I just bought on sale."
"No, we're here just in time." Clancy heard the masked man behind him speak. His voice sounded very young. He turned his back to Clancy and yelled at a few thugs who were about to leave the alley, "Hey, you guys!"
Clancy saw him start to touch her lower back, and the man in the motorcycle hood next to him said, "It's okay, miss, their retribution will come soon."
Clancy was really shocked this time. She thought she had encountered a teenage street thug who was about to rob, but it turned out to be a teenager who was armed and ready to uphold justice?
It's a heroic act to do what's right, but it doesn't necessarily have a good outcome here, because the criminals are likely to be armed! If you provoke them, they may shoot and kill!
"No thanks, I only have fifty dollars in my wallet!"
Clancy saw the gangster opposite her also touching his waist. She panicked and wanted to rush over to stop the boy who walked into the alley to prevent something irreversible, but she was stopped by the helmeted man behind her. She could only see the masked boy aggressively pulling out from behind his windbreaker -
A cute bright pink magic wand.
Then the tall man swung his arm and took off his windbreaker and hat neatly and handsomely, revealing a colorful and gorgeous cake skirt underneath. A pink wig with a little black hair showing underneath spread out handsomely with the airflow, and on top of it were a dazzling array of cute hair accessories.
Then, before anyone could react, the 1.8-meter-tall boy rushed into the alley wearing such cute equipment, waving his cute staff and beating up the thugs.
Clancy:?
The hooligans who were beaten:?
Your style of painting is wrong! ?
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The author has something to say: Li Hua: Bow down to my owu wholesale accessories!
【Catch a bug once】
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