ctnovel Chapter 72 Observations in the Eastern District
Chapter 72 Observations in the Eastern District
After resting for a few days, Li Wei visited many places in Gotham.
After getting up close to Gotham, he realized that the city of sin truly lived up to its name.
In the past few days, even in relatively safe neighborhoods, one can occasionally encounter robbers robbing people on the street, and there are countless streetwalkers and drug addicts.
To truly experience the local culture and customs of Gotham, Li Wei plans to take a bus to the East Side today.
It can only be said that the open-minded spirit of the Chinese people will never be outdated, and the four-character mantra "Since we're already here" continues to gain more and more value.
If you know anything about Gotham, you'll know that the East Side is the area with the highest crime rate and the worst security in the entire city.
The most prominent feature of the East District is poverty, which in turn leads to rampant crime.
The East End is also the central birthplace of the Batman story, and Crime Alley, where the Wayne couple were murdered, is located here.
It's fair to say that the East Side, the chaotic heart of Gotham and the birthplace of Batman, is a place many Gotham locals are unwilling to set foot in.
Li Wei's main reason for visiting Crime Alley was to see the famous Crime Alley and places like the Park Street Theater.
Upon arriving at the bus stop, Li Wei immediately spotted the bus heading to the East District.
It's not that there weren't many cars in the parking lot, making this car easy to spot.
The bus that goes to the East District is so distinctive that it's hard not to notice it.
In the entire parking lot, this car was the most dilapidated, with rusty exteriors and mottled paint that hadn't been repainted.
In the entire bus parking lot, this bus was like a beggar who had infiltrated high society; it was impossible not to see it.
What made Li Wei most nervous was that the car had a lot of steel plates welded on it.
Apart from the driver's cab, all other windows were blocked off.
The driver's cab was also bizarre; the entire windshield had simply vanished.
It snows in Gotham in winter, and I don't know how the driver managed to stay awake in such cold weather.
After looking around for a while, Li Wei strolled onto the bus.
To his surprise, the bus was empty; there wasn't a single passenger.
Only the driver sat in the driver's seat, picking his big yellow teeth in front of the mirror.
Hearing Li Wei get into the car, the driver looked up at him.
"Hey kid, did you get on the wrong bus?"
The driver put away the mirror in his hand, glanced at Li Wei, and said, "This is a bus heading to the East District. It won't go where someone like you wants to go."
He has an innocent-looking Asian face and is dressed neatly and cleanly.
Without a doubt, the driver labeled Li Wei the moment he saw him.
—Asians working for high-tech companies have respectable jobs and high salaries.
He's definitely good at math, but he's a bit dull and timid, making him almost unattractive to women.
Finally, they are the criminals' primary targets, but they are usually not in mortal danger.
After all, anyone with a brain can tell the difference between a full meal and a full meal every time.
"No mistake, I'm going to the East District."
Li Wei nodded to the driver and found a window seat in the last row.
Li Wei's words clearly startled the driver, who then looked him over carefully.
No matter how the driver looked at it, he didn't think Li Wei was someone who could have any connection with the East District.
"Alright, young man. I wonder what your purpose is in going to the East District."
The driver put down the mirror and inquired about Li Wei's purpose in going to the East District, "Who invited you to go there specifically to visit a friend?"
I still plan to go and experience it; the service is completely different from that in the West District.
The two situations the driver mentioned were ones he had encountered before.
In the past, some people have traveled from the West End to the East End to visit friends, and of course, the outcome was never good.
In Gotham, guys who easily trust others are probably already buried with grass at least two meters tall.
However, Gotham doesn't value burial, so perhaps "the bones are already crumbling" would be a more appropriate description.
As for experiencing the services in the East District, that's another story.
Because of the chaos and disorder, people in the East District had a harder time living than those in the West District.
Faced with the pressure of survival, the limits of human nature naturally decrease, which ironically fosters the booming service industry in the East District.
If other areas can do something, the East District will definitely have it too; if other areas can't do something, the East District will still have it.
However, Levi's gentle demeanor prevented the driver from immediately thinking in that direction.
"It's not as complicated as you think, driver."
Li Wei glanced at the driver. "I just want to experience the local customs and culture of the East Side and see some places that are famous in Gotham."
After Li Wei finished speaking, he ignored the driver and closed his eyes to doze off.
Seeing that Li Wei was ignoring him, the driver didn't bother to make a fool of himself.
"Another idiot who doesn't know his place."
The driver muttered something to himself, then took out a mirror and continued cleaning his big yellow teeth.
After the previous incident, Li Wei originally wanted to ask the driver about the departure time.
Thinking about it later, I decided to save my breath and avoid making a fool of myself.
I sat on the bus until 4 p.m. before people started boarding.
These people are clearly working in the East District. Most of them are wearing uniforms, and it seems they work in some kind of service establishment.
It makes sense, considering that wages are higher in the West District and the security is much better than in the East District.
It's not surprising that some people are willing to take a bus from the East District to work in the West District.
If these people are lucky enough not to die in the robbery and manage to save enough money, they will probably move directly to the West End.
They were all clearly exhausted, and many of them closed their eyes to rest as soon as they got on the bus.
After most of the passengers had boarded the bus, the driver honked the horn, and the bus slowly pulled out of the station.
The wind kept blowing into the carriage through the front of the train, and many people were shivering from the cold.
Fortunately, Li Wei's body had been strengthened, so the chill did not have much of an effect on him.
Li Wei even saw a guy whose lips were turning purple because he was wearing such thin clothes.
However, Li Wei didn't meddle in other people's business. In Gotham, being too proactive could easily lead to other misunderstandings.
The bus sped along the street, and the buildings on both sides rushed past.
Li Wei looked out the window; this was the first time he had stopped to properly look at Gotham.
After what happened today, he was extremely grateful that he had started working at the police station so soon after arriving.
Otherwise, he probably wouldn't be much better off than the other passengers on the bus.
After all, no matter what, it's just too difficult for ordinary people to survive in Gotham.
Just as Li Wei was lost in thought, he heard the driver honk the horn three times.
The modified horn was loud and clear, immediately waking everyone in the vehicle.
"We're about to leave the western district, so passengers please be careful. I don't want anything to delay my commute home!"
The driver shouted something, seemingly to remind the passengers on the bus.
Li Wei looked out the window and noticed that the buildings on both sides of the road were much shorter.
Many of them are dilapidated and clearly very old.
Before he could figure out what the driver meant, he felt the bus gently stop at a bus stop.
The doors opened, and several children boarded the bus.
It's clear they know the driver, and that's exactly right.
Although they didn't pay, the driver didn't say anything more.
Since the car belongs to the owner, it doesn't matter if a few fewer children's tickets are charged.
As for the boss's interests, those were not within the driver's consideration.