marvel god of war

27. Community

Christine followed Wayne closely all the way, her eyes always staying on Wayne.

Her memory kept drifting back to the past, to the day of the accident.

She was only 12 years old at that time, and she was very different from who she is now.

She was very well-behaved at that time. Even though her grades in school were not very good, she didn't have any real friends.But she has a harmonious pair of parents, even though they always use swear words and curse the government of Medicine in their daily interactions.

But they never had a big argument, and they never got into a fight.

She envied that kind of relationship, the kind of love where you could yell at the other person and use dirty words to express your love, but you could still control your emotions.

Unfortunately, my mother passed away too suddenly.

It was one afternoon. The family of three, who had just moved to Manhattan from Orlando, were going to Central Park to enjoy the sunshine after an afternoon.

But an accident happened on the road.

A group of men stopped their car at the intersection of Fifty Street and Tenth Avenue and demanded money from Craig.

Craig took his wife and daughter with him, and naturally did not want to cause trouble, so he gave all the money he had to the group of robbers.

The robbers kept their word and let them go after getting the money.

But the car was less than 100 meters away when the group of people opened fire, and the first bullet hit Christine's mother, killing her with one hit.

Craig wanted to stop the car to take revenge, but his daughter was still in the car, so he was restrained.

Christine remembered that she had yelled at Craig all the way, but he remained indifferent, as if it was not his wife who died, but an insignificant person.

This is the source of Christine's hatred for Craig, and it's something she can never figure out.

She didn't understand why Craig didn't take her back to find those people to avenge her mother.

Even if their family dies, they should die together.

Craig's actions undoubtedly diverted Christine's hatred from the group of murderers, but it also saved her daughter from the danger of death.

Craig has always felt guilty about his deceased wife and had trouble sleeping and eating, but the existence of Christine made him have to give up the idea of ​​revenge for his wife time and time again.

"Wayne, right? Your name."

After going downstairs, Christine asked softly.

Wayne didn't want to pay attention to her, and was worried about whether Ashley was scared, so he walked forward with his head sullenly without saying a word.

Christine was only 1.6 meters tall and had difficulty walking with Wayne, so she had to change to a trot.

As if she didn't notice that Wayne didn't want to pay attention to her, she continued to ask: "Did Craig pay you to come to me? How much did you charge? Can I ask you to do something for me?"

While they were talking, the two of them had already arrived at the roadside, and the man guarding the gate was still sleeping, sleeping soundly.

The car was parked safely on the side of the road, with no scratches or anything like that.

Ashley saw Wayne coming out with a dark face through the window, and she was so excited that she slapped the window.

But there was no look of grievance on his face, it seemed that Johnny was not lying.

Wayne breathed a sigh of relief, unconsciously put a smile on his face, trotted over, opened the car door, and took Ashley out of the seat.

"Did a group of people bully you just now? Huh?"

Ashley hugged Wayne's neck, shook her head obediently and said, "No, they said some words that I couldn't understand, but I was cruel to them, and I told them to get out, and then they got out."

Ashley spoke with pride written all over her face, as if she had done something extraordinary.

Wayne didn't say a word about what happened upstairs. He nodded her little nose and said, "Really? Ashley is so awesome. I'll take you there..."

Wayne felt a little guilty, feeling that he had frightened Ashley.

He wanted to take her to play and make up for it, but there was no entertainment place in his mind, and he was confused for a moment.

Kristine looked on with envy, and also smartly guessed what Wayne was hesitating about, so she whispered: "I know there is a cafe nearby with an ocean ball for children to play in. Do you want to go? ?”

"Ocean ball?" Wayne was a little excited. He turned to look at Ashley and asked, "Are you going?"

Ashley doesn't like Christine, but she is still a little moved by her proposal: "Ocean ball? What is that?"

The cafe that Christine knew was on the outskirts of Hell's Kitchen. Compared to some frighteningly messy communities, this place could really be called a paradise.

Medicine Country is a country with extremely serious polarization, which is reflected in various aspects.But the most serious problems are property, safety, and education problems between communities.

There is a big difference between the community in Medicine Country and the community in China.Although China's neighborhood committees and sub-district offices are equally powerful, they are actually institutions extended from the government.The communities in Yaoguo are non-governmental organizations, usually with the church as the core and activities organized around the church.

Since donations can be tax deducted, slightly better communities are not short of money.Once you have money, you will organize various activities. Over time, the people living here will also have a strong collective character, which will lead to exclusion.

And xenophobia, to a large extent, prevents the growth of evil.Those with criminal records or not very good character will first go through the company and class screening, and then the community screening, and then they will be beaten by life and consciously go to the trash can in the city.

These bins are some of the most chaotic neighborhoods.It’s so chaotic that the police don’t even dare to patrol, and it’s so chaotic that no one dares to go out at night.

Some communities go decades without hearing a single robbery, and some have vicious murders almost every night.There are neighborhoods where the poorest people can afford a home in Park Slope, and there are neighborhoods where the wealthiest people can’t even afford a home in Detroit.

Moreover, communities do not communicate with each other, one looks down on the other, and they do not interact with each other until death. On the other hand, it also offsets the mobility of sin.

This situation has resulted in good communities getting better and better, and the threshold getting higher and higher. Children born here can grow up stably and happily from an early age.

On the other hand, those bad communities will become increasingly chaotic and poorer. Children born there will not be favored by the goddess of fate as soon as they are born, and their life trajectories will be stereotyped.

Even in China, the child protection laws are relatively complete and the education level is relatively high.But they are all for children from rich families. Children from poor families can only go to public schools. The poor quality of teaching in public schools and the high level of danger on campus are beyond the imagination of rabbits.Some children don't know the linear equation of two variables even when they enter junior high school, and some don't even know the specific geographical location of the country of medicine.As for thoughts and morals, no one teaches them. It all depends on parents' teachings. And most of the parents living in the families here have criminal records. How can they have normal thoughts and morals?

In this place where the flowers of evil grow, democracy, freedom, fairness, and justice are just a bunch of lies, and they are all lies.The only thing that can be considered realized is freedom. As for what kind of freedom, I believe anyone with some discernment can see the clues from the various turmoils in recent years.

Closer to home, the place Christine took Wayne to was the edge of Hell's Kitchen, five blocks away from the community where Wayne lived.

At first glance, this cafe looks like a place for teenagers to play, covering a large area.

The plaque is very ostentatious, and the interior decoration is also very fancy, including a dry ice fog machine and rainbow neon lights covering the entire ceiling.There are also various graffiti painted on the four walls, all of which are strange symbols that Wayne, an old man, cannot understand.

Wayne regretted it as soon as he walked in, not only about the decor, but he also disliked the loud metalcore music.Just as she was about to take Ashley away, Christine suddenly said: "There is a building block room and a music room upstairs. Are you sure you don't want to take her up there to have a look?"

Wayne's heart moved again and he stood at the door hesitating.

Ashley glared at Christine with hatred. She hated that this person used her as a thread to control Wayne, and she also hated this person.

Kristine didn't care about Ashley's gaze and continued to seduce: "There are no children here. If you take her there, it's a reserved place and it's safe."

Wayne no longer hesitated and walked through the door with Ashley in his arms.

Christine smiled happily and gave Ashley a demonstrative look.

But she underestimated Ashley's wild temper.

The little girl became anxious and struggled hard to hit Crestine, while cursing loudly in her own language. Her gnashing of teeth looked very intimidating.

Wayne looked back at Christine, then patted Ashley on the back and said, "No swear words, and ignore her."

Ashley stopped then, but still pouted: "She is a bad person, I don't like her."

"I don't like her either, but I'm here to play with you today. Just leave her alone and treat her as if she doesn't exist."

Wayne's cold words hurt Christine, leaving her stunned in place, unable to calm down for a long time.

She used to be rock solid and fearless, but now she felt like crying.

For the first time, she regretted what she had done. For the first time.

By the time she came to her senses, Wayne had already gone in and was talking to the shop owner at the bar.

Kristine wiped away the non-existent tears and stepped in. The loud music in the store stopped and was replaced by soothing jazz music.

Wayne, on the other hand, handed the boss two hundred dollars.

"Thank you."

"Haha, what's the matter? It's the customer's request." The shop owner said hypocritically, looking at Wayne as if he was looking at a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered.

Although people who bring their children here are willing to spend money, he has never seen anyone spending 200 yuan to cut songs.

Wayne has been marked by him as a rare fat sheep for thousands of years, and he is ready to wield the butcher's knife at any time.

"Your store provides a place for children to play, why do you still play such loud music?" Wayne frowned and asked after ordering two milkshakes: "Do children nowadays also like this kind of music? ?”

The boss said with a smile: "It's not common for people to come out with their children at night. Those who come here at night are just big kids with nothing to do. They like this kind of music."

Wayne nodded in understanding, then turned to Christine and said coldly: "Call your father and tell him about your situation."

Christine was stunned for a moment, but she still obeyed.

Although she didn't understand why she had to report her situation to Craig, she was asking for help from Wayne, so she was willing to listen to what Wayne had to say.

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