These two aunties were Charlie and Raqael's mothers, and could be considered Luke's "trusted aides."
Charlie and Raqael could now earn more than three thousand dollars a month, all thanks to the renovation skills that Luke and Selina had "trained" them in advance.
As for whether cleaning up construction waste and moving bricks counted as renovation skills, these two old ladies clearly didn't care.
Money was truer than any words, and it wouldn't lie.
This aid station had only been set up after the war in New York.
Luke's Disability and Poverty Relief Foundation had been donating regularly to the Clinton social work office.
This time, the foundation had bought this dilapidated building and handed it over to the Community Volunteer Office to take in the homeless people in New York after the war.
Back then, the home improvement company had stopped work and rushed over for a day to roughly repair the damage. They then used composite boards to partition the spacious space into small rooms, public toilets, and bathrooms.
Although everything here was very simple, they provided 24-hour hot water, showers, and clean old clothes to change into.
If they didn't have any requirements for hairstyles, they could even get the social workers to shave their heads bald or untidy.
Now, this place was very safe.
Every day, patrol cars from the 15th Precinct would pass by here. The patrol officers would check in every morning and evening to ensure that no one came in with weapons.
There were no drug addicts here.
Thanks to Luke and Selina, the drug dealers in the Clinton area had changed almost five times.
The first three batches only took four months, while the last two batches took half a year.
It wasn't that the later gangs were more persistent, but that the first three batches were inexperienced.
One gang was collectively hospitalized, and within a few days, another appeared and came in wave after wave to fight for territory.
But after the first three batches, even a pig knew that doing business in the Clinton area was extremely risky.
The fourth batch was delayed for two months, and in less than two weeks, they all suffered fractures.
The fifth batch was delayed for four months, and didn't even last a week. Not only were they all hospitalized, even their headquarters in Brooklyn was wiped out.
It was a spectacular scene when more than two hundred people entered the hospital together.
After that, no drug dealers dared to enter the Clinton area.
That was because they all understood that it wasn't that Batman didn't know how to follow the clues, but that he wasn't that free.
After the war in New York, the repeated media reports let everyone know that Batman had "left," and the members of the Bat Squad were completely silent.
But still, no gang dared to enter Clinton.
Batman had "peacefully ascended to heaven" with his weapon, but Catwoman was still fine.
The black catgirl's contribution to the legend of the Knee-Shattering Twin Demons was no less than 50%.
When it came to violent criminals who targeted women, she was even more ruthless than Batman. She crippled all five of their limbs.
Relatively speaking, many criminals would rather meet Batman. As a fellow man, at least he wouldn't kick them too hard.
The gang members hid far away, but the other robbers didn't have it easy either. From time to time, they would be knocked unconscious during the robbery.
This treatment was much better than a fracture, but headaches and dizziness for a few days were not a problem, and they had to come out every day to look for food.
As a result, all kinds of criminals left this hell-like street.
The public security in the Clinton area was famous in all of New York. At night, there was almost no street crime.
On Luke's street alone, there was now a small supermarket and a small fast food restaurant.
Without the gangs and gangsters who would rob and steal from time to time, this kind of small business was not difficult to do.
Even if there really were gangs and gangsters who came in to cause trouble, Batman and Selina might not even need to show up.
These two shops were run by a few aunties in the neighborhood. Their children basically worked in home improvement companies and social work offices.
If there was anything unusual, dozens of people would come out.
They were the new tigers of this neighborhood — at least, they were big enough to deserve this title.
After chatting for a while, Luke and Selina patrolled the rescue center.
After a quick look around, the place was fine except that it was a little noisy and crude.
It was much more comfortable than a shed made of cardboard and plastic sheets on a street corner in the middle of winter.
But the rules here were stricter than in other places, and many homeless people who were used to wandering around were unwilling to come here.
Luke had done this on purpose.
He didn't want this place to become a criminal detention center; it was only for civilians who were willing to follow the rules.
Suddenly, a girl walked out of a room and almost bumped into him.
Luke grabbed her shoulder and smiled. "Why aren't you getting some rest? I don't think you have a job to take care of children, Skye. "
The girl was Skye, who had been "picked up" from the sewers some time ago.
More than two months had passed, and her body, which had been too thin and weak, had basically returned to the appearance of an ordinary girl.
The blush on her cheeks, the fine beads of sweat on her forehead, and her slightly rapid breathing all demonstrated the vitality of a young girl.
When she saw Luke, she exclaimed in surprise, "Luke?"
Then, a little embarrassed, she took the "fragrant" trash can in her hand a little further away. "Wait, let me take it to the garbage station first, okay?"
Luke let go of her. "No problem, I'll wait for you in the hall."
Skye nodded quickly and greeted Selina, who was behind him, before she slipped away with the trash can.
Selina turned her head. "Looks like she's in good spirits. She can even help take care of children."
Luke looked into the room, only to see a mother with two kids.
The older one, who was four or five years old, was giggling at his younger brother.
The younger one, who was only two years old, was also giggling at his older brother.
Their mother, who was a little young, was cleaning up in a hurry.
Luke didn't need to look to know what was in the toilet paper and diapers. Even with his Sharp Nose sealed off 99.9%, he could still distinguish the smell.
He curled his lip and slipped away. "She should've found a bigger trash can."
Selina didn't even look. She had already turned around and walked into the hall.
A few minutes later, Skye, who had hurriedly thrown away the trash, saw them.
Then, she raised her hand awkwardly. "Wait a little longer. I'll wash my hands first."
Luke waved his hand to show that it was fine, then smiled at Charlie's mother. "Two cups of coffee, Maria."
"You know Skye?" Maria deftly grabbed a disposable paper cup from the service counter and poured two cups of coffee. She asked curiously, "This kid isn't bad. She's honest, and much smarter and more diligent than my stupid son."
Luke nodded. "We ran into each other by accident. It's not safe for a girl to be out alone, so I brought her here."
The sugar and milk were right next to them. He answered Maria's question and added a piece of sugar and a small amount of milk to his coffee, while Selina doubled both.
Picking up the coffee, he sat back down on the plastic chair and gave Selina a cup. "Try it."
When it came to coffee, Selina had better taste than he did.
Taking a sip, she hummed and said, "It's about the same level as the ones on the list."
Poaching was something that was hard to avoid anywhere.
A list could only show what was bought, but it couldn't prevent people from exchanging the good stuff for their own use.
That was also one of the benefits of field trips.
Sipping her coffee, Skye ran out of the washroom.
She was relieved to see that Luke and Selina were still there.
These two were really too busy. They were either at work or at home every day.
She had a lot of work to do here, but she was too embarrassed to come knocking on their door.
Today's coincidence was really great.
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