Time is a strange thing.
Just like life, if you treat it seriously, it will treat you seriously. If you allow time to flow through the river of your life, when you come back to your senses, you will find that it has already taken away many things in your life.
The emptiness that comes from having everything taken away is known as loneliness and boredom.
If you feel bored, then it's time for you to think about whether you've treated your time too harshly. You've never seriously thought about what you want.
Winter passed, leaving Saber with a beautiful Christmas and Chinese New Year. Then came spring, summer, and summer. The weather in Gotham seemed to have improved a lot. In an old bar at the docks, a black-haired young man sat at the bar with his head lowered like a chicken eating rice.
Sai Bo had been very bored recently, so much so that he had come up with new ideas. A few days ago, under his father's nagging, he actually personally tidied up a garden in front of the mansion. When he planted the seeds in the garden, he didn't think that it was something he would do.
But it happened. The hand that used to hold a knife now held a hoe. Every day, he would cook, send his children to school, tidy up the house, and manage the business. Apart from the lack of a girl in his life, everything seemed to be perfect.
In Gotham, where security was improving, Saber even dared to go out at night to buy things. It was as if those arrogant little rascals had all disappeared. At the very least, in the docks, even after a year of The Devil Gang's harsh crackdown on security, there were still thieves and thieves. But in the past four months, there wasn't a single murder in the docks.
It was one of the safest areas in Gotham. In the few interviews that the new mayor, Mr. Nestor, gave to the media, he praised the economic recovery of Gotham's docks as well as the safety of the city. It was as if it was all thanks to the young mayor.
But none of this had anything to do with him or Saber. At least, it didn't have anything to do with him.
Probably because he didn't sleep well, he changed his position and used his left hand to support his chin. In less than two minutes, he started snoring softly.
Ever since winter last year, his father's health had been deteriorating day by day. So, Saber took over the management of Old Gun Bar. But with Saber's personality, how could he serve customers with a smile?
But Saber's management was simple. He found a few men from The Devil Gang to be the managers while he slept until the bar's opening hours. In the middle of the night, he would wake up to cook lunch for Catherine. At the end of the day, he would switch shifts with the managers and go home. What a joke, Mr. Saber had a busy day! How could he have the time to do business?
Creak!
The sound of wheels grinding against the ground came from outside the bar, waking Seber up. He rubbed his eyes and looked up at the clock on the wall. It should be time for the little girl to finish school. Seber stretched his arms lazily and stood up from the bar counter.
. Creak!
The wooden door of the bar was pushed open, and Catherine ran in with an unhappy look on her face. Her schoolbag was dragged on the ground behind her. Looking from the door, she could see a black car that had restarted. That should be Kevin, the big brother of the Devil Gang. He was now the busiest person in the Christian family, but he still kept the habit of picking up the little girl from school every day.
Although Director Gordon had repeatedly emphasized that the redeveloped Narrow Island would not be handed over to The Devil Gang to manage, Wayne Enterprises intervened and invested a large sum of money in the reconstruction project. They rebuilt tall and bright offices and residential areas on the ruins of Narrow Island for one-third of the City Hall departments. With the backing of Wayne Enterprises, The Devil Gang naturally took over the underground security of Narrow Island.
Well, that place was now called Ridnairo Street District, but the old residents still called it Narrow Island. But the new island that inherited that terrible name was no longer an area that was neglected. Bruce Wayne's vision was frighteningly accurate. He had built a high-end commercial street there with his own money, and it attracted a large number of customers almost every day. In the name of the Wayne family, the Wayne Orphanage and cheap apartments on Narrow Island had also won a good reputation for Wayne Enterprises, which had a second lease of life.
It was worth mentioning that when the three residential buildings that Saber used his own money to build for the dock workers were completed, they also received direct investment from the "New Energy Future Foundation". The second phase of the project was more than half completed. It was estimated that after completion, at least two-thirds of the dock workers would be provided with cheap housing.
Since it was cheap, there was no need to consider how good the conditions would be. But even so, the "mysterious director of the Port Authority", Mr. Saber Hawk, who did not want to reveal his name, had won the good reputation of "Saber who always kept his word". Even with Saber's terrible attitude, the Old Gun Bar would still receive many workers going to and from work at night.
Saber knew some inside information about the investment. The other party had no intention of hiding it at all. Saber did a little research and found out that the boss behind the "New Energy Future Foundation" had a terrible name.
Bruce Wayne!
"Damn it!"
Catherine, who jumped onto the chair, grabbed her smooth blonde hair and screamed like a kitten with its hair standing on end.
"I'm not going to school! I swear, I'm not going! It's so annoying! "
"Hmm?"
Saber, who was taking out two plates of lunch covered with thermal foil from the kitchen, heard the little girl's complaints. He put the lunch on the table, put his hands on his waist, and stared at Catherine sternly. Catherine also looked at him angrily.
"Why don't you want to go?"
Seiber asked. The little girl turned her head away. She didn't want to answer this question at all.
"Hmph!"
A proud snort said everything. Saber ignored her, turned around, and took out a few more dishes from the kitchen and put them aside. The angry Catherine showed her determination with practical actions. She looked at the small bowl and the fragrant soup in front of her. She swallowed but did not reach for the spoon.
She had made up her mind that she must make Saber agree to her request today.
However, Saber ignored her and slowly ate his meal. Saber's original height of 175 cm had increased by 15 cm in the past year to 190 cm, and his thin body had also become stronger. It was unknown if it was because he had swallowed a part of the saber-toothed tiger's ability.
Coupled with his originally slightly lazy expression, he was not a guy to be trifled with.
After 15 minutes, Saber put down the chopsticks in his hand, picked up the napkin and wiped his mouth. He leaned on the chair, held the tea, and looked at Catherine. The little princess of a Christian family, who had been ignored for 15 minutes, was now pouting and was about to cry.
"Tell me, why don't you want to go to school? You're still an 11-year-old child, why don't you go to school? You want to take care of the bar with me? "
"Hmph! Father already said that this bar was left for me! You're working for me now, Saber! "
Angry children were the easiest to coax. Once she saw that Saber was talking to her, Catherine's grievances disappeared. She hugged her shoulders with both hands, like a queen. Coupled with the crooked school uniform on her body, she looked especially cute.
"And don't think that I don't know! It's Lewis and the others who are managing the bar. You hide here every day and sleep. At night, you run to the narrow island for a few hours and then go home to rest. In our family, only dad doesn't know that you guys are working together to lie to him. "
Catherine made a face at Saber, mercilessly exposing his disguise. This made the young man's mouth twitch, but he quickly recovered. He looked at the relatively good weather outside the window, took a sip of tea, and turned to look at Catherine who was eating quickly. He saw the stain on the arm of Catherine's school uniform.
"Did you fight with your classmates again?"
"No! Those weaklings, I'm too lazy to bully them! "
Catherine picked up the spoon and waved it proudly, beaming with joy like a general who had just won a battle. "I beat Abraham up today!"
"Pfft!"
Seber instantly turned his head and spat out the tea in his mouth. He coughed as he turned his head and looked at the little lass who was enjoying her meal with a dumbfounded expression. He said in disbelief.
"You f * cking beat up the principal?"
"Hey, you're not allowed to swear in front of a child, you bastard!"
Catherine rolled her eyes in dissatisfaction. She cut the fish in front of her and said proudly, "That old bastard closed the door and tried to harass Barbara. I heard it … Then I broke in and kicked his balls!"
Catherine stretched out three fingers and laughed, "Hahaha, I kicked you three times!"
"Harass a little girl?"
Saber's face instantly darkened. A year ago, he wiped out the entire underground gang on Narrow Island for Catherine's sake. It was not hard to imagine how this guy was feeling now that he encountered this kind of thing again. However, Catherine swallowed a mouthful of delicious fish and clenched her teeth because of the spiciness. She gulped down the juice and said,
"Hiss … I told Kevin … Hiss … Sergues and Steve brought people to find him … Hiss … It's so spicy! I want to throw that old bastard into the sea! "
After a while, Catherine, whose mouth was still numb, coughed a few times and added.
"But when Abraham begged for mercy, he said that Maloney forced him to do it. He said that it was to avenge Uncle Gordon for arresting his gang members. When school was over, I saw Barbara crying in Uncle Gordon's arms. The poor girl was frightened … Then I felt that school was meaningless. It's meaningless, Saber!"
She put down the spoon in her hand and looked at Saber seriously. "Didn't you always tell me that I shouldn't do things that are meaningless?"
"Wait!"
Saber shook his head. "Abraham harassed Barbara to take revenge on Director Gordon. This is bad, but what does it have to do with you not going to school? Not every teacher is a bastard. "
"But they don't dare to bully me!"
Catherine's eyes became more serious. "The whole of Gotham knows that Kevin has a grudge with every gang in the city. Every gangster knows that I'm Kevin's sister, but they don't dare to bully me. Those who dare to touch me were thrown into the sea by Kevin. Uncle Gordon is the leader of all the police in Gotham, but he can't even protect his own daughter … How can I count on the teachers to protect me? They even lost a school bus two days ago … "
"So I don't want to go to school anymore. Although I want to be like Kevin, a bad guy that no one dares to bully, I know that you, dad, and Robin won't agree. So I want to learn how to fight! Saber … I've protected Barbara. I like this feeling. I want to protect all of you. "
Saber looked at Catherine with a complicated expression. He rubbed the teacup and didn't know what to say. In the year that Catherine went to school, many gangsters disappeared from the city. Saber didn't have the time to count them, and Kevin wasn't the only one who did it.
When he was itching to do it, he did it himself more than once.
After a long time, Catherine finished her lunch. She looked at Saber anxiously. Although her dad's words carried a lot of weight at home, if Saber didn't agree, she wouldn't be able to get out of that boring and childish school.
"Okay."
Saber put the cold tea aside and looked at Catherine seriously. "You don't have to stay in Gotham. After a while, maybe next year, I'll send you to New York … Xavier's Academy for Gifted Youths. Don't be so quick to object!"
He reached out and touched the little girl's hair.
"You're growing up, but you still don't know how to use your abilities. My fighting style isn't suitable for you. Only there will you be able to learn how to truly protect yourself, father, and the others. Aren't you trying to protect everyone? Just like how you protect Barbara, this is a good dream. "
"Are you going to deny your own words?"
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