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Chapter 212 The Subway and the Mad Hatter
Harry understands that their nightly patrol alone cannot fundamentally solve the problem of the victimized girl.There will always be times when they miss a certain street, and Halle can't quietly escort her to and from get off work every day.
However, in the branch of the company that communicates with Asia, night shifts are completely unavoidable.Unless the Wayne Group completely leaves the Asian market, which is impossible in today's tightly integrated global economy.At the same time, this will also cause all employees in the entire Asian department to lose the jobs they are good at.
Replacing all night shift workers with men?This will exacerbate the existing gender discrimination in the workplace, and it will be more difficult for women to find a job.
Uncle Bruce didn't say anything, and Harry couldn't think of any solution for the time being.However, after her birthday, when she detoured back to this neighborhood again in the middle of the night, she found a 6-seater commercial vehicle driving on the dark street, carrying employees who had just finished the night shift from Wayne Group and lived nearby. The small business vehicle is to ensure that every employee is sent to the door.She also found the same number of vehicles on several other streets.She thinks this is Uncle Bruce's solution. Although benefits and efficiency are not considered at all, the impact on the career development of these employees is minimized.
These are things for later, at this time she is parked in a black car at a small airport in Gotham, waiting for her friends.
Regardless of Harry's obstruction, Damian insisted on driving out in the limousine, and he assumed the role of the driver himself.Of course he wants to show off his "strength" in all aspects in front of Halle's male classmates, which is the nature of a man.
Of course, Harley doesn't understand Damian's so-called "manly nature", she is distressed: Let alone the extra choice of this luxury limousine, will the friends feel that they are showing off their wealth... And, Damian Be a driver?
"You...don't you have anything to do?" Harry adjusted his sun hat.
"Even my father has a moment of relaxation that belongs to Gotham, why should I work 24 hours a day for Gotham and world peace?" Damian said lazily, leaning on the stretched black car, and he put on his suit again. Pack sunglasses.
Wait a minute, did he even put on hairspray?The perfume was also changed, and Harry quietly sniffed and sneezed uncontrollably.The new fragrance is no longer a light sea salt scent, but an aggressive and wild earthy and musky scent.
This made Harley inevitably think of those documentaries about animal habits...Male creatures use scent to mark their territory, show their strength, etc...
The landing of the Wayne family's private plane just in time prevents Harley from associating her boyfriend with the red-bottomed male orangutan in the documentary.
Grandpa Afu led a group of chattering little wizards off the plane, and Harry trotted over to meet them.
"Why is this city grey-yellow?" Ron was obviously nervous about Gotham's reputation, looking up at Gotham's sky and tall buildings.He frowned visibly when he saw the chimneys belching white smoke.Probably thought it was the poisonous gas produced by the potion?
"I think it has something to do with Gotham being an old industrial city?" She and Damian helped their friends put their luggage in the car. "It's a unique beauty after a long time."
"Harry is right, I still miss it a lot." Queenie sighed, looking up at the sky deeply.
"This car," George said as he walked around the limousine, holding his chin, "is obviously more advanced than Dad's."
"But Dad's car, the rear storage space is still larger than this, he used the space expansion spell." Fred looked at the interior through the window and shrugged.
"..." Damian's expression was obviously upset. How come these wizards have such a natural sense of superiority? !
Queenie, a natural Legilimency master, no longer made a fuss about Damian's inner world. Anyway, it was all about killing and feeling unhappy, and it was all written on this kid's face.
She shook her head, feeling that she would never understand why Harry loved Damian so much for the rest of her life.
The group first went back to the mansion to put down their luggage, and Harry snapped his fingers, recalling the previous arrangement, "I will take you to the park and playground first, and then eat some local Gotham delicacies. Are you interested in the bridge?"
Hermione was always well-prepared, and at this moment she was taking out a booklet—"Gotham Travel Guide", flipping through it non-stop, and found a few notes she had made before to show Harry.
"Ron wanted to find the "Guide to Surviving Gotham", but there was no such book on the market." Ginny ruthlessly confessed.
"This travel guide also includes information on Gotham's famous criminals and the scope of activities of the Vigilante," Hermione pointed to the pamphlet, "Do we have a chance to meet Batman?"
"Uh...probably not." Harry scratched his head, Damian on the side pretended not to hear it at all, and the twins who probably guessed something because of making bat darts passed out, also looked normal, looking at themselves Chatted freely.
"Maybe, we can take the subway?" Harry quickly changed the topic, "I don't need to trouble Damian to drive."
Ron and Queenie were obviously relieved - with Damian staring coldly at them, Ron was obviously not having fun either.
Damian raised his eyebrows and found that Harry was indeed very persistent. He shrugged and left the main hall. Anyway, he still had a birthday present for Harry that needed to be perfected...
Fred and George rubbed their palms together. "So, Harry, where's our order?"
Seeing that Alfred was already entertaining Ron and Ginny with cookies, Halle pulled the twins aside.
"The raw materials are all ready," Harry said in a low voice, "after we leave, Grandpa Afu will take you to the specially vacated laboratory. Bu... I have a client who is also interested in the special bat... ...Little Dart is very interested, and wants to pass this order to see the fastest speed of mass production."
"Only darts? Are you not interested in an opener/locker combined with an 'alahoo hole opener'?" Fred asked.
"He thinks this automatic opener/locker will spoil us all, and the lockpicking skills will gradually become rusty. Even I'm not allowed to use it." Harry shrugged helplessly, "He never approves of special dependence on something. People’s skills and abilities are what he values most.”
"Your client, he's a strange man," George concluded.
"Probably...a bit." Harry didn't bother to refute.
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Ron was surprised when he found out that his brothers weren't going out with them, but Fred and George put him off with "we're going to do business to make money".
Harley took her friends to visit the most prosperous central city in Gotham, where there are Wayne Building and the largest city park.For lunch, I tried the most famous local pizza in Gotham.After dinner, they took a walk while eating ice cream, and passed several small shops selling souvenirs and toy stores on the side of the road.
Both Ron and Ginny were in high spirits, and they each bought a Superman and Wonder Woman doll.Harry noticed that the Superman doll was exactly the same as the one Jason had bought for Bizarro.
At this time, they were sitting in the subway, heading for the next stop, Gotham Port.
Ron murmured into the guide booklet, "'Something about Gotham brings out who you are—the worst part of you.' Whoever wrote it meant it? travel?"
"Perhaps it's precisely this kind of pretentious mystery that stimulates people's curiosity the most?" said Hermione.
"Hey, Harley," Queenie came over suddenly, and she looked warily at the other passengers in their compartment, "these people around us...something is wrong."
"Suddenly I couldn't read their minds."
As soon as Queenie finished speaking, the subway staggered to a stop after a huge rumble.
Harry blocked the other little wizards with his body, stood up quietly, and retreated to the corner of the carriage.
In the compartment, a dozen other passengers suddenly stood up numbly like a robot.Their eyes were dull, and after looking at each other for a few seconds, under Harry's surprised gaze, they began to wrestle into a ball in twos and threes!
"They're killing each other!" Queenie said anxiously in Harry's ear.
Because of the small movements of the children, the passengers who somehow lost consciousness hadn't noticed them yet.And Harry understands that when these passengers are only the victors of the carnage, it will only be a matter of time before they are discovered.
"Pull out your wands!" Harry whispered. "This is self-defense! Neither the Magical Congress of the United States nor the British Ministry of Magic has any reason to punish us."
Because minors are not allowed to use wands outside of school anyway, Harley was lazy and didn't apply for American wand permits for her friends... I hope I won't fall on this certificate today.
"Just say we need a survival guide..." Ron wailed, but at least he wasn't timid.
At this time, the sound of heavy objects falling suddenly came from the top of the carriage they were in. After the cutter opened a circular hole, Red Hood and Artemis landed amidst the stunned expressions of the little wizards.
Artemis was holding a device that Harry had never seen before, and it was making regular beeping sounds. The passengers who were in the middle of the fight seemed to have been splashed with cold water, and they froze on the spot, looking left and right, not understanding what happened .
Red Hood spotted Harry first and strode over, Ron quickly pulled Ginny behind him.
"Why are you on this subway?" Jason asked, pointing at Harry.
"Unlucky?" Harry asked helplessly.
"Are you going to use sticks to defend yourself?" Jason pointed to the wands in their hands again, "Wait a minute, why haven't you been affected by the Mad Hatter's brain-controlled waves?"
"These are my classmates from 'that' school," Harley hinted to Jason.It turned out that this was the work of the Mad Hatter... She didn't understand why they weren't affected, maybe wizards and Muggles have different brainwaves?
"Oh..." Red Hood suddenly realized, "Can it still be like this?"
"Bizarro has identified the location of the Mad Hatter's brainwave switchboard." Artemis also walked over after checking the casualties. "It's in the penultimate carriage, but the Mad Hatter himself is gone."
"It's like this every time..." Although Jason didn't take off his hood, his words revealed his identity. He introduced himself to the classmates behind Harley, "Hello, I'm her brother Harley."
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*The second half hour later, around 18:30.