Chapter 790: Deadly Joke (17)
Harvey Dent has been working at the Gotham Court, primarily providing legal advice.
Before, his situation was not very good, because the gangsters often did not consult serious issues, and most people invited him to come over to get away with it, but since the development of the logistics industry, he has been much better.
It would be a lot to expect the gangsters to understand the law, but to transport goods, it is inevitable to liaise with other cities, and to sign contracts, you must understand the legal provisions of various places, and now, lawyers and finance are the two most popular professions in the whole of Gotham, and Harvey is no exception.
He now mainly provides legal counsel services to the Falcone family, and his godfather Falcone does not care that he is unwilling to exonerate the gang members, as long as he can provide the most professional legal assistance for the Falcone family's logistics industry, then Falcone is more than happy to spend money.
When he received Gordon's call, he was still working overtime, and when he heard that Bruce had a problem, he hurriedly put down the work at hand, and even took leave for tomorrow and came to where Gordon was.
Harvey and Bruce have always been in contact, the two of them actually have a lot in common, especially in terms of law, the principles of the Light Knight and the Dark Knight are actually similar, and the moral level is also the same, and the two of them often chat in Wayne Manor, and they talk all afternoon.
Harvey was very comfortable chatting with Bruce and answering all kinds of questions, so, seeing the current situation, he did not show surprise, but sat down beside him familiarly, patted him on the shoulder and said:
"I know you want to be aware of the people and know how the Gotham people live, so you came here and experienced it here for more than a month, and then you found that it was much harder than you thought."
"Everyone here has their own good and each has their own bad, the poor must have something to hate, and the hateful person also has pity, and it is not necessarily evil that condones criminals, and it is not necessarily justice that strikes criminals...... You can't figure it out."
"You find that the world is far more complex than you think, and all the solutions you have conceived before will not solve these problems."
"So you feel that you used to be childish and ridiculous, you wasted too much time, and the incomprehension and resentment you used to have seemed meaningless, and then you don't know what to do......
Harvey reached out and grabbed Bruce, and found that his body was cold, as if there was no temperature at all, and he said, "Tell me, do you feel that way?" Bruce?"
"I just suddenly realized the truth of this world." Bruce replied, his tone always very calm, even a little dull, which was also a sign of the stupor.
"You know what? I've been through a lot of things in this month, and I'm not frustrated by these bad things, but I've found that whenever I feel like life is getting better, there are some bad things that are not so fatal, but still put me in the trough.
"It's not my fault that these bad things are happening, but it's not under my control, I'm always in a passive situation, I can't control anything." ….
"I avoided a lot of pitfalls, I thought I didn't make any wrong choices, but everything slipped uncontrollably."
"But what's even more terrifying is that I have found that I have done well enough, and I have not fallen into many traps, such as really taking those drugs as medicine, squandering them after having a regular income, falling into the abyss of gambling and taking on gambling debts, borrowing loan sharks but not being able to repay, and being injured in a head-on confrontation with the gangs......
"I didn't do any of this, I avoided these phenomena perfectly, but that's just because I have a good education and have more knowledge than ordinary people, can the people who live here really escape one trap after another?"
"I have the house Selena left me before, the dozens of dollars she didn't take with me, the muscles and strong appearance, and the fat and calories accumulated from my previous life, but what do ordinary people have?"
"Not to mention money and houses and muscles, they may be born with drug addiction, born with gambling debts, and born with money owed to the gang."
"In my opinion
When I bottomed out, I imagined more terrifying possibilities, and then I realized......
Bruce paused, gave a very stiff smile, and said, "Actually, it only takes a bad day for the average person to lose everything completely."
"No, it doesn't even take a whole day, it may be bad weather, you can't go out to work, it may be repairing roads during the commute, it may be eating bad things and diarrhea, it only takes a few minutes or a few hours, and everything is irreversible."
"Harvey...... Harvey......" Bruce called his friend's name in a bit of a daze, "don't you think it's all very scary?"
"In just a few minutes, your life slides uncontrollably into the abyss, and you can only watch and do nothing, which is the daily ...... of everyone here."
Harvey closed his eyes, took a deep breath and said, "Are you scared?" Bruce, I sense that you are afraid, but you are not actually from here, you don't belong here, you don't ...... because of these little things."
"That's why I feel fear." Bruce stiffened and said, "What am I going to do to be there for everyone in these few minutes, so that they don't slide down, and if they miss one, there will be one more crazy criminal in the world."
Harvey lowered his head and looked at the reflection on his shoes, and said, "I told you a long time ago that this road doesn't have to end to make sense."
"How far you go, how fast you go, doesn't change because of when you give up." Harvey pursed his lips and said, "If you feel like you've done too little before, go ahead and do more, but don't be scared that you can't finish it, and don't feel the pain of it......
Harvey patted Bruce's arm and said, "I have suffered as much as you have because at that time, I found that the law does not actually allow everyone to get a fair trial, it is not omnipotent."
"No person, system, or society in this world is perfect, and if you have seen the length of this road with the naked eye, the decision you have to make is to go or give up, not how far you want to go." ….
Harvey looked at Bruce, who had been silent, when a car suddenly appeared at the end of the street, and Harvey squinted his eyes, and he realized that he had seen it in the garage of Wayne Manor.
And when the high beams were turned off, Harvey saw Alfred's face in the driver's seat.
Gordon, who was standing on the sidelines, gave Harvey a look, and he said, "We still have work to do, so let's leave first, your butler is coming to pick you up, go back with him."
"Get a good night's sleep, and everything will pass."
After Gordon's words fell, it began to rain again in Gotham, and a drizzle of rain fell on top of Bruce's head, and he began to shiver again, but it was not cold shivering, he could no longer feel cold.
He felt himself hot, very excited, and a joy that had never been felt before stirred in his chest.
When the shadow of the umbrella Alfred was holding covered his head, he calmed down a little, Alfred looked at his state and the wound on his face, and said nothing, he was silent for a moment before he spoke, "Master, let's go back, Aisha and Dick are waiting for you."
At that moment, Bruce looked at Alfred as if he had grasped a lifesaver and asked, "Is there really no perfect system in this world?"
Alfred stood where he was, separated from Bruce by a stream of rain water, the surface of which reflected the faces of both of them, very old but energetic, and very young, but extremely emaciated.
"Yes, sir, there is no perfect system in this world." Alfred replied that Bruce didn't hear any hesitation in the answer, it wasn't a thoughtful answer, it was more like common sense that a person knows.
Alfred turned his head to the end of the alley, where the neon lights shone on the puddles, making the little puddles more colorful than the sea, and he spoke:
"There is no perfect system in this world, because there are no perfect people in this world, and people are subject to change."
Alfred lowered his eyes, looked at Bruce and said, "But in the same way, many imperfect people, who want to create a perfect system, think that they have succeeded, and the people who come after them, feel that they don't need to work harder, as long as they run according to this rule, everything will be as they want, so they ......
Alfred shook his head and didn't continue, but Bruce said, "Do you want me to go back? Alfred?"
Bruce thought he would get an immediate affirmative answer, but unexpectedly, Alfred paused and said:
"Master, I hope to leave here with your soul, not just a shell, if you want to stay here and look for answers, then take this umbrella, don't catch a cold again."
Alfred handed the umbrella to Bruce, who looked up at him, but didn't reach for it at first, he looked at it for a while before he said, "Don't you want to say something to me?"
"What do you want to hear?"
"Don't you have some solutions for me?" Bruce asked, not too blunt, but Alfred still understood, and said, "Haven't you read books about Marxism a long time ago?" ….
"If you really believe in it and want to follow this path, you won't be looking for answers here now." Alfred shook his head and said, "Marxists are not missionaries, and no one walks down the street and hands you a book to give you an idea of what it's about."
Alfred's tone was respectful, but his words were straightforward, and he said, "You are looking for a shortcut from me, but it is not a shortcut, it is not that if you understand a certain doctrine, you can get answers to all your questions, get rid of all pain, and bury your head in it."
"This kind of behavior is contrary to Marxism, more like theology, where there are no shortcuts, and there is no one answer."
"On the contrary, in the process of understanding, learning, and deconstructing this ism, there will be more similar pain." Alfred added, "It's like writing a dissertation."
Eventually, Alfred left, and Bruce sat on the side of the road with his umbrella, and after his euphoria had subsided a bit, he stopped laughing so much.
But the absurdity and comical feeling still surrounded him, and he didn't know when he would laugh out loud.
When Alfred returned to Wayne Manor, he didn't rest immediately, he picked up the phone and dialed an unfamiliar number.
"Hey? Hello, is this Miss Maggie? I'm Alfred, the butler of Wayne Manor, and Miss Selena left your number......
"Yes, I would like you to help me contact Miss Selena, I don't have her contact information right now......
"Bruce is in very bad shape, he may be suffering from some kind of traumatic stress disorder, we can't stop his hyperactive behavior right now, but Miss Selena may be able to ......"
"Yes, I know they've had some conflicts, but I feel compelled to let her know, in case something happens and they both regret it."
"Okay, I'll wait for your news, thank you."
Maggie, who was in the apartment, hung up and sighed.
She knew that Bruce's trip to the slums would not go well, but what she didn't expect was that the consequences would be so serious.
Bruce Wayne's mental problems are not the only ones that affect him, although Maggie has not read, she can still live in the slums when she is so weak, she is quite wise.
She did fight for her good sisters, and felt that Bruce had snubbed Selena too much during this time, but she also knew that if she really didn't tell Selena about it, if something went wrong in the future, Selena might resent her, after all, she could also see that the two of them were constantly breaking off and still had feelings for each other.
In the end, Maggie still dialed Selena's phone, and as she expected, she had already blended into the crew. Selena, who got a role, after hearing the news,
It's like burning your ass and you're going to rush back to Gotham.
And after Alfred and Hal drove the Batfighter and picked her up, Selena found Bruce as soon as possible.
Then he was given a slap in the face.
96.
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