Gotham City Library, dining area.

It's hard to imagine why a library has a dedicated dining area, and who would go hungry to read a book here?

It is common for a library and a café to open together, and it is more in line with normal people's habits to drink coffee while reading a book.

When Dean first walked into the dining area, he found it surprisingly nice.

Although there are not many customers who eat here, the whole dining place is very clean and tidy, and the decoration is a bit similar to the model of McDonald's, full of simple atmosphere.

In fact, Dean felt that this was more like a library cafeteria than a restaurant for foreign guests, and there were obviously more people in librarian uniforms than there were customers who came to read books, which may also be the reason why the meal was long gone.

At that moment, a waiter came over with a plate of food and placed it on Dean's table.

"Sir, this is the cheese beef roll set you ordered, please use it slowly."

There are two beef rolls, an American french fries and a glass of freshly squeezed lemonade, and the cheese beef wrap is much larger than McDonald's chicken rolls.

According to Barbara's affordability, at least for now, it seems to be the right thing to do.

"Thank you."

Dean thanked the waiter, but instead of eating immediately, he looked at a red-haired girl across the table.

"So...... Why did you come along, Miss Gordon? ”

Dean asked with a strange look, "Aren't you going to sort through that whole cart of books?" ”

"Actually, that's not my job in the first place."

Barbara spread her hands and said with a nonchalant expression, "Like you said, my position is one level higher than the other librarians, so my job is not to manage books, but to manage librarians, although there are not many people here who can take care of me." ”

"Just now I would push the cart to sort out the books, mainly because I really didn't have anything to do, so I went to help other employees share the burden."

The corners of Barbara's mouth hooked, and she said, "Now that I've met someone who interests me more than sorting out books, of course I'll come over." ”

"Wow, I'm really flattered."

Dean pretended to exaggerate.

"You may not believe how famous you are, when I was still in school, almost every female classmate dreamed of wanting your autographed photo, even if I was busy preparing my thesis to apply for early graduation and didn't have the energy to pay attention to magic shows or anything, I can still hear your name from time to time."

Barbara's face was full of seriousness, and the name of Gotham's genius young magician was quite bluffing.

Especially when Dean still has a handsome and handsome face, which is more attractive to young female fans.

Barbara's Gotham University is still like this, and Dean himself can imagine how terrifying it is.

Dean couldn't remember exactly how many girls wanted to be in a relationship with him, and he refused all of them without exception.

Every Valentine's Day, Dean's cabinet or drawer at school would be filled with piles of confession letters, flowers, and chocolates, much to Dean's constant distress.

This situation also makes the boys in the school generally not very friendly to Dean, and in general, Dean is usually only with Dick.

It wasn't until the past two years that Dean basically stopped performing on stage, and his fame gradually declined, that the situation got much better.

"What kind of genius young magician, that's all in the past, it's just a false name, there are more magicians in the world who are more powerful than me."

Dean took a bite of the cheese beef roll, chewed a few times and swallowed: "Like the pair of brothers and sisters of the Gotham Zatara family, both of them are top magicians, that brother seems to be younger than me, he is really a genius magician on the first day of Gotham." ”

Eating alone was somewhat boring, so Dean made small talk to Barbara.

"You've eaten the cheese beef roll now, how do you feel?" Doesn't it taste great? ”

Barbara asked, suddenly looking at Dean expectantly.

"Uh...... It feels pretty good. ”

Dean was a little unsure of what to say when asked, and after thinking for a while, he decided to answer truthfully.

All in all, the taste is okay, at least Dean has nothing wrong with eating it, maybe it's worse than the braised pork rolls.

As for whether it is the so-called "the best cheese beef roll in Gotham", it's hard to say, after all, Dean has never eaten anything else.

In short, Dean gave what he had in mind.

"I'll just say the recipe is fine!"

Who knows, as soon as she heard Dean's reply, Barbara said in surprise.

"You don't know, the other day the head of the kitchen decided to change the recipe of the cheese beef rolls, she thought that adjusting the flavor would attract more customers to the meal, and it would be a disaster!"

With that, Barbara quietly glanced back at the counter, then turned around and whispered to Dean.

"You haven't eaten any of the other food in the store, so I don't feel very impressed, but trust me, the only thing you can eat here is this beef roll, if I really change the recipe, then I'm afraid I'll have to order takeout every day."

"But if a diner reports that the cheese beef roll is delicious, it can convince her that the current recipe does not need to be modified, but unfortunately few people will order this dish, but fortunately you are here today."

Hearing this, Dean fell into deep thought.

I don't know why, but suddenly I feel that the cheese beef roll on the plate tastes different......

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At the same time, the Gotham Diamond District, a territory with a large number of wealthy people, is the safest area in the entire city.

It is also the home base of the penguin people, the area where the Iceberg Club is located.

Yes, you heard it right, the Penguins are the safest areas of Gotham, surpassing the old town where the GCPD headquarters and city hall are located.

In the Iceberg Club, a beautiful woman who looked to be about forty years old and dressed in luxury walked into the penguin's office tremblingly.

She wears a necklace full of diamonds around her neck, but the diamonds are not the protagonist of the chain, but only a foil, because on the necklace hangs a huge oval ruby with a diameter of the palm of a hand, which is priceless at first glance.

In the office, the penguin man sat alone at her desk, looking at her with a smile on his face.

"Welcome to the Iceberg Club, Mrs. Chandler."

"What the hell do you want by bringing me here, Oswald?"

Mrs. Chandler took a deep breath, boldly straightened her face, and asked in a cold voice.

"Don't be so rude, I never asked my men to arrest you, I just asked them to invite you over."

The penguin man still smiled, and his eyes looked at Mrs. Chandler's chest.

"I have to say, you are really well maintained, I remember that you are over sixty years old this year, and you still look so young, it seems that those legends that say that dragon egg ruby necklaces can nourish your beauty are true."

When the penguin man's eyes were focused on his necklace, Mrs. Chandler's face immediately changed.

"Save it, Oswald, I won't let you take it away if I die!"

"You have misunderstood me too much, I am a businessman, not a criminal, why should I take away your most beloved necklace?"

The penguin man shook his head helplessly, and said with a regretful expression: "Mrs. Chandler, this necklace of yours is one of the most famous treasures in Gotham, but it has never been exhibited, and there are too many people who can only see its true face in their imagination, don't you think it's a pity?" ”

"What the hell are you trying to say!"

Mrs. Chandler looked coldly.

"I just think that the people of Gotham have the right to see the gems of the city with their own eyes."

The penguin man smiled lightly and said kindly, "So I decided to hold an exhibition in the near future, and I hope you will agree to exhibit this dragon egg ruby necklace." ”