Chapter 19 Owners' Associations
After a quiet night, Lille set out early in the morning with Matt.
The first step is to establish a relationship between the owners.
Humans can create buildings hundreds of meters high, kill thousands of lives in a split second with thermal weapons, and escape the 60 trillion tons of planet under their feet and fly into space.
But it is entirely possible for a single human to trip over a pebble and fall to his death.
The more scattered and suspicious they are, the easier it is to fall into the hands of the enemy.
“... Mr. Rigodo, yesterday there will be many more things like that happening, but if we join forces, we will be able to stop the thugs. ”
Mr. Rigodo was in his fifties, with gray hair, but he was in good health.
It can be seen from the fact that he almost got into a fight with the gangsters that day, he is not only physically tough, but also has a very short temper.
Madame Rigordo seems to have died of illness at an early age, but he also had a young son.
It's a pity that the younger son didn't listen to the persuasion to go to the gang, and the father and son haven't been in touch for a year.
"You talk like my father, but you're a brat with no hair - you probably haven't seen the news..."
"I'm the president of the homeowners' association, and I can take the risk, and I've got Murdoch as our legal counsel."
Rigodo looked at him in surprise: "You kid, your mother still owes me 3 months' rent, where did you get the money?" ”
"Uh," Lille paused, "I convinced him to give me legal counsel for free."
As for the rent, I will pay you back, and if you don't mind, I can help you clean every day, and I will pay the interest. ”
Rigao took a sip of tea, looked at Matt on the side, and looked up and down a few times:
"If you only say the previous sentence, I may have to think about blasting your mother and son tomorrow.
However, the cleaning is still free, and if you are tired to death, it will be troublesome.
How are you going to do that? ”
"The first purpose of increasing the number of people is to put pressure on the NYPD, and if there is only one person who called the police for something like yesterday, then the NYPD can completely ignore it.
But if everyone in the apartment, or even everyone on the street, called the police together, things would be different. ”
"Childish..."
"And if there are a lot of people, we can catch those thugs, in fact, I plan to do the same, I will get the evidence, and Lawyer Matt will provide legal support."
It was clear that this was more interested in Rigodo, and he swallowed back what he had to say.
Yes, he just wanted to catch those little thugs and beat them up.
"The purpose of arresting people is to increase the cost of the other party's dispatch of thugs.
If the other party corrupts the NYPD with money, then the NYPD will also ask the enemy for more money for more people who are caught.
They divide us with violence and fear, and we can take advantage of their greed. ”
It was evident that Rigaud did not want to hear the explanation of this game, and seeing that the landlord's brow furrowed again, Lille hastened to say:
"And obviously, the people who are used by the other side to intimidate us are some gangsters, who look very powerful on weekdays, and run away when they encounter hard stubble.
When we solve one, there will be more people willing to huddle, and then they send more people, and we continue to beat them.
In short, fight until they dare not come again. ”
"That's how it should be!" Rigodo gasped for breath, "Damn, I've been upsetting those bunnies for a long time!" ”
As he spoke, Rigodo slammed the wooden staircase, and the sound sounded like a war.
"All out! All come out - I know you are all at home, yesterday none of you stood up, and now - all come out! ”
The tenants opened the door hesitantly, and they were all dragged with their families, men, women, and children.
Although it's work time, they're still at home – obviously, they're out of work.
"Listen, we can't let those damn thugs bully anymore, and from now on, I'm going to join the Lille Kids' Owners Association, and you guys too.
Don't think you can stay out of it like you did yesterday, if I really can't stand being driven away, you have to leave!
I'm going to lose some money, but who's going to let you live here on credit?
Nat, Faccardo, John, Dean - you big men, so strong, so timid as! ”
At this moment, the mistress of one of the houses spoke: "Rigodo! Don't talk nonsense, I said we should resist! If it weren't for this coward pulling me, I would have gone out and beaten those guys up yesterday! ”
The voice was hoarse like a goose calling, and the woman who spoke was almost as wide as her husband's shoulders, and her one-meter-eight husband looked more like her brother.
"Hmph." Rigordo smiled and bowed gentlemanly, "To you, my Natalia, I'm sorry. ”
At this point, Natalia's husband was not happy, and he looked like he was a Latina: "We have children, Rigandos.
But you're right, if it's really as complicated as you say, it's time for us to join forces. ”
"No, we have children!" Someone retorted, "Have you forgotten last month's case?" ”
Rigaudor suddenly became angry and shouted at the thin Irishman, "Then get out!" We help, you enjoy the good days? There is nothing so good in this world! ”
The other party closed the door stupidly.
I have to say that Rigodo does have some strength in it, and these few voices roared down and Lille's ears were a little painful.
Lille knew it was time for him to intervene: "Ladies and gentlemen, Monsieur Rigordo is telling the truth! If we don't stand up, we're going to be vagabonds!
New York is a garbage pit, but here we are home! This is our home!
Think about it! Helping each other is the key to our survival! ”
Needless to say, the stakes were on the horizon, but Lille knew they needed some time to digest them.
Yesterday the thugs kicked open the door of the apartment, and the day after tomorrow they could break into their house.
Lille didn't think they couldn't figure it out.
"Thank you for your help, Mr. Rigodo."
"Hmph, a trifle." Rigordo took another sip of tea, and then said solemnly to Lille, "But as they say, they have families.
You have to promise me that you will protect them. ”
"Of course." Lille raised his right hand, "I swear to protect them, in fact, we will protect each other, that's what it means to protect each other." ”
"Hmph - protect each other, you talk like...
Hurry up and get busy, I guess you're not going to just sit here and wait for someone to come to the door, are you? In that case, I'd better take the money from the United Construction Company tomorrow and find a place to retire..."
Mr. Rigordo turned and went back to his room.
"The results are good, but it's not as easy as convincing the rest of the community," Matt said. ”
"That's right, so we have to do a good job of publicity, and then, we have to do a good job of security."
"How?"
Lille smiled: "Technology changes life, we use the Internet, but before that, we need to register and form an owners' association."
Then I need to register a social service company so that I can provide some technical support to the owners' association in an official capacity.
For example, replace the old wiring in the apartment and rearrange the security system.
I'm legally illiterate, so I need to entrust your law firm to this. ”
Matt shrugged: "I decided to help you, but you're really self-taught when it comes to giving orders."
Give me a moment, but honestly, I haven't really helped anyone register a company...
Now I have a big customer? ”
"Not yet." Lille said meaningfully, "It will be in the future." ”