amaotonovel Chapter 2543: Xiao Xiao Down (27)
Chapter 2543: Xiao Xiao Down (27)
Chapter 2543: Xiao Xiao Down (Twenty-Seven)
Raven sat on the sofa and began to excitedly explain to Schiller what they had done today.
Except for a few minor incidents at the beginning, everything went smoothly as if helped by God, or it could be said that the professional qualities of the Robins were indeed very strong. Although Batman did not let them be assistants for a few days, their talents were there, and going to school also allowed them to learn more common sense knowledge and exercise their thinking, so their brains became more clever.
At first, they moved according to the list drawn up by Killer Croc, and then they soon discovered that many people were also moving around a certain family on the list.
Because just like what happened to Schiller, when a community's environment changes due to new urban development projects, it is impossible for only one resident to choose to move away.
And if the decline of supporting facilities around the community is inevitable, then almost everyone will choose to sell their houses and move to a new home at the same time. In other words, if one person moves, it means that many people around him are moving.
Now Killer Croc owns a small moving company, and Robin and his friends drive small trucks, which cannot compare with the large vans driven by those large moving companies.
When they went to the first one, it was fine, as several small moving companies kept to themselves. But when they went to the second one, the large moving companies parked their trucks across the door, ready to snatch their orders and move together.
How could Jason, with his explosive temper, agree to this? However, the other small moving companies nearby had no choice but to accept it, because with the truck blocking the way, their trucks couldn't get in. It was impossible for them to walk so far to move the furniture. The big moving companies knew this and dared to be so unscrupulous.
The Robins didn't tolerate their bad habits. They simply asked the ravens to lift the car with telekinesis, fly over the truck into the community to move the furniture, and then fly out with the car and furniture. It was amazing that they could use magic.
The big moving companies didn't dare to do anything to them. The cost of breaking the law was indeed high now, and it was a good time to make money. If they were caught by the police, they would suffer a huge loss. Moreover, they were afraid that they could not beat these strange guys, so they simply let them go.
Anyway, they only move one house at a time, and it won't affect the business of the big moving companies much, so there's no need to bother with them.
But the biggest trait that Robin and Bruce have learned is to take advantage of others. When they see that the big moving companies don't care about them, they start to advertise to the residents next door, saying that they only need half the price of the big companies, one-tenth of their time and 200% of the safety, so why choose them instead of us?
Some residents thought, yes, in this day and age, no one's money comes from the wind, so why not move at a cheaper price? And the ability to make furniture float can indeed reduce losses, so it is a more cost-effective deal no matter how you calculate it.
So some residents cancelled their contracts with the big moving companies and asked the Robins to help them move.
The big moving companies were not happy about this, as they saw it was a blatant attempt to steal their business. They asked the tenants who had signed the contract before to pay them liquidated damages. However, Dick instructed Raven to seize the opportunity and directly move the tenants' furniture with telekinesis, forcibly hanging it outside the car, and then forcibly moving it to the destination.
By the time the moving company and the resident, who were chasing the furniture, arrived at the destination, the furniture had already been neatly placed outside the yard at the destination.
At this time, Dick and his friends urged the residents to call the police, saying that someone had stolen their furniture and forcibly placed it in their new home. The police came to investigate, and the residents checked the furniture and found no damage, then reconciled with the Robins.
Because many of the Robins are minors, the punishment for them is very light. Even if it is robbery, as long as no one is injured, no property is lost, and the other party is forgiven, the worst that can happen is a sentence of community service. And they don't have to do it immediately, but rather accumulate time.
At the residents' strong request, he was not even sentenced to community service and was only given a verbal warning.
Because the residents' furniture was taken away by the Robins, theoretically the residents were victims and had been robbed, so the contract could not be fulfilled. The responsibility did not lie with the residents, so naturally they did not have to pay the moving company's penalty for breach of contract.
This made the heads of the big moving companies very angry, but they couldn't do anything about these little rascals. They had worked so hard to turn their business into a legal one, and if someone died, they would be unable to do business again.
After this happened several times in a row, the big moving company finally gave in and had to choose to negotiate with the Robins.
The Robins were just waiting for them to give in, because this was not a solution. Their car was not big enough, so a lot of the furniture had to be hung outside the car. But if they did that, the ravens would be tired, and they wouldn't be able to move more than a few times a day.
If they had a big truck, Raven would only be responsible for moving the furniture up, and the situation would be much better, but they could neither buy nor rent a car, so they could only choose to hire one from a big company for free.
They signed contracts with large moving companies, which meant they were mercenaries for movers. They would get one-third of the money for each move made by a truck, without having to take orders or drive themselves.
So they spent the whole afternoon frantically following the vehicles of major moving companies to move things. Raven moved things so quickly and had telekinesis and magic, so if they encountered a traffic jam they could just fly over it without wasting any time.
Moreover, because large moving companies have large vehicles and many vehicles, they can take on large-scale moving projects. Some companies and factories charge hundreds of dollars for one move, so even if they only take one-third of that, the income is still considerable.
The move took eight hours, from one in the afternoon to nine in the evening, and they received more than $8 in commission alone. Because Raven contributed the most among them, they decided to give half of the money to Raven, and Raven alone received $1000.
After listening to the whole process, Schiller nodded and said, "I didn't expect you would choose to cooperate with them."
"In the beginning, their insults were really bad and we were really angry." Raven pouted and said, "But we can't get away from money. Fortunately, we made some money in the end, otherwise I would have wanted to beat them all up."
"Learning to bow down to money is the first step to growth." Schiller said with some regret: "At this time, most of the shops are closed except for the commercial district, but I know there is a night market two streets away, do you want to go shopping?"
Raven's eyes lit up immediately. Schiller put the envelope away, put on his clothes, took his umbrella and said, "I haven't been there either. I think we can go shopping together."
After getting in the car, Raven fell strangely silent. Schiller asked while driving, "What's wrong?"
"Well, I was thinking, maybe I should pay the rent first." Raven had obviously calmed down. She said, "After all, this house is yours now. I can't live here for free."
"No hurry." Schiller said, "I just learned that the school has prepared a bonus for paper publication, and I just happened to have accumulated some articles that I want to publish, so I should be able to make a lot of money."
"So you're going to have a party? Dick said it costs a lot of money because you have to set the table, buy food and decorations."
"I was planning to go look at some decorations," Schiller said. "The night market will sell some party lights. I think you can help me pick some that are a little more fashionable."
"You mean popular? But I don't know what's popular." Raven shook his head and said, "I haven't been to any parties."
"You didn't ask them to invite you?"
"They only have parties at school, and I'm not their classmate, but they showed me photos of their previous parties, so maybe I can give it a try."
The car soon arrived near the night market. Schiller found a place to park the car. When the two of them walked out, they found that the night market was very lively at this time.
This is a comprehensive night market that integrates small commodities, snack stalls and second-hand goods markets. It is also a relatively old night market. In the early days of Gotham's development, this was a second-hand goods trading market for the nearby community. Later, some people set up stalls here to sell food, which attracted more young customers and manual laborers, making this place more prosperous. Finally, a street was specially designated as a fixed night market.
The night market is an entire long street. In addition to the street lights overhead, there is a series of small light bulbs hung in the middle of each row of street lights, making the place brightly lit and full of the atmosphere of the market.
"Have you had dinner?" Schiller asked.
"We wanted to go out for a big dinner to celebrate, but something happened to one of Jason's friends, so they rushed over. We made an appointment for tomorrow."
So Schiller began to look for snack stalls. The snack stalls here were all similar, either Mexican hot dogs, American hamburgers, Indian food and sushi. Gotham's local cuisine was basically some spicy braised seafood.
After searching for a long time, Schiller finally found a Chinese wonton stall in a corner in the center of the night market. It looked light and suitable for a midnight snack.
As soon as they sat down near the stall, Schiller saw a familiar figure. He immediately grabbed Raven, who was looking at the menu, and said, "Suppress your strength and don't make any noise later."
"Oh, Professor Schiller, why are you here?" Shivana looked surprised, as if he had not expected this encounter at all, but Schiller knew that he must have come prepared.
Schiller looked around and indeed saw quite a few familiar faces. The community he lived in was so close to here that many neighbors would choose to have a midnight snack here.
Xivana must have known this, so he came to this crowded place to try his luck and see if he could find the person he was looking for.
Raven looked up at him and immediately knew why Schiller asked her to be alert. There was something very wrong with this man's right eye, and it exuded an extremely ominous power.
Schiller was not nervous. He stood beside the stall and chatted with Shivana, talking about Shivana's experience in Hong Kong, commenting on Chinese snacks, and soon led the topic to the housewarming party that would be held later.
Schiller briefly mentioned that he was there to buy lamps, and Shivana immediately and enthusiastically gave Schiller directions, saying that he had seen a lot of party supplies in the second-hand market over there.
Of course Sivana also noticed Raven, but because Raven was dressed so ordinary, she wore a jacket, ordinary washed jeans and sneakers, had red hair, and looked a little tired, no different from the kids he saw in middle school, so he thought she was Schiller's relative.
"Your daughter, Professor?"
"No, she's a distant niece of mine. Her mother died and her father has a bad temper, so she came here to live with me. I'm looking for a school for her."
"Really? I'm planning to have dinner with the principal of Carmela Middle School tomorrow. Maybe I can..."
"In fact, I already have a choice. She plays with the child of one of my students, and she wants to go to the same school as them..."
Raven had quickly picked up her phone and started looking at photos of previous parties, acting like an ordinary middle school girl, which dispelled Shivana's suspicion of her, and Shivana left quickly.
"He is here to find me." The raven held Schiller back and said, "His eyes are very evil. We must not let him get my power."
"Don't worry." Schiller said, "Let's eat first."
Let's order first
(End of this chapter)