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Chapter 14 I think the East District is safer

After a five-minute hasty and bizarre interview, Ma Zhaodi officially became a member of the "Red Dragon Restaurant".

"You come to the restaurant at 25 a.m. every day, change into your uniform, and start work on time. You can come earlier if you want. You can eat breakfast and lunch in the restaurant's staff cafeteria. You can take a two-hour break starting at p.m. Your responsibilities are to greet customers, take orders, serve dishes, and wipe tables. You leave at p.m., and your hourly wage is $, five days a week."

"Sometimes unexpected situations happen in restaurants. You don't need to do anything. Just stay calm and try to appease the customer. Don't make things worse. Someone will come and deal with the problem soon."

A supervisor took Ma Zhaodi on a leisurely stroll through the restaurant, familiarizing him with the rooms inside and out. "Be smart. There are a lot of things you need to be familiar with here. If guests ask you questions about the menu, you must be able to answer them. Even if they ask for something beyond the menu, you must try your best to meet it."

"Any requests?"

"That depends on who the customer is. If a 'Roman' or some other big shot comes here, even if they ask you to lick their shoes, you'd better do it. But if it's an upstart who doesn't know his place and wants to run wild here, you can shoot him after he leaves - but remember, don't let the blood splash around the shop."

"That's not the case."

Upon hearing this, the supervisor looked at the new employee, who was smiling awkwardly. "The boss asked me to tell you a few more things, so I'll tell you a few more things. Remember to practice your gun well. In Gotham, those without animal instincts can't survive."

After that, he took out a card and handed it to Ma Zhaodi: "Call this number, and our restaurant staff can get a 50% discount when practicing shooting here. Of course, if you have the courage or the means, you can also find a cheaper way to practice shooting in the East District."

That’s great. The basic benefit for employees of Gotham’s high-end restaurants is a discount for shooting practice. Ma Zhaodi took the card while secretly complaining.

"Also, after you get your first paycheck, find yourself a way to get around as soon as possible," he continued. "Your boss told me to tell you that if you didn't work at the restaurant, riding that bus all day wouldn't be dangerous. But now that you're a restaurant employee, find a different mode of transportation."

Very good, the second basic employee benefit is the taunt aura, people who want to attack the restaurant may attack themselves first.

"Can I get a month's salary in advance?"

The supervisor frowned. "Haven't you lived here before? Pay here is paid biweekly. The boss allowed you to advance the first two base salaries, which is four weeks, $5,000 before tax. You have your own account, right?"

"Have."

"After you complete the registration process, the money will be transferred to you, but it's after tax. Or you can choose cash if you want. It's up to you."

Great. He thought so, his stereotype of Gotham was indeed true. Although it was dangerous here, it was not poor.

In reality, due to the monopoly of the chaebol and the oppression of the mafia, Gotham City has a huge gap between the rich and the poor. The East Side is truly brutal, but the Diamond District is also truly magnificent. If we look at Gotham City's overall economy, it ranks among the top in the entire United States. And the remaining $4,000 after tax is not his entire salary. As a restaurant waiter, his salary is a combination of base salary and tips from customers. Tips usually account for the bulk of a waiter's income, and because they are in cash, they are not taxed.

Apart from the fact that you have to stay in the restaurant for twelve hours a day, work ten hours a day, and face the safety issues of going home at night with tips at ten o'clock in the evening, this job can basically be called perfect.

At least that's what it seems like for now.

Ma Zhaodi also considered that he would have nowhere to stay after Drake left, so he asked his supervisor if he could stay in the restaurant at night.

The manager's expression was quite intriguing. He glanced at Ma Zhaodi with a half-smile and replied, "The restaurant does have a nightclub, but you're not qualified to be there yet."

It was obvious that the guests served at the restaurant's nightclub were definitely the type of people Ma Zhaodi didn't want to interact with, so he didn't ask any more questions.

Because work would not start until tomorrow, Drake simply took Ma Zhaodi and left the Red Dragon Restaurant. The most urgent thing was to get a means of transportation, or find a house to rent nearby. After all, they could no longer take the bus from the East District to the Red Dragon.

Drake knew quite a bit about the rental situation near Audisburg. After all, this was originally the place where Mr. Freeze and the pharmaceutical company cooperated, and it was also here that he settled when he first arrived in Gotham.

However, since he needed to take care of his wife, find Dr. Victor, and maintain his life at the same time, the salaries of the jobs he could find were not ideal. When he could not see Dr. Victor for a long time, the rental prices in Audisburg soon became a bit uncomfortable for him.

Although he believed that given Ma Zhaodi's current situation, he could find a small house to rent near Honglong, which would ensure safety and commuting, Ma Zhaodi was not very interested in it.

He and Derek calculated the cost of living. Most Americans were used to borrowing and using credit cards, but he had no such habit. Renting here would cost him a fortune of over four thousand dollars, and he'd probably have to borrow money even for daily living expenses.

If money was acceptable in the face of safety, then the abandoned Ferris wheel and the pharmaceutical company that had harmed Mr. Freeze made him a little apprehensive. He even specifically inquired about the chemical plant and confirmed that there had been an incident where someone had fallen into a chemical barrel.

In addition, he also knew that there was a botanical garden here, and he immediately exclaimed, "Awesome!" The Joker, Mr. Freeze, Poison Ivy, and the local gangster who was suspected to be dining at the Red Dragon, and he didn't know if there was Penguin or Falcone. In short, it was not advisable to stay here for a long time. If something happened, it would definitely explode, and it would be the kind with no solution.

He had already looked it up. The system mall had options for purchasing gun skills and one-time saves. These things might be used to kill psychopaths wearing tights and psychopaths who committed murder and arson, but they should be no problem against ordinary people in the East District.

"Anyway, after careful consideration, I think the East Side's drug addicts, thugs, prostitutes, gangsters, and thieves are more in line with my living environment." Ma Zhaodi waved his hand at Drake with a firm face. "I'd rather die than live in Audisburg. Let's go."

Drake had no choice. Ma Zhaodi had made up his mind, so he couldn't say anything. Seeing that it was still early, the two of them didn't wait for the bus and simply went to choose a car for Ma Zhaodi.

(End of this chapter)