Starting from scratch, Batman crushed my dream of getting rich

Chapter 64 Christmas Eve

"I found that man, but I won't tell you his identity. I can only tell you that there are indeed no items or clues related to the Calendar Killer in his room. After he arrived in Gotham, he obtained a total of five guns, none of which were .22 Clippers, not even a .22 caliber."

"And the most important point is that his firearms skills were extremely poor. There was no way he could have shot and killed five gang members in a few seconds."

That's right, Ma Zhaodi had practiced shooting for less than half a month in total. There was no sign of him knowing how to shoot, and there was even only one record of him firing a gun. His only record of shooting was a chandelier, which misled everyone's judgment.

Harvey looked at the shadow in the darkness. He actually wanted to know the identity of that person, but Batman didn't tell him, which meant he had his reasons.

"His story agrees with Harvey's, Gordon. We should trust our old friend."

Gordon frowned and thought for a moment, then slowly nodded.

"Well, at least Harvey donated the money—but you might get in trouble for it later."

"Questioning, investigating," Harvey shrugged. "It doesn't matter. I can handle this kind of thing. But you, have you heard that there's a soup kitchen in the slums recently?"

"More than that! The Gotham Police Department has been busy with this matter these past few days."

"I heard the porridge there is delicious? What's it called?"

"Laba porridge, this is the festival food of Dongda University."

Batman responded casually, and after he returned, he specifically looked up some information on this matter.

“It tastes okay.”

"?"

Gordon and Harvey's eyes widened and they looked at Batman in the shadows.

Are you Batman? Is someone taking over your account?

Why would Batman say such idle chatter?
"Ahem, let's get down to business. The case of the festival killer hasn't been fully investigated yet, but I already have a clue."

The low voice passed over the previous topic in one stroke.

"He wore a black round hat on his head and a loose windbreaker on his body. His face was blurred and he wore rough men's gloves on his hands. Except for the hat, his whole body was gray."

".Anything else?"

"No, that's all."

"What kind of clue is that?" Harvey and Gordon looked at each other, then sighed. "This kind of outfit is easy to get. I even have one at home."

"That's true," Gordon agreed. "This evidence is less unique than the ugly pumpkin."

"There's no need to track down the Ugly Pumpkin anymore." Batman shook his head.

"The clue ends here. The line is broken."
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It didn't snow today.

But it only didn't snow today. In fact, the entire Gotham City had been covered with a thick layer of snow due to continuous heavy snow, and the entire city was almost completely dressed in a thick white winter coat.

It’s just that this winter outfit isn’t very warm.

Ma Zhaodi, who was stirring porridge in a big pot, didn't feel cold. The Santa Claus cosplay costume produced by the mall was really warm. He even had to change to a longer spoon and stay a little further away from the steaming pot to avoid sweating.

He admired the group of children playing in the snow even more.

"Hey! Hey! That kid! I told you not to wipe your body with snow!" Sheriff Gordon's vigorous voice came. In the past few days, he would occasionally come to the soup kitchen to help maintain order and register the number of homeless children in the East District. Although he didn't say it, Ma Zhaodi could see that he enjoyed it.

Maybe being with this group of tenacious wild kids also made him feel a little younger?

The bespectacled sheriff, with a serious expression, quickly grabbed a shirtless child covered in snow. "Little rascals, didn't I tell you there's a temporary bathing area here?"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Sheriff."

Jason's face suddenly turned bitter, his eyes rolled around, and he looked very smart. There was no trace of sadness on his face, and his body was much stronger than before.

"But, Mr. Sheriff, all the bathing spots are full, and I really want to try what it's like to bathe in snow."

"At your age, if you try, you'll be in bed with a fever for a week! Go! Put on your clothes!"

Jason raised his head reluctantly and glanced at Ma Zhaodi next to him. Seeing that Ma Zhaodi, who was wearing a Christmas hat, shrugged at him, he had no choice but to turn around and get his new clothes.

Winter clothes are also specially made by Wayne Apparel. They roughly count the children's body shapes and sizes and make several categories specifically. In addition to keeping warmth, they also take aesthetics into consideration - of course, for children who are not fully clothed, being able to keep warm is valuable enough in itself.

Ma Zhaodi looked at Jason and smiled in his heart. Now that he had enough food and clothes, Jason's original mischievous nature was liberated. This kind of character had originally evolved into extremely aggressive after years of life on the streets of Gotham, but now he was just a curious child.

But what amazed him even more was Sheriff Gordon's personal charm. As the "cop" most hated by street gangs, he won their trust in just a few days. One cannot help but sigh that this was the top gold content of his rise from an isolated and helpless small police officer in the Gotham Police Department to the chief of Gotham Police Department.

As for why Jason thought of wiping his body with snow - it might be because he really felt a little hot.

"Winter in Gotham City

Status: In progress (31.592%)

Reward activated

The "Festival" attribute effect is activated. Cooking festival food is "Laba Congee", which gains the attributes of "Harmonious Nourishing" and "Warming the Body and Eliminating Cold".

Harmonious and nourishing: mixed grains and porridge, harmonizing and nourishing, Laba porridge has enhanced nutritional supplementation effect on the eaters.

Warm the stomach and dispel cold: The ingredients are warm in nature, warming the body and dispelling cold. Laba porridge enhances the consumer's resistance to cold.

Currently obtained attribute enhancement: 31.592%
Note: Honestly, why not make less porridge? It’s not good to eat this much every meal.”

Thanks to the efficiency of Wayne Logistics and the network of relationships among the children who formed gangs and knew each other well, Ma Zhaodi, with the help of Jason, quickly found the stronghold of the homeless gang in Gotham City. The number of these children was quite astonishing, and in a short period of time, Ma Zhaodi's mission progress reached 30%.

When three meals a day are not missed, the festive attributes of Laba porridge are also stacked to this level. After a bowl of porridge is eaten, the eater can gain 30% cold resistance within twelve hours, and it also has a nutritional supplement effect.

As things stand, this effect may be a bit too good.

Even Ma Zhaodi has gained some muscle recently. Of course, if he doesn't learn to exercise, he might bleed from his nose after drinking porridge in the future.

"You have a new odd job, please check it out."

Ma Zhaodi's heart skipped a beat. He put down the big spoon in his hand, took out his phone to check today's calendar, and sure enough -

"December 24th, Christmas Eve."

　Sorry, I lost my mind, I should have written Christmas Eve

　　
　
(End of this chapter)