Starting from scratch, Batman crushed my dream of getting rich

Chapter 77 The harvest season has arrived

Alberto Falcone, Rome's most beloved son, lies buried in the icy waters of Gotham Harbor.

This was a piece of earth-shattering news that no one could have imagined. The Falcone family had sunk many corpses into Gotham Harbor over the years, perhaps hundreds, perhaps thousands, but at that time, no one could have guessed that the son of the current leader of the Falcone family would suffer the same fate.

But if it is said that it is the cycle of cause and effect and retribution, it seems a bit too cruel for little Alberto. Even though he has always wanted to participate in the family business, he has always been isolated by his father. In other words, he has not directly done anything illegal. Using the death of such a marginal figure as revenge on Falcone seems a bit cruel.

But no matter what, everyone can at least realize the same fact - Gotham City is about to change.

"Search! Find my son! If there's no body, it means Alberto is still alive!"

The Godfather was furious at the silent crowd. Everyone knew that he still held on to the last glimmer of hope in his heart, but everyone also knew that even if Alberto, who was shot, did not die immediately, it would be unlikely for him to survive in the icy sea water - now so much time has passed, and since Alberto still has not been found at this time, he is likely to have died in the belly of the fish.

However, what does this turbulent event have to do with me, Ma Zhaodi?

"Ah! Boss! I miss you so much! When you're not around, I think about the peaceful days in the restaurant every day."

Ma Zhaodi, dressed in casual winter clothes, expressed warm kindness to the restaurant manager.

Supervisor Philip, who was leaning on crutches and had a plaster cast on his body, had a sullen face and looked reluctant to say anything - this was not surprising, because Supervisor Philip really didn't want to take this unlucky guy back.

It's okay if the car is bad, but the person is also so weird. Two months ago, this guy came to work at the Red Dragon Restaurant, but at the end of the month, the restaurant closed down. A month ago, he was pushed by Donald to become a waiter for the Falcone family, but the Roman's beloved son Alberto died in the water of Gotham Harbor on New Year's Eve.

No one suspected him. After all, it was Batman who destroyed the Red Dragon Restaurant, and it was mainly targeting the Falcone family. Even if there was no pumpkin, he would still come to find Philip and Donald.

Similarly, the Godfather's son was targeted by the Festival Killer - everyone knows that the murderous psychopath only likes to target the Falcone family. Since he has already killed Johnny Vitti, why can't he kill Alberto again?

But it's still too disgusting.

The gangs in Gotham City at that time were, after all, still of an old-school style. While they emphasized morality, they also believed in some mysterious things. In addition, Ma Zhaodi was Alberto's direct subordinate before, which made people even more puzzled.

"Every time I see you, I can't help but think of Alberto." This is what the Godfather said to Ma Zhaodi while patting him on the shoulder.

"Go, child. You should be able to understand my feelings as a father. Go back to Red Dragon."

Ma Zhaodi felt complicated at the time. On the one hand, his December salary arrived as scheduled - after all, his son and business were two equally important things in the family, and his brothers' salaries still had to be paid - or, maybe to Falcone, his son was indeed more important?
All in all, when he received the $30,000 salary, Ma Zhaodi truly had a complex emotion. On the one hand, a job that allowed him to have time to sneak out and cook porridge for the children and still get paid like that was really hard to find in Gotham; on the other hand, the Godfather had originally planned to go to war with Maroni, and at this critical juncture his son died - he could hardly imagine how intense the war in Gotham would be by then.

The risk of continuing to work in the Falcone family has increased dramatically, so it might be better to stay in Red Dragon.

"I've got you covered. No matter what tricks you pull, just practice your shooting—you should be able to shoot by now, right?"

"No problem." Ma Zhaodi patted his chest and said with a look of assurance: "Apart from accuracy, my shooting skills are basically flawless now."

The supervisor's face gradually turned red. Seeing the smile on Ma Zhaodi's face, memories of the past gradually surfaced in his mind: the broken lamp, the mumbling whispers, the infuriating gunmanship, the hopelessly lazy attitude. All of it came back. In the end, all his words dissolved into a single, furious curse.

"Go change your clothes and get to work!"

"okay."

Ma Zhaodi slid into the locker room and exchanged a few words with some colleagues he hadn't seen for a long time. After all, some people in the restaurant at that time were not seriously injured and had recovered in two months, so Ma Zhaodi also saw some familiar faces. It was a pity that he didn't see Rick, Castro and the trio. They were probably still in the hospital.

At this time, the system prompts also began to echo.

【Please note that the working hours of the previous month have been made up】

[Asset points have been settled, a total of 5500 points]

[Current remaining asset points: 119900 points]

There were originally some odd points left, but those points were used up in Ma Zhaodi's daily life and when making Laba porridge, so now there are just integers left - as for why the number has become so large, it is mainly because the progress of the "Winter in Gotham City" mission has been pushed to 100%.

Winter in Gotham City

Status: In progress (100%)

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: 100%
The mission progress has reached 100%, and the upper limit of holiday attribute enhancement has been opened. As the mission continues to advance, holiday attributes will be permanently added to the food. This additional reward will end in mid-January and the upper limit is 50%.

The current festival food "Laba Congee" has been permanently enhanced by 15.360%
Note: Perhaps you could consider working in Antarctica in the future—the biggest difference between polar bears and you is that they are not as resistant to cold as you.]

Looking at the huge six-digit sum of money in the system, Ma Zhaodi felt confident for the first time in his life.

　I'm thinking about whether to fast-forward the timeline directly to Valentine's Day in mid-February, or insert a story in it. However, if it is inserted, it will probably require a trip to another universe. Do you think it is better to fast-forward or go to another world? If it is to go to another world, please tell me the name of the comic so that I can fill it in.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)