In The DC World With Marvel Chat Group Chapter 145: Coppert’s happy life (Part 2)
"The Days of Being a Spiritual Mentor in Meiman"
Coppert has had a bad day recently, or from another perspective, he's had a good time.
Oswald Copperpot, he was born in the Copott family, one of the four major gangster families in the Eastern District, and his family conditions were fairly affluent when he was a child.
However, when he was young, the pillar of the family, that is, his father, died of pneumonia, and the family has been in trouble ever since.
Now, the era of the four major gangster families in the East End has passed, and he and his mother live in an old house on a street near the living hell.
His father made some money when he was young, and Mrs Coppert basically lived off these savings.
As the family grew older, the family's expenses increased little by little. Mrs. Coppert found a job for young Copperpot in the Mooney Gang by relying on her husband's previous favor.
The Mooney gang was originally the biggest gang in Living Hell, but now, their boss, Fish Mooney, is a grumpy woman, and no one can disobey her. Very disliked by Fish.
Because of this, Coppert was often sent out to work as a doorman or umbrella boy for other people's properties in other streets.
It's not a good job. Being beaten, scolded and teased by customers is commonplace, and the money earned not only has to be handed over to the gangsters in the area where the property is located, but also to the Mooney Gang, which falls to Coppert himself I don't have much in hand.
In the place of work, Coppert is often humiliated and ridiculed by others, and he can only hide away with a sullen face, trying not to attract the attention of those people, but he is often because of his short stature and lack of strength. And angered some customers, was beaten and scolded by the foreman, and always looked like a drowned chicken when he returned home.
Originally, Coppert thought that he would have to endure such days for a long time, but what he didn't expect was that Gotham changed almost overnight.
Construction started everywhere, the whole city was recruiting workers, and there was a shortage of people in every industry. Since this change, Coppert has worked in various occupations such as bartender, sweeper, counter and waiter. No, he walked on the streets of living hell, and he would meet someone asking him if he had a job.
Before that, he was working as a waiter in the largest night market around Living Hell. He said that he was a waiter, but in fact, he was helping people at the barbecue stalls on the roadside, helping to clean the barbecue plates, or serving customers. beer bottle.
Although this job is not easy, it is much better than being a doorman. One is that you can earn more money, and the other is that you can often eat leftovers from barbecue.
Moreover, the customers are generally all kinds of drivers. They are often in a hurry. They want a barbecue and a beer. Receive a tip.
Originally, Coppert was quite satisfied with this kind of life, at least he had taken a big step forward, but the subsequent changes were even more beyond his expectations.
Later, the transformation of the Living Hell began. Although Coppert didn't live inside the Living Hell, he also lived not far from it. He saw this crowded and dilapidated city change with his own eyes.
But then, his rhythm of life was completely changed.
Because of the transformation of the living hell, many gangsters are eyeing this piece of fat. However, the original Mooney Gang only had a little bit of territory in the south.
After the transformation was completed, the gangsters began to build a management system here, but the problem came, where could they find so many people who could manage the living hell?
Although this place has been remodeled, it is still complicated. These foreign gang bosses can't figure out the terrain here, let alone collect protection fees.
Coppert is a half-local, he often goes shopping in Living Hell, plus he was originally a member of the local snake Mooney Gang, the gang boss took a fancy to him, Cobbott began to work with them.
In the beginning, he was in charge of counting pieces at the entrance of the shipping channel, but the little leader in charge of shipping found that he was good at mathematics, even if he counted pieces manually all day long, he would not make mistakes, so he introduced him I went to the commercial area of Living Hell to collect protection fees.
Because he had worked at a street stall in the night market before, Coppert soon became acquainted with the owner of a restaurant in the business district, and was responsible for delivering ingredients to the restaurant.
Originally here, Copperpot's life has improved a lot, and he can be regarded as a small boss anyway.
Coppert was in charge of purchasing raw materials for a restaurant before he was even an adult. If you think about it, you can know that there is a lot of oil and water here, which is not common in Gotham.
But this is not the end, Coppert received a good education when he was a child, and even lived in a wealthy area in the south, so he can write well-regulated English characters, and he is also quite talented in mathematics and statistics , and even quick calculations, which is a rare talent in Gotham!
Not long after, he was spotted by the leader of a big gangster and transferred to the water source management department of the living hell.
The so-called water source management department is responsible for connecting and maintaining tap water, and then collecting water fees.
It is said to be a water fee, but it is actually a protection fee. After a gangster takes over a section of Living Hell, the residents pay them all the water fee, and then these gangsters are responsible for maintaining the water system.
However, the water source of the Living Hell after reconstruction is not like the previous wells. The modern water supply system is very complicated, with water pipes extending in all directions, various pipes and valves, and water meters of several specifications. Things gangsters simply do not understand.
Once, in the process of collecting water bills, gangsters clashed with local residents. It was Cobbot who checked the readings of the water meter and stopped the possible fire.
That's right, in the entire water management department, only Coppert can read the water meter.
Therefore, he was promoted to be the person in charge of the water system in No. 2 District of Living Hell North.
Although it sounds absurd, the fact is that Cobbot's promotion path is so smooth, not because of how good this underage little penguin is now, but mainly because other people are too bad.
Of course it will be easier to become the head of the department. Coppert doesn't even have to wander around in the living **** by himself. How much water is used and how much protection fee should be charged.
However, it didn't take long for such days, and the gangsters also discovered that it was not enough to rely on a genius like Cobblepot, who could not be born in a hundred people, to maintain the operation of the entire system.
So, they started vigorously preparing for the vocational school.
According to the second law of Gotham, when the school site is selected, the staff is ready, and even the teachers have been found, the gang bosses find out that they have no students.
The gang bosses certainly don't have time to learn these things themselves, they already have enough things to manage.
As for the middle-level gangsters, they generally don't know what to ask, they can even spell their own names wrong, and all of them smoke, drink, gamble, their brains have not turned for many years, and it is useless to send them to school.
Thus, these gang bosses can only choose among the black second generation, or they are the children of some young bosses, preferably in their teens, and it’s okay to have strange hobbies, as long as they don’t mess up their brains by drinking or taking drugs It's okay if it's broken.
Even with such a lenient condition, we couldn't gather enough 20 students.
There is no way, the gangsters can only cast their nets widely, even if they are homeless children on the street, as long as they are not bad, they will all be caught to go to school.
Therefore, Cobot, who is excellent in character and learning, became the first batch of students in the vocational school, and as soon as Cobot entered this class, he was the top student in his studies.
He received a good education when he was a child. Not only does he have good handwriting, he is good at mathematics, and he can even play a little violin. In this per capita prenatal education environment, he is simply outstanding.
But it's true that he's having a hard time.
Although he came to go to school, the water system in his area still pointed him to maintain it. Coppert studied during the day and worked overtime at night. No chance at home.
Although he is no longer down and out like a drowned chicken, he has also become a ruthless overtime machine.
The main theme of Copperpot's life recently is one word, busy.
Because the water system in his area is well maintained, and the income is higher than other places, the boss of the gang intends to hand over Area 3 to him as well.
Although this gang is a big gang, it is far inferior to the Twelve Families. It does not have the ability to hire professionals, and the entire system is maintained by Coppert alone.
It was also the first time Cobbot knew that sitting in an office was no easier than being outside in the wind and sun.
But it is true that he is doing well.
Coppert now fully understands what is meant by knowledge changing destiny.
Because he is good at mathematics, he has been promoted all the way. Not to mention being bullied when he was a doorman, now he manages more than 20 gang members.
Because Cobbot doesn't need others to help him calculate, other people can run errands at most, and they also have a share of the water bill collected. , naturally complimented him very much.
Now Coppert still has his own small piece of land, and even if he saves money, he and Mrs. Coppert can directly move out of that gloomy old house and find a nice apartment to live in.
Moreover, most of the teachers invited by the gangsters have a headache about the situation here. Before they came, they did not expect that the students they wanted to teach would be like this. In this environment, learning quickly Coppert, who is attentive and attentive, looks particularly cute.
Looking gloomy? It doesn't matter, look at this group of bastards, if there are less than ten metal rings on the whole head, they are considered conservatives.
Hooked nose? He didn't wear a bunch of nose rings on his nose, so he has already paid attention to his image.
Short in height? That's better than having thorns in your buttocks and jumping up and down every day in the classroom.
Most of the images of students that teachers like have the same kind of temperament, and Coppert just happens to have this kind of temperament.
He appears a little timid and taciturn, which may seem out of place to his peers, but to teachers and professors, it is the performance of a well-behaved student.
Facts have proved that Penguin who can occupy a place in the future Gotham stage and compete with crazy geniuses like clowns is of course very good~IndoMTL.com~The courses of the vocational school not only cannot stop He also gave him a considerable space to play.
Even Victor looked at him differently, calling Cobblepot "the lettuce in the carrot field."
Hearing Victor's evaluation, Schiller was a little dumbfounded. It was difficult for him to describe the wonderful feeling that a person who has read the original comics would feel when he heard Freeze comment that Penguin is a genius.
He didn't know whether this was a secret arrangement, or a sympathy between the villain and the villain. In short, Victor and Coppert began to appreciate each other gradually.
In Victor's eyes, Coppert has become a studious genius who emerges from the silt without getting stained, while in Copott's eyes Victor is a good teacher who treats students equally and does not discriminate against him.
As for Schiller, after he finished that class, he left all the work of organizing classroom discipline to Victor. He drank coffee and fished in the office of Gotham University every day. Call him an old fritter more.
As for Cobbot, of course he didn't forget that Schiller was a special guest he met at that time.
At that time, Schiller's speech and behavior made him have a good impression of the profession of professor, and now, Victor has also proved that reading more books is indeed different.
Coppert even had the idea of whether he should go to university or not. When this idea appeared in his mind, he felt a little ridiculous.
University exam? For every low-level person in Gotham, this is very far away.
But this future penguin, what he lacks most is ambition.
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