Chapter 10 Just Mortals
The fist hit, a drop of blood flowed down the corner of Matt Murdock's mouth, and a strong arm pushed hard on him: "Little shrimp, come and hit me, I'll let you hit you casually!"
Matt was a little unwilling and was pushed back a few steps in a hurry. The white boy and his accomplices did not give up on bullying him.
These black children started to cheer: "Do it, come up and fight!"
"You are as useless as your dad!"
The white boy pushed on Matt again: "Come on, hit me."
Matt didn't bother to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth and defended his father: "My father will win the championship, the boxing ring championship." The white boy shook his head and said, "NO, NO, your father is also a coward." His black friends followed him and agreed, "Yes, a coward!"
"Come and beat me." This time, Matt was pushed by the white boy, turned around and escaped from the narrow and dark alley in a panic. Only the laughter of the gangster boys was left: "This is a piece of waste!", "It's a waste!", "I dare not take action, I will only run away!"
"Sad..." Matt gave this definition of his childhood, and Emire listened silently.
In his previous life, the movie "Darkward" which tells the story of Daredevil Matt did not have a high box office, and Imil did not remember the content of the movie so clearly.
However, he is not Matt, nor Imil.
In his previous life, although he did not have super powers, in a relatively stable social environment, he did not experience the deep sense of powerlessness like Matt. Perhaps, if Emire's body was still alive, he would have many common languages with Matt.
Matt suddenly realized, and he came to his senses and asked, "Imil, where did I say?" Imil looked at Matt and reminded, "Mr. Matt, you said you had a childhood that was bullied."
As if he sighed with regret, Ma Te nodded: "Yes, that's right, let others bully..."
He was indeed familiar with Hell's Kitchen. He took Emire into a billiards hall just a few steps away. In the United States, billiards halls and bars are usually inseparable, and Emire didn't know why Matt brought him here.
However, he did not interrupt Matt's self-narration: "My father is an underground ring boxer. A sports reporter once wrote that his boxing skills are like a demon. His reputation has spread far and everyone knows that the 'demon' Jack Murdoch is a tough character!"
But that happened a long time ago, and since Matt was born, Jack has been away from the industry he once worked in.
He became an alcoholic who only knew how to drink heavily and recalled his past glory in boxing matches broadcast on TV. However, no matter how unconscious he drank, Jack would always say something that he would never forget to worry about.
A smile appeared on the corner of Matt's mouth, and he said to Emire: "That day, I got home and helped him onto the bed from the TV. He found my wound. He asked me, 'Are you injured?'. I pretended to be careless, and then he sat up from the bed, stared into my eyes and said, 'You know, I don't want you to fight.'."
"It's ironic, right? My dad is a terrifying 'demon' in the black market ring, but he hopes that his children will not fight. Yes, in this hell kitchen, don't fight with others."
Imil asked curiously: "So, Mr. Matt, how did you answer?"
Matt shook his head and said, "It's not that I like to cause trouble, but that's what I can do when I live in this hell kitchen. Those children told me that my dad has never left the underground gangster and has been working for Faren. He is one of his thugs."
Imil interrupted and asked, "Mr. Matt, who is Feren?"
Matt's sunglasses reflected the dim lights of the bar, white and cold: "That's a bastard, one of the biggest bastards in the Hell's kitchen. By the way, Old Babu, who went to your place to make trouble today, is also a disciple of Feiron's men."
Imil understood the meaning of the disciple. He knew that there was someone instructing him behind Old Babu, but he didn't expect that this person would still be called "one of the biggest bastards" in Matt's mouth.
Moreover, this "big bastard" and Daredevil Matt have coexisted in Hell's Kitchen for so many years and have not been eliminated, which is enough to show how powerful this bastard is.
Imil intuition told him that his actions today caused him annoyance.
However, since Feren sent Old Babu to Imil's apartment building to make trouble, unless Imil swallowed his anger and obediently handed over the protection fee extorted by Old Babu, he would have to face it head-on sooner or later.
Although Emire has not been reborn in this world for a long time, he really likes his sister Kathlin, who has always cared about him. Even if Emire has no power, he cannot tolerate others' offenses about Kathlin.
However, he still didn't know what Matt's father said to him. Matt continued: "My father asked me to go over and sit next to him."
Jack smiled and said, "If I were really working for Faren, then do I still need to work overtime day and night on the dock? Do you have any brains? You don't care about anything except studying. In the future, you will become a doctor or lawyer, don't be like me..."
Although he was scolded by his father, Matt was relieved to hear that Jack did not do anything for Faren. Jack said again: "Matt, you can do it. As long as there is no fear in your heart, there is nothing in this world that cannot be done. I want you to promise me."
Imil took advantage of Matt's speech and looked around. He felt that the bars in the United States were no different from those in China. They were also full of unemployed people who were idle in society, dyeing their hair into various colors one by one, which looked like they were throwing cocktails on their heads.
Matt listened for a moment, opened a table of snookers in the corner, picked up a pool stick from the wall and threw it to Emire: "Let's play together."
"Uh...Mr. Matt, you are a superhero..."
Imil took the billiard stick and was a little at a loss. He thought Matt had some great truth to teach him. Or he wanted to take him to some sacred place to confess, but unexpectedly he brought him to such a despicable bar to play billiards.
Moreover, when dealing with a blind man like this, Emire always feels too bullying. Matt raised his head and his eyes were facing Emire, and he denied it: "No, no, no, the life of a superhero is a torture for me. Don't think of me as a superhero, I am an ordinary person like you."
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Chapter completed!