mtl008 Chapter 2533: Xiao Xiao Down (7)
Chapter 2533: Xiao Xiao Down (7)
Chapter 2533 Xiao Xiao Down (Seventeen)
Killer Croc arrived at around six o'clock the next morning. In fact, Schiller hadn't gotten up yet. He woke up when he heard the doorbell.
He worked until after two last night, but luckily it was all finished. Schiller drew a logo for Killer Croc's moving company and printed it out using gray fog.
He quickly got into the car and on the way to the manor, he was thinking about how to bring up the subject.
It's really easy, isn't it? Just say "Hey, thanks for stopping by so late last night, I thought you might need this" and then pull out the logo that can be glued to the truck.
But for people with autism, it's a little harder.
The emotional channels of autistic patients are almost completely closed. They can only infer what emotions they should have and what kind of emotional feedback they should give based on social rules and common sense, but in fact they don't.
Schiller only knew that he called Killer Croc during his break, and Killer Croc came over. According to known social rules, Killer Croc sacrificed his rest time to help him move, so he should thank him, but in fact, Schiller did not feel any gratitude in his heart.
And if he wants to give something back now, he should make a gesture of gratitude and look a little excited, and the most difficult part is that he should show the expression of anticipation on Killer Croc's face when he sees this pattern, just like when someone gives a gift to someone else, he expects to see the other person's surprised expression.
But Schiller didn't care what expression Killer Croc would show, because whether Killer Croc was surprised or disgusted, he would not be happy or angry.
More importantly, he could actually theoretically analyze what expression Killer Croc would make. He could even imagine a tiny wrinkle on the crocodile's face in his mind, so he actually had no expectations at all.
You have to show gratitude, excitement, and anticipation. These emotions cannot be confused and must be in order of priority and intensity. You have to speak while expressing them and improvise to respond to the other person's reactions. If one link goes wrong, the scene will be completely ruined.
"I saw the ad on your car last night..."
"You seem to care about that." Killer Croc interrupted him and said, "Actually, I know that thing is a bit scary, but I lost the bet with Jack before, so I can only stick it on. When the time comes, I will peel it off and forget about it."
"I mean, your moving company actually..."
"That's just one of my dreams. Being a boss is more suitable for Bruce Wayne, isn't it?"
Damn ordinary people, Schiller couldn't help cursing in his heart, could he please let him finish saying this sentence.
Wait, can Killer Croc be classified as an ordinary person?
But now it seems to be true. Apart from his slightly scary appearance, there is nothing unusual about him. Even his mental state is very normal.
Schiller speculated that it might be the years of heavy physical labor that consumed the violent factors in his body, allowing him to vent the energy that had nowhere to vent, so that he looked like an ordinary person with an abnormal appearance.
No wonder he can survive in the lower class of Gotham. Although people may be scared by his appearance at first, after getting to know him, they will soon realize that he is not a monster but an ordinary person like them.
It looks like the exact opposite of himself, Schiller thought, and when dealing with himself, people are always fooled by this excellent human skin, but they will soon discover that there is a monster hidden under the human skin.
Killer Croc, who was driving, turned to look at him and said, "Do you have anything to say, Professor?"
Schiller simply stopped talking and handed the poster he had made to Killer Croc.
Because the poster was rolled up, Killer Croc couldn't tell what it was. It was not until the car stopped in front of the manor that Killer Croc unfolded the huge logo poster with some difficulty.
"Oh my God!" he exclaimed, looking up and down at the poster, but because his arm span was not big enough, he could not see the whole poster clearly.
He took down the ugly photo he had pasted on the car, walked to the roof with the poster, and shouted down: "Professor, help me pull the bottom so we can put it on!"
The poster signs were quickly put up.
There is a black circular frame on the outside, and inside the circular frame is a cartoon crocodile giving a thumbs-up, squeezing one eye, with teeth shining in its open mouth, and its snout and head protruding from the circular frame.
Below the circular frame, "Killer Croc Moving Company" is written in the same style of cartoon font.
Killer Croc jumped down from the roof of the car and was stunned the moment he saw the pattern. He came to his senses and pointed to the words below and said, "Um, Professor, who is Killer Croc?"
Schiller then remembered that Killer Croc was not actually called Killer Croc. His name was Waylon Jones, and because he had never been a killer in his life, he did not have the title of Killer Croc.
"But this is so cool, can you imagine? My two best friends have a cool title, Batman and the Joker, but I don't, but that's okay, now I have one, Killer Croc, and it's so cool!"
“Do you like this logo?”
"Of course! It's awesome! Even though it looks like the poster is saying 'scary killer crocodile will kill your whole family and then help you move', I think it's perfect for me and for Gotham."
Killer Croc twisted his body happily and said, "I had wanted to give up on opening a moving company, but now I think if I work a few jobs these days, I can rent the storefront I had my eye on before. With a storefront, I can start taking orders."
"I am very optimistic about you." Schiller didn't know what to say, so he could only say this.
Killer Croc looked very excited. Schiller wanted to help him because the gray fog was not impossible to move. Although the scene would be a bit weird and it would look like furniture was floating in the sky, there was no one else nearby anyway.
But Killer Croc stopped Schiller's action. As if to show his professionalism, he carried a wardrobe on each hand and two garden barbecue grills in each hand. In just a few trips, he moved all the furniture Schiller needed into the car.
On the way to the new house, Killer Croc had been excitedly talking about his moving company plan. He planned to rent a storefront to take orders and drive himself to work first, because he could do the work of almost five strong laborers. He had observed small moving companies, which only had four or five people, so it would be no problem for him to start alone.
When the company grows bigger, he can start hiring people. More importantly, he can hire Jack because Jack has a big truck. Then they can not only move houses but also help move factories and companies.
Truck drivers' business is not good right now, and they are taking private jobs outside. However, because Gotham's construction plan has entered the stage of large-scale construction, residents are moving to the east side and factories are moving to the west side, so moving private jobs are the most common.
However, truck drivers are not professional movers. They are good at driving but not so good at carrying things. They often gather four or five people to work hard for half a day, exhausting themselves but not moving much. In the end, they waste their employer's time but do not get paid.
Therefore, Killer Croc plans to recruit some young laborers who, like him, either have unusual appearances or have some not-so-glorious resumes. He will provide the manpower and the truck drivers will provide the vehicles, so that they can make more money by taking advantage of this opportunity.
Obviously, Killer Croc, a famous villain in Gotham, is just a simple and very violent tool in many comics. He cannot be said to be very smart, but at least he can survive in such harsh living conditions and still have time to commit crimes, which proves that he is talented.
Schiller's original remark was just perfunctory, but after listening to Killer Croc's plan, he even felt that Killer Croc's plan was more reliable than Bruce's.
At least he is not too ambitious and is very down-to-earth. He has also considered possible accidents in every aspect. No wonder he has been able to stay with Batman and the Joker for so long.
There was inevitably some traffic jam in Gotham in the morning. Schiller glanced at his watch and wondered if he could still catch up with the first class. If not, he would switch classes with Victor.
But soon Killer Croc pointed out the window and said, "Professor, we've arrived at the new campus. Do you want to get off here?"
"What about the furniture?"
"I can send it to you and pile it in the backyard first. Anyway, I will go there again after your get out of class, so it won't be too late to sort it out then."
"Of course you can, but there's another...dangerous person in my house. I'll give her a call. Just ignore her."
Schiller got off the car at the gate of the new campus and rushed to the classroom as quickly as possible. On the way, he did not forget to call the house in the south area and told Raven not to run around. Someone would come to deliver something and that person might look a little strange, so she should not make a fuss.
Raven was watching TV in the house at this time. In fact, she had never watched TV in such a long time since she moved in because she didn't know how to use this device. She grew up in the isolated world of gods where there were no modern electronic devices. So although she had some common sense of life, she was still a little confused about human technology.
Yesterday, she was hiding in the house and saw Schiller watching TV with the remote control. She discovered that this black machine could play all kinds of pictures. Today, she was alone in the house and was bored, so she decided to give it a try.
She saw that the show Schiller watched yesterday was being rebroadcast for the second time today, and just when she was watching it with great interest, the doorbell rang.
Raven turned to open the door, but was startled as soon as he opened it. Killer Croc was also a little embarrassed when he saw that the person opening the door was a pretty girl. He jumped back and hid behind the pillar of the porch.
"Uh, I'm a mover. I'm here to deliver something. How about you go upstairs first and I'll call you when I'm done?"
"No need." Raven shook his head and said indifferently, "You move it. I want to watch TV."
Raven returned to sit on the sofa while Killer Croc went through the house moving furniture. He was a little curious because the show on TV was quite interesting. It was talking about those guys who were going to renovate the old house.
"I dare say this big guy is not professional at all." Killer Croc said, "He was very good at unloading the beam, but if he carried such a big piece of wood like this, I bet he would have a huge bruise on his shoulder the next day, and it would take at least two months to heal."
"Is it difficult?" Raven asked in confusion.
"Of course, the beam is very heavy and difficult to balance. It usually takes two people to carry it together. If one person has to carry it, he has to carry one end on his shoulder and drag the other end on the ground, dragging it forward like this." Killer Croc said after gesturing.
Then he saw the raven stand up, turn around, point lightly at the door, and the wardrobe flew into the room and landed steadily on the ground.
Killer Croc was stunned.
(End of this chapter)