The story begins with Luke escaping from the laboratory. Luke's identity is now considered a black man, because legally, he is already a dead person, and he does not dare to use his real name. He changed his name from Carl. Lucas became Luke Cage. Then I lived in seclusion in Harlem. This area has been introduced before. It used to be a very chaotic place, but it has gotten better in recent years, but it is still a place where gangs are rampant and poverty is widespread. But compared to Hell's Kitchen, it still has this basic order.
There are many illegal immigrants here, and no one cares where you come from, which is why Luke chose to live in seclusion here.
Luke's life here can't be said to be good, but he can barely make ends meet. He found two jobs here. One job was as a cleaner in a barber shop owned by Henry Hunter, the former gangster's "dad", and the other was He worked as a dishwasher in the Harlem Paradise, a nightclub owned by Cornell Stokes. While making a living, he also tried to hide himself in the crowd and not attract attention.
It's a pity that bad luck doesn't seem to let him go. Something happened just recently.
His two bosses were at each other's throats.
As the Viper Gang's power expanded, they also began to plan to do more profitable business. This is not just because the government has launched a renovation project in Harlem. The government plans to push all the old neighborhoods in Harlem to rebuild. This has two benefits. First, it can completely change the dirty and messy situation in Harlem. Second, it can fundamentally improve Harlem. law and order.
But how does pushing it to old communities have anything to do with public security?
Of course there is a relationship, and it's a big relationship.
As I said before, public security has a lot to do with the economy. Because housing prices and rents are cheaper in Harlem now, many low-income people and illegal immigrants choose to live here. These people not only bring security problems, but also cannot drive much consumption at all. Without consumption, there will be no tax revenue. Low housing prices mean low property taxes. When taxes are low, there will be less funds for the police and public services. Less funds will naturally lead to poor social security. Poor social security will continue to make housing prices unaffordable, which will naturally attract low-income people and illegal immigrants...and so on.
In this vicious cycle, Harlem naturally cannot get better.
Therefore, in order to fundamentally solve the problem, the government will launch a renovation plan and also increase the rent level in the area, which is equivalent to driving away low-income people and illegal immigrants in disguise. (This is what Hell’s Kitchen does in reality.) In this way, public security will naturally improve.
In short, this policy cannot be said to be bad, and it certainly cannot be said to be good.
Because they have never thought about solving the fundamental problem, which is poverty! They just drive the poor away and then look out of sight. Those people were driven away and just moved to another place, treating the symptoms but not the root cause.
Of course this is also an opportunity for some people.
The United States still cares a lot about private property, so the compensation for demolition is quite good.
Those who own property can receive substantial compensation payments.
But these people are not satisfied.
Some people want more.
And some people simply don't want to move.
This is understandable.
The truly abominable ones are those who plan to fish in troubled waters.
The Vipers are this kind of people.
They colluded with government officials and planned to obtain property rights from real estate owners at low prices, and then negotiate terms with the government with a large amount of property rights. When the time comes, let’s cut the government’s leeks together.
One of those people who was unwilling to move was Henry Hunter, the barbershop owner who took Luke Cage in. He had lived in Harlem all his life and had no intention of moving away. Of course the Viper Gang is not happy, it affects their money!
The Viper Gang wanted to bully their benefactor, and Luke certainly couldn't just sit back and watch.
So the conflict unfolded.
Of course, there are also some personal grudges mixed in. One of the leaders of the Viper Gang, "Rattlesnake" Willis Stryker, was the one who framed Luke for imprisonment. At the same time, Willis was Luke's half-father. Mother's brother, in short, complicated.
This is when the war between Luke and the Viper Gang broke out.
Then there was this scene in front of me.
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Due to Matt's participation, the battle ended quickly. After all, the Viper Gang had nothing to do with Luke Cage. Add another Matt...that's even less fun.
"Daredevil?" After the battle, Luke Cage walked up to Matt wearing rags and stretched out his hand.
Matt shook hands without hesitation and said, "It's me."
"Why did you end up in Harlem? I remember you were always in Hell's Kitchen."
Daredevil is still somewhat famous in New York. Of course, the media has never been very interested in Daredevil. After all... he's not cool! Look at Batman, look at Iron Man, how cool it is, even if War Machine is not good, it is also good. But what does Daredevil have? A simple fight with fists to the flesh, or that tight red leather jacket?
What age is it, even tights are no longer popular in superhero comics.
But this Luke not only recognized Matt at a glance, which shows that this person has been collecting information in this regard.
"We originally planned to destroy the Viper Gang's warehouse, but..." Matt pointed to the burning warehouse. "Why don't you call the fire alarm? If you don't, it could get out of control at any time."
"Fake! I forgot!" Luke hurried to the public phone booth on the side.
Looking at this man, Matt felt that he and he would be compatible.
Matt was just about to ask Batman for his opinion, but found that Batman left at some point.
This made Matt a little strange.
But thinking about Batman's elusiveness, I wasn't too surprised.
Come to think of it, with Batman's aloofness, he probably wouldn't be able to chat with people he meets for the first time.
Suppressing the chaotic thoughts in his heart, Matt and Luke left the scene together.
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"I will definitely help with this! When I saw those children being kidnapped and killed on the news, I wanted to find trouble with those guys!"
Luke Cage is a man with a strong sense of justice. Although he has a strong sense of the market, he is definitely a good person. When he heard that Matt was recruiting teammates to fight against Hand Hehui, he agreed without saying a word.
However, Luke Cage also made a request, that is, he hopes that Matt can also provide him with help against the Viper Gang.
Matt readily agreed to this. Anyway, as long as he was fighting crime, he was fine.
Then Luke curiously asked if there were any other teammates.
Matt thought for a moment and said Batman.
"Really?!" Luke's eyes widened and his mouth opened as he shouted in surprise.
Matt was a little embarrassed to be shouted out by Luke. Because Batman seemed to have only said that he would use batarangs to contact him when needed, but not about forming a team.
"No, no, no, Batman just said that if I encounter difficulties, I can call him for help."
"Is that so..." Luke was a little disappointed.
But he soon recovered. He thought this was normal. Batman's character was widely circulated and he was famous for being aloof. And Luke also feels that this is how Batman should be. He is a superhero.
On the contrary, Matt seems to be more friendly to the people in Luke's eyes. Luke has his own set of criteria for classification. People like him and Matt who are heroic on the streets are at best vigilantes and not superheroes. Really. Superheroes should come and go high and have various special effects when fighting.
