It’s not that Luke has too much money, it’s just that the atmosphere at the shelter is not very good.
A large number of community residents have lost their families or even relatives, and the low pressure has affected the community atmosphere.
These people in the rescue station and home improvement company can provide him with dozens or hundreds of experience points every day.
Holding this party, doing some charity raffles, and promoting the improvement of the two companies' own plight by participating should help some people.
Although the harvest was not much, fortunately I only had to pay money.
However, as the saying goes, no medicine can cure a fatal disease, and those diseases of laziness that have no cure are not within the scope of Luke's help.
When there are fewer people in the shelter, he will reduce their benefits.
It is impossible to do nothing in there, eat till you are fat and sleep till you are full.
He is helping people, not raising pigs.
…
May and Doris were very efficient.
The two of them rushed over that day and agreed on the main procedures with Luke.
The next day, the application to the municipal government was completed, and preparations for the party were also carried out simultaneously.
On the third day everything was ready and the party officially started in the evening.
Luke took advantage of both his personal and public interests by directly inviting Misty and George Stacy, as well as any police officers from the 15th Precinct who were available to participate, to a "police-civilian party."
As long as there are more than ten police officers, we will have voluntary law enforcement officers.
Chief George is also very interesting.
Including him, there were exactly ten people from the 15th Precinct. Except for the chief himself, the rest were patrol officers who came by car.
Luke was also very considerate. He asked the Social Work Department to send people to question these patrol officers and deliver the hot drinks and food they needed, except for beer.
The patrol officers were more sensible.
They were scattered along the riverside avenue where the party was taking place, with a group placed approximately every hundred meters, so that the half-kilometer party was included in the monitoring range.
Two years ago, residents of the Clinton area would never have held a gathering under the noses of patrolmen because there were too many guys with active criminal records living there.
Now these criminals have basically been driven away by Batman, Catwoman and Daredevil, and the remaining ones are basically native Clinton people.
Most of them work or help out in home improvement companies, social work offices, etc. and are good citizens.
Luke asked Charlie and Laka to go and say hello, and told them that the patrolmen were "security guards" hired by the boss of the relief foundation.
So, no one paid much attention to these patrolmen.
As night falls, the cold wind blows by the river, but the streets are bustling.
Various hot foods are on the stove, emitting tempting heat, and the community rap band formed on the spot can also perform on the spot.
Those who sing well will have people watching, and those who sing badly... well, even more people will watch, and make loud mockery of them.
The trauma brought by the Battle of New York left the Clinton area with almost no festive atmosphere this Christmas, but there was one today.
This is of course due to Luke... paying for it.
All food, drinks, and entertainment are free, even the two claw machines are free, but you have to queue and are limited to three times per person per time.
Other pinball machines and boxing machines can be played casually.
This makes the gathering place surrounded by ribbons look like a small carnival.
Chief George looked at everything in front of him and said to Luke beside him with a smile: "This is a good idea. Without the buffer of the festival, people will feel that life has no hope."
Luke also smiled and nodded: "You guys are under a lot of pressure recently, right?"
George smiled helplessly, "No, the security in our 15th Precinct is one of the best in New York—only slightly worse than those rich communities."
Luke said nothing.
George seemed to have a rare opportunity to talk about this with others, so he lowered his voice a little and said, "Although saying this may make the 15th Precinct seem useless, we have to thank Batman and his friends. It is them who have kept Clinton District so stable after the war."
Luke smiled: "Why do I feel that you are actually very unwilling, Chief George?"
"I respect Batman and his gang very much. But they don't get paid. It's us who do get paid that are so useless." Having said that, George suddenly felt that the beer in his hand had no taste.
Luke hesitated for a moment and said, "Actually, it's okay to help superheroes?"
George: …
Luke looked at his expression and shrugged. "Are you going to let us little policemen deal with monsters or alien armies? We are not paid by the military."
George smiled bitterly, feeling helpless about the current situation.
There is always some gap between reality and ideal.
Batman and his team have taken away a lot of work from the NYPD, but it is not the NYPD's turn to save the world.
Should we blame others for meddling in other people's business? Then the world won't be saved!
After a moment of silence, he changed the subject: "I heard that you have some connections at the headquarters."
Luke: "I guess so. What do you want me to do for you?"
George was a little embarrassed at this time, but he still said: "You know something about the 15th Precinct, right?"
Luke nodded.
George: "Although I came here and carried out the reorganization, some of the support promised to me by the higher-ups has been stuck."
Luke: “What support?”
George: "Police equipment, new guns, bulletproof vests, riot shields, etc. Although the security in Clinton District is okay now, we often need cross-district support recently. After a few times, many people are a little... not so willing."
Luke understood.
Previously, the 15th Precinct was in cahoots with Kingpin, and everything was rotten from top to bottom.
Now George has taken over and was doing a successful job. However, the NYPD experienced two waves of resignations in a row and the cleanup work had to be suspended.
If the work is not done yet, it will not be so easy to give rewards.
Moreover, the Battle of New York broke out, and the higher-ups were extremely busy and overwhelmed, so they had no time to deal with him, the chief of a small bureau with an unstable foundation.
The people below didn't want to drive a broken car and carry old equipment to carry out the mission.
Luke rolled his eyes, and suddenly raised his hand and pointed at the gathering place: "See this place, George?"
George followed his hand and looked around, wondering, "What's wrong?"
His hand had already touched the walkie-talkie at his waist. It was his right as the director to call for support from his subordinates if there was any disagreement.
Luke shook his finger. “No. What I mean is that there is a charity-oriented foundation here, and this community gathering is funded by it.”
George understood immediately: "You mean, let me donate to this foundation?"
A teachable boy! Luke nodded: "As long as you are willing to let your men pay more attention to the public security here, it will also protect the charity."
George nodded thoughtfully.
Luke: "If you have this idea, go find Fudge and Matt from Nelson Murdoch. They are familiar with the foundation. You can discuss it with them first."
George exhaled and held out his hand: "Thank you, Luke."
Luke also extended his hand and shook his, chuckling: "But let me make it clear first, Misty, you can't take it back. Well, unless you want her to get a promotion."
George also laughed: "She's been in great form lately, I think she should keep it up."