hotmtlnovel Chapter 3285 Bloody New City (34)
Chapter 3285 Bloody New City (34)
Chapter 3285 Bloodshed in New City (Thirty-four)
"I'm not kidding you. I'm really a psychiatrist and my fees are very expensive. But considering that you just paid half of the funds to avoid the dissolution of GTO, I can provide you with free psychological treatment." Schiller said sincerely.
“…When did I say I was going to pay?”
"So it seems you want to pay the whole thing? Thank you for your generosity. When will you transfer the money?"
Batman didn't want to discuss this with Schiller anymore. He didn't even want to be in the same room with him anymore, so he put on his coat and said as he walked to the door: "I hope you don't mess with Superman. He's not the kind of person who will be bewitched by you. Once he realizes that he's been used, he will definitely make the culprit pay the price."
"Are you concerned about me?"
Batman felt like he had eaten shit.
He was running away, but Schiller smiled. He picked up his phone and saw the message Gordon had just sent him: "The Penguin has escaped."
This guy was very smart. He did not run back to Gotham immediately. Instead, he rested in Blüdhaven first and asked Gordon to prepare a car to take him to Metropolis.
If nothing unexpected happens, he should have met Superman by now. The Penguin is a smart man. As long as he has heard of Superman's great name, he will understand that Superman's arrival is both supervision and help.
What the Penguin is most worried about now is being captured by the Pale Knight, because it is obvious that even if Gordon convinces the Pale Knight, he will definitely be reluctant. If he changes his mind, it will be a big trouble.
But if he could gain Superman's trust, it would not be so easy for the Pale Knight to capture him by violence again. This could be considered as a reassurance to him.
Although Superman has labeled the Penguin an evil super criminal, he still doesn't judge people by their appearance, nor will he deny what he sees because of the stereotypes in his heart.
As long as the Penguin works hard, takes out the money of a conscientious politician, and does things that benefit the majority of people, Superman can completely guarantee his personal safety and help him become immune to almost all physical attacks.
In the early days of his rise to power, the Penguin really couldn't go along with the corrupt crowd too quickly. After all, he represented Gotham and had a large sum of money from GTO in his hands. As long as he had any brains, he would definitely put on a show and wait for others to beg him.
He should also understand that Superman can't follow him forever. If he doesn't gain a foothold within a period of time, the Pale Knight will still chase him and put him in jail. He will definitely show his true abilities during this period of time. The Penguin with full firepower is still trustworthy, and I believe there will be results soon.
Schiller and Gordon met again at the cafe next to the police station. When Gordon walked in, Schiller was looking through some things.
"What's wrong? Is there something going on with Batman?"
"Yes, I was just about to talk to you about him." Schiller put down what he was holding, looked up at Gordon and said, "Did you know that Batman's mental state is not good?"
"Has his mental state improved?"
"Don't say that. At least before his parents were killed, he should have been a happy child."
"That's too far away," Gordon said. "If you want to ask about that case, I can only tell you that it's a high-society matter and the police can't really do anything about it."
"You're right, this case is a bit too far away. What about Jason Todd?"
Gordon's expression gradually became complicated. He lowered his eyes and said, "...It's my fault."
"Is he still alive?"
Gordon shook his head and said, "He's missing. There's no sign of him being alive, and no body has been found. No one knows where he is now... except the Joker."
"But it's impossible for the Joker to answer," Schiller said. "Hasn't Batman tried to find out over the years?"
"Of course he looked for him. He looked for a long time, but he couldn't find him." Gordon's eyebrows were tightly knitted. "Batgirl has a special system to find various missing persons. It was invented to find Robin, but unfortunately, he was the only one she didn't find."
"Okay, Chief, let's not be too blunt. Batman's mental state is very bad. Do you understand that? Very, very, very, very bad."
Gordon was not surprised at all. He just sighed and said, "When he beat the Joker, I realized that he was on the verge of losing control."
"You're underestimating how bad it is," Schiller said. "This is my profile of his mental state. It doesn't matter if you don't understand the technical terms. I can explain them to you."
"He is not on the verge of losing control, but has already lost control. He is gradually losing his ability to feel the order of life, which means that his depression symptoms are moving towards moderate to severe."
"For someone like Batman, his mental state has a very low tolerance for error. The death of his parents fired a fatal shot, and he was just prolonging his life for decades. The death of Alfred was the last straw that broke the camel's back, and everything continued to collapse."
"You can't feel the seriousness of the situation because Batman's hard shell hides the process of his internal decay. This also means that once the structure completely collapses, you will not be able to rescue him in time."
Gordon's expression turned serious. He looked at Schiller seriously and asked, "What can we do in this situation? Let him be hospitalized? Or take medication? Whatever it is, I will try to persuade him."
Schiller shook his head and said, "Medication can play a certain role, but it is only a temporary solution. Usually I would recommend such patients to change their environment, but no matter what, you can't persuade Batman to leave Gotham, especially at this time."
Gordon nodded and said, "You don't know how stubborn he is. If any of us could persuade him, things wouldn't have turned out like this."
"But it's not completely hopeless." Schiller changed the subject and said, "Today his friend Superman came. From my observation of their interaction, I found that Batman was not completely unmoved, which means that he actually longs for company."
Gordon also became interested and said, "But he never showed that he liked Superman. He always seemed to be annoyed by him and a little disgusted with him."
"That's just an appearance. In fact, they are very good friends. Batman enjoys his care, even though he may not know it himself. But emotions don't lie."
"So what should we do? Let Superman spend more time with him."
"No, Superman has work to do, but I think that instead of Superman, isn't his adopted son more deserving of his company?"
Gordon showed an embarrassment and said, "Nightwing is a very opinionated child. He is not the kind of sweet boy who is good at comforting others."
"He doesn't need to comfort Batman, he just needs to understand and be there for him."
"I'll try to convince him," Gordon said. "It's a bit unreasonable for him to stay away from home for so long. I'll let him go back tonight."
"No, you can't order him to do this, Mr. Director. You know that kids of this age are very rebellious. The more you persuade him, the more he will think you are a lobbyist hired by Batman. Even if he goes back, he will be reluctant. If he quarrels with Batman again, it will only make things worse."
"So what should we do? How about I ask Batgirl to persuade them?"
"Don't try to persuade him. Just tell him the truth." Schiller said after taking a sip of coffee. "Batman agreed to pay to get Balk out. He helped GTO avoid the crisis of dissolution."
"You actually convinced him." Gordon was a little surprised. He said, "I can't think of any reason why he would pay for it, but you did it."
"It's just a trivial job." Schiller smiled and said, "Since he made my work go smoothly, I should help him repair the relationship between father and son in return, right?"
"Okay." Gordon nodded and said, "I'll tell him, but will this really make him go home willingly?"
"Children of this age group have another characteristic."
"what?"
"It's good for your face."
Nightwing put down the gun in his hand, took off the protective mask, looked back at the target, and shook his head, seemingly dissatisfied with the results of his training.
The young man in front of another target also put down his gun and breathed a sigh of relief, but he was much more optimistic. He came over, put his arm around Nightwing's shoulders and said, "Life is really good after having the investment. This gun feels much better than before."
"I'm not used to the feel of it." Nightwing shook his head and said, "Once I get used to it, I will definitely do better than now."
"Oh my god, you're already number one, how much better can you be? Well, let's go eat. The standard of food has improved a lot. I can't wait."
Ye Yi followed the young man out and they arrived at the restaurant. It was dinner time and many people had already taken their seats.
At this time Batgirl came over, smiled at Nightwing and said, "The director wants to see you. Come over after dinner."
Nightwing ate the food as quickly as possible, put down the plate and went to the director's office. At the same time, other people in GTO also learned that the state legislature was going to disband the team.
Gordon did as Schiller said. He didn't say anything extra, nor did he try to persuade Nightwing. He just told him the decision Batman had made.
Nightwing's expression was a little complicated, because he didn't expect that Batman, who had always opposed the establishment of GTO, would be willing to spend such a large sum of money to help the team overcome the crisis of disbanding.
If this is the case, it proves that all my previous prejudices were wrong. Batman is not the kind of person who ignores the overall situation because of personal grudges. There may be other hidden reasons why he does not support GTO.
Should I go back and apologize?
Nightwing was actually not very willing to do so, and at the same time he was a little resentful of Batman in his heart. What secrets could not be told to him?
But he was surrounded not long after he walked out of the office. The team members were talking at once:
"I heard that Batman paid for it, so we don't have to disband. Is that true?"
"I knew he would help us. He was wrongly imprisoned before. I always thought he was the best vigilante in Gotham and our role model!"
"I don't think so. Maybe he can get some benefit from doing this. Maybe he can get us to do something for him."
"He won't. His equipment is much better than ours. Nightwing, do you know this? Is this true?"
Batgirl also stepped forward and asked, "Will Batman really help us? Nightwing, you are his assistant, can you ask him for us?"
Nightwing opened his mouth, but finally nodded.
"So are you going to meet Batman? Can you get me an autograph? I adore him!"
"I want one too! I want one too! I have a photo of him here. Can you bring it to me and ask him to sign it for me?"
"Then I want one too. Sign my baseball cap. There's also Superman's signature on my cap!"
Half an hour later, Nightwing appeared at the door of Wayne Manor carrying a bunch of messy things.
Batman, standing on the stairs, looked at him in confusion.