Chapter 825: The Way to Break the Game(1/2)
Generally speaking, students who come to participate in the second round of internships are all students who want to stay in Gotham to find jobs. Otherwise, they would have already found jobs in other cities now.
If you want to stay in Gotham and deal with gang members, it is an unavoidable proposition. Although academic level is important, you have to learn how to deal with the special patients here before you can save your life.
Therefore, the Arkham Asylum was chosen for the second round of internship. There was no problem. There were indeed no mental patients here, but the students could still learn a lot of Gotham's survival from here.
Schiller had already said hello to all the patients here. Recently, a group of students will come to internship. If they ask questions with cases, they can just answer truthfully.
As long as you are a person, you will have some psychological problems to a greater or lesser extent, and there is no completely normal psychology. Therefore, even if it is not a typical case, it can provide some experience.
Schiller did not expect to see Bruce here, because obviously, it was impossible for Bruce to build a gangster in such a short time.
Since he has not really established a gangster, he will appear here now, obviously using some tricks to trick and sneak attacks.
It seems that he was a little better than he thought. Schiller thought, but now Schiller doesn't have to worry, he doesn't have enough credits and can't graduate.
After all, he participated in the second round of internship. Although he participated as a patient, he also participated.
Soon, Bruce was surrounded. His former classmates asked him various questions in some not so smooth and awkward ways to check his current mental state.
Bruce could only play a young gangster boss who had just taken office and answer their very obvious directing questions.
Schiller was waiting to look at him. After a while, he glanced at his watch and said, "I'll go for a walk in another group. It's almost lunch time. When it's over, you'll go to dinner together. There's no need to wait for me anymore. I'll go back to the office to handle some things."
After saying that, he left, and Bruce's eyes were always on Schiller. Obviously, he wanted to say something to Schiller, but before he could find an excuse to leave, his classmates surrounded him again.
Bruce was anxious to talk to Schiller, but the students in the three groups were all excellent graduates and candidates. They were very enthusiastic about studying and wanted to compete for the quota of outstanding graduates. They finally caught a patient, and of course they had to obtain enough information to win the opportunity.
While dealing with them, Bruce looked out the door. Finally, it was time to eat, and the other students left, only Evans stayed.
Bruce rushed out, but Evans stopped him and said, "What area are you the boss? Why haven't I seen you?"
Bruce stroked the mask on his face and said, "Godfather, my territory is close to Wayne Mansion. I have only recently taken office. It is normal that you have never seen me..."
Evans narrowed his eyes and said, "Wayne Mansion? There should be the territory of the twelve families. Who did you kill among them? Did their family not cause trouble for you?"
Bruce sighed and said, "Godfather, aren't you hungry? The restaurant is downstairs. Do you want me to send you there?"
Evans was even more confused. Although he was not the godfather, Alberto was the godfather, the memories of the two of them had been shared. When the old godfather announced his retirement and Evans officially took over the Falcone family, everyone was complimenting the new godfather.
The strange stranger in front of him seemed to care more about Professor Schiller than him. Gotham actually has such a gang leader. Evans didn't know whether he should be said to be ignorant and fearless, or whether he was alive or not.
But Bruce didn't have time to get entangled with Evans. He had too many questions to ask Schiller, so he walked quickly towards Schiller's office.
Evans felt strange, so he followed him all the time. Bruce wanted to shake him away, but was worried that Schiller would leave early, so he didn't care about that. The two rushed into Schiller's office one by one.
In the office, Schiller was looking at the initial diagnosis report submitted by the students. When he saw the two of them coming in, Schiller pushed his glasses and said, "Are you here? Let's sit down."
"Evans..." Schiller waved to Evans first and said, "Call out your brother, we have something to talk about."
Evans was stunned for a moment, and at this time he was seeing Bruce take off his mask.
In fact, at this time, the wound on Bruce's face had almost healed. Apart from being a little thinner, he could see his original appearance. Evans widened his eyes and said in shock: "Bruce?! Why are you here? Why are you still... I mean, why are you..."
"Okay, don't be too surprised," Schiller comforted him, saying, "Our Mr. Wayne is very interested in the second round of internship, so he volunteered to become a patient. By the afternoon, you have to treat him. Now call your brother, we have something to do..."
Seeing Schiller's serious face, Evans said nothing and nodded. He was stunned for a moment, then changed his expression and said to Schiller: "Teacher, are you looking for me?"
"Sit down." Schiller pointed to the chair in front of him and said, "I heard that the twelve families have changed their words now, right? Godfather?"
Alberto shook his head and said, "The title is not important at all. They are willing to respect me because I have completely taken over all the industries of the Falcone family, and the old godfather no longer holds any rights."
"And thanks to someone..." Alberto glanced at Bruce and said, "A madman with a red hood drove into the North District in a truck full of children and came to the old godfather."
"For the past forty years, Gotham has not had such a bold person, so the old godfather felt that the time was ripe and his rule was over."
"That night, he called me to the room and talked a lot with me." Alberto shook his head and said, "It was with me, not with Evans."
"We haven't had such a long talk in a long time, I should have been happy..."
Bruce looked at him, and there was a hint of solemnity on Alberto's face, and there was no excitement at all.
He heard Alberto speak, "The situation in Gotham is worse than I thought. No, it should be said that the situation in the Twelve families is worse, and there is no way to continue, and there is only a line of separation."
Bruce and Schiller were both fascinated. Even though they both had a deep understanding of Gotham, they had never really ruled Gotham and did not know much about Gotham's top twelve families.
Hearing Alberto say this, Schiller asked, "What's going on? Can you tell me?"
"Maybe you have heard that the eldest daughter of the Spencer family and the younger son who had just returned from another place had a hard time fighting, but Rossbinsey had no choice. If this continues, the Spencer family's industry will inevitably be divided into two, and the titles of the twelve families cannot be retained."
"What the hell is going on?" Schiller frowned and said, "A few days ago, I heard from my neighbor that there was a fierce conflict at the birthday party of Old Spencer and someone was injured?"
Alberto nodded and said, "That's right, I happened to be there that day..."
With his memories, the lights on the dance floor gradually lit up. The gang members in suits walked in from the red carpet, stood at the door to take care of their tie, stomped their feet gently, and walked into the brightly lit hall.
"Hey! Charle, you old guy, are still alive! Come here, we haven't seen each other for so many years, it's been sixteen or seventeen years..." Old Spencer walked up, stroked the back of another old man and said, "Time flies so fast..."
"Yes, you damn old squirrel. When we were still huddling at the dock, you said, one day, you will have a grand birthday party, invite me over, and let Marina dance with me a Persian dance..."
The old man known as Char shook his head and said, "Two months ago, Marina died. Fortunately, her grandson was more filial and held a Catholic funeral for her. Neither of us was available to go..."
Old Spencer also showed a nostalgic expression and said: "Marina was the most beautiful girl in the young and strong school at that time. Unfortunately, she was entrusted with a bad person. That Frenchman deserves to be damned..."
While missing the past, the two walked into the hall. At this time, Old Spencer pulled a young man over, with red hair like him. He introduced to Charl: "This is my son. When he was just born, you and Liv had hugged him, and you said he was a strong little foal."
Char patted the young man on the back and said, "It's been so long since you saw you, your youngest son is so old, come on, let's go over there and talk..."
They changed their positions, but at this time, a series of footsteps came from the stairs. A woman in a gorgeous dress walked down, her beautiful red hair was like a waterfall, and her beautiful face was with a formidable momentum.
As soon as she came, the faces of old Spencer and the little Spencer beside him changed, but at this time, more guests surrounded him, and compliments were heard endlessly.
"That damn bitch..." Little Spencer whispered, but at this time, Old Spencer glared at him hard and said, "Shut up, you idiot, that's your sister!"
"My sister?!" Little Spencer raised his tone and said, "She's just a bitch who wants to steal the Spencer family property!"
Charle next to him glanced at Spencer, and showed a look of contempt in the place where Old Spencer could not see.
Then, he looked at the woman in the center of focus, narrowed her eyes, rolled her eyes, seemed to have some idea.
Charle is also a gang leader with a very old experience. Although his family is declining now, he can still rank in Gotham.
He and the Spencer family are family friends, and his wife Liv is the distant cousin of old Spencer. The two families have always had contacts, so they are very clear about each other's situation.
Old Spencer's son and daughter are not a mother. The eldest daughter Freya Spencer's mother was Old Spencer's first wife. But later she died, Old Spencer married another one and gave birth to the current boy.
The wife he married later was a foreigner, and seemed to be a female star on the West Coast. When his youngest son was born, Spencer found that he was very talented and had an IQ that was different from ordinary people, so he wanted to keep him by his side and train him well.
But the wife he married later cried and made a fuss to let his son get into the best university. Old Spencer was blinded and sent him to another place in high school. It took seven or eight years to go there. When he came back, Gotham changed everything and no one knew him at all.
Old Spencer did not like his eldest daughter, so he did not raise her, but Miss Spencer was also very talented, and she was very beautiful and had a high emotional intelligence. She was very famous in the entire Gotham circle of wives and women, and had very strong connections.
This led to a problem. When the youngest son, who was the one who was willing to be in his wife, came back and faced with his sister, he was completely at a disadvantage.
However, the younger son has studied economics and management a lot and has a lot of experience in managing family business. Many people are willing to work with him. Because of his eldest daughter, because of her deep foundation and wide connections, some people are willing to work with her.
It would be fine if one side is very strong and the other side is very weak, but I am afraid that such a situation of equal strength will be evenly matched. The two of them will fight. Today you force me to hand over the equity, and tomorrow I will cut off your production line. The Spencer family's good industry will be torn apart.
Old Spencer has a bad relationship with his daughter, but after so many years of separation from his kid, he has not been very close to him.
The eldest daughter thought it was her father and deliberately killed her mother. The younger son felt that her father had not protected her mother for so many years. Anyway, Old Spencer was left alone and out of the world.
There is no power in front of his children, and it is fine if he can seize power, but Old Spencer's talent is not as good as his two children. He couldn't hold on at the beginning of the battle.
Alberto sighed and said, "Old Spencer's youngest son is a young man who has returned from another place. He doesn't understand Gotham's rules at all. He couldn't help but try to hit his sister at the banquet that day."
"Miss Spencer is not a fuel-efficient lamp. She just finished her nails. With a wave of her hand, she scratched her brother's eyes, making him turn into a one-eyed dragon at a young age..."
"This is a problem. The entire Spencer family has become a joke for the twelve families. The youngest son wants to hit his sister at his father's birthday party, but he was even injured. The birthday party was well-known, and it was blood in just a few minutes after the opening. When he said it, he was completely embarrassed by the family."
"If it were in the past, the Godfather might have taken care of it, but now, the Falcone family is also busy making money. Who can control so many family issues?"
"They don't want to be the Twelve families anymore. Some people want to be the one. That day I said that the Spencer family has declined and just made room for the Oswald family. I am very optimistic about Copper..."
Schiller and Bruce looked at each other and found that the problem they wanted to discuss seemed to be the same as theirs. In the end, Schiller spoke first:
"Among the twelve families, are there many such situations?"
Alberto frowned and said, "According to my memory and Evans, this has become more and more common in recent years."
"The twelve families are often not short of money, especially the leaders' families, who go out for vacation every year, and there are no shortage of home theaters and audio and video discs at home. Many children raised by such families are not willing to stay in Gotham and like to run out."
"With the renewal of gang members so quickly, if you have a few years of gap and have not stayed in Gotham, you may not even recognize people when you come back. If there are other children in this family, it will be difficult for you to compete with those heirs."
Alberto shook his head and said, "Many second-generation gangsters who like to run out are more flexible and have ideas. They are determined to reform. However, the vast majority of the gang leaders in power are still of the same generation as the old godfather. They don't like these gangsters who don't understand the rules."
"They want to maintain the original order, so they tried their best to suppress these people. The way to suppress is to support other heirs in the family, but the other party will not give up. In recent years, family conflicts have become more and more common, and the old godfather cannot adjust them all. Many things can only be solved by themselves."
Alberto showed a solemn look and said, "This is why I feel the pressure is very high. After I came to power, many new generations hoped that I could abolish these rules and give them freedom, while many older generations felt that I should maintain order on their behalf..."
"What do you think then?" Bruce asked.
Alberto nodded and said, "If you are in this position like me, you will clearly see something. Those unruly sluts will cause great trouble. They are too impulsive and careless, but those children who are raised within the rules are too rigid and have not flexible enough."
"If I have to say who I tend to, I actually tend to those smart people..." Alberto rubbed his eyebrows helplessly and said, "There are many people who have never read books. I don't know how to communicate with them, just like we are not speaking the same language. Their understanding ability is really problematic. ·
"Take the logistics industry as an example, those who have never read books and live in the rules cannot understand why road transformation must be based on their territory? Why are their business affected? They will not look at problems from a long-term perspective, but only care about temporary gains and losses..."
"Those who have received higher education are reasonable and willing to sacrifice their current interests to obtain longer-term benefits, but they always yell and be arrogant, thinking that they are the only ones in the world, and others are idiots..."
Schiller smiled and said, "This is not only a problem that Gotham will face, but the whole world is facing this problem. Using mandatory rules to discipline human beings will inevitably erase some of the creative thinking, but if everyone is imaginative, they will fall into chaos again.·
"I have been thinking about this question these days," Bruce said, "If the people at the bottom are busy making a living and have no chance of education, then the upper classes in Gotham lack education because of their unique gangster rules, their unique fast-paced competition, and the rapid blood exchange model. Leading the uneducated is using everyone's future to exchange for the prosperity of the present."
Schiller shook his head and said, "It's not that Gotham people are not uneducated, but the education they receive is more inclined toward social rules and practical education. The disadvantage of lack of systematic education is that talents do not have a stable upward channel, and their overall thinking and logic level cannot be improved."
To be continued...