Chapter 71: The genius is on the left, the lunatic is on the right (middle)
The changes in Arkham Psychiatric Hospital were noticed by the gangs of all sizes in Gotham. Not all of them were greedy for this piece of fat, but all the plans against Schiller were made by him using the intricate connections between the gangs.
The relationship was broken due to circumstances.
Compared with Schiller, the gangs that troubled Bruce in the past seemed a bit unsmart. The first method they thought of was assassination. They were very familiar with this matter, and even the smallest gangs could figure it out.
One or two killers.
But the transaction between Schiller and Falcone brought the godfather unexpectedly huge profits. The godfather was already old, and he was eager to leave more capital to his descendants. Therefore, this
The sudden windfall made him attach great importance to it. If this system could continue to operate, the industry that Evans took over from him would be more stable.
For this reason, the entire Arkham Asylum was tightly guarded by the Godfather, and Schiller was his key target of protection. For this reason, he hired the top security personnel at a high price.
Schiller's irreplaceability lies in the fact that Falcone saw in him the possibility of creating a new order. If this professor really brings more new changes to Gotham, then the Falcone family will seize the opportunity.
, will definitely occupy the most important place in these new orders.
Among the local snakes, the biggest snake is going to kill Paul Schiller, and the other little snakes are basically helpless. Falcone has ruled the underground world of Gotham for so many years. Even though he is old, his power is still there, and the gangsters
I had already lost some of my energy, and I couldn't stand up to this godfather anymore.
Of course, if you can't kill Schiller, you can also find a way to get rid of him and replace him with your own people. Not everyone has the foresight of Falcone. They only think that if the person sitting in this position is
The profits for our own people here can be astonishing. Even if we don't talk about the possible wealth gains from the rules created by Schiller, controlling a place like this can make their power expand several times overnight.
It is true that they dare not face Falcone head-on, let alone snatch meat from the tiger's mouth, but they can still do some small tricks.
Gotham's gangsters are also full of talented people, and of course there are some smart people among them. They found Seldon, the president of Gotham University.
Seldon is also an old unlucky man. Originally, he wanted to recruit a few new professors to check Schiller, but he didn't expect that the newly recruited Mr. Freeze Victor not only did not share his heart, but also quickly became involved with Schiller.
For a long time, the two became good friends and talked about everything. Seldon's plan failed again.
He hadn't been quiet for long before the gang came to his door again.
Seldon is a foreigner, and he has no influence in Gotham. However, the rule of Gotham is that there must be at least one gangster standing behind you to speak with confidence. Seldon did not understand this, so he rejected those gangsters.
The next day, he was shot on his way home from work.
The gangsters had a use for keeping him, so they didn't kill him. When he met the gang leaders in the hospital, Seldon understood Gotham's biggest survival rule - if you have a gun, you'd better have one.
More bullets than others. If you don't have a gun, just shut up and obey.
Seldon can legitimately call Schiller back to the school. After all, he is the principal. It is normal for any academic work that needs to be handled by the school's faculty and staff. If the professor refuses these normal work arrangements, then it is him.
It's no longer reasonable.
Seldon made a random excuse. He felt that it didn't matter if Schiller didn't come back, so that he could use this to cause trouble for him. He was worried that he didn't have a reasonable excuse.
However, the day after Schiller received his call, Schiller came back as usual, with an extremely good attitude and prompt actions. When Seldon saw him in the principal's office, he couldn't find any fault with him.
Seldon's excuse for calling Schiller back was just some chores such as handling files. Schiller worked in the file room while remotely controlling the situation in Arkham Psychiatric Hospital.
Seldon had always liked being a cloud player watching Schiller's class. This time after Schiller came back, he also used surveillance to keep an eye on the archives room.
Then, Schiller allowed him to truly see what Gotham City, with its simple folk customs, is like.
In the next few days, Seldon heard from Schiller's conversation on the phone the names of the twelve largest gang family leaders in Gotham. Schiller asked them at least a hundred times in three days.
Well, along with the name of the gang leader, there are either nouns for various types of contraband, or some slang about smuggling locations.
Among them, what frightened Seldon the most was that they repeatedly mentioned manipulating the police, judges and juries in their conversations, as casually as discussing what to eat for dinner.
The most important thing is that one day, he heard Schiller said lightly: "...If the mayor can't do it, then replace him. He should bear half of the responsibility for Gotham's such bad traffic situation. Since
He has no ability to take responsibility for this, so he still has a life..."
Seldon wanted to pack his bags and leave this damn city right then and there.
As time went by, Seldon heard Schiller's conversations becoming more and more outrageous, which began to involve some secrets of the Falcone family's fortune, including some of their rather secretive smuggling routes, and what they could do.
A plantation industry that brought in huge profits.
The more Seldon heard, the more frightened he became. Although he was not a native of Gotham, he had been involved in the politics of other cities for so long, and his political sense was sharp enough.
At this time, Seldon knew that Professor Rodriguez, who taught psychology, was probably more than just a professor.
When something is beyond the scope of human cognition, humans will always use their own association ability to make it reasonable, and the brain will automatically search for various suitable details in the memory to support this inference.
, the same is true for Seldon.
He thought, no wonder Schiller dared to send Bruce a withdrawal notice so forcefully. He was simply confident. This psychology professor may be the biggest mastermind in Gotham. He secretly controls all twelve gang families.
It's the main reason why Gotham is in such chaos right now.
The more Seldon thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed to him. After all, Schiller's astonishing resume did not look like that of an ordinary person. Moreover, he was able to escape from so many murderous crimes perfectly, and perhaps he had also set up such a trap in other places.
Big net.
Seldon feels that he is getting closer to the truth. Will he be a person? Or an organization? Who does he represent? What is he doing? What kind of results do he want?
Seldon's thoughts about these questions frightened him.
In his logic, there are so many gangs in Gotham that it is normal for university professors to have connections with gangs. Just like in this school, most of the teachers and professors are more or less related to gangs, or
There are relatives and friends who work in gangs, or they simply provide some professional services to gangs in exchange for safety and making some extra money.
But this is not the reason why a professor can contact the largest gangster family in Gotham at the same time and participate in the secret business of the Godfather. The most evidence that makes Seldon firm in his opinion is that Schiller’s tone on the phone is not like other people’s.
In that way, he is both afraid of and flattering to gangsters.
His tone was always calm, as if everything was under control. Seldon could tell that he was controlling the gang, not the gang controlling him.
Seldon felt that he was in huge trouble. Schiller had the ability to influence Gotham's largest gang, but he still chose to continue teaching at Gotham University. He even seemed to regard this position as very important. From Seldon's perspective
It seems that he has so much ability, why not buy a villa in the rich area of Gotham? Why still squeeze into the teachers' apartment of Gotham University?
There is only one possibility. It is profitable for him to stay at Gotham University, or there must be something Seldon doesn't know about here that is attracting this crazy professor.
Yes, in Seldon's eyes, Schiller was a complete madman.
Gangsters are not docile little quails, especially the biggest ones in Gotham.
The evil in this city is almost overflowing, and all the people who have been floating in this sea of evil for many years are almost imbued with evil itself. How can they stand on the top of the wave in this environment and become the top of this dark city?
There are many trend-setters, and cooperating with any of them is tantamount to seeking skin from a tiger.
But Schiller, not only did he cooperate with them, he cooperated with all of them at the same time, or in other words, he even tried to manipulate them.
Seldon, who had just witnessed the ruthlessness of gangsters, would certainly think Schiller's behavior was crazy.
It's like cutting off the deadliest wire among hundreds of tangled wires. Once you cut it wrong, this group of meat-eating and bloodthirsty jackals will swarm up and devour such a daring person to pieces.
net.
Seldon began to regret. Wasn't it good to just let Schiller stay in Arkham Asylum? He finally got out, why on earth did he want to get him back?
It was as if he had finally thrown a time bomb out and somehow picked it up himself.
At this point, Seldon was praying wildly in his heart that nothing would happen to Schiller's tricks. If something happened, it would not affect Gotham University. Even if it affected Gotham University, it would not affect Gotham University.
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However, Seldon was able to reach where he is today because he was somewhat quick-witted. He knew that this would not work and that he had to take action.
One morning, Schiller went to the archives step by step, intending to control the file remotely while fishing.
As a result, when he arrived, he found that at least two-thirds of the unfiled files from the previous day were left, all of which had been sorted out. He checked with confusion and found that all the work had indeed been completed.
What is going on? Is there still a conch girl?
However, the work was done, so there was no need to stay here anymore. Schiller walked down with a rather doubtful mood. As soon as he came downstairs, he met the principal Seldon. Schiller raised his hand.
After greeting him with a cup of coffee, Seldon walked over with a dark face and said nothing.
Well, Schiller thought, it seems that the principal still doesn't like to see him, but he is used to it. After all, the principal has never given him a good look since he sent Bruce his withdrawal notice.
But the only strange thing is that the principal, who usually likes to dress himself up in a bright and energetic way, looks a little haggard today, with two big dark circles under his eyes.
Chapter 71 Genius on the left, madman on the right (middle)