"Listen to me, Stark, I don't think it's necessary to set up a skytrain station next to the sanatorium. On the one hand, the transportation demand here is not that high. On the other hand, do you want me to endure the sound of the skytrain coming and going?"
? I have neurasthenia..."
Schiller changed the phone to another hand, sighed, and then said: "I know that you are eager to connect the entire sky transportation line in New York, including me, of course, but you don't have to be in a hurry. In a few weeks,
Within a few days, all sites will be launched, right?”
"Yes, I know that according to our current productivity, it is not difficult to build all the train stations in the New York area within a month. After all, the production lines are all ready-made, but they are just downgraded versions. There are mages who will cooperate to open the teleportation
Door, if material transportation is not a problem, there will be no difficulty, but you also have to consider the problems in the actual implementation process..."
"If the time is compressed too short, many problems cannot be discovered. When problems occur after they are put into practical application, it may cause more serious consequences."
"What? Is this pressure from Congress? Why are they putting pressure on you? ...Is it related to me? What does it have to do with me? Oh, it could be that they are afraid that they are not bright enough, so they want to make some achievements first.
bring it on??"
Schiller frowned, curled his lips, and said: "I knew it must be related to the election. Forget it, you can build it if you want, but you must make sure it is far away from my bedroom. I am really a nervous wreck.
…”
Putting down the phone, Schiller sighed. Just as he was about to pick up the phone again and continue dialing, the head nurse walked in and said, "Dr. Schiller, the patient in bed 3 just broke free again. Do you want to go over and take a look?"
Schiller immediately put down the phone, frowned and walked out the door, asking, "What's going on? Did he harm himself again? Didn't we change the restraint belt? How could he still break free?"
The head nurse hesitated for a moment and wanted to speak, but before she could speak, Schiller continued: "Forget it, I don't blame you. He has special abilities and can control kinetic energy. Normal restraint will definitely not be effective."
The two of them walked all the way downstairs to the inpatient department. As soon as they took the elevator to the 7th floor, they saw several female nurses and male caregivers untying the tangled restraints outside the only open door on the 7th floor.
There were still blood stains on it, so Schiller walked up quickly and asked: "How is it? Is the patient's condition stable?"
"The medicine has taken effect, doctor, but the restraint belt was damaged by him again, so we can only prepare it again..."
"You guys go out first, keep these bloody things away and don't irritate him. I'll go talk to him." Schiller waved his hand and asked the nurses and caregivers to go out.
As soon as he walked in, he saw a blond young man lying on the ground, curled up in a hospital gown, and still shaking a little. Schiller stepped forward, squatted down, looked at him and shouted in a low voice: "Robert? Robert
?How are you?"
"Don't come over... don't come over..." The young man lying on the ground had some twitching in his limbs. He slowly floated into the air, and then hit the ceiling with a "bang". The wall dust fell down. Schiller stretched out his hand, and the gray
The mist spread, penetrated into the kinetic energy stance, and pulled the young man down.
"Listen, Robert, you have to control yourself as much as possible and don't be blinded by the hallucinations in your mind. Everything has passed and no one will blame you..."
However, Robert, who was lying on the ground, was still trembling. There was a long wound on his arm, which seemed to have been made by himself. Although he was pinned to the ground by the gray mist, he still tried hard to lift his other arm.
, put his finger into the wound, and kept expanding the wound, blood flowed out, and the smell of blood filled the room.
Seeing his actions, Schiller frowned. Speedball Robert's current situation also had something to do with him.
Previously, in order to force some politicians who were interested in interfering with the solar system construction plan to reveal their flaws, Schiller personally concocted a farce in which all the superheroes died and the Iron Curtain was approaching.
In order to kill Captain America, Schiller colluded with Baron Strucker and asked him to send a pair of his sons and daughters, the Triffin twins, to ambush Captain America on his way to investigate the truth behind Spider-Man's death, and use his own
Special ability to kill him.
The plan was drawn up like this, but Schiller underestimated the uncontrollability of mutants. When fighting, they tend to follow their own instincts more, and when using their abilities, they do not consider the current situation or even think about it.
I will remember the original arrangement.
At that time, during the sneak attack on Captain America, the original arrangement was for the two siblings to join forces and use shock waves to sneak attack and kill Captain America from behind.
However, the younger brother of the Triffin twins was born with the ability to temporarily control human minds. When interfering, he instinctively activated this ability. He originally wanted to control the speed ball and attract Captain America's attention so that he could
They attacked from behind.
But they underestimated Speedball's ability. The unsuspecting Captain America was directly punched through the heart by Speedball and died on the spot.
Spider-Man, Captain America and Iron Man, among these three, only Spider-Man's death is public. Now, Peter is also active as the third generation of Spider-Man, while Captain America and Iron Man, because the death news has not been disclosed to the public,
So there is no such thing as resurrection.
However, Speedball, who killed Captain America with his own hands, knew what was going on. Although Captain America later appeared in the public eye, his death was definitely not fake. He knew that he had killed himself with his own hands.
's idol.
On the surface, Speedball is a very rebellious young man, but he is also a military enthusiast and war fan. Therefore, he admires Captain America very much and feels that he is the spiritual flag of this country.
When Captain America came to them and asked them to investigate the truth about Spider-Man's death, although he was bored on the surface, he was very excited inside. He never dreamed that he could fight side by side with his idol, just like
It's like some military fans discover that they can actually go to the battlefield with the god generals in history.
But reality dealt him a heavy blow. He was controlled by the Triffin Twins and killed Captain America. The moment he regained consciousness, Speedball's heart almost completely collapsed.
To say who is to blame for this incident, it can only be said that it was caused by a series of coincidences. When Schiller made the combat plan with the Triffin Twins, he had already considered almost every attack angle in detail. After all, he knew Captain America very well.
, knowing some of his combat habits, you will naturally know from what angle a sneak attack can hurt him.
The Triffin twins originally just wanted to use the encumbrances Captain America carried to distract him. The punch they controlled the speed ball did not come out with full force at all, it was just a feint.
Unexpectedly, Captain America was in a daze because of Spider-Man's death, and Speedball's ability was very powerful, which resulted in this tragedy.
In fact, except for Speedball, this is not a tragedy for anyone. After all, Captain America has been resurrected, and the deal between Schiller and Baron Strucker has ended. Both parties got what they wanted, but
Every accident in the plan accumulated, all weighing on Speedball's head, causing his spirit to completely collapse.
Schiller looked at Robert on the ground, walked over, helped him up, and brought him to the bed. Looking at Robert's dull eyes, Schiller sighed again.
Schiller took out a pair of gloves from the bedside table. After putting the gloves on his right hand, he stretched out his hand and held down Robert's arm. However, he did not use a bandage to bandage him. Instead, he stretched out his fingers and pressed on Robert's arm.
on the wound.
The intense pain made Robert scream, but his eyes gradually became brighter, but he did not look at Schiller, but slowly turned his head to look out the window.
The inpatient department of the sanatorium had high standards and a good view. At this time, shuttles were passing by one after another on the blue skyline of New York. Robert opened his mouth, but his too hoarse voice prevented him from spitting out anything.
In one word, Schiller saw what he wanted to ask and said:
"That's a shuttle, a new form of transportation recently introduced. If you can be discharged from the hospital as soon as possible, you can take it home."
But soon, the expression on Robert's face returned to dullness, and Schiller stimulated him with pain again, but this time, he stayed awake for a shorter time.
In the original comics, while Speedball was chasing Nitrous Man, he created a big explosion, which resulted in the death and injury of 612 innocent people. Speedball went to jail. When he came out, he blamed the death and injury of these 612 people on himself, so
He built himself a pair of armor with 612 nails.
The nails of this armor were facing inward. When worn on the body, the skin would be bruised and bloody, causing great pain. Therefore, he called himself the penitent, thinking that he would live forever and repent for the deaths of these innocent people.
.
Schiller's layout left no room for Nitrogen to develop. Spider-Man fought desperately to save the citizens around New York. The scale of the explosion was small, and the damage caused was mostly the collapse of buildings. Although dozens of people were injured, they were all hit by buildings.
He suffered minor injuries and has been discharged from the hospital long ago.
But the tragedy of the Confessor happened on another level. Robert could not easily get out of the shadow of killing Captain America with his own hands, and embarked on the same path as the Confessor. He could only relieve his inner pain through pain stimulation.
Guilt, just like Constantine.
Schiller sat in front of Robert's hospital bed, looking at his slightly immature face, and spoke slowly in a low tone:
"Robert, I know you can hear me now. I have already confessed to you that all this was caused by my mistakes. My plan was not careful enough and did not take into account the uncontrollability of mutants, which led to your mistake and injury.
Captain America.”
"I must apologize to you. This kind of tragedy is not what I want to see. You will feel guilty just because you followed the common sense concept that the dead cannot be resurrected. But in fact, Captain America is not dead, and everything can still be restored.
room."
"You don't have to feel so guilty about this, because it was neither voluntary nor had any serious consequences. You should get rid of the common sense that constantly tortures you and face the reality."
Schiller lowered his head, put his elbows on his knees, and said: "Perhaps you think I am just comforting you in a routine manner, but I want to tell you that I have had similar experiences, and I have walked to a more dangerous cliff than you.
edge."
"I have also lived in a psychiatric hospital, or a place similar to a psychiatric hospital, for a long time. At that time, I was still young and my mental state was extremely unstable due to congenital mental problems."
"Not long after I was hospitalized, professional doctors had not yet been transferred. The doctor who diagnosed me had never seen any cases similar to mine and just prescribed medicine according to conventional methods."
"However, my mental problem was far more serious than he thought. The medication was insufficient and the sedative effect was not enough, which led to...I suddenly lost control one day."
"I bit the nurse who had been taking care of me..." Schiller's fingertips trembled, and then he said:
"Since I was hospitalized, the nurse has been taking care of me meticulously. She made me, who was in a state of mental confusion, realize that normal human beings have feelings. At the same time, she also made me realize that kind human beings are better than
Others are more emotional..."
"So, like you, I started to have a tendency to self-harm."