After leaving Wayne Manor, Schiller stopped by Rodriguez Manor, picked up some luggage again, and then came to the Gotham Police Station and stayed in a guest room under Gordon's arrangement.
The Gotham Police Department is a comprehensive office space, just like Arkham Psychiatric Hospital. In addition to office space, it also has accommodation. After the renovation, the accommodation standards of the Gotham Police Department are even more luxurious.
The room Schiller was in was not even inferior to a hotel's luxury suite. More importantly, unlike Arkham Psychiatric Hospital on the coast of the peninsula, the Gotham Police Station was closer to the city center and was built halfway up the mountain. The scenery
It's very good and not so humid. It can be said to be an excellent choice for recuperation.
On the first day Schiller moved in, he felt that he had made the right choice, because it was so safe here. The triple gate posts and the large-caliber weapons set up on all gate posts frightened all the gangsters who wanted to get close.
, he didn't even hear any gunshots all day.
Schiller slept well all day and left the police station around evening, preparing to find a job.
Don't get me wrong, he is not here to create jobs, he just wants to find a job that is more leisurely than being a professor or doctor.
After all, if you go back to Gotham University to be a professor, you will inevitably have to deal with Bruce's thesis, and if you go to Arkham Psychiatric Hospital to be a doctor, you will be even more busy with your heels hitting the back of your head.
As an ordinary person, Schiller needs a job, but at the same time, like all ordinary people, he hopes to have a leisurely job, go to and from get off work on time, and the salary is not too low.
In Gotham, such a job is not easy to find. Most industries related to gangs have irregular working hours. Even if you work as a criminal consultant, you have to endure 24-hour phone harassment. If you want to find an ordinary job,
It is really difficult.
However, Schiller knew where to consult to get a job opportunity, and he came to a bar not far from the Gotham Police Department.
The bar close to the center of Gotham is actually not chaotic. Most of the people who come here have serious jobs. Because of the high consumption level, the drinks and bartenders are good.
In the evening, it was the peak hour of the bar. Schiller queued for a while before walking in. The person in front of him was a burly man covered in tattoos. When he walked in, the bartender didn't even look at him.
.
However, when Schiller, who was wearing a long trench coat, a scarf and glasses, walked in, the bartender winked at the person next to him with caution.
After a while, a man walked out of the bar's preparation room. Seeing that it was Schiller, he greeted him enthusiastically and said, "It's actually Professor Schiller? What brought you here?"
"Do you know me?" Schiller asked as he took off his scarf.
"Don't you remember me? I am a graduate of Gotham Technical College." The young man showed an honest smile, and then said: "Now I am working with Boss Cobot in the wine import business."
Schiller raised his eyebrows, looked at him, and found that he was indeed very young, and he looked like he had not yet reached adulthood, so he smiled gently and said: "I guess your grades should be good, and you should be especially good at arithmetic.
will be selected."
The young man immediately smiled with his teeth exposed. Apparently, what Schiller said scratched his itch, so he asked very enthusiastically: "Professor, what do you want to drink? A glass of Gold Coast? Or The Godfather? Or Nick?"
Ronnie?"
"Do you have any recommendations?" Schiller asked. He said, "I am quite busy at work and rarely have time to come to the bar. Give me a drink of your specialty."
"I think you should have a glass of Sunrise, you will like it very much." A voice came from behind Schiller.
Schiller turned his head and was stunned for a moment. Then he realized that it was Constantine's face, but his temperament was completely different from Constantine's. He looked a little melancholy and vicissitudes of life, but not decadent and less naughty.
The temperament looks more elegant.
The man, also wearing a trench coat, sat next to Schiller, but said as if meeting him for the first time: "I've heard of you for a long time, Professor Schiller."
Schiller paused, recalling a moment, and then said: "Thomas Constantine?"
Thomas nodded, took out a business card from the pocket of his windbreaker, and handed it to Schiller. Schiller took a look at the business card. On it was Thomas Constantine's name written in cursive English, and at the same time,
A series of fine print - "Importer of hardcovers and collectibles and books".
Schiller raised his eyebrows in surprise. He raised his eyes and looked at Thomas. Thomas seemed to read the message in his eyes. He smiled awkwardly and said, "I know that a bookseller will appear in Gotham. Yes."
A very ridiculous thing.”
Thomas rubbed his hands and said: "Americans have a rather stereotyped impression of European literature. Several other cities do not accept booksellers like me. It is precisely because Gotham people have almost no habit of reading that I hope to develop this
film market.”
"Let me take the liberty to ask, your import route comes from..." Schiller has not forgotten that this Thomas is actually a personality fabricated by John Constantine. He is not actually a bookseller at all. It is so long.
Hasn't he discovered this over time?
Thomas was stunned for a moment, and then said: "We are a family business. I inherited some channels from my father. Although they are not very high-end, it is still no problem to support a few bookstores."
Schiller suddenly became interested and asked, "Is there a bookstore in Gotham City?"
Thomas shook his head slightly and said: "As far as I know, there are no formal bookstores, but there are quite a few newsstands, but they only sell some picture books and comics. I would like them to start the business of selling hardcover books, but
They thought it was going to be a loss, so no one was interested."
Schiller nodded, took the glass of wine handed over by the bartender, looked at Thomas and said: "I'm looking for something to do recently. The working hours of doctors and professors are so unrestricted, and they have to look at other people's faces for vacation, but
There is no leisurely work in Gotham, so after much deliberation, I had no choice but to open a store of my own."
"I really don't have any cooking talent, and I can't manage a restaurant or bakery. I have nothing to do with gangs, and I exclude hotels and nightclubs."
The more Schiller talked, the brighter Thomas's eyes became. Schiller went on to describe: "Everyone hopes that the store he opens will do well, but if he is too busy, I might as well go back to be a university teacher, but if there is no business at all,
No, the rent in Gotham is too expensive and I’ve had a headache for several days.”
Thomas immediately understood what Schiller meant, so he also took a glass of wine from the bartender, clinked the glasses with Schiller, and then said: "Of course, I can understand you, a noble scholar like you."
, If you want to enter the business world, or start some side businesses, naturally you don’t have to put profit as your first priority..."
Schiller showed a smile and chatted with Thomas about some details about the bookstore. Then, they talked about the land prices in downtown Gotham, the spending habits of the rich in the South District and the gang bosses in the North District, and other topics.
After Thomas left, Schiller had almost finished drinking. Just when he was about to leave, a clear female voice came from behind him: "You actually plan to open a bookstore in this city? Are you rich?"
Don’t you have anywhere to spend your money?”
Schiller turned around and saw Zatanna's figure. He was a little surprised and said: "Zatanna, why haven't you left yet?"
Zatanna, dressed as a magician, put her hands on her hips and said, "Why haven't I left yet? You might as well ask, how can I leave? With Constantine's current situation, can I leave?"
"Did you follow him here?" Schiller asked.
"Of course." Zatanna nodded and said, "Although he doesn't remember anything, he still has many enemies in the human world!"
"Although the black magicians who came in last time are almost dead, it is inevitable that a few slipped through the net. If I hadn't followed him, he would have been beaten to death long ago."
Schiller showed a teasing smile and said: "Are you sure you are following him just to protect him, not to rekindle an old relationship or something?"
Zatanna rolled her eyes and said, "I don't know the current Constantine at all, so how can we rekindle our old relationship?"
"Then you can develop from scratch."
Zatanna sneered and said: "I'm not one of those social butterflies who can't live without men, but I am indeed entrusted by someone. Bruce hopes that I can stay here to help him find out the metal objects in Gotham buildings.
Question, by the way, I also wanted to investigate my father's affairs, so naturally I left it until now."
After saying that, Miss Magic turned around, waved to Schiller and said, "Thank you for giving Thomas a job, otherwise, I would have to help him."
After Zatanna left, Schiller shook his head helplessly, but after thinking about it, he was not the one who caused Constantine's problem, and he was not responsible for the trouble. He felt relieved instantly.
The next morning, Schiller started looking at houses. He planned to open a bookstore in the center of Gotham, or a little further away from the city center.
This kind of job is both leisurely and expensive, which perfectly suits Schiller's needs, but the prerequisite is that he has to find a good place, otherwise, those scammers will not be willing to pay three times the price to buy a hardcover book.
After a day of shopping, Schiller actually found a good place. It happened to be at the end of one of the eight commercial streets extending from the central roundabout. In the semicircular building at the corner, there was a gift shop.
Sublet.
The location here is very good, it is the center of Gotham's bustling business district, and it is also the first batch of Gotham's business district buildings to be renovated by Wayne Group. The building is very new and has good security.
More importantly, this gift shop located at the corner has a very large curved floor-to-ceiling window, which is very much in line with Schiller's preferences.
Schiller found Cobot and completed the formalities in less than two days. This gift shop itself also takes a high-end route. The decoration is in a retro European style. It can be used directly. However, it needs to purchase some places for placing books.
bookshelf.
Just as Schiller was directing the workers to carry the large bookshelf into the house, a small figure appeared outside the door, and looked up at the sign that had just been hung outside, which read in cursive English
——"Flourish and Blotts Bookstore".
Schiller, who walked out of the room, heard the movement at the door, turned around and saw that it was Harley standing outside.
"Why are you here?" The two said in unison when they saw each other.
"This is my store, why can't I be here?" Schiller bent down, looked at Harley and said, "But you don't work in the hospital, why are you here?"
Harry also crossed his arms, puffed up his cheeks, pointed at the ceiling above his head, and said:
"Is it possible that the house you rent is my house?"
I forgot to mention, there is no brain-burning reasoning behind this unit, so don’t worry, you little fools.