"What I really want to ask you is, what is 'hate'?" board
"Yours or his?"
"To all murderers."
Schiller raised his head slightly and said, "It's really hard work for you to move the interrogation room here."
"Gordon, turn the temperature up a little." Batman turned around and said.
"But the body..."
"Don't worry about the corpse." Schiller shook his head gently.
Standing between the two of them, Gordon felt that their atmosphere was strange.
Now there is a fact that is obvious to all three of them, that is, the door of the cold storage is locked, so the question becomes, who is the judge? Who is the criminal?
On the surface, the interrogator is of course Batman who invited him into the urn. His only purpose in bringing Schiller here is to let Schiller answer his questions in an uncomfortable environment to improve the accuracy of the answer. And ordinary people Call this an interrogation.
But Schiller did not show any anger, not only at the deception and calculation, but also at the growing coldness, even though the professor was feeling uncomfortable physically.
Gordon could clearly see that Schiller was shaking a little. The door had not been closed before, and the temperature of the cold storage did not drop. But after the cold storage was completely sealed, the cooling effect was first-rate. Obviously, this professor was not very good at freezing.
"Generally speaking, I don't kill people out of hatred, because for me, the urge to kill does not come from emotion, but from instinct. There is no switch in my body that will bite people if I press it, but some people have."
"So the murderer is not the same type of person as you." A very standard affirmative sentence, which seems particularly candid.
"For some people, certain words cannot be mentioned. Once the switch is pressed, their eyes will immediately turn red, their thoughts will unconsciously go down the path of violence, and their minds will be filled with terrible thoughts of destroying everything. ."plate
"This is a kind of hatred, but it is not the usual hatred. It is not about hating a certain person, but hating a concept. Everyone involved in this concept will become the target of his attack."
"Hate is a very simple emotion, but the concept of hate for this type of people is different, and the causes are also very complex, such as childhood trauma, spiritual weakness, or things you don't have, but most of the time, it is all these combined that constitute hatred. "
"I take back what I said before." Schiller repeated what Batman said, and then continued: "There is essentially no difference between your hatred and his hatred, and there is no need to talk about them separately. Therefore, if you can understand you If you know his hatred, you can understand his hatred."
Batman's face changed for the first time, and the dark storm was about to spread again, but suddenly, everything stopped, and the room instantly returned to calm. Batman stared into Schiller's eyes and said: "It seems that you are not only They will look at the corpse's face."
Schiller laughed deeply, and Gordon was horrified by his laughter. Batman looked at Gordon and asked: "You said that Erem had established a charity fund to rescue orphans. What are the specific details?"
"Well, what are the specific details of this? Aren't charity funds all over the world the same? Oh, wait, Erem's orphan relief charity fund seems to be a little different, and it's not entirely used to avoid taxes."
"Some time ago, the newspaper made a big deal about how he had found new families for three street children. He also posted the photos of the adoptive parents and adopted children on the front page of the newspaper. You know, he went to Pianbulu The kind of photo of a smiling family of three taken on the green grass in Devon."
There was a trace of hesitation on Gordon's face, and he said: "Of course, of course we all know that he is showing off, but at least he has helped the three children. Even if not all of them can get along well with their adoptive parents, at least they can I won’t have to get wet in the rain for a few days.”
Batman narrowed his eyes slightly, and then fell on Schiller. He was wondering whether Schiller's ability to read faces was stronger than he thought, and how Schiller could see his hatred. of?
"Are you satisfied with this answer?" Schiller asked.
Batman silently put his hand on his collar, then took off the cape from his back, put one hand in the middle of the cape, folded the cape in half, then took the soft cloth ball in his hand and handed it to the chair le.
Batman looked at Schiller's suit and said:
“Cashmere and silk are smooth but not warm enough. I will consider musk ox hair next time.”
"Not bat fabric?" board
"You're not a bat."
"Thank you, but I don't know how to dismantle the shock device."
Schiller looked at Batman calmly. Batman always felt that the voice of the man in front of him seemed to be shrouded in a thick and unclear fog, like the voice behind the pulpit of Gotham Cathedral at ten o'clock at noon. Stained glass can bring out more darkness from the brightness.
Batman smoothly retracted his hand, gently opened his cape, and put it back on his body.
Interestingly, this brief confrontation failed to bring more hostility to the atmosphere between the two sides, and everything returned to normal.
In the theater, Harley, who was lying on the back of a chair, blinked slightly and said, "Okay, now it's my turn to not understand. Batman wants to attack Schiller, right? For example, he wants to stun him. , although we all know that this will not work, but such aggressive behavior, isn’t Schiller angry?”
"Have you discovered a problem?" Constantine tapped his fingers on his knees and said, "Their maturity is that they did not influence the judgment of facts with the assumptions in their minds that were attacking each other."
Diana, who was sitting at the back of the theater, said: "They blocked their crisis intuition and talked with the purest rational attitude. This is a very, very difficult thing. When human beings feel threatened, they will Subconsciously showing aggression is the instinct of biological self-protection."
"I feel tired just looking at it." Clark shook his head and said, "They have restrained human nature too much. It can be said to be very excessive. They are like two emotionless logic machines. In the process of testing, they only Judge the other person's attitude rationally without any personal emotions, just like a bystander."
"That's what I'm saying. They didn't destroy their feelings, they just condensed their strong feelings into something higher, overlooking others and themselves." Greed said.
"People often say that the end of rationality is sensibility. The final motivation of all rational and logical analysis is emotion. The end of sensibility can also be rationality. The backlog of strong emotions makes their souls float above their heads. They are not two people who hate each other. He is not a human being, but a calm and calm God.”
"I don't want to be such a god, I just think they are sick," Clark said.
"God thinks so too," Lucifer said.
"Director Gordon, I am an outsider who came here recently, so I have something to ask you for help." In the cold storage, Schiller turned to look at Gordon.
Gordon shook his head slightly, pressed the button on the wall, and the cold storage door opened. He made a gesture of invitation, and then said: "It's really cold here, let's talk outside."
A few minutes later, Schiller was sitting in the reception room of the Gotham Police Department holding a cup of hot coffee. He blew on the rim of the cup gently, slowly opened the fingers of his other hand, and said:
"...That's it. I need a temporary place to live, a house that can accommodate me. I can rent or buy it."
Gordon sat opposite him, showed a smile and said: "Of course, no problem. I am happy to help a gentleman like you. I hope that your profound knowledge will add color to the culture of this city."
Then he showed a somewhat embarrassed expression and said: "But I don't know whether those mundane and complicated dwellings standing on the streets can meet your needs..."
"I'm more used to living in isolation because..."
"Because it is convenient to dispose of the body."
Batman breaks the harmonious atmosphere of the conversation between Gordon and Schiller with another affirmation.
So, Schiller turned around, looked across the sofa at Batman who was playing with a crystal cup in front of the bookshelf, and said, "It turns out that the detective who likes to use surprising words to attract other people's attention is here. It's really surprising."
Batman didn't pay attention and just said: "I will find you a house. It is a separate three-story mansion in Kazsovo, not far from the Gotham River. The previous owner was a member of the Spanish royal family. The third floor The balcony is right next to the river, and across from it is the scenic trail in Gotham’s wealthy district.”
"Then I can go out only ten minutes early, walk to the opposite side to hunt, and then throw the prey from the balcony on the third floor. The next morning, the body will float to the lower reaches of the Gotham River, the first stop of your patrol."
Schiller continued very smoothly. He took a sip of hot coffee to warm up his body. Then he let out a contented sigh, shook his head slightly and said:
"But unfortunately, the rich man taking a walk after dinner, the harmonious and friendly family of three, and the lively pet dog will not arouse my hatred or desire to kill, but I do need such a house. I can go and see it." My future destination?"
After saying that, Schiller stood up and buttoned up his suit, as if he was ready to go. Batman did not show any impatience. The tests one or two were not even the beginning for him. He just nodded calmly and said, "Gordon, is your car still parked at the same place?"
Gordon didn't answer, but just watched the two of them leave. It was obvious that Batman still didn't use questions. He didn't need to borrow the car keys, let alone ask where Gordon's car was parked.
At the same time, Gordon also knew what he should do next. After so many years of cooperation with Batman, he understood the hints of his old friend. Batman could continue to drive his own Batmobile, but he did not do so. Doing means that Gordon should do something.
Sure enough, after Batman got in the car, he saw information about Erem's charitable foundation on the passenger seat.
It said that Erem had selected three children, two boys and one girl, from three orphanages in Gotham and found new families for them.
But as Gordon said, this is just a show. Two of the three children have returned to the orphanage because they did not get along with their new families and were withdrawn.
While driving, Batman moved his eyes to the last girl's information, and he softly read her name: "Nemosyne."
"Out of nostalgia for our early meeting, Ban
Only the goddess Mnemosyne
It came to comfort him in his distress.
So the couple of Apollo
In the silent jungles of Mount Helicon,
Give a fruit of joy.”
Schiller read out a poem in a singing-like tone. Batman put down the material, looked back at him slightly and said, "Do you like Russian literature?"
"Just this name reminds me of this poem, Nemosyne, the goddess of memory, writing and language in Greek mythology, so she was favored by Pushkin."
Batman blinked a little faster, and the shadow cast by his eyelashes made his deep blue eyes cloudier. He looked up at the mirror above his head, and just met Schiller's gray eyes. At the moment of contact, both of them looked away knowingly.
Soon, the car drove to the target location. This was an old-fashioned residential area on the east bank of the Gotham River. It was not a wealthy area, nor a middle-class community, but it was not a slum. It was just a European investment in Gotham in the early years. The activity area left by the rich is mostly public buildings, such as clinics, shops and dance halls.
But later, the development of the West Bank was better, and all the newly wealthy people moved to the opposite side. This community was in a semi-abandoned state, and it was connected to a community with poor security to the south, so there were not many residents.
Walk along a thin alley to the river bank, then walk along the trail for a while, and you will come to the door of this house. This is an independent three-story mansion. There is no front yard like a manor, so there is no Directly from the fence and gate are three steps and a small porch.
Turning right along the porch is the garage. Judging from the structure of the house, there should be a larger garage or warehouse at the back.
Schiller raised his head and looked at the paint on the exterior wall. This was not a very old house. Although it had been built for some years, it was incomparable with his previous manor.
Schiller looked down at the metal door handle and took a slight step back to make way for Batman.
Batman did not step forward, but stood at the bottom of the steps, looked at Schiller and said: "The door is unlocked."
"But I really don't know how to dismantle the shock device."