Chapter 3002 The green trees are dense and the summer is long (10)
Chapter 2976 The green trees are dense and the summer is long (10)
In the slightly dark corridor, Schiller looked at Brand. Brand's expression was as usual, as if he was still waiting for the second half of his sentence.
Then Schiller withdrew his gaze and didn't ask anything, because it was meaningless. Anyone might be, and anyone might not be. They might not know that they were, or they might even not be one one second and not the next.
It only takes seconds, so there is no point in finding out who it is.
What's more, Schiller has more important things to deal with than the threat that has not yet been confirmed to be real.
The situation of Edward Nygma caught his attention. It could be seen that he was about to recover, but the stimulation he had received from something was still hidden deep in his heart. What would happen to this larva that was about to break out of its cocoon?
What kind of butterfly it will turn into, no one knows.
Schiller does not want the Riddler to become a criminal. If there is anyone who he sympathizes with most among the many criminals in Gotham, it may be this real mental patient. It is precisely because he has been a psychiatrist that he understands people who really suffer from mental illness.
How painful.
Different from anti-social elements, the various abnormalities they exhibit are not because they want to be so different, but because they cannot control themselves at all. The most desperate thing in the world is to be trapped in a cage of illusion and gradually become unable to distinguish the world.
, and can’t tell oneself apart.
Schiller has just guided Edward's inner secret, but this is only the first step. The method of solving this secret may determine the path Edward will take.
The trouble is that Edward is a mental patient and he does not have full behavioral capacity. Even if the opportunity for revenge is given to him, he may not be able to do it. He needs the care and guidance of others.
After returning to the office, Schiller called Cobot. He now stays with his mother almost all day, and only occasionally handles some work remotely. But Schiller still said: "I know you are very busy recently, and I won't delay you too much."
A lot of time.”
"You're welcome, Professor, I actually want to chat with you, but I'm afraid you're too busy..." Cobot smiled.
Now Schiller can only see the timid boy from Copot's smile. When he smiles, he still has a bit of the shyness of little Cobot. Perhaps he only looks at Schiller and Gordon.
This is the case in front of such elders.
"Do you want to ask about your mother's condition? Brand showed me Mrs. Copot's medical records. I can't see many problems mentally. I'm not a professional in terms of physical..."
"No, Professor, both you and Gordon have helped us enough. Although it is difficult to accept birth, old age, illness and death, I have experienced much more difficulties than this, and this cannot defeat me."
Cobot paused briefly and then said: "What I want to discuss with you is Gotham's environmental issues. You should have some ideas, right?"
"Yes, we are short of money now."
"Victor told me that he can develop large-scale cooling technology, but it will cost at least tens of millions of dollars from technology research and development to putting it into use. To be honest, the price is less than I imagined, but our city government still takes
Not coming out."
It is now approaching the turn of the millennium. Tens of millions of dollars sounds like a lot in this era, but in fact, the investment in Gotham's building renovation project is thousands of times more than this. In comparison, it is not a lot.
.
The former mayor Roy believed in hiding wealth from the people. The Gotham Music Festival earned a lot of money, but more benefited the citizens of Gotham. Facts have proved that Roy has a long-term vision, has money in his hands, and is not panic-stricken. This makes
This city was able to barely maintain order even during the Great Depression. Compared with the metropolis, which was gradually losing balance, it actually went against the trend.
But the disadvantage of this is that the city government has no money. Schiller made a calculation in his mind and estimated that the most money the city government can provide now is just over 2 million, which is just a drop in the bucket.
Due to the bad world economy, tens of millions of dollars is a huge amount of money for any single force. Wayne Group may be able to withdraw so much liquidity, but this will definitely cause damage to the group itself. Wayne Group is thousands of dollars.
Wan Cao Gong's food, clothing, and supplies are all important, and if Roy is asked to pick them up, he may not be willing to do so.
To put it bluntly, the Gotham building renovation project in the past cannot be done without changing it, otherwise millions of people in the entire East District will be in trouble. However, if the current cooling plan is implemented, it will have some benefits, but if it is not implemented, it will be difficult to endure even one summer.
In that case, how many people can be killed by the heat?
This is more like a welfare plan. You can do it or not. It will be difficult for the big shots to make up their minds at this time.
Cobot put his hands on his knees, fingertips stroking the fabric at his knees and said: "I was just thinking, although the consequences of the ultra-high temperature now are just heat stroke, but if it continues like this, it will definitely lead to
More questions.”
"you mean……"
"Many factories in Gotham have problems with fire protection and fire protection regulations. If the temperature is too high, it is easy to catch fire. There is also a large mountain range on the northwest side of Gotham. Once a wildfire occurs..."
Schiller rubbed his forehead. Although Gotham has got rid of the curse that everything will develop in the worst direction, Cobot's worry cannot be said to be unreasonable. The damage caused by one or two fires in so many factories is serious enough.
, a fire in that forest would completely destroy Gotham’s few green areas.
Schiller closed his eyes and leaned back on the chair and sighed. He had to admit that he had indeed been a little too leisurely in the past few years. He only focused on the one-third of an acre of land around him and left too many problems unsolved.
"Let's do this." Schiller said, "I will solve the money problem. You go find Tim, contact Roy, and put factory fire safety and forest fire prevention on the agenda."
"No, no, professor, I'm not saying you have the obligation to solve all this, I just..."
Schiller shook his head slightly and said: "Since we have allowed this city to take the first step of change, we must be responsible for the problems that arise during the subsequent change process. You also need to take care of your mother. You don't have to think too much."
"Professor..." Cobot looked at Schiller and said, "Gordon said the same thing. Sometimes I always feel that I haven't grown up yet."
Schiller laughed, but didn't say much. Cobot seemed to have remembered something and said, "What did you come to me to ask?"
"You know Edward Nygma, right?"
"Yes, he lives in the ward next to my mother." Cobot sighed and said: "He seems to have been stimulated by something. He has to read riddle books every day. Sometimes my mother and I will read them to him. He is very
Intelligent, with almost a photographic memory.”
"I had a chat with him yesterday when I went to the activity building. From what he said, Dr. Brand and I learned that he might have witnessed a murder committed by a principal and was almost killed, so he had a psychological shadow. I
I want to investigate this matter."
Cobot's eyebrows were tightly knitted together, and his face was as dark as dripping water. He said: "A certain principal, that is to say, someone is killing students in Gotham wantonly?"
"I think so. Edward's situation is special. Dr. Brand and I both believe that he cannot be allowed to face police questioning. I'm afraid the police won't be able to ask anything, so we can only rely on ourselves to investigate this matter."
"I understand, professor, I will contact you tonight at the latest."
Cobot didn't hesitate, got up and left. Schiller looked at his back and realized that he had really grown up.
Schiller himself was not idle either. He carefully read Edward's medical records and found that he mentioned some of his past when he was awake.
Edward Nygma is a native of Gotham, but he was lucky enough to be born in a well-off family. His parents owned a store and the business was pretty good, so he attended an elite school since he was a child.
He was slightly younger than Copot. He was still a child when Schiller first came to Gotham, but his life was much better than Copot. His parents were still alive at that time, and he had always been under the protection of their parents.
I went to junior high school.
He has shown extraordinary talent since he was a child. Edward often mentioned that he had won many awards in elementary school. He had always been loved by teachers and was a leader among students. This was also true after he entered junior high school.
But unfortunately, when he was about to graduate from junior high school, his parents passed away, and his uncle did not let him go to the high school he had originally planned, but sent him to a more remote boarding school.
Schiller suspected that the problem lay with this boarding school. He called Gordon and obtained the school's information. The current principal was a woman in her 60s. At least in Schiller's opinion, there was nothing wrong with this principal.
But it would be a bit troublesome to check further back, because at that time, Gotham was still in chaos and had experienced many turmoils. A lot of information was lost, or it might have been deliberately erased by people with guilty consciences.
After finding out that the clues were broken, Schiller was not in a hurry. He took advantage of every opportunity and called Pamela.
"How much did greed pay you?" Schiller asked bluntly.
"5 million." Pamela didn't hide anything from him, and continued: "After paying off my mortgage, there will be more than 4.8 million left."
"Cobot said the woods in the northwest corner of Gotham might be on fire."
"What?!" Pamela's tone immediately increased, and she said, "If a wildfire broke out under my nose, wouldn't I be very embarrassed?!"
"You have a lot of embarrassing things to do." Schiller sneered and said: "You have been the spokesperson for the greenness of everything for several years. What have you done? Has Gotham's greening situation improved at all?!"
Pamela was silent for a while and then said: "Sorry, Professor, it is indeed my fault. I will find a solution right now!"
After hanging up the phone, Pamela jumped up from the bed and said while getting dressed: "It's over, it's over, it's over..."
After hanging up the phone, Schiller called Tim again and said, "Pamela may be making some moves recently. If she comes to find you, then cooperate with her."
"Got it, Professor." Tim, who was obviously still in the Wayne Group's office, said, "I got a set of Mercury energy equipment from that universe. When do you think it's a good time to launch it?"
"Now is not the time." Schiller said: "Gotham already has an Ark reactor, and there is no shortage of energy for the time being. If you want to sell energy at a low price, you have to see if it is ready for a world war."
Tim's tone was obviously stiff, "I didn't mean to do that."
"Have you ever thought about it this way? Only you know for sure. I can't read minds, and I don't have to prove anything to you. There are too many problems surrounding me now. It's best for you not to be the extra one."
Listening to the busy signal after the phone was hung up, Tim hurriedly called back to Wayne Manor and said: "Dick, tell Jason and the others to keep an eye on them and don't cause any trouble recently. The professor has almost lost his patience.
"
Dick put down the phone and accurately relayed Tim's meaning to Jason. Helen was also listening. She was a little confused and raised her own questions to the two brothers.
Jason shook his head and said: "I'm afraid this professor is different from the doctors you know. He has a kind of inertia in him. He will try to remain stable until he can't bear it anymore."
"What happens after he can't bear it anymore?" Helen asked.
"He will become very dangerous." Jason said: "He will not turn his grief and anger into motivation to solve the problem. He will only make himself the biggest problem."