Chapter 71: Genius on the Left, Madman on the Right (Center)

The changes in Arkham Hospital were seen by the big and small gangs in Gotham. Some of them were greedy for this piece of fat meat, but all the plans against Schiller were cracked by him by taking advantage of the complicated relationships between the gangs.

Compared with Schiller, the gangs that Bruce used to find troublesome seemed a little unintelligent. The first way they thought of was assassination. They were very familiar with this matter. Even the smallest gangs could find one or two killers.

However, 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 for his descendants. Therefore, this sudden windfall made him very important. If this system could continue to operate, the industry that Evans took over from him would be more stable.

Therefore, the entire Arkham Hospital was guarded by the Godfather, and Schiller was his key protection target. For this reason, he did not hesitate to hire the top security personnel at a high price.

Schiller's irreplaceability lies in the fact that Falcone sees the possibility of creating a new order in him. If this professor can really bring more new changes to Gotham, then the Falcone family will seize the opportunity and will definitely occupy the most important position in these new orders.

Among the local snakes, the biggest snake will protect Schiller to death, and the other small snakes are basically helpless. Falcone has ruled the underground world of Gotham for so many years. Even if he is old, his power is still there. The gangs have already suffered some damage, and they can't fight the godfather head-on.

Of course, if Schiller can't be killed, 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 it is their own people sitting in this position, the profits here will be amazing. Even if you don't talk about the wealth gains that may be brought by the rules created by Schiller, controlling such a place can also make their power expand several times overnight.

They really don't dare to face Falcone head-on, let alone snatch meat from the tiger's mouth, but it's okay to do some small tricks.

The gangs in Gotham are also full of talents, and of course there are some smart people among them. They found the president of Gotham University, Seldon.

Seldon is also an old unlucky guy. Originally, he wanted to recruit a few new professors to check and balance Schiller, but he didn't expect that the newly recruited Mr. Freeze Victor not only did not agree with him, but also quickly got along with Schiller. Not long after, the two became good friends who could talk about anything. Seldon's plan failed again.

He didn't stay quiet for long before the gangs came to his door again.

Seldon is an outsider and he has no power in Gotham, but the rule of Gotham is that you must have at least one gang behind you to speak with confidence. Seldon didn't understand this, so the day after he rejected those gangs, he was shot on his way home from get off work.

The gangsters still had some use for him, so they didn't kill him. When he saw the gang leaders in the hospital again, Seldon understood the biggest survival rule in Gotham - if you have a gun, then you'd better have more bullets than others. If you don't have a gun, then shut up and obey.

Seldon could legitimately call Schiller back to school. After all, he was the principal. It was normal for the school's faculty and staff to handle any academic affairs. If the professor refused these normal work arrangements, he would be unreasonable.

Seldon made up an excuse. He thought it didn't matter if Schiller didn't come back. In this way, he could just use this to make trouble for him. He was worried that he didn't have a reasonable excuse.

However, Schiller came back the next day after receiving his call. His attitude was extremely good and his actions were very timely. When Seldon saw him in the principal's office, he couldn't find any faults.

Seldon's excuse for calling Schiller back was just some miscellaneous matters such as handling files. Schiller worked in the archives while remotely controlling the situation of Arkham Psychiatric Hospital.

Seldon had liked to watch Schiller's class as a cloud player before. After Schiller came back this time, he also used surveillance to watch the archives room.

Then, Schiller let him really see what Gotham City, a city with simple folk customs, is like.

In the next few days, Seldon heard the names of the twelve largest gangster families in Gotham from Schiller's phone conversations. Schiller asked them at least hundreds of times in three days. Along with the names of the gangsters, there were either the names of various contraband or some jargon about the smuggling locations.

Among them, what frightened Seldon the most was that they repeatedly mentioned manipulating the police, judges and juries in the conversation, as casually as discussing what to eat in the evening.

Most importantly, one day, he heard Schiller say lightly: "...If this mayor is not good, then replace him. He should bear half of the responsibility for Gotham's terrible traffic situation. Since he is not capable of taking responsibility for it, he still has a life..."

Seldon wanted to pack his luggage and leave this damn city on the spot.

As time went by, Seldon heard that Schiller's conversation became more and more outrageous, which began to involve some secrets of the Falcone family's fortune, including some of their rather secret smuggling routes and the plantation industry that could bring a lot of profits.

The more Seldon listened, the more frightened he became. Although he was not a native of Gotham, he had been in the political arena of other cities for so long that 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 associative ability to make it reasonable. The brain will automatically search for various matching details in memory to support this inference, and Seldon is the same.

He thought, no wonder Schiller dared to send Bruce a notice of expulsion so toughly. He was simply fearless. This psychology professor might be the biggest behind-the-scenes mastermind in Gotham. He secretly manipulated all twelve gangster families and was the culprit for the current chaotic situation in Gotham.

The more Seldon thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed. After all, Schiller's amazing resume didn't look like something an ordinary person could have. Moreover, he could get away from so many murders perfectly, and perhaps he had laid such a big network in other places.

Seldon felt that he was getting closer to the truth. Would he be a person? Or an organization? Who did he represent? What was he doing? What kind of result did he want?

Seldon's association with these questions scared himself.

In his logic, with the rampant gangs in Gotham, it was normal for university professors to have connections with gangs. Just like in this school, most teachers and professors were more or less related to gangs. Either they had relatives and friends working in gangs, or they simply provided some professional services to gangs in exchange for safety and extra money.

But this was not a reason for a professor to contact the largest gang family in Gotham at the same time and participate in the Godfather's secret business. The most convincing evidence for Seldon's determination was Schiller's tone on the phone. He was not like others, who were both afraid and flattering of gangs.

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 a huge trouble. Schiller had the ability to influence the largest gang in Gotham, but he still chose to continue teaching at Gotham University. He even seemed to regard this position as very important. From Seldon's point of view, he had such great ability, why didn't he buy a villa in the rich area of ​​Gotham? Why did he have to squeeze into the teacher's apartment of Gotham University?

There was only one possibility, that it was profitable for him to stay at Gotham University, or there must be something here that Seldon didn't know about, attracting this crazy professor.

Yes, in Seldon's view, Schiller was a complete lunatic.

Gangs were not docile little quails, especially the largest gangs in Gotham.

The sins of this city are almost overflowing, and all those who have been floating in this sea of ​​sin for many years are almost stained with evil itself. Those who can stand on the crest of the wave in this environment and become the top trend-setters of this dark city, cooperating with any of them is tantamount to seeking the skin of a tiger.

But Schiller not only cooperated with them, but also cooperated with all of them at the same time, or in other words, he even tried to control them.

Seldon, who had just seen the ruthlessness of the gangsters, would certainly think that Schiller's behavior was crazy.

It's like cutting the most deadly wire among hundreds of tangled wires. Once the wrong wire is cut, these jackals who are accustomed to eating flesh and blood will rush up and devour such a daring person.

Seldon began to regret it. Wouldn't it be better to let Schiller stay in Arkham Asylum? He finally got out, why did he bring him back?

It was like he had finally thrown out a time bomb, and somehow he picked it up himself.

At this point, Seldon prayed frantically in his heart that Schiller's tricks would not go wrong. If they did, it would not affect Gotham University. Even if it did, it would not affect him.

However, Seldon was able to reach this position today, and he was still a bit quick-witted. He knew that this would not work, and he had to take action.

One morning, Schiller went to the archives room step by step, intending to work while slacking off and remotely controlling it.

As soon as he arrived, he found that at least two-thirds of the files that had not been filed the day before had been sorted out. He checked with doubts and found that all the work had indeed been done.

What's going on? Is there still a conch girl?

However, the work was done, so there was no need to stay here any longer. Schiller walked downstairs with a puzzled mood. As soon as he went downstairs, he ran into the principal, Seldon. Schiller raised the coffee in his hand to greet him. Seldon had a dark face and walked over without saying a word.

Well, Schiller thought, it seems that the principal still doesn't like him, but he is used to it. After all, since he sent Bruce a notice of expulsion, the principal has never given him a good face.

But the only strange thing is that the principal, who usually likes to dress up and be energetic, looks a little haggard today, and has two big dark circles under his eyes.