Chapter 1265: A Pair of Solitary Shadows (V)

"What I really want to ask you is, what is 'hatred'?"

"Yours or his?"

"For all murderers."

Schiller raised his head slightly and said, "You've worked hard to move the interrogation room here."

"Gordon, turn up the temperature a little." Batman turned his head and said.

"But the body..."

"Don't worry about the body." Schiller shook his head gently.

Standing between the two, Gordon felt that their atmosphere was very 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 is, who is the judge? Who is the criminal?

On the surface, the interrogator is of course Batman, who invites him into a trap. The only purpose of him leading Schiller here is to let Schiller answer his questions in an uncomfortable environment to improve the accuracy of the answers, and ordinary people call this interrogation.

But Schiller did not show any anger. Not only did he not show anger at the deception and calculation, but he also did not feel uncomfortable with the increasingly cold state, although the professor's body was feeling uncomfortable.

Gordon could clearly see that Schiller was shivering a little. The door was not closed before, and the temperature of the cold storage did not drop. When the cold storage was completely sealed, the cooling effect was first-class. Obviously, this professor was not very cold-resistant.

"Generally speaking, I don't kill people because of hatred, because for me, the urge to kill does not come from emotions, but from instinct. I don't have a switch in my body that will bite people when pressed, but some people do."

"So the murderer is not the same kind of person as you." A very standard affirmative sentence, which seems particularly frank.

"For some people, certain words cannot be mentioned. Once the switch is pressed, their eyes will immediately turn red, their thoughts will unconsciously go on the path of violence, and their minds will be filled with terrible ideas of destroying everything." Board

"This is a kind of hatred, but it is not the usual hatred. It is not to hate a certain person, but to hate a concept. All people involved in this concept will become the target of his attack."

"The emotion of hatred is simple, but the concepts of hatred for this kind of people are different, and the causes are also very complicated. Childhood trauma, mental weakness or things that 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 no difference between your hatred and his hatred in essence. There is no need to talk about them separately. Therefore, if you can understand your hatred, you can understand his."

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 can do more than just read the face of the corpse."

Xi Le 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 help orphans. What are the specific details?"

"Well, what specific details can there be? Aren't all the charity funds in the world the same? Oh, wait, Erem's charity fund for orphans seems to be a little different. It's not just for tax avoidance."

"Some time ago, the newspapers made a big fuss about him finding new families for three street children, and put photos of the adoptive parents and children on the front page of the newspaper. You know, It was a photo of a family of three smiling on the grassy grounds of nearby Blüdhaven. "Gordon hesitated a little, and said, "Of course, we all know he was putting on a show, but at least he helped the three children. Even if not all of them can get along well with their adoptive parents, at least they won't have to get wet in the rain for a few days." Batman squinted slightly, and then set his eyes on Schiller. He was wondering if Schiller's ability to read faces was stronger than he thought, and how Schiller could see his hatred? "Are you satisfied with this answer?" Schiller asked. Batman silently put his hand to his collar, then took off the cape on his back, put one hand in the middle of the cape, folded the cape in half, and then took the soft cloth ball in his hand and handed it to Schiller. Batman looked at Schiller's suit and said:

"Cashmere and silk are smooth but not warm enough. Next time I will consider muskox wool."

"Not bat fabric?"

"You are not a bat."

"Thank you, but I will not dismantle the electric shock device."

Schiller looked at Batman calmly. Batman always felt that the voice of the man in front of him was shrouded in a layer of unclear fog, just like the stained glass behind the pulpit of Gotham Cathedral at noon, which can set off more darkness from the bright and beautiful.

Batman smoothly withdrew his hand, gently opened his cape, and put it back on.

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 the chair, blinked gently and said, "Okay, now it's my turn to be confused. Batman wants to attack Schiller, right? For example, he wants to electrocute him. Although we all know that this will not work, Schiller will not be angry with such aggressive behavior?"

"Have you noticed a problem?" Constantine tapped his knees with his fingers and said, "Their maturity lies in not letting the imagination of attacking each other in their minds affect the judgment of facts."

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 humans feel threatened, they will subconsciously show aggression. This is the instinct of biological self-protection. "

"I feel tired just watching it." Clark shook his head and said: "They restrained human nature too much, it can be said to be too much, like two emotionless logic machines. In the process of testing, they only judged each other's attitude rationally without any personal emotions, just like a bystander. "

"That's what I said. They did not destroy their feelings, but condensed their strong feelings into something higher, overlooking others and themselves." Greed said.

"People often say that the end of rationality is sensibility. All rational logical analysis is still motivated by emotions in the end, but the end of sensibility can also be rationality. The accumulated strong emotions make their souls float above their heads. They are not two people who hate each other, but calm and calm gods. "

"I don't want to be such a god. I just think they are sick." Clark said.

"God thinks so too." Lucifer said.

"Chief Gordon, I'm an outsider who just came here recently, so I want to ask you for help with something." In the cold storage, Schiller turned and looked at Gordon.

Gordon shook his head slightly, pressed the button on the wall, and the door of the cold storage opened. He made a gesture of invitation and said, "It's a bit cold here. Let's talk outside."

A few minutes later, Schiller sat in the reception room of the Gotham Police Department with a cup of hot coffee. He blew gently on the cup, slowly opened the fingers of his other hand, and said:

"...That's it, I need a temporary residence, a house where I can stay, rent or buy."

Gordon sat opposite him, smiled and said, "Of course no problem, I am happy to help a gentleman like you, and I hope that your profound knowledge can add color to the culture of this city."

Then he showed a somewhat embarrassed expression and said, "But I don't know if those secular and shabby houses standing on the streets can meet your needs..."

"I am more accustomed to living alone, because..."

"Because it is convenient to deal with corpses."

Batman broke the harmonious atmosphere of the conversation between Gordon and Schiller with another affirmative sentence.

So, Schiller turned around, looked across the sofa at Batman who was fiddling with a crystal glass in front of the bookshelf and said, "It turns out that the detective who likes to use shocking words to attract people's attention is here, which is really surprising."

Batman didn't care, but just said, "I will find you a house in Kazsovo, not far from the Gotham River, a separate three-story mansion. The previous owner was a member of the Spanish royal family. The balcony on the third floor is close to the river, and across from it is the viewing trail in the wealthy area of ​​Gotham."

"Then I can go out only ten minutes earlier, 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, your first stop on patrol."

Schiller continued very smoothly. He took a sip of hot coffee to warm up his body. Then he sighed with satisfaction, shook his head and said:

"But unfortunately, the rich people who take 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. Can I go and see where I will live in the future?"

After that, Schiller stood up and buttoned his suit, looking ready to go. Batman did not show any impatience. One or two attempts were not even the beginning for him. He just nodded calmly and said, "Gordon, is your car still parked in the old place?"

Gordon did not answer, but just watched the two leave. Obviously, Batman still did not use question sentences. He did not 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 too well. Batman could continue to drive his Batmobile, but he did not do so, which meant that Gordon should do something.

Sure enough, after Batman got in the car, he saw the information about Erem's charity 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, it was just a show. Two of the three children had returned to the orphanage because they did not get along with their new families and were abandoned.

Batman drove while moving his eyes to the last girl's profile. He gently read out her name: "Nemosine."

"Out of nostalgia for our early meeting, only the goddess Mnemosyne came to comfort him in his distress.

So Apollo's lover

in the quiet jungle of Mount Helicon,

dedicated a fruit of joy."

Schiller read out a poem in a singing and brisk tone. Batman put down the profile and turned his head slightly to look at him and said, "Do you like Russian literature?"

"It's just that this name reminds me of this poem, Nemosine, the goddess of memory, writing and language in Greek mythology, and therefore Pushkin's favorite."

Batman blinked a little faster, and the shadow cast by his eyelashes made his deep blue eyes more turbid. He looked up at the mirror on his head and happened to look into Schiller's gray eyes. At the moment of eye contact, both of them looked away with understanding.

Soon, the car arrived at the target location. This is an old residential area on the east bank of the Gotham River. It is not a rich area, nor a middle-class community, but it is not a slum. It is just an activity area left by European rich people who came to Gotham to invest in the early years. Most of them are public buildings, such as clinics, shops and dance halls.

But later, the development of the west bank was better, and all the new rich people moved to the opposite side. This community is in a semi-abandoned state. It is connected to a community with poor public security in the south, so there are not many residents.

Walk along a narrow alley to the river bank, and then walk forward 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 fence and gate. There 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 on the back.

Schiller raised his head and looked at the paint on the exterior wall. This is not a very old house. Although it has been built for some time, it cannot be compared with his previous manor.

Schiller looked down at the metal door handle, then took a step back to make way for Batman.

Batman did not step forward, but just stood at the bottom of the steps, looking at Schiller and said, "The door is not locked."

"But I really don't know how to dismantle the electric shock device."

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