Chapter 157 Party and Umbrella (VIII)

Gordon's head was about to explode with pain, and Cobblepot also fell into a state of doubting his life.

His doubts at this time were no less than Gordon's, because he was the mastermind behind the whole thing.

Looking at his plan from Cobblepot's perspective, he wanted to break away from the Godfather and accumulate some capital for himself, in other words, to make some money to pave the way for his future comeback.

So he jumped back and forth between Fish and Kevin, and finally, in order to completely get rid of all those who wanted to control him, he first killed Kevin with the help of Fish, and then killed Fish with the help of Maroni, and finally wanted to use the accusation of Maroni to exonerate the Godfather's son and get out smoothly.

The previous links were all very smooth, and now it has reached the last step, but Cobblepot never expected that Evans actually pleaded guilty? ? ?

Then how can he execute the last step of his plan?

In fact, at this point, Cobblepot himself knew that he could actually not execute the last step of the plan.

Because he is really mentally ill, not pretending. Even if he doesn't do the last thing for the Godfather, judging from his condition, the Godfather should not embarrass a minor with schizophrenia.

Even if the Godfather knew that Cobblepot was ill, he might even give him some money for medical treatment.

The reason why the Godfather is the Godfather is that he does not have the cruel behavior of killing people to silence them like in many movies and TV dramas. On the contrary, many gangsters who retired from the Falcone family have received good pension benefits. Those who are sick can get treatment, and those who are not sick can buy houses for vacation, retire, and enjoy their old age.

Cobblepot knows that in this case, the Godfather will not embarrass him anymore, and he no longer needs to spend a lot of effort to pretend to be sick, worrying all day whether there will be Godfather's spies somewhere, because he is indeed mentally ill, and the attending doctor of Arkham Psychiatric Hospital has confirmed it.

But Cobblepot could not accept that his perfect plan had failed. His mother's illness and his own illness had already caused flaws in his plan, which made Cobblepot feel like a fishbone stuck in his throat and uncomfortable all over.

For a person who pursues a career in crime, this is like throwing a rat shit into a pot of perfect soup.

However, Cobblepot could barely accept it. After all, no one can control birth, aging, illness and death. He and his mother both got sick at this time, which can only be said to be bad luck.

But Evans' confession was obviously a hidden story, not an accident. Cobblepot could not tolerate the appearance of another mastermind in his perfect plan.

Cobblepot couldn't help but wonder, did he really make a mistake? Was Falcone the real mastermind?

When Cobblepot was wondering, Schiller's voice pulled him back. Schiller stared at Cobblepot and said, "You haven't answered my question yet. Where did this umbrella come from?"

Gordon and Cobblepot looked at Schiller together. Cobblepot said what Gordon was thinking: "Is it time to talk about this issue? What's the importance of this?"

Gordon also said, "My good professor! Don't worry about your broken umbrella!"

"The situation is very serious now! The heir of the Falconet family actually ran to the police station and admitted that he had committed murder..."

Gordon pointed to the door and said, "Just now, our new police chief had high blood pressure and should be in the ambulance now."

"I just received 15 calls in a row. The only two judges in our city said that they had made a vacation plan two months ago and bought plane tickets to leave Gotham overnight..."

"Gotham Court Of the nine civil servants, five had gastroenteritis, three had a high fever, and one suddenly lost his voice and went to the hospital to recuperate overnight. Even three of the five sweepers broke their legs and cannot come to work tomorrow..."

"Just within an hour, Gotham's judicial system was successfully paralyzed."

After saying that, Gordon himself laughed in anger. He said, "I don't know how many times they have rehearsed. In this emergency situation, they can all fall down like dominoes from top to bottom in just one hour. It's more urgent than running away when the fucking court is on fire..."

"What's even more outrageous is that we have received notices from 12 law firms to temporarily close their businesses. Now, you can't find any lawyers in Gotham who can be reached by phone..."

Schiller didn't listen to his complaints at all. Instead, he picked up an umbrella and poked Cobblepot's injured arm. Cobblepot screamed in pain and dodged.

He looked up at Schiller, then looked down at his arm still tied to the handrail, and said as if he had accepted his fate: "Okay, but I have to find out what's wrong with Evans first, I can't allow..."

Just then, there was a noise on the balcony of the mental hospital, and Batman walked in with a cold and bloody smell. Schiller turned to look at him, and Batman who walked in was also stunned. He didn't expect there were so many people here.

Schiller looked him up and down and said: "Gotham's great detective is here, let's hear what he says."

Gordon sniffed and said to Batman: "What did you do? Why are you covered in blood?"

"That's not important." Batman's voice was still very indifferent.

"Maroni told me that it was Evans Falcone who ordered him to kill Fish."

"You're a step too late." Gordon said with his hands on his hips: "Evans has confessed himself."

Before Batman continued to ask Gordon for details, Schiller knocked on the metal guardrail at the end of the bed with his umbrella, making a loud noise. He raised his voice and said: "I hope you can understand that this is my office. Let me talk first."

Schiller put the umbrella upright and said: "Answer my questions, then leave here and find another place to hold your detective conference."

"Oh my God! It rains every day in Gotham. My umbrella is broken. The umbrella maker who can repair it is dead. How can you do this? This indifference, no sympathy at all? "

The others looked at him in silence. Schiller paused and said helplessly: "Well, if you have to solve your own problems before answering my questions, then you don't have to ask Evans..."

He put down the umbrella, knocked the tiles on the ground with the tip of the umbrella, and then said: "I suggested him to do this."

Gordon and Cobblepot both widened their eyes. Schiller put down the umbrella, sat behind the desk, and said: "It seems that you have to listen to my version of the story again from the beginning."

Batman stood in a corner of the room with his arms folded, and his expression seemed to say "I expected it."

Schiller drank a sip of water and began his own story.

"About a month ago, Evans came to the psychological clinic of Gotham University and confided his troubles to his teacher."

"He had some conflicts with his father. The first half of the story sounds like the troubles of a teenager, but the second half is not so pleasant because his father is the godfather of Gotham."

"We all know that originally, the old godfather had planned to retire. He handed over a large piece of industry in the West District to his son and let him play. Although Evans did not play well, the old godfather was not in a hurry, after all, he was still young."

"But later, the reform of Gotham began."

"Obviously, the old godfather wanted to retire not because he was really old, but because he had reached the top. Even if he tried harder, nothing would change."

"But the reform of Gotham has brought him new hope and made him see the possibility of moving up to a higher level. Do you think he will still hold the mentality of retiring as soon as possible at this time?"

Gordon shook his head and said, "I met the old godfather recently. Although he has always been so energetic, I can feel that his state is a little different."

"Indeed, Falcone has ruled Gotham for forty years. He wants to end his rule and hand over the position to the next generation. It is not because he is no longer capable, but because he is already lonely at the top. There is nothing else to do except training the next generation."

"But after the reform began, everything is different. The Falcone family has too many new possibilities. The logistics industry needs to be managed, and the urban construction also needs to be watched. There are too many hidden bets in the cooperation with Chicago. The same is true for the contacts with the Imperial City, not to mention the East Coast connection plan that is still on the schedule..."

Schiller knocked on the table and said, "If the old godfather originally regarded the entire Gotham as a testing ground for training and handed it over to his son, he would not be so careless now."

Batman's voice came from the corner of the room: "An emperor who has not yet aged has regained his ambition, so the status of the prince..."

"Yes, Evans was placed in an awkward position. Originally, his father had handed over a lot of property to him, and he had the capital to shake the old godfather's rule."

"But at this time, his father suddenly did not intend to abdicate, and seemed to plan to rule Gotham for another forty years."

"Then the heir who has received part of the power is no longer in a good situation. It can't be considered embarrassing, but dangerous. "

"Evans told me this and came to me for advice."

Schiller glanced at Gordon and Cobblepot, and said, "You should know the old godfather better than me."

Cobblepot was silent for a moment and said, "He loves his son very much, but this does not mean that he will allow his successor to have excessive ambitions, and will not sit idly by and watch anyone else gain power that may shake his position in advance."

Cobblepot suddenly understood, he looked at Schiller and said, "What advice did you give to Falcone Jr.?"

"Of course I would suggest that he retire while he is ahead of his time."

Schiller stood up and paced slowly around the table and said, "You should know better than me that Falcone is very generous in some ways, but he has ruled Gotham for forty years, relying not only on his tolerance and kindness."

"If Evans dares to show any ambition to shake his father's rule at this time, although Falcone will not kill him, it is still normal to put Evans under house arrest until he is willing to retire. "

Gordon immediately reacted, staring at Schiller and saying, "So you..."

"The Godfather once asked Evans to kill Maroni himself. Evans did catch him and could have killed him, but I suggested that he make use of the waste."

"Of course, what happened afterwards was created by Evans' own genius, and has nothing to do with me."

"Evans was very impulsive at first. When dealing with interpersonal relationships in the living hell, he had conflicts with various gang bosses. Then he instructed Maroni to enter the living hell and asked him to kill those gang bosses to damage his reputation..."

Then he looked at Cobert, and Cobert himself said: "So Maroni and I hit it off..."

"Just like you said before." Schiller looked at Gordon: "A successor who was reckless and impulsive at the beginning, indecisive when doing things, and then desperately jumped over the wall to assassinate, looks really stupid and not threatening."

"Not to mention, he also called the police." Gordon added helplessly.

"More importantly..." Schiller pulled out a medical record from under the table and said, "As expected, Gotham's judicial system was paralyzed when it was heard that Falcone Jr. was going to go through the formal trial process. Then he could skip the process of bail, court, trial, and imprisonment, and go straight to medical parole..."

Gordon had a look of astonishment on his face, and he said, "... Then I can meet you here, right? You even prepared the medical records in advance..."

Schiller pointed to the bed next to Cobblepot and said, "That's his bed."

"With medical parole for mental illness, he can stay away from his father for a long time." Batman finally concluded, "This is good for both of them."

"Okay, the story is over." Schiller looked at Cobblepot again and said, "Now you should answer my question, right?"

Everyone's eyes, along with Schiller's actions, fell on the umbrella he raised.