Chapter 2564: Whistling Down (Twenty-Two)

Chapter 2538: Xiao Xiao Down (Twenty-two)

The man who called himself Xiwana had cold features, his eyes were deeply sunken, and there were some dark circles under his eyes, which merged with the shadow cast by the brow bone, making his pupils look like a small boat floating on the black sea.

When he spoke, he pursed his lips tightly, and the sharp lines of the corners of his mouth and jawline crossed, giving him a kind of indifference that kept strangers away, so even though he was smiling when he spoke, people still felt that he was difficult to deal with.

"Is the teaching going well, Professor?" Sivana asked with concern, "Are you not used to the new campus?"

Schiller shook his head and said, "Everything is fine. Is the football team okay? Can our invitational tournament be held as scheduled?"

"Of course, this is not a problem. The school's financial situation is indeed a bit tight, but I think the city government will provide us with enough help. Sports events have always been the city's business card..."

Sivana talked a lot about the football team one after another. It seems that he found that Schiller was particularly concerned about the situation of the sports college. Then he started to talk about the arrangement of psychology courses, and mentioned whether to change the floating class system to a fixed class system, etc.

Schiller's attitude towards the new president is relatively conservative. Sivana is not a common surname. The name Thaddeus Sivana shows that he is not an ordinary person. It is very likely that he is a character with a name in the comics.

However, because he is famous but not that famous, Schiller did not remember who he was for a while, and now he has no time to look through the memory bank, so he just treats Sivana with the attitude that a professor should have towards the new president, but Sivana is obviously not satisfied with this.

"When I visited Professor Freese before, I heard that you moved to a new house recently?"

Schiller frowned slightly. He didn't think Victor was a talkative person. It should not be Victor who told Sivana on his own initiative, but it might be that Sivana asked indirectly.

Why is he so concerned about me?

"Oh, don't get me wrong, professor. It's just that several professors I visited before complained that their commuting time has become longer after moving to the new campus. I wonder how it is here?"

"Fortunately, my new house is not far away." Schiller paused. He was not sure whether Victor had told Sivana about the housewarming party, but since the other party had already said this, if he didn't tell him now, but he knew it later, it would be hard to avoid being regarded as rejection and isolation by the other party.

"In fact, my housewarming party has not been held yet, because I've been busy recently and the new house has not been cleaned up yet. If there is any news, I will send you an invitation. I hope you will come then, Mr. Principal."

Shivana was very happy, and his tightly pursed lips relaxed. He stood up and shook hands with Schiller and said, "My pleasure, professor. In fact, I have always been very interested in psychology, but now we are all very busy. If we have time later, maybe we can talk."

Schiller didn't know if this was a polite remark, but just treat it as a polite remark. He now had to see who Shivana was and guess what he was so enthusiastic about.

After sending Shivana away, Schiller wanted to look through the memory bank in the tower, but at this time he received a call from Zatanna.

"Hello? Professor? John is injured. Can you come to the central hospital?" Zatanna's slightly anxious voice came from the other end of the phone.

Schiller raised his eyebrows and said, "He's injured? What happened to him?"

"You'll know when you come over." Zatanna's tone revealed deep helplessness. Constantine seemed to mutter a few words on the other end, but Zatanna hung up the phone quickly.

It was really one wave after another. Schiller thought, could it be that another creditor found the wrong door? There was obviously a lot of space in the freezer of the refrigerator.

When Schiller drove to the Central Hospital, it was already late. He was stuck in traffic for more than half an hour and looked for a parking space near the hospital for more than ten minutes. The Central Hospital is located in the center of the roundabout area, and basically every day the patients are full.

Schiller quickly gave the name to the front desk, and then found Constantine with a plaster cast on his leg in the inpatient department. Zatanna poured water for him next to him. Schiller came in with an umbrella, but found no trace of the devil.

"What's going on?" Schiller asked. Not long after he came in, Raven and Killer Croc also came in. Obviously, this matter was also related to them.

Constantine sighed, but Zatanna slapped him back in the middle of the sigh. He curled up with a roar, frowned and muttered a few words, and covered his head with the quilt to sleep.

"The two of us went to help decorate Waylon's new company. There was nothing else, but there were some large furniture to move, including the counter for receiving guests, the registration desk in the back, and the filing cabinets for storing documents."

"Waylon transported these things to the warehouse. We took them out of the warehouse and sent them to the door of the company. I used magic to move them in, but John was making trouble on the side."

"I didn't make trouble!" Constantine's muffled voice came from the quilt, "What on earth were you thinking to put the counter horizontally? Do you want to squeeze the guests here into meat patties?"

"But the room in front has limited space. If I put it vertically, where will the receptionist be? And you also said that if it is placed horizontally, it will look good with a painting on that wall, but we are talking about practical value now!"

"I am telling the truth. Can the wall of the reception be without any decorations? If you put it vertically, there is nothing to hang on that wall!"

"Get to the point." Schiller tapped the armrest of the bed gently.

"Okay, John and I had a little argument about the placement of furniture." Zatanna made a small gesture, but Schiller saw a galaxy between her two fingers.

He knew that this kind of young men and women were all good when they were in love, but there would be problems when they worked together.

"I said to put it vertically, but he insisted on putting it horizontally. I said let's try it, and then I used magic to control the counter to fly in. After landing, I thought it was good. He was not convinced and rushed into the room to show me how to put it."

"I said I would see how you put it. I controlled the counter to fly again, but it moved forward a little, then backward, then turned left, then turned right. It was so annoying that I was annoyed by him. I didn't control the magic well, and the counter fell and hit his feet..."

Zatanna lowered her head and hammered the edge of the bed with her hand and said, "I didn't mean it. You know, the medium for me to cast magic is language, but he insisted on quarreling with me when I was using magic..."

"You are not good at learning, Zatanna." Constantine smiled and laughed at Zatanna.

Zatanna slapped him on the chest, obviously completely enraged, and she roared at Constantine: "Don't you know why Morpheus is avoiding you?! Because you are also a nosy bastard in bed! I really should pray to God and let him tell Lucifer..."

Schiller coughed twice, interrupting Zatanna's words. Zatanna was so angry that her face turned red. After taking a few deep breaths, she grabbed the top of the quilt and covered Constantine's head.

Schiller saw the film taken nearby, and several people came over and found that it was just a broken foot bone, which was not very serious, but he might not be able to get out of bed for at least ten days and a half months.

"Oh my god, our relocation plan is ruined." Zatanna wailed, "Who will drive me now?"

"Don't you have a driver's license?"

"Yes, but I really don't understand the damn road conditions in this damn city." Zatanna sighed and said, "This city's transportation system is too special. I got lost several times. If I were to drive, I would probably live in the East District this year."

Killer Croc laughed and said, "Of course, even an old driver like Jack can't understand the new East District now. Can you imagine? Last time he took a private job, in those After walking around the building and the passages for six hours, he still couldn't get out. In the end, he had to blow up one of the passages before he could get out. "

"He should suspect that it was Batman's conspiracy." Schiller told a joke that only he and Waylon understood. Waylon really laughed and nodded, saying, "Yes, he definitely suspected that. He must think that this whole area was a prank prepared by Bruce for him. Bruce could do it!"

"I know a few local kids. They should also be planning to work part-time to make money recently. Maybe they can join in." Schiller said.

He was referring to the Robins in Wayne Manor. The last time he learned about the Robins' situation was when Alfred called to ask about the situation after Merkel left.

Originally, it was about Merkel, but the topic eventually turned to the children. Everything was fine when Wayne was not at home. These children, apart from attending classes, wandered around the manor aimlessly.

However, they seemed to be planning to do something recently. Under Alfred's investigation, he learned that the children were planning to go out to work part-time to make money.

The employment standard for normal full-time employees in Gotham is 16 years old. After all, the city's educational resources were not rich in the past. Many people did not go to high school, let alone college, so people over 16 years old can work 50 hours a week.

Of course, people over 14 years old can also work 30 hours a week, but they are not allowed to work full-time, only part-time jobs.

However, because there are too many lawless lunatics in this city, the management in this regard is also turning a blind eye. After all, teenagers and children are willing to work and earn money, which is better than robbing and making trouble, so some underage children working in stores will not be controlled.

Speaking of this, we have to mention the current situation of the children's gang. After the gangs were completely collapsed, the children's gangs that had inextricable ties with the gangs basically scattered.

After a few years of buffer period, most members of the children's gang have passed the most vulnerable age. The youngest are almost 10 years old, and the older ones are almost 20 years old.

There is not much to say about where they went. During the previous music festival, most of them were working in various places. Some of the smart ones led others to do business and made a lot of money.

After that, their life trajectories were similar to those of ordinary people. Because they had never been to school and had no education, most of them found some jobs that did not require skills. Apart from screwing in factories, they also worked as odd jobs everywhere to earn money.

Some smart people went into business and saved a small amount of money. Now they can rent a storefront to do some small business. Some nimble people went to vocational colleges to learn skills and are now working as electricians, decorators, and car repairmen.

Most of the children who did not have the ability to take care of themselves back then are now half-grown children who can run and jump. Many former members who have become adults will support their lives. They are also the first group of children in the children's gang to go to school.

The younger generation of children are basically not orphans anymore, because living conditions have improved and family stability has increased. If they can support themselves, few people will take the initiative to abandon their children.

The East District has also established a complete welfare home system. If there are orphans, they will go to the welfare home and will not end up on the streets. Therefore, the children younger than Jason are the last generation of children's gang members.