Chapter 38 Harvey Dent

Regardless, the new president's campus alcohol ban is still being implemented in an orderly manner.

Any vehicles and stores selling alcoholic beverages are not allowed to appear near Gotham University. All gatherings and parties will be checked, and dormitories will be searched. However, they will not confiscate high-power electrical appliances, but will turn out all the alcohol and severely punish the students.

Of course, these students have no ability to resist. Although Gotham University has a big villain, Scarecrow, most of the students are still obedient.

But obviously, this also affects another part of the people's cake.

What kind of city is Gotham? Everyone knows that the drunkards here will not start drinking after work.

There are tens of thousands of drunkards in Gotham City, which feed countless bars and shops selling alcohol. The annual sales of tobacco and alcohol are the bulk of the tax revenue.

Of course, you can stop students from drinking, but if they are not addicted to alcohol, who will the wine merchants sell the wine to?

Students are so easy to fool. Any hobby they pick up during this period may accompany them for the rest of their lives, including drinking.

If they start drinking at the age of 20, they will spend tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars on alcohol throughout their lives. Every alcoholic will spend more than half of his salary on various kinds of alcohol.

The profits from selling alcohol are plundered by the monopolists. They use these profits to continue production, then open larger factories and hire those alcoholics at lower salaries, and the price is just to provide them with two bottles of inferior alcohol after get off work.

What a perfect industrial chain this is, and all they need to do is to put some delicious beer at a low price near Gotham University without considering profits, of course starting with beer, then distilled liquor, and spirits.

For hundreds of years, Gotham City has been operating like this. If you don't let that group of people lead students astray, wouldn't Gotham have become a civilized city with simple folk customs long ago?

Schiller knew this very well, so he never intended to be a good and conscientious teacher here. This city does not allow any clean seedlings to grow, because only evil people and criminals can survive here.

Make Gotham University a utopia? Don't be ridiculous, the naive graduates will not survive more than a year in Gotham City.

This is just a big vortex, with countless small vortices, and no one can escape.

Since Schiller sent a letter of expulsion to Bruce, the principal rarely talked about letting him participate in this matter, but he was under great pressure because of the interest chain, so he had to find another helper for himself.

"Hello, my name is Harvey, Harvey Dent, a lawyer, mainly in criminal prosecution and adjudication."

Schiller shook hands with Harvey, and before Schiller could speak, Harvey said: "I have heard of you, you did a good job in Fortress City, and the damn serial killer was brought to justice and is still in prison."

He spoke very fast, like a lawyer. And his tone was calm and firm, and then he continued: "But I must say that you are not as good as you in those big cases in promoting the prohibition of alcohol in Gotham University. I think saving the future of this city is as important as catching criminals, right?"

As soon as Schiller let go of his hand, he pursed his lips and said, "Maybe."

Harvey heard the reluctance in his tone, and he frowned and said, "I have heard some of your deeds in the south, but it seems that you are not as hateful as the rumors say."

"Compared to this, I want to know more, who is spreading my deeds?"

Harvey was stunned for a moment, and he said, "Didn't you say it yourself?"

He looked Schiller up and down. Schiller didn't look like a smart and brave detective, nor a fair and impartial judge. He looked very gentle, which was in line with his professional temperament.

Harvey was very smart. He said, "You mean someone is deliberately spreading your deeds? But why would they do that? To make you famous? What's the benefit?"

Schiller asked Harvey to sit down, and he sat opposite him. He said, "Maybe you only know the first half of this story. Later, I was plotted against in a case in Metropolis. Otherwise, why would I come to Gotham? That's not a good thing. Obviously, these people don't want to let me go now."

Harvey was stunned for a moment. He said, "Sorry, then you really shouldn't be in the limelight, but it doesn't matter. I am now the legal adviser of Gotham University. I support the prohibition. There is nothing wrong with drinking a little. Of course, I drink too, but it's not okay to drink heavily when I was a student."

When Harvey spoke, he always had clear and logical tone, and his tone was very firm, which made people feel an unconscious sense of security. If Schiller hadn't known that he was a two-faced man later, he would never have associated him with the coin-flipping lunatic.

Two-Face is a very complex villain. He is also the only villain that Batman has tried to save. Batman has tried many times but failed. Perhaps this frustration for him is much stronger than being defeated by the Joker.

Because Harvey Dent is really a good man, the bright knight of Gotham City.

Batman was deeply influenced by him. Maroni hurt Harvey in court and made him crazy. This incident made Batman realize that without violent execution and authority, law and trial are nothing.

A despicable and dirty criminal hurt a fair prosecutor in public, but he didn't have to pay any price, and no one dared to judge him again.

Schiller put his hands on the table, looked into Harvey's eyes and said, "Mr. Harvey, I think you know the situation here better than the new principal. You should know how many people's interests will be violated by doing this."

"I know, but I don't care." Harvey said.

Schiller sighed, took off his glasses, and began to wipe them with a glasses cloth. As he wiped, he said, "Perhaps you are really ready to accept the price of justice?"

"It sounds like you feel deeply."

"Of course, because I am lucky."

"Then I believe it, and so do I." Harvey said, but he was still very empathetic. He said, "I will not blame those who give up on this road because of various dangers, because they have actually done their best. I don't know how far I can go on this road, but in this world, you don't have to reach the end to win."

Schiller did not continue to answer. He shook hands with Harvey again, and Harvey left. For the first time, Schiller did not try to use words to interfere with the other party, or to persuade the other party.

Schiller once heard a very reasonable saying: Don't try to remind a person who has been walking in the dark that the other party is not blind.

So Schiller would not try to correct Harvey's thoughts, nor would he tell him that his behavior was useless to Gotham. Everything Harvey did was right, and every choice he made was just and correct, but unfortunately, this was Gotham.

The Knight of Light could not save Gotham, and neither could the Dark Knight.

Harvey was indeed a very infectious person. He was not like Matt, the Daredevil, who liked to fight alone. He was very good at using all the resources he could get access to, and getting along well with teachers and students. Even various employees praised him. Mrs. Murphy praised him more than a dozen times a day and wanted to introduce her little daughter to him.

Even most of the students, although they did not like the wine they hid being confiscated, still admired Harvey and thought he was the kind of elite who was successful in his career and very kind.

Harvey was welcomed by most people just a few days after he came to Gotham University.

The new principal, Seldon, was even more depressed. He was looking for someone to be a gun, not to turn himself into a gun. He just wanted to find a scapegoat, so that the scapegoat could charge in front, while he could gain both fame and fortune.

But just like Schiller was too tough, Harvey was so popular that he stole almost all of his limelight.

Few people knew the name of the new principal, but almost everyone knew that the new legal adviser, Harvey Dent, was a highly educated, high-income, and enthusiastic elite lawyer.

And among those who got along with him, there were also the most difficult Schiller and Bruce. Schiller was willing to talk to him about his ideal life because they had similar education levels and were both alumni of Columbia University, so they could reminisce about their campus days together.

As for Bruce, he felt that he and Harvey were particularly compatible. They could talk about everything together. In terms of justice, Harvey gave him many different perspectives, which greatly inspired Batman.

In the past, Schiller's conversations, which depended entirely on his understanding, had already made Batman accustomed to being stimulated first and then thinking silently.

But Harvey was different. Harvey would answer all of Bruce's questions as detailed as possible. When Bruce raised different opinions, he would not refute them sarcastically or disrupt the rhythm of his speech. Instead, he would listen quietly, express his own opinions, and then carefully analyze the differences between his opinions and his. If they could not reach an agreement, they would keep their opinions and talk about it next time.

No one would dislike such a friend, who was wise, sophisticated, enthusiastic, compassionate and knowledgeable. This was much better than going to Schiller and shortening his life by ten years.

Schiller was also very happy, because with Harvey, Bruce finally stopped bothering him every day, and the psychological clinic finally became quiet.

Except for Gordon's visit in the next few days, almost no one appeared here again.

Gordon came to send him an invitation letter. After all, he was promoted, and he jumped several levels. This was a great thing worth celebrating.

Gordon didn't have many friends, and his colleagues in the police station were jealous of him. It was not convenient for him to invite them, so he planned to invite Schiller and Bruce to have a small gathering.

Bruce introduced Harvey to the policeman, and the two of them hit it off immediately. In a sense, Harvey and Gordon were the best partners. They were really similar, except that Harvey was more radical and Gordon was more conservative.

The two of them were getting along so well that Bruce was left out. Schiller held a glass of wine and looked at Bruce standing outside the door of the psychological clinic in silence. He said, "Let me see, this homeless dog finally remembered the garbage dump where he used to live. Should I feel honored?"

"Hey, don't say that." Bruce said, "Although Harvey is very good, I think you are better in terms of professional ability."

"Thank you for your compliment, but you will definitely lose all your credits this semester."