Chapter 17: Batman's Kidney Crisis
Schiller's serious counseling session with Gordon ended the moment Bruce opened the door.
The three of them stared, and Schiller asked, "Well, Mr. Wayne, I said that you don't have any counseling time this week, right?" Why don't you call ahead and ask if anyone has an appointment at the counseling room? ”
Bruce was also a little embarrassed, he really didn't expect Gordon to be here, he just came to send an invitation to Schiller, Bruce knew that his identity with Gordon might be exposed, but he also knew that Gordon didn't come to him, didn't come to Wayne Manor to find Bruce, which means that he didn't actually trust Batman.
This frustrated Bruce a little, because he knew that Gordon was indeed a good cop, and now this clear stream of Gotham Police Department did not trust him, and even had some inexplicable hostility towards him, Bruce knew that Batman had to do more, had to do something really useful to make a difference.
Schiller said: "It seems that God wants us to form an alliance too, and since we are all here, let's talk openly and honestly." ”
"We all know what happened that night, and I know that the three of us don't trust each other completely, but that's okay, we can still be temporarily united by a common goal, like sending my colleague, Dr. Jonathan, who made the gas of fear, to jail."
Gordon knew that he had nothing to hide, if he couldn't solve this matter, his boss and the chief of the police department knew that he was secretly investigating someone to hire Jonathan, then he would definitely die without a place to bury, whether it was Schiller or Bruce, Gordon could only hope that they were neutral parties, and even if they couldn't help him, they could at least give him some advice.
Gordon frowned and said, "The situation must be worse than you think, Victor...... Oh, and that's the current police chief, he was charged with selling high-concentration tranquilizers, but he wasn't sentenced, but he went all the way up, some people speculated that he was behind Sal, but no one had any evidence, my immediate boss Lantalos, I had seen him go in and out of the club of the Red Crows, but these old cops were too cunning for anyone to catch them. ”
Schiller sighed, he knew that Gordon had saved some face for the Gotham Police Department, and the Gotham City Police Department was almost all gangster minions from top to bottom, even the kindest cops were just taking the gangster's money and doing less.
Schiller asked, "Do you know Harvey?" Harvey Bullock. ”
Gordon frowned and thought for a moment, and said, "You're talking about the fat man in the logistics department who smokes and drinks heavily, what's wrong with him?" Do you know him? ”
Harvey Bullock is portrayed in some Batman comics as a sloppy and sloppy fat man who smokes and drinks heavily, and Gordon is not wrong, but in most comics, he is a good cop who disguises himself as a bad cop, and seems to be in league with those gangsters, but in fact he secretly helps Gordon, and even in one comic, he and Gordon join forces to defeat the Joker without Batman intervening.
Schiller said: "You know I've worked with the police in several cities, I've heard that he took a class at the police academy in Star City, and an old cop in the metropolis once mentioned him to me, and he said that Harvey wanted to be a good cop, but he was retaliated against, so he had to disguise himself with a decadent appearance, and even took the initiative to hook up with the gangsters to find an umbrella for himself." ”
"You think he can be trusted?" Gordon asked.
Bruce chimed in: "It's not an option to go it alone in the Gotham Police Department, and if you don't have any allies in that area, it's almost impossible for you to bring down your boss and the police chief, let alone the gangsters behind them." ”
"I think you can try to contact Harvey, but don't talk to him, I'm sure he must be watching this case, if he is really trustworthy, maybe secretly will provide you with some help, you two can be one in the open and one in the dark, at least you can make a lot of stumbling blocks for your boss."
Gordon said, "I'll ask him." ”
Bruce said, "As for your police chief, I'm going to look into him, in another capacity that you know, of course." ”
Bruce didn't intend to hide it from Gordon in the first place, because he knew that it was almost impossible to get help from someone in the police department without revealing his identity.
"And the gangs......," said Schiller, "whether it is the Sal you mentioned, or the Red Ravens, I can go and see it." ”
The two stared at Schiller at the same time, and Gordon said with some hesitation: "Professor, I know that you have traveled to various cities, but I want to remind you that the gangs in Gotham are different from all cities, they are fierce beasts, regardless of any legal principles and morals, they are a very fierce group of jackals......"
"yes, that's why I'm going now, you know, if it's two months off, Gotham University has to have a final test, then I don't have that much time."
Schiller glanced at Bruce, and then said, "After all, many students here would rather go to nightclubs while it's still dawn than put more effort into studying. ”
Bruce rubbed his nose a little embarrassed, Gordon looked him up and down, and said, "Although I am not a few years older than you, I still have to remind you, if you really want to be that tights freak all the time, it is better to keep your private life a little more restrained, half of the beauties in the entire Gotham City have slept with you, do you think there will be a few Black Widows among them?" ”
Bruce said perfunctorily, "Okay, I'll pay attention, thank you for the reminder." ”
Bruce's "glamorous name" is a household name in Gotham City, I have to admit that even the 18-year-old Bruce is handsome and earth-shattering, although he does not have the kind of temperament that has gone through the vicissitudes of life, but just with his handsome appearance, he can capture the hearts of countless people of the opposite sex, Gotham's entertainment newspaper, almost every day will publish gossip about him, and Bruce's female companion in the photo has never been the same.
Schiller wasn't very worried that he would be assassinated by the gang's mistress, he was more worried about Bruce's kidneys, and he felt that even if Batman continued to play like this, sooner or later he would have to drink kidney treasures.
Unfortunately, as soon as Bruce returned to Wayne Manor, his old butler, Ah Fu, said to him, "I took the liberty of canceling your appointment tonight because the data from your last medical examination was really not optimistic......"
Bruce was stunned for a moment, remembering the rather strange eyes of Gordon and Schiller during the day today, he coughed awkwardly and said, "Help me cancel all the dates this month." ”
Ah Fu was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes gradually became strange, and he said, "Young Master, you invited Miss Christine to dinner two months ago, are you sure that her invitation will also be canceled?" ”
Bruce waved his hand and said, "Of course, I don't have much time to date them right now." ”
Ah Fu's eyes became even stranger, and he hesitated for a moment and said, "If there is any change in your sexuality, I hope you can inform your loyal butler as soon as possible......"
Bruce covered his forehead and said, "These few nights, I'm going out to investigate things......... Well, Miss Christine's date should not be canceled, she is really sexy and charming. ”
After Afu left, Bruce noticed that his phone was ringing, and it turned out to be a call from Schiller.
He picked it up, and Schiller said, "You have a date with Christine, the head of the Nightingale football team's cheerleading troupe?" ”
Bruce was shocked, Schiller really has mind reading?
But soon he realized that he was overthinking, and Schiller said: "She boasted to her sister that she had caught little Wayne, but she disappeared two days after saying this, and her sister reported it to the school, and Anna from the Personnel Department asked me to contact you......"
"I haven't dated her yet," Bruce said, "and we're dating two weeks away, you know, my ...... The schedule is relatively full. ”
"Then her disappearance has nothing to do with you? It's weird. ”
Schiller said: "I was told by the personnel department that Christine knew she was beautiful, so she was very cautious, she never left the school for nothing, she was about to graduate, and now she is missing. ”
Bruce was a little alarmed, and he said, "Could it be related to Jonathan's case?" Is Jonathan familiar with her? ”
"Of course not, how can such a girl be very familiar with Jonathan, she is a beautiful courtesan, and Jonathan is bored in the office all day."
Schiller said, "Well, Bruce, now that you have something new to do, hurry up and find your future date, preferably before the deadline for your date." ”
"But I ......"
"The Nightingale is the calling card of Gotham University, the disappearance of the captain of the cheerleading troupe hit them hard, the All-American League playoffs are two weeks away, and if you can't find anyone, I'll hang your department."
"Hey, Professor, you can't ...... Feed? Feed? ”
Bruce reluctantly put down the phone, and then called the school in person, only to learn that Christine is very popular in the cheerleading troupe, and many girls go to the school to ask for people, and without the leader, their dance can't be rehearsed, which makes the members of the football team dissatisfied.
Just in time for Jonathan to be arrested, the whole school was trying to calm public opinion, and everyone was not available, and Schiller, the new professor, was arrested.
Then Batman was captured by Schiller.
Bruce began to think that a beautiful girl had disappeared in Gotham, and the outcome of this matter was almost unthinking, but what Schiller meant was that Miss Christine was a very cautious person who usually did not leave school, and that she had disappeared in the school of Gotham University.
It's hard not to suspect that it has something to do with the Jonathan case.
One sheep is also driven, and two sheep are also released, Bruce didn't care about Schiller's undeterrent threat at all, when did Bruce care about hanging the department?
Except for psychology class, which he would take in Schiller's face, the rest of the classes were either clubbing or fooling around.
Thinking of this, Bruce remembered what Schiller had just said, Christine had mentioned to someone that she was about to date him?
Could it have something to do with her disappearance?