The soft sound of knives and forks clattering on the cutlery, accompanied by the sound of wine foaming, Gordon first raised his glass and said, "Congratulations on your new house!" ”

Bruce, Harvey, Schiller, and Victor all raised their glasses, and several of them touched their glasses, and Schiller took a sip of wine, some spicy liquor, and after he swallowed it, a warmth rose from his chest, and the fire of the fireplace shone on the wine glass, like a burning flame.

"It's time for you to buy a house." "I've said a long time ago that no one should stay in a teacher's apartment for that long, there isn't even a coffee machine, and I've only stayed for two nights and my back hurts," Harvey said. ”

"I think it's pretty good." Victor said: "The hardware facilities of Gotham University are still good, of course, it can't be compared with this kind of manor, I hope you can reserve a room for me here." ”

"Always welcome." Schiller raised his glass, and Bruce said as he cut the steak on the plate with a dinner knife, "You should have a room for all of us, after all, I have a room for you in Wayne Manor?" ”

"That's enough." Schiller said.

"God bless that I will be able to buy a large estate in my lifetime, and I will gladly reserve a room for all of you." Gordon said after eating a piece of sausage. ”

"How are you doing? You should be saving enough money soon, right? Harvey asked him.

"There's been a drop in revenue lately, but it's not bad." Gordon picked up a napkin and wiped his mouth, then continued: "The godfather's side hasn't done anything yet, the rest of the gangsters are eager to try, and now it may be the calm before the storm." ”

"When you've saved up enough, tell me." Schiller tapped the knife with his fork and said,

"What's wrong?"

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"It's nothing, it's just that I think I can help you refer to the choice of apartment, after all, I also read a lot of information before buying a house."

"That's right, I'm worried about which one to buy, what do you think of the Pelican community? Actually, I prefer Jasmine Tail Lane, but considering that we may have a child in the future, it is a bit small and there is no baby room. ”

"Have you considered Ninth Avenue? How about coming and being my neighbor? Harvey asked him with a smile.

"Oh my God, that's so far away, and most of the people who live there are bachelors like you, right?"

Schiller, who was picking up his glass and preparing to drink, let out a "snort", Gordon looked at him with some puzzlement, Schiller smiled and said, "You have been too busy lately to even know such a big thing." ”

"What's wrong?" Gordon glanced at Harvey and said, "What am I missing?" Isn't he a bachelor now? ”

Victor asked, "Have you formalized your relationship with Christine?" Then you have to be a little shy of it in school, you know, there are almost as many girls who are interested in you as there are boys who are interested in her. ”

"Well, that's last week." Harvey said with a shrug.

Bruce looked at him in surprise and said, "Really? Oh, my God! You've won the sexiest and most beautiful girl in Gotham so quickly, I thought you were an old pedant, too. ”

Schiller tapped the edge of the plate with his fork again, and then said, "I hope you don't mean something, and you can sit down at this table with me to eat together, is it because you only scored 69 points in the final exam?" ”

Everyone laughed, the fireplace burned brightly, and the reflections of the many metal cutlery on the table reflected each other, emitting a soft halo after a soft halo that overlapped and the whole room seemed to be illuminated.

After eating, a few people sat on the sofa in front of the fireplace, Harvey was a little drunk, and he said, "What is this? Our Bachelor's Night? Gordon is getting married, and we can make a fuss like this before he gets married......"

"I'll go first." Victor had already put on his coat and hat, and Schiller turned to look at him, and said, "Take that bag by the door, there are two bottles of wine there, and a pack of cigars." ”

"Oh! Thank you, why are you willing to give me these Cuban goodies? Victor asked with a smile as he opened the bag.

"I remember you mentioned that the first two days were supposed to be your wedding anniversary with your wife......"

"Oh, sorry, we don't know!" Bruce said, "Professor Freese, I'll send a gift to your office tomorrow. ”

"No, you don't have to, you don't have to be so polite." Victor smiled and said, "Actually, I'm glad you understand me. ”

Victor was telling the truth, after all, no matter what, the matter of freezing his wife in a cryogenic freezer was really scary, and he didn't expect anyone to understand his crazy behavior, and the best thing for those who had heard about it before was to persuade others to be born, old, sick and die, so that he could see a little bit.

But most of his new friends in Gotham have expressed a very tolerant view of this, and they are not shy about mentioning it, in fact, Victor does not like other people to look at him with a sympathetic eye, and then avoid him every time he mentions his marriage and family situation, which will make him feel like a broom star.

But this is not the case with his friends, as if his wife is just a minor illness and is hospitalized, and they will not forget her share in normal affairs, which makes Victor feel comforted, just like his wife, who is really just hospitalized for an ordinary illness, will get better soon.

After Victor left, Gordon soon went too, and Bruce leaned back on the couch and said, "Look, these are busy people, and only us, just us who have nothing to do, can get drunk here all night......"

"Actually, it's just you, Mr. the richest man, I have to revise my paper later, Harvey also has a complaint to write, only you, this rich man with an empty head for nothing......"

Bruce leaned back on the couch, his eyes closed, he waved his hand, he didn't even say a word, obviously a little drunk, Harvey put on his clothes and said, "I'll send him back, don't really let him get drunk here." ”

"He has a cell phone in his pocket, you find it and call his butler and ask him to call a helicopter to pick you up, don't drive."

"What is drunk driving in Gotham? I can even drive up to 120 miles......" Bruce said vaguely.

"yes, yes, our talented racers......"

After Harvey took Bruce away, Schiller walked to the other side of the living room, picked up the receiver of the phone, and began dialing.

Soon, the lights in the manor gradually went out, and the night in Gotham fell into deep darkness again.

The next day, Shelton, the president of Gotham University, was in his office, crossed his arms and said suspiciously, "You mean, Professor Rodriguez is injured and hospitalized?" …… Well, send a representative of a colleague to see him. ”

In the afternoon, Schiller, who was lying on the hospital bed, took the flowers from Anna and said, "Oh, thank you, I really appreciate it......"

As soon as he wanted to continue talking, Gordon rushed in, and when he saw that there were outsiders here, he hesitated, and after Anna went out, Gordon looked up and down here, this is the senior ward of Gotham Central Hospital, a single room, luxuriously decorated, Schiller was lying on the hospital bed, covered with a quilt, and there was nothing unusual on his face.

Gordon walked over and crossed his waist and said, "I heard you were attacked last night, damn it, I'd just leave later......"

Schiller smiled, as if he didn't take it seriously at all, Gordon said: "You can still laugh, you knew before that the gang of people in the Met is very likely to be coming for you, you didn't even raise your vigilance and let them succeed, where did you get hurt?" Organs or bones? ”

Then, he was rather annoyed and said, "That Batman doesn't know where to go, if he stays with you, this will definitely not happen!" ”

"You have faith in him, but I don't want him to stay here, and his butler will be more terrible than anyone else if he comes to him."

"Seriously......" Gordon looked down at Schiller, "are you really hurt?" Why can't I see it at all? ”

He reached out and glanced at his watch and said, "Moreover, it was already midnight when we left, and it was only past 7 o'clock in the morning, and your wound was healed so quickly?" Even if it's just a knife, at least it will take more than ten hours, right? Or is it that the medical technology of the central hospital is now so superb? ”

Schiller waved at him, signaling him to be at ease, then lifted the quilt and sat up, got up straight from the bed, walked to the window and stretched, Gordon's eyes widened as he watched him move like no one else.

"Damn it! You're not hurt at all! Gordon exclaimed, "I got the news and rushed here!" ”

"I'm impressed." Schiller said, "That old pickup truck of yours can drive from the police station to the hospital in just 20 minutes, did you put a propeller on it or something?" ”

"I said, I've taken the first driving course at the police academy!"

Then Gordon shook his head and said, "Is that the point?" Isn't the point why you're pretending to be sick? Are you finally fed up with that group of students at Gotham University? ”

"Of course not...... Ah, well, there's a little, but that's not the point......"

"Do you know how I got the news? This morning, the police station was full of ghosts and wolves, because they heard that Arkham Psychiatric Hospital, because there is no attending physician, is temporarily closed, and I have never seen them so sad......"

"Yes, Arkham Psychiatric Hospital is closed, and it's not just the police who are sad."

Gordon frowned, he was not stupid, he thought for a moment and said, "The gangsters are not going to stop there, they have tasted the sweetness in this industry. ”

"That's right, they're probably more anxious than you are now, after all, you're almost enough money, and your goal is just to buy an apartment, so they're different."

"Why are you doing this? What are the benefits of hanging them? ”

"I'm injured, the psychiatric hospital is not open, and one of their ducks is about to fly, so why am I injured?"

"Why are you...... You want to frame the Met's bunch? "You're going to use these gangs to get rid of that group of people, and once they know that you've been attacked by the Met's gang, and that group of people is the culprit behind the closure of the mental hospital, then they'll definitely find a way to dig out this group of people and kill them." ”

Gordon paced around the room, saying as he went, "After running for so long, many people have taken the time and effort to put the property in a mental hospital, and they won't be happy to give up, it's like the last step in baking a pizza, and they're not going to be happy to stop." ”

"If you are sick, they will definitely find all kinds of ways to find out, what is going on, the police know who did it, and that group of gang leaders has no reason not to know."

"But how can you be sure they're going to trouble the crowd of people from the Met? Instead of trying to swap you out with someone else, as you did before? ”

"You're injured, but that doesn't mean that the psychiatric hospital has to close, they don't know that this property is your plan, they may just think, since the attending physician is sick, why not get another one?"

"They don't know, but Falcone knows, and that's enough."