After hearing the noise coming from upstairs, Schiller didn't even have time to change his pajamas, so he hurried upstairs.

Because of the urgency of the incident, he didn't have time to knock on the door, and pushed the door directly, but the clown, who had just been awakened by the roar, instinctively jumped up from the bed, ran to the door, broke the balcony glass and rushed in, and chased after him. )

As soon as Schiller opened the door, he saw clearly that it was a huge humanoid crocodile monster that jumped in, which should be the legendary killer crocodile, but Schiller's first reaction was to feel a little puzzled.

Schiller is not puzzled, why did the killer crocodile appear here, the sentence he just shouted has already explained the reason, and what makes Schiller feel strange is why the killer crocodile is holding two kitchen knives in his hand?

The killer crocodile has extremely sharp claws, which are his weapons in their own right, and he doesn't need to hold any additional weapons.

Rather, his huge hands held two kitchen knives, which looked extremely incongruous, and it could be seen that he was holding the small handle of the knife himself, and it was also very uncomfortable.

But in the next second, Schiller knew why the killer crocodile did it.

Jack the Clown, who jumped out of bed, went straight to the door, not because he wanted to escape, but because there was not much space in the ward, after the killer crocodile jumped in, the room was almost full, and he needed a larger strategic space to move around, and now, there was only room left in the corridor.

Unexpectedly, at the moment when he was about to roll out of the door, Schiller pushed the door open, and Jack stumbled and was almost hit to the ground by the door panel, but it was followed by two cold kitchen knives flying from mid-air.

Obviously, the killer crocodile, who has become good friends with Batman, also realized the lack of his long-range attack ability, so he got two low-profile versions of the batarang, and with the help of a miracle, the effect is not even inferior to the shotgun.

Jack was already slapped by the door panel, his center of gravity was unstable, even if he felt the cold wind howling behind him, he didn't have time to dodge, and these two kitchen knives, one was cut on his back and the other was on his leg.

With a "bang", Schiller was splashed with blood.

In fact, that was okay alone, but it only caused a lot of blood on the left front placket and right trouser leg of Schiller's pajamas, but after Jack was seriously injured, he still spurted blood while running towards Schiller, shouting: "Doctor!!" Help me!! There are madmen who want to kill me!! blade

Because of the existence of the clown virus, this kind of injury can only be regarded as a minor injury for Jack, but he ran behind Schiller, and dragged Schiller's trouser leg, and the blood rushed out of his body, all splashed on Schiller's clothes, almost turning him into a bloody man.

Schiller took a deep breath, first stretched out his hand to stop the killer crocodile who was about to pounce on him, and then, carried the clown behind him to his side, and then, like a court mediator, began to persuade the two parties to fight.

It was already late at night until he persuaded the killer crocodile to go back, called a nurse, and bandaged the wounds on Jack's body.

Schiller would have liked to get his body clean right away, but the problem was that Arkham Hospital was not a Rodriguez manor, and there was no butler for him, who could conjure up a clean set of clothes no matter what happened to keep him neat and tidy.

So Schiller could only go back to his bedroom, intending to take a shower and get rid of the unpleasant smell of blood, but as soon as he returned to the room, he saw a figure with pointed ears standing outside the window.

Before Schiller could enter the door, Batman pushed open the window first, and saw that Schiller was covered in blood again, and Batman was stunned.

At this moment, Batman's mind almost imagined the process of Schiller's crime just now.

Judging by the degree of blood stains on Schiller's clothes, the blood should have erupted from the bottom up, and the degree of blood stains on his chest was higher than elsewhere.

This shows that Schiller is likely to be holding some kind of long sharp weapon, to put it bluntly, an umbrella knife, first piercing the opponent's chest with a knife, and then, stepping on the opponent's chest with his foot, and then stabbing the opponent's throat with the umbrella knife.

No, no, Batman thought, if it was just such a simple killing process, the blood stains on his shoes and trouser legs, it shouldn't be so much.

It is quite possible that Schiller also carried out some very murderous treatment before killing the other party.

Thinking of this, Batman took a step back, reached out and knocked on the window next to him, and then said, "Are you free now?" I'd like to ask about Dick. ”

Schiller seemed to have discovered that he and Batman did not live in the same biological clock, so instead of dwelling on Batman's late arrival, he stood by the door, took off his blood-covered coat, hung up his clothes, and said, "What happened to Dick?"

Batman didn't answer Schiller's question for the first time, because he found that, looking at Schiller's nonchalant demeanor, the emotion he felt at the first time was not the kind of anger and anger he felt when facing criminals as before, but a kind of fear.

This is very abnormal, and Batman does not think that he will be afraid of any criminal.

But the truth is that any human being feels instinctive fear when faced with a monster that has no guilt about cruelly depriving its fellow human beings of their own life, and is as easy as eating and drinking.

There is a famous saying in psychology that Batman has also seen, and today, he has a new understanding of this, that is, "fear saves mankind" one by one.

In the long evolutionary history of mankind, there have been too many disasters that can wipe out this fragile race, not to mention the beasts that grind their teeth and suck blood, not to mention the cruel and merciless natural disasters, in some years, a few more rains may kill many people.

Man's fear of everything is a scar in the history of human evolution.

Only the ethnic groups that are very sensitive to various natural and man-made disasters are more likely to survive and develop so far, therefore, fear is more and more deeply engraved into the bone marrow of human beings.

And the reason why these murderers, who are supposed to be regarded as their own kind, bring boundless fear to people is because they are similar to wild beasts, savage, crazy, only seeking pleasure, and at the same time, they are also similar to natural disasters, cold, cruel, but strong-willed.

The instinct to seek good fortune and avoid evil, etc., which is engraved in the bones of human beings, puts them in a natural position of weakness in the face of these terrible disasters in evolutionary history.

Even if Batman has reached the pinnacle of human willpower, it belongs to human instinct, and it will still make him, when facing Schiller in this state, feel a chill in his back.

Now Batman can understand why some serial murderers commit crimes repeatedly, but there are still people who are victimized, it is not that those people do not raise their vigilance, or do not rise up to resist and defeat them, it is not their own kind, but the fear in their hearts.

Seeing Batman stunned there, Schiller stepped forward a little puzzled and asked, "What's wrong with you?" Aren't you going to ask about Dick? Why don't you speak?"

However, when Batman saw Schiller in front of him, the more Schiller acted as if nothing happened, the more he felt that the fear that burst out of his instinct made him want to retreat.

"Dick ran away from home again." Batman struggled to pull his thoughts back on track, and he spoke, "Because, I took in a kid named Tim Drake, and he ...... Very talented and very eager to be my assistant, and his parents are not against it. ”

As soon as Schiller was about to speak, Batman preempted him and explained: "I didn't agree to his request, he is still too young, even if he lives in Wayne Manor, he must study first."

"And, as I have already told Dick, that he is my eldest son and will be my best assistant, and I have told him that he can be involved in the investigation of the case, but I need some time to prepare a set of equipment for him to keep him safe."

"But no matter what I say, Dick won't listen." Batman shook his head lightly and said, "He's very adamant that I'm going to abandon him and kick him out of Gotham."

Schiller frowned deeply, and he also shook his head and said, "This does not match, my psychological test of Dick Grayson."

"After the Grayson family fell from their glory days, they didn't receive any invitations to perform for a long time, and they were in a very difficult time, in addition to financial difficulties, there was also a big psychological gap. blade

"At the same time, Dick was very close to his grandfather, so that the death of his grandfather was a very big blow to him, and it happened that in the period of knowledge of wealth, the family fell into the middle of the road, and this blow was likely to make a child withdrawn and eccentric."

On the contrary, he comforted his parents and tried hard to learn acrobatics, and in the process of performing, he made a cameo appearance as a vendor, doing everything in his power to change the family's financial situation.

"In order to make money, the Grayson family is still touring the country, and the hardships and hardships are needless to say, more importantly, they are looked down upon, but Dick is not shaken by these rumors, and still firmly believes that the Grayson family is the best acrobatic troupe in the United States, and has been working hard to revive the Grayson family."

"He is a fairly sober, intelligent and determined child, and with all due respect, he is much more mentally stable than you, even if you are now."

"After all, the huge inheritance left by your parents is enough for you not to worry about financial problems, but Dick has had to cut back on food and clothing for a long time, and even eat the last meal without the next meal."

"But even if it is so difficult, his psychological state is still positive, very proactive, and has no tendency to give up on himself, which is very rare."

Batman looked at Schiller, as if waiting for a conclusion, Schiller stood there and looked at him, and said: "It took more than ten years of suffering and did not defeat this child, why do you think that it only took you a few years to educate him and his temperament can change dramatically and cannot communicate?"

Batman opened his mouth slightly, but he didn't know how to refute it, he found that he was not confident in his education level to such an extent, and even affected his judgment of the facts.

At the beginning, the young Dick was in the decline of the Grayson family, his dearest grandfather died tragically, the family was not as good as before, he had no fixed residence, he slept in the open, and was ridiculed by others, how could he come to Wayne Manor for a few years, and suddenly his temperament changed drastically?

Batman hesitated and said, "When Dick first came here, I transferred him several times, and Tim told me that he might have been bullied at school, but at that time, I didn't pay attention......"

"He told you, didn't you care?" Schiller asked.

Batman shook his head and said, "No, he didn't tell me, and even, I asked him several times, and he replied, "Everything is fine with school life."

"Actually, he's probably not as fragile as you think." Schiller took a towel from the side and began to wipe the blood from his neck, saying, "It's true that he is not a native of Gotham, but he has traveled all over the country with his parents and has seen a lot of things."

Schiller looked Batman in the eye and said, "I remember, I told you that psychology looks like a kind of occultism, but in fact, the internal logic is as rigorous as mathematics and physics, and there is only one standard answer to the end of the line deduced."

"If you feel that you are not influencing the change in Dick's behavior pattern at all, then it is very likely that someone else has exerted influence that you are not aware of."

"And if the effect is long-term, then it can't just burst out now, if not for a long time"

Batman's eyes narrowed, he understood what Schiller meant, and spoke.

"You mean, someone hypnotized Dick?"