After leaving Wayne Manor, Schiller made a trip back to Rodriguez Manor, took some of his luggage again, and then went to the Gotham Police Station, where he stayed in a guest room under Gordon's arrangement.

The Gotham Police Station is a comprehensive office space, just like the Arkham Psychiatric Hospital, in addition to the office space, there are also accommodations, and the renovated Gotham Police Station has a luxury accommodation standard.

Schiller's room is not even inferior to the hotel's luxury suite, and more importantly, unlike the Arkham Psychiatric Hospital on the peninsula's seaside, the Gotham Police Station is closer to the city center and is also built halfway up the mountain, with a great view and less humidity, which can be said to be a great choice for recuperation.

On the first day Schiller moved in, he felt that he had made the right choice, because it was so safe that the triple gate and the large-caliber weapons erected on all the gate posts terrified all the gangsters who wanted to get close, and he didn't even hear any gunshots for the whole day.

Schiller slept well for the day, and in the evening, he left the police station to look for a job.

Don't get me wrong, he's not there to create jobs, he's just looking for a job that's more casual than being a professor or a doctor.

After all, when you go back to Gotham University to become a professor, you will inevitably have to face Bruce's thesis, go to Arkham Psychiatric Hospital to become a doctor, and even more so be busy hitting the back of your head with your heel.

As an ordinary person, Schiller needs a job, but at the same time, like all ordinary people, he wants to work leisurely, get to and from work on time, and not be too low-paying.

In Gotham, such a job is not easy to find, most industries related to gangs, working hours are not fixed, even to work as a criminal consultant, you have to endure 24 hours of phone harassment, and it is really difficult to find an ordinary job.

However, Schiller knew where to go to get a job, and he came to a bar not far from the Gotham Police Station.

The bars near the center of Gotham are actually not chaotic, and most of the people who come here to play have serious jobs, because of the high level of consumption, the level of alcohol and bartenders is good. ，

In the evening, just in the rush hour of the bar, Schiller waited in line for a while before he walked in, and in front of him was a big man covered in tattoos, and when he walked in, the bartender didn't even look at him.

However, when Schiller, who was wearing a long trench coat, a scarf, and glasses, walked in, the bartender glanced at the person next to him with some vigilance.

After a while, a person came out of the preparation room of the bar, and when he saw that it was Schiller, he greeted him very warmly and said, "It's Professor Schiller?" What is the wind that has brought you here? ”

"You know me?" Schiller asked, untying his scarf.

"Don't you remember me? I'm a graduate of Gotham Tech. The young man gave a hearty smile and said, "Now I'm in the business of importing alcohol with Boss Copote." ”

Schiller raised an eyebrow, looked at him, and found that he was really young, and he didn't look like he was an adult, so he smiled mildly and said, "I guess, your grades should be good, and you should be especially good in arithmetic before you are selected." ”

The young man immediately smiled and bared his teeth, and it was evident that what Schiller said had scratched his itch, so he asked very enthusiastically: "Professor, what do you want to drink?" Have a glass of Gold Coast? Or the Godfather? Or is it Nickroni? ”

"Any recommendations?" Schiller asked, "I'm busy with work, and I rarely have time to come to the bar, so give me a drink of your specialty." ”

"I think you should have a 'sunrise', you're going to love it." A voice came from behind Schiller.

Schiller turned his head and was stunned for a moment, but then found that it was Konstantin's face, but his temperament was completely different from Konstantin, he looked a little melancholy and vicissitudes, but he was not decadent, there was a trace of ruffian temperament, and he looked more elegant.

The man, who was also wearing a trench coat, sat next to Schiller, but said as if he had met him for the first time: "I have heard of the great name for a long time, Professor Schiller." “6。”

Schiller paused, recalled for a moment, and then said, "Thomas Constantine? ”

Thomas nodded, took out a business card from the pocket of his trench coat, and handed it to Schiller, who glanced at the business card, which had Thomas Constantine's name written in floral English, along with a series of small letters "Hardcover and Importer of Collectibles and Books".

Schiller raised his eyebrows in some surprise, he looked up at Thomas, who seemed to read the message in his eyes, he smiled a little awkwardly, and said, "I know it's ridiculous that a bookseller will appear in Gotham." ”

Thomas rubbed his hands together and said, "Americans have a more stereotypical impression of European literature, and several other cities do not accept booksellers like me, and it is precisely because the Gotham people have almost no habit of reading that I hope to develop this market." ”

"I take the liberty of asking, the way of import comes from ......" Schiller did not forget that this Thomas was actually a personality fabricated by John Constantine, and that he was not actually a bookseller at all, so he had not discovered this for so long.

Thomas was slightly stunned for a moment, and then said: "We are a family business, I inherited some channels from my father, although it is not very high-end, but it is okay to support a few bookstores." ”

Schiller suddenly became a little interested, and he asked, "Is there a bookstore in Gotham City?" ”

Thomas shook his head lightly and said, "As far as I know, there are no regular bookstores, but there are quite a few newsstands, but they only sell some picture books and comics, and I would like them to start a business of selling hardcover books, but they think it will definitely lose money, so no one is interested." ”

Schiller nodded, took a glass of wine from the bartender, looked at Thomas and said, "I've been looking for something to do lately, doctors and professors are too unfree to work in their working hours, and they have to look at other people's faces on vacation, but in Gotham, there is no idle work, so I want to come and go, and I can only open a store by myself." ”

"I really don't have any culinary talent, I can't run a restaurant or a bakery, I don't have anything to do with gangsters, hotels and nightclubs."

The more Schiller spoke, Thomas's eyes brightened, and Schiller went on to describe: "Everyone wants their shop to do well, but if it's too busy, I might as well go back and become a university teacher, but if there is no business at all, and the rent in Gotham is too expensive, I've had a headache for days." ”

Thomas immediately understood what Schiller meant, so he also took a glass of wine from the bartender, gently touched the glass with Schiller, and said: "Of course, I can understand you, if a noble scholar like you wants to step into the business world, or engage in some side business, naturally you don't have to take profit as the first priority......

Schiller smiled and talked to Thomas about the bookstore, followed by the price of land in downtown Gotham, the spending habits of the wealthy in the South and the mob bosses in the North Side, and so on.

By the time Thomas had left, Schiller's wine had almost finished, and just as he was about to leave, a crisp female voice came from behind him: "You actually plan to open a bookstore in this city?" Do you have a lot of money and nowhere to spend it? ”

As soon as Schiller turned around, he actually saw Zatana's figure, and he said with some surprise: "Zatanna, why haven't you left yet?" ”

Zatana, dressed as a magician, crossed her hands on her hips and said, "Why haven't I left yet?" Why don't you ask, how do I leave? In Konstantin's current situation, can I leave? ”

"You came here with him?" Schiller asked.

"Of course." Zatanna nodded and said, "Although he doesn't remember anything himself, he still has many enemies in the human world!"

"Although the black mages who came in last time are almost dead, it is inevitable that there will be a few fish that have slipped through the net, and if I hadn't followed him, he would have been killed a long time ago."

Schiller gave a teasing smile and said, "Are you sure you're following him just to protect him, and not to rekindle an old love or something?" ”

Zatana rolled her eyes and said, "I don't know the current Konstantin at all, how can the old relationship be rekindled?" ”

"Then you can start from scratch."

Zatanna sneered and said, "I'm not one of those courtesans who can't live without men, but I'm also entrusted, and Bruce wants me to stay here and help him find out about the metal in Gotham architecture, and by the way, I also want to investigate my father's affairs, so naturally I stayed until now." ”

After saying that, Miss Magician turned around, waved at Schiller, and said, "Thank you for giving Thomas a job, otherwise, I would have to help him." ”

After Zatana left, Schiller shook his head helplessly, but after thinking about it, Konstantin's affairs were not caused by him, and the trouble was not his responsibility, and he was instantly relieved.

The next morning, Schiller began to look at the house, and he planned to open a bookstore in the center of Gotham, or a little further from the center.

This kind of work is both idle and noble, which perfectly meets Schiller's needs, but only if he finds a good place, otherwise the wrongdoers will not be willing to pay three times the price for a hardcover book.

After a day of shopping, Schiller really found a good spot, right at the end of one of the eight shopping streets extending from the central roundabout, and in the semicircular building around the corner, there was a gift shop being subleased.

The location is quite good, it is the center of Gotham's bustling business district, and it is also the first commercial district building in Gotham to be renovated by the Wayne Group, the building is very new and the security is very good.

What's more, this gift shop around the corner, with a very large curved floor-to-ceiling window around the corner, is very much to Schiller's liking.

Schiller found Copote, and in less than two days, the formalities were completed, and the gift shop itself also took the high-end route, and the decoration was all retro European style, which could be used directly, but it was necessary to purchase some bookshelves for books.

Just as Schiller was directing the workers to carry the large bookshelves into the house, a small figure appeared outside the door, and glanced up at the sign that had just been hung outside, which read "Rich Bookstore" in flowered English.

Schiller, who came out of the room, heard the movement in the doorway, turned around and saw that it was Hallie standing outside.

"Why are you here?" When the two saw each other, they said in unison.

"This is my shop, why can't I be here?" Schiller bent down, looked at Hallie and said, "It's you, who don't work in the hospital, why did you get here?" ”

Harley also folded her arms, puffed out her cheeks, reached out and pointed to the ceiling above her head, and said:

"Is it possible that the house you rented is mine?"