Chapter 18: Batman's Kidney Crisis

The serious psychological consultation Schiller was giving Gordon ended the moment Bruce opened the door.

The three of them stared at each other. Schiller asked: "Well, Mr. Wei En, I said, your psychological consultation time for this week is already gone, right? Why didn't you call in advance to ask if anyone had reserved the psychological consultation room?"

Bruce was also a bit awkward. He really didn't expect Gordon to be here. He was just here to send an invitation letter to Schiller. Bruce knew that his identity might have been exposed to Gordon with a high probability, but he also knew that Gordon didn't come to find him, didn't come to Wei En Manor to find Bruce, which meant that he actually didn't trust Batman.

This made Bruce a bit frustrated, because he knew Gordon was indeed a good policeman, and now this clear stream of the Cat Getan Police Department didn't trust him, and even had some inexplicable hostility toward him. Bruce knew that Batman had to do more, had to do truly useful things, to get a change.

Schiller said: "It seems God also hopes we form an alliance. Since everyone is here, why don't we talk openly and honestly."

"We all know what happened that night. I know we don't fully trust each other, but that doesn't matter. We can still temporarily unite for a common goal, such as letting my colleague, Dr. Jonathan, who manufactures fear toxin, go to jail."

Gordon knew he had nothing to hide. If he couldn't solve this matter, and his superiors and the police chief knew he was secretly investigating the matter of someone wanting to hire Jonathan, he would definitely die without a burial place. Whether it was Schiller or Bruce, Gordon could only hope that they were at least a neutral party. Even if they couldn't provide him with help, at least they could give him some advice.

Gordon frowned and said: "The situation must be worse than you imagine. Victor... oh, the current police chief, he was once accused of selling high-concentration sedative drugs, but he wasn't sentenced. Instead, he rose steadily. Some people speculate that his backer is Sal, but no one has evidence. My immediate superior, Lantalos, I have seen him enter and exit the club where the Red Raven Gang is located, but this group of old policemen are too cunning, and no one can catch their pigtails."

Schiller sighed. He knew Gordon had left some face for the Cat Getan Police Department. The Cat Getan Police Department, from top to bottom, was almost all pawns of the underworld. Even the kindest policeman was just taking money from the underworld and doing less things.

Schiller asked: "Do you know Harvey? Harvey Bullock."

Gordon frowned and thought for a while, then said: "You mean that fat guy in the logistics department who smokes and drinks? What's wrong with him? You know him?"

Harvey Bullock was depicted as a sloppy, smoking, and drinking fat guy in some Batman comics. Gordon wasn't wrong, but in most comic settings, he was a good policeman who disguised himself as a bad policeman. He seemed to be in cahoots with those underworld gangs, but in fact, he secretly helped Gordon, and in one comic, he even teamed up with Gordon to defeat the Joker without Batman's intervention.

Schiller said: "I know I have cooperated with the police in several cities. I heard he took classes at the police academy in Star City. An old policeman in Metropolis once mentioned him to me. He said Harvey really wanted to be a good policeman, but he was once retaliated against. For this reason, he had to disguise himself with a decadent appearance, and even took the initiative to collude with the underworld to find a protective umbrella for himself."

"Do you think he is trustworthy?" Gordon asked.

Bruce interjected: "You fighting alone in the Cat Getan Police Department is not a way. If you don't have any allies there, it's almost impossible for you to topple your superiors and the police chief, let alone the underworld gangs behind them."

"I think you can try to contact Harvey, but don't tell him everything. I believe he must also be paying attention to this case. If he is really trustworthy, perhaps he will provide you with some help in secret. You two can completely be one in the light and one in the dark, at least you can trip up your superiors quite a bit."

Gordon said: "I will go ask him."

Bruce said: "As for your police chief, I will investigate him. Of course, it will be in the other identity you know."

Bruce didn't intend to hide it from Gordon from the beginning, because he knew that wanting to get help from a certain policeman in the police station, it was almost impossible not to expose his identity.

"And the underworld gangs..." Schiller said: "Whether it's the Sal you mentioned or the Red Raven Gang, I can go take a look."

Both of them stared at Schiller. Gordon said hesitantly: "Professor, I know you have traveled in various cities, but I want to remind you that the underworld gangs in Cat Getan are different from all cities. They are ferocious beasts, ignoring any law and morality, and are a group of very fierce jackals..."

"Yes, that's why I'm going now. You know, if it drags on for two months, Cat Getan University will have final tests, and I won't have so much time."

Schiller glanced at Bruce and continued: "After all, many students here would rather go to nightclubs when it's still bright than spend more time on their studies."

Bruce rubbed his nose awkwardly. Gordon looked him up and down and said: "Although I'm not much older than you, I still want to remind you that if you really want to keep being that freak in a tight suit, it's best to restrain your private life. Half of the beauties in Cat Getan City have been in your bed. Do you think there won't be a few black widows among them?"

Bruce said perfunctorily: "Okay, I will pay attention. Thank you for your reminder."

Bruce's "fame of beauty" was well-known throughout Cat Getan City. It had to be admitted that even at 18, Bruce was earth-shatteringly handsome. Although he didn't have that world-weary temperament yet, just by his handsome appearance, he could capture the hearts of countless people of the opposite sex. Cat Getan's entertainment newspapers almost published gossip about him every day, and the female companions in the photos were never the same.

Schiller wasn't very worried that he would be assassinated by a gangster's mistress. He was more worried about Bruce's kidneys. He felt that even if it was Batman, if he kept playing like this, one day he would have to drink kidney tonic.

Unfortunately, as soon as Bruce returned to Wei En Manor, his old butler Alfred said to him: "I very presumptuously canceled your date tonight, because the data from your last physical examination was really not optimistic..."

Bruce froze for a moment, remembering the rather strange looks Gordon and Schiller gave him during the day. He coughed awkwardly and said: "Help me cancel all the dates in the evening this month."

Alfred froze for a moment, then his eyes gradually became strange. He said: "Young Master, you invited Miss Christine to dinner two months ago. Are you sure her invitation should also be canceled?"

Bruce waved his hand and said: "Of course, I don't have time to date them now."

Alfred's eyes became even stranger. He hesitated and said: "If you have any changes in your sexual orientation, I hope you can notify your loyal butler immediately..."

Bruce covered his forehead and said: "These few nights, I'm going out to investigate things... well, okay, don't cancel Miss Christine's date. She is really sexy and charming."

After Alfred left, Bruce found his phone ringing. It was actually a call from Schiller.

He answered, and Schiller said: "You have a date with Christine, the captain of the Nightingale cheerleading dance troupe?"

Bruce was startled. Does Schiller really have mind-reading?

But soon he found he was overthinking. Schiller said: "She once boasted to her sisters that she had hooked little Wei En, but she disappeared two days after saying this. Her sisters reported it to the school, and Anna from the personnel department asked me to contact you..."

"I haven't dated her yet," Bruce said. "Our date is scheduled for two weeks from now. You know, my... schedule is quite full."

"Then her disappearance has nothing to do with you? That's strange."

Schiller said: "The personnel department told me that Christine knows she is beautiful, so she is very cautious and never leaves school if there is nothing to do. She is about to graduate, but now she has disappeared."

Bruce was a bit alert. He said: "Could it be related to Jonathan's case? Is Jonathan very familiar with her?"

"Of course not. How could such a girl be familiar with Jonathan? She is a beautiful socialite, and Jonathan is stuck in the office all day."

Schiller said: "Fine, Bruce, now you have new things to do. Hurry up and find your future date, preferably before your date deadline."

"But I..."

"The Nightingale team is the business card of Cat Getan University. The disappearance of the captain of the cheerleading dance troupe is a big blow to them. The national league playoffs are in two weeks. If you can't find anyone, I will fail you."

"Hey, Professor, you can't... Hello? Hello?"

Bruce put down the phone helplessly, and then personally called the school, only to find out that Christine was very popular in the cheerleading dance troupe. Many girls went to the school to ask for people. Without the captain, they couldn't arrange their dance, which made the football team members dissatisfied.

Just in time for Jonathan's arrest, the whole school was thinking of ways to calm public opinion. Everyone was busy, so Schiller, this new professor, was grabbed as a strongman.

And then Batman was grabbed as a strongman by Schiller.

Bruce began to think. A beautiful girl disappeared at Cat Getan University. The result of this matter almost didn't need to be thought about. But listening to Schiller, this Miss Christine was a very cautious person who generally didn't leave school. She disappeared on the campus of Cat Getan University.

This made it hard not to suspect it was related to Jonathan's case.

One sheep is also herding, two sheep is also herding. Bruce didn't care at all about Schiller's threat that had no deterrent power. When did Bruce ever care about failing a course?

Except for the psychology class, which he would attend for Schiller's sake, other classes were either going to bars or messing around.

Thinking of this, Bruce remembered a sentence Schiller just said. Christine had mentioned to others that she was about to date him?

Would this be related to her disappearance? ===== CHAPTER 19 =====