Chapter 3274
"I'm not joking with you, I'm really a psychologist, the fee is very expensive, but considering you just paid half the funds to avoid the dissolution of the GTO, I can provide you with a free psychological treatment." Shiler said very sincerely.
"... When did I say I was going to pay?"
"Then it seems you want to pay for all of it? Thank you for your generosity, when will you pay?"
Batman didn't want to discuss this issue with Shiler anymore, he didn't even want to stay in the same room with him, so he put on his coat, walked to the door and said: "I hope you don't provoke Superman, he is not the kind of person who will be bewitched by you. Once he realizes he is being used, he will definitely make the culprit pay the price."
"Are you caring about me?"
Batman felt as uncomfortable as eating shit.
He simply fled in a panic, but Shiler smiled, picked up his phone, and saw the message Gordon just sent him: "Penguin has escaped."
This guy is very smart, sure enough, he didn't run back to Cat Getan for the first time, but first rested in Blüdhaven, and asked Gordon to prepare a car to send him to Metropolis.
If there is no accident, he should have met Superman now. Penguin is a smart person. As long as he has heard of Superman's great name, he will understand that Superman's arrival is both supervision and help.
Penguin is most worried about being caught back by the Pale Knight now, because it is clear that even if Gordon persuaded the Pale Knight, he must be unwilling. If he goes back on his word, the trouble will be big.
But if he can gain Superman's trust, it won't be so easy for the Pale Knight to use violent means to catch him again. This can be considered a reassurance pill for him.
Although Superman has defined Penguin as an evil super criminal, he is not a person who judges people by their appearance, nor will he deny what he sees with his own eyes because of the stereotype in his heart.
As long as Penguin works well, takes out the style of a conscientious politician, and does things beneficial to most people, Superman can fully guarantee his personal safety and help him immunize almost all physical attacks.
And in the early stage of being in power, Penguin also really can't be in the same boat too quickly. After all, he represents Cat Getan and holds a large sum of money from the GTO in his hand. As long as he has a brain, he will definitely make enough posture and wait for others to beg him.
And he should also understand that Superman cannot follow him forever. If he doesn't stand firm for a period of time, the Pale Knight will still chase behind his butt and let him suffer imprisonment. He will definitely show his true skills during this period. The Penguin who is firing on all cylinders is still trustworthy, and I believe there will be results soon.
Shiler and Gordon made an appointment at the coffee shop next to the police station. When Gordon walked in, Shiler was looking through some things.
"What's wrong? Is there anything on Batman's side?"
"Yes, I am just about to talk to you about him." Shiler put down the things in his hand, raised his eyes to look at Gordon and said, "Do you know that Batman's mental state is not good?"
"Has his mental state ever been good?"
"Don't say that, at least before his parents were killed, he should be considered a happy child."
"That's too far away," Gordon said, "If you want to ask about that case, I can only tell you that it's a matter of the upper class, and the police really can't manage it."
"You are right, this case is a bit too far away, then what about Jason Todd?"
Gordon's face slowly became complicated, he lowered his eyes and said: "... That's my fault."
"Is he still alive?"
Gordon shook his head and said: "He disappeared, there is no trace of him being alive, and no body was found. No one knows where he is now... except the Joker."
"But the Joker can no longer answer." Shiler said, "For so many years, hasn't Batman tried to find him?"
"Of course he looked for him, looked for a long time, has been looking for him, but really can't find him." Gordon's eyebrows were tightly twisted, "Batgirl has a set of special systems used to find various missing persons. This was invented to find Robin, but unfortunately, only he was not found."
"Alright, Commissioner, let's speak plainly. Batman's mental state is very bad, can you understand? Very, very, very, very bad."
Gordon didn't have any surprise, he just sighed and said: "When he beat the Joker, I realized that he was already on the verge of losing control."
"Then you still underestimated the degree of badness." Shiler said, "This is my profile of his mental state. It doesn't matter if you don't understand professional terms, I can explain it to you."
"He is not on the verge of losing control now, but has already lost control. He is gradually losing the ability to feel the order of life, which means his depression symptoms are moving towards moderate to severe."
"For people like Batman, the fault tolerance rate of his mental state is very low. The death of his parents fired a fatal shot, and the decades that followed were just prolonging his life, and the death of Alfred was the last straw that broke the camel's back. Everything is collapsing continuously."
"You can't feel the severity of the matter because this hard shell of Batman covers the process of his internal rot, which also means that once the structure completely collapses, you won't have time to rescue him."
Gordon's face became serious, he looked at Shiler very seriously and asked: "Then is there any way in this situation? Let him be hospitalized for treatment? Or take medicine? No matter what it is, I will find a way to persuade him."
Shiler shook his head and said: "Drug treatment can play a certain role, but this is treating the symptoms but not the root cause. Usually, I would suggest such patients change their environment, but no matter what, you can't persuade Batman to leave Cat Getan, especially leaving Cat Getan at this time."
Gordon nodded while saying: "You don't know how stubborn he is, but if any of us could persuade him, things wouldn't have become what they are now."
"But it's not completely incurable." Shiler changed the subject and said, "Today his friend Superman came. From my observation of the interaction between the two of them, I found that Batman is not completely unmoved, which means he is actually longing for companionship."
Gordon also became interested, and he said: "But he never showed that he likes Superman, he seems to always think he is annoying, and a bit disgusted."
"That's just an appearance. In fact, they are very good friends. Batman is enjoying his concern, although he might not know it himself, but emotions won't lie."
"Then what should we do? Let Superman accompany him more."
"No, Superman still has serious business to do. But I think compared to Superman, shouldn't his foster son accompany him more?"
Gordon revealed a difficult expression, and he said: "Nightwing is a child with his own ideas, and he is not the kind of sweetheart boy who is very good at comforting others."
"He doesn't need to comfort Batman, he just needs to understand and accompany him."
"I will try to persuade him." Gordon said, "He hasn't been home for so long, it's really a bit unreasonable. I'll let him go back tonight."
"No, you can't order him to do this, Commissioner. You know that children of this age are very rebellious. The more you persuade him like this, the more he feels you are a lobbyist invited by Batman. Even if he goes back, it's unwilling. If he quarrels with Batman again, it will be even more unhelpful."
"Then what should I do? Should I let Batgirl persuade him?"
"Don't persuade him, you just need to tell him the facts." Shiler drank coffee and said, "Batman agreed to pay to fish Balk out, he helped the GTO avoid the dissolution crisis."
"You actually persuaded him." Gordon was a bit surprised, and he said, "I can't think of any reason why he would pay for this, but you actually did it."
"Just did a little insignificant work." Shiler smiled and said, "Since he made my work very smooth, I should also help him repair the father-son relationship as a return, right?"
"Alright." Gordon nodded and said, "I will tell him, but can this really make him go home willingly?"
"Children of this age also have a characteristic."
"What?"
"Care about face."
Nightwing put down the gun in his hand, took off the protective mask, looked back at the target, and then shook his head, seemingly dissatisfied with his training results.
The young man in front of another target also put down the gun, let out a long breath, but he was much more optimistic, walked over and hugged Nightwing's shoulder and said: "The days after having investment are really good. The feel of this gun is much better than the previous one."
"I'm not used to the feel." Nightwing shook his head and said, "Wait until I adapt, I will definitely have better results than now."
"My God, you are already number one, where else do you want to be better? Alright, let's go eat. The standard of food has also improved a lot, I can't wait."
Nightwing followed the young man out. They came to the restaurant. It was meal time, and many people were landing in their seats one after another.
At this time, Batgirl walked over, smiled at Nightwing and said: "The Commissioner has something to find you, go over after eating."
Nightwing ate the food at the fastest speed, put down the plate and went to the Commissioner's office, while at the same time, others in the GTO also learned the news that the State Legislature was going to dissolve the team.
Gordon did what Shiler said. He didn't say anything extra, let alone comfort Nightwing, just told him the decision Batman made.
Nightwing's expression was a bit complicated, because he didn't expect that Batman, who had never supported the establishment of the GTO, would be willing to take out such a large sum of money to help the team survive the dissolution crisis.
If this was the case, it proved that all his previous prejudices were wrong. Batman was not the kind of person who ignored the overall situation because of personal grudges. His lack of support for the GTO might be hidden.
Then should he go back to apologize?
Nightwing actually didn't want to, and at the same time, he felt a bit resentful towards Batman in his heart. What hidden things couldn't he tell him?
But he was surrounded by people not long after walking out of the office, and the team members were talking about it:
"I heard Batman paid, we don't have to dissolve, is it true?"
"I knew he would help us. He was framed when he went to jail before. I have always felt that he is the best vigilante in Cat Getan and our role model!"
"I don't think so, maybe he can get some benefits by doing this, maybe he will let us do things for him or something."
"He won't. His equipment is much better than ours. Nightwing, do you know about this? Is this true?"
Batgirl also stepped forward and asked: "Will Batman really help us? Nightwing, you are his assistant, can you help us ask him?"
Nightwing opened his mouth, but finally nodded.
"Then are you going to see Batman? Can you help me ask for his autograph? I admire him so much!"
"I want it too, I want it too! I have a photo of him here, you take it over and let him sign it for me!"
"Then I want it too, sign it on my baseball cap, my cap still has Superman's autograph!"
Half an hour later, Nightwing appeared at the door of Wayne Manor holding a pile of messy things.
Batman looked at him suspiciously standing on the stairs.
End of Chapter
