Chapter 583

"Please sit down, Dr. Hugo. I remember we have never sat down and talked face-to-face like today." Schiller walked to the single sofa by the window and pointed to the seat opposite. Hugo stood in place somewhat vigilantly and didn't move.

"I'm very sorry to invite you over in such a way, but I do have urgent matters. Forget the plan you previously plotted with that delusional patient; I have more important things to talk to you about here."

Hugo narrowed his eyes and said, "The last time I sank into the dream world, was it your trick? That monster, and that battle..."

"So you were there at that time. I thought you had already been kicked out because your mental strength couldn't support it. It seems I really didn't find the wrong person." Schiller picked up a book from the bookshelf behind him and started reading.

Hugo crossed his fingers together, paused for a moment, and then walked toward the chair opposite Schiller.

"I think you should have already discovered that we two are the same kind of people. Before, that was just a small welcome ceremony, a nasty Gotham-style joke. I think you should have gotten used to it." Schiller said to Hugo with a smile.

Hugo snorted coldly. He didn't want to show weakness in front of Schiller, so he couldn't say that he had suffered not-so-light trauma because of the nasty little joke Schiller mentioned earlier.

"You like controlling others, peeking into the secrets of others' inner worlds, and using this to manipulate them into committing crimes, and you feel happy. Me too." Schiller looked at Hugo and said, "But the difference is, I am closer to that person called Batman. He trusts me more, so I know he has insight into a part of your conspiracy, and at this moment, he should be formulating a strategy to deal with you."

"I came to remind you, just because you and I are the same kind of people. Sooner or later, we will face Batman. Letting you be killed by him has no benefit to me, because sooner or later, he will suspect me too."

"We are the same kind of people."

Hugo's attitude relaxed a little, because Schiller indicated to him that he was not a good person either, and he didn't intend to sanction him as a justice warrior.

Actually, Hugo, who was proficient in psychology, also understood that just as Schiller said, they were the same kind of people—cold and cruel control freaks, born to enjoy manipulating others and watching tragedies.

"I think you should have stayed in Gotham for a period of time. You should know what a rare research material Batman is. If it were you, would you not want to study him?"

"Of course I want to." When Hugo said this, a crazy light radiated from his eyes, just like all the villains in Gotham. He said, "He is a mystery... an endless and beautiful mystery. I am fascinated by his state and want to know what exactly contributed to the birth of such a person..."

"There is no psychiatrist in this world who can refuse to peek into Batman's inner world, and I have done more than you, so now, I have the opportunity to remind you."

"Indeed." Hugo sneered and said, "You are his college teacher and express great closeness to him. Perhaps he once revealed his past stories to you, perhaps he also showed you some inner secrets, and what he didn't expect is that the teacher who gave him guidance and education is exactly the kind of natural pervert he hates the most..."

Speaking of this, Hugo started to become somewhat excited and said, "I also want to play such a role. That makes my blood boil!"

"Righteous dark hero, crazy lunatic villain, I will hypnotize them, deconstruct them, manipulate them, and stage one drama after another in Gotham, letting the fire of chaos ignite here completely. This is the fundamental reason that prompted me to come here... I belong to Gotham!"

Hugo started to tremble with excitement. What he said was the truth. People who don't belong to Gotham will eventually leave, and people who belong to Gotham, no matter what, will come here, come to this extremely absurd lunatic paradise, compete with their peers, and perform on the same stage.

"If I were to choose a target I hope to cooperate with in this city, it must be you, Dr. Hugo."

"Other lunatics make me feel disgusted. They are not professional enough."

When Schiller said this sentence, when he saw that kind of light in Hugo's eyes, he knew the other party had taken the bait.

"... they are not professional enough, this is the only reason."

Looking at the other side along the wall of this reception room, in the next room, another reception room that was like a copy-paste, another Schiller was saying the same thing to Tetch.

"Metropolis? I hate this place! I think you shouldn't be living smoothly there either. That place doesn't belong to people like us."

"What's even more annoying is, one that flies around in the sky... What? Superman? Does he think he is a helicopter?" Schiller lit a cigar, narrowed his eyes, and said in a contemptuous tone.

"He left a very bad impression on me. What did I do? I just used a little small means on the way to achieving some of my own goals. I am born to master this kind of tool, why can't I use it?"

"Dr. Tetch, the reason I came to find you is because we are the same kind of people."

"So, forget that loser Hugo. He didn't even last one round in my hands before he fled in a panic." Schiller sneered.

"I just created a monster in my consciousness space, and it wasn't anything terrifying. You know, just like that cat that can fly and laugh in your deep consciousness... just a small pet, and it scared him into fleeing in a panic. Dr. Tetch, what surprises me is, how could you cooperate with such a person?"

The short Tetch walked to the chair and sat down, his feet couldn't even touch the ground, but he tried hard to make a steady posture, coughed, and then said, "He took the initiative to find me."

"That day, I was testing my brainwave controller at the research institute. After the test signal was sent out, I thought it was another pile of nagging ordinary people's thoughts coming to bother me. However, this signal seemed to have been captured by some kind of instrument of his, so the two of us contacted each other across two cities."

"He is in Gotham, I am in Metropolis, but my instrument is very powerful and can completely cover this distance. He told me he wanted to set up some kind of plan. It sounds very stupid, right?"

Tetch also felt a cigar from the table. When he felt that delicate touch and the fragrance after lighting it, he knew that the person opposite was the same as him, a top-tier person in this field.

"Seriously, what kind of plan did you guys set up? How come I didn't hear a bit of wind in Gotham? If he has this kind of ability, I can only say, abandon him as soon as possible, Dr. Tetch. He is not a good partner."

Seemingly to clear his relationship, Tetch hurriedly said, "Plan? No, I can only say that it is worse than the homework of the students under me."

In order to echo Schiller's statement and not make himself appear so unprofessional, Tetch began to reveal Hugo's plan in a relaxed and mocking tone.

"Hugo told me he needed more support in Gotham. Simply put, he needed money and status to achieve his goals. Gotham has many wealthy families, but the vast majority of them are not easy to deal with."

"The gang families there don't respect the set of aristocratic families at all. They believe in the principle that the one with the biggest fist is the boss. This kind of person is even harder for us to deal with."

"It's not that there are no pure business families, but the vast majority have too close a relationship with the Wayne family. There is only one exception, and that is the Elliot family."

"Their family population structure is very simple, and there is only one heir. This means that as long as the heir is handled, one can logically obtain all the resources of the Elliot family."

"Obviously, he thought things too simply. Hugo tried every way to approach the heir of the Elliot family and bewitched him, letting him kill his own parents."

"Hugo thought that killing that Thomas and taking over the Elliot family himself was not a clear choice, because he really wouldn't do business. Instead of this, it's better to keep Thomas and then manipulate him, letting the Elliot family plunder benefits for him and become his foundation in Gotham."

"So, he was indeed helping Thomas escape guilt, but that damn guy, he killed my Alice, so I must take revenge on him!"

"Regarding the part about your lover, can you talk about it in detail?" Schiller looked at Tetch and said, "Of course, I understand your love for her. I just want to know how you two met."