Chapter 942: Journey to Explore Schiller

After less than a second of thought, Batman determined that he had no conditions to deal with an out-of-control mental patient, even if he was thin and weak and wearing a straitjacket.

The mental health knowledge he had learned told him that many mental patients in the process of onset had terrifying strength, and they were very crazy, fearless of pain, and might have various terrifying hallucinations, giving them very strong aggressiveness.

In this situation, confronting them head-on was not a good idea. Moreover, Batman had already found the weakness item, so the best way was to find the location Zatanna mentioned to escape, take the weakness item, and leave this memory.

But the "da-da-da" sound of the metal ring dragging on the ground was always behind him, and even getting closer. Batman looked back and saw that Schiller in the straitjacket was less than three meters away from him.

Because the light was too weak, Batman didn't see his specific appearance, but very conspicuously, the metal buckles on the straitjacket he was wearing had been completely torn off, and he was wearing a metal mask on his face, revealing only his eyes. But judging from his eyes, this should be Schiller.

Batman immediately accelerated and continued to run downstairs. From Schiller's diary earlier, Batman had already found clues to the escape exit.

The "da-da-da" sound rang out again. Benefiting from his previous experience in dealing with serial killers, Batman quickly found a room, agilely drilled under the bed, and hid.

Hiding under the bed, Batman could see the door being pushed open slowly, and a figure walked in. The shadow spread along the smooth ground to under the bed. From this angle, Batman could still see the straps of the straitjacket and the metal buckle dragging on the ground.

Batman saw Schiller in the straitjacket circle the room. This Schiller didn't seem to have vision beyond ordinary people, so he didn't find Batman hiding under the bed. After he walked out of the room and left, and the "da-da-da" sound of metal hitting the ground disappeared completely, Batman crawled out from under the bed.

Batman remembered that before he rushed down, he saw the map of the entire hospital on the wall at the stairs, but because the light in the corridor was too weak, he didn't see the details of the map. So, he now had two things to do: one was to find a lighting tool, and the other was to look at the map again.

Batman looked around this ward. This was a four-person room and was much messier than Schiller's ward. He planned to rummage through it to see if he could find a flashlight.

Opening the cabinet, there were all kinds of daily items inside. After rummaging through them, Batman found a stack of manuscript paper.

That was the old-fashioned manuscript paper he hadn't seen before. Each sheet was relatively thin, and a stack together wasn't very thick. More importantly, at the top of the manuscript paper, a name was written in red Chinese: "Ninth Management Office".

Below the words was a horizontal line, and below that were the horizontal grids of the manuscript paper. Nothing was written on the manuscript paper, so Batman focused his attention on that name.

Batman certainly knew how to write the two Chinese characters for "hospital", but what made him feel a bit puzzled was that these two characters were not on the manuscript paper, nor was there a specific place name, and Batman had never even heard of the so-called Management Office.

Soon, Batman found a few damp matches in the corner of the cabinet. He struck the matches on the rough wall, lit the rolled-up manuscript paper, and rushed toward the map at the stairs.

On the map, he found the name he was looking for. He ran down another floor and rushed into a room, and a sign hung next to the door, reading "Follow-up Visit Room".

Here, Batman saw the opened window at first glance.

Outside the window was not scenery, but another light spot. Batman knew that this might be the way to other memory spaces, but he didn't leave immediately, because he saw that there were many documents in the Follow-up Visit Room.

Batman now had relatively fragmented clues. He knew he was missing some key things, and according to Schiller's diary, he had come here for follow-up visits several times, which meant that there was a high possibility of Schiller's diagnostic report here.

Why did he come here? Why did he have to put on a straitjacket? And why did he have to disguise himself as a normal person to leave here? Batman thought he might be able to find the answer here.

So, he glanced out the window of the Follow-up Visit Room and found that Schiller hadn't chased him yet, so he turned on the desk lamp on the office desk and started rummaging through the file cabinet.

Batman remembered the Chinese name, but he didn't find any documents with that name in the three large file cabinets in the room. Then, he started rummaging through the drawers on the side of the office desk.

Finally, in the bottom-most drawer in the corner, he found a document. It was placed in a blue folder. After opening it, Batman finally saw that familiar name.

This diagnostic report was different from the ones he had seen before. There was no photo, no specific identity information, not even age, but Batman saw that this document called Schiller "Patient No. 1".

Looking down, Batman first saw the diagnostic result, which stated that Schiller suffered from severe post-traumatic stress disorder.

Batman frowned. Judging from the Schiller he knew, Schiller didn't look like he had post-traumatic stress disorder.

Continuing to look down, Batman saw the diagnostic record he wanted to find most, but before the diagnostic record, there was a warning.

"Patient No. 1 has extremely serious aggressive tendencies and has received professional training. Treatment and follow-up visits must be conducted under professional safety measures to avoid serious stimulation. If there is an intense reaction, targeted measures can be taken..."

Seeing the words "targeted measures", Batman suddenly opened his eyes. Targeted measures? Does it refer to drugs or anesthesia?

Batman pulled out other medical records, which also had similar reminders, but the reminders for others wrote specific drugs, such as the specific category of sedative drugs and specific methods of soothing. Only on Schiller's medical record was a mysterious "targeted measures" written.

Batman felt he had found the key, so he continued to look down. Below were brief diagnostic records printed out.

"November 7th, Patient No. 1 showed emotional changes, seemed very resistant to eating in a closed space, and showed screaming, twitching, and other aggressive behaviors. Taken to the observation room for observation, no major problems."

"November 9th, Patient No. 1 showed aggressive behavior again. Taken to the observation room for observation, safety measures were broken through, targeted measures took effect, taken to the observation room for observation, no major problems."

"November 11th, condition improved..."

"November 22nd, Patient No. 1 showed aggressive behavior again, targeted measures took effect, taken to the observation room..."

"December 1st, Patient No. 1 again..."

The more Batman looked, the more strange he felt. Schiller seemed to be having an onset every time, but every time he had an onset, it seemed there was no major problem.

Moreover, the hospital almost didn't take the measures that should have been taken. In these records, there was almost no mention of the process of violent subjugation and the use of sedatives.

Schiller's daily life here seemed to be: onset, being subjugated, being taken to the observation room, finding nothing wrong, being released again, and then having an onset next time.

Normally, patients with aggressive tendencies would have their dosage increased, and even when they showed intense aggressive behavior, sedative drugs might be used, and they would be used for a period of time to prevent them from hurting others or themselves.

If Schiller took sedative drugs normally, how did he manage to show violent behavior every few days? And almost every time he showed violent behavior, he could break free from the straitjacket?

Batman, who had some understanding of pharmacology, knew that this was almost impossible. Judging from Schiller's current height and weight, it was almost impossible for him to metabolize sedative drugs in such a short time, so he couldn't have the strength to break free from the safety measures of the mental hospital.

Batman put the box he had been holding on the table, opened it, and looked at the straitjacket again.

He found that the quality of this clothes was very good. Even if he were wearing this clothes without any resistance, it would take a long time to break free. So how did Schiller break through the safety measures again and again?

Batman cast his gaze on the warning earlier again. He looked at the words "received professional training" and was lost in thought.

Before, he fell into a chemical pool and was fished out by Schiller, then sent to the hospital. He did fall into a coma for a period of time, but he actually woke up very quickly. Therefore, he heard the conversation between Schiller and Victor by the bed, which was the part about how Schiller split back then.

Simply put, when Schiller was a child, he had tried to build a building block tower in his memory, but because he had no skills and only emotions at the time, the building block tower collapsed after being stimulated by certain things.

Because the building block tower collapsed, his way of thinking and behavior patterns were different from ordinary people, so he entered a mental hospital. And in order to leave the mental hospital, he had to glue the fragments of the collapsed building block tower back together, forming the current mind palace.

Batman saw evidence from the exploration just now, such as the diary where he tried to pretend to be a normal person but failed, the blueprint of the tower, etc. But obviously, Schiller only said part of it.

He didn't mention how his frequently erupting aggressiveness and the so-called professional training came about, and what the targeted measures were about.

Batman felt that Schiller's weakness might be hidden in the part of the truth he concealed. And at this moment, he heard the "da-da" sound again, approaching the room he was in.

Batman didn't hesitate, took the document, stepped on the table, and prepared to escape from the window.

But just as he intended to jump, a black shadow rushed in from the window, knocking Batman to the ground.

Constantine scrambled all the way until he hit the opposite wall. He let out a cry of pain, covered his forehead, stood up, and then panted:

"Finally... finally escaped! Safe! That memory space is simply... simply too dangerous..."

The next second, he turned his head and met eyes with Schiller, who was wearing a straitjacket and a mask. ===== CHAPTER 943 =====