Chapter 956: Shiler's Bad Luck (Part II)

After Batman and Zatanna's souls returned to their bodies, they didn't pay attention to Constantine who left in a hurry. Batman helped Zatanna, whose soul power was exhausted, to the lounge, let her enter the life-support pod to rest, and then received a call from Shiler.

Shiler told him on the phone that the key to the citizens going crazy and plants mutating this time might be the rain that had been falling since the disaster occurred, and Batman happened to speculate the same.

Since the beginning of the disaster, the disasters that had been hovering around Cat Getan were actually only two types, one was fog, and the other was rainwater.

It was known that the fog was arranged by Zatanna to block the spirit world so that black magicians couldn't get the Curse of Ultimate Evil. Then, the only thing that couldn't be explained was the rainwater.

It often rains in Cat Getan, but it doesn't rain 24 hours a day all year round without stopping. But this time, since the beginning of the disaster, the dark clouds hovering over Cat Getan had never dispersed, and the rainwater hadn't even stopped for a few minutes, falling for several days.

The method Shiler proposed to disperse rain clouds or block rainwater was indeed the fastest way to stop the disaster, and Batman indeed had a plan corresponding to it. However, his plans were basically based on the transformation of Cat Getan's basic architecture.

Originally in his plan, as long as Cat Getan could be built into a complete honeycomb, everyone could live inside the city buildings without having to go out in the rain. Ventilation and water use would be solved by equipment manufactured by Batman, which was not only convenient but also could avoid danger.

However, to achieve this effect, it would take at least the completion of all basic transformation projects in Cat Getan. And now, there was still a long way to go from this effect. Simply put, this was slow-acting medicine, and Cat Getan's encounter this time was an acute symptom.

But to mention a method to reverse the weather in a short time, one had to mention one person, and that was Lex, who was also studying at Cat Getan University.

Previously, he and Bruce had launched a competition with one topic each, and the topic he was studying at that time was how to change Cat Getan's weather. Although it wasn't completely successful in the end, Batman knew that he should have achieved some results.

So, Batman intended to leave the Batcave and go find Lex to see if his previous research results could be used. As long as he could solve the matter of citizens going crazy first, he could free up his hands to pursue the real mastermind.

But as soon as he left the Batcave, he was stunned by the scene in front of him. Standing on the hillside with a good view, he could clearly see that the entire city was swallowed by green. That wasn't vines, but broccoli after broccoli, high and low.

It didn't look like broccoli had invaded Cat Getan City, but rather like Cat Getan City had broken into the territory of broccoli. Looking down from a bird's-eye view, broccoli looked like the indigenous people on this land, while those high-rise buildings looked like spikes that had grown abruptly between the dark green crowns.

Seeing this picture, Batman's first reaction was that Shiler was probably going to suffer.

So, he drove the Bat-helicopter and arrived at the Rodriguez Manor. Sure enough, he saw Shiler lying on the sofa.

At this time, Shiler was leaning against the armrest on one side of the sofa, his hand holding the water cup shaking constantly, beside him was Merkel full of guilt, and Batman turned his head and could see the huge broccoli blocking the entire right reception room.

Batman determined that Shiler's hand was shaking unconsciously, and judging from the frequency of his chest rising and falling, it should be difficulty breathing, his forehead was constantly sweating, and his consciousness was somewhat unclear.

Batman didn't expect at all that Shiler's allergic reaction to broccoli would be so severe.

According to the information he knew, the fact that Shiler hated broccoli didn't need to be confirmed again, but hating also has degrees.

Before, he had heard the joke that Victor kept talking about, that Shiler rushed into the back kitchen during a dinner party and fired a shot at the broccoli. But this sounded more like an exaggerated joke between friends. Victor occasionally liked to make some such jokes.

Moreover, when Shiler switched personalities before, he had eaten broccoli, which meant that it wasn't that his body was allergic to broccoli, which meant that it was impossible to have a severe physiological allergic reaction.

Batman felt that at most, he just didn't like eating it and felt disgusted. After all, no one would think that a mysterious person who could turn into fog and had never been seen through by anyone would really have a weakness for broccoli. This sounded very absurd.

Thinking the same as him was Constantine. Constantine didn't even consider any physiological or psychological allergy, he just wanted to disgust Shiler, retaliating for his behavior of knocking on him with an umbrella before.

In his view, how much could a person hate broccoli? At most, he wouldn't eat or look at it. And if such a person's life was full of broccoli, what serious consequences would it bring? At most, he would feel incredible and disgusted.

Broccoli just invaded Cat Getan, not the whole world. At most, leave Cat Getan, and there wouldn't be any too great harm.

Constantine and the Green of All made this deal, which was to let him turn all mutated plants into broccoli. On the one hand, it could limit those crazy patients running around the street so they wouldn't go to infect others, and on the other hand, it could disgust Shiler, retaliating for the blow he had dealt to himself before.

So, Constantine also rushed to the Rodriguez Manor at an extremely fast speed. He was afraid that if he was late, Shiler would leave Cat Getan. In that case, doing all this would have no meaning. His purpose was to rush to mock Shiler at the first time.

So, when Constantine saw Shiler, who was in an extremely poor state and looked like he was terminally ill, he was also stunned.

Constantine turned to look at Batman and said: "What's wrong with him? Why do I feel that his pupils are a bit unfocused?"

Batman looked at Constantine with a cold look and said: "You ask me? There were only three people in total who saw that huge broccoli. Excluding me and Zatanna, who else is left?"

Constantine opened his mouth, then spoke up to refute: "Why exclude you and Zatanna? The three of us are all eyewitnesses. Maybe it was you who wanted to retaliate against Shiler for holding back your thesis..."

Constantine's second half of the sentence specially raised his tone, obviously wanting to throw the pot to Batman, but Batman didn't take the bait at all, he said: "Zatanna and I are each other's eyewitnesses. During the time when our souls returned to our bodies, neither of us left the Batcave. Only you had the time to commit the crime..."

"But you have no evidence." Constantine refuted again: "If it weren't for you not letting me smoke in the Batcave, how could I leave there? Besides, you said you and Zatanna were in the Batcave, who knows if that was a projection or something else you made? Your alibi is also not perfect..."

Just as the two were throwing the pot at each other, suddenly, with a "bang," the manor door was pushed open. Jason ran in, then screamed and said: "Oh! My God! Professor, I knew it!"

"When I saw so many broccolis, I knew you must have had an accident!"

Jason hurriedly ran to Shiler's side, first touched his forehead with his hand, found it was a bit hot, then touched his pulse, found the pulse was normal, but the breathing frequency was a bit too fast.

So he looked up at Merkel and said: "Butler, there should be sedative drugs in the manor. If not, sleeping pills are also fine. Can you go get them?"

Merkel subconsciously wanted to get them, but suddenly he paused again, somewhat puzzled and said: "But, shouldn't allergic reactions use anti-allergic drugs? I'll go get anti-allergic medicine..."

Jason shook his head and said: "This is not a physiological allergic reaction. It looks like a stress reaction caused by psychological stimulation, so sedative drugs are needed..."

Constantine walked up, looked at Jason and said: "Can psychological allergy be so serious?"

"This is not psychological allergy." Jason emphasized again, he said: "There is no such disease as psychological allergy, only stress reaction symptoms brought about by mental stimulation or re-experience, which is completely different from normal allergic reactions."

"For example, something once caused you deep harm, so when you see it again, you will associate it with these harms."

"This kind of association and memory will cause a certain stimulation to the spirit. At this time, it may trigger a stress reaction, looking like you are allergic to this thing, but in fact, the weak performance of the body comes from the psychology, not the body organs."

Merkel turned to find sedative drugs, Batman turned to look at Constantine again, Constantine cleared his throat and said: "Can't blame me, I didn't study psychology, fine, I thought it was just a joke, forget it, I'll solve it."

After speaking, he was about to set up a magic array, but just then, with a "bang," the manor door was pushed open. A group of heavily armed agents rushed into the manor. A black man leading the way walked in, showed his ID to Shiler, and said:

"Federal Bureau of Investigation."

Then, he put the ID back into the pocket of his chest and said to Shiler:

"Shiler Rodriguez, according to our investigation, you violated the Espionage Act and are officially arrested for multiple charges including espionage activities, illegal surveillance, and endangering federal security."

Everyone was stunned, but at this time, Shiler seemed to have just returned to his senses. He stood up weakly, supported his body's center of gravity with the umbrella handle.

Paused for a few seconds, Shiler said in a slightly hoarse voice:

"I am an action agent of the Soviet Committee for State Security..." Then, he looked into the eyes of the FBI agent leader and said word by word: "... and also an organizer and leader of the Central American revolutionary movement. I want to apply for witness protection."

When his words fell, everyone, including the FBI agents opposite, was dumbfounded. ===== CHAPTER 957 =====

"The joys and sorrows of autistic patients are usually different from those of ordinary people, and the things that trigger them are also different from those that trigger adults. Things that might seem very ordinary to a normal person—things seen everywhere in daily life that no one would fear—can also stimulate their minds and cause them to suddenly become agitated."

"In some schools that allow autistic students to enroll, you can see many children suddenly yelling and screaming, erupting with intense emotions. You might think it's inexplicable, but in reality, he might just have been triggered by some object or behavior in daily life."

Constantine originally wanted to quibble a bit, but seeing Batman's increasingly aggressive death stare, he waved his hand and said, "Fine, it's my lack of education. I thought it was just a joke. Forget it, I'll solve it."

Having said that, he was about to set up a magic circle, but just then, with a "Bang!", the manor door was pushed open, and a group of fully armed agents rushed into the manor. The black man leading them walked in, flashed his badge at Schiller, and said:

"Federal Bureau of Investigation."

Then, he put his badge back into his chest pocket and said to Schiller:

"Schiller Rodriguez, following our investigation, you are officially arrested for violating the Espionage Act, on multiple charges including espionage, illegal surveillance, and endangering federal security."

Everyone was stunned, but at this moment, Schiller seemed to have just come back to his senses. He stood up listlessly, resting his hands on the handle of his umbrella to steady his center of gravity.

After a pause of a few seconds, Schiller said in a slightly hoarse voice:

"I am an operative for the Soviet Committee for State Security..." Then, he looked into the eyes of the lead agent and said, word by word: "... and also an organizer and leader of revolutionary activities in Central America. I want to apply for witness protection."

When his words landed, everyone, including the FBI agents opposite him, stood there dumbfounded.