But from the voice, Schiller recognized who it was. He called out, "Pamela? What are you doing here?"
"Didn't you ask me to come, Professor?" Pamela's tone was puzzled. "You said the largest forest around this part of Gotham was at risk of catching fire, so I hurried over..."
I even put aside my grain business with Luthor Corp. Pamela added silently.
Only then did Schiller remember that the boarding school was indeed not far from that forest. He just hadn't expected the school to have been built right beside it.
Pamela arrived soon afterward, still in her pajamas. She had clearly rushed over the moment she got the message. Brushing back her red hair, she said, "The weather's been far too hot lately. The northeastern corner of the forest already caught fire. Luckily, it was discovered early, and the local residents put it out in time. If it had really spread, several nearby towns would have suffered."
"Let's put that aside for now," Schiller said. "Can you check whether there used to be any buildings on this hillside?"
Pamela did not know why Schiller was asking, but she carefully sensed the area before saying, "It seems someone laid foundations here before. There are still some concrete structures underground... Wait, there are signs of demolition. It looks like the original buildings were torn down."
"Torn down?"
"Yes. You can see where the structures were damaged."
"Can you tell when they were demolished?"
"The exact time is hard to determine, but it must have been years ago, not recently." Pamela circled the area a few times, then said, "Ah, there's a name here... Give me a moment to dig it up."
Schiller watched as the soil on the surface churned. Before long, the roots of some unknown plant pulled a scrap