Before the matter here had been resolved, another incident occurred.
A student hurried to the faculty cafeteria. Finding no one there, he heard movement in the Lounge and rushed over to knock on the door. When it opened, he said, "Ted Kord was attacked."
The Justice League members immediately stood up. Wonder Woman, at the head of the group, frowned and asked, "How is he?"
"He was injured, but not seriously. He's already been taken to the campus hospital."
"What about the Blue Beetle on him?"
"The Blue Beetle is fine. It was the one that raised the alarm and got people to send Ted to the hospital."
Everyone immediately realized that this was another link in the chain of schemes, far less simple than it appeared on the surface.
But now they faced a difficult problem.
This was very likely a ploy by the Black Hand to lure the tiger from the mountain, intending to leave Schiller here and manipulate him into doing something while his mental state deteriorated.
But the students did not know about Schiller's condition, while Ted had been injured in full view of everyone. It would be utterly unreasonable for the professors not to show up.
In the end, Bruce decided on their response. Clark and Lilith would remain behind to care for Schiller, while everyone else would deal with Ted's situation.
Bruce understood Schiller. In most circumstances, it would be difficult for anyone to force his mental state to deteriorate this badly through outside means. Even if someone had acted against him, Schiller must have either chosen not to resist or gone along with it. He had his reasons.
But Ted was just a foolish kid. If he had been dragged into this scheme, he was in real danger. And once something happened to