"Ah? Who was that?" Schiller asked.
"A... an evil criminal." Gordon visibly hesitated as he said it, but continued, "More precisely, a brilliant criminal, the Pale Rider's greatest enemy."
"Wasn't Batman the Pale Rider's greatest enemy?"
Gordon shook his head. "Although the Pale Rider once sent Batman to prison, the two of them stood on the same side. They both wanted Gotham to become better. Once the misunderstanding was cleared up, they could hardly be called enemies anymore."
"Then this Mr. Cobblepot..."
"He was an exceptionally pure egoist. As long as it benefited him, he dared do anything. That made him the most formidable lapdog of Gotham's elite for a very long time."
Gordon sank into recollection. As he thought, he said, "In the early days of the Napier Act, the greatest resistance came from that evil genius. He came up with countless ways to obstruct its implementation."
"What happened in the end?"
"You could say both sides suffered." Pain crossed Gordon's face again. "More than half of Gotham City Hall's current terrible economic condition was thanks to that man. And he clearly failed to defeat the Pale Rider. He should be locked up somewhere by the Pale Rider alone now."
"With all due respect, Director, you don't seem like someone who would recommend such a person unless he truly possessed astonishing talent."
"How should I put it?" Gordon's tone was complicated. "If Cobblepot had used his gifts for the right path, he might have been even stronger than the Pale Rider. But unfortunately, he was too evil."
"Tell me specifically how he was evil."
"I told you, he was an extreme egoist. For his own benefit, he could do anything horrifying, including but not limited to murder, arson, and terrorist attacks..."
Schiller showed a look of understanding. After thinking