"The attending physician said his condition was very poor. He had suffered severe abuse and a blow to the head. The main issue was psychological trauma, and current psychological methods could not resolve it for the time being."
Penguin stood at the door to the ward and said to Schiller, "When you first said you were looking for someone in Bludhaven, I thought he'd be some important figure, but this..."
"This person is very important." Schiller walked out with Penguin as he spoke. "He was once Batman's assistant and adopted son. Other than his old butler, he was the person closest to him."
Penguin narrowed his eyes. He and Schiller stopped beside the windowsill, watching the children playing in the courtyard below.
This was a sanatorium in Bludhaven. Thanks to Bludhaven's pleasant natural climate, many large medical institutions had established sanatoriums here.
The sanatorium they were in was relatively small and belonged to a local private enterprise. But the environment was quite nice. Aside from the Inpatient Department building, it also had a large courtyard, with beautiful shrubs and lawns where many recuperating patients took walks.
The surroundings also felt familiar and comfortable to Schiller. He knew Penguin had put thought into this. So he softened his tone and explained, "Joker kidnapped Batman's Robin and tortured him. The boy was tortured into insanity. He revealed Batman's true identity. That may have been an important reason for his trauma."
Penguin opened his mouth and said, "I can understand how the abuse damaged him mentally, but what does that have to do with Batman's true identity?"
"He believed he betrayed him, so he shut himself away."
The expression on Penguin's face became even stranger. "I absolutely don't mean to be rude, but were he and his little assistant playing some kind of..."