Genius on the Left, Madman on the Right (Part 2)

The changes at Arkham Asylum were noticed by Gotham's various gangs, big and small. Some of them coveted this prize, but Schiller's Plan targeting him by leveraging the complex relationships between the gangs.

Compared to Schiller, the gangs that Bruce used to find troublesome seemed rather unintelligent. Their first thought was assassination, something they were very familiar with. Even the smallest gang could find one or two Assassin.

However, the deal between Schiller and Falcone brought the godfather unexpected and substantial profits. The godfather was getting old and was eager to leave more capital for his descendants. Therefore, he valued this unexpected gain very much. If this system could continue to operate, the business that Evans took over from him would be even more secure.

As a result, the entire Arkham Asylum was heavily guarded by the Godfather, and Schiller was one of his top priorities for protection. To this end, he spared no expense in hiring the most elite security personnel.

Schiller's irreplaceable value lies in the fact that Falcone saw in him the potential to create a new order. If this professor truly brings more new changes to Gotham, then the Falcone family, by seizing the initiative, will certainly be able to occupy the most important place in these new orders.

Among the local gangsters, the biggest one was determined to protect Schiller, and the other smaller gangsters were basically powerless to do anything about Falcone had ruled Gotham's underworld for so many years, and even in his old age, his influence remained. The gangs were already weakened, and they were even less able to go head-to-head with this godfather.

Of course, if they couldn't kill Schiller, they could find a way to get rid of him and replace him with their own people. Not everyone had the foresight of Falcone. They only thought that if their own people were in that position, the profits would be enormous. Even without considering the wealth that Schiller might bring from the rules he created, controlling such a place could allow their power to expand several times over overnight.

They certainly didn't dare to confront Falcone, much less snatch the meat from the tiger's mouth, but they could still pull some tricks.

Gotham's gangs are also full of talented people, and some of them are certainly smart. They found Sheldon, the president of Gotham University.

Sheldon was an unlucky fellow. He originally wanted to recruit a few new professors to counterbalance Schiller, but he didn't expect that the newly recruited Mr. Freeze. Victor, would not only not be on his side, but would also quickly become close friends with Schiller. Before long, the two became best friends who could talk about anything, and Sheldon's plan failed once again.

He hadn't had much peace and quiet before the gangsters came knocking on his door again.

Sheldon was an outsider with no influence in Gotham. However, the rule in Gotham was that you needed at least one gang behind you to have any authority. Sheldon didn't understand this, so the day after he rejected those gangs, he was shot on his way home from work.

The gangsters still had a use for him, so they didn't kill him. When he saw the gang leaders again in the hospital, Sheldon understood Gotham's biggest survival rule: if you have a gun, you'd better have more bullets than others; if you don't have a gun, then shut up and obey.

Sheldon could rightfully call Schiller back to the school, after all, he was the principal, and it was normal for him to have any academic affairs that needed to be handled by the faculty and staff. If the professor refused these normal work arrangements, then he would be in the wrong.

Sheldon made up an excuse. He figured it didn't matter if Schiller didn't come back; it would be a good excuse for him to cause trouble. He was just looking for a plausible reason.

However, Schiller returned the very next day after receiving his call, his attitude was extremely good and his actions were very timely. When Sheldon saw him in the Principal's office, he couldn't find a single fault with him.

Sheldon called Schiller back under the pretext of handling some miscellaneous tasks such as processing files. Schiller worked in the archives while remotely managing the situation at Arkham Asylum.

Sheldon had always enjoyed watching Player's classes from the Schiller, and now that Schiller was back, he was doing the same, monitoring the archives.

Then, Schiller showed him what Gotham City, with its honest and simple people, was all about.

Over the next few days, Sheldon heard the names of the twelve largest Mafia families leaders in Gotham from Schiller's phone conversations. Schiller greeted them at least a hundred times in three days. Accompanying the gang leaders' names were either terms related to various contraband or slang about smuggling locations.

What terrified Sheldon the most was that they repeatedly mentioned manipulating the police, judges, and juries in their conversations, as casually as discussing what to eat for dinner.

Most importantly, one day he overheard Schiller casually say, "... If this mayor is incompetent, then replace him. He should bear half the responsibility for Gotham's terrible traffic situation. Since he's incapable of taking responsibility, he still has a life to live..."

Sheldon immediately wanted to pack his bags and leave this damned city.

As time went on, Sheldon heard Schiller's conversations become increasingly outrageous, beginning to delve into the secrets of the Falcone family's rise to power, including some of their rather clandestine smuggling routes and their highly profitable plantation businesses.

Sheldon became increasingly alarmed as he listened. Although he was not a native of Gotham, he had spent a long time in the political arena of other cities, and his political acumen was sharp enough.

At this moment, Sheldon realized that Professor Rodriguez, who taught psychology, was probably much more than just a professor.

When something exceeds the scope of human cognition, humans will always use their associative abilities to fill in the gaps in their minds to make it reasonable. The brain will automatically search through memory for all sorts of matching details to corroborate this inference, Sheldon was no exception.

He thought, no wonder Schiller dared to give Bruce such a tough expulsion notice. He was completely fearless. This Psychology Professor might be the biggest Black Hand behind Gotham. He was secretly manipulating all twelve Mafia families and was the culprit behind the current chaos in Gotham.

Sheldon thought about it more and more and it seemed reasonable. After all, Schiller's amazing resume didn't seem like something an ordinary person could have, and the fact that he was able to escape so many murders perfectly meant that he might have laid such the Web elsewhere.

Sheldon felt he was getting closer to the Truth. Was he an individual? Or an organization? Who did he represent? What was he doing? What outcome did he want?

Sheldon's associations with these issues terrified him.

In his logic, given the rampant presence of gangs in Gotham, it's not surprising that university professors would have connections with them. Just like in this school, most of the teachers and professors are more or less related to gangs, either having relatives or friends working for them, or simply providing professional services to them in exchange for security and extra income.

However, this is not the reason why a professor could simultaneously contact the largest Mafia families in Gotham and participate in the Godfather's secret business. The evidence that most convinced Sheldon of his idea was Schiller's tone on the phone, which was not like others, showing both fear and obsequiousness towards the mafia.

His tone was always calm, as if everything was under control. Sheldon could tell that he was in control of the gang, not the other way around.

Sheldon felt he was in a huge mess. Schiller had the power to influence Gotham's biggest gang, yet he chose to continue teaching at Gotham University, and he even seemed to value the position highly. From Sheldon's perspective, with all that power, why didn't he buy a villa in Gotham's Affluent Area? Why was he still crammed into the faculty apartments at Gotham University?

There is only one possibility: he is staying at Gotham University for profit, or there must be something here that Sheldon doesn't know about that is attracting this mad professor.

Indeed, in Sheldon's eyes, Schiller was a complete madman.

Gangs are not docile little quails, especially the biggest gangs in Gotham.

The city's evil is almost overflowing, and everyone who has been adrift in this sea of evil for years has almost been corrupted into evil itself. To stand at the forefront of this environment and become a trendsetter at the top of this dark city is to cooperate with any of them, which is tantamount to asking a tiger for its skin.

But Schiller not only cooperated with them, he cooperated with all of them at the same time, or rather, he even tried to manipulate them.

Having just witnessed the ruthlessness of the gangsters, Sheldon naturally thought Schiller's behavior was insane.

It's like cutting the most dangerous wire among hundreds of tangled wires. If you cut the wrong one, these carnivorous and bloodthirsty jackals will swarm in and devour the audacious person.

Sheldon began to regret it. Wouldn't it have been better to just let Schiller stay in Arkham Asylum? He had finally gotten out, so why did he have to bring him back?

It's as if he finally managed to throw a time bomb out, but somehow ended up picking it up himself.

Now, Sheldon was praying desperately that Schiller's tricks wouldn't go wrong, and if they did, he hoped they wouldn't affect Gotham University. Even if they did affect Gotham University, he hoped they wouldn't affect him.

However, Sheldon did have some quick wit to get to where he was today; he knew things couldn't go on like this, and he had to take action.

One morning, Schiller went to the archives as usual, intending to slack off while remotely controlling the work.

When he arrived, he found that at least two-thirds of the files that had not been filed the day before had all been organized. He checked them with suspicion and found that all the work had indeed been done.

What's going on? Is there some kind of Conch Girl?

However, now that the work was done, there was no need to stay any longer. Schiller walked downstairs with a rather puzzled feeling. As soon as he got downstairs, he ran into Principal Sheldon. Schiller raised his coffee cup to greet him, but Sheldon had a dark expression on his face and walked past without saying a word.

Well, Schiller thought, it seems the principal still doesn't like him. But he's used to it, since the principal hasn't given him a kind look ever since he sent Bruce his expulsion notice.

The One strange thing was that the principal, who usually liked to dress himself up smartly, looked a bit haggard today and had big dark circles under his eyes.