Chapter 1175 Questioning (Middle) (Patreon)

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William slowly narrowed his eyes and said, "Who is the exception?"

Schiller shook his head and said, "I was just giving an example, I can't give you the specific names of the individuals."

But William was not satisfied, he further asked, "Are you not able to treat students at the same level equally?"

"You are also a behavioral scientist, you should know that in this world, no one can truly be impartial, everyone has their own likes and dislikes, and these preferences and aversions are inevitably reflected in their behavior."

"So, have you ever made your best efforts to avoid letting your personal likes and dislikes affect educational fairness?"

Schiller was silent.

William slightly lowered his head and said, "Professor Rodriguez, precisely because I am a behavioral scientist, I understand that there are no saints in this world, everyone makes mistakes, but as long as they are within the scope of morality and the law, these mistakes can be forgiven."

"And the investigation we are conducting on you now is to ensure that any mistakes you may have made at certain times have not crossed these bottom lines."

"No one here wants to deny your achievements in the academic field, nor do they want to criticize your possible educational failures. We all hope to strive for a better educational environment for your students."

"Personally, being publicly accused by so many of my own students is a great blow to my teaching career."

"But from the moment I met you, you haven't shown any sadness or disappointment, you've been calm the whole time."

"If you are wronged, you should feel angry, and if you know you've done something wrong, you should feel guilty or reflective, but you haven't shown any of that, which proves that you don't really care about the accusations from these students."

William walked to the table, started pacing, looking down at the ground, and said, "In all the cases of students accusing teachers that I have been involved in, almost every teacher is very interested in the specific list of students accusing them and the words they used in the accusation."

"Without exception, they all use intense language to try to get us to tell them who exactly accused them, and why they were accused, or on what basis they were accused, but you are not curious about these questions at all."

"Honestly, I don't know what you're thinking, your attention seems to be completely off the situation you're facing, but your wisdom and knowledge should tell you that this is a very serious matter, and if you don't handle it properly, you may end up ruined."

William walked up to Schiller, looked down at him and said, "So Professor Rodriguez, can you tell me, since you're not thinking about these students or yourself, what are you thinking about?"

Schiller averted his eyes and did not look directly at William. William continued to ask, "Do you remember that you have two students, one named Roman Sinnett and the other named Thomas Elliott? Do you remember them?"

Schiller nodded, and William carefully observed his expression, not seeing any sense of guilt on his face. William took a few steps back, giving him more space, and then said:

"They accused you of mental control and abuse, what do you think about that?"

Schiller was silent for a long time, then said, "I don't know why they would do that, but you're right, I don't feel angry about it, perhaps it's because..."

Schiller pursed his lips, lowered his eyes, and then said, "For some reason, I was unable to be fully fair, so I don't really understand these two students, and I even feel very estranged from them."

"I did not actively hypnotize or suppress and abuse them, but perhaps my neglect is the reason for their accusations against me."

William looked back and made eye contact with Jimmy, both seeing the surprise in each other's eyes. William returned to his seat, and Jimmy leaned forward, staring into Schiller's eyes and said, "If I heard correctly, Professor, you acknowledged their accusations against you?"

"I'm just saying they have reasons to accuse me." Schiller tightened his suit with both hands and then said, "Before this, I thought I was a good teacher. I carefully prepared lessons for every knowledge point, trying to spread knowledge as simply and clearly as possible, without neglecting my main job due to the busyness of my personal life."

"But recently I've found that if I pay too much attention to one student and neglect others, it may lead to two serious consequences."

"That is, the students I deliberately pay attention to have no subjective initiative, they can't be pushed or moved, even if I want to stuff the knowledge points into their brains, they just don't take it to heart."

"As a psychologist, I know that when you pay attention to others, in addition to expressing your caring attitude, it may also bring them pressure, from the desire to understand and express to the desire to control."

"And the students who are ignored not only will develop hatred towards me, but may also develop hatred towards the student I pay special attention to, which may lead to them being isolated, excluded, or even bullied."

"This phenomenon is very common on campus. The students who are particularly favored by the teacher do not necessarily have good interpersonal relationships, or rather, it is precisely because they have gained extra love that they attract more jealousy and hatred."

"A true educator should not treat the jealousy and hatred projected onto the special students as innocent personal behavior, but should also understand it as an educational failure."

"If this is due to the pride or prejudice of the educator, then the educator must be held responsible. Not only responsible for the bullying suffered by the students who receive extra love, but also responsible for the negative emotions that appear to be like a villain due to this unfairness."

Angela, sitting across the table, twitched the corner of her mouth, and she spoke before Jimmy and William, saying, "Professor, you must be clear that everything you say in this questioning may affect your evaluation result, and you will be held responsible for your statements."

Jimmy immediately turned his head, using a somewhat dissatisfied gaze to stop Angela from speaking. He sighed lightly and then said, "To be honest, Professor, I admire the fact that you can say such words in such a situation. Not everyone can reflect so deeply on their own way of doing things, people are often blinded by their own situation and like to beautify themselves."

"And if the result of you saying these words in a certain occasion could directly affect your future career, then acknowledging mistakes and reflecting on yourself becomes even more admirable.

Jimmy leaned back in his chair, tidied up the documents on the desk, and then said, "The interrogation for today is over. The upcoming investigation will be divided into two parts."

"Agent Dodge from the administrative investigation team will be responsible for investigating the charges of murder and illegal imprisonment against you, while William and I will go to conduct psychological assessments of the involved students."

Jimmy stood up, walked over, and shook hands with the equally standing Schiller, making eye contact with him, saying, "The results of the psychological assessment may directly affect your evaluation results. We will try our best to maintain fairness and objectivity, but if the results are not satisfactory, we must handle them impartially."

Schiller took a deep breath, his expression also very calm, but Jimmy felt that he might have anticipated the result. Jimmy firmly shook Schiller's hand and added, "I will do my best to maintain the fairness of the assessment, and the rest will be left to God."

After the investigators and the recorder left the room, Schiller stood there for a long time, also in silence.

Until the person waiting for him outside the door became a little impatient, Schiller finally walked out.

After the interrogation, Jimmy, William, and Angela walked towards the file room. On the way, Jimmy said, "To be honest, I feel very nervous about today's interrogation. Everyone knows who Professor Rodriguez is."

"But the good news is that he seems exceptionally candid, and the bad news is that the assessment results may not be good," Jimmy shook his head.

William also sighed lightly and said, "But from what he said, I think he is a respectable teacher. There may be some mistakes, which can be understood, but unfortunately, when you are in a high position, you have to accept nitpicking. I have seen many cases where normal human behavior is amplified and not understood."

The three of them stopped at the door of the file room. Jimmy opened the door and said to Angela, "Miss Dodge, you've worked hard today. If there's nothing else, you can go back and rest."

Angela handed the documents she was holding to Jimmy and said to him, "I'm sorry, today's interrogation made me think of some things I experienced when I was young. If anything I said was inappropriate, I apologize for that."

Jimmy's expression relaxed a bit, and he shook his head, telling Angela, "It's not a big deal, you just need to understand that we need to maintain as much objectivity and fairness as possible."

After leaving the file room, Angela left the Federal Bureau of Investigation's base in the Metropolis area of New Jersey in a hurry. Back at her hotel, she dialed a special number.

"Hello? Is this Mr. Wayne? This is Angela Dodge, we've met before, you should remember... Yes, that's right, I was with Constantine at the time."

"You should have heard that your university professor, Schiller Rodriguez, is under investigation for dereliction of duty, and the situation is not looking good... Can we meet to talk about it?"

"Okay, I'm at a hotel in the Ravila County in the eastern part of Metropolis. This is the largest FBI outpost in New Jersey, so when you send a helicopter to pick me up, make sure not to enter their surveillance range."

"What? The rooftop? What's wrong with the hotel rooftop?... Open the window? Why do I need to open the window?"

Angela had a very puzzled expression on her face. She walked to the window, pulling the curtain, and suddenly froze in place.

A strange, all-black aircraft with a bat symbol on it was hovering outside the window, and in the cockpit, Bruce Wayne was waving at her.

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