Chapter 1196 Lamb's Cry (Part Seventeen) (Patreon)

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"After you have merged with Joker and gained greater power and a more stable position, the first thing you did was to create 'mediocrity'."

"Previously, there were significant differences in your linguistic logic and behavioral logic, but since they were not so contradictory, I did not notice them. However, the appearance of Sloth made me feel very incongruous."

"After you said you were going to merge with Joker, I imagined many terrifying scenarios, such as you becoming more insane, more Pride, and more difficult to deal with."

"But the result I got was that I faced a more natural, peaceful, and non-aggressive personality."

"Don't you think that actively weakening your own aggressiveness is completely contrary to the characteristics of Pride?" Bruce asked, looking into Schiller's eyes: "Shouldn't you be proud of your own Pride?"

Schiller had just opened his mouth to say something, but Bruce continued, "This is completely different from your previous code of conduct, and the conflict caused by the contradiction makes me feel a bit strange."

"And after the pathological state appeared, this strange feeling became more obvious. You and the pathological state described it as an exam, the purpose of which was to test your teaching results... But why now?"

"If, as you said, the pathological state had notified you long ago that there might be such an exam, have you ever thought about why he chose this time? Has there been any obvious change in our relationship? Has your teaching method changed in a way that needs extra examination?"

"Or is it that the pathological state is actually more aware than you that Schiller needs treatment, and that one day you will inevitably be treated, and he has been waiting for an opportunity, waiting for someone who might have the ability to treat you, and he has disguised all this as an exam?"

Bruce blinked and paused before continuing, "It's not hard to guess, he gave me a lot of clues."

"For example, he emphasized that he watched the establishment of the high tower and also helped the growth of all personality traits and named them, and that he was your teacher and father. Then why did he not appear in the story you mentioned about Pride's trait being polluted and split by Joker's madness?"

Schiller was stunned, and he looked at Bruce with an incredulous gaze and said, "You're not going to say that he deliberately allowed the Joker virus to pollute one of the personality traits, and forcibly created our destined entanglement, just to have you cure me, are you?"

"Do you know that your perception of me is completely different from the pathological state's? You think I have no talent for psychology, but the pathological state has praised my talent and gifts more than once."

"But in fact, I performed very poorly in this so-called exam, at least in the first half."

"The second half wasn't much better either," Schiller interrupted.

Bruce shrugged helplessly and said, "Okay, the whole thing was terrible. Then where does his praise and appreciation for me come from?"

"As the pathological state that is opposite to the norm, he helped you establish the Thought Tower, so even if he doesn't float and control the body, he can still observe your every move. He has been observing me."

"When he felt that I had accumulated enough knowledge and practice, and had the ability to improve your condition, he told you that the exam had begun."

"This is indeed an exam, but it's not to test your teaching results, it's to test whether, under the right conditions, I have a plan to put into practice to save you."

Schiller took the umbrella and placed it in the middle of his body, resting his hands on the handle, looking at Bruce as if to say, "I'd like to see what other nonsense you can come up with."

"The first step to truly treating you is to rebel against the patriarchy," Bruce said, spreading his hands. "The position of teacher and student is unequal, and the teacher has a natural authority. If this authority cannot be removed and the gap in status cannot be leveled, it will never be possible to truly influence you."

"This step was guided by the pathological state. He created an illusion for me that my exam had failed, and I had to find a way to reverse the situation. He aroused my competitive spirit and framed you with a non-existent crime."

"In this way, you are no longer the teacher, but a prisoner, and the gap in status and authority has been leveled."

"Neither you nor I noticed that the influence of this authority is far more profound than we imagined. For a long time, I hardly had any independent thinking space, and my talents and creativity were not utilized."

"Because I didn't understand you, I was constantly trying to resist authority, and my talents, inspirations, and imagination had no place to be used."

"And when you left and this authority was removed, I almost immediately realized that recognizing, accepting, and understanding my pathological state is the only way to deal with all pathological states."

"And when I truly recognized, accepted, and understood my pathological state, I also understood your pathological state, and understood the purpose of his series of seemingly unrelated actions."

"He is trying to find a way to treat autism patients other than just pretending to be a normal person and pretending to be cured. But he is the autistic patient himself, and can never step out of this disease to take a more objective view of all problems. He may feel that I can find the answer to this problem."

"In fact, I don't know why he has this confidence. As you said, I was polluted by Joker's madness the first time we met, which means that maybe even when we first met, the pathological state had this confidence in me."

"Professor Schiller, you have a certain judgment about all of us that is based on facts beyond the facts. Although I don't know where this judgment comes from, it is clear that you are very confident in this judgment."

Schiller seemed a bit dazed. What Bruce said was so absurd, but also so reasonable.

Of course Schiller knew where his judgment of all the people in Gotham came from, beyond the facts. He was a time traveler, and this was the world of the comic he had seen.

Therefore, the things that Bruce said the mentally ill could do seem very reasonable.

The mentally ill is also Schiller, his understanding of Batman is the same as everyone else's - Batman is the smartest person in the entire Space, he has the answers to all problems.

There is also a strong possibility that the answer to how to fundamentally cure an autistic patient is included.

Schiller focused on the Umbrella supporting on the ground, because he felt a bit dizzy.

He thought of another fact - all his talents and abilities actually came from his mental illness, the scholar-type autism, which gave him a memory, logic, and reasoning ability far beyond normal people.

The mental illness is the true genius Schiller.

When it comes to how to arrange a long plan like a ball of yarn, and then wind it into a ball of yarn, the mentally ill Schiller is the founder and the unparalleled master.

"After I realized this, I immediately contacted Davis by bribing a large number of participants in the Lamb Plan, and this was not difficult, as there are not many people in this world who want to deal with Criminals out of hatred or a sense of justice, most people just want to go to work and earn money."

Amanda next to him stared wide-eyed at Davis, who had previously handed the remote control to Bruce, and Davis sighed softly, looking at Amanda and said, "I have to pay my ex-wife and daughter over $300,000 in alimony every year, and I also want to buy my daughter a small piano."

"Through Davis, I learned that Amanda has a personal grudge against you, and she tried to control you through Dr. Fitzgibbon's research results. I realized this might be a good opportunity."

"So I had Davis contact Dr. Fitzgibbon, and he injected the Nano Neural Controller into your spine, but switched the remote control, and the one in my hand is the real one now."

Bruce shook the remote control in his hand, and Schiller snorted and said, "What's the use of the remote control? I can control the Grey Mist anytime to devour those nanobots."

"Of course you can, but I have to remind you that the mentally ill likes them very much, and he has just broken through his own principles to use his special abilities to prevent you from becoming more disheveled."

Schiller's expression immediately froze, and Bruce smiled and said, "That's what I'm talking about, those parts within the patriarchy, other than power... love."

Schiller knew that for autistic patients, they prefer a daily, regular, and repetitive life, and some autistic patients will become extremely anxious and irritable when their life routine is suddenly disrupted, just like in the movie "Rain Man".

Schiller took a deep breath, and he also knew that the mentally ill has existed since he was born, and he is more adapted to the original world where no one has superpowers, which is part of his life routine. Breaking this routine must endure pain.

The fact is that the mentally ill used Blink in time, so that only a little of Bruce's blood that he poured in was swallowed, and most of it remained in his mouth.

And if Bruce had really poured that whole cup of blood into Schiller's mouth, the OCD-prone PrideSchiller would have done more than just cough.

PrideSchiller absolutely could not accept drinking blood, especially raw, unsterilized, unheated, and untreated blood.

Schiller's Pride is also partly manifested in the civilization and elegant posture of modern people. Drinking blood is no different from primitive people.

The important thing is that PrideSchiller has always adhered to the principle of being a teacher, and drinking a student's blood is the most ruthless violation of this principle.

And even more terrifying is that for an obsessive-compulsive patient, it's not just a matter of vomiting out what they've swallowed, just like it's not just a matter of taking a photo to confirm that the door is locked to suppress the urge to go back and check.

The already imperfect fact will bring great anxiety, no less than the symptoms of broccoli allergy.

Schiller stood there and took several deep breaths, looking down at his blood-stained hands, his Adam's apple moving slightly, as if trying to suppress his uncomfortable expression.

At this moment, a towel was handed to him, and Bruce walked in front of Schiller, holding the towel out and saying, "Here."

Schiller coughed a few times, the bloody taste filling his nose and mouth made him feel very uncomfortable, so he took the towel and wiped the blood off his face, neck, and hands.

But Bruce turned and walked back to the door, whispering a few words to Davis.

About a minute later, the door was suddenly burst open, and heavily armed security personnel rushed in and pointed their guns at Schiller.

"Stand against the wall immediately! We are going to arrest you!"

Accompanying the shout of the security guard in the front, the escorts behind pushed the cage that had previously transported Schiller into the room.

Schiller's gaze fell on Bruce's face, and Bruce said expressionlessly, "I'm sorry, Professor, visiting time is up, you should go back."

"Or you can turn into Grey Mist and leave here, because sooner or later, all the troubles related to me will find you."

Seeing Schiller's expression gradually turn cold, Bruce lowered his eyes to the ground, then looked up at him and said, "Believe me, prison is not a place to imprison you, but your sanctuary, and these tight security measures are to ensure that trouble won't find you."

Schiller let out a cold laugh, and as the escorts came to put the restraint jacket on him, he stared into Bruce's eyes and said, "...This is actually a personal grudge, isn't it?"

Bruce nodded calmly and said, "Accepting the mentally ill has one more benefit, I don't have to be a saint anymore, so I can retaliate."

Schiller took a deep breath and then nodded firmly, laughing in a low voice:

"I would never have thought that there would be a Batman who uses love as a sword, let alone that one day, Batman would acknowledge his own personal motives."

Bruce slowly walked up to Schiller, took the mask from the escort's hand, and put it on Schiller's face.

In the empty room, Bruce put his hand on the mask and stared into Schiller's eyes, saying, "...I didn't expect it either."

Schiller forcefully turned his head to the side, shaking off the mask, then stared at Bruce and said, "For the sake of our teacher-student relationship, let me make one phone call before you shut me up."

Bruce looked at him for a while, and their expressions were both very calm, but beneath this calm appearance, there seemed to be a vast ocean of turbulent undercurrents.

A few seconds later, Bruce slowly turned his head and nodded to Davis, and a phone was quickly brought over. Schiller gave the number, Bruce dialed, and then Bruce put the receiver to Schiller's ear.

After a few busy signals, Schiller said into the receiver:

"Lucifer Morningstar, a child has defeated his father and gained authority."

"I'm willing to accept defeat, so I won't dwell on it, and of course I'll let him go free."

"Now, the cover outside this car is yours, open the door."

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