"This is going to be troublesome. The entire Spencer family has become a joke to the Twelve Families. The younger son wants to hit his sister at his father's birthday party, but ends up getting injured. A good birthday party has just begun.

There was blood within a few minutes, and if we tell anyone about it, it would bring shame on the family."

"In the past, the godfather might have taken care of it, but now, the Falcone family is also busy making money. Who can take care of the shortcomings of so many families?"

"They don't want to be the Twelve Families anymore. There are many people who want to be the Twelve Families. I also said that day that the Spencer family has declined, which just makes room for the Oswald family. I am very optimistic about Cobot..."

Schiller and Bruce looked at each other, and they found that the issue the other wanted to discuss seemed to be the same as theirs. In the end, it was Schiller who spoke first:

"Among the twelve families, are there many cases like this?"

Alberto frowned and said, "According to Evans and I's memories, there have been more and more cases like this in recent years."

"Twelve families are often not short of money, especially the leader's family. They go on vacation every year. There is no shortage of home theaters and audio and video discs at home. Many children raised by such families are not willing to just stay in Gotham.

, all like to run outside."

"With gang members changing so quickly, if you have a gap period of several years and don't stay in Gotham, you may not even be able to recognize everyone when you come back. If there are other children in this family, you will be very difficult.

It’s hard to compete with those heirs.”

Alberto shook his head and said: "Many second-generation gangsters who like to run away are more flexible and have great ideas. They are determined to reform. However, the vast majority of gang leaders who are now in power are still of the same generation as the old godfather.

People, they don’t like these stupid people who don’t understand the rules.”

"They want to maintain the original order, so they try their best to suppress these people, and the way of suppressing them is to support other heirs in the family, but the other party will not give up. In the past few years, there have been more and more family conflicts.

, the old godfather can’t adjust everything, there are many things that only they can solve themselves.”

Alberto showed a solemn look and said: "This is why I feel a lot of pressure. After I came to power, many new generations expected me to abolish these rules and give them freedom, while many older generations expected me to abolish these rules and give them freedom.

But I feel that I should maintain order on their behalf..."

"Then what do you think?" Bruce asked.

Alberto nodded and said: "If you are in this position like me, you will see certain things very clearly. Those unruly young people will cause a lot of trouble. They are too

They are too impulsive and reckless of the consequences, but those children who are brought up within the rules are too rigid and not flexible enough."

"If I have to say who I prefer, actually I still prefer those smart people..." Alberto rubbed his eyebrows helplessly and said: "There are many people who have never read books. I simply don't know how to follow them."

They communicate as if we don't speak the same language, and their ability to understand is really problematic.·

"Take the logistics industry as an example. Those who have never read a book and only live by the rules cannot understand why road reconstruction must go through their territory? Why will their business be affected? They will not

Look at problems from a long-term perspective and only care about temporary gains and losses..."

"Those highly educated people are reasonable and willing to sacrifice their current interests to obtain longer-term benefits, but they are always loud and arrogant, thinking that they are the only ones in the world who are right and everyone else is stupid.

…”

Schiller smiled and said: "This is not just a problem faced by Gotham, the whole world is facing this problem. Using mandatory rules to discipline human beings will inevitably erase some creative thinking, but we must let everyone

People are all imaginative, and then they fall into chaos again.·

"I have been thinking about this issue these days." Bruce said: "If the people at the bottom are busy running around to make a living and have little opportunity to receive education, then the upper class in Gotham have unique gang rules.

Its unique fast-paced competition and rapid replacement model also lacks education. The uneducated people lead the uneducated people, which is exchanging everyone's future for present prosperity."

Schiller shook his head and said: "It's not that the people in Gotham are uneducated, it's just that the education they receive is more inclined to social rules and practical education. The disadvantage of the lack of systematic education is that there is no stable upward path for talents. Overall

The level of thinking and logic cannot be improved.”

"Now, the reason why this situation can continue is that Gotham occupies geographical and industrial advantages, but in the long run, the disadvantages will definitely be reflected, especially once technology begins to grow explosively and the connections between people strengthen.

, because the chain of interests is broken due to failure to keep up with the times, it may plunge the entire city into chaos again.·

Schiller turned to look at the calendar and said: "This year is 1990. I think the situation I mentioned is not too far away."

Both Bruce and Alberto frowned. These two people were the least likely to leave Gotham City. All the other gang bosses could make enough money and run away, but it was impossible for them to leave this place alone.

Bruce took out a piece of paper from his pocket, looked at it and said, "I hope to improve the education level of Gotham people, but this matter is not that simple at all."

“To improve the level of education, we must allow them to receive education, but to allow them to receive education, we must ensure that they receive survival materials that can enable them to survive outside of the time they receive education.”

“If you want to do this, you have to let them earn more money in less time. If you want them to earn more money, you have to have more and better jobs. If you want to have more

To create more and better jobs, we need to develop industries and improve the economic level. But to develop industries, we need all kinds of talents. If we want all kinds of talents, we need to improve education..."

By the end, Bruce was gritting his teeth. He felt like it was like a rope around his neck. Every time he thought about it, the rope would tighten until he was suffocated by despair.

"It's not that there are no industries that can make money in a short time..." Bruce added, he said: "But this kind of industry is unhealthy and cannot be developed into a long-term industry, nor can it provide stable jobs.

Money has not been invested in education."

"Actually, we are already off to a very good start." Alberto said: "Relying on the accumulation of the previous era, Gotham's economic situation is now very good, and it has not yet reached the point where all classes are unsustainable."

"However, the vast majority of wealth flows upward through the gang system and reaches the Twelve Families. However, this class will not invest money in education because the gang system that benefits them is not

Those who need education will certainly not waste their money."

"The problem now is that if I use violent means to overthrow the entire gang system, the unlucky ones will not be the rich, but the people at the bottom." Bruce took a deep breath and said: "The gang leader can always

After they leave here, they have earned enough money and can use the money to live happily in other cities."

"However, once the gang system collapses, the remaining people who cannot leave will no longer follow the rules. If they want to plunder enough benefits, there is only one way, and that is to launch a war. When everything depends on robbery, those unarmed

Ordinary people are the biggest victims."

"That's the problem..." Schiller took a sip of water and said: "Many people may think Gotham is already bad, but in fact, it has not yet reached the bottom. Some people may think that the gang rules are already cruel, but in fact

, but this maintains stability and ensures that most people can survive. Even if they don’t live well and struggle to survive, they can at least survive.”

"Once the rules collapse in an instant and the city's capital and economy are completely drained, then Gotham will really have no cards left to fight."

Schiller looked up at the door and seemed to see a kind of future. He said: "At that time, all kinds of madmen will take turns to appear, and this place will become a hell without order, regardless of whether it is Batman or anyone else."

Heroes, they have no ability and no way to solve this problem from the root. They can only drink poison to quench thirst. A criminal comes out to fight a criminal. Only one person can save one person...·

Bruce's hand tightened on the armrest. He understood what Schiller meant. If the current Gotham was compared to a person, his current state would be a bit like Bruce who fell into a chemical pool before.

The skin of the whole body has been corroded, exposing the muscles and bones, and the appearance has been changed beyond recognition. It is almost impossible for ordinary people to survive if all the skin tissue is corroded.

But forty years ago, someone gave Gotham a dose of stimulants, caught up with the trend of the times, and established a gang system so that the wounds would not fester and become infected.

Forty years have passed, and the potion's power is about to expire. Although this potion saved Gotham's life, it is addictive. Once the effect of the potion ends, not only will he face the possibility of more serious injuries, but also

Withdrawal reactions may occur.

Looking at it now, the injury still does not endanger the internal organs, but if it continues like this, it will only rot away bit by bit from the epidermis to the bones and the internal organs. By that time, no matter which part is operated on alone, it will be impossible to save it.

And if you want to perform a comprehensive operation on a person who has no skin, bones and internal organs, Batman can't do it, Bruce Wayne can't do it, and the two of them can't pinch each other together.

Perhaps many people think that the most criticized aspect of Batman's comic character is that he has the ability to save Gotham in other ways, but he still has to fight with criminals.

But in fact, at least from the perspective of Schiller who is now in Gotham, Batman's behavior in the later period was probably not because he didn't think about it, but because it was too late.

The order of the gangs is also order. As long as there is order, it will never be bad. But when Batman in the original comics became Batman, the order of the Gotham gangs had come to an end, and what followed was an era of madmen.

Why were there so many madmen in that era? In fact, it was because the soil here was no longer orderly, but turned into complete chaos. There was not only no education, but also no economy, no culture, no way to rise, and no escape.

way.

By that time, even if Wayne Group is the richest company in the world, under this system, it would be nothing more than a pipe dream for a private company to save such a megacity.

No company in the world dares to say that it can save a post-war New York. The required rescue costs, construction costs, resettlement costs, and subsequent education costs and development costs, let alone a company, are slightly smaller.

Any country can be completely hollowed out.

There are too few things that go against the current in this world. Most of the historical reincarnations are falling uncontrollably downward. Once something falls below a certain passing line, the cost of saving it exceeds the destruction.

Its cost means it is almost destined to be destroyed.

All Batman could do in that era was to keep Gotham barely on the pass line and prevent the evil here from overflowing. Once the madness here became too extreme, he would have no choice but to destroy it.

"Although I don't agree with the idea that Batman can save one person after another, because I think that is a bit negative, but I will never say that you can't save Gotham this way, and what should you do to save Gotham..." Schiller

He took a sip of water and said, "No company or person in the world has the ability to save this city alone."

"And I used to think that one of my identities could save Gotham." Bruce said slowly: "After I learned more about all this and understood the truth about this city, I discovered that Wayne

The Syndicate and Batman together are difficult, not to mention, it's still ten years too late."

"Let's talk about our current goals." Schiller changed the topic back to ease the heavy atmosphere.

He said: "My goal is to allow Gotham to have a normal learning atmosphere, so that Gotham's family education, social education and school education complement each other instead of dragging each other down. The most important goal is systemic education."

"Even if there is no compulsory universal education, at least the entire Gotham should have an educational atmosphere, instead of being ashamed of being educated like it is now. This is unbearable for any teacher."

After Schiller finished speaking, Alberto said: "The Falcone family is now established at the top of the pyramid, but we all know that this cannot last long. Now many shortcomings have been exposed, and this system is no longer suitable for the current situation.

era, and once the pyramid collapses, the one who stands tallest will fall the most painfully.”

"I hope that the Falcone family can settle down smoothly, even if it no longer has a dominant position. I hope that my father can enjoy his old age in peace."

After Alberto finished speaking, Bruce was silent for a long time, and then he said: "I just hope that this city will become better, or become a little normal, and not continue to be rotten."

"I hope there won't be so many tragedies, don't let everything slide in a bad direction, but walk towards the light, and never go back to the night again."

The three of them were silent for a while, and Schiller spoke again: "So we have reached an agreement that Gotham's system must be fundamentally changed, right?"

Alberto and Bruce both nodded, and Schiller continued: "Now, let's take a look at the difficulties. I think there are two points. First, if too violent methods are used to completely overthrow the black system,

That would throw the city into chaos for a long time."
To be continued...