After Cobot finished speaking, he turned around and went upstairs without making any more arrangements. His attention never completely fell on these children, as if he didn't care about them at all, but when those children saw his behavior

attitude, but they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Because they know that if Cobot puts all his energy into them like his original parents, it means that he will definitely want to get back ten or a hundred times the reward from them.

If Cobot doesn't care much about them, how well they work, or how much money they make, it means that he is actually very rich and does not need to squeeze them to make money.

After arriving upstairs, Cobot stood on the balcony of the mansion building. From here, he could see the lights of the dock. Although it had started to rain lightly, the dock was still busy with traffic. Countless goods were moved from cargo ships to trucks.

Stored in cold storage.

It won't take long for these goods to be taken out of the cold storage, put on other vehicles, and sent to various parts of the East Coast.

Gotham has now become the largest cold chain transportation distribution center on the East Coast. The natural cold storage underground covering the entire Gotham has become the trump card for this megacity's sustainable industry turnaround.

The cold chain industry can serve as the economic pillar of a city. Generally speaking, the cold chain industry in coastal cities does not exist in isolation. Most of them will also cooperate with fishery, light processing industry and tourism.

Such supporting industries may not necessarily make this city a first-tier city, but they can indeed become the basis for economic development.

The problem is that Gotham has no way to develop fisheries, light processing industries and tourism, and the cold chain industry alone cannot replace those unsustainable gray or even black industries.

"It is indeed much better now." Gordon put down the fork in his hand and wiped his mouth and said: "For the security of a city, the most terrifying thing is that there are homeless people everywhere, but on the contrary, if everyone has

If you work hard, the chance of committing a crime will be much smaller.”

"Working consumes physical strength, and gangster gangs consume physical strength, but also have to bleed and get injured. Working can make money, and gangsters may be able to expand their territory, but the benefits may not be as much as working, so why not work?

What?" Schiller said while cutting the steak on the plate.

"Yes, that's it. The gang bosses I often deal with say this. The people below are too busy to hold guns. He said that if I drove a police car along the entire street and patrolled it, I might not be able to touch it.

The last person who would shoot at me was unimaginable before." Gordon said with great emotion.

He held the wine glass, leaned back on his chair and said, "But the most important issue now is the education of the children."

"There are 23 community elementary schools in the entire Gotham. It may sound like a lot, but for a large city on the East Coast, this number is pitifully small. Even if it is not compared with the metropolitan area, it is only compared with Bludhaven. Bruder

Haven is only one-fifth the size of Gotham, but they have 16 elementary schools."

"This is actually against the law, but because the mayor had no force before, no changes were made at all."

"There are even fewer middle schools, and there is only one university. Such educational conditions, even in the west, can be said to be pitifully weak."

Schiller tapped the table lightly with his fingertips and asked: "Do you think it is because the people in Gotham are unwilling to receive education that there are few schools, or because there are few schools, the people in Gotham are unwilling to receive education?

Gordon was stunned for a moment and said: "I think it's the former, because I saw in the file that there were originally more than forty schools in Gotham City, but later, many schools were closed due to various reasons, including public security

The reasons account for the overwhelming majority.”

Schiller shook his head and said, "I think it's the latter."

"I'd like to hear the details," Gordon said.

"Some time ago, I read the book "The History of Urban Construction on the East Coast". The book mentioned the situation in Gotham. Initially, all the schools in Gotham were established by churches or privately invested by wealthy families. Almost all municipal elementary schools

No."

"The church and private primary schools have a monopoly on education here, which has resulted in the vast majority of citizens losing the opportunity to receive education. Church primary schools only allow a very small number of citizens to enroll, and privately invested private primary schools are only for the children of the rich.

open."

"Later, the security of Gotham City began to get worse and worse. Some wealthy people left here, investment was interrupted, and the schools were abandoned. Later, the church began to no longer pay attention to this sinful place. Now, it is still open

The primary school is either invested by the Twelve Family or the Wayne Family."

"No matter the quantity or quality, it is impossible to support the educational requirements of such a large city. Over time, the vast majority of Gotham citizens will be limited by their educational level and unable to engage in technical jobs."

Gordon fell into deep thought and said: "I really haven't paid attention to this issue, but why were there no public elementary schools when Gotham was built? Didn't the state Legislature care?"

Schiller shook his head. Lucifer had previously erased the existence of the Court of Owls, but Gotham has not changed for the better. This means that the setting of Gotham as a city of sin may be the basic rule of the DC universe. The Court of Owls

If it is wiped out, there may be other forces.

In short, someone must have artificially interfered with the educational development of Gotham. Otherwise, there would not be a city in the United States at the end of the 20th century where the vast majority of people had never even attended elementary school.

“If you want to improve the education level of citizens, you have to open primary schools. If you want to open primary schools, you have to have money. If you want to have money, you have to develop new industries. If you want to develop new industries, you have to improve the education level of citizens. It’s a dead cycle.

." Gordon covered his forehead with his hands and said, "But if companies and gangs are involved in school construction, it won't work."

"The gangs have spontaneously started to set up schools." Schiller put a piece of shrimp steak into his mouth and said: "But they are destined not to develop systematic education. If they lack electricians, they will pull people to learn electricians. If they lack security guards, they will pull people.

In security training, no one wants to teach grammar, calculation, art and thinking logic at the same time.”

"That's the problem." Schiller shook his head and said: "They have no way of understanding what systematic education is teaching. They think it is very correct to just learn whatever they don't know."

"Actually, I was thinking about this problem before." Gordon touched his cheek and said, "I used to think, I don't plan to be a musician, so why should I take music classes? The work I do now doesn't require calculations, then

Why should I learn arithmetic?”

"Again, the process of learning these things is actually helping people establish their way of thinking, but it is difficult for you to explain these things to the gangs. They hope to see the results tomorrow."

Schiller tapped the plate lightly with his fork and said: "I have discussed this matter with Victor and Anna. We think we can open a vocational middle school so that people who want to learn technology can go there."

“After learning technology, they can improve their living standards, broaden their horizons, understand the outside world, and realize the significance of systematic education. Then, they may let their children receive systematic education like people in other cities.

, this is a relatively conservative method.”

Gordon nodded in agreement, but Schiller said: "The problem is that this technical school must maintain its purity, and we cannot let this turn into a gang war."

"Some gangs hope that their men will have more electricians, and some gangs manage tap water. Naturally, they need talents in this field. Even the Twelve Families have their own priorities. They want the school to only teach this subject, so

So that they can cram in more students, but you know, that's not possible."

Gordon sighed with regret and said: "In a city where no amount of force can suppress the gangs, it is very difficult to confront them. The Gotham Police Department may be able to carry out some security work, but we certainly can't deal with ten

The second family.”

"What if the Wayne family comes in?" Schiller asked.

"But there is absolutely no need for him to do this." Gordon shook his head and said, "Everyone knows that this must be a troublesome matter. Which department recruits more people, which department recruits fewer people, and how many people each family can recruit.

How to distribute the big gangs and small gangs... This will cause a lot of conflicts."

And Gordon hesitated and said: "I always feel that Bruce has not turned a corner. I don't know what he thinks. He seems to just want to save this city and save everyone here."

Schiller showed a smile and asked: "Why do you ask such a question? Don't you think so?"

Gordon shook his head helplessly and said: "No, we are different. Batman wants to send all patients to hospitals, send all criminals to prisons, and send all children to schools. He wants to keep everyone in

We should stay in the right place to create a perfect society.”

"I'm not saying this is wrong, but we all know that this is unrealistic. Maybe he knows it too, or maybe he thinks that if he can practice with such a high goal and save one person, it is at least a good thing."

Schiller looked at Gordon and asked: "Who do you think, Batman or Bruce, can save Gotham?"

"If it was Batman who asked me this question, I would definitely say it was him." Gordon pursed his lips and said, "I hope to give every good person the answer they want to hear, but because it is you who asked this question, a

Psychology professor, so I can only say that I am more optimistic about Bruce."

"We all know that Bruce Wayne is a rich man. Rich people in this world do things much more simply. The same is true when it comes to saving people."

"Then do you know why he is unwilling to do this?" Schiller lowered his head to eat, and then asked: "Do you know why, he would rather spend a lot of money to maintain that ridiculously expensive armor, and then go and fight with criminals?

Fist, saving people one by one, are you not willing to save the city as Bruce?"

Gordon shook his head and said: "This is what I can't figure out the most. It's just money, why not spend it on something more useful?"

"Have you ever thought that someone may have done this, but it was unsuccessful and paid a huge price, which led to him resisting doing this all the time." Schiller said.

"But I don't think Batman is so easily swayed. Even if others fail, he will feel that he may not fail. He is a very enterprising person who will not be swayed by others." Gordon spread his hands and said.

.

"What if this person is his parents?"

Gordon was silent.

"A wealthy businessman, a generous philanthropist, and a kind-hearted rich man. These identities did not bring a good ending for his parents. The Waynes tried to save the city, but in the end, they died, and Bruce

Witnessed it all with my own eyes.”

"If it were you, would you take this road again?" Schiller looked at Gordon and asked.

Gordon was silent for a long time, and Schiller continued: "We regard Bruce Wayne's soul as the identity of a third person. He has two options, either becoming Bruce Wayne or becoming Batman."

"His reason will definitely tell him that the road to becoming Bruce Wayne is much simpler. There are too many resources at his disposal. If combined with his wisdom, he may really be able to save this city.

City."

"His reason will also tell him that the road to becoming Batman is too difficult. Saving a sinful city by fighting crime sounds like a joke."

"People seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. If someone violates this innate instinct, it means that there must be a reason driving him to do so. Most of the time, this driving force comes from the heart."

"At least in my observation..." Schiller paused and said, "He hates the identity of Bruce Wayne. He doesn't want to be Bruce Wayne."

"He became Batman not because he wanted to be Batman, but because he didn't want to be Bruce Wayne and didn't want to make the same mistakes his parents made, and he was afraid of it."

Schiller sighed softly and said: "When he was Bruce Wayne, he also kept doing charity. He spent a lot of money, but his purpose was not to save people, just to spend money. He

I feel like Bruce Wayne can't save anyone, just like he couldn't save his parents."

"He doesn't have any hope for Bruce Wayne, because if Bruce Wayne can't save his parents, he can't save anyone."

Gordon looked at his plate and said: "I feel very sorry for his tragic childhood, but if this continues, he may go to the other extreme."
To be continued...