"The second round of internships will not be simulations within the campus anymore, you must go to Arkham Mental Hospital to familiarize yourselves with their diagnosis and treatment procedures..."
In a classroom at Gotham University, Shiller, who was explaining the requirements for the second round of internships, gently coughed once. Sitting in the front row, Evans immediately startled awake. Upon seeing Shiller's gaze on him, he cleared his throat and lowered his head.
Shiller continued, "The next two months will be your best opportunity to engage with society. If you want to find a relatively decent job in this city, the 15 hospitals here that are qualified for mental and psychological treatment are your way out..."
"Next, let me introduce you to the specific information about these hospitals..."
Just as Shiller had finished that sentence, he stopped because he noticed that Evans had fallen asleep again. He sighed, didn't call him out, but after class, he called Evans over to the podium. He asked, "What's wrong with you? Why are you so sleepy?"
"Well, I'm sorry, Professor…" Evans rubbed his eyes and said, "I've been a bit busy lately. I've been sleeping pretty late..."
Evans sighed inwardly. He knew that Shiller must be annoyed; Shiller hated it when people fell asleep in his class.
For the four years Evans had been at Gotham University, he'd always been dedicated and hardworking, he'd never fallen asleep in class before.
But Evans had his own troubles. The internship at Gotham University wasn't compulsory, but because of Shiller, no one dared not to take it. The first round of the internship was supposed to be an internship, but it was more like a group assignment to analyze simulated cases.
However, in Gotham, there weren't many people who seriously studied, even fewer were competent. Basically, Evans was doing the entire big assignment by himself.
Moreover, with the gradual recovery of the logistics industry, the Falcone Family's original logistics management center was no longer sufficient. The construction of the secondary center was entrusted to the Godfather's son.
In the beginning, everything was smooth. All sorts of warehouse hardware facilities were built, and transportation was organized. However, they didn't expect unexpected guests to break in just as the first batch of goods arrived.
Alberto was a perfectionist. He couldn't accept that there was a hitch in his plan towards the end, so he hurried to investigate Vandal Savage's background.
Even though they each have two personalities, they only have one body. Working around the clock had severely exhausted them. It had gotten to the point where Evans could barely walk straight.
He explained, "Alberto told me some strange person broke into our territory. The person's identity is a bit complicated. He's in charge of investigating in the daytime, I'm doing it at night. We haven't rested for a while...
Looking at his tired face, Shiller didn't say much. He just said, "If you're really tired, you should take a few days off. Here are the requirements for the second round of internships. Take them home and carefully go through them."
After Evans left, Shiller shook his head.
Soon, it was the afternoon. In a classroom at Gotham University, Shiller was annotating a textbook. After a while, he looked at his watch and slightly frowned.
He knew that last night there was a heavy rain, causing serious stress on the drainage system of Gotham. There was quite a lot of standing water on the roads, so traffic problems and traffic jams were expected. However, it had been an hour since Jason, who had promised to come to class, neither came nor called. Shiller thought that Jason wouldn't do something like this.
Even if he was stuck in traffic, or if he was delayed because of the Children's Gang, he should have found a place to call. He wouldn't just disappear without reason. Shiller stood up from his seat, planning to find Jason.
Shiller knew where the Tail Gang's territory was, Jason had told him. But when he arrived at that street with his umbrella, there was no sign of Jason. Shiller had to stop a kid and asked him, "Do you know Jason Todd? Where is he right now?"
The child immediately looked cautious. Shiller waved his hand and said, "I am his teacher. I don't know if he told you, but he's currently studying under me. But he didn't come to class today, so I want to find him."
The child looked Shiller up and down. Judging by his attire and manner of speaking, he seemed genuine. After all, in Gotham, genteel people were rare, and at a glance, one could tell they were teachers or doctors or something similar. So the child said, "Boss Jason got hurt. He's in the hospital now."
Shiller immediately furrowed his brows and asked, "Hurt? How did he get hurt?"
The kid shook his head, but he quickly looked around and whispered, "Yesterday... or maybe the day before, a strange person wearing a red hood came by. He and Boss Jason went out together, and when they came back, Jason was hurt."
"You might not know, there was a big commotion yesterday. I was so scared..."
Shiller didn't pay attention to what he said next. He was fixed on the words "red hood".
But he was a little confused. The red hood was known to be a future alter ego of Jason. But Jason was only eleven right now, and he hadn't even become Robin yet, how could he possibly have become the Red Hood?