In the reception room of Wayne Manor, Angela paced with slight impatience. Before Bruce even asked any questions, the female police officer began to speak incessantly:
"I don't know if I've ever told you, Shiller once saved me. When I was plagued by a demon, he helped me dispel it and faded those horrific memories. Afterwards, when I was mentally collapsed due to a homicide, he also treated and comforted me."
"Therefore, you don't have to worry about me helping him for some ulterior motive. I just want to repay his kindness."
Angela stood in place, hands on her hips, sighed, and said: "All I can say is that I was lucky. Just two months into the Federal Bureau of Investigation, I was transferred to the understaffed Criminal Investigation Team. Because of my prestigious profile, I even took up a key position."
"Yesterday afternoon, I heard a familiar name, Schiller Rodriguez, and heard that he had been accused by his students. Therefore, I concealed the fact that he had once cured me, bypassed the isolation process and participated in the investigation."
"The reason why I did this is not to obstruct justice, but precisely to ensure it."
Bruce understood her implications. He put down his coat and looked at Angela: "You mean, someone doesn't want this case to be just?"
Angela hesitated for a moment, seeming a bit distrustful of Bruce. But Bruce understood, and he said: "You should know that Wayne Enterprises can do a lot of things and you also don't have to worry about whether I truly want to help Shiller."
"Regardless, he was my university professor, and our reputations in academia are closely related. In this respect, we have common interests."
Indeed, Angela was moved. Bruce gestured to the sofa opposite him. Angela came over and sat down. She picked up a cup of water and took a sip, then started speaking:
"You know, Shiller was once accused of espionage. Although he wasn't put on trial due to the struggles from various parties, many people are still watching him. Some believe that if he maintains such a high reputation, there could be complications if one day he makes some choices that are not conducive to the situation. It may further highlight some agencies' inefficiency."
Angela spoke obscurely, but Bruce immediately understood. The Federal Bureau of Investigation had arrested Shiller once before. However, in the aftermath of the Gotham disaster, America, fearing for its international reputation, dare not carry out thorough investigations.
If they continued to prosecute Shiller and Shiller said something on the stand, the ensuing laughter from the Far East would be deafening.
Generally, the resolution to such matters is commonly suicide by eight gunshots to the back, but firstly, Shiller was in Gotham, making this solution difficult. Secondly, the Federal Bureau of Investigation knew that Shiller was not a quiescent lamp. If he found some leverage, they would be even more discredited.
Certainly, these law enforcement agencies would hope that Shiller no longer has such a great influence and say. If he could be ruined and disgraced, no matter what he says, no one would believe him.
"I'm not sure whether someone organized this conspiracy, or they just took advantage of the situation. But clearly, someone wants to influence the assessment result." Angela covered her face, her voice revealing deep helplessness.
"I swear, when I said 'truthfully,' I almost broke my teeth. But this professor really did answer truthfully." Angela's voice was starting to break from her excitement.
She glanced at Bruce, touched her waist, then threw a recording pen onto the table, and said: "Fortunately, those detectives who don't go out to the field have no counter-surveillance experience. Listen to it yourself."
Bruce glanced at the recording pen and then at Angela. He leaned forward, reached out his arm, picked up the recording pen and began to play:
"...If I have paid too much attention to one specific student and neglected the others..."
"...The student who I deliberately noticed showed no initiative. No matter how much I wish to cram knowledge into his head, he never takes it to heart..."
"...The jealousy and hatred projected onto this special student should not be seen as purely personal behavior but should also be understood as a failure of education..."
"...Not only am I responsible for the bullying suffered by the particularly liked student, but I also must take responsibility for those students who develop negative emotions due to this unfairness, making them appear as villains..."
Bruce covered his eyes and said: "Rhomann and Thomas are completely psychotic. Their targeting of Shiller has nothing to do with whether Shiller has paid too much attention to others."
"Who would a bully undergo plastic surgery to look like a victim? Who would a bully want to fly around Gotham every day???"
Angela seemed somewhat puzzled, so Bruce simply explained the relationship between Thomas, Rhomann, and him. The more Angela learned, the more she furrowed her brows. Squinting at Bruce, she said:
"So, those two people actually targeted Shiller out of jealousy for you, wanting to take what you have? Yet Shiller attributed this to his own failure in education?"