The days of being a spiritual mentor in Meiman

Chapter 2551 Xiaoxiao Down (9)

Chapter 2525: The rustling down (nine)

Cobert is not young anymore, and he is getting further and further away from the skinny umbrella boy image that Schiller saw for the first time.

Because he got a stable job in his youth and lived with the Falcone family, Cobert's growth period was not delayed, and he grew smoothly to 1.8 meters. Although his skeleton is not as big as those double-door strongmen, he looks like a normal person, not short and fat.

Because his temperament is not so gloomy, his hooked nose is no longer so annoying, but his firm and steady eyes are more noticeable.

If you have to describe his appearance, it is relatively ordinary, with normal height, normal appearance, normal clothes, and the kind that you can't find in a crowd.

However, this image also has an advantage, that is, it is more approachable when running for mayor. Now the economic situation is not good, everyone needs a mayor who can sympathize with the lower class, and Cobert has a great advantage in this regard.

However, the only thing that is worrying is his gangster origin. He himself did not shy away from this. Now there are many people in the city who want to completely break away from the past and think that Cobblepot may bring the city into the abyss of gangsters again.

But in general, Cobblepot is still more advantageous. If things continue to develop like this, he is likely to become the mayor.

But there are no external troubles but internal troubles. Cobblepot's mother is completely opposed to his running for mayor. After listening to Cobblepot's narration, Schiller wrote "persecution delusion tendency, excessive fantasy tendency, and some anxiety disorder" in his notebook.

"This is also a common problem for schizophrenia patients after recovery." Schiller said: "The once broken spirit is glued together, and the stability is naturally not as good as that of ordinary people. A small fluctuation may cause a great reaction."

"So can it be cured?" Cobblepot asked.

"Psychologists can't be lobbyists, asking someone to support your decision. I can only say that I can make her regain her sanity, but whether she supports you after that depends on your own performance."

"That's enough." Cobert said: "My mother has always supported me, otherwise I wouldn't be here today, but it may be that the people close to her who are in politics will give her some bad memories..."

Cobert shook his head and said: "She always said that my father changed from the day he entered politics. He became stubborn and didn't listen to people's opinions. Otherwise, he wouldn't..."

"Well, this is all old stuff and meaningless." Cobert said: "I'm waiting for your good news about moving to a new house. Please don't forget to invite me to the housewarming party."

Schiller stood up and said: "There won't be a grand party, maybe it will be a small gathering among acquaintances. If you are willing to honor me, I will send an invitation."

Cobert left quickly, but before leaving, he left a sum of money. It was not his mother's consultation fee later, but the cost of the last time he and his mother got a prescription from Schiller. The money was not much, just over $1,000.

Before, when Cobblepot had no money, Gordon had always paid for his and his mother's medicine, and Schiller prescribed medicine for free. Later, when he had money, he gave Gordon a manor in the North District.

Of course, this dedicated detective usually lives in the police station, mainly because the manor is too big and he feels scared living alone. In another universe, his daughter Barbara got better after coming, and his girlfriend Barbara got better after coming back.

But later, Barbara moved out after finding a job, and Gordon moved back to the police station.

Cobblepot did not give Schiller valuables, but just paid the previous prescription fees and the subsequent ones according to the price, which made Schiller feel that it was not unreasonable for Cobblepot to get to where he is today.

Gordon paid for his medicine, but Gordon's income was not high at the time, and it was actually a great sacrifice for him to bear the medicine expenses of two people. Although Victor took care of him in life, it was not easy to pay money.

But prescribing is a piece of cake for Schiller. After all, he is a professional doctor, and schizophrenia is not a particularly difficult disease to treat. As long as he can afford the medicine, maintaining a normal life is not a problem.

Writing this kind of prescription basically does not require any brainpower, just follow the normal process.

So Copperbot paid Schiller the due remuneration, but had to give Gordon a special gift, because the difficulty of helping him was different, and Gordon actually paid more.

Schiller's social status is higher. If he gave Schiller and Gordon the same remuneration, it would be easy to appear that he gave more because Schiller's status was more important and more helpful to him, but in fact he was deliberately currying favor with him.

If you want to say that, there is nothing wrong with it. After all, the little people climb up, and the emphasis is on currying favor.

But Copperbot is a smart little person. He understands that sometimes currying favor with one person is equivalent to offending another person, and the help he curries to the person may not be greater than the black hand that the offended person will do to him in the future, so he will not do such a stupid thing.

If he gave Schiller and Gordon the same compensation, or even more to Schiller, Gordon would definitely be sad. Even if the righteous sheriff did not let him care about it rationally, people are emotional animals. If they are disappointed many times, their hearts will naturally grow cold.

So Cobblepot took a more compromising approach, which was not to use extra money to curry favor with Schiller, but to give Gordon enough compensation to keep the water even.

Although on the surface this seems to be the golden mean, neither party is offended and the opportunity for advancement is lost, but in fact, currying favor with others also depends on whether the other person is willing to be flattered.

Schiller is obviously not a person who likes to deal with favors. If Cobot doesn't come to curry favor with him, it would be a help to him, so this is actually a win-win situation, Cobot wins twice.

When Copot asked Schiller to provide psychological counseling for his mother, clearly stating that he came after hearing about Schiller's financial situation from Victor, Schiller was nodding.

Although he needs to make money through psychological counseling, he can't forcefully consult someone who has no problem, right? Not only would this make him sit on pins and needles, but he would also owe Cobot a favor that he didn't know how to repay.

Fortunately, Cobot never did such blunt things. His mother did have a psychological problem. Maybe it wasn't that urgent, and it could be cured or not, but anyway, he wasn't short of money, so it would be better to let Schiller cure it.

But this was considered a favor to Schiller, but he soon gave Schiller a chance to return the favor, which was to hint that Schiller invited him to the housewarming party.

Schiller understood exactly what this meant, and said that there was no grand banquet, just a private gathering, which meant "I treat you as one of my own, and my connections are naturally your connections."

Cobot's last payment for the prescription was also a way of saying, "Don't worry, I will still pay the due remuneration, and there will be no extra favors."

This comforted Schiller very well, because although he would have to deal with many unfamiliar patients later, he would feel very anxious when he thought about the complicated interactions of welcoming patients to and from the hospital, and then you sing and I go on stage.

After all, this is not something that ordinary people should worry about. He has not yet fully become an ordinary person. We will talk about the upper class later.

Although Schiller always calls himself an ordinary person, he doesn't have the chance to be an ordinary person most of the time. Come on, this is Gotham. If you really try to be an ordinary person according to the past standards, you will be dead.

In addition, the maniacal laughter has been lingering behind him. Before, Schiller didn't quite know how strong he would be in reality, so his heart was always hanging. He couldn't even become an ordinary person one day. I don’t care about the shit thrown at me.

But now it's better. The situation in Gotham has improved. You don't need to know so many outrageous survival skills to survive. Laughter finally showed up, making Schiller understand that shit is shit, and it's best to let it ferment and rot in the pit. Don't pay too much attention to the ending.

So now he finally has the opportunity and the mood to really try the life of an ordinary person.

Of course, one thing that must be mentioned is that because of the above pressure, Schiller had to contact many people, including Bruce, Victor, Batman, Superman, etc. on the DC side, and the bad guys on the Marvel side. Quad, mutants, Asgard and the like.

Although it was all for planning, it greatly strengthened Schiller's connection with other people, and one of the manifestations of autism cure is the ability to connect with people normally.

Regardless of whether it is forced or voluntary, once the connection is established, it is difficult to break off. The emotional connection continues to occur, and naturally it is difficult to withdraw as easily as before.

The improvement of Schiller's condition was the main reason why he could really try to live an ordinary life.

Talking about the current situation, if he can really buy the house at such a low price, Schiller may even consider not paying a down payment, but directly buying it in full.

However, the full payment is still a bit short, and Schiller will have to face the hell-level challenge of autism and even introverted personality - asking friends to borrow money.

This was the final step, and Schiller didn't even include it in his plans, throwing the solution behind him in an evasive manner, still intending to try to make money on his own.

The money Copot left was of little help to Schiller's plan to buy a house, because the houses in the South Side were too expensive, so it was just a drop in the bucket, but the money would keep Schiller's wallet from being exhausted after buying the house. Then completely shriveled up.

Now that it was dark, Schiller decided to deposit the money in the bank before going to the so-called haunted house.

Schiller planned the famous route in his mind. He remembered that when driving from the manor, he would pass by a very busy commercial street. The bank there was open 24 hours a day, so he could deposit money directly on the way.

So he drove towards the commercial street and soon found the largest bank in the middle, which was also the bank where most of his deposits were located.

Schiller walked into the bank with his bag and found that there was no one in front of the counter and there was no need to queue up. So he simply found an empty counter and sat down. As soon as he handed over the bank card and money, he heard a roar from outside the door.

"Rob the bank! Squat down with your head in your hands!! Put the money and bag on the table!!!"

Hahaha, ordinary people are like this

(I saw amomum villosum on the street in the United States, but luckily it didn’t kill me)