PFC Chapter 3003: The Green Trees Are Thick and the Summer Is Long (37)
Chapter 3003: The Green Trees Are Thick and the Summer Is Long (37)
Chapter 3003: The Green Trees Are Thick and the Summer Is Long (Thirty-Seven)
After the hypnosis, Pari's mental state improved a lot. At least she no longer mumbled to herself. She seemed to recognize her husband and kept holding his arm.
"Did you get the clue you wanted?" the man asked.
"I roughly know what's going on, but the deeper reasons still need to be investigated. I promise you that once there is a result, I will tell you immediately."
"You know who the murderer is, right?"
Schiller did not intend to hide it, so he nodded and said, "It was the principal of the community middle school, but it was too long ago and the school was destroyed. I am afraid there is insufficient evidence..."
"The police can't catch him, can they?"
"Yes." So the question returned to the origin, and Schiller brought it up again, "You also know that such a person has a certain social status. Without sufficient evidence, it is impossible to approve a search warrant, and it is even difficult to initiate an investigation."
The man's face should have been very depressed, but he was deeply affected by Schiller's previous words. He took a deep breath and said, "It's a good thing that the police won't be watching him all the time, isn't it?"
"Sir, don't do anything stupid." Schiller shook his head and said, "I'm not suggesting that you do it yourself. In my opinion, you and your wife don't have the ability to do it. In the end, you will only end up sending yourselves to jail."
"But I know you have such ability. I have seen many people like you before." The man stared into Schiller's eyes and said, "That's why you came here, isn't it?"
"I really enjoy dealing with smart people like you, sir. I have something to ask of you. If my plan goes smoothly, the murderer will be brought to you."
"Tell me what you want to say. I will do my best to help you. Even if I fail, at least we know the truth about it all."
“You remember where the community middle school used to be?”
"Of course, at that time, Pari and I often took Buffa to school together, and we went there countless times to look for his traces. I will never forget it."
"Drive your car there. On the hillside southeast of the elementary school building, you should see a tied-up man. You have to help me keep an eye on him and make sure he doesn't escape or die."
The man's fingertips trembled, and he said, "Is it the murderer?"
"He has something to do with it. Even if he didn't do it directly, he should have helped the principal hide the evidence. Don't forget, the principal has the right to close the school, but who helped him to raze the school? It must be someone he trusts, right?"
"I understand, they are birds of a feather." The man's arms trembled even more violently, his Adam's apple moved up and down, and it seemed that he had reached the limit of his endurance.
Schiller walked up to him, held his shoulders and said, "Calm down, sir. You must not be impulsive when dealing with these monsters. You need to help me keep an eye on him. If possible, ask him what he did on this land four years ago."
"Have they committed a crime here again? But didn't the school just..."
"Someone was silenced by them. A worker's body was buried under the school's land, and then the unfinished foundation was demolished a second time. Now I want to know what the worker found..."
"I'll do my best," the man said.
Seeing that he had calmed down, Schiller did not give any more instructions. He was a smart man and knew what to do.
Soon the man left with his wife, their taillights disappearing into the darkness as they drove away.
Schiller sat on the sofa in the house and began to organize the Nygma line from the beginning.
Ten years ago, Mr. Nygma was the principal of a community middle school in the Polokin community. Pari, who was a physical education teacher at the time, accidentally overheard his conversation with his students. Nygma was worried that his conspiracy would be exposed, so he tried to kill Pari's son and drove her crazy.
At this point, Nygma had no reason to abandon the school he ran. After all, the people who knew about it had been driven crazy by him, and the school was still under his control, so he could continue.
But he almost fled in panic, not only giving up his position as the principal, but also trying to close the school and even demolish it, which means that something must have happened that was beyond his control.
Schiller suspected that Edward might have discovered his secret.
Edward was still young at that time, perhaps still in junior high school. He did not attend junior high school in the Borodin community, but the Nygmas and Mr. Nygma were relatives, so it was impossible for them not to have dealings with each other.
Edward is very smart and has a remarkable keen observation ability, which is the main reason why he was able to escape from Batman's pursuit several times as the Riddler. He is an absolute genius.
Perhaps it wouldn't take many encounters for Edward to see through Mr. Nygma's true face. He might even follow some clues to trace the Buffa case and hide a small piece of bone in the high school in the Porokin community.
But he was too young at that time and his work was not careful enough. Mr. Nygma found out that he was investigating the matter and that he might have obtained some evidence, so he panicked.
What he was worried about was not Edward, but the Nygmas. Edward's family was well-off, which meant that the Nygmas had a certain social influence. If Edward told his parents about this, it would be all over.
Because of this, he quickly closed the school and called in the Wardlade Engineering Team to completely demolish the school.
But even so, he was still worried, because Edward's family was a time bomb to him that could explode at any time, so he finally decided to kill Nygma and his wife.
That's right, Schiller suspected that the death of Edward's parents was related to Mr. Nygma. It is very likely that Mr. Nygma was afraid that his crimes would be exposed, so he had to kill to silence them.
Logically, he should have killed the entire family of three, but humans are greedy.
Nygma's family had some wealth, not only real estate, but also a business that could continue to make money. It was very likely that Mr. Nygma left little Edward because he was attracted by the inheritance.
This stems from a property inheritance law in New Jersey. If the heir designated in the deceased's will dies, parallel inheritance is not possible at no cost. In other words, it is not the case that just because Edward dies, Mr. Nygma, the only blood relative, can smoothly inherit all the property.
On the contrary, he will not be able to inherit or will have to pay a huge inheritance tax before he can inherit.
However, if the designated heir is alive and temporarily unable to inherit the property, the property can be placed in trust with designated relatives.
This inability to inherit does not refer to minors, but rather people who lack full capacity for legal conduct. The most common people who lack full capacity for legal conduct are mentally ill people.
So it is very likely that Mr. Nygma killed the Nygmas for their property, leaving Edward behind, driving him crazy and sending him to a mental hospital.
Without the social influence of the Nygmas, the underage Edward had no way to speak out. In addition, he had been diagnosed with a mental illness, so no one would believe what he said.
Mr. Nygma not only eliminated the threat, but also obtained a large inheritance from the Nygmas, and at the same time sent the kid who ruined his good deeds to a mental hospital and tortured him.
But he didn't expect that the Arkham Asylum, which was once like hell, had become a real mental hospital after its transformation. With a responsible doctor like Brand, Edward not only did not suffer abuse, but also received good treatment and is now almost fully recovered and ready to be discharged from the hospital.
Then Schiller thought, what is the relationship between Williams and Nygma?
When it came time to destroy the evidence, Nygma chose the Wardlade Engineering Team to help him demolish the middle school and elementary school. This was not simply demolishing a house. There must be some shady evidence in these two schools that needed to be destroyed.
This proves that Nygma trusts the Wardred engineering team. In other words, they are birds of a feather.
It was at this point in time that Williams invested in the Wardlade Engineering team and made Bob his manager. There is no doubt that both of them should have been well aware of what Nygma had done, and the three of them were in cahoots.
The outline of the organizational structure gradually became clear in Schiller's mind.
Williams is a wealthy businessman, and Nygma inherited the social influence of Nygma and his wife. The two of them can easily collude in politics and business. Williams uses money to pave the way for Nygma, and Nygma provides Williams with many conveniences.
As for Bob, he is the black glove that the two of them supported together. He is in charge of the Wardlade engineering team and is responsible for destroying the evil evidence for the two of them.
From this perspective, many things can be explained. For example, how did Williams' real estate company acquire the land around Schiller's house? Those who can afford a house in that community must be rich or noble. Who would risk offending so many wealthy people and grant the land to a real estate company to build a resort?
For example, how come the Wardlade engineering team, which was on the verge of bankruptcy, suddenly received so many orders and thrived for so many years without any problems?
For example, how did Mr. Nygma, who was originally just a high school principal, transform himself into a financial tycoon and become a popular candidate for Gotham mayor?
The three of them must be in collusion.
But at the same time, Schiller did not think that the three of them were cooperating sincerely, or even that it could be said to be mutually beneficial. Although they might have common perverted fetishes, they were definitely in conflict and hindered each other in some aspects.
This explains why there are so many contradictions in the process of committing crimes and destroying criminal evidence.
All of them want to use the other's crimes as a handle, hoping that the other's crimes will be exposed and ruined, so that they can push the crimes onto the same unfortunate person and keep themselves out of trouble.
Many of these loopholes were left by themselves, so that when someone starts investigating this matter one day, they can use the other party as a breakthrough point, and they will have enough time to react. Whether it is destroying evidence or escaping, there is always a chance.
After figuring this out, Schiller knew that he had to act quickly, otherwise the remaining two people who couldn't contact Williams would definitely realize that something had happened to him and take action.
From the moment they realize they can't contact Williams, they enter into a psychological game.
On one side of the scale is the price he would have to pay if he pinned the blame on Williams but he suddenly returned, and on the other side is the benefit he would have gained if he pinned the blame on Williams but he never came back and the police actually investigated.
The longer the disappearance, the smaller the possibility of return, and the heavier the latter weight naturally became. According to Schiller's judgment, the process in which the latter completely overwhelmed the former and prompted them to make this decision would not exceed three hours.
It is now 2:15 in the morning. When the sun rises, Nygma will definitely make a choice.