The days of being a spiritual mentor in Meiman

Chapter 3280 Bloody New City (Twenty-nine)

As he walked back to his seat, Gordon stared at Shiller, as if he wanted to find some clues on his face, but he couldn't see anything. He could only rub the coffee cup with his fingers, showing extremely anxiousness.

He sighed heavily.

"Don't be so depressed, Director, you've done well enough, but you obviously underestimated the greed of some people."

Gordon frowned and looked at him. Of course, he heard the hints in Schiller's dialect, so he carefully pondered the tone of the parliamentarian who just called, and his heart suddenly got cold.

"You mean, the people in the state legislature know the GTO's money?"

"That's a lot of money, Director. They're not that stupid." After Schiller finished speaking, he added to his heart, "They really have it, so I have to act as a enthusiastic citizen for reporting."

Gordon's fingertips of his coffee cup began to turn white, and his face couldn't help but look painful. He looked at Schiller and said, "I am a police officer. If I have the ability to fight or engage in finance, I will not be here."

"It doesn't matter, the director, at least in your job, you do very well." Schiller still praised him very calmly.

But it made Gordon not happy at all, because no matter how he heard this, it seemed like another saying of "conscience and resignation".

"No, the GTO must not be disbanded," Gordon said. "They have brought the biggest improvement in Gotham's security in history, even bigger than Batman, and they must not be destroyed just like this."

"Yes, I agree with you." Schiller nodded and said, "If there is never hope, then naturally no one will force it. But since you have seen hope, no one will be willing to give up easily."

It sounds more like "sading and following changes", Gordon thought.

"You must not come here to say these meaningless words." Gordon decided to be straightforward, and he continued, "If you have any solution, just say it."

"Improve it, Mr. Secretary. Your lack of expertise in politics and insensitive to finance are also one of the reasons why Gotham's policing will become what it is today."

Schiller stood up from his chair and began to pace the office. He said: "No one in this world is an island, nor is there a city that is an island. Gotham is a city in New Jersey and a city of the Federation. Gotham is a people of New Jersey and a people of the Federation. You should not be the only one. I am responsible for them.”

"But they have never…"

"I know you have won their support, but they failed for various reasons. This has led to them not making any contributions other than introducing various bills and constantly restricting you."

Gordon put his hands on the table, his expression looked a little gray, but he nodded and said, "Yes, they've been dragging their legs. But is this our fault?"

"Although I am partial to you, I cannot say against my conscience that you have no responsibility at all. The social relations of individual human beings need to be managed, and cities naturally need them."

"The original intention of human beings to establish society is to help each other, but no one will help anyone unconditionally. Relationships are all managed. You can help me today, and I will help you tomorrow."

"How to start this mutually helpful relationship? The first thing to do is to make others feel that you can help him one day. Only then will he take the initiative to get along with you."

"And to make others feel this way, you naturally have to show your value. As long as you look strong, others will naturally feel that sooner or later you can help."

“On the contrary, if you are always weak and unable to show the value you deserve, it will make people feel that the time and energy spent helping you are like a waste of water. If you make them feel like maintaining a relationship with you There is no need, then it will be difficult for you to have friends."

Gordon listened very seriously. Although it was not a very complicated truth, no one had analyzed these things carefully with him before.

"Gotham has a very serious isolationism." Schiller first threw his own conclusions, and then talked, "You think that Gotham does not need help from others, and no one will help Gotham."

"On the surface, it seems that it is true, because Gotham's problem is not on the surface. Outsiders may not understand it, and because the city is rotten, no one will think of helping to help."

"But no, that's not the case. People may not do something because of bad impressions, but only if it doesn't bring much benefit."

“On the contrary, if the benefits of something are so great that it is unimaginable, then there is no bad impression that cannot be reversed, and no prejudice that cannot be broken through.”

“This is how people interact, international engagement, and so is where cities and state engagement.”

"No one will help Gotham, not because people have a bad impression of it, but because it doesn't bring much benefit. Because you and Batman, and others who rule the city, don't want to To participate in the exchange of interests, but to isolate yourself all the time.”

"Now, the disadvantages of this isolationism are now in front of you." Schiller walked back to the desk and sat down, watching Gordon said, "Fan Gotham has a member who speaks in the state parliament, You will not be so passive. "

Gordon closed his eyes painfully because he knew Schiller was right.

"People always think that politics is far away from them, but that's not the case." Schiller shook his head and said, "Especially for a city manager, if you don't understand political games, you will definitely lose."

"The Pale Knight is a good mayor, and maybe he has talent in this area, but he is obviously too conservative." Schiller made a slightly sighing gesture, and he said, "In the political arena, there has never been any distinction between good and evil, only between strong and weak. Either the east wind overwhelms the west wind, or the west wind overwhelms the east wind."

"And he is like a miser who guards the treasure in vain, the stingy Grandet, who thinks that he should give all the treasures to the poor. It is safest to keep wealth in your own hands, and not to turn them into chips and throw them on the table for gambling. Then you will naturally be passive and more passive. "

"It's too late to say this now." Gordon said, "There are no people from our state assembly, but they can easily use the referendum results to recall me. Bruce Wayne may not be able to interfere."

"Once I am recalled, the new director will not allow the existence of GTO, and the huge sum of money will also be embezzled by the upper class. Everything we do will become a joke."

"Don't be so pessimistic, Mr. Director. Didn't I come?" Schiller said with a smile.

Gordon asked hesitantly, "Do you have a solution?"

Before Schiller could answer, Gordon added, "I mean, a legal method. At least it can't harm others, even homeless people. Sorry, this is my principle."

"I admire your integrity." Schiller said, "I do have some immature little ideas, can you let me talk about them?"

Gordon took a deep breath, sat up straight, pretended to be listening attentively, and then said, "Please go ahead. Anyway, it won't get worse."

"It is true for you." Schiller thought to himself, "but it may not be true for Batman and the Pale Knight."

"The reason why the state assembly is so angry is that you got a big cake, but you don't even want to share a little cake crumbs with them." Schiller spread his hands and said, "Everyone has to take a little, this is the rule of the underworld."

"You mean they want money? Then... then it's not impossible to give them some..." Gordon looked a little hesitant. It can be seen that he didn't want to do this, but in the end he compromised for the security situation in Gotham.

This is not because his moral bottom line has been lowered, but in the United States, political donations are legal and do not constitute bribery. They are just support for elections and are the legal political rights of American citizens.

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"If you do this when you get the money, it might work. But I'm afraid it won't work now." Schiller said, "You can't show your integrity by pretending to be uncorrupted, and then use the money to get real benefits. There is no such good thing in the world."

"If you go up with the money now, you will definitely get a cold shoulder. Not only will your reputation be ruined, but you won't get any benefits. You can't do such a stupid thing."

"Then what should we do?"

"Since you have been taking a high-profile approach for so many years, you might as well continue to do it. At least you can earn some reputation. But I know you are worried that they will remove you, so let's not be so straightforward, but take a roundabout approach."

"Roundabout?"

"Yes, giving money directly is called servility, but pushing someone up, spending money to support him, and letting him speak for us is called fighting for the political rights we deserve."

"You want someone to run for parliament?"

Schiller nodded. He took out a newspaper and handed it to Gordon, then said, "Congressman Vonske, who represents Brudhaven, is retiring this year, and his party is nominating new people. The leader of the New Jersey region, Balk, is involved in the arms smuggling case in Fortress and can't get out of it. If we spend some money to help him, he will give our people a chance."

"Arms smuggling case? Is it the case where the captain of the ocean-going shipping embezzled the goods and fought on the high seas?" Gordon frowned deeply, recalling the details of the case.

But in fact, there is nothing to say, this is a case where everyone is a villain. Anyway, the smuggling of arms was not done well, and several large ships sank, causing the boss behind the scenes to be furious and put all the people involved in the case in jail.

"This matter has nothing to do with civilians." Schiller said, "It has nothing to do with Balk himself. It's his son-in-law's problem. He is unlucky."

"This guy can't be called a good person. He likes to show off and love to play with power, but he hasn't done anything crazy. At most, he just took some money. And he is old. He won't be in this position for a few years. Bail him out and it won't harm anyone." Schiller said.

Gordon looked at the information about Balk that Schiller handed over. He even thought that this guy could be called a good person. Sure enough, after seeing so many monsters in Gotham, he thought that any outsider had a handsome face.

Gordon looked at his qualifications carefully and felt that what Schiller said was true. If this guy could really be bailed out, he should be able to get a position as a senator.

"But is that really enough?" Gordon asked, "It's just one congressman. There are many congressmen in the state assembly."

"Political games are not about the number of people." Schiller replied, "but about the means of management. If the management is good, one person's voice can be louder than everyone else. If the management is not good, it will be in vain to get eight or ten people to the top."

"So the selection is important?"

"Yes, it's very important." Schiller nodded and said, "Although we can help him behind the scenes, it ultimately depends on his own skills. This person must be smart, tough, flexible, and preferably experienced enough. Because in this situation, we don't have so much time to train new people."

"It's easy to say, we don't even have old people." Gordon sighed and said, "The Pale Knight is very capable, but he needs to manage Gotham. Bruce Wayne is obviously not good enough, and the Wayne Group is now in trouble."

"What about you? Director?"

"Me? I'm even worse. I said I don't understand politics at all, and I'm afraid I won't be able to learn it in this life. And I think age is also a big problem, right? If you spend so much money and only sit for a few years and then retire, it would be a loss."

"Well, it seems that we don't have the right candidate." Schiller shook his head with a little regret and said, "In my opinion, the innate cunning and evil of Gotham people should be able to produce a few political geniuses. What a pity..."

Gordon's hand holding the coffee cup suddenly stopped. He took a deep breath, then looked into Schiller's eyes and said, "Now that you mention it, I think I can think of a candidate."

"Who?"

"The Penguin, Oswald Cobblepot."