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Chapter 144 Are You Really Not Going to See a Psychologist?
In an abandoned factory in Gotham City, Victor and Nora sat on a frozen machine that had stopped working. At this moment, the beautiful crystal coffin had lost its original function. For the couple, perhaps its value was only a slightly cold seat.

Ma Zhaodi still hadn't seen Victor bring out a stool or anything for him, so he simply followed suit and sat on the machine.

Nora flipped through a notebook filled with newspaper clippings from Gotham during this time. Perhaps anticipating a potential legal battle, he documented Mr. Freeze's entry into the company, the freezing of Nora, the boss's demands for accountability, the lab accident, the company's attempts to capitalize on Nora and her cryonics technology, and finally his revenge and his attempt to get his wife back.

He cut out all the news reports with scissors and pasted them into the notebook, interspersed with his own additions.

"Victor, you've been through so much."

Nora read through the pages of what had happened during this time, finally putting the notebook down. She hadn't expected to be frozen for so long, nor had she expected so much to happen to Victor. Seeing him now in that armor, he no longer looked like the gentle scholar he once was, but more like a freak criminal.

She stroked Victor's helmet with some heartache. At the moment, she couldn't even touch his face, but this action made him shrink back subconsciously.

"I'm a monster, Nora." He lowered his head in frustration and whispered, "I've become a criminal. I broke into Gothic with a freezing gun. I killed people and robbed a bank. Now I'm still wanted and I've become a cold-blooded animal. I can't take off this armor. I can't live at normal temperature. My heart is cold - I can't even kiss your face now."

"Victor, we can go together, leave here and go to another country." Nora replied: "I don't mind what you become, we can start a new life."

"Uh, no. Sorry, with all due respect, you can't start a new life just yet."

This abrupt remark interrupted the affectionate atmosphere between the two. Victor and Nora looked aside in astonishment. Ma Zhaodi had been fiddling with his mobile phone out of boredom since a while ago, and they didn't expect him to suddenly speak at this time.

"It's not like I'm from the FFF group, it's just that we just agreed on a fair deal - I'll do you a favor, and you'll do me a favor."

At this, Mr. Freeze nodded immediately: "Of course, no matter what it is, I will do my best for you."

"You need to go to jail."

After these words came out, both of them were stunned again.

"You know what I mean, right? Going to jail means honestly turning yourself in, honestly going to court for trial, honestly going to jail and spending time there."

"I know, but why?"

The two looked at Ma Zhaodi in confusion. There was no benefit for him in doing this. Why would he take the risk for such a thing and come here to help a dangerous super criminal punish his wife?

Just to send him to jail?

"I've already told you, the price might be a bit high." Ma Zhaodi shrugged. "While Prosecutor Harvey will do his best to defend you, and based on your surrender and your good confession of guilt, and considering Goth's past misdeeds, he'll ask the court for a lighter sentence, you'll still have to spend the prison term you deserve. Considering the near-annihilation of Goth's entire leadership, your sentence will likely start at 10 to 20 years."

"But that's not all I'm asking for. All I'm asking for is 'to help manage the prisoners after entering Wayne Prison as a prisoner.'"

"That's the Wayne Group's private prison, but at least the prisoners are treated like human beings. It's filled with members of the Falcone and Maroni families, as well as other prisoners. Because there's so much trouble in there, we need someone who can keep things under control and help manage it. You're one of the best choices. You'll have the rights of a prison guard, and you can bring your freezing gun in with you to freeze those troublemakers into ice cubes for fun."

Mr. Freeze immediately began to think. He knew about Wayne Prison. The news of the two gang bosses fighting in the Gotham City court had long been a hot topic. The fact that the Wayne Group had converted many of its idle buildings into prisons was also well known. However, he had not expected that Ma Zhaodi was actually recruiting for the prison. "Victor," Nora heard, and subconsciously glanced at her husband, noting that he didn't seem to have any expression of anger or disgust.

"I'm not afraid of going to court. I knew a long time ago that I had done a lot of wrong things. If it weren't for Nora, I wouldn't have persisted until today. I might have surrendered myself long ago."

Victor's tone was filled with a sense of relief, just like his mood at the moment. He gently hugged Nora beside him and said, "I'm sorry, Nora. I just cured you, but now I have to say goodbye to you."

Nora's eyes were almost filled with tears. It was obvious that she was reluctant to be separated from Victor, who loved her deeply.

Seeing that the matter was settled, Ma Zhaodi nodded and jumped off the machine.

"Cryogenics, the research on freezing the human body is your achievement. It's up to you to decide how to handle it. You two still have one more night to spend together—remember to turn yourself in tomorrow."

Mr. Freeze nodded.

Ma Zhaodi thought about it again at this time. When he used the rapid life recovery on him, he did not get the prompt to increase the points. Instead, he got the prompt that "the treatment is only effective for 24 hours". This was similar to when he first met Grandi in the sewer.

Was it because Mr. Freeze, as one of the origins of the universe, could not be changed, or was it because his points weren't high enough to completely cure him? Ma Zhaodi wasn't sure, but he still took out a candy and handed it to the man: "Eat it. Your condition is quite special. I can't cure it completely, but I can turn you back to a normal-blooded animal within a day."

He ignored Mr. Freeze's profuse gratitude and after completing the treatment and negotiation, he turned around and left the factory. When he looked at the sky, it was not dark yet.

"That doesn't make sense," he muttered to himself. "It's been half an hour, and no one's waiting for me outside. Harvey and Gordon haven't shown up yet, which means they trust me with this negotiation—damn it, Batman must have arrived early!"

At this moment, a familiar low voice was heard in the corner.

"Neither of your two sugars can be used to treat diseases, at least not cancer. I've tested it."

"Of course you've tried. I'm not blind." Ma Zhaodi rolled his eyes. "I gave you so much candy, and you're still a psychopath."

"What did you use to cure Nora Freese and Victor Freese?"

"Don't you know?"

"Drake's wife, one of your roommates when you first arrived in Gotham. She and Nora's recovery were almost the same—a story, a story about Santa Claus, but I don't believe in stories."

"You even found out what that story was." Ma Zhaodi sighed. "Are you really not going to see a psychiatrist? By the way, did you also install a tracking device after you went in?"

No one answered. Seeing Ma Zhaodi change the subject, the bat disappeared into the night again.

PS: Kawen, the next chapter will be later

(End of this chapter)