Manchester Black stood in the void of no one, stepping on the boundless darkness, and in front of him were countless chaotic, layered and repeated images.
"With another successful escape, the deranged super criminal Toyman has once again begun wreaking havoc on the streets, leaving residents in the area filled with outrage..."
His brows furrowed.
"Lebanon and Israel ignored United Nations sanctions and unilaterally crossed the border and occupied the territory of Tansleba, further aggravating the tension between the two countries..."
Blake looked to the other side, the world echoing in his mind:
"Toy Man actually escaped from prison again? If someone commits such a heinous crime, he should be expelled from civilized society!"
"The victims' families are questioning the cause of this tragedy. Fortunately, Superman arrived and stopped the terrorist attack..."
Blake slowly extended a palm.
"Falled soldiers in the Middle East..."
"Poll results show..."
The fist of this palm is full of calluses and scars. This is a hand that only someone who has been in street fights all year round has.
"Where is the superhero? Why can't he solve this..."
Blake slowly clasped his hands together.
"If national governments cannot take responsibility for their own actions..."
Snapped!
All images were suddenly interrupted, and then the world fell into darkness.
"call……"
He took a breath, and then murmured to himself in a low voice: "My dear, it's time to take medicine."
"Why take medicine?"
A voice echoed in the darkness. Blake pouted.
"Manchester Black, you better not act like you don't hear me when I talk to you."
Blake sighed.
"I see."
He waved his hand, and the darkness dissipated from his eyes. He opened his eyes and saw Amanda Waller sitting in front of him dissatisfied.
This is Amanda Waller's most guarded mansion. Blake's eyes lingered on the wall, which was covered with monitor images and full of armed guards.
The other party chose to summon him in this more private environment rather than in a military base. This was an act of declaring sovereignty and a way of demonstrating power.
But Blake was not disgusted. He needed a reliable person in the government to help him achieve some goals.
Amanda Waller had just taken a shower.
She wore her wet hair and her bathrobe wrapped around her bucket-like figure.
She changed into a comfortable position on the sofa and sat down.
"I'm warning you again, Manchester. The government granted you law enforcement powers in order to push Superman and Batman to surrender to the government. Don't do anything irrational. Along with the power, there are also obligations."
The two of them stared at each other for a moment.
"Yes, I understand."
Blake smiled.
"You'd better really know." Waller glanced at him: "Your attitude makes me a little worried."
Blake just smiled.
"Superman may just be a big blue guy relying on brute strength, but Batman standing behind him is very serious trouble."
Amanda Waller ignored Black who was unconvinced and continued to explain:
"The idiots in the intelligence department finally figured out the basic intelligence after nearly four months. We now have every reason to believe that Batman has lost or given up part of his bottom line."
She pressed the remote control she carried, and Batman's avatar quickly appeared on the screen:
"In the past few months, Batman has devastated Gotham's gangs with absolutely superhuman speed.
I had always believed that with Gotham's vicious upper class, it would never be possible to curb Gotham's evil simply by fighting gangs, but now Batman has taught me a lesson. "
Amanda rubbed her eyebrows: "We finally determined that Batman, who solved thousands of crimes in one night, was most likely Superman in disguise.
Using Superman's force, coupled with the recruitment of those super villains, and the incident that happened a few weeks ago where the super villain [Bane] took away some Gotham super villains, Batman really relies on this kind of treatment to treat the symptoms rather than the root cause. The method is to reduce the crime rate in Gotham to 0 by forcibly treating the symptoms, and then start to free up the hands to rectify the upper class people in Gotham. "
"He has sent more than 10 wealthy people and congressmen to jail."
Amanda said: "The entire city has completely begun to be controlled by the other party. He has almost replaced the functions of the government alone."
"This is absolutely not allowed."
Amanda said: "Gotham can change for the better, but not in this way. He is destroying the most basic structure of human society like Superman, which is an anarchic dictatorship. And their fanatical supporter……"
Blake said nothing. He knew Amanda's unspoken concern: What would happen if Superman did the same thing to America?
Amanda Waller shook her head:
"Let's not talk about that. I'm saying this to tell you, absolutely, never take Batman lightly. He is no longer the Batman I once knew who would be cautious about government power.
He doesn't know what he will do now. Maybe he is listening to us right now while we are talking. "
Amanda said:
"Superheroes have begun to become a threat. In order to deal with these crises, the US government must take action. Bring your team and prepare to do what is needed..."
But she didn't have time to finish her words.
Click...
A surveillance screen next to Amanda Waller suddenly went black.
"Wow~" Blake whistled.
Click.
Another surveillance screen suddenly went black.
A drop of cold sweat ran down the top of Amanda Waller's head.
Sizzle...
All the screens started lighting up with white noise.
"Amanda... Waller."
Then Amanda saw chaotic figures appearing on the screen.
The pointed ear was facing away from her, sitting on a lounge chair.
"Amanda... Waller."
Amanda held her breath, her body trembling slightly.
"It's you."
she says.
She just said "Batman is probably spying on them." She was just exaggerating!
Didn't expect it to be true? !
The figure turned around.
"Whatever you think you're doing..."
The upside-down shadow whispered wildly on the ground, the signal flashed, and white noise continued to leak out:
"If you are a threat to the world, I...will crush you."
Amanda Waller was a little stunned at first, but when she heard this sentence, she couldn't help but became furious:
"What if we pose a threat? You are setting off nuclear bombs like fireworks in Gotham, and you are establishing a dictatorial surveillance rule in modern society. That big blue boy scout can fart at any time and collapse the earth into cosmic dust. You actually That I'm a threat to the world?!
"I'm the fucking good guy, I protect our country from the real threat - and that's you!"
Amanda Waller swung her plump buttocks and screamed: "You criminal, criminal!"
"Okay, don't act like this irritable and crazy person. Your appearance may be very deceiving, and you are very good at using this appearance... but I have known who you are for a long time."
The angry expression on Amanda Waller's face still didn't disappear, but her heart sank a little bit.
Why does Batman know so much about her?
Although they have dealt with each other before, her identity should always be kept secret. What exactly...
"I don't believe you haven't seen Brainiac's profile, Amanda."
Amanda Waller heard that the bat opposite seemed to have some frank meaning: "I once said the same thing as Luthor, Superman has always been the most..."
"Stop talking nonsense."
Batman stopped persuading.
Amanda Waller knew she might annoy the other person, but she didn't care.
She said: "There is not much difference between you and Brainiac. They are both threats."
Batman on the screen was silent for a moment.
"Human beings can't understand each other after all. That's a shame to me."
She finally heard Batman say.
Behind Amanda Waller's eyes, Blake smiled.
He raised two fingers and waved toward Batman on the screen. His attitude was very strange, and he looked like a slut scratching the palms of her husband and an adulterer.
Chen Tao ended the call.
He narrowed his eyes.
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"I'll send you two to jail, and you'll leave immediately after saying that."
"If you can't eat, just walk around. Be careful next time you do something bad!"
"Oh yeah!"
Lois and Clark stood on the side of the road, looking at the Superman children's advertisement playing in the window. The Superman doll with a head bigger than its body used a fishnet bag to catch all the Q-version criminals and threw them into prison, and then began to jump again. He danced and sang again, flexing his muscles repeatedly.
The two looked at each other in silence.
"Oh, okay, haha, this is... okay."
Louis laughed and said, "I really didn't expect that S meant 'diaosi'."
"It's not that bad," Clark said.
"When did you say you can't eat and walk around in circles?"
Clark scratched his head and said, "The producers said it would inspire people."
The couple walks down the street together.
“So who will be the beneficiaries of these incentives?”
Clark said:
"The proceeds from the animation will be used for charity, and I have also found a good person to supervise, and the contract terms are foolproof."
“Then did they invest in innovation or anything like that for you?”
"Um...did I say that all the money will be used for charity?"
"The point is, you have to maintain the image of S on your chest. The whole world has been staring at Superman with wide eyes. You have been put on the altar, Clark."
Louis tapped his finger on Superman's chest. He knew there must be an "S" hidden under the suit.
"This is a very dangerous problem," she said.
"Actually...it's not always the case."
Clark lifted Louis' chin, a smile on his face.
"Oh, you are quite good at taking advantage of opportunities, little handsome guy." Louis took the initiative to wrap his arms around Clark's neck.
But at this moment, a violent noise interrupted the kiss between the two.
Clark turned his head and saw a purple skull man jumping out of the hiding truck: "The explosive gene that created me is fissioning - Superman!!! Come and face me!!!"
"Atomic Skull! He escaped again." Louis said:
"He has grown stronger. This may be why the nuclear energy suppression device of Star Laboratory failed to control him."
"Fortunately, they used Batman's unmanned and fully automated prison system. Although I don't think the guards at Star Labs are as easily bribed as the guards at Arkham - no offense, but from now on Batman's decision saved the day. A lot of lives.”
"Find a place to hide quickly."
Clark said.
Without saying a word, Lewis immediately stepped back skillfully.
Superman stared at the other party, and he saw energy flames burning on the Atomic Skull's head.
Mr. Purple Skeleton turned his head, and the skull stared closely at a couple hugging each other not far away, who had just been kissing.
He raised his hand:
"Abominable couple, burn to death!"
Superman opened the clothes on his chest, revealing a shiny S.
Superman appears!
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"So is this justice? Superman?"
Clark sat on a talk show as Superman.
"Millions of property losses, mutated criminals repeatedly killing innocent people, but now they are comfortable, enjoying three meals a day in prison, you can obviously terminate the Atomic Skull permanently on the spot - why not do this ?”
"I have no right to try or arraign anyone, Professor Backus, let alone an executioner. Even if I have superpowers, I am not above the law."
"Noble sentiments. But does the 21st century need a superman like you? Why not use your superpowers to repair the world? Let me emphasize again, I am just deliberately playing devil's advocate. I am a loyal fan of yours."
Professor Backus said as he raised the watch on his hand, which had Superman's mark on it.
There was a burst of laughter from the audience.
"First of all, I think the world is not broken, because when we talk about the world, we are actually talking about people... I always believe that human nature is good... The shining points of human nature can be seen everywhere..."
"Huh." Manchester Black sat below and he made a soft mocking sound.
But the next second, he suddenly stood up and slowly walked out of the talk show.
His eyes glowed slightly with green light, and then his whole body levitated and flew up to the roof.
Chen Tao was waiting for him there.
Superman's voice was still transmitted outside despite the amplification of the microphone.
"As long as you have a pair of eyes that are good at discovery, there are endless excellent qualities hidden in the human heart... My purpose is to help people find these qualities..."
"You'd better not do that." Chen Tao stared at the other party.
Blake pretended to be stupid on the surface: "What did I do?" But in fact, he was surprised.
As a psychic, his abilities include but are not limited to creating illusions, reading minds, and telekinesis.
But when he tried to invade Batman's brain just now, he found that Batman's brain was just a weight with nothing in it.
Please note that "weight" here is not an adjective. What it means is that Batman's brain is just a lump of iron. His psychic ability can only sense that the lump of hard metal exists in Batman's skull. The material is just Like the front grille of a car.
"We can talk, Batman," Black said. "We don't have to be at war with each other. I think we have a basis for cooperation."
(End of chapter)
