Chapter 311 Panic Sales

"...On May 2, Colin Looper, publisher of the Daily Courier and creator of "Superman," was shot while being interviewed by a reporter."

"Colin Looper was killed, "Superman" may be permanently suspended!"

"Breaking news! Colin Looper, publisher of the Daily Courier, was shot and fell to the ground!"

"At 11:30 on the 2nd, New York time, Colin Looper was shot head-on by a gunman while he was interviewing at the Pulitzer Building in New York. The police arrested the suspect as a 34-year-old white man..."

"..."Superman" creator Colin Looper was shot at 11:30 on May 2. He has rushed to the hospital for rescue. A man was controlled at the scene. According to reports, the other person shot after

He did not flee the scene, but prayed there."

"Before the shooting, Colin Looper had conducted an interview about his views on the 18th Amendment. The police revealed that the attacker was likely to be a radical member of the Prohibition Party because he was dissatisfied with Colin Looper's views on the 18th Amendment.

The attack was based on attitudes toward the repeal of Prohibition.”

"According to reports, a gang was responsible for the murder of Colin Looper, claiming that the entire attack was led by them. The main reason was that Colin Looper's recent stance on 'Prohibition' touched their hearts.

Benefit."

"Colin Looper's life is in danger, and "Superman" may be discontinued..."

"At 11:30, Colin Looper, publisher of the Courier Daily, was shot. His life or death is unknown."

The shooting incident that occurred in front of the Pulitzer Building in New York was immediately announced by major newspapers as an extra-announcement.

For a time, it occupied the entire New York news page.

As the owner of the largest newspaper in New York and the creator of "Superman", Colin himself has a very high reputation, so the shooting incident also triggered a huge discussion among New York citizens.

Among them, the vast majority of people have expressed concerns about this, especially readers of the "Courier Daily" who showed concern at the first time. After all, once Colin is really killed due to a shooting, then the newspaper

The "Superman" on the Internet may very well be forced to cease publication as reported in the news.

For a time, readers of "Superman" were worried, and concerned people even spontaneously took to the streets to go to the Pulitzer Building in New York where Colin was shot, leaving flowers and candles to pray.

At the same time, the Courier Daily in New York's Pulitzer Building also received a large number of letters expressing concern.

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"God bless, Mr. Colin Looper..."

Just when the outside world was worried, in the New York Hospital, the doctor sighed to Colin in front of him.

"The bullet happened to be blocked by the pocket watch on your chest. If the gunman's arm had moved up just a centimeter or two at that time, the situation would have been completely different."

At first, when Colin was sent to the hospital, the doctor responsible for treating him was also quite nervous.

After all, the doctor could clearly sense the victim's special identity from the people escorting him, but when he performed the surgery himself, he was shocked by the scene in front of him.

The bullet fired by the gunman actually got stuck in the pocket watch on Colin Looper's chest, saving the other man's life in a very dramatic way.

This kind of period, which he had only heard about on the battlefield, actually happened before his eyes.

This is also the reason why the doctor sighed. Being able to survive such a dangerous situation unscathed, Colin can indeed be called a blessing from God.

"Yes, God bless."

Facing the doctor's sigh, Colin also looked happy on the surface.

However, he knew in his heart that the God who protected him was actually himself.

In fact, with the [Man of Steel] that Colin has now unlocked, even in the real world where his abilities are restricted, he is not afraid of bullet damage. The reason why he still cooperates with performing an attack drama naturally has his own

After some consideration. In fact, when [Super Premonition] first sensed danger, with the ability of [Super Perspective], the pistol in the attacker's arms did not escape his eyes.

At first, Colin briefly thought about directly exposing his abilities.

However, considering that the development of the counter-world is now gradually on the right track, although Superman's identity can gain him a certain amount of [faith] in a short period of time, it may not necessarily be a good thing in the long run.

After all, Colin is not a real Superman, nor can he be as great as in the comics and save the entire world.

Therefore, rather than exposing your abilities and getting yourself into all possible troubles, it is better to go with the flow.

This is what the media witnessed in front of the Pulitzer Building in New York.

However, unlike what they saw, the reporters onlookers thought the bullet hit Colin's body. After all, such a close range shooting, they did not think there was a possibility of the shot missing, and Colin fell directly after shooting.

on the ground, clearly looking like he had been shot.

But the actual situation is that the moment the attacker fired, Colin had already firmly grasped the bullet in his hand by virtue of his [super speed] ability, and his subsequent fall to the ground was just to hide himself.

The act of inserting a bullet into a pocket watch.

That's right, even the miracles that the doctor lamented were manually forged by Colin.

Judging from the results, no one saw the problem. After all, it is difficult for ordinary people to imagine that someone could catch the bullet with bare hands during a face-to-face confrontation and embed it in a pocket watch just to pretend to be a coincidence.

Of course, the reason why Colin is like this is not only to disguise or cooperate with the attack, but also to enhance his [faith].

In fact, just after the news of his attack was released, [Faith], which had been gradually stabilized, began to grow again.

Apparently, the news about the suspension of "Superman" in the report stimulated readers' uneasiness.

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"Sir, the current sales volume of "The Courier Daily" has exceeded two million, and the number is still growing..."

In the hospital, Colin had a brief exchange with the attending doctor in charge and expressed his intention to continue hospitalization.

The latter also understood this. After all, the other party had just encountered an extremely dangerous shooting incident not long ago. Even if he was 'lucky' to escape the most fatal injury with the blessing of God, no one could guarantee whether there would be any.

Side effects exist, so hospitalization is also one of the insurance methods.

After persuading the doctor to continue hospitalization, Louise Walton, who had been waiting outside the ward, came in and reported the recent events to the doctor.

In fact, when she learned about Colin's attack for the first time, Louise Walton thought that the sky was going to fall. As the savior of her family, Louise couldn't imagine what it was like.

Only a crazy guy would attack such a kind person like Mr. Colin Looper so frantically.

Fortunately, even God could not bear to allow a kind-hearted person like Mr. Colin Looper to be in danger, and allowed him to survive this crisis without any danger.

In the ward, Colin was not surprised by the surge in sales of The Courier Daily.

In fact, he sent the news about the possible permanent suspension of "Superman" through the "Daily Courier" in order to stimulate the newspaper's circulation.

Not only "The Courier Daily", but also CBS also did some work on the attack on him. It is even said that at the end of the latest issue of the "Adventures of Superman" radio drama, Orson Welles even specially prepared a video for CBS.

Lin prayed. He was worthy of being the instigator of the Martian incident, and he did have a knack for inciting emotions.

"Is that Mr. Colin Looper?"

While Colin was listening to Louise Walton's report, a policeman came to his ward and cautiously made inquiries.

"I am, you are?"

Colin had already noticed the conversation between the two policemen before they appeared at the door of the hospital.

However, on the surface, he still made a calm expression and asked.

"Sorry to disturb you, I am the deputy director of the New York Police Department...this is a detective...we are specifically investigating the shooting incident at the Pulitzer Tower in New York..."

If you were an ordinary citizen, the attitude of the police would not be so kind or even cautious.

Shootings are not too uncommon in New York City. Even when gangs fight, more than dozens of people are killed by gunfire in a day.

The reason why the New York Police Department attaches so much importance to it, and even specially arranged a deputy chief to investigate the case, is purely because of Colin's special identity. He is not only a newspaper tycoon, but also a famous public figure who also has great influence in politics.

Quite a lot of energy.

In fact, as soon as the other party was shot, President Roosevelt, who was far away in Washington, issued a condemnation at a press conference and said that he would do everything possible to save Colin.

Although, judging from the situation, there is not much problem with Colin Looper's situation.

However, even the president personally expressed his position, so it is impossible for the New York City Police Department to have no expression. In fact, the investigation of the entire case was smoother than expected, as reported by some newspapers.

After the shooting was completed, the person involved did not run away, but stood where he was and was directly arrested by the police.

In subsequent inquiries, they also found out the other party's purpose of committing the crime.

Harvey Dent, an unemployed homeless man, lost his job due to the Great Depression. He also confessed during the investigation that the reason for his dissatisfaction with Colin was because of his previous stance on the abolition of Prohibition expressed in the "Superman" serial.

It is reported that Harvey himself is a staunch believer and teetotaler, and believes that Colin's approach is encouraging people to violate the will of the Lord.

The entire case, from motivation to process, is extremely clear, and there are basically no problems.

The New York Police Department also came to the hospital as soon as the investigation results came out and explained the situation to Colin.

Colin was not too surprised by the reason for Harvey Dent's attack. In fact, after the other party did not escape immediately after the shooting but prayed to him on the spot, Colin already had a rough idea of ​​the other party's situation.

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It's a pity that the God in Harvey Dent's mouth did not punish Colin, the 'heretic', as he wished. On the contrary, he will be formally prosecuted for illegal gun possession and homicide. The American law of this period can

There is no room for the Abolitionists to speak, which means that Harvey Dent will go to see his God in person as he wishes and discuss the issue of 'prohibition' with the other party.

"So, Mr. Colin Looper, do you have any more questions about this whole case?"

Briefly describe to Colin the process of the case and the legal proceedings that Harvey Dent may face next.

The deputy director of the New York Police Department twitched his lips and showed a stiff smile, carefully checking Colin in front of him.

"I have faith in the abilities of my fellow New York City police officers."
To be continued...