Upon hearing Hong Fei's question, Steppenwolf didn't think twice and knelt down to respond loudly.
Hong Fei's smile did not diminish and he continued: "Don't dare? So you still have such an idea?"
"No! Not at all!" Steppenwolf spoke faster again: "Sir, I have surrendered. Now even if I am willing to provide information to Darkseid, he will never let me go. If I betray you,
Then no matter where I am, there will only be death in the end."
"Heh...then, I'll just take it as what you're telling the truth?"
"I swear to completely surrender to you."
"Well, actually that's not that important, because what I want you to do next is also very exciting in itself..."
Two days later, Gotham.
Hong Fei turned around alone, and Steppenwolf disappeared.
As soon as he arrived at the Justice League base, Bruce immediately came up sweating profusely.
The other party looked left and right behind him, then glanced a few times into the distance, and then raised his eyebrows: "Kill?"
"Um?"
"Steppenwolf, did you kill him? Is he really pretending to surrender?"
Hong Fei looked weird and said: "Why do you think that?"
"Isn't this a normal thing? He doesn't look like a good person. Temporary surrender can also be a strategy. I have used it many times. He was called away by your people, and then you came back alone, so I
I think there is a higher chance that he will be killed after you find out."
"Can't it be that although he was discovered by me, he was well prepared and escaped accidentally?"
"Not even me, even Clark wouldn't believe it. If he really had that kind of means and ability, he wouldn't be beaten to the point of kneeling by you."
Hong Fei slapped his mouth.
Bruce: "What's wrong?"
"I suspect you're making a superficial statement about Clark's low IQ."
"I'm not, I didn't, what are you talking about?"
Hong Fei laughed, "Okay, let's get down to business. What I'm thinking about is that you all know that Steppenwolf can't escape from my hands, so when will the people of Apokolips know?"
"What do you mean?" Bruce's eyes moved slightly.
"Literally, don't always think about things in a very complicated way, aren't you tired?"
Bruce didn't seem to hear him. He frowned slightly and thought for a moment, then asked, "You asked him to be a spy?"
"To be precise, it's counterintelligence!"
Hong Fei smiled happily: "Don't you think this is interesting? We don't know whether Steppenwolf is sincere or not, because even if he is a firm surrenderer at this moment, there is no telling who he will meet in the future.
Will the owner of Apokolips suddenly change his mind? In this case, it is better for us to take the initiative and send him back to Darkseid. In this way, we can easily tell whether he has really betrayed.
If not, then he is the nail hiding in Darkseid's side; even if he really betrays us again, the message he conveys is what we want him to convey to the other side. In the future, as long as the evidence is 'inadvertently' conveyed to
The Darkseid camp revealed that the other party will take the initiative to help us eliminate hidden dangers without us taking action. Why not?"
Bruce was slightly silent.
"But he already knows our strength, and everyone's training is seen by him. He may even have mastered the shortcomings of some of us."
"Oh, Bruce, it's not important. It's one thing to know, but it's another thing to be able to exploit it. If you all know what your shortcomings are that may be exploited by the enemy, you won't seize the opportunity.
Improve or fill it?"
"We're all working hard."
"That's it. Shortcomings are relative, not eternal, and the same goes for advantages. Besides, he doesn't know all the information about us. I don't think he can tell anything from me at his level."
There is no doubt that Hong Fei is showing off.
Bruce knew this kind of aura very well, and he was also a master in the field of pretense, so he did not react to it, but instead changed the topic abruptly without leaving any trace.
"Your strategy should be very effective. I will support you, but I suggest you not to go in now."
Hong Fei looked at the quiet castle: "Why?"
Bruce sneered: "That witch of yours used magic to create some illusions. Barry was going crazy. Diana never left the house. Arthur Curry said he suffered from deep sea phobia. In addition, Clark almost went berserk and killed all of us."
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"hiss……"
Hong Fei took a breath of cold air.
"She is so powerful?"
Bruce stared at Hong Fei's expression carefully, looking up and down, and finally asked a question: "Why do I think you look excited?"
"Really? You read it wrong. I was sighing and criticizing. She went a little too far. Although I did ask her to train everyone's psychological maturity and stress resistance, I am also very concerned about psychological safety.
importance."
Bruce smiled suddenly.
Hong Fei looked at him and said doubtfully: "No, since they all have problems, how can you..."
"You want to say, how can I still be fine?"
"Yes... no, of course not. I mean, it's great that you are doing well. You are worthy of being my favorite Batman. Your physical and mental health and toughness simply surprise me."
Ask the witch to increase the dose for you later!
"Because I was last in line, and with Barry and the others' lessons learned, I carried antidotes specifically designed to deal with fear toxins and some powerful sedatives and anesthetics with me at all times, and also authorized the armor's artificial intelligence assistance system.
You have the right to choose to inject me at critical moments."
"You actually believe in artificial intelligence? Are you still not Batman?"
"That's the artificial intelligence I made."
"Does that mean you don't believe Arthur?"
"Yes."
"Your integrity is respected."
"No, then your uprightness makes me admire you even more. As for what you just said about the witch being too harsh, I think you should tell her personally again. You also said that this is related to the psychological safety of all of us.
This is very important."
"Of course, I will tell her personally in person, don't worry, I will severely criticize her."
Bruce suddenly laughed again.
Hong Fei looked serious when he saw this: "Are you really okay?"
"Of course, I'm fine. I've had a psychological evaluation."
"But you actually laughed several times today."
"I remembered happy things."
"Your wife has given birth to a baby?"
"No, I'm happier than that."
At this time, Hong Fei finally noticed the spatial fluctuations coming from behind.
He turned his head instantly and saw that the witch was surrounded by black mist, not only her own magical energy, but also the very familiar purple skill [Dark Sky Curtain] constructed from his own Hong Power. In addition, there seemed to be
Regarding the application of spatial abilities, she tightly restrained the spatial fluctuations around herself, so that the ripples caused by teleportation were eliminated.
"You are becoming more and more skilled in teleportation, and even I didn't notice it in time." Hong Fei admired from the bottom of his heart.
The witch's face was as stiff as ever, and her eyes were looking at Hong Fei without any fluctuation.
Bruce folded his arms and got ready to watch the show.
Unexpectedly, the witch said nothing.
Hong Fei turned to Bruce and said, "Aren't you leaving yet?"
Bruce shrugged: "I'm not in a hurry. I've completed today's training mission."
"Is it done so early? From now on, it will be doubled every day!"
"I added it."
"More!"
"Then how much should be added to the limit?"
"Ten times more!"
"That's such a coincidence, I added exactly ten times."
Hong Fei: "..."
The witch said at this time: "If you don't need me to continue, I can leave immediately."
"don't want!"
"don't want!"
Hong Fei and Bruce unanimously rejected it.
After saying that, the two looked at each other in tacit understanding.
"Is there something wrong with what I did?"
"Of course not. I am the first to disagree with anyone who says there is a problem!" Hong Fei stretched out his neck and shouted confidently, as if he was apologizing for the witch's injustice. Moreover, he deliberately turned to Bruce and asked: "Is that right?
You don’t agree?”
Bruce was stunned for a second and shook his head: "Of course I agree with her method. It is very helpful in training their stability in actual combat."
Hong Fei narrowed his eyes: Isn't that what you just said?
Bruce narrowed his eyes: Isn't that what you said just now?
The witch probably didn't want to continue the boring conversation with these two guys who were pretending to be stupid, so she teleported away again.
Hong Fei breathed a sigh of relief.
Bruce looked into the distance, pretending to be casual, but actually he was shamelessly poking at people's sore spots: "Didn't you say you wanted to criticize her?"
"I did say it, but I also said it in private and in front of outsiders. I have to save some face for her. This is the wisdom of getting along. A domineering president like you won't understand."
"Am I an outsider?"
"You have no idea?"
The two looked at each other in silence for a long time.
Finally, Hong Fei looked at the starry sky and spoke leisurely.
"Let's finish the work as soon as possible."
"How long do you think is as soon as possible?"
"What's the date today?"
"twelve."
"Then before the end of the month."
"So fast? Is it possible?"
"How is it impossible?" Hong Fei asked back and simply sat on the lawn with his legs crossed.
Bruce also sat next to him.
"Let me tell you, although this is a war, it will not be a protracted war, because if we extend the war indefinitely, we will definitely not be the ones to benefit in the end."
Bruce nodded in approval: "Yes, the earth and mankind are not ready to face such a war."
Hong Fei sneered: "Yes, human beings are no longer the same human beings many years ago. Today's technology has made human beings' scientific level soar, and their production capacity has promoted material abundance. However, this has also torn apart the forces within human beings. It is difficult for them to ignore each other."
To reach cooperation without any defense, unless we take the initiative to release the demon-like army from Apokolips and force them to unite together, but at that time, will they still only target Apokolips?"