"Omaika, you guys, do you know me? This is impossible, and it shouldn't be!"
Looking at the police who surrounded him and shouted "Billy Bassant", Thunder Shazam, who just now was blushing because of the naked big sister on the stage, and his crotch was swollen, was dumbfounded.
Her red face turned pale instantly, and her heart, which was turbulent with hormones, stopped beating.
The lump in his crotch looked like a balloon with a hole in it, and it was visibly shriveled up.
"Stand there and don't move! Your identity has been exposed and we know all your information."
At this moment, the Philadelphia Sheriff was also panicking. The opponent was a superpower, and the golden arcs on his body were jumping and seemed about to explode.
In the end, my mind was in a mess, and I wanted to fly into the sky, escape from this place completely, and then find a place to hide. This time, there was no sand sculpture. Instead, I raised my hands and asked: "First tell me what crime I committed.
"
"You robbed a bank, the American National Bank ATM No. 3 at 54 Watchmen Street, Ninth Avenue. The amount involved was as high as $154,500, and you also destroyed city public facilities many times."
The Thunder Sand Sculpture looked dull and could not speak.
"Now, kneel on the ground, hold your head in your hands, immediately! It's true that you are a superpower, but if you dare to resist, the crime will be even greater.
You will become the most wanted super criminal in the world.
Even if you escape our pursuit, there will be righteous heroes looking for you one after another." The police chief shouted.
Thunder Shazam looked frustrated, kneeling numbly on his knees and holding his head in his hands until a police officer tiptoed to him and put handcuffs and a hood on him.
Thunder Shazam quickly became thankful that he was wearing a hood.
The police took a big action, with more than a dozen police cars, with great fanfare and nothing concealed.
When the sergeant issued the attendance order, he did not conceal the purpose of the trip.
In other words, dozens of police officers have enough time to sell information to reporters or gangsters.
"Thunder Shazam, I heard that you are just a 15-year-old kid, whose real name is 'Billy Bassant'. How do you define yourself, a superhero, or a super criminal?"
As soon as he was escorted out of the nightclub by the police, seven or eight reporters surrounded him.
"Billy, you are called 'Thunder Shazam', does it have any special meaning?"
"Hey, Billy, before I ask you a question, can you tell the truth - are you in a bad mood and killing people around you? If you answer yes, I'll ask a gentler question.
If you choose the hero's ethics and never kill anyone no matter what, I will go on a 'killing spree' on you."
"Thunder Shazam, you are very popular on Puppy Video.com, and you are like a rising internet celebrity hero. What crime did you commit before you were arrested by the police?"
"You are only 15 years old, how come you look like an adult? Are you the legendary God's Favored One?"
...
Billy's mind went blank, and the world in front of him seemed to be spinning and turning upside down. Their voices were like spells, piercing into his heart, making him feel angry, ashamed, embarrassed, and regretful...
He was like a hungover person waking up, and the events of the past few days came to mind one by one.
"My dear, I, what have I done?!" He was trembling all over.
"My dear, Billy, what have you done?!"
The Vasquez couple (Billy's adoptive parents at this time) were shaking all over when they were called to the police station.
...
For the first time in his life, Thunder Shazam grabbed global headlines. People all over the world knew that a new hero (or criminal?) was born, and he was only a 15-year-old child...
Well, age is not a selling point.
After all, everyone knows that General Galaxy debuted at the age of 14.
Even excluding her, there are already a large number of young heroes on the superhero forum at this time.
For example, the second generation Robin of Gotham (the first generation is Robin Cat).
For example, Young Watchmen.
The Big Four of Overwatch are all adults, but their team still has many young heroes who have just finished the draft.
For example, the previous "Infinite Heroes" and the "New Justice Society" at this time are the children and descendants of the old heroes of the Justice Society.
During Zero Hour Crisis, a large number of old heroes aged and died. The Infinite Heroes disbanded and all members joined the Justice Society.
His age of 15 is not surprising, but coupled with his adult appearance after his transformation into Thunder Shazam, he immediately became the focus of people's surprise.
In addition, he was discovered while watching a striptease, and many older sisters broke the news to reporters: Thunder Shazam's fingers can emit lightning, which is tingling and very comfortable...
15 years old, super S-level potential, big sister in nightclubs, bank robbers, identity exposed... These labels combined, Billy Bassant became the focus of global public opinion.
The day after he was arrested by the police, cosmic celebrity Lois Lane personally found his adoptive parents and wanted to give him an exclusive interview.
...
"Harry, what are you doing?"
Old Shazam was so furious that he ran directly to Quinn Manor in person without a magical message, asking for an explanation from Harley.
"I didn't do anything." Harley said calmly.
Old Shazam jumped to his feet and shouted: "How can you open your eyes and tell lies? Billy was arrested by the police and his identity was exposed. Oh my god, how will he behave in the future?"
Everyone on earth knows it, even if memory erasure magic is used... no one can afford this price.
You killed Billy and cheated me."
"I said, I didn't do anything." Harley repeated it first, and then sneered: "It's not what I did that led to the current result, do you understand?
He acts recklessly, robs banks, uploads training videos, and uses super powers to show off in public... Do you think reality is a movie, and the director arranges for the public to turn a blind eye to his stupid behavior and not think about it when they see it?
This is reality!
As long as a person shows a flaw, he will be discovered by someone who is interested, and then the price will be paid.
Long before I went to find you, he had been targeted by the police and his identity had been exposed long ago.
I didn’t choose to do nothing, so it just happened.”
Old Shazam was stunned and shouted: "Why don't you do something?"
Harley sarcastically said: "I used to blame me for 'doing something', but now I blame me for not doing anything. Are you confused and schizophrenic?"
"I......"
——I hope you won't cause trouble against Billy, and I hope you can help him get everything done when something happens to him.
Old Shazam thought so, but looking at her slightly sarcastic face, he realized that this was wishful thinking.
"Aren't we friends?" he lamented.
"Didn't I help you? You said you needed a big city, and I immediately sent Billy to Philadelphia. You said you wanted Thunderbolt Shah to become the city's guardian, and he could occupy a city for himself. I asked my own 'Young Watcher' to move
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You said you don't want the military and government to plot against Billy. Even if he is a charlatan, even if he is full of flaws, no government agency will plot against him and steal his magical power."
"But now he has been arrested by the police and his identity has been made public..."
"You mean, no matter what he does, I will help him pay the price? I'm not his mother, nor your mother."
Old Shazam's face turned red, he was ashamed and angry, and turned around and left without saying a word.
...
The next day, Dachao came to Quinn Manor.
"Harley, Dr. Fate came to me...about Billy Bassant." He hesitated.
"What can happen to him? Even if he robbed a bank, he didn't hurt anyone. Plus he's not yet an adult, so he'll be locked up in the bureau for two or three years at most."
"He is not yet an adult. He has a great future. Going to jail now may ruin him." Da Chao sighed lightly.
"Are you talking humanly? He was imprisoned for robbery and vandalism. If you ignore him, he will continue to violate laws and disciplines like this, but you think it is great for him to continue to violate laws and disciplines?" Harley sneered.
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Dachao shook his head and said: "I'm not saying that he shouldn't be educated, but going to jail may not be the best thing for him."
"You are wrong. The person who really harmed him was Shazam, Doctor Fate who was asked by Shazam, and you who were asked by Doctor Fate. You are the ones who destroyed Billy Bassant! Only I, in the real world,
Help him."
"What do you mean? Is there some inside story that I don't know about?" Dachao frowned.
"Nothing inside."
Da Chao was startled and said hesitantly: "Then you——"
"Today you help him escape guilt and prove to him that the law is particularly merciful to the strong. Tomorrow he will definitely repeat his previous mistakes. You don't understand such a simple truth?
No matter what the inside story is, asking a minor to restrain his behavior and learn to be respectful will always do more good than harm in his future life." Harley said solemnly.
"Alas!" Dachao rubbed his eyebrows and said helplessly: "I understand that a person should be responsible for his own actions, and I also know the importance of strict education for a child.
but......
I'm not here for Dr. Destiny or The Wizard of Shazam. I'm simply worried about that child. His identity will be exposed and he will be imprisoned. In the future... I'm afraid that he will fail to recover or even go astray, just like Cunmo."
Harley said calmly: "If he fails to recover, it only means that he is not suitable to be a superhero. It is also a good thing to discover this early and give up early.
If he is full of resentment and becomes the second generation of Cunmo, then let him go to hell and be Cunmo's companion."
Dachao said in shock: "I thought you admired Billy, but I didn't expect you to say such harsh words."
Harley said: "What I appreciate is the noble actions of noble people. When a noble person is no longer noble, he will be no different from trash to me."
"It sounds so cold."
"Luthor has been in prison for only half a year. Have you visited him?" Harley asked.
Dachao was stunned, shook his head and said: "He and I are not friends."
"It sounds so cold."
"He and I are not friends." Dachao emphasized.
"I'm not friends with the 'Cunmo' either." Harley smiled sarcastically at him and continued: "On the fifth day after the Zero Hour Crisis ended, I visited Luther and gave him a basket of fruits from Wonderland.
The guy complained to me while eating - I didn't go to him when there was such a good opportunity like Zero Time Crisis. He, the "smartest brain in the universe", would definitely be able to help the earth and get a reduced sentence.
I told him - I had already determined that the Time Demon was Hal, and had already thought of a way to deal with him, but I didn't need the smartest brain in the universe.
He also told me that he just wanted to reduce his sentence, and it didn't matter whether he could really help the earth.
I told him perfunctorily that I would definitely remember him next time."
Dachao was speechless.
...
There was no external force interfering with judicial justice. As expected, Billy Bassent was convicted of robbery by the judge.
In addition to robbing banks, he also used his superpowers to destroy public property.
The most serious incident was when the bus ran out of an overpass. If he hadn't been quick enough to catch the bus in time, he would have been responsible for the death of more than ten people.
In addition, he also violated the provision of the Superheroes Right to Do Good Benefit Act, which states that "superheroes shall not use superpowers in public to interfere with public security."
Well, that guy is walking on the street, activating the power of lightning at will to charge the mobile phones of pedestrians on the roadside.
Some were successfully charged, while others directly detonated the mobile phones, burning passers-by and causing quite a disturbance.
This crime alone is enough for him to spend half a year in prison.
Now, as a result of the multiple crimes, Billy has to spend seven years in a Philadelphia prison.
However, because he is a superhero and has the ability to easily resist the police, he was arrested by ordinary police officers. The judge considered him "lenient for confessing" and deducted an additional four years, and sentenced him to only three years in prison.
In addition, his lame brother Freddy also participated in the bank robbery. Because he was only an accessory and had no bad record before, he was sentenced to half a year in prison and served outside prison.