Chapter 1221: Human nature, helplessness in living
Quinn Manor, a small living room next to the large living room.
"There has been an undercurrent in the super villain circle recently, so I guessed that a certain villain stole my money and was running a large-scale criminal plan called 'Omac'. Wayne Company is involved, and Bateman seems to be related to it."
In front of Harley, the second generation Blue Beetle Ted repeated what he said about "Kent Manor".
Then he clenched his hands into fists on his knees, and his eyes behind his insect glasses nervously looked at the thoughtful and beautiful woman opposite.
Will she believe it? Will she tell me not to think too much like Superman? However, seeing the real person up close, the temperament and appearance are even more
"Ted, the cause of the matter is that tens of millions were stolen from your company, and there are two reasons why you take this matter particularly seriously.
First, there is an undercurrent in the supervillain circle; second, Wayne Company is related to the money theft case, and Bateman's reaction makes you more suspicious.
Isn’t that right?”
Ted nodded quickly, "Yes, the funds stolen from Code Global Technology's books are nothing, but where was that huge sum of money used?
Supervillain because of Dr. Light"
He became hesitant again, "Do you know about Dr. Guang?"
"You know?" Harley asked.
Ted breathed a sigh of relief, she knew and was not shy about admitting it.
"I heard it. Many people know it. Even the super villains know it. I heard it from them too."
Blue Beetle nodded at first, and then said doubtfully: "But I think many heroes in the Justice League don't know anything about it. I wanted to talk to Bateman, but before we even started, he asked me to leave the Batcave.
I also want to tell Tie Po Man, but he doesn’t seem to know and doesn’t care.”
Harley smiled strangely, "Did you design this armor yourself?"
The topic changed a bit too quickly. Blue Beetle was stunned for a moment, then looked down at his uniform, and nodded: "Yes, all the technologies come from my own inventions, and I have a full set of patents.
However, in terms of design ideas, the armor of the first generation Blue Beetle was referenced.
The uniform of the first-generation Blue Beetle was an exoskeleton armor with high technological content and even contained magical power.
Its unactivated initial form is a blue scarab, which can be called the pinnacle combination of technology and magic."
This is a pure tech guy, a bit like Ray Palmer. It seems like tech guys have low emotional intelligence?
"Cool!" Harley praised.
"Thank you." Blue Beetle scratched his head and grinned.
"Tell me what you heard." Harley said.
Blue Beetle's smile faded and he said seriously: "Dr. Guang's matter can be divided into two stages. In the first stage, after Jane Rowling's case, Dr. Guang spread news everywhere, saying that he was brainwashed and distorted by superheroes.
Sanity, those superheroes include Bateman, Atom, Green Arrow, Hawkman, Black Canary, Elongated Man, Zatanna, The Flash, Green Lantern Hal.
He said that he had behaved like a fool before, was laughed at by villains, and was even mentally retarded to the point of being arrested by the police. This was because his mind was distorted.
As this news spread, all the super villains were first frightened, then angry, and finally shared the same hatred. They began to be wary and guarded against superheroes, and now they even have a tendency to take revenge on us.
The news spread by Dr. Light is too shocking. Of course I have to verify it and keep an eye on Dr. Light. Bateman, The Flash, and Hal Jordan are all giants of Zhenglian!
There’s also the Atom, Green Arrow, Telescopic Man, and Hawkman, who are also the second group of veterans.”
He held his head, shaking his head in disbelief and intolerance.
"Is this just the first stage?" Harley didn't give him time to let his emotions continue to boil, nor did he offer any words of comfort or persuasion.
"I've been staring at Dr. Light, and then I found that he has changed again in recent days." Blue Beetle's expression was distorted. "He turned into a very charming 'half-demon', at least half of it."
Later, he was violated by his fellow villains, and he went to the police station crying and calling the police to the S-class superpower, and he was ashamed."
"Do you suspect this is the revenge of some superheroes from the Justice League again?" Harley asked.
Blue Beetle nodded slightly, then shook his head quickly, "I shouldn't have doubted the heroes of Zhenglian, but the fact that the nine people distorted Dr. Light's mind has been confirmed.
Not only Dr. Light, but supervillains suspect many of them are victims.
I agree too.
But after investigation, I found that this time Dr. Guang just took too many weird drugs and his body underwent normal mutations. Many super villains witnessed the whole process with their own eyes. There was no conspiracy and no superheroes were involved."
"Did he tell you why Dr. Light's mind was distorted?" Harley asked again.
Blue Beetle gritted his teeth and said, "Because of Su! I never imagined that he could do that kind of thing. What's even more disgusting is that he regarded it as a supreme achievement and publicized it everywhere. I almost couldn't help but kill him directly."
"Why don't you kill him?"
"Kill?" Blue Beetle was stunned.
After noticing her serious expression and sharp eyes, the anger on his face turned into shock and embarrassment.
"How can a superhero kill someone? This is against the rules, violates the code of conduct for superheroes, and violates the "Right to Do Good" signed that year. We only have the power to arrest criminals, and the power of trial belongs to the judiciary."
Harry sighed secretly in his heart, this was almost an endless cycle with no solution.
The government will never allow superheroes to have the power to take away the lives of prisoners, and the people will not allow it.
They are afraid.
I am afraid that one day I will become an "innocent" who will be arrested, tried, and lynched by superheroes.
The "ambitious people" within superheroes are also afraid.
Superheroes who have the power of investigation, arrest, and trial at the same time almost completely lose the restraint of the law in the process of law enforcement, and losing control is inevitable.
Losing control equals destruction, the destruction of heroes and the destruction of the world.
But the reason why they choose to be superheroes is not for power, money and fame, let alone to destroy everything.
They sincerely hope that the world will become a better place because of their actions.
Therefore, they will never allow superheroes to have unlimited power and eventually lose control.
In this way, "Don't kill" is not only Bateman's "bottom line as a hero", but it has also become a superhero standard recognized by everyone.
Since superheroes no longer kill people, of course supervillains dare to be as arrogant as they want.
Anyway, he won’t die. The worst he can do is get beaten. Are they afraid of being beaten? Haha
"You discovered that Bateman had twisted the super villain's mind, and you also knew that the super villain recently planned to take revenge on the hero because of this.
So, when the Omac plan involved both the villain and Bateman, you felt a sense of crisis?" Harley concluded.
"Absolutely, but the matter is more complicated. Before I came to see Superman and you tonight, I had been investigating for several days. My company's warehouse was ransacked, and 100 pounds of kryptonite entrusted to the Star Laboratory for processing were lost.
The scarab given to me by the first generation Blue Beetle woke up from the silence, started to shine, flashed some images, and gave me an unknown revelation.
Finally, do you know a friend of mine, Golden Pioneer?"
Without answering Harley, Blue Beetle enthusiastically introduced: "Michael comes from the 25th century. He is a very talented rugby player. His future was ruined because he was obsessed with gambling and participated in gambling."
Of course he didn't introduce his friend like this to discredit him. The main reason was that Golden Pioneer's life experience was exactly the same as Harley's.
Can empathize.
A gambling man forced his son, a talented athlete, to match-fix, and his bright future was shattered
"Not only does he gamble, he is also a thief, and all his equipment was stolen." Harley said calmly.
Blue Beetle was very embarrassed, "He is a good person now, and the stolen equipment is used to do good things."
Just yesterday morning, Golden Pioneer stole his bank card and "borrowed" $3,000 for an emergency.
Then he added: "He comes from the future, and his hacking technology is hundreds of years ahead of ours, so he volunteered to help me track the fund flow of the 'Omack Project'.
As a result, before the target was tracked, a high-explosive bomb seemed to be installed in the computer. It exploded into flames and a corner of the house collapsed. The Golden Pioneer was almost killed and was already in the ICU.
That's why I firmly believe that Omack's plan is not simple.
How can ordinary villains have such means?"
"Why did the computer explode? Is there a bomb inside, an attack from the outside, or a special power?" Harley asked.
"It should be a special hacking technology that transmits electromagnetic pulse energy to the computer through the network cable and detonates the computer battery." Blue Beetle said.
"Is it a Lex wave ok pro notebook?"
"Uh, how do you know?" Blue Beetle said in surprise.
"His battery capacity is the largest." Harley gloated: "Even a superhero couldn't hold it and was almost killed by an explosion. I wonder who will dare to buy Lex series electronic products in the future.
Well, this can become a hot search and increase my computer sales by a few percentage points this year."
The tech man with low EQ said seriously: "It has nothing to do with Luther's computer. The battery of the Lex laptop uses a very stable silver-chromium compound, which is much safer than your Paradise Mountain lithium-ion battery."
Harley looked at him steadily, "Do you know why Bateman and Tearman ignored you?"
"Maybe you haven't heard the rumors about Dr. Guang?"
"Humph, Superman has super hearing. You can hear things, but he can't hear them? Bateman is a Zhenglian think tank, and you can investigate the 'secrets', but he doesn't know?"
"Then why?" Blue Beetle said blankly.
Harry glanced at him and said calmly: "Because you have no eyesight and don't understand the ways of the world.
Is it necessary to distort Dr. Light's sanity?
If he hadn't done that at that time, Su's reputation would have been ruined long ago.
And he will find Su or other heroic wives a second time.
But twisting one's mind violates the hero's concept of justice. You must not do it openly. You can't say it secretly. You can't hear it if you say it.
Other than keeping quiet in their hearts and pretending that everything is harmonious, the giants don't know what to do.
You ask Super Chao to fight Darkseid, he cheers up and takes the lead, but if you ask him to deal with the 'Doctors of Light', what is he going to do?
It would be easier to kill directly, but killing is more excessive than erasing memory, at least for you superheroes.
I'm not afraid to tell you that Dr. Light is indeed not the first case. Many villains have had their memories erased and their minds distorted.
Therefore, you have lived a peaceful life in the past few years, and no villains have come after the families of famous heroes.
So, now that the villains are angry and stimulated, your life will be very difficult in the next few years."
"This" Blue Beetle was so distraught that sweat broke out on his forehead and back.
Why is it so complicated and dark? Shouldn't the life of a superhero be simple, pure, completely bathed in sunshine and applause?
"What to do now?" He was confused.
"Be yourself, you are other people's superhero, you don't need a superhero to tell you what to do." Harley said.
Blue Beetle's eyes gradually became clearer, "Harley, thank you! Thank you for listening to my nagging carefully, thank you for believing in my words, and thank you for answering my many questions carefully.
Thank you even more for helping me get out of my confusion, now I understand what to do next!”