If someone wants to investigate, then let her investigate thoroughly.
The adjutant had already prepared various materials, arranged the crime scene, and was just waiting for reporters to enter the trap.
At first she will see some useless municipal planning documents, then after careful study she will find a corruption case, and then she will find a mysterious website. When she is able to access the Internet, she will be directed to the dark web.
, discovering a world-class terrorist conspiracy against her boyfriend.
Of course, these are all fake, scripts written by the adjutant, but the ruling class of this world is indeed very unfriendly to Superboy, so it doesn't mean they have been wronged.
Anyway, all the people that Laurie can find will be dead without evidence. The documents they left behind during their lifetime have become irrefutable evidence.
There are many ways to brainwash. For smart people, the best way is to let them 'discover' themselves and believe what they see as true.
'Let her check.'
Such a line of words popped up in Superboy's mind, and he didn't know how Deathstroke put the words into other people's minds, but Superboy trusted Deathstroke very much, and that was his only good friend now.
Since someone said that, even though he didn't understand why, he just did it anyway.
"I will accompany you up." He took his girlfriend's hand and nodded: "There may be other bad guys in the building, I will protect you."
"Well, let's go." Of course Laurie would not refuse this consideration, but asked again on the way back to the stairs: "Don't you have superpowers and can hear even the faintest movements of the enemy? It should be safe here.
Alright?"
"I'm not sure. Although my ability is powerful, the enemies we face this time all have superpowers. Have you noticed?" Clark lied with his eyes open and explained without any guilt in his heart: "I just
A person, not God, always has some super power that can restrain me, or can blind me."
Laurie also reads comics, because the two of them were childhood sweethearts and read comic books together in the past, so she naturally understands that Superman has weaknesses.
"So that's the case, then you should be more careful." The female reporter nodded, bit her lip, and stopped: "How about we stop going up to investigate and leave here first to meet your parents.
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After hearing that Superboy was not invincible, she was even willing to give up her beloved career in exchange for a safer choice.
This is like asking a race car driver to give up the steering wheel and a chef to give up his kitchen knife. It is a compromise in belief.
"Don't worry, not every enemy is that strong. Just be careful and you'll be fine."
Superboy didn't flinch. He pulled his girlfriend and continued upstairs. He found the mayor's office with a sign on it. He pretended to use X-ray to look at the door, then kicked open the door and took Laurie in:
"Come on, this place seems to have been ransacked. Look around and see what you can find. I'll help you guard the door."
When she heard the word 'violent news', as a reporter, Laurie couldn't resist it at all. Her eyes lit up and she got to work immediately.
She felt that the two of them were very comfortable moving together, and in this silent building ruins, her boyfriend gave her an unprecedented sense of security.
She didn't waste any time. After making sure there was still power in the room, she tried to start the computer and at the same time started rummaging through boxes and cabinets to find any information she thought was meaningful.
About five minutes later, Superboy flew back to his hometown in the Kansas countryside with Laurie and a box of documents.
Seeing Laurie and her parents hugging each other, and the two sides communicating about what happened today, he felt very relieved, because he felt at home for the first time in a long time.
Especially after hearing her say that she almost died but Clark arrived in time to block the bullet, her parents exclaimed and sighed with more recognition and relief in their eyes.
"Well done, kid. Protecting your family is what a man should do." Jerry patted his son on the shoulder. This kind of physical contact was something he never dared to do before.
Now it shows that he can really be regarded as his own child instead of a super-powered monster.
"I understand, because I have awakened. During the countless years I was trapped in the wall of origin, I have been thinking about you, and I also understand the principle that with greater ability comes greater responsibility."
Superboy followed the luminous lines that came to his mind and read them out like a script, and his voice was full of emotion.
He almost mispronounced Deathstroke's motto, "The greater the ability, the more choices." Fortunately, his reaction speed was also at the super-light level.
In short, such bright and upright words came out of Superman's mouth, which made the three people in the family stunned for a moment, but soon his parents looked at him with approval, as if they were happy that their children had grown up.
As for Laurie, her eyes also showed admiration because she found that her boyfriend had indeed matured a lot and became more attractive.
Yes, everyone makes mistakes, and Clark did make mistakes, as you can see in the comics, but that doesn't mean he can't correct himself.
President Jefferson went to prison when he was young, but so what?
My boyfriend made mistakes, but it proved that he is still a human being, not a god. As a family member, I should not be afraid of him, but should understand him.
So the girl began to think to herself. That classic line made her feel that her boyfriend had become a great person, a person who had escaped from vulgar taste, and a superhero who could take responsibility.
She felt very happy.
"Well said, now our family is safe. Next, I think we should leave the town and go to our holiday cabin in the mountains for a while." As the head of the family, Jerry is happier now. After all,
He was very pleased that his son had indeed lived up to his expectations, and he began to talk about his previous plans.
Their family is a farmer, and as we all know, American farmers basically have nothing to do in the winter. They either go to the pasture to help, or they engage in some personal hobbies, such as repairing cars.
Jerry's hobby is hunting, so he has a cabin in the Quiet Smoke Hills area of southeastern Kansas. Strictly speaking, it is not a mountain forest, but at least it meets the condition of being sparsely populated.
He had already seen that this incident was a man-made disaster, so it would be safer to avoid densely populated areas.
Neither the wife nor the default daughter-in-law had any objections, but the latter said that she wanted to go back to her home around the corner and bring a computer and some communication equipment, such as a satellite phone and the like.
The town was calm at this time, and the neighbors did appear on the street, but they were also busy preparing to run away, so it seemed safe.
So Naomi went with her to help pack things, Jerry started the vehicle and prepared fuel and tools, and Superboy returned to the basement on the pretext of sealing up his own figures.
"Death knell? Are you still there?" He probed his head like a thief.
"Yes." The mercenary emerged from the darkness with a smile on his face: "Congratulations, it seems that the plan has achieved initial results. Next, we only need to consolidate the effectiveness and then remove people's hearts.