Chapter 3323 Bloody New City (Forty-Six)

Chapter 3297 Bloody New City (Forty-six)

The morning in Metropolis is much warmer than Gotham. Although it is already autumn, the weather is not very cold. Clark felt very relaxed when flying in the morning breeze. In recent days, his mood has changed from nervousness and anxiety to happiness. The existence of Cobblepot has brought great improvement to his work as a reporter.

Everyone knows that a good reporter must have his own connections so that he can get first-hand news. Clark was not taken seriously when he was in the newspaper. He was always assigned to report some gossip because he knew some big shots and was unwilling to flatter them.

But Penguin Cobblepot is different. Clark has a sense of responsibility for approaching him. It was because he was on a business trip some time ago and did not take good care of Batman, which led to him being immersed in the grief of losing his relatives and making irrational decisions. This is his own problem, so he should be responsible.

Superman originally did not intend to reason with this evil super criminal. He thought that if the other party wanted to take the opportunity to make trouble, he would definitely catch him in jail and teach him a lesson.

But to his surprise, the Penguin Cobblepot was not as cruel and scary as he had heard.

Cobblepot does look a bit ferocious, fat, with a hooked nose, a bit sinister when he smiles, and a limp. He is not really good-looking.

But Clark was taught from childhood that he should never judge people by appearance, nor should he listen to one side, but should look at what the other person does. Clark did not take action against Cobblepot at the first time, so he was destined to be bewitched by Cobblepot.

The Penguin is a very charismatic person, otherwise he would not stand firm among so many Gotham villains who come and go, and his appearance rate remains at a very high level.

And he is a very traditional villain, even a very unoriginal one, but he is still liked by many audiences. In addition to being a classic, it is also because his ability is really strong and can cause trouble for Batman from a higher level.

In most comics where Penguin appears, he is not a low-level criminal, but has always been at the center of the vortex of power, like a mainstay, representing the crimes of the upper class.

This means that he has strong social skills. No matter what his origin or background story is, he can climb up from the bottom. With such an ugly appearance, he can mix well in the upper-class circle, which is enough to show how good he is at dealing with people.

Not to mention Superman, who has a simple mind, even Batman, who has 80,000 eyes, sometimes has to maintain superficial peace with him and can't easily touch him.

And Cobblepot's social killer is also very simple. He knows very well that disguise will definitely be exposed, especially in front of superheroes with special powers such as Batman or Superman, deception is the most clumsy means.

So he does not conceal his greed and indifference, but only highlights and amplifies the side of his character that they can accept.

He knows that kind people are always tolerant, as long as there are enough advantages, they are not unable to tolerate his shortcomings.

For example, when dealing with Superman, Penguin never concealed his desire for power. He even asked Superman to help him eavesdrop on the news. Although Superman did not agree, Superman did not blame him.

Superman is kind, but not stupid. He is a mentally sound adult, not a three-year-old child. He knows very well that the purpose of becoming a politician is to fight for power. If you have no desire for power, what kind of congressman are you?

It is very normal for Penguin to want to fight for power in the political arena. Even if he wants to be president, Superman cannot blame him just because of his ambition.

Superman only cares about the means to achieve his ambition. You have great ambitions, as long as your means are legal and do not harm ordinary people, he will not always hit hard.

Penguin grasped this point and quickly proved to Superman through his own actions that the process of my coming to power will not only not harm ordinary people, but also bring certain benefits to the general public.

For example, the real-name system for criminals, Penguin considered it very carefully. Although he supports the registration bill, he proposed in the parliament that only the information of recidivists who have refused to change their ways should be released. This conservative and neutral tendency won the favor of Superman.

Of course, this only made Superman not nitpick him and look at him with a new and fair perspective. This was far from enough for the Penguin.

Next, the Penguin began to win the favor of Superman, but the way was no longer to do good things, but to help Superman do good things.

After becoming a congressman, he naturally had some information channels of his own, and it was not difficult to find out Clark's true identity.

Interestingly, Superman is not a masked hero. When he was a reporter, the glasses could not cover anything, but few people could remember his face. The Penguin thought this might be a superpower of Superman.

The Penguin was able to discover his true identity because he had some close contact with Superman recently. The other party did not seem to have been using this superpower to cover up his identity, and let him take advantage of it.

When he found out that the other party was a reporter, the Penguin knew that the opportunity had come. As a politician, dealing with journalists is basic skill, and manipulating public opinion and the media is commonplace.

The Penguin Man used his information advantages to provide Superman with several internal messages, all of which were related to people's livelihood, such as forced demolition of large enterprises, occupation of public green space by municipal projects, and private scandals of unscrupulous politicians.

That's right, these are all unfavorable news from his competitors, but they did it and it did harm ordinary people. Even if Superman knew that the Penguin was treating him as a knife, he had to take it.

Moreover, on the one hand, he can use the identity of a reporter to expose these scandals, and on the other hand, he can turn into a superhero and directly attack the source target. If you can write a pen and keep the world safe, and if you can use your martial arts to determine the world, you will never have a single enemy in the metropolis.

The biggest impact of the cooperation between the two was that Clark's enthusiasm for the job of journalists was not just about treating this as a cover-up of Superman's identity.

He realized that people need both fair trial results and the process of obtaining them.

Ordinary people may need others to save them, but sometimes they only need a little help from others to save themselves, and they are even more willing to complete most of the self-rescue work by themselves.

To some extent, Superman is much more modest than Pale Knight and Batman. He does not have a very serious savior complex. Although he should help him all, he often has the mentality of "success does not have to be with me, success must be with me."

Although he is actually the savior who has the ability to save everything, this may be "a true master always has an apprenticeship heart."

After finding the job of a reporter again, Clark began to be less satisfied with reporting only some dark news that the Penguin provided him, but began to take the initiative and try every means to expose the scandal.

Then he realized that he could do much more than the average reporter. He doesn't need to rest, he can work all night by basking in the sun during the day. He is not afraid of assassination, whether pistol assassination or car explosions are effective for him.

In politics, the Penguin will be his protective umbrella and remind him when someone wants to frame him. In terms of economy, although he has a bad relationship with Lex Luther, he has a good relationship with Wayne Group, the old rival of Luther Group, and Fox will help him resolve economic disputes.

In just one month, the name Clark Kent became famous.

He was called a rising star in the East Coast press and said he was expected to compete for the Puliz Medal within five years.

Clark actually had this plan, he thought that the last time Batman was framed and went to jail was because no one spoke for him.

No mistakes, one song, one post, one content, one reading!

If he becomes a well-known reporter, Batman will encounter trouble again and come forward to help him clarify, many people will definitely believe in him, and the trouble will be solved more easily.

Clark has been busy with his job as a reporter these days and no longer resists the work of socializing that he had hated before. Isn't it just drinking? The Earthlings still have to go a little further to let you see the speed of alcohol digestion of nuclear fusion power.

That night, Ms. Pope, the mayor's chief assistant, met with the editor-in-chief of Planet Daily to drink and brought Clark, who was in the limelight recently. The assistant mayor was obviously interested in Clark and the two were having a good chat.

Clark asked him openly and secretly about the recent Luther Group's participation in the city government's bidding project. He has been chasing this clue for a long time and is about to come to the end.

As long as he can determine the list of bribes accepted by the municipal government, he can make another big news at the end of the year. Maybe it will take less than five years and there will be a chance to compete for the award next year.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors, the mayor's assistant has started to complain about his work situation. Seeing the opportunity coming, Clark winked at his editor-in-chief and wanted to sit next to the mayor's assistant and ask carefully.

But just as he got up, his phone suddenly rang. The sharp ringtone woke everyone up in a flash.

Clark glanced at his phone and didn't intend to care, but when he found out that the call number was "Bruce Wayne", he immediately put down his work and went to the bathroom to answer the phone.

"Clark, I have recently investigated some things and may need you to come and take a look. Is it convenient for you now?" Bruce's voice came from the opposite side.

"I'm free, come right away. Are you at home?"

"No, I'm at a base in the valley outside Gotham City. I'll send you the address, you can come here."

Clark said nothing, found a reason and left. He flew to the valley along the address. In addition to seeing Bruce here, he also saw a very ferocious monster.

"This is Miss Maria," Bruce introduced to him, "is the newly born clown. I know you have a lot of questions, but you have to look at this first."

Bruce handed Clark a booklet. Clark glanced at him in confusion, but opened the booklet first. The content inside made him widen his eyes. He couldn't help but take the booklet a little further and said with some disgust: "What is this? A complete collection of human history torture?"

Bruce shook his head and said, "I promise you won't find so much torture in history. This is a recent small-scale auction catalogue."

"Auction catalog? What is auctioned?"

"It's these traps and tortures," Bruce said, looking at Clark, "It involves a bet, which can be very dark. Are you ready to learn the truth?"

Clark should have realized that the Bruce in front of him seemed a little different, but all his attention was focused on the so-called dark gambling. The recent successful case of using public opinion to uphold justice made him eager to know the truth.

"Of course," Clark replied, "I have the confidence to face all the darkness. I believe I can illuminate it."

"Well, let's listen to Miss Maria's personal experience first."