"The Daily Planet?"
The muscles at the corner of Alex's mouth twitched slightly as he looked at the newspaper in his hand, "Can't you give me something more useful, like Marvel's Infinity Stones or something?"
"So stingy."
Even while complaining, he still opened the paper to take a look.
As soon as he opened it, a huge headline jumped out on the front page, [Shocking! Alien Life Visits Earth!]
[Just last night, radio waves across the globe were disrupted. I believe everyone already knows this. Our electronic signals were intercepted and altered.]
[Because of this, life forms from outer space were able to transmit images into countless households, allowing us to watch this footage directly on our own televisions.]
[It is reported that insiders have pointed out that alien life has actually been on Earth for a long time. Regarding this matter, Lois Lane may have known about it long ago.]
Reading this report, Alex raised his eyebrows slightly, "This is the plot from Man of Steel. So in the DC universe now, Kryptonian General Zod has already arrived on Earth?"
"Interesting."
Alex then put the newspaper away into his 'inventory'.
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In the afternoon, Ashley hurried over.
"Homelander, the Crime Analysis Department reported something this morning."
Alex glanced at her.
"They said that yesterday the police headquarters requested assistance."
"A superhero has gone missing. His family went to the police to report it, and the police contacted the Crime Analysis Department."
Ashley looked at the tablet in her hand and continued, "Now the Crime Analysis Department has located his position based on the missing person's chip."
Alex raised an eyebrow.
'This plot feels a bit familiar.'
He asked, "Who's missing?"
Ashley replied quickly, "Blue Hawk. A third rate hero. No announcements, no endorsements. He's responsible for maintaining order in a Black neighborhood."
'Blue Hawk?'
Alex thought for a moment, 'It sounds vaguely familiar.'
After a few seconds, he remembered. In the original show, this was the superhero who crippled A-Train's brother Nathan, and was later killed by A-Train.
But since he came to this world, many plot developments were already different from the original. Just like this superhero disappearance.
In the original story, the one who went missing should have been Translucent. Now it had become Blue Hawk instead.
Alex nodded, "Have the Analysis Department send the location to Black Noir. Let him go take a look."
Ashley nodded happily, "Okay."
"And there's one more thing."
She took out her phone and held it in front of Alex, "Starting at noon, this video has been spreading wildly online. The number of shares has already exceeded five million, and it's still rising."
Alex took it and glanced at it. It was the same video he had given Anika.
That girl had indeed done it for him, putting the senator's secret instigation of the Security Bureau to prosecute him online.
From the comments below the video, it was clear that public opinion was now almost unanimously condemning Senator Hope.
Ashley asked carefully, "Homelander, should we investigate the person who posted it?"
"No, don't investigate."
"On the contrary, we should protect him."
Alex pointed at the phone screen, "Because this was authorized by me."
A look of "as expected" flashed through Ashley's eyes. She nodded, "I know what to do."
At this moment, the door to the command hall opened and Vought's CEO, Edgar, walked in. Ashley was sharp enough to excuse herself immediately and leave.
After the door closed, the CEO spread his hands, "So, the senator's scandal breaking out, that was your doing, right?"
Alex stood with his hands behind his back, smiling as he looked out at the city through the window, "That's right. I did it."
Edgar clenched his fist and cleared his throat, "Next, Senator Hope probably won't have a place to stand in this country anymore. I think, for him, that should be punishment enough."
"What do you think?"
The corners of Alex's mouth lifted, "Not enough."
"For someone like him, losing a senator's position would hurt for a while at most."
"So as punishment goes, I don't think it deserves to be called 'severe'."
A shadow gathered between Edgar's brows, "Homelander, you may not be wrong."
"But the rules of the game are like this. Now that the senator's scandal is exposed and he's lost his face and position, that already takes half his life."
"We shouldn't push him into a dead end. Let him off, and we'll have one more friend in the future."
Alex reached out, hooked an arm over Edgar's shoulder like an old friend, and whispered into his ear, "Those are your rules, not mine."
"I don't have the energy, and I don't want to waste time dealing with clowns like this."
"This fat pig must receive harsh punishment, so that anyone else who wants to play the same tricks will seriously consider whether they can afford the price."
He patted Edgar on the shoulder and stepped back with a smile, "Now do you understand, Mr. Edgar?"
The CEO did not try to persuade him further. He nodded and left the command hall.
———
Returning to the eighty eighth floor, Edgar took out his phone and made a call.
After the call connected, he said, "Remind Senator Hope that he needs to leave. Immediately."
There was a moment of silence on the other end, then a voice said, ["Sir, should we send people to protect the senator?"]
Edgar narrowed his eyes slightly, then said, "No need."
———
[Olga Weapons Research and Development Company]
"You can't just kick me out like this!"
"I want to see Mr. Arnold!"
"Damn it! Let go of me! Do you know who I am? I'm the person in charge of the entire project!"
In the lobby on the first floor, company employees watched in shock as several security guards dragged a bespectacled white man out.
"Isn't that Mr. Jeff? What happened to him?"
"I heard he secretly sold research results to criminals and the company found out. President Arnold personally ordered him to be fired."
"Something like that? Is Mr. Jeff crazy? He makes such a high annual salary. Why would he do this?"
"Who ever has enough money? If you ask me, he deserves it!"
The employees discussed animatedly, but how many of them knew the truth?
BANG!
A cardboard box was thrown onto the street. Jeff looked at the closed doors and the fierce looking guards inside. His chest rose and fell, but in the end he did not rush back in.
He picked up the box and walked toward his car.
Just this morning, he had been called into the president's office and met Arnold.
He had originally thought the president was going to commend him. After all, during this period of time, through various means, he had already gathered a lot of data and made many improvements to the company's latest research project, the single soldier intelligent combat armor.
But he did not receive praise or stock dividends. Instead, he received a letter of resignation and a confidentiality agreement.
Although Arnold had written a check for an astonishing amount as compensation for leaving the project and the company.
Although this money was enough to ensure he would live without worry for the rest of his life.
But the project he was responsible for was about to enter the military and become a new weapons procurement project for the Department of Defense in the coming year.
This would have been a historic moment, and it would have added a heavy stroke to Jeff's life.
But now, everything was over.
"No, it's not over!"
Jeff pushed up the glasses on his nose and glanced back at the company building, "It's not over yet!"
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