Chapter 1411: Calm What’s Within First, and Smile As You Watch Life
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Even though the woman still had complaints about Batman, she was in a much better mood because of her daughter’s recovery. Naturally, she wasn’t as sad and desperate as she had been a few days ago.
How did it feel for the stage to be dismantled halfway through a performance? This female guest was probably keenly experiencing it for herself now.
However, this was just a small interlude.
Luke had saved the girl only because she was an innocent victim.
What her mother did and who she made a deal with had nothing to do with the girl herself.
Besides, this wouldn’t affect public opinion at all.
Once the storm of public opinion was stirred up, even the person who started it couldn’t suppress it so soon.
Of course, it wasn’t like Luke planned to calm things down.
When would there be a better time for the multifaceted system to collect intelligence?
If the various forces that usually stayed hidden wanted to control public opinion, they had to make contact.
Naturally, this contact wouldn’t be on some sort of private line, and not everyone would think of confidentiality.
From the instigator to the people who ultimately carried out the task, there were countless ways for information to leak.
The multifaceted system only needed to lurk and record everything, and in the end, it would uncover many interesting things.
Looking at the data flashing on the virtual screen, as well as the groupings created by Alfred, Luke smiled.
The appearance of the FBI, the CIA, and Homeland Security was to be expected. At most, it was a little unexpected that the CIA, which was responsible for intelligence and operations overseas, was also interested in Batman.
What was interesting was the people from the Department of Defense, the military and Congress.
Strictly speaking, these people were all politicians who placed their interests above all else.
There was a big difference between whether they were here for their own interests or whether they truly regarded Batman as an enemy.
If it was for their own interests, it might be like Congress trying to make Iron Man hand over the armor manufacturing technology, which was an ordinary power struggle.
But if they regarded Batman as an enemy, the simplest thing to do was eliminate him and expropriate everything he had.
Lastly, there were all sorts of random agencies and organizations.
There were media groups, research organizations, various foundations, and even more bodies whose involvement couldn’t be explained.
These people had also added fuel to the fire, but it was hard to guess their motives.
It could be for the sake of breaking news for media groups, and test subjects or something else for research organizations. Who the hell knew why various foundations were involved.
Sure enough, fishing in troubled waters was the general trend! Luke sighed.
Although Luke’s life was a little busier than usual, compared with Tony, who was busy investigating Hydra, he was still relaxed.
There were too many types of fish that had been hooked this time; Luke wouldn’t do anything for the time being. It was better to let them hop around for a while!
The truth was that he was never worried about external issues.
He basically now had a near-perfect setup for money, tech, personnel, and logistics. This was something he had slowly built up over the past year.
Given Titanium Phone Company’s rapid development in particular, money was no longer a yoke, but a boost. The only thing he lacked was manpower.
The most important thing was for his current teammates to settle into their roles and to maintain the internal stability of this small team which was just starting to produce results.
Angel was an exception. She didn’t need any extra grooming. Luke just needed to inculcate her with proper values daily.
Selina was with him every day, and didn’t need that.
Luke went to Damon and Mindy first.
Entering Damon’s house, Luke turned off his stealth function in the basement. He took off his hat and removed the smiling mask to reveal Agent Smith’s face.
Both father and daughter were stunned for a moment, and after Mindy got over her shock, she was a little disappointed. V wasn’t as handsome as she had imagined, but he was almost as old as she had thought.
Luke smiled. “I need to talk to you about what happened this time. So, Mindy, can you get me a beer?”
Mindy nodded and soon returned with two bottles of beer and a bottle of strawberry milk.
The two men picked up their beers and clinked bottles with Mindy.
Luke said, “To friendship.”
Damon and Mindy looked at each other and smiled. “To friendship.”
Putting down the bottle, Luke got straight to the point. “Have you seen the latest news?”
The father and daughter nodded.
Luke said, “I’m here to warn you that the public criticism of Batman and the superheroes wasn’t spontaneous; someone is manipulating public opinion.”
Mindy’s eyes widened. “What?”
She had been so angry and had stomped her foot a lot when she watched some programs.
It was her first time being a vigilante, and she had saved so many people, only to be criticized on TV.
Damon was very experienced, and was only stumped for a moment before he understood. “I thought it was strange. They inexplicably blamed us for all the casualties.”
Luke shook a finger. “No, not you, but Batman.”
“Huh?” Damon and Mindy gave him puzzled looks.
Luke took a sip of his wine. “No one else is the focus of the attack, only Batman. They just want to deal with Batman. You’re just getting dragged into it.”
Pondering this, Damon couldn’t help but be amused. “That’s true. Only the New York gangs know a little about our reputation. We’re not qualified enough for so many people to come out and curse us.”
“If you want to wear a crown, you have to bear its weight.” Luke smiled. “Batman is the number one hero. Of course he gets even more blame. I didn’t appear that day, so I don’t have to bear any responsibility.”
Mindy rolled her eyes. “Where were you?”
Luke rubbed her head and said, “I went to work for a bigshot. My equipment is free, but I have to work hard.”
Damon and Mindy were stunned.
They hadn’t forked out any money for their “training armor,” but it was the same as being in debt. Otherwise, why would they have immediately taken action when the emergency signal was sent out?
It would be torturous if they could no longer use such convenient and powerful armor.
It was like switching from using Windows 10 to Windows 95. There was no need to mention how sour the feeling was.
Damon simply changed the topic. “Then what do we need to do this time?”
Luke shook his head. “Don’t do anything. Just enjoy your beautiful new life, like you always have.”
Damon and Mindy: “Huh?”
Luke said, “Whoever started it will naturally resolve it. Since you’re outside the game, don’t jump into it.”
Mindy was at a loss. “So, you’re here to tell us to relax?”
Luke nodded with a smile. “Yes. All of life is a play. If you don’t want to cry, just laugh and watch the show to the end.”
There was a brief silence, before Damon suddenly sighed. “But so many people died…”