Diana's mind raced, but she kept a smile on her face. "Should I say 'thank you for your trust'?"
"No, it's my honor. Also, let me give you a piece of advice." Luke let go of her hand. "Your Highness, you still have to maintain your skin properly. Being too rough doesn't suit your identity as an artist."
Saying that, he sped up and left.
Diana snorted coldly. She then looked at the "business card" in her hand, only to see that it was actually a small smartphone.
There was no logo, and the frosted back made it look like a business card.
After a brief hesitation, she also sped up and left.
On the other side, Lord Wei returned to the place where the hacking black box had been. Looking at the empty circuit, he couldn't help but mutter, "Sh * t!"
Diana, who was already speeding down the road, glanced at her carry-on bag and smiled. Hacking a database was indeed better left to the professionals.
Luke watched with interest as the Mountain Cleaver robot "conveniently" copied an encrypted file. "Interesting. What does Lex have that's worth Lord Wei and Your Highness eyeing together? "
He was interested in Lex, and was prepared to figure out the background of this "black-hearted" young master.
If there were no accidents, he would be able to capture Lex Luther in three days at most, and bring Lex Corporation under his control at the same time.
But what Luke didn't expect was that Lex's actions were rather "straightforward."
The next day, Congress held a hearing on Superman.
Although Luke had interfered in the past few months, all parties who had already placed their bets needed a result. The hearing dragged on for months, from spring to autumn, before it was finally held.
Then … it exploded.
When Luke heard the news from the smart program and watched the live replay on TV, he was a little surprised. This was Congress.
Even if the officials here were weak, they were so weak that someone had secretly stuffed explosives into the hearing, killing a bunch of officials, reporters, and onlookers. This … was too f * cking ridiculous!
In Luke's hometown next door, Congress had never been slapped in the face like this. Not even Hydra would do something like this.
After all, a lot of people had ambiguous relationships with Hydra, and nobody wanted to be sent to hell on a plane one day.
Almost subconsciously, he lowered the official threat level by 20%.
For something like this to happen, it was undoubtedly because the deterrence of the government's strength was too weak, which was why someone dared to do such a thing.
Then, Luke tossed the thought aside.
To him, the status of the government here was already relatively weak. If they dropped another 20% … then the chain reaction of this incident would basically be negligible.
What really mattered was Superman Clark's reaction.
This hearing was indeed aimed at Clark, but Luke didn't think that Clark would think that the explosion was helping him.
Blowing up a bunch of people in front of them was like slapping Superman in the face.
So, Luke only needed to confirm one thing now: Who planned the explosion?
Fu (this was the intelligent program of the knight's armor) quickly sifted through all the information related to this incident, searching for clues.
In just a few minutes, the information marked in red boxes was listed on the virtual light screen.
Luke looked at the suspect's name: Lex Luther.
He couldn't help but rub his chin. "Are DC's capitalist kids all so ruthless? It's not like this is the Civil War. "
Lex was so quickly screened out because he was an important participant in this hearing, but he hadn't appeared in Congress or even in Washington, DC.
Secondly, from the footage transmitted by the reporters at the scene, it could be inferred that the explosion had happened at the victim supported by Lex Corporation.
Considering that the victim was disabled in a wheelchair, a wheelchair was undoubtedly the most convenient way to carry more explosives, which was far easier than hiding them on one's body.
Luke, who had made a career out of solving cases, naturally wouldn't let go of such a suspicious point.
More importantly, ordinary people didn't have the ability to cause such a commotion, unless they were a technological or superhuman freak.
As it happened, Lex Corporation also dabbled in technology, which made them even more suspicious.
The investigation into Lex's family background gave even more obvious "evidence." Lex's father, Lionel Luther, had a clear tendency to be violent, and Lex had been abused since he was a child.
Luke sighed. As expected of DC, which was a place where heroes flourished.
If this kind of person was set up in his hometown next door, he would definitely be the template for a villain boss, let alone here.
Even Lord Wei, who had been loved by his parents since he was a child, had turned into a paranoid and violent psychopath. If Lex didn't do something bad, he would be letting the audience down.
Pondering for a moment, Luke went to the Daily Planet.
A few minutes after he went in, he walked out again, took out his phone, and dialed a number he had just received.
Although the number had long been in his database, it was still necessary to get it openly.
Very soon, the call went through, and he asked, "Hello, is this Reporter Louise Lane?"
Louise, on the other hand, was on her way to her friend's place to ask about the analysis of the evidence related to the explosion.
Picking up the call, she didn't pay much attention to it. As she sped up to the parking lot, she replied, "Yes, it's me. What's up? I'm a little busy."
Luke said, "Ms. Lane, I have an important" lead. "I wanted to talk to Clark in person, but I didn't know that he wasn't here until I went to the newspaper office. I asked your colleagues, and they gave me your number. They said that you're trustworthy. "
Louise was too worried about her boyfriend to care about the "big news." She simply said, "Well, you can tell me the lead. I'll contact you after I confirm it …"
Luke interrupted her. "Sorry, this lead is about Superman. I don't want to talk about it over the phone."
Louise stopped in her tracks. "This …"
She was now in DC, and it would take at least half a day to drive back to the metropolis, and a day to get back.
But it was necessary for her to stay here and keep an eye on the situation.
Luke seemed to know what she was worried about. "Do you want to set a location? It's fine if I'm not in the metropolis. I have a private jet, and it won't take me half a day to get anywhere in America. "
Louise felt like he was showing off his wealth, but she quickly agreed. "I'm in DC. Do you know the forensics center? There's a Country Chicken fast food restaurant opposite it. Let me know when you arrive. "
Luke said, "Okay, Ms. Lane."
He hung up the phone and looked at the time. It was 3: 12 in the afternoon.
Walking to the Porsche on the side of the street, he opened the scissor door, got in, and closed the door. He mumbled, "An hour should be enough. It's reasonable to ask the control tower to cut the line. After all, you can do whatever you want with money."
In fact, he would put on his armor and fly over immediately. The private jet would just be a remote-controlled prototype for disguise.
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