LAPD, on the other hand, was extremely busy, but when the exhausted officers saw the news about the riots in San Francisco, they felt a sense of pride.
Los Angeles had never been on the same level as San Francisco.
This was one of the crime cities with the most gang members in America! That wasn't an exaggeration.
Under such circumstances, it was truly a miracle that LAPD managed to suppress the riots overnight after the earthquake and put an end to the unrest while it was still in its infancy.
At the same time, everyone knew one thing even more clearly.
Most of the credit didn't belong to them, but to the two people who stood out at the beginning of the chaos last night.
Batman!
Iron Man!
Compared to San Francisco, where there were all kinds of weirdos but no superheroes to divert the public's attention, the reporters in Los Angeles couldn't be happier.
This time, they had the experience of reporting after the earthquake last time, and had made ample preparations.
They also had superheroes, and two of them!
Based on the principle of increasing the quantity without increasing the price, the videos and reports of the two superheroes on TV kept a lot of residents in front of the TV instead of causing trouble on the streets.
This was also one of the reasons why the riots in Los Angeles didn't last.
The customers of these TV stations weren't just in downtown Los Angeles, but also in the surrounding greater Los Angeles area.
People who were busy watching TV and talking nonsense rarely thought of rushing into the city to take advantage of the situation.
Moreover, the TV stations had been reporting that more than two hundred criminals with lethal weapons had been sent to the hospital by the two superheroes last night.
Anyone with normal thinking wouldn't want to be one of those unlucky people interviewed on TV.
That was because all of these criminals had broken bones in some part of their body. The most serious one had his entire chest cavity collapsed, and his life was in danger.
These programs were the result of negotiations between the Los Angeles councilors and the TV stations.
Wantonly reporting on the two superheroes could both divert everyone's attention and create a certain deterrent.
However, Luke's other speculation was also confirmed: the system didn't reward him with any experience and credit points for helping to raise the earthquake warning.
He was a little disappointed, but it was completely understandable.
All along, it seemed that he had to personally participate in punishing evil and promoting good if he wanted to gain experience and credit points.
For example, when he was escorting Alex last time, Luke had tipped off his fellow police officers and caught fifty or sixty criminals, but he didn't get a single point.
Later, he had tested it many times online, on the phone, and via text message, but the system still hadn't judged him as the winner.
Thus, he confirmed an iron-clad fact: Daddy System was an antique!
It did not judge the results brought about by modern means.
Whether Luke was farming points or obtaining a list of abilities, he had to be in direct contact with the other party in order to pass the system's judgment.
Using modern communication equipment to confirm or complete the bet would not pass the judgment.
That was why the system didn't reward him with experience and credit points when he helped Professor Lawrence issue an earthquake warning on TV.
He had made further speculations.
The biggest possibility was that the system was not that powerful.
It was very likely that it was not because it refused to pass, but because it was unable to recognize this kind of rescue and defeat.
It was just like how people in ancient times couldn't understand that online payments were also giving money.
Of course, Luke didn't regret it.
Many of the things he did were indeed for experience and credit points. He even went on a killing spree.
But he also had the basic conscience of a normal person.
In a situation where he had the ability and didn't pose a threat to himself, announcing a major earthquake to save a large number of lives was something he should do.
This time, not many people died in Los Angeles, but there were many in San Francisco.
If there had been no warning, the death toll in these two densely populated places would have doubled or tripled.
While he was watching the news and thinking about his gains, Tony finally put down the tools in his Malibu villa. "Jarvis, play me the local news."
As he spoke, he washed his hands, opened a paper bag not far away, and took out a cheeseburger to eat.
"Yesterday, a new superhero appeared. He's — Iron Man!"
"Batman and Iron Man joined forces to save the victims and fight armed thugs …"
"What's the relationship between Batman and Iron Man …"
"What do you think of Batman and Iron Man? What? Together? Hm, sorry, there's a problem with the signal here … "
Tony's face darkened. "What kind of f * cking audience is this? Is there sh * t in their heads? "
Jarvis was considerate. "92.3% of the reports are related to you, sir."
Tony asked, "What about Batman?"
Jarvis: "… 98.7%."
Tony's mouth twitched.
Both of them were related to more than 90% of the reports, which could only mean that most of the reports were talking about them together.
Thinking about what he had done last night, he didn't regret it.
This appearance wasn't as wonderful as he had expected, but it wasn't bad either.
Looking at the joy, admiration, and reverence in the eyes of the ordinary people who had been saved, he felt a little satisfied.
Hmm, just a little bit.
What he was really dissatisfied with was his armor.
If the armor had been a little more mature and its functions a little more complete, he would have been able to defeat Batman last night.
… Fine! Maybe he still couldn't. Tony sighed inwardly.
He was proud and arrogant, but he wasn't an idiot.
The match with Batman was also the first time he had observed Batman up close.
From the moment he saw Batman, Jarvis had used all his functions to record everything about him, not just videos.
For him and Jarvis, Batman had finally gone from a two-dimensional name image to a three-dimensional real person.
"Have you figured out his true identity?" Tony asked.
That was what he was really interested in.
It should be said that most people in this world were most interested in Batman because of this.
Who was he?
Why did he hide everything and appear in such a high-profile manner?
"The Bat Armor is very useful in concealing his physical characteristics. At the same time, there are certain auxiliary devices inside that make his movements very different from normal people. After searching the database, we didn't find any targets that are more than 80% similar, "said Jarvis.
Tony gave up when he heard that it was only this similar.
If the similarity was less than 10%, it wouldn't be difficult for there to be tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people who fit the criteria.
Tony asked, "What's he talking about? This guy doesn't seem like a quiet person. "
Jarvis said, "I found something."
Tony perked up. "What did you find?"
"Apart from those short words, every sentence Batman says can be found in movies and TV shows," said Jarvis.
Tony stopped chewing on his burger and his eyes widened. "What?"
Jarvis said, "I found out from the use of certain words that he uses a lot of local slang, including the habits of English spoken in various countries. Finally, I found this phenomenon through comparison. "
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