222. Cornered

The last thing Hank wanted to happen finally happened, and it happened at lightning speed.

Within an hour of the three lizardmen having taken their own cut, a total of three media outlets reported on the incident.

The host who first reported this news was in a strange state of mind, and when he was broadcasting a piece of financial news, he suddenly interjected an accident in the 109 police station. Goofy glanced at the video and immediately concluded that the host was hypnotized.

The mastermind behind him telepathically manipulated his actions and forced him to interject the news.

The next two stories were apparently premeditated – one story was recorded outside the 109th Precinct, and the reporter claimed that he had "coincidentally" passed by and learned of the tragedy in the 109th Precinct.

Another news story directly interviewed the families of the three lizardmen, and the weeping families of the deceased were broadcast on television, and the families of the deceased strongly condemned the NYPD's negligent enforcement actions and escalated the conflict to a bashing of the Superpowered Registration Act.

Seeing the news, Hank's face went completely black.

"It won't be long before we're under siege by reporters...... Guys, get ready to defend. ”

The old sheriff said tiredly.

About half an hour later, Eddie called Goofy.

"Goofy, what's going on now? I've heard that your 109th Precinct lynched three superpowered people...... This must be a rumor, right? ”

"Of course it's a rumor, the three of them were hypnotized, and there is a very powerful superpower who is good at mind control, and he secretly manipulates everything at the moment......" Goofy and Eddie couldn't say anything clearly, and could only roughly describe the situation.

"Oh, that's a terrible situation! Goofy, I wanted to publish an article to help you explain, but the editor-in-chief just sent us an email informing us not to publish articles that contradict public opinion for ......the time being," Eddie said, "and now everyone is starting to denounce the Superpower Registration Act, and the mainstream argument is that 'superpowers must be respected'." ”

Goofy understands Eddie's distress, and Eddie is only his informant, not his mouthpiece.

"Don't worry about me, Eddie, we'll get through this." High Flying Road.

"I hope so." Eddie had no choice but to pray silently for Goofy.

As soon as Goofy hung up, several phones rang from the precinct β€” Sam and Anna answered them one by one, and the news media had called to blame the lizardmen for the incident.

At first, it was just a phone call, but gradually reporters flocked to the 109 precinct, and a large number of media workers came here to ask Sheriff Hank to give an explanation to the three "innocent and tragically dead" superpowers and their families.

The entire police station was surrounded by water, and even Goofy couldn't get out of here.

At this time, Sheriff George of Queens called Goofy for help, and he said that another lizardman appeared on the streets of Queens.

Goofy was so weak that he couldn't leave the precinct for half a step, so he had to ask Sheriff George to contact ESU and subdue the lizardmen through the NYPD's armed forces.

So while the conflict between superpowers and ordinary people has become a hot spot in society, Queens has launched a fight between NYPD and lizardmen, and some of the media workers who originally tried to report on the law enforcement accident of the 109 substation have moved to Queens to broadcast the confrontation between police officers and superpowers in another jurisdiction.

As soon as Goofy hung up the phone with Sheriff George, he immediately realized that this should be another trap - these lizardmen must have been artificially controlled and released into Queens, and they must have appeared at this time with some kind of mission.

Goofy, who figured it out, hurriedly called Sheriff George again, trying to warn him not to be controlled, but no matter how much he called, George's phone just wouldn't get through.

This undoubtedly confirms the correctness of Goofy's judgment from the side, and George Stacy may have been hypnotized.

Goofy makes a quick decision and wakes up Sheriff George through whispers.

"Sheriff George, calm down, don't be fooled......"

"Beware of the enemy's traps, and don't put the masses in danger......"

After a few whispers, Goofy called again and got through, but unfortunately Goofy was powerless to stop all this even if he saw through the enemy's conspiracy, and the entire ESU team of the NYPD was hypnotized.

"Goofy, what the hell is going on?! The ESU arrives at the scene, and they attack the lizardmen like a demon...... Even after the lizardmen reverted to their original form, they still had no intention of stopping...... If this continues, these lizardmen will be tortured and killed by ESU on the spot! ”

George Stacy's tone was desperate and broken, and he had already noticed that the police officer in front of him seemed to be completely lost.

Goofy, on the other hand, knows that everything is the plot of the man behind it, and he successfully uses one trick after another to exacerbate the conflict between the superpowers and the enforcers.

The news media workers who rushed to the scene clearly recorded everything that happened in Queens, the NYPD's violent law enforcement abuse-killing superpowers, and the mutated lizardmen who showed their original form and regained their senses.

After these images were live-streamed, the solidarity with the superpowers in New York City reached an unprecedented height, and now not only the superpowers themselves stood up, but even ordinary citizens couldn't help but speak up for the superpowers.

On the night after the incident, the major media couldn't stop denouncing the "Superpowered Registration Act" and the NYPD.

"The implementation of the Superpower Registration Act defines innocent citizens as dangerous criminals, and all their resistance is a helpless move." β€”Global Daily.

"When the NYPD faced the superpowers, he showed a hideous side that he had never had, and today's NYPD seems to be a beast, and he has no intention of restraining his fangs." β€”The Daily Clarion Journal.

"Stupid edicts and brutal NYPD are more terrifying than superpowers, whether lizardmen or green goblins." - Daily Mail

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At this time, Goofy was still trapped in the 109 precinct, and the other police officers were not spared.

Sheriff Hank's hair is about to turn gray, and he keeps pacing back and forth in the office with his coffee, and the impact of this turmoil is too great, and it will even shake the stability of the whole society.

As the light of dawn gradually brightens, Hank calls Goofy into his office.

The old sheriff closed the door, looked at Gao Fei sitting opposite him, and said in a deep voice, "Gao Fei, I think we are cornered......"

Gao Fei was silent, the current situation is indeed not optimistic.

Hank took a deep breath and pressed his gun to the table.

"I think we might have one last option, and that's to take responsibility. As sheriff, I have to step up and take full responsibility, and Goofy, you're in charge of cheering up the other officers. Tell the outside media that our NYPD is really not doing well in dealing with superpowers, I apologize with death, and the rest of the people take me as a warning! ”

After saying these words, Hank's eyes were firm, and he was obviously ready to die.

Perhaps the death of the old sheriff can save the NYPD, whose reputation has collapsed.

But Goofy shook his head.

"No, Hank, you know that I will never let you die, not to mention that the contradictions today are far more than our 109 sub-bureau, the affairs of Queens are the main thing, even if you die, you can't change public opinion."

"So what can we do? We have been cornered. Under the pressure of public opinion, the superpowered people will immediately join forces to resist the law and even overthrow the current social system...... Goofy, that's not great! Hank said in despair.

Looking at a desperate Hank, Goofy reached out and patted him on the shoulder.

"Don't panic, Hank, don't panic. Being cornered isn't necessarily a bad thing, at least we'll get a strong clue soon. ”

"What clues?" Hank looked dazed, his mentality had collapsed last night, and he couldn't calm down and think about the problem at all.

Fortunately, Goofy was still very calm, and he opened his mouth unhurriedly.

"The worse the situation is against us, the more likely it is that the person behind the scenes will be revealed, and if I find out who is behind it, I can stop this from happening."

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