"Perry White was furious with you in the office, saying that when you came back, she was going to take a pay cut and transfer to Guatemala as an expatriate correspondent."

"Uh, Louise, you didn't tell him I was in a car accident in Hawaii and can't come back for a while......"

"I don't want it. You can explain to the old man slowly when the time comes, I'm almost tired of helping you lie every time. ”

In the elevator leading to the underground of the Hall of Justice, Superman, who is with his wife, appears gentle and honest, looking more like Clark Kent than a human god.

"I'm sorry, Louise. I'd like to be with you more, too, but I made a pact with Batman that I had to keep an eye on the man. ”

In response to Superman's slightly apologetic gaze, Louise smiled understandingly and grabbed his arm.

"I understand, Clark, you have your mission and responsibilities - but is that man really that dangerous, and requires you to keep an eye on him, as far as I know, even Doom Day and General Zod don't have that treatment."

Hearing Louise's curious question, Superman's gaze seemed a little complicated, and he whispered thoughtfully.

"I don't know, Louise. He doesn't look like an absolute villain, but he has countless mysteries on his body, whether it is his origin, ability...... Or his thoughts, even Batman can't figure out. ”

"It's probably not within the scope of the best detectives in the world, digging into the real thoughts of the target, it's our journalist's job, Clark."

Ding dong.

The elevator stops, and when Superman tries to step out of the elevator with Louise, he is stopped by Louise reaching out.

"Interviewees don't open up if they're being watched by jailers, and there's no point in interviewing in that case — you're a journalist, and you should know that, Clark."

"But ......"

But Superman still looked a little hesitant, and Louise stood on tiptoe and kissed him lightly, then said seriously.

"And I also want you to temporarily lift the lockdown of your cell, only sincerity can gain the trust of the other party. Anyway, as long as I call out to you for help, you'll be there to me in three seconds, no problem, Clark. ”

Eventually, Louise managed to convince Superman to allow her to go to Red's cell alone, and the laser fence in Red's cell disappeared as soon as the footsteps of her high heels stopped.

I saw a white-haired man sitting on the bed with his head down, and just as Louise wondered if he was asleep, the latter suddenly raised his head and opened his blood-red eyes to look at her.

"Louise Lane is it, the famous journalist...... Fortunately, fortunately. ”

Louise, who was preemptively attacked, couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

"Hello, Mr. Red Douglas, it looks like you've been told I'm coming—"

"No, no one told me. Your husband seems to have forgotten about it, but in this case he can let Superman let you in alone, and he's a beautiful brunette...... I don't have a good brain, but it's easy to guess. ”

Louise's mouth opened slightly, and she instantly felt a chill down her spine, and she immediately realized that Red knew Superman's social identity inside out, and even knew clearly about Superman's relationship with herself.

She kind of understands first-hand why Batman and Superman, the world's best partners, would think that the man in front of them is extremely dangerous.

But as a professional journalist, Louise quickly stabilized her mood with excellent emergency response skills and showed a kind smile.

"In that case, may I ask you some questions, of course, whether to answer or not, and which ones can be published is up to you......"

Red touched his chin and looked at Louise for a moment, then patted the bed board beside him.

"It's not convenient to stand and talk, sit down first, Miss Louise, I'm sorry I don't have a place to entertain you. Don't worry, I'm not going to do anything to you, I can't stand Superman being jealous. ”

Louise hesitated for a moment, then plucked up the courage to sit on the edge of Red's bed. That's when she noticed that a little blue kitten was curled up in Red's arms and yawning lazily.

"It's called Spirit, it's Amanda Waller, and they're the red lantern demon they advertise as an alien terrorist. How about it, are you interested in getting up close and personal with this terrifying demonic monster? ”

"Alas, it really can ......"

"Meow~"

Lingxing looked up at Red with some impatience, but still moved his limbs to get out of Red's arms, then jumped on Louise's lap, raised his little head and looked at the female reporter with crystal clear cat eyes.

Women are always lacking in resistance to cute little animals, and although Louise was indeed a little scared at first, she still mustered up the courage to reach out and gently stroke Lingxing's soft hair.

"Meow~"

Lingxing seemed to close his eyes very much and lay on Louise's lap, and Louise felt Lingxing's petite and soft touch, except that her body temperature seemed to be slightly higher, it was no different from an ordinary cat.

At this time, Louise noticed the red light ring on the tail of the spirit star, and subconsciously touched it lightly......

"Whew!"

Lingxing let out a high-pitched cry and jumped back into Red's arms, glaring back at Louise warily.

"Sorry, I don't know ......"

"Nothing, but neither Lingxing nor I like to be touched by rings. You're all right, Miss Louise. ”

Louise then realized that there was a small paw print on the back of her hand, which seemed to ooze a drop of blood.

"It seems to be just scratched on the skin, and it's fine."

Louise tries to wipe the blood off the back of her hand, but when she finds the tissue and looks down again, she finds that the blood is gone.

Was it just your own delusion?

"Even if it's an apology for the Spirit Star...... Feel free to ask any questions, Miss Louise, and if I can answer them, I'll know everything. ”

After receiving Red's promise, Louise's eyes lit up, and she immediately forgot about the episode just now, and began to take out a pen and paper and a tape recorder, and asked Red various questions about Chinese New Year's Eve as originally planned, and Red told Louise almost exactly what he had experienced, as he himself said.

Of course, he briefly brought about his abilities and the details of his battles.

"So what do you mean...... Black Thunderbolt and Geoman were deliberately arranged to fight you by Waller and Greenlight Supreme, and you killed them out of desperation - but what did they do it for? ”

"Who knows, it's not something I should be thinking about. All I need to do is kill the enemies who want to kill me in order to survive, it's as simple as that. ”

Louise heard the indifference to the deceased in Red's words, and thought of the public opinion outside, so she asked tentatively.

"Red, have you ever thought about Black Thunderbolt and Earthpower that you killed...... Apologize and seek forgiveness. ”

"Absolutely."

If you can get Red's apology to the victim's relatives, maybe it can ease the public opinion that is fermenting in the outside world, Louise can't help but feel happy when she hears Red's words-

"If their family apologizes to me, I will consider forgiving them for trying to do something to me and my cat. After all, they're all dead, and I'm not going to sit with their families...... I'm still a very caring person. ”

Louise was stunned again, and she began to feel another side of Red hidden under the rationality of her appearance.

No, he didn't even intend to hide it.

"But, but they're just misled and taken advantage of—"

"It's my business."

Red's voice suddenly became extremely cold, which made Louise's heart tighten.

"It's their own problem to be easily misled and taken advantage of, and when they want to do something to us, they should have the awareness of risking their lives...... If I lose, I'm going to be killed by their mistakes, and that's not fair to me. ”

Louise also had a vague sense that something was wrong, and she began to feel that her interview might have an unintended effect.

"Wait, you should know that if I report it like this, it will cause—"

"Adding fuel to the fire and causing more anger among people, don't worry about that, I'm very aware of that."

With that, the corners of Red's mouth turned up and he looked at Louise with a meaningful smile.

"But this is the truth, and you will publish my words as they are, without any tampering. I have a lot of faith in your ethics as a journalist, Miss Louise. ”