System: “He’s really good at it.”

Superman: “…”

Indeed. At first glance, the logic of this description is flawless. If he was not the person involved, he would almost believe it.

The central idea of ​​Luther's speech is that Superman's mental stability is questionable due to his special abilities and he should be strictly monitored and controlled. His actions are not for his own selfishness, but for the benefit of all mankind.

But the problem is that the premise for Luther's logic to work is to allow a person who cannot see the development of parallel universes to prove that he himself cannot!

And according to him, Superman is still in a state of 'amnesia'.

This is a paradox that cannot be completed.

However, Superman does have a key point that cannot be explained - Loki hacked into the system's database and found some content that he should not know.

So Luther's speculation, which was actually just a castle in the air, suddenly had a verifiable basis.

This is a verbal battle, and the winner lies in whether Superman can explain where the images in his mind come from.

The system felt guilty: "I didn't expect this. The firewall has been upgraded and it will definitely not happen again in the future."

In order to make up for its mistake, it was particularly proactive and said: "I'll ask Batman for you, you two can work together."

What is collusion!

If you don’t know how to use the words, don’t use them!

There was a long silence in the detention room.

Luther is increasingly confident of victory.

He crossed one leg, crossed his hands on his knees, and looked at the silent Superman leisurely: "Have you come up with an excuse?"

"Luther is now the master of the conversation." Outside, Tim said anxiously, "Unless Superman can give another explanation immediately, his danger level in the eyes of relevant people will rise sharply after this conversation is reported."

Then it will not be a question of one person believing or not believing.

Superman and human will be placed on the two ends of the scale to make a choice, and the result seems obvious.

Captain America did not refute Robin's suggestion, but only said: "This is difficult. We are asking the innocent to prove their innocence."

The purpose of the investigation was to interrogate Luther, but now the person being interrogated has changed. No one present can question this - in the eyes of others, the degree of crisis that Luther and Superman have caused to society and the earth is completely different.

If what Luther said is true, it is possible that he could be released on the spot or even put on armor and become the vanguard against Superman.

Time passed by, and Louise could no longer control her anxious and nervous emotions. She shook her legs subconsciously, her palms holding the ballpoint pen were sweating, and her eyes were hesitant between Luther and Superman.

Luther added fuel to the fire: "Ms. Ryan, as a competent reporter, you should have described this waiting time clearly in your records."

Batman suddenly reached out and pressed the call button.

"I am one of the parties involved." His hoarse and low voice echoed from the speaker in the corner of the ceiling. "Perhaps I should explain this matter."

Superman: “…”

He said to the system, "What did you and Batman do together?"

System: "I only had time to tell him the whole story."

Batman drawled, "It's a long story."

Superman's memory is limited by the will of the universe and cannot be explained at all. So if you want to break Luther's advantage, you need to find another way.

The best solution he could think of in the short term was to delay and make the situation more chaotic. The bigger the dispute, the more likely they would find a solution.

The Gotan vigilante instantly became the center of everyone's attention, and even the smile on Luther's face disappeared. The three people in the room stared at the speaker without blinking, as if they were expecting it to grow a face like Batman. Tim almost jumped out of his seat, and the captain seemed to realize something, and his handsome eyebrows knitted together.

"Robin can confirm that I have been busy collecting kryptonite since the beginning of May this year."

Tim nodded, and Steve thought of the spear that had made a great impression on General Zod.

"But the timing is wrong." Lois still didn't relax, which made her mind more active than usual. "Superman appeared in the middle of the month, I interviewed Superman at the end of May, and General Zod invaded in early June, with only one day difference in between. How could you collect kryptonite in early May? You and Superman have known each other for a long time?"

"No. I have additional reasons."

If the acquaintance of Batman and Superman between the two identities were made earlier, it would be impossible to explain his purpose of collecting kryptonite in advance.

Although it can't be explained in the first place - it's all because of the system spoilers.

But Robin and the others have obviously already thought of a reason for Batman. Although he never responds directly, it is impossible for him not to be aware of the doubts of those around him.

"I once wanted to kill Superman."

As Batman said this, he glanced at Robin and, as expected, saw an expression of sudden enlightenment and astonishment on the child's face.

This straightforward response immediately convinced Captain America, who knew nothing about the truth.

Lois uttered a short exclamation and looked at her friend. Clark... Superman leaned against the wall with his eyes closed and said nothing. He obviously did not want to express his opinion.

Luther questioned, "You don't know Superman, but you want to kill him?"

"The reasons are complicated," Batman said as he considered the reasons.

But before he could come up with a reliable explanation, the captain, who was neutral and kind in the topic of Superman, said: "I can guarantee this. The reason why he was on guard against Superman in advance has nothing to do with this incident. I think it can be ignored."

“…”

Batman, who had no idea that he had already received the second round of scripts, was confused for a second, but fortunately, his expression control was top-notch and no one could notice.

But this is a good thing, even Luther can only sneer and consider accusing them of collusion later.

"Let's skip this topic. Anyway, I thought Kryptonians were dangerous at the time, so I made a lot of preparations in advance."

"But after meeting Superman, I abandoned my original plan."

Seeing that no one objected to the timeline, Batman continued:

"First of all, I have to say that I am not sure whether Superman has the ability to observe parallel universes. Because when I met him, he was already in a state of amnesia."

"Assuming he did, I would speculate that with his superhuman powers, he must have made the decision to clear his brain of unnecessary information on his own initiative."

"Do you agree with the above speculation?"

Luther: "You ignore the magic."

"How long can magic control him? Who can bear the risk?" Batman asked him, "If Superman's amnesia is forced, is the magician stronger than Loki with special weapons? Can Superman defeat Loki——"

He recalled the previous scene and sneered: "Or you think it's because of me, Superman, that I can escape from Loki's control."

Others: Isn’t it?

But they chose to remain silent in some kind of high-IQ force field created by the confrontation between Batman and Luther.

Of course Luther would not believe such an unreasonable explanation.

Like friendship is magic or something.

He said mysteriously, "Go on."

Batman: "So you think that the ability to see parallel universes might cause Superman to lose control. However, since he voluntarily chooses to erase his memory in order to deal with the chaos, it actually shows that he is in control and lawful."

Luther immediately said, "You can't guarantee your words."

"You can't prove your hypothesis. Superman retains friendly emotions towards humans, which is very telling."

Louise raised her hands. "I can prove that if the parallel world theory is true, then he is supporting his adoptive mother, a stranger in this world, every month."

Superman: "Wha...Oh! You found her!"

He smiled a smile that was a little relieved, mixed with guilt and a little anger.

"I shouldn't have kept it a secret from you, but at least you should have said hello before you left."

"Wake up, Superman, you'll definitely stop me then."

So that's it. The so-called Philadelphia interview was actually a means to get him out of the way.

Superman thought.

What else can I say? Louise indeed.

"But the madness still remains in his mind!" Luther said loudly, "Do you know what kind of scene I saw?! Superman grew up in a human laboratory! After being killed by a monster and resurrected by Batman, the earth fell into crisis, and what did he choose? He chose to rule and dominate this world, even if it meant killing his former comrades!"

"Even if he didn't do all this, who can guarantee that a superman who has witnessed all this can still keep his integrity? He is not a saint who lives in legends!"

"—I'll make sure of that," Batman said. "I'm doing it now."

He looked at Robin. The idea was that Tim, as a third party, could provide some evidence to prove the matter.

Tim reflected, "Batman installed a real-time surveillance system on Superman! That's how we were able to rush over from Gotham in time after Superman lost consciousness."

“…”

Grass (still a plant).

Superman's complex gaze is limited by space and cannot be conveyed to Batman outside.

But his expression was captured by everyone.

Robin: "...Wait, sorry, you didn't know?"

Batman's unfriendly voice came from the side: "What should he know?"

Seeing that the friendship was about to fall apart, the American captain stood up decisively and said, "I think the matter is clear enough. Can we end the interview here today? Ms. Ryan?"

"I'm fine!" Louise jumped up in a hurry. She almost sprained her ankle because she always wore high heels. "Superman, uh, shall we go together?"

"Okay, you go first."

The Metropolitan hero smiled at her.

But this expression looks so stiff no matter how you look at it.

Luther said from behind them, "Superman, you said earlier that you and Batman would never fight no matter what, right?"

"Yes, we can't."

After giving this blunt answer, the conspicuous red cloak disappeared into the room.

Luther breathed a sigh of relief.

He rubbed his forehead, closed his eyes, and began to organize his thoughts.

**

Philadelphia a week later.

Shazan: "The parallel universe develops differently from ours?"

Superman: "Maybe."

"What am I like in other worlds?"

"I have no idea."

"In other worlds, Batman and you are rivals, but in this world you are friends?"

"...That's a misunderstanding. I guess in most worlds we are just friends."

"Who do you like better, Miss Ryan or Wonder Woman?"

"Wait, why is this a problem?"

Shazan flipped through the forum on his phone and said, "Rather than the undefined superpowers described in that report, people are more interested in your emotional experience. So who is it?"

"They are all friends I trust." Superman answered honestly.

"Tsk." The Philadelphia superhero put his phone aside, "Thank you for coming to our school for lunch."

"You're welcome. That's what we agreed on. I'm also glad that you didn't distance yourself from our relationship because of what some newspapers said."

"That's just scaremongering," Shazan shrugged. "Really, who would believe you could rule the world after seeing you?"

Superman smiled and shook his head without saying anything.

The young man's eyes then fell on the obvious locator on his wrist: "...So how long are you going to wear this thing? Didn't Batman already guarantee it for you?"

"Just in case. Of course, the practical reason is that people trust what they see with their own eyes, and Batman's gadgets aren't always obvious enough."

Nonsense. This is insulting and slanderous!

Although he wanted to shout it out so bluntly, after many days of experience and successfully defeating his enemy, Shazan was no longer a silly child who knew nothing. He choked for a while, but finally held back his anger and said in a muffled voice: "If you need any help, remember to call me."

"I usually say this to people." Superman patted his back comfortingly, "Don't worry, it will be over soon."

He was referring to the Luther Court trial scheduled for the end of the month, where all relevant personnel will attend.

But to everyone's surprise, another big thing happened before that.