Brand Master [Comprehensive Yingmei]

The mastermind behind the scenes is the large capital group represented by the arms group, and the reason for the conflict is the closely related interest issue. Unless the concept of Chaoying completely dies out, the other party will not give up.

Because Belfort had been vaccinated before, Vera was not too surprised, and she didn't intend to stop there.

——Since the contradictions are irreconcilable, let's fight!

Only in this way, the troublesome point is: she can't take care of this matter by herself.

Vera's previous idea was to use short texts to delay time, find out the instigator behind the scenes, kill the other party or play it by ear, and crack their conspiracy against Chaoying, and then she can retire successfully-the whole process does not even need to let those superheroes The hero knows that it is to repay the life-saving grace of a dark little princess.

But now, the opponent is an entire arms group that cannot be defeated at all (it is impossible for them to be defeated if Walker steps down), and Vera's previous plan can only fail completely.

The only way she can deal with it now is to see the trick and then fight back - this process requires the personal cooperation of the seven superheroes.

Therefore, Vera still had to go find them.

But the question is... how to find it?

It has been so long since the Washington War, and these seven superheroes seem to have no intention of cooperating with the government. Instead, they disappear without a trace, and no one can contact them.

God knows where these superheroes are, and Vera is sure the government has a way to find them—but of course she can't go through the government.

Vera spent the whole morning collecting information, and by noon, Clark had already gone upstairs to knock on the door to inform her to go downstairs for dinner, but she still couldn't find the superheroes whose whereabouts were unknown. (…)

Under Clark's urging, she came down to the restaurant, and when she was eating a sandwich, Vera was rarely distracted, as if she was thinking about something.

Clark looked worried: "Miss Senna, are you okay?"

Vera paused, then shook her head: "How is your resume preparation? Hand it over to me when it's fully prepared. I'll see how much you've improved this time."

Because Clark insisted that he didn't need a letter of introduction, Vera asked him to remake his resume and submit it to the company. Before that, Vera would review Clark's resume first, and if it was not good, he would call back and ask him to do it again.

Clark, whose resume was killed three times in a row: ...

Dealing with these trivial matters is simply relaxing, pointing out the problems in Clark's resume again, and killing the unlucky silly boy four times (Clark: huh), Vera re-read the information she has obtained so far.

As we all know, Wonder Woman is the special envoy of Paradise Island, and she may have returned to Paradise Island.

However, Superman, Green Lantern, The Flash and others have no news, so they have to go to the cities of Metropolis and Central City to try their luck.

As for the dark... No, Batman, as the urban legend of Gotham City, if you want to find him, you still have to go to Gotham City.

In addition, she originally planned to go to Gotham City first, to get rid of the "stain" on Batman first...

Anyway, gotta go to Gotham first.

After making up her mind, Vera thought about it and asked Mary to get her a press card for the Washington Herald.

In order not to make Mary suspicious, she pretended to casually mention in front of her:

"Hey, Mrs. Wigner's nephew Kent's resume is always problematic. His ability is good, and he is more than enough to serve as an assistant. It's a resume like this to apply for the planning department. I guess it's a little bit hanging."

— Vera's mouth, the deceitful ghost.

Obviously Clark wanted the position of Vera's assistant, but he was rejected. In front of Mary, Vera once again looked like "it seems good to have Kent as an assistant".

Mary became vigilant in an instant—it never occurred to her that the rural boy who looked simple and honest, spoke softly and friendly, would dare to pry her corner!

She immediately took over Clark's job application in the company, told Vera to rest well, and took Clark to the company.

As soon as the two of them left, Vera turned around and booked a ticket to go straight to Gotham.

Because she had heard about Gotham City’s terrible public security issues from her peers a long time ago, Vera booked the safest and high-end five-star hotel in Gotham at the airport, rented a scooter, and brought her press card. Picked up the car and went straight to the Gotham Police Station.

As soon as she got out of the parking lot of the airport, a completely different scene from Washington slowly unfolded in front of Vera's eyes.

Gotham is near the sea, and the fishing and transportation industries are well developed. Because it is located in the subtropical monsoon zone, it rains non-stop during the hottest summer. Therefore, the whole city always maintains a foggy, gray and gloomy appearance. Never see the sun.

In the old town of the city, most of the buildings have an eighteenth-century Gothic style: pointed towers, skinny buildings, iron decorations for decoration, creepers that climb all over the walls from time to time, and All kinds of stained glass, quite a retro beauty.

The newly developed business district is full of high-rise buildings and crowded, just like New York City.Located in the center of the business district, the [-]-meter-tall Wayne Group Building is like a symbol and monument of the entire city.

Despite its hidden dangers, from the perspective of the city, it is a good place for sightseeing - at least Vera likes these old Gothic buildings in the old city very much.

Of course, it can be seen from the homeless people all over the street, the gangsters blocking people on the side of the road, the sudden gunshots in the distance, and the indifferent faces of passers-by... the law and order in Gotham is indeed not good.

For safety's sake, Vera never stopped the car along the way, and even lunch was just a few dry bread brought over from the airport.

During the lunch break at noon, she finally rushed to the police station on the other side of the city and found the police officer she had contacted in the morning.

"Hello, I am the Washington Herald reporter who contacted you this morning."

Vera pretended to hand over the (fake) press card to the other party, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I'm afraid I will take up your time all afternoon."

It has to be said that good looks also have advantages.

Seeing Vera herself, the young police officer stared straight for several seconds before he could react.

His ears were red, he glanced at the press card casually, and hurriedly invited Vera into the police station.

"Sorry, sorry! You're here to interview our police about Batman, right?"

While speaking, the policeman paused, looked at Vera with complicated eyes, and said bluntly with a little sympathy: "With all due respect, ma'am, have you... recently offended the editor-in-chief of the newspaper?"

The police officer took it for granted: If this delicate beauty in front of her hadn't offended her immediate boss, who would be willing to let her come to Gotham alone to interview Batman?

"........."

Vera was silent for a while, pretending not to hear: "We at the "Washington Herald" are preparing to produce an entire issue of 'superhero' interviews, and Batman is also one of the characters we want to report on."

After all, she took out the Washington Herald's previous reports on Batman from her briefcase.

I have to say that the "Washington Herald" is also a media that changes its face very quickly.

Before the Great War in Washington, this newspaper had always been critical of the superheroes, and it was even more merciless towards the urban legend Batman in Gotham City.

The report that Vera found was titled "A Man or a Devil?"Gotham City in the Shadow of the Bat".

It can be seen from the headline how unfriendly the "Washington Herald" is to Batman.

In the article, they described Batman as a murderous maniac who only appeared in the dark, intimidating and deterring innocent citizens, and turning a blind eye to the existence of the police. People read this report and think that Batman is an evil pervert.

The language of this report is very provocative, but the authenticity is very doubtful. The author uses "knowledge from the police", "no conclusion yet", "heard from friends in Gotham" throughout the article Convicting Batman with the news, anyone with a discerning eye will know that this thing is nonsense.

But for those who hate and fear Batman, it has infinite resonance.

Sure enough, after reading this report, the police officer, who had been flashing his words before, immediately relaxed a lot.

He even breathed a sigh of relief: "So, I can tell the truth, right?"

Vera: "...you tell me."

The policeman, without hesitation: "What kind of superhero is Batman!?"

As if he had opened up a chatterbox, he babbled like venting:

"I don't deny that Batman played a role in the Battle of Washington, but he's by no means a superhero—God, all the media these days is calling him a hero, but no one ever asks The opinions of us Gotham people! Thank God, you are here, and finally we have the media to speak for us!"

...yet another person who has become more and more disgusted with Batman under the media propaganda.

Vera raised her eyebrows, and simply followed the policeman's meaning and asked, "So, how do you Gotham people view Batman?"

"He is a cruel and terrifying demon!"

the policeman cursed in disgust.

"In the past few years, Batman has caused countless fears and shadows on the entire Gotham, and our police have received calls for help almost every day.

He beat people to death countless times, broke into houses countless times, provoked gang wars countless times, and threatened the police countless times-just because he participated in saving Washington, he can't be dismissed before him in Columbia. Tan Shi's bad deeds have been completely wiped out, right? "

"You know? In Gotham, when mothers threaten their children now, they say, 'If you don't obey, Batman is going to fly into your room and kill you'!"

In the end, the police officer was filled with anger, "Every night, he would appear in a certain corner of Gotham from time to time, scaring people half to death and then beating them, threatening them, and taking their lives. The bats are flying around like an unreal nightmare. I don't know why such a bastard who flouts the law can be called a hero!"

Vera took a deep look at the policeman.

When the young police officer finally finished scolding, she asked quietly:

"So, did Batman really kill anyone in Gotham?"

"Of course!"

The police officer said without hesitation, "I have a colleague who witnessed Batman kill an innocent woman! It's just that there is insufficient evidence—"

"John!"

A deep voice suddenly interrupted the interview.

The two of them followed the prestige and found a middle-aged man in a windbreaker standing at the door of the office.

This man was about 50 to [-] years old, his hair was more than half white, he was wearing glasses, and he stared at the little policeman with an extremely ugly face.

After looking at the title column at the entrance of the police station, Vera immediately recognized that this middle-aged man was none other than Chief of Police James Gordon.

Seeing Gordon, the little policeman's face turned pale all of a sudden.

Without giving Vera any extra time to think, Gordon strode in in front of her, and unceremoniously scolded the police officer named John:

"Since there is no evidence, you can't convict people casually - as a policeman, don't you understand this? You are a policeman, and you should speak with evidence and facts. When did you start to learn to act like some people who are useless for eyeballs? Is the immoral and obscene media chasing rumors like that?"

"There is no morality for eyeballs", "the media who are chasing after rumors"...

Is this scolding her?

Vera turned her face away, holding back a smile.

Of course, if the real "Washington Herald" reporter was here at this moment, he would jump up and fight this Director Gordon desperately.

"But it's the truth! We can't just let Batman behave like this—"

The little policeman's face flushed, he glanced at Vera uneasily, and insisted.

"Since you think it's true, then go investigate the case and find out the evidence before speaking!"

James Gordon's face was very serious, and his voice was sonorous and powerful:

"If Batman did kill someone, then we'll file a case against him, and if he doesn't, then we'll clear up the rumor with the media."

When Vera heard this, she glanced at Director Gordon without a trace.

She dared to come to Gotham alone, so she had done a lot of preparatory work.

Judging from the information and intelligence she obtained: Most people in Gotham City have fear and fear of Batman.

Official agencies such as the Gotham Police Department and the Gotham government deeply dislike and condemn Batman-this is why she pretended to be a reporter from the "Washington Herald" and ran over to make clichés.

However, judging from the attitude of Director Gordon... something seems wrong?

The time left for Vera is too short.

Before she could extract the most critical information from Officer John, Director Gordon had already barged in.

As if... is blocking something.

Commissioner Gordon scolded John and drove him out first. After the young police officer had gone far away, he looked at Vera sitting in the office and said hypocritically:

"I'm sorry, Miss Reporter, John is always talking nonsense about things that are speculative, you just listen to what he has to say."

"So, even Batman's killing of innocent people is based on rumors?"

Vera didn't give in, pressing every step of the way.

"Our police are investigating this matter. If we find out the truth, we will hold a press conference to announce the facts. Please give us the police some time."

Gordon spoke in an official tone calmly, "It's getting late, ma'am, and we'll notify your newspaper at that time."

The implication is to tell Vera to leave now.

Vera pretended not to understand: "I actually think that giving the public the greatest information transparency is the fundamental way to eliminate rumors."

"Glad we reached an agreement, ma'am."

Gordon twitched the corner of his mouth mockingly, and gestured to see off the guest coldly,

"In order to give the public the greatest information transparency, it is even more forbidden for your newspaper to participate."

"A newspaper office is a newspaper office, and an individual is an individual. You can't be like them and make generalizations, right?"

Vera just sat on the seat and didn't move.

After clarifying Gordon's biased position, Vera sighed in her heart, and she began to feel that it was a bad decision to impersonate the reporter of "Washington Herald".

This idea flashed by, she thought about it, and then began to talk nonsense very brazenly:

"To be honest, I fell in love with Batman at first sight. You can't ask a girl in love to remain absolutely calm and on the sidelines."

Gordon: "........."

Gordon: "Sorry, Miss, what did you just say? I may be old, and there is something wrong with my hearing..."

Vera, categorically: "Ah, it's like this - I have a crush on him."