Brand Master [Comprehensive Yingmei]

Don't look at Vera's appearance of freely coming and going to the Zhenglian base and making troubles every day. In fact, her cooperation with Zhenglian has not been exposed from the beginning.

Back in Gotham, with the help of Bruce, the publication of "Vanessa" was covered by a steel frame. In addition, the Zhenglian base was originally a secret, and everyone kept tight-lipped. eye on.

But among the three guys who came for the interview in a row, at least two of them had fake resumes, and the other used hypnosis directly. If they said they were not targeted, they would be deceiving themselves.

After hanging up the phone, Vera followed Bruce's instructions, walked to a nearby intersection with a lot of surveillance cameras, and turned to a secluded corner inside the side entrance of a large bank to wait for him.

Vera did as she said, and it didn't take long before the other side's reinforcements arrived.

What surprised her was that the first person who rushed here to pick her up was not Bruce himself, nor was it Superman and Diana who were often active in Washington and Metropolis.

...but Green Lantern.

Accompanied by the symbolic pure green light of the lantern ring, a man in an emerald green uniform with a round lantern ring logo on his chest landed silently in front of Vera.

From Vera's point of view, I saw Green Lantern's brown hair curled up in a mess like fried hair, as if he came from somewhere at a high speed, and he was a little embarrassed.

He was also not very familiar with Vera. After landing, Hal Jordan raised his hand and greeted Vera dryly.

"...Hi, Senna."

He was a little embarrassed, and scratched his head subconsciously, "Come with me, we'll talk when we go back."

Vera didn't step forward, she kept her arms crossed and asked with a frown, "Where's Batman?"

The moment the name "Batman" came out of Vera's mouth, Hal's brows twitched slightly, and he pursed his lips, obviously displeased.

Fortunately, he still remembered the purpose of coming here, and said vaguely: "Batman is not as fast as me."

I don't know that during this period of time, several men in Zhenglian have had a stiff relationship because of the question of "who is the leader". Vera subconsciously thinks that this is because Batman can't catch up in Gotham.

After all, when she called Bruce just now, he seemed to be still in bed, speaking with a hoarse nasal voice.

Considering that the tabloid reported that Bruce Wayne and the popular model had a spring evening in the hotel last night, Vera was very considerate and didn't bother him anymore.

She asked Green Lantern, "You're going to take me away in this outfit?"

"..."

Hal looked at Vera speechlessly, stepped forward, and stretched out a hand towards her:

"Give me your hand."

After Vera hesitated to hand him her hand, she heard the man suddenly say:

"Hurry up."

As soon as the words fell, Vera felt pushed by a certain force from behind, and then, her whole body involuntarily bumped into the other's chest, with one hand tightly wrapped around her waist.

"……Hey!"

Vera put her hand on the man's shoulder subconsciously, her face changed, and before she could refuse, a green light suddenly appeared in front of her eyes.

There was only a muffled "boom", and a heavy sound of breaking through the air, and a huge sense of weightlessness suddenly surged up. It was like stepping on a jumping machine in an amusement park, and it was still rising.

There was a whistling wind in her ears, and she couldn't step on the ground. Instinctively, Wei stretched her arms and wrapped her arms around the opponent's neck, hugging him awkwardly, with a flash of sternness in her eyes.

"--Green Lantern!"

She shouted angrily, but suddenly took a big mouthful of cold wind.

Suddenly there was a loud laugh.

It seems that he has never seen Vera in such a tense manner. Green Lantern, who has always been oppressed by Vera's aura of the big devil, has a sense of pride of "turning over to be the master" and "you also have today".

He pushed Vera's head back with his backhand, covering her face, and maintained a posture of hugging her tightly. The majestic energy surged around him and flew out of the ground like a shell.

Inside Zhenglian, Green Lantern's ability seems a bit mediocre.

Compared with the Flash who is known for his speed, his flying speed is indeed not as good as the opponent.

Compared with Superman, who is known for his strength and defensive power, he is indeed no match for the opponent in close combat-this is not to say that he is inferior to Superman, but the physical problem of the two.

Vera once obtained accurate data from Cyborg: Superman is 1.9 meters tall and weighs 230 pounds, while Green Lantern is only three centimeters shorter than Superman, but weighs only [-] pounds.

But this is just a comparison with the top two on the planet - right now, he easily picked up Vera with one hand, and it was effortless to fly at a speed that was difficult to capture with the camera.

When the wind finally stopped and Vera opened her eyes again, she was already in the sky, and the buildings below turned into squares, and gradually became blurred under the constant acceleration of the man.

Judging from Vera's experience in flying for many years, they have obviously reached the upper stratosphere at this moment, and are about to approach the troposphere.

Without the obstruction of the clouds, the light above her head was even hotter and more dazzling. Vera squinted her eyes, endured the dull pain in her chest due to lack of oxygen, and sneezed uncomfortably.

——Don't look at this group of superhuman beings who go to heaven and earth if they disagree with each other. In fact, it's not as simple and easy as you think to fly to the sky. At least for ordinary humans, it's terrible.

Leaving aside the small problems of ultraviolet rays burning the skin and eyes, the biggest problem is the lack of oxygen and extreme cold. At least Vera's heartbeat is abnormal, her limbs are cold, and she is shivering.

In the next second, the green light on Green Lantern's body flowed, and a gentle and pure energy enveloped Vera, and quickly expanded into a small sphere, blocking the cold and allowing Vera's breathing to return to normal. .

"...What exactly are you planning to do?"

As her body temperature warmed up, Vera immediately turned her face and refused to recognize anyone.

She pushed Green Lantern away, stood on the other side of the energy ball, and looked at him with probing eyes, "Don't tell me this is a plan you discussed with Batman for protection."

"..."

Hal froze, before he could explain, Vera's phone vibrated again.

She took out her mobile phone with one free hand, and when she saw the caller ID of "B" on it, she couldn't help raising her eyebrows and glanced at Hal.

The phone was connected, and as expected, Bruce asked in a deep voice:

"Where are you?"

Vera glanced at Hal, and said coolly, "In the sky."

Bruce: "..."

He took a deep breath: "Vera Senna—give me your coordinates now."

Through the phone, both Vera and Hal could hear the cold anger and faint anxiety hidden in Bruce's words.

Since receiving Vera's call, Bruce has been rushing to Washington at the fastest speed, and finally arrived at the destination, but found that the place was empty, and Vera could not be found at all... He almost didn't start the emergency filing.

Fortunately, Vera's phone call was still available, and finally she was not killed by any enemy. While Bruce breathed a sigh of relief, he couldn't help but feel angry.

Just when he was about to question why this daring woman didn't obediently stay where she was and wait for his support, Hal suddenly leaned over to Vera, took the phone without question, and said in an unusually gentle tone:

"—You don't have to worry about that, anyway, Senna is with me, she's safe."

Bruce: "..."

Vera: "..."

"Don't worry, I will protect her. You just need to investigate the person who is after her."

Hal opened his mouth, showing a mouthful of white teeth, smiling brightly, his tone became subtle,

"After all, as a leader, you do need to have a strategic plan, don't you?"

After all, he clenched his fist, and the entire energy ball rose again, and soon there was a "stabbing" sound of unstable signal on the other end of the phone. He hung up the phone without hesitation—probably out of anger.

"..."

Vera squeezed the phone, looked at the other party expressionlessly, and suddenly sneered, "Batman is not as fast as you...huh?"

Hal glanced around guiltily: "Hey! Look at that cloud below, does it look like a natural heart?"

——You have learned to change the subject at this time?

Vera sneered lightly, folded her arms around her chest, and asked sharply:

"Green Lantern, are you falling out with the rest of the Justice League?"

"how is this possible!?"

Hal subconsciously denied it, and Vera immediately saw the truth:

"So, this is a personal conflict between you and Batman?"

Hal: "..."

After a long time, caught by Vera's stern gaze, Hal sighed, squatted down as if giving up on himself, and explained depressedly:

"This has nothing to do with a personal conflict."

After a pause, Hal, whose brain was in a mess, looked at Vera in a strange way, and asked faintly:

"Hey, let me ask you—do you also think that the leader of the Justice League should be Batman?"

…It was a coincidence that Hal would choose Vera to confide in the question.

During this period of time, the "leadership" disputes caused by the disputes in the forum made several people in the Justice League a little unhappy, and Hal was no exception.

These depressive and depressed emotions have been suppressed in his heart for a long time, making him in a terrible mood, like a powder keg that exploded at once, and almost had a quarrel with his friend The Flash.

The guilt, sadness, and unwillingness in his heart are so obvious... Of course, it is impossible for him to confide in his teammates of the Justice League, nor to his old friends who do not know his identity, and it is even more impossible for him to complain to other members of the Green Lantern Corps.

And the only person who is clear about Zhenglian's internal situation and who can speak up is not Zhenglian's partner is Vera.

Impulsively brought Vera into his domain, Hal immediately regretted it as soon as he opened his mouth to ask:

Vera Senna herself is an advertising master hired by Batman, it's not too obvious who she will favor!

Such thoughts flashed by, Hal curled his lips, he was ready for Vera to say "Batman should be the leader", but Vera shook her head.

She said frankly: "From the perspective of an outsider, I don't think Batman is suitable to be the leader of Zhenglian."

"!"

Hal's eyes lit up, and he raised his head to look at Vera, as if he saw some glimmer of hope: "...Then what do you mean?"

...That's right, judging from his observations over the past few days, Vera and Batman are just a purely cooperative relationship, so it's normal for her to help out or not!

With Green Lantern's husky expression of surprise at seeing a steak, Vera continued: "I think Superman is the most suitable."

Hal: "..."

So why Superman? ! !

The shock and confusion on the man's face were too obvious, Vera frowned slightly, and said naturally:

"Because he's the only one showing his face."

"...???"

Even though he was standing in the energy ball, Hal still felt that a tornado had just whizzed past the center of his forehead, making him dizzy and confused by the wind.

Unable to hold back, he jumped up on the spot:

"What does this have to do with showing your face?!"

"The leader is the face of the Justice League—need I repeat to you how popular Superman's face is?"

Vera didn't flinch at all, she stopped every word, ruthlessly pressed on Hal step by step, killing three times:

"Can you open up the entire market with a photo like him? Can you suppress the president by smiling at the audience on the live broadcast like him? Can you show your face all the time like him at press conferences and Is it a live broadcast to attract fans?"

Do you know how important Superman (that face) is?If Batman was broadcast live at the beginning, the overall reputation of Zhenglian would be twice as low as before. Believe it or not?

Captured by Vera's aura, Hal backed away again and again, speechless.

He was almost pissed off by Vera: I'm also very handsome, okay?How could my face be inferior to Superman? !

Inexplicably, Vera led him astray, Hal held back his anger, and said angrily, unwilling to admit defeat:

"How do you know if you don't try? How do you know I can't do it?"

In fact, Vera's so-called "image spokesperson" and Hal's "leader" are completely different things.

However, unknowingly, in the dispute with Vera, Hal has completely forgotten the reasons for his original troubles, and he has completely forgotten those competitive issues. Now his mind is full of "I am much more handsome than Superman." ", "Believe it or not, women can fall in love with me on the spot when I take off the ring".

"I'm not interested in your real identity, and you don't have to prove yourself."

Vera, who didn't want to bear such a big secret and responsibility as her identity, said coldly,

"Even if you can take off the mask, you tell me, can you endure the impatience like Superman and go live with Walker for the Justice League? Can you calmly fight with Vasquesh like Batman, and get from the White House Chief of Staff Do your subordinates take advantage of it?"

The angry words that Hal was about to blurt out came to an abrupt end.

He seemed to be stuck by something, his lips murmured, and he looked at Vera in front of him complicatedly.

"Who told you that the leader is based on combat power or strategic ability?"

Vera asked lightly, "Do you really think that being a leader and taking on those things is a good thing?"

I know you don't like to see this, and you don't want to deal with people like Walker and Vasque, so why don't those two bear the burden for you?

"Of course I know."

Hal took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "It's precisely because of this - only I should bear it, is there a problem?"

Hal Jordan is the one chosen by the Lantern Ring, the bravest person in the universe, and the guardian of this fan.

This is not a question of power, it is because he, Hal Jordan, has the obligation to take responsibility more than anyone else, which was originally his duty.

This time, it was Vera's turn to be silent.

She looked up for the first time, and looked at Green Lantern with a completely different gaze, a gleam in her eyes.

After a long silence, under Hal's bright gaze, Vera blinked, and coolly spit out the answer:

"something wrong."

Hal: "..."

He stared at Vera in disbelief for several seconds, and immediately made a gesture to take off the mask.

"If you don't believe it, you can try it."

Vera stopped it immediately, she thought for a while, "——Let's make a bet."

Hal was immediately aroused:

"What bet?"

"I bet you can't deal with politicians and businessmen like those two people," Vera said. "Let's not talk about Zhenglian related matters, you can't even bear serious business talks."

"Just bet!" Hal said angrily, "What to bet? How to bet?"

"Just bet on my daily exchanges and talks with Party A at work."

Vera was very calm, "You can choose your bet."

Picking randomly means: if Hal wins, he can do whatever he wants Vera to do, even if he makes Vera his girlfriend on the spot, Vera can only agree-this is from another perspective. In other words, it is also a strong distrust of Hal.

"……it is good."

Hal was really stimulated, he gritted his teeth, "Vera Senna, you wait!"

Under Vera's repeated nonsense, at this moment, the concept of "the leader of the Zhenglian" has completely disappeared from Green Lantern's mind. He began to focus on this bet, and while planning how to Victory, while imagining how to make demands on Vera after winning.

Until the energy ball brought the two of them back to the Zhenglian base, Hal's expression was very strange.

He seemed to be caught in some kind of wonderful fantasy, showing a confident expression for a while, and a suspicious smirk for a while, if Vera hadn't grabbed him in time, the energy ball would have dissipated because of his inattention.

When she walked through the hall and actually saw Batman, the exhausted Vera couldn't help taking a step forward, and whispered to Batman:

"You owe me one more time."

Bruce, glanced at Hal who was out of his mind and didn't confront him at all:

"……what."

The long-lost headache hits me. Although I am really curious about how Vera persuaded Green Lantern, the main problem now is not the internal conflicts of Zhenglian, but the people who are eyeing Vera.

In more than two hours, plus an omnipotent steel frame in the online world, Bruce has already investigated the person who is eyeing Vera.

While Hal was still distracted, he simply took Vera to another room, and gave her a detailed document, which was an explanation:

"There are more than one group of people targeting you—according to preliminary investigations, the interviewees Grant Ward and Sarah Carter belong to the government's special forces, and they are all agents."

Because it was expected, Vera was not surprised, but she was indeed a little strange:

"This special force is what Walker used to deal with you? How did they break through the steel frame's intelligence blockade and find me?"

"It should have nothing to do with Walker-SHIELD, that is, S.H.I.E.L.D., their history dates back to World War II."

Bruce said objectively, "The leader of the team dealing with Zhenglian is Amanda Waller."

Because before that, when they talked about Walker might set up another organization to deal with Zhenglian, Trevor's expression was wrong. After Vera and Bruce found out, they investigated Trevor specifically, and found out that tough sent female officers.

"You mean, they have an ancient and special channel to investigate me?"

Thinking of Miss Jean Gray's hypnotic technique, Vera thought of some terrible questions.

Bruce: "...no."

He looked at Vera speechlessly, hesitated for a moment, and still held his forehead and said:

"You asked someone to draw a fanart for me."

"Was it leaked from Steve?"

Vera reacted quickly, her pupils shrank slightly, and she felt that something was wrong, "It's impossible, I didn't reveal my real identity when I asked him for a draft."

So far, she has used the identity of "Venissa" for external activities, and the name "Venissa" has been locked in advance by Cyborg.

If the other party noticed her identity from Steve, it should be Steve who first leaked that he was the original author of the Batman fan art - but even if he was exposed, the other party couldn't have revealed her identity in such a short time. Time to lock onto her head.

Intelligence search is a very huge project, and Vera herself is very careful, the whole transaction between her and Steve did not go through the Internet.

Under this premise, if the opponent wants to lock her in such a short period of time, unless SHIELD also has a guy similar to Cyborg in his hands, and his ability must surpass Cyborg.

What's more, the most important point is... Vera didn't think that Steve, who had signed a confidentiality contract, would be stupid enough to leak such information.

In just ten seconds, Vera's thoughts turned, she considered countless possibilities back and forth, and her face gradually became serious.

In stark contrast to her, was Bruce, who should have been more serious. At this moment, he was not nervous at all, and even carried a vague sense of powerlessness.

"...The painter you are looking for is the one named Steve."

As if he had suffered an unprecedented blow, Bruce looked ten years older. He looked at Vera, who was listening attentively, and said in a deep voice.

"His other identity...is Captain America who led the army to defeat the Nazis during World War II."

Vera: "..."

She was expressionless: "Captain America has long been missing."

Bruce, feebly: "Yes, S.H.I.E.L.D. just dug it out of the ice."

——I met you just after I got out of the freeze and finally adapted to the society!

I also want to know that the baby bump that SHIELD holds in the palm of your hand has been destroyed by you to the point of autism. You have the nerve to ask why SHIELD found you? !

"...he is over 100 years old."

"Ice cubes keep it fresh, and he has a special serum."

——When you are more than 100 years old, you still ask people to get up in the middle of the night to revise the manuscript, once, twice and three times, and finally say that the first version is better. Aren’t you bullying people who are centenarians? !

"..."

"..."

He and Bruce looked at each other for three seconds, and after repeatedly confirming that the other party was not joking, he looked away casually, hit his palm with a fist, and said seriously:

"In this way, Steve is indeed a good candidate for drafting, and the next fanart can also be entrusted to him."

Special serum, quadruple physical strength, on call, not afraid of sudden death... Isn't this the perfect party B in her mind? !