Brand Master [Comprehensive Yingmei]

Why does Vera, who is French, have the teacher of an American politician like Francis?

Why would Francis call Vera Vanessa?

Why did Vera just... break away from Superman's hand without hesitation, and followed Fransey away without looking back?

The car door slammed shut, the black SUV went further and further away, and soon disappeared into a forest. The few people who were left there were full of surprise, still staring at the little black dot.

Clark held the hand that Vera had struggled free from. He looked down at the palm, his expression gloomy, and he didn't say a word.

Diana was stunned for a moment, and her questioning eyes stabbed straight at Bruce:

"How is this going?"

Hal and Barry looked at Cyborg, who was also not surprised at the same time, and the latter couldn't help but smiled wryly: "...about this matter, I advise you to ask Senna yourself."

When he learned of Vera, Cyborg had already learned all of Vera's information through the Internet, but if the big devil didn't plan to reveal his past, Cyborg would certainly not be able to seek death on his own initiative.

Hal sneered: "She all followed that Underwood away!"

Where do you want us to ask?

Steel Bone turned his head and acted like a mute, but Bruce, who also knew Vera clearly, glanced at Hal, and asked in a deep voice:

"She doesn't follow Underwood now, do you still expect you to deal with Underwood?"

"……what?"

"Don't you understand yet?"

Bruce said indifferently, "Walker deliberately made such a one-handed dinner without telling Zhenglian. Their ultimate goal is not Zhenglian at all. They want Senna to attend."

According to the consistent logic of the US government, if the problem cannot be solved, the person who raised the problem will be solved.

From the establishment of Zhenglian to the present, Vera stood behind the scenes and made Walker miserable. After her identity was exposed, the Walker government wanted to kill her so much.

——This is the main reason why Vera moved as soon as she recovered from her illness.

If she doesn't hide in time, even if Zhenglian is here, Vera will be attacked by countless unknown killers or secret agents. More people want her to die than want her to live.

"...fuck!"

Before Bruce could finish explaining, Hal immediately wanted to chase the SUV in a hurry, but was furious after being stopped by Bruce:

"Since that's the case, you still dare to let Vera leave with those people!?"

Not only Hal, but even Diana and Barry looked at Bruce and Cyborg in disbelief.

Why do you all know everything and let Vera fall into danger like this! ?

"—Because it was Francis Underwood who found her."

There was really no way to cover up for Vera anymore, Bruce hesitated for a moment, and said meaningfully:

"As you've guessed, Senna's real name is Vanessa—her identity is not as simple as you might think."

Like Cyborg, out of respect for Vera's privacy, Bruce didn't reveal more privately, but briefly touched on this topic:

"I can only guarantee: After Senna's identity is exposed, her body can be guaranteed to be safe—with her true identity, Walker will never kill her again."

Batman's words were vague, but the expressions of Clark and Diana suddenly became subtle.

Before revealing his identity, he could be "obliterated at will", but after revealing his identity, even Walker couldn't kill him...

Clark immediately looked at Cyborg, and asked sharply: "She doesn't use her real name, is it because there is 'de' in it?"

Steel Bone paused, and his voice was like a mosquito buzzing: "...there are three."

For the French, the name with "Germany" probably means that they were born in an aristocratic family.

If there are more than one "virtue" in the name, it means that the family of birth is extremely large, and both the paternal and matrilineal families are very noble. This is why there are three or four noble particles used in combination.

All the confusion from the first meeting, from the moment I saw Vera walking, disappeared in an instant.

Why did Jason have to learn complicated etiquette?

Why do you know the operations and ideas of those big capitalists so well?

Why are you so familiar with politics?Why is there such a teacher?

...Because she was originally on the same level as those people.

It's like the princess and the pea in a fairy tale.

Even if he is living in the United States for some reason, he can't hide the burning glory engraved in the depths of his soul.

Unable to tell what it was like, while Diana and the others were still at a loss, Clark pursed his lips, first heaving a sigh of relief, but soon felt that something was wrong:

"In this case, why does Francis insist on taking Vera away at this moment?"

Bruce didn't answer, he turned on the communicator that he had just adjusted, switched to Vera's channel and listened quietly.

Before Francis arrived, when preparing for the commendation meeting, everyone in Zhenglian happened to have a secret communicator, and even Vera was no exception. Her communicator had been turned on from the very beginning.

With the help of the steel frame, the moment Bruce turned on here, the voice of the two people in the SUV talking clearly came from the communication channel.

"It's better to get the answer directly from Underwood."

Bruce said.

——Double standards like Batman, although he attaches great importance to protecting Vera's privacy, and refuses to reveal more to his colleagues in Zhenglian, but he has no scruples about Francis and begins to eavesdrop.

It was also a coincidence that when the Zhenglian people started to act here, Vera and Francis had just finished some meaningless pleasantries on the other side of the SUV and officially entered the topic.

The bulletproof and anti-collision business vehicle that underwent special modification drove slowly towards the White House, and all the bodyguards left the safest space in the center for Francis and Vera either in front or behind.

In the quiet carriage, a middle-aged man and a young woman sat side by side, one on the left and one on the right, with about a few centimeters between them.

The same expressionless face, the same straight back, the same fixed gaze looking forward, as if carved out of a mold.

Vera, who has always been strong, did not take away the driving right, and Francis, who had been smiling gently in front of Zhenglian, had no smile on his face.

"Your father misses you, Vanessa."

After leaving the limit distance of Superman's hearing, Francis said in seconds, his tone was unhurried, with a kind of "elderly care".

"I have no intention of discouraging you, son, as your father's friend."

Francis sighed with great concern, "Your father can't wait to buy Leopold Manor to welcome you home. You should have gone back to see him."

This sentence was spoken impeccably, as if he was sincerely thinking of Vera, reconciling a parent-child conflict as an old teacher.

It also made everyone in Zhenglian confused, and even followed Francis' words, and couldn't help but wonder whether Vera really had any conflicts with her father.

However, in the next second, Vera chuckled suddenly.

"Your sentence is eight years late."

She looked out of the window casually, her eyes glancing across the lush tree shadows, and said softly:

"There is no arrow to turn back when you open the bow. Don't you think it's a little ridiculous for you to persuade me to turn back at this time?"

At the end of the sentence, she slightly elongated the ending, rolled her eyes, and turned to Francis and pulled the corner of her mouth.

To the ears of outsiders, Vera at this moment is completely a rebellious child who has run away from home for many years and abandoned her family.

At least on Zhenglian's side, Hal, who had the experience of running away from home before, changed his face, revealing a trace of sadness involuntarily.

However, among the seven people present, Bruce was probably the only one who understood the fierce confrontation between Vera and Francis. He glared at Hal unbearably, and explained to everyone impatiently:

——From the beginning to the end, what these two people are talking about is not about a rebellious child running away from home at all. What they are talking about is that Vera intervenes in Zhenglian's public relations and helps superheroes avoid public opinion crises!

What Francis said at the beginning seemed to be persuading Vera to return to France. In fact, he was warning Vera not to stay in the United States to help Zhenglian, and ordered her to return to France as soon as possible to accept the arrangement of her family.

And Vera's answer has nothing to do with the rebellious child at all... She is declaring to Francis forcefully:

Impossible, it is absolutely impossible to expect her to stop now.

Zhenglianzhong: "..."

Hal, who almost felt the same way: "..."

Shazam scratched his head and said what everyone was thinking:

"The problem is, if you warn, you warn, if you refuse, you refuse...Why do these two people talk in such a big circle?"

"To prevent someone from eavesdropping on the recording."

Clark replied blankly. He pointed to the communicator in front of him, "For example, us."

A scheming politician like Francis would pay extra attention to his wording even when talking to his student Vera.

When it was impossible to confirm that the other party did not have any recording or eavesdropping devices, both of them adopted cryptic communication. In this way, even if the other party recorded the audio, it could not become key evidence.

...Should I say that Vera deserves to be a student taught by Francis?

Hearing her words at this moment, Clark instantly recalled Vera's behavior when she faced Campbell who dared to insult her a year ago.

At the time, she was also so careful with her wording that even if Campbell had recorded the conversation between the two with a tape recorder hidden in his body, it could not be used as evidence to accuse her.

After thinking about it for a moment, the corners of everyone's eyes twitched for a moment at the same time, and suddenly they felt a stomachache.

"No wonder Vera insisted on dealing with Francis herself..."

Shazam touched his nose, and muttered quietly, "If I were to talk to this kind of person, I would be bored to death."

If only it was so annoying.

If it were you, Francis, the cunning fox, had already grasped the conversation at the beginning of the conversation, and instantly exposed countless flaws and was killed by the other party with one blow.

Who is Francis Underwood?

He was born in a poor family and came from an inconspicuous state of South Carolina. Such a little man without any background can get rid of everyone and climb to the position of the party whip step by step. I really think he is as gentle and gentle as the surface, and he is an ordinary person. , just wait to be torn to pieces and devoured by this political beast.

The reason why Vera agreed to Francis to go to the dinner in person was because she knew clearly that Zhenglian's upright guys couldn't handle people like Francis.

Even if she is assisting remotely, Francis can find countless loopholes in a person's expressions and movements.

Bruce glanced at Shazam, didn't explain much, and continued to eavesdrop without saying a word.

In the carriage, Francis didn't seem to care about the student's "rebellion" at all. He played the emotional card to Vera in a tone of "the teacher took the child to recall the past":

"You're still young, Vanessa, and you don't understand that it's never too late to forgive and turn around. I don't want you to wait until the day you lose it."

——At this time, stop in time, leave Zhenglian behind and return to France before it's too late.

Otherwise, when the day comes when it is unstoppable, not only will you not be able to turn back, but you will also lose your life.

Vera remained motionless, tilting her head:

"Just pretend that I can't forgive him. It's not my fault. Why do I need to bow my head first?"

——If you expect me to stop, it is better to expect Walker to give in first.

It is recommended that you go back and persuade Mr. President to stop in time, otherwise it will not be fun to make some "big mistake" and be backlashed.

After a plain conversation, Vera turned her head first, her eyes widened, and she looked at Francis without blinking. The lake green eyes were bright and bright, with a kind of childlike paranoia and stubbornness:

"Are you sure to stand by his side and speak for him?"

—Just stand so resolutely on Walker's side and only order me to obey you?

Hearing this, Francis's expression didn't change at all, he didn't even move his eyelids, and he looked sideways at Vera, with a smile on his lips.

"I'm not talking on his side, Vanessa."

The man's tone was low and doting, as gentle as comforting an ignorant child, "I'm speaking on the side of 'reason'."

Seeing Vera still looking up at him quietly, Francis laughed lowly. He patted Vera on the shoulder and comforted him:

"Okay, let's not talk about this. You came to the White House as a representative of the Justice League, so you have to do this job well. I will introduce a few friends for you. Be obedient, this is for your own good."

"Your friend?"

"Mr. President put a lot of effort into this commendation meeting, and Vasque invited almost all the groups."

Francis's smile remained unchanged, and he said slowly:

"I recommend it for you because you will often see them in the communication work with Chaoying in the future.

——Mr. Obadiah of the Stark Group and the chairman of Hammer Industries will be very happy to provide fire support to Zhenglian, and AIM and Lex Group will be very willing to provide logistical support to Superman and Green Lantern. The Union also needs legal advisors and technical advisors, and I will contact you..."

"Yes, Vanessa."

At the end of the eloquent talk, the man did not forget to "gentlely" remind:

"Since you have taken this job, have you considered how to respond to Sterling Cooper Company? Don't lose your job for a voluntary help."

As soon as the words fell, even those as dull as Shazam and Hal were keenly aware of the true meaning of the other party's words.

Everyone at the dinner party...all enemies of the Justice League.

The Stark Group and Hammer Industries are the representatives of the Arms Group. From the beginning of superheroes, they wanted to beat superheroes into supervillains, so that there would be no more superheroes in this world;

The AIM organization is a representative of new technology capitalists, and they are eyeing all kinds of super-realistic technologies attached to Chaoying;

Luthor, the CEO of Lex Group, was already at odds with Superman, and he himself is a representative of energy capitalists.

In addition to the financial capitalists, the four major capital groups that divide the largest pie in the United States, the leading representatives of each group gathered at the dinner, which also means that these people are secretly forming a coalition to deal with Zhenglian.

Not to mention the media representatives who originally wanted to rely on Porcelain Chaoying, stepped on Zhenglian to become famous, and media representatives who wanted to gain attention by slandering Chaoying. These elite guys will be firmly attached to the big capital groups and will never He hesitated to use Zhenglian all over.

Such a huge power group, such a complicated and complicated profit relationship, such a boundless network, such a steep and dangerous future, just fell on Vera alone.

Not to mention the personal crisis that may occur at any moment, the reputation in the industry that may be lost at any time, one mistake will instantly destroy the reputation, and everyone shouts and beats——

"Vanessa, think about it.

No matter what, as your teacher, I always hope you live a better life. "

Seeing that the White House was approaching, Francis' face was hidden in the darkness for a moment under the shadow of the trees. His deep eyes suddenly shone faintly, as solemn and terrifying as a ghost.

"You were supposed to have a bright future."

If you weren't on the side of the Justice League, you should have had flowers and applause.

If you hadn't been foolish enough to help these superheroes, you would never have been targeted by Hydra and almost died in a bombing.

If you hadn't chosen them, if you hadn't worked for them, you wouldn't have lived in hiding and trembling.

On the bug side, there was no sound.

Both Hal and Diana seemed to have their tongues cut out. They looked at the bug unconsciously and heard their own heartbeats in the dead silence.

Bruce and Clark pressed their respective communicators, and focused all their attention on receiving Vera's voice.

Everyone lowered their heads, hiding the expressions on their faces.

No matter how shameless and hateful Francis was, they couldn't refute it.

What can Zhenglian give Vera?

Will they make Vera famous?How can they help Vera?

They really... do they know what Vera paid for this?

What was she thinking when she sat in Francis' car and volunteered to deal with this man instead of them?

When she is about to face countless enemies of Zhenglian and fights against them alone, will she... be afraid?

Then they heard Vera's voice.

"Mr. Frank."

The crisp female voice flowed unhurriedly, it was as light as the hooves of a nightingale, but when it got into their ears, it involuntarily slammed into their hearts heavily.

She said, "How do you know—that I'm not on this bright path?"

Inside the SUV, Vera raised her chin slightly, like a cub that would never admit defeat, baring its fangs to the giant beast that had taught her before:

"With all due respect, teacher, you watched me grow up, you should understand that I am a stubborn bad boy, right?"

"..."

Francis sighed helplessly.

First moved by the emotional card, then deterred by the dangers in the future, and finally lured by the benefits—after three different points of persuasion, seeing that Vera was still unwavering, he shook his head in disappointment.

"you're right."

The man who has always been calculating, seemed to have given up completely, and sighed, "I know you are such a child."

Vanessa... was originally a bad girl who would never look back if she hit the south wall.

Therefore, it is unrealistic to expect this girl to leave Zhenglian and work for Walker.

Seeing that she was about to arrive at the White House, when the speed of the black commercial vehicle slowly slowed down, Vera, who had been quietly looking at Fransey, suddenly showed a weird smile.

Her eyes fell faintly on Francis's chest scarf, and she continued:

"Although you have forgotten what kind of child I am, it doesn't matter, as long as I remember your teachings."

When Francis was about to open the car door, there was a sudden pause, and he squinted at Vera.

"……Oh?"

"I am your student, sir. hunterbehunted (either to be the hunter or to be the hunted)—that was the first lesson you taught me."

When it was time for Francis to look over, Vera, who had been staring at him, turned her head sideways and looked at the majestic White House outside the window. She said in a light and authentic tone.

"If you want to survive and climb higher, you have to become the top hunter. As a hunter, the three most critical elements: traps, sniping and camouflage, you have already helped me one by one when I was young. showed."

"So, don't repeat your childhood lessons at this moment, teacher."

Francis withdrew his hand that was about to open the door, and with a glance, he let the bodyguards present leave the car first, and the smile on his face finally faded away.

"We have to get out of the car, Vanessa."

The man's voice deepened, with a warning.

"Indeed, Mr. President is waiting for your answer—isn't it, sir?"

The fingertips of Vera's hands crossed each other, she stared down at her fingertips, her tone was extremely flat.

"Will you be held accountable for not convincing me to stop as Mr. President asked? Did I cause you trouble?"

"Vanessa!"

Francis uttered a loud voice, interrupting Vera's muttering, and he turned and left forcefully, "Don't just rely on my protection for you to do whatever you want."

As soon as the words fell, Vera turned sideways suddenly, passed the man with one hand, and pressed it on the doorknob, and gently pressed the other hand on the square scarf on Francis' chest, as if the whole figure was attached to the other person's body.

"This sentence is also for you, teacher."

The girl looked up, with an innocent expression on her face:

"Don't rely on Mr. President's trust in you to do whatever you want, Mr. Frank."

"You watched me grow up, you know what kind of child I am, you know that I can't stop—why did you promise Mr. President and come here to persuade me to stop?"

Pressing her fingertips on the square scarf of the other party, she found a gadget for eavesdropping as expected, and Vera's smile became even sweeter.

"You insist on bringing a recording device and persecuting me with such a high-ranking tone. Is it for Mr. President to persuade me...or, through my mouth, to create the illusion that Zhenglian and the White House are at odds?"

Staring at Francis' deeper and darker eyes, Vera clicked his tongue twice:

"Teacher, you are really... in a hurry."

——Steep change of position.

On the other end of the communicator, Zhenglian Chaoying, who were paying attention to Vera's movement all the time, looked at each other in blank dismay, completely unable to understand the metaphors in and out of Vera's words.

In the carriage, all expressions on Francis' face disappeared. He brushed Vera's hand away politely but forcefully, with a mechanical and cold voice:

"If I'm not impatient, how can I keep you safe before Walker?"

"At this time, do you still want to make such an excuse?"

Vera asked coolly:

"Since I said the phrase 'create a false impression', this recording can no longer be presented to Mr. President-isn't it good to be honest?"

She squinted her eyes, as if a little girl was playing some detective game, and actively provoked the previous phenomenon:

"Let me guess—you've taken the initiative to plan such a plan since you became aware of my identity, right?"

"First, I exposed my identity to Walker and asked him to be a mouse-trick, and then expressed my loyalty to Mr. President, and took the initiative to wear a recording device to persuade me to stop."

"However, you clearly know what kind of person I am, but you still want to force me to bow my head in the way I hate the most-in order to arouse my resistance, make me hate Walker even more, and stand on the side of Zhenglian never look back."

Speaking, Vera's tone gradually became mocking:

"When you send such a recording to Mr. President, Walker will naturally hate me for being so stubborn, and will be more vigilant against Zhenglian. At that time, you will act as a middleman to manipulate the market, and use it to play a balance for yourself. Li... Well, you are really Mr. President's most loyal lackey!"

"...a lady should not utter such foul language, Vanessa."

Francis' face remained unchanged. He shook his head, showing a hint of helplessness when Vera punctured his plan. He softened his voice and said gently:

"Vanessa, I'm protecting you."

"is it?"

Vera was smiling, and her slender fingertips tapped Francis' chest lightly, asking softly:

"It's been a year since Mr. President took office. You who single-handedly promoted Walker to the presidency, and you who made great contributions to Walker's election, why are you still in Congress as the party whip?"

——One, sentence, word, absolute, kill!

Francis's calm, gentle and abnormal expression just now was suddenly shattered into powder, and his eyes flashed a murderous intent that exposed animal nature in an instant:

"Vanessa, you have to remember where you are."

"In front of me is the White House, and behind me is the entire Zhenglian. Of course I know exactly where I am and who I am."

Vera remained calm, showing the same standard polite smile as Francis:

"It's you...do you know who you are?"

"Secretary of State? Vice President...or, President? Mr. Walker knows that his most loyal dog has betrayed his master, and he is secretly planning how to stir up conflicts between him and Zhenglian, and drive him out of the presidency so that he can be replaced. ?"

The girl's eyes were slightly lowered, and her thick eyelashes trembled slightly. From Francis' perspective, one could vaguely see the cunning in her eyes:

"The position of Zhenglian is of course very important. In this triangle, are the superheroes standing on Walker's side or on your side-teacher, you should think about it, you should have a bright future."

This sentence that Francis said to Vera was thrown back by Vera intact.

Francis, who was intercepted by the students with the most critical hole card: "..."

"It's getting late, teacher."

Vera seemed to be gently adjusting the tie for Francis, and said nonchalantly:

"At the next dinner party, you should keep your promise and be good, good, introduce, and recommend those future partners for me, right?"

"I'm a bad kid, I admit it—but the question is, I'm fearless, can you afford to lose?"