"I thought you'd forgotten about me," Bucky said, "that's fine."

"No one has forgotten you, neither your enemy nor your friend." Superman replied, walking slowly to his side and standing beside him, "I'm sorry I didn't come to pick you up in time, something happened... I I think you should know, force majeure."

"It must be good for you to be back from the dead."

"...no," replied Superman. "Believe me, it feels good to be back to the people I love and the city I love, but it sucks to be back from the dead."

This line sounds like the most pointless reassurance, "I can feel how you feel", "I know how you feel now", "I wish you could talk to me about what's on your mind"... These sentences are always full of sympathy and pity, or there is no sympathy and pity, only a programmed question and answer process.

Sometimes you can't tell which is worse - most of the time, it's just as bad.

But you do have to admit that Superman is so beloved for a reason.

He said that "it doesn't feel good to come back from the dead", which is outrageous and completely out of character. It's like the sentence in the small advertisement.

You should live in peace with your friends, you should study hard to serve your country, you should exercise actively because a healthy body is good for you, you should stay away from alcohol and drugs...

These words are all true.

But to no avail.

Superman is supposed to say things that are all true but useless, and when Superman says something that isn't, it gives the rather weird illusion that those rebellious things weren't said by Superman.

Superman did say that, however, when he said that coming back from the dead didn't feel good.

The most damning thing is that when he really said these words, those words were not like hallucinations at all, but full of persuasiveness.

"I sort of understand why the Cosmopolitan is so obsessed with you."

"I don't really like how you use the word 'addicted' to describe it... Yes, they trust me very much, and I appreciate that they are willing to give me that trust." Superman said, "Look, I know you don't want to talk about your The past, but I'm not here to remind you of the past."

"You are the least qualified person to say that."

That's right, if Superman hadn't sent him to the X Academy and let Professor X help him sort out his brain that was messed up due to excessive brainwashing, he would still be alive somewhere in the world.

Not very sober, but not painful either.

"You brought you here so that you have the right to choose. We all know that you were in a state that was not sane at all, you needed medical treatment, and when your sanity returns, you can choose your future-and this is what I think Talking to you. The future."

"...anyone in this world deserves a future," Bucky said, "except me."

Superman turned his head and looked at his profile.

"I like your new look. Your hair was too long before and it covered your eyes. Did I mention you have beautiful eyes?" Superman asked. "Steve told me you were very popular with girls." Welcome, I totally believe it."

"I've also heard that quite a few men have swooned over you. I totally believe it."

"That doesn't sound like a compliment to me."

"Very good." Bucky smiled, and when he smiled, the corners of his lips tilted slightly, with a bad boy's evil spirit, "We finally reached a consensus."

"You don't have to be so resistant. Why don't you listen to me?"

"Perhaps you're right..."

Superman cuts him off, but he doesn't seem abrupt or disrespectful even when he's interrupting, and he's pacing the conversation too well: "And you're worried that I'm getting you right?"

"..."

"Don't worry, I'm not good at speeches, but I'm good at persuading people in one-on-one conversations." Superman's smile also has a hint of playfulness, "I didn't do anything to your mind. Listen to me Opinion?"

Bucky was silent.

"I'll take that as a no-brainer," said Superman. "Listen, there are three suggestions for your future: First, you can choose to erase all past memories and become James Barbara who was lucky enough to survive the fall from the train." Ernes, but if that's the case, you'll have to undergo some surgery and experiments, and we'll replace your robotic arm with a more civilian version, and at the same time, S.H.I.E.L.D. will send someone to protect you."

"Next." Bucky said without thinking.

"Secondly, you choose to keep your memory, as well as your wanted status as a 'weapon', your code name, and then you can join an organization you think is suitable for protection, or you can also You can hide and hide alone like you used to, if you like."

"Looks like those two options are enough," Bucky said. "The third?"

"I have a small organization."

"I guess." Bucky laughed.

"An invitation from Superman, an invitation from the Justice League—Batman has no problem with me?"

"You've heard of him, and his style can easily make people think he's unreasonable, but if you get along with him for a long time, you'll find that he has a rather soft heart." Superman said, "And he's very sensible. He knows those things were not done by you. Not by the real you."

"Even I am not sure if that is the real me, how can he be sure?"

"That's it for sure," said Superman lightly. "It's kind of hard to explain. But that's Bat-style."

"I still have a warrant."

"If you join the Justice League, of course you need a new identity and code name, but we don't have to embellish your past." Superman replied, "Let it be. If one day, you are attacked because of your other identity, I promise, you will be defended by the best legal team in the world. You have been brainwashed, you have been controlled - it was not your fault in the first place."

"I'm honored to be invited by you," Bucky said. "I want to... think about it again."

"Go ahead," said Superman. "You can think about it as long as you want."

He leaves Bucky alone.

Recruiting Bucky was never going to be easy, and Superman was prepared to be rejected before even asking.It was a great surprise that Bucky's reply was consideration rather than direct rejection. As long as he didn't refuse outright, Superman believed that Bucky would agree sooner or later.

"You like Barnes very much." Batman's voice came from the headset, "Can I know if there is a special reason?"

"There's a little bit of a personal feeling in it," Superman admits. "You know his past, and he deserves a fresh start, but not every organization has a place for him."

The Avengers has Captain America, so of course they'd be desperate for Bucky to join, but the semi-official context of Avengers would make the whole thing ugly - what happened to Bucky wasn't completely unknown to the higher-ups, His arrest warrant is more out of political games. If Bucky becomes an official member of the Avengers, what is the difference between them and their own face?

"We don't get involved in politics. You make the rules."

"Yes. We didn't take the initiative to get involved in politics. Politics took the initiative to kill Bucky. There is no such thing as not being able to fight back in the rules I set."

"It's not really fighting back," said Batman, who must have been typing on the keyboard. "The crimes listed on the wanted warrant... most of them are true, but some have nothing to do with him at all. I'll get rid of that part first .”

"Thanks Bat."

"That's what I'm supposed to do. What are you going to do if Barnes declines the invitation?"

"I don't know," Superman replied with some distress. "A team of four is enough. We can cooperate with other organizations at any time when we encounter a huge crisis. There is no need for new teammates, right?"

"Correct."

"But I know my 'tie award' makes you upset. You just put up with it."

"Yes."

"We'll just wait for Bucky's reply. If he refuses, you nominate new members."

"can."

"Next time, if you're upset, you can just say so."

"Damaged the majesty of the chairman of the alliance."

"I'll just take it as your unconventional thoughtfulness, Bat."

Superman cut off the connection and landed straight down—not far away, a residential building caught fire, and the young newlyweds fell into a coma in their sleep.

They need Superman.

And Superman would never say no to that need.

The work of the Justice League is rarer than Superman imagined, but it is also more complicated than he imagined, because, according to the rules set by Batman, there must always be one person who acts as a transfer station.

In other words, there must be one person on duty, ready to respond to emergencies that require the entire league to be dispatched.

"It's impossible." The first person to comment was the heroine, "We all have our own cities to protect, and the regular departure period will become a carnival for criminals."

"And I don't like sitting in front of a bunch of big screens, staring at a bunch of buttons, a microphone, and a headset. I'm going to go crazy!" The Flash objected second, "Please, we're not some bloated, Overstaffed government department, we're an elite force. I've never heard of an elite force with such a stupid watch system."

"Watching is a very helpful idea if we have enough members, but we're too short," said Superman, too. "Keep it, but don't apply it for now—if we get bigger... "

"Or if we have a large group of non-staff logistics workers like the Avengers, you know, the SHIELD kind." Xiaoshan said, "Sometimes I still envy the efficiency of the Avengers to wipe the ass of the Avengers."

"...if ever," said Superman, thinking to himself, there never would be a day, "the watch system will come in handy."

Three votes against.

"Understood," said Bat, "I'll fix the fine print."

The call hangs up.

A few seconds later, someone cut in.

A young male voice: "Call Batman."

"Batman is online."

"Oh, bat, it just occurred to me that the reason you proposed this duty system is not just to see if we will agree with you unconditionally? It's worried that the will of a certain person in the alliance overrides everything or something .”

"Later we'll talk about what Superman told you."

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