Chapter 2109 Superman's Gotham Adventure (Part 2)
Superman, the synonym of strength and kindness, has the upper limit of his ability basically determined by the upper limit of his imagination. He is not pedantic, but flexible and always ambitious, just like the golden retriever one second before the door opens.
Jason's words about the image of the lower class in Gotham during the interview made Clark want to make a special topic on this, recording the situation of the lower class in Gotham in a documentary form.
Clark did not use his Superman identity to enforce justice, because he understood that sometimes words are more powerful than fists, and his advantage over other reporters is that there is no place in the world that he cannot go, and there is no darkness that he cannot reveal.
In fact, Clark is now well-known because he has taken a lot of war documentary photos. Although most of them were issued in the name of a certain reporter, some people still noticed that there might be a brave and powerful war correspondent in the Daily Planet.
Clark's proposal was approved by the editor-in-chief, because Gotham is indeed at the forefront of the storm.
Bruce Wayne drove his space fortress to the American continent, pointed his gun at the heads of the Donkey Party and the Elephant Party, and even at the heads of all mankind, and made these two parties, who had been fighting for power, reach a consensus after three minutes of power-on, and strongly recommended Bruce Wayne as the new president of the United States. Countries sent congratulatory messages one after another.
What is surprising is that from the perspective of public opinion satisfaction, Bruce Wayne is not bad at all. Considering that he was more famous for his scandals before, this is actually amazing.
Some people have found that what Bruce Wayne did in Gotham is the most worthy of the public's favor. What is even more amazing is that although human beings live in a mess, collective consciousness can always find the best way out at critical moments. As the saying goes, the eyes of the masses are sharp.
Or it is better to say that the thinking of the common people made the vast majority of people choose Bruce Wayne. In their opinion, Wayne can even make a cesspool like Gotham have a bright spot of good economic development. Then wouldn't it be a direct takeoff here?
No matter how dangerous Gotham is, it is not completely closed. There are always news coming out one after another, and the media that can get these news have undoubtedly gained great exposure with this topic.
Although the editor-in-chief did not know that Clark was Superman, he also knew that this kid had some magical qualities, so he gave Clark a month and hinted to him that the more realistic the filming, the better.
The so-called "the more realistic the better" is actually not the original meaning. This is a code word used by American newspapers when reporting on the battlefield. Simply put, the more miserable the filming, the better.
If Gotham is not miserable, how can Bruce Wayne show his ability? It seems that the new president will be in office for a long time. If you don't flatter the new official when he takes office, you will be the next pot of soup.
Clark understood the editor-in-chief's hint, but he didn't care. He would rather understand this sentence as the original meaning. He will definitely present the situation in Gotham to the public in a real and complete way.
Then on the first day he came here, reality gave him a blow - he was stolen.
Clark couldn't describe how ridiculous this was. His biological standpoint could cover the Atlantic Ocean. Then on his first day here, the $200 in his pocket disappeared.
Clark was very sure that he couldn't have lost it because his jacket pocket had a zipper, and the zipper was closed, but the money was gone.
Later, after Clark's careful recollection, he had just left the train station when he saw a child running past him without his parents behind him, as if he had something urgent to do.
Clark thought about it and followed him, and then the child fell down. Just as Clark was about to help, another group of children rushed up and waved their fists to hit the child.
Clark had to stop the fight quickly, and not only did he have to stop the fight, he also had to understand the reason, reason, and educate them.
These children spoke incoherently and mixed with various swear words. Clark reminded them more than 30 times in one minute, but it was not enough. It took him a full 10 minutes to understand.
The kid who just ran away was an outsider, not a member of their group of kids, but he ran here to steal business. They had been chasing him for several days, and they beat him up when they caught him.
After saying that, he raised his fist and wanted to fight again. Clark had a headache trying to persuade them to stop fighting, and he didn't care about teaching them with kind words. He solved the conflict first. He first spent money to buy the juice that the kid was selling, and then sent the beaten kid to the nearest clinic.
Then when he returned to the hotel he booked, he found that his money was gone, and he didn't even know when it was stolen.
Superman can be called omniscient, but the premise is that he has to concentrate on something. At that time, he was already having a headache because of the quarrels of these kids, and he couldn't bear the injuries on the beaten kid, so he just wanted to send him to the hospital as soon as possible.
He only vaguely remembered that his coat was pulled a few times, and it might be during one of them that the money was stolen.
Clark sighed deeply and began to pack his luggage. He had to bring a lot of things with him because he would be staying for a while. After he finished packing, he felt a little thirsty, so he opened the juice that the child sold him and poured it into his mouth.
Clark sprayed out the juice as soon as it entered his mouth.
There was something added here.
Or rather, the juice was added to the ingredients.
Clark looked at the orange juice in his hand in shock. Based on his shallow medical knowledge, orange juice would promote the absorption of a certain drug, and the scientific name of this drug is generally called MDMA, or ecstasy.
Clark quickly took a bottle of water from the table in the hotel and rinsed his mouth frantically. He accidentally swallowed a mouthful just now. If he was not a Kryptonian, he would have seen Batman and the Joker dancing.
After lying on the sink and retching for a long time, Clark washed his face with water again. A trace of anger surged in his heart, thinking that he must teach this gang of behind-the-scenes drug dealers who instigated children to sell drugs a lesson.
Because he had to report in depth on the conditions of the Gotham slums, he did not stay in a very high-end hotel, but found a quick hotel next to the unfinished Arkham City, which is the Gotham slums.
From the window here, you can just see the half-built wall of Arkham City. Clark stood by the window and admired the scenery for a while. As a result, not long after, the door was knocked.
He walked over and saw no one. After the door was opened, there was no figure. There was a small card left on the ground.
Clark knew what the card was for just by looking at the color and composition. He sighed and threw the card aside.
Not long after, the door was knocked. There was another card. Judging from the color and composition, it was not the same company as the previous one. This one should be mainly engaged in homosexual business.
Clark still ignored it and threw it aside and went to take a shower. When he finished taking a shower, he vaguely heard a knock on the door. When he came out, he opened the door and saw another card.
This time Clark was a little angry, but it was not because of this frequent interruption, but because the age of the model printed on the card was obviously not in line with the New Jersey Minor Protection Act.
Clark looked out in the corridor and saw nothing. He looked at the sky outside and finally decided to trouble them tomorrow.
As a result, he did not fall asleep that night. He could hear knocks on the door about every 10 minutes, and then he picked up a piece of paper on the ground. The scope of business was very wide, even including cats that might be as high as the second floor from the scale.
It is no exaggeration to say that putting these small cards together is a complete tourist map of Gotham slums, with various scenic spots clearly marked.
Clark has tried to squat at the door before, but the other party seems to be very familiar with this routine. When Clark stares at the door, they will not come. As soon as Clark falls asleep, the knock on the door will sound on time. The main guerrilla tactic is a guerrilla tactic.
The moment Clark picked up the phone and pressed the alarm, he felt absurd and finally decided to give up.
Any war correspondent will be wary of local officials, because it is a common human problem that family disgrace should not be made public. For their own political achievements and reputation, the police are often not helpers of reporters, but enemies, so Clark must be very careful.
Of course, there is another reason. When the police came and saw these more than 50 small cards, he couldn't explain it, and he would inevitably be questioned, "This can't satisfy you, do you want to have sex?"
In this torture of waking up and sleeping, sleeping and waking up, Clark finally made it to the next day. Looking at the bright sky, he knew that he could finally go to the Gotham slums to find out.
Clark didn't know that he actually came at an untimely time. When there was only Batman in this city, the mental state of Gotham citizens could be said to be chaotic and crazy, but since the appearance of the Robin Gang, their mental state can only be described as Gotham is my home, and the whole life depends on everyone.
Clark didn't successfully enter the slums on his first day in Gotham, because he found that the manhole cover on the road at the door was gone before he walked three meters out of the door.
As Superman, he certainly couldn't sit back and watch the passing cars overturn, so he decided to find something to cover the manhole cover first, or at least find a sign warning sign so that the passing cars could bypass it.
But as soon as he approached the well mouth, he heard something wrong coming from inside. It sounded like something was running, running fast and with great force. It sounded like...
Bang!
The huge monster that jumped out of the well hit Superman's chest muscle head-on. As expected, we failed to penetrate the enemy's armor and were knocked back on the spot.
Clark looked down and found a weirdo with a crocodile head and skin that looked a bit like a crocodile.
In order to ensure the authenticity of the interview and investigation, Clark did not ask Bruce for the information of Gotham's super criminals in advance, so he could only temporarily call this weirdo he met the Crocodile Man.
"Hey, what's wrong with you? Do you want to come up?"
The Crocodile Man was knocked unconscious. Seeing the shadow above, he roared and wanted to jump up again.
Clark saw the anger of a desperate battle in his eyes. After hesitating for a while, he decided to get out of the way.
The Crocodile Man successfully jumped to the ground, but he did not mourn for his broken nose for a moment and ran away.
Clark looked at his back in confusion, but the next second, something hit him again. Clark looked back and saw that it was a crocodile.
Is this his child? This was Clark's first reaction.
Then he thought that he must have been affected by this crazy city. The crocodile man was obviously a mutant from Gotham, and humans could not give birth to crocodiles.
But soon, his common sense was shaken, because hundreds of crocodiles were sprayed out of the well like a fountain, and a crocodile whirlwind blew on the street.
"What are you still standing there for! Run!"
Clark turned his head and found that the crocodile man who had just run out was standing on the corner of the street and yelling at him. Looking at the growing crocodile whirlwind, Clark hesitated for a second and ran away.