Starting from scratch, Batman crushed my dream of getting rich

Chapter 479 Those who wish take the bait

"Others in the organization?"

Clark looked at Ma Zhaodi with a puzzled expression. He wasn't very familiar with this friend, but he was quite certain that the two of them hadn't had time to come into contact with any mysterious organizations or strange forces since arriving in this universe. He didn't know what this "organization" that Ma Zhaodi had suddenly mentioned meant.

You're saying—

"Alright, there are too many people here, and if we keep talking, we'll attract attention."

Ma Zhaodi downed his iced orange juice in one gulp, then patted Clark on the shoulder: "Leave the rest to me, you can go back now."

Clark, of course, trusted him. In all his years, aside from Batman, he had never met someone as resourceful and adaptable as Ma Zhaodi. But he was still somewhat worried: "You need to be careful. Vought's heroes are ruthless, for example—"

"Like Homelander?"

Ma Zhaodi sighed: "Do you know what the Baltimore mayor's schedule is going to be? I'm more worried about the attitude of the Vought Corporation's top management. Although those people are from the so-called 'upper circle' and they know where the boundaries are for this kind of gray game—a cornered dog will jump over the wall. If we let superheroes do some dirty work, ordinary people might not be able to find out."

Upon hearing this, Clark instinctively looked in the direction of the Vought Company and saw a figure quickly disappear into the clouds in the night sky. At the same time, the lights of an airplane were slowly flashing in the sky.

"not good!"

Ma Zhaodi reassured him at the right moment, "Go ahead, don't worry, I'll handle the aftermath here."

So Superman hurriedly got up and left the bar.

Ma Zhaodi wasn't in a hurry. He slowly drank another glass of iced orange juice before standing up. He turned and left the bar, strolling leisurely towards the Butcher's safe house.

Behind him, a man wearing a mask and hooded casual clothes hurriedly squeezed out of the dancing crowd in the bar. He looked at Ma Zhaodi's departing figure, then at Superman in the sky, whose figure was no longer visible, with a look of surprise and uncertainty.

The man quickly slipped into a small alley. He first sent two text messages on his phone, then hurriedly stripped himself naked, threw his clothes into a trash can, and his body quickly darkened, became transparent, and finally blended into the pitch-black night.

The Invisible Man was still resentful about what Superman had done to him yesterday. He noticed that Homelander's face was even more gloomy when he returned to Vought Building today. He also remembered that today was supposed to be Superman's ability test day.

He guessed the test results might not be good—at least not for his countrymen.

It was under these circumstances that the Invisible Man discovered that Superman had made a phone call to meet an old friend.

"They were being evasive on the phone, not planning to say anything, but insisting on meeting in person?"

Generally speaking, it's unlikely that anyone would suspect Superman making a private phone call openly at Vought International, since he makes no attempt to conceal it; even if someone were to suspect him, they wouldn't actually follow him, because tailing a superhuman would be too foolish.

But the Invisible Man's brain isn't very sharp, and he's incredibly idle. Aside from going out to smoke ice cream, CCB, throw parties, and drink and party all night, he doesn't really have any other hobbies. So his daily life is basically a cycle of these things, occasionally taking the time to work on the business orders assigned to him by the Vought Corporation. Apart from his own money, he cares about very little.

If we're making a horizontal comparison, even Gotham City's notorious playboy, Bruce Wayne, has a healthier and more disciplined lifestyle according to tabloid reports—at least this playboy isn't a two-way plug.

Aside from these simple and ordinary hobbies, the Invisible Man has only one small hobby left—a hobby that naturally arose from his superpowers and is also his most indulgent activity.

Peeping.

Everyone has their own secrets, hobbies that cannot be shown to the public, or dark and private pasts.

For example, Deepsea has gills on his body and occasionally communicates with and even mates with fish; Maeve occasionally visits a female friend, and the two have an unusually close relationship; Lamplighter, one of the former Seven, did not retire because he was tired of the hero life, but was sidelined by Vought International; and Black, a taciturn hero, seems to collect some World War II medals and likes to stare blankly at an empty stage.

For example, Locomotive has a girlfriend in private, and the two have a very good relationship. On the day Robin was almost hit and killed, Locomotive left from his girlfriend's rented apartment.

The feeling of glimpsing other people's secrets is irresistible to the Invisible Man. He feels that he can understand their true nature and see into their hearts by observing how they act when they are alone.

With his near-perfect invisibility, he has no need to worry about being detected by ordinary people. In fact, even among superheroes, very few can detect that he is spying on them. Only the other superheroes in the Seven are familiar with his abilities and quirks. They may not be able to spot the Invisible Man, but they can probably guess where he is and what he is doing.

There was only one person he didn't dare to pursue a second time, because after being discovered the first time, that person had warned the Invisible Man that if this happened a second time, the group of seven would have to find a new member.

That person was none other than the man from the motherland.

After that incident, the Vought Corporation installed motion sensors throughout the building, which forced the Invisible Man to curb his spying activities.

This is precisely why the Invisible Man is extremely sensitive to Superman's every move.

"I don't believe there are any perfect heroes or good people in the world. Everyone in the Seven is more sinister and despicable than the last. Are Homelander or Superman any different?"

Watching Superman hang up the phone and immediately prepare to leave Vought International, the Invisible Man spat on the ground: "They're all hypocrites. They can all pretend to be Jesus in front of others, but they're just more perverted behind their backs. I've seen so many that I don't believe in humanity anymore."

He knew that Superman's X-ray vision could detect him, but he wasn't worried. Ever since he was caught by Homelander once, he had a plan for how to deal with tracking abilities like X-ray vision.

That means it's not invisible.

He put on a mask, and wore the cheap hoodie and jeans he had bought before, which he had never worn in front of anyone else. He followed Superman all the way to the bar. After gaining superpowers, people subconsciously ignore the methods of ordinary people, which is a common problem among superpowered individuals.

Seeing someone invisible to the naked eye through X-ray vision would immediately alert someone, but an ordinary person wearing a mask in a crowd would seem to have little presence.

(End of this chapter)