American comic book red Superman

Luo Wei vividly remembered the incident caused by Xu Zhao some time ago. If Superman hadn't been there, countless Chinese people would probably have perished in the explosion.

The ultimate source of all this is Gerrard, and of course, it is also related to the people behind Gerrard.

"I don't understand why Earthlings are so enthusiastic about this kind of thing. It's like Earthlings have split into so many countries, fighting wars with each other. So many years have passed, and we're still stuck in the solar system. The farthest planet we've ever been to is the moon."

Kara doesn't understand the behavior of Earthlings. She is a true Kryptonian. Krypton is a unified planet, and it can even be said that there is no division within Krypton's star system. Everyone is working hard for the development of Krypton and to make the race stronger.

In contrast, Earth is still entangled in some trivial matters.

"Kara, it's the same on Krypton. How many people have died in the wars between families? It's just that your parents don't want you to see all that scheming and infighting."

Luo Wei shook his head. Kryptonians are not much better than Earthlings. The El family has many enemies on Krypton, and they all want to wipe the El family off Krypton.

He continued slowly, "It was inevitable, sorry Kara, I've talked too much."

He realized after he finished speaking that he shouldn't have brought up his family and Kara's parents in this kind of conversation.

"It's alright, you're right."

Kara waved her hand dismissively, sighed, and said, "Krypton has the Codex of Life, which is why it appears so peaceful on the surface. The Codex of Life solidifies the genes of the lower classes, keeping them confined to the bottom and preventing them from rebelling, while allowing the genes of the upper classes to continue and lead Krypton's development. But if you think about it, Kryptonians are mostly very repressed."

As she spoke, she decided not to continue the conversation about Krypton and asked about Gerald, "Do you have any leads on the real person behind this?"

"We have no clue yet. The situation is more complicated than I thought. However, Gerald is the key. He must know the identity of the person behind it all."

Luo Wei shook his head. The mysterious person behind the scenes was putting him under unprecedented pressure.

In the past, he had some control over the situation because he was very familiar with how things were developing, but now Gerrard has gotten involved...

It's not as simple as just enslaving the Monkey King.

There is an unknown figure behind him, manipulating everything, and things are now beyond what Rowe had anticipated.

The existence of the unknown always gives people an invisible pressure and fear. The person behind the scenes is hiding in the shadows and may even be secretly observing your every move.

"Should I go look around? Maybe I can find him."

Kara also knew that the person behind the scenes was also after Karl's cousin, and she couldn't just sit idly by and wait to die.

"I can go by myself tonight; your abilities aren't mature enough yet."

Luo Wei refused, explaining, "The identity of the person behind this is still unclear. If there is any danger, I am better able to handle it alone."

"Ah."

Kara had no choice but to nod. Her strength was indeed much weaker than Rowe's, and if she went, she might only make things worse.

Thinking about it, she clenched her fist secretly, intending to start working hard to develop her body's potential so that she could help Karl share the burden in the future. Then she glanced at the time and realized it was already evening.

She put aside her thoughts, gave a faint smile, and said, "Let's have a meal together, and let's invite Xiaoqing too."

"She rushed back to the team, so the two of us ate."

After Luo Wei returned, Qing She sent a message saying that she wouldn't be going home that night. It seemed that she had been urgently recalled by Hua Xin. After all, there were superhumans involved in Gerald's incident, and the organization dared not be negligent. They would probably mobilize all the superhero members.

In addition, Luo's father and mother returned to work after New Year's Day, so Luo Wei is now alone at home.

"What a pity, so many good dishes, Xiaoqing will definitely be sad."

Kara was a little disappointed, but her mood improved again when her cousin enjoyed the food, after all, Rowe was a very good chef.

Somewhere in China, nestled at the foot of a mountain range, lies a mountain resort. Surrounded by dense forests and bisected by a river, it is an absolutely perfect summer retreat. However, with the cold weather and the approaching Lunar New Year, the number of visitors is very low, and few people choose to travel to the resort during this time.

At this moment, a black sedan drove into the resort and eventually stopped in front of a villa deep inside the resort. A man and a woman got out of the car, behaving ambiguously. The woman was holding a baby in her arms, wrapped in swaddling clothes.

"Laura, your father has been waiting inside for a long time."

In front of the villa, an old man saw the two and quickly went up to the woman and said something.

"Yes, sir, please have someone park the car in the back garden so that no outsiders can see it."

The woman called Laura was of Asian descent, but she had slightly narrowed eyes and spoke Mandarin with a slight accent, which sounded somewhat stiff and not particularly fluent.

Laura urged the man behind her, "Winston, hurry up."

"Uh-huh."

Winston was also of Asian descent, but his accent was as harsh as a woman's, and his mannerisms were more like those of a European or American.

The two entered the villa, went to the office on the second floor, and pushed open the door to see a middle-aged man sitting on the sofa.

"Gerrard, it's been a long time."

Winston stepped forward to greet him and extended his hand, but the middle-aged man sitting on the sofa ignored him and looked at him coldly.

“What’s wrong, Father? Winston didn’t do anything wrong.”

Laura sat down next to Gerald, holding the baby, and spoke softly.

"You have the nerve to say that? You two messed up the equipment, Xu Zhao, Ju..."

However, they used the Self-Strengthening Department's equipment to provoke Superman and create chaos in public. Now the Self-Strengthening Department is searching for us all over China!

Gerald stood up angrily from the sofa. Beneath his refined exterior, a fierce expression appeared. He glared at Winston and roared, "Winston, this is the person you found! Now it's not just the Self-Reliance Department that's watching us; I think Superman is watching us too, all because of that damned Xu Zhao, who actually wanted to hunt down Superman!"

"I"

Winston's face turned pale; he was speechless after being scolded.

“Father, this cannot be entirely blamed on Winston. It's Xu Zhao and his gang who don't know the rules. Besides, I've already sent Xu Zhao's accomplices to retrieve the equipment.”

Seeing her father's anger, Laura immediately defended her husband.

"It's no use. Those two good-for-nothings have already been arrested, and the equipment has been taken away by the Self-Strengthening Department. You can forget about getting those things."

Gerald, panting, sat back on the sofa, took a sip of hot tea, and tried to calm himself down. His gaze fell on Laura and Winston, who looked completely bewildered. "What, are you scared now?"

“Gerald, I didn’t expect things to turn out this way. If I had known, I would have personally taken charge of transporting that shipment.”

Winston quickly replied.

"Foolish! Utterly foolish! Take back your stupid words!"

Unexpectedly, Gerald became even more agitated upon hearing this, and said sternly, "Do you know why no one has been able to catch me all these years? It's because I let insignificant people do everything, and I never put myself in danger! Only the most foolish and ignorant would risk their lives!"

"Father, what should we do now?"

Laura stopped speaking up for Winston; she was now more concerned about how to handle the equipment problem, "as the equipment is key to opening the teleportation channel."

"I've already figured out a way; I knew I couldn't count on you."

Gerald took a sip of hot tea before slowly saying, "Pandora will help us. All we need to do is build a device on the mountain to capture the Monkey King, and she will help us."

"That Latina woman again? Is she trustworthy? We don't even know her real identity."

Upon hearing the name Pandora, Winston frowned, somewhat suspicious of the woman's identity and her motives.

"Believe it or not, the only way now is to ask her for help."

Gerard's tone was very unpleasant, after all, Winston bore a great deal of responsibility for the lost equipment.

“Father, Winston is telling the truth. Why should Pandora help us?”

Laura gestured for Winston to stop talking and asked softly.

“I’ve investigated Pandora’s identity and have some leads on her.”

Gerald walked to his desk, took out an old book, returned to the sofa, and showed it to the two of them, saying, "I have been studying ancient books, legends, myths, and folk tales for many years. In the legends, there is a powerful wizarding organization called the Eternal Council."

"The leader of the Eternal Council is a wizard known as Shazam. He possesses unparalleled wizarding power. In addition, there are several other members of the Eternal Council, who are also wizards."

"They seem to be unhappy with Pandora and have punished her. I don't know what the punishment is, but Pandora is willing to..."

If you help us, then the punishment she received is related to the Monkey King.

Laura and Winston looked somewhat uneasy after hearing this explanation. Although the Monkey King was real, the idea of ​​a wizarding organization with powerful abilities sounded rather mystical.

"Stop spacing out, my explanation is enough."

Gerald put away the ancient book and returned it to his desk drawer. Then he came to the two men and said, "Previously, Pandora put a mental cage on Xu Zhao and his accomplices. Even if Xu Zhao and his gang are exposed, they will not betray us."

"Superman can't do that either? I heard from my informant that Superman's telepathic abilities are even stronger than those of the telepaths within the Self-Improvement Department. I remember that woman from the Self-Improvement Department; she's no pushover."

Winston still felt uneasy, after all, he was the one who lost the equipment and the one who hired the people. If Xu Zhao betrayed them, the Self-Strengthening Department would come looking for them very soon.

Don't underestimate the operational capabilities of an official organization!

"Don't worry, Superman doesn't know about us yet, so I've decided to move the plan forward to tonight."

Gerald said seriously and began to assign tasks to the two, "Laura, you take some people to the mountain area to set up the device. The location must be precise. We only have one chance, and we absolutely cannot let the monkey escape back."

"The monkey is at its weakest now. If it misses this opportunity, it will probably have to suffer another serious injury before it can wait for the next one."

Then, he looked at his good-for-nothing son-in-law, pointed at him and said, "Winston, you send people to keep watch nearby. Any movement must be reported. Under no circumstances should anyone be allowed to go up the mountain, not even special personnel. You don't need to try to stop them. But don't cause me any more trouble, or this is your final warning!"

"Yes."

Laura and Winston didn't dare to delay and quickly turned around and left the villa. The latter went to send people to take charge of security, while the former went to their destination in the mountains to start setting up the site.

Gerald himself sat in a chair, sipping tea, his face heavy-hearted. He began to peruse records about the Monkey King, marking them with many red circles and making notes in black pen on the margins—all about strategies for dealing with emergencies.

He had been waiting for this moment for a long time!

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Outside, the evening wind of January was blowing constantly, causing the curtains to sway in the breeze. Looking towards the distant mountains and forests, a figure in a red robe could be vaguely seen flashing by.

"Gerrard, you're really cunning."

The figure in red robes was none other than Pandora. She hid herself behind the trees, and no one could see her.

She had overheard the entire conversation of Gerald's family.

"punish?"

Pandora recalled Gerald's investigation into her identity. She glanced down at the Pandora's box in her hand, her eyes filled with sorrow. She sighed deeply and muttered to herself, "The punishment is over, but what was the origin of that punishment?"

She picked up the magic box and muttered to herself, "Why can't I open it and put them back?"

"Shazam, what exactly is ultimate good, and what is ultimate evil?"

She muttered to herself, "Boom!" A bolt of lightning flashed across the once clear sky, and the white sea of ​​clouds was instantly covered by a black line sweeping in from the horizon. Dark clouds gathered and lightning roared.

As the lightning flashed, it tore a distinctive streak of lightning through the deep sky. Upon seeing this, Pandora did not remain in the forest any longer. Instead, she gazed intently at the direction where the lightning had passed, and her body gradually merged into the shadows of the forest, disappearing from sight.

[PS: Some readers might find this plot point boring, but it's necessary to introduce the following storyline, as they are all interconnected. However, this part won't take up too much time.]

[Finally, I'm begging for everyone's support! Starting tomorrow, I'll guarantee at least 8,000 words a day for updates. My editor told me that more updates will get me recommended this month, and to eat well next month, I've decided I can't stay lazy anymore!]