Martin Variety in American Comics.

Chapter 299 Bruce: Answer my question (Please subscribe, read, vote and comment)
The stealth plane quickly approached the North Pole, the sky above gradually became dark, and soon the entire sky became pitch black, with only the starlight emitted from the depths of the distant universe shining.

Superman had no intention of appreciating the scenery that he had seen thousands of times. He closed his eyes and kept revising his speech in his mind.

He was eventually persuaded by Martin to continue the meeting.

After all, it is better to fight a verbal battle at a conference table than to use knives, guns, and fists to fight to the death.

At the same time, he felt a little bit unconvinced.

Ever since he appeared as Superman, he has been fighting against evil and has been welcomed by most people. Almost everyone who stands on the side of justice will support his choice.

But Martin is different. He is also a good person, but his usual behavior always gives others a feeling of being sarcastic and mean.

This is not because Martin is really so harsh in his words and deeds, but because he seems to be detached from the world. Even when people close to him stand next to him, there is a feeling of being distant and close, as if he is always observing you.

The secrets that you have tried so hard to hide become invisible in front of Martin, a man who travels between different worlds.

But people did not stay away from Martin because of this feeling. Instead, they trusted him more.

This kind of trust is not the dependence of the weak on the strong, but a kind of ideological identification.

In a sense, Superman rarely does this kind of thing, so when facing this meeting, he suddenly felt an unprecedented competitive spirit in his heart, wanting to win over other members of the alliance to his side and make them agree with his ideas.

"Here we are!"

When Martin saw the Fortress of Solitude, he reminded him that he did not try to pry into Superman's thoughts, even though it would have been very easy for him to do so.

The invisible plane slowly landed on the platform outside the Fortress of Solitude, and slowly fell into the fortress hidden under the ice cover along the platform built with crystals.

"Are you ready?"

Martin unbuckled his seat belt, opened the hatch, and asked Superman a question.

"I've never done anything like this before. I'm going to speak first in a moment!"

Superman shook his head. His head felt a little swollen. His super brain didn't play much of a role in this matter.

"As long as you are happy, it doesn't matter who comes first or last."

Martin waved casually, giving him the chance to speak first, and then jumped out of the plane.

Diana, Bruce, Arthur and Barry were all standing at the edge of the platform, all dressed in serious suits, waiting quietly.

Seeing Martin coming over, Diana opened her arms and hugged him.

The two then separated, but still held each other's hands and stood together.

"Things in Los Angeles have almost been resolved. What remains is grinding. We have tried our best to guide those awakened superhumans, but we have too few manpower available now."

Diana couldn't help complaining about the troubles she encountered at work.

Bruce went on to say, "I have sent people to deal with the base left by Luther. In addition to the Wayne Group, people from Star Labs are also involved. Although we can obtain all the information, things in the base will also be leaked out."

"That base contains Luthor's research on kryptonite. I don't want to face enemies armed with kryptonite weapons in the future."

Clark followed and immediately expressed his objection when he heard the news.

Bruce shook his head, stared at him and said, "Then when you go out next time, you can wear a suit of armor. If that doesn't work, you can build a radiation-proof force field."

Barry stood behind Arthur, leaned his head out and whispered, "To be honest, I've always been curious about how difficult this is. Cisco and Caitlin can do something like this easily."

After hesitating for a while, Clark confessed: "To be honest, there is nothing on earth that can hurt me, so I was careless. In the future, I will add another piece of armor to myself."

"Okay, now it's time to get down to business. We should discuss what to do with the things I saw."

Clark said this, tilted his head and looked at Martin, and said pointedly: "But someone's purpose is not as simple as mine!"

Martin spread his hands, looking puzzled: "I have never hidden my opinion. Everyone knows this. You don't need to emphasize it so much."

"Let's go!"

He waved his hand, and the six of them walked toward the interior of the fortress together.

Arthur took two steps behind, came to Martin, and whispered, "Is there something wrong with our Mr. Superman's head? What's there to talk about? Does he still expect those people in the White House to act according to morality?"

Arthur has been wandering between land and sea, and his attitude towards Clark is average, so of course he has to communicate with Martin first.

Diana temporarily let go of Martin's hand, and she whispered, "Cooperation with the government is necessary, but we must distinguish between each other. We can't become the government's thugs. Can Clark really grasp this boundary?"

"Stop guessing."

Martin wanted to answer their questions, but seeing that Barry was about to come over, he decisively ended this private conversation.

"Clark has prepared a speech. Whatever questions you have, just raise them at the conference table."

Arthur expressed his confusion with a hidden look.

Martin said directly: "That's right, no matter what you think, just say it at the conference table. I don't want to create a situation where there are six people and a dozen groups in the early days of the alliance."

After he finished speaking, he quickly walked past the other five people and walked into the fortress hall first.

The restored fortress became more spacious. Looking up from the hall, Clark's trophies and Kryptonian collections could be seen through the transparent crystal. "Joe, are you still here?"

Martin shouted, and the image of Joe El jumped out of the crystal. He looked at Martin strangely: "Mr. Martin, I thought you would want me, an outsider, to stay away from the alliance meeting?"

"Although this is our first meeting, you are Clark's father and you will never betray our secrets."

Martin didn't care about this kind of thing: "Please do me a favor and record our conversation in the meeting. Just record it."

"no problem."

Jor-El nodded. He used to be the chief scientist of Krypton and had much more experience in dealing with such things than Clark.

After accepting Martin's request, he controlled the fortress's system and created a round table in the hall that was large enough to accommodate six people. He then stood aside without any movement.

Martin waited for the others to enter the hall before joining them in his seat.

"Bruce, are you going to chair the meeting?"

Clark wanted to change into regular clothes, but when Martin spoke, he ignored these small details.

Bruce looked around and saw that no one had any objections, so he took over the responsibility and stood up.

"Long story short, we are here today to discuss the proposals that Clark has made."

At this point, he paused and said to everyone: "Next time, if anyone wants to make a proposal, please submit a complete document before the meeting."

"After this meeting, I will send the meeting procedures to everyone. Now, let Clark explain his ideas first."

Bruce looked at Martin first, but Martin waved his hand and he let Clark speak instead.

"Cough cough!"

The eyes of the other five people instantly fell on Clark. Although they didn't say anything, he felt inexplicable pressure.

"I saw while tracking Luther..."

Clark stood up and quickly but to the point described what he had seen.

"Murder, torture, rape. Such crimes can be described as common. What's worse is that those garrisons cooperate with local gangs and tribes to participate in international criminal chains such as drug trafficking, buying and selling human organs, and reselling various commodities."

"Since we have chosen to use justice as our synonym, how can we turn a blind eye to these things and remain indifferent when we know that such evil is being committed all the time?"

"That's right! We can't let this go on."

Barry slammed the table and shouted out his emotion without even thinking about it.

But no one else reacted at all, as they already knew how these international crime chains worked.

Even the Wayne Group is involved in it. Although it does not engage in low-level businesses such as organ trafficking and drug trafficking, it has set up sweatshops in third world countries.

Bruce has always wanted to change this situation, but economic activities will not change because of what he wants.

Even a genius like him can only try his best to maintain the bottom line of Wayne Group and prevent the company's members from being involved in messy things.

"So, what do you want to do?"

When it comes to understanding the United States, no one knows it better than Bruce. He saw through the loopholes in Clark's passion at a glance, and also understood the purpose of Martin agreeing to hold this meeting.

"It seems like I stood up at the wrong time!"

Barry sensed the tense atmosphere and shrank his neck.

"Why don't you sit down quickly!"

Arthur tugged on Barry's shirt and pushed the boy into his seat.

Bruce leaned back in his chair, his gray-black eyes flashing with scrutiny as he stared at Clark. His serious expression made the hall quiet.

"I know you've been on Martin's side for a long time."

Clark frowned, and couldn't help but feel that he was making things difficult for himself.

Bruce was as cold as ever: "I'm on Martin's side because he convinced me. Now I'm giving you a chance to convince me to support you."

"I don't ask you to give me a complete program, just answer a few questions for me."

Martin then said, "If you can convince Bruce, I can take a step back and do what you say for the time being."

Diana was a little surprised, but she still agreed with Martin: "If you can satisfy a picky person like Bruce, then there is no problem in doing what you say."

Barry also wanted to get involved, but was stopped by Arthur.

Arthur whispered to him, "You don't have the ability, so don't join in the fun. Just stand by and watch."

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