Mei Man: I drew Superman during the Great Depression

Chapter 311 Panic Selling

"...On May 5, Colin Looper, publisher of the Daily Courier newspaper and creator of "Superman," was shot while speaking to reporters."

"Colin Luper killed, "Superman" may be permanently closed!"

"Breaking! Colin Looper, publisher of the Daily Courier, shot down!"

"On the 2nd New York time, Colin Looper, who was interviewing at the Pulitzer Building in New York at 11:30, was shot in the face by gunmen. The police arrested the suspect, a 34-year-old white man..."

"..."Superman" creator Colin Looper was shot at 5:2 on May 11. He has been rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment. A man is under control at the scene. It is reported that the other party was shot. He did not flee the scene, but prayed there."

"Before the shooting, Colin Loper conducted an interview on his views on the NO. Attacks based on attitude towards the repeal of 'Prohibition'."

“Gangs are reportedly responsible for the killing of Colin Loper, claiming that they were responsible for the attack, as Colin Loper’s recent stance on ‘Prohibition’ touched them Benefit."

"Colin Luper is dying, "Superman" may be discontinued..."

"At 11:30, Colin Looper, publisher of the Daily Courier newspaper, was shot. His life and death are currently unknown."

The shooting incident in front of the Pulitzer Building in New York was immediately published by major newspapers in the form of extra issues.

For a time, it occupied the entire New York news page.

As the owner of the largest newspaper in New York and the creator of "Superman", Colin himself has a very high reputation, so the shooting incident also triggered a huge discussion among New York citizens for a while.

Among them, the vast majority of the people expressed their worried views on this, especially the readers of the "Daily Courier" showed their worries at the first time. After all, once Colin was really shot dead, the newspaper "Superman" on the Internet is likely to be shut down as the news reports say.

For a while, the readers of "Superman" were worried, and those who cared spontaneously took to the streets to go to the Pulitzer Building in New York where Colin was shot, leaving flowers and candles for prayer.

At the same time, the Daily Courier office in the Pulitzer Building in New York also received a large number of letters expressing concerns.

……

"God bless, Mr. Colin Luper..."

Just when the outside world was worried, in the New York Hospital, the doctor sighed to Colin in front of him.

"The bullet was caught by the pocket watch on your chest, and if the gunman's arm had moved up a centimeter or two, or the situation would have been completely different."

At the beginning, when Ke Lin was sent to the hospital, the doctor in charge of treating him was quite nervous.

After all, from the escorted crowd at that time, the doctor could clearly feel that the identity of the victim was special, but when he performed the operation himself, he was stunned by the scene in front of him.

The bullet fired by the gunman actually got stuck in the pocket watch on Colin Looper's chest, saving the opponent's life in a very dramatic way.

This period, which was only heard of on the battlefield, actually happened before his eyes.

This is also the reason why the doctor sighed. Colin could indeed be called God's blessing to survive such a dangerous situation without any damage.

"Yes, God bless."

Facing the exclamation from the doctor, Ke Lin also put on a look of rejoicing on the surface.

However, he knew in his heart that the blessed God was actually himself.

In fact, with the [Man of Steel] that Ke Lin has unlocked now, even in the real world where his abilities are limited, he is no longer afraid of bullet damage. Consider it.In fact, when [Super Premonition] sensed danger at first, with the ability of [Super Perspective], the pistol in the assailant's arms also did not escape his eyes.

At first, Colin also briefly thought about the ability to directly expose.

However, considering that the development of the anti-world is now gradually on the right track, although the identity of superman can gain a certain amount of [faith] for him in a short period of time, it may not be a good thing in the long run.

After all, Colin is not a real superman, nor can he be as great as in the comics and save the whole world.

Therefore, instead of exposing your ability to get yourself into various possible troubles, it is better to follow the trend.

This is what the media witnessed in front of the Pulitzer Building in New York.

However, unlike what they saw, the onlookers thought the bullet had hit Colin's body. After all, they didn't think there was a possibility of the shot being missed, and Colin fell down directly after shooting. On the ground, it was obvious that he had been shot.

But the actual situation is that at the moment when the assailant shot, Colin had already firmly grasped the bullet in his hand by virtue of the ability of [Super Speed], and then fell to the ground just to hide himself The act of stuffing a bullet into a pocket watch.

That's right, even the miracle that the doctor lamented was manually forged by Colin.

Judging from the results, no one saw the problem. After all, it is difficult for ordinary people to think that someone could catch a bullet with bare hands in the process of face-to-face, and then embedded it in a pocket watch just to pretend to be a coincidence.

Of course, the reason why Ke Lin is like this is not only for camouflage or to cooperate with the attack, but also for the purpose of improving [faith].

In fact, just after the news of his attack was released, the [faith] that had gradually stabilized showed a tendency to grow again.

Apparently it was because of the news about the closure of "Superman" in the report, which stimulated the uneasiness of readers.

……

"Sir, the sales volume of the Daily Courier has exceeded 200 million, and the number is still growing..."

In the hospital, after a brief exchange with the attending doctor in charge, Ke Lin expressed his intention to continue to be hospitalized.

The latter also expressed understanding for this. After all, the other party had just encountered an extremely dangerous shooting incident not long ago. Side effects exist, so hospitalization is also one of the insurance means.

After persuading the doctor to continue the hospitalization, Louise Walton, who had been waiting outside the ward, came in immediately and reported what had happened recently.

In fact, when Louise Walton learned of the attack on Colin for the first time, Louise Walton thought that the sky was about to fall. As the savior of his family, Louise couldn't imagine what it was like A crazy guy would attack such a kind person, Mr. Colin Luper, in such a frenzy.

Fortunately, even God couldn't bear the danger of a kind person like Mr. Colin Luper, so he survived this crisis without any risk.

In the ward, Colin was not surprised by the soaring sales of the Daily Courier.

In fact, he sent the news of Superman's possible permanent closure through the Daily Courier, in order to stimulate circulation of the newspaper.

Not only the "Messenger Daily", but even CBS also made work on his attack. It is even said that at the end of the latest "Superman Adventures" radio drama, Orson Welles also made a special contribution to Kobe. Lin prayed, as expected of the instigator of the Martian incident, and indeed has a skill in emotional incitement.

"Mr. Colin Luper?"

While Colin was listening to Louise Walton's report, a policeman came to his ward and asked carefully.

"I am, are you?"

Colin had already noticed the conversation of the two policemen as early as they appeared at the hospital entrance.

However, on the surface, he still made a calm expression and asked.

"Sorry to bother you, I am the deputy chief of the New York Police Department... This is an agent... We are investigating the shooting incident at the Pulitzer Building in New York..."

How to change to an ordinary citizen, the attitude of the police is naturally impossible to be so kind or even cautious.

Shooting incidents in New York City are not too uncommon. Even when the gangs fought, more than dozens of people died under the shooting in one day.

The reason why the New York Police Department attaches so much importance to it, and even specially arranged a deputy chief to investigate the case, is purely because of Colin's unique identity. He is not only a newspaper tycoon, but also a famous public figure in the political circle. Quite a lot of energy.

Even, the first time the opponent was shot, President Roosevelt, who was far away in Washington, issued a condemnation at a press conference, and at the same time said that he would do everything possible to rescue Colin.

Although, judging from the situation, Colin Luper's situation is not a big problem.

However, even the president has expressed his position in person, so it is naturally impossible for the New York City Police Department to say nothing. In fact, the investigation of the whole case has been smoother than expected, just as some newspapers reported. After the shooting, the person concerned did not run away, but was directly arrested by the police standing still.

In subsequent inquiries, they also became clear about the other party's purpose of committing the crime.

Harvey Dent, an unemployed vagrant, the other party was unemployed due to the Great Depression. At the same time, he also explained in the investigation that the reason for his dissatisfaction with Colin was the position expressed by the other party on the abolition of the "Prohibition Law" in the previous "Superman" series. It is reported that Harvey himself is also a staunch believer and a Prohibitionist, and believes that Colin's approach is to encourage people to go against the will of the Lord.

The whole case, from the motivation to the process, is extremely clear, and there are basically no problems.

The New York Police Department also came to the hospital as soon as the results of the investigation came out and explained the situation to Colin.

Colin wasn't too surprised by the reason for Harvey Dent's attack. In fact, he didn't escape immediately after the shooting and prayed to him on the spot. Colin already knew about the situation of the other party. .

It's a pity that the God in Harvey Dent's mouth did not punish Colin as a 'heretic' as he wished. On the contrary, he will be formally prosecuted for illegal gun possession and homicide. There is no room for abolitionists to speak, which means that Harvey Dent will meet his God in person as he wishes, and discuss the issue of 'prohibition' with the other party.

"So, Mr. Colin Luper, do you have any questions about the whole case?"

Briefly describe the incident to Colin and the legal proceedings that Harvey Dent may face next.

The deputy director of the New York Police Department pulled the corner of his mouth and showed a stiff smile, and carefully confirmed with Colin in front of him.

"I have faith in the capabilities of my fellow New York City police officers."

Nodding his head, Colin put on a trusting expression towards the deputy director in front of him.

Hearing this, the latter breathed a sigh of relief, and then immediately patted his chest to make a promise that the murderer, Harvey Dent, would be brought to justice and that such a thing would not happen again.

……

"On Sunday night, a week after my inauguration, I spoke on the radio about the banking crisis..."

On May 5, just five days after the Collin shooting, Roosevelt gave his second 'fireside chat'.

On the radio, Roosevelt first briefly explained what he said in the first fireside chat, and then changed the subject: "...after eight weeks, I am speaking to the radio for the second time tonight. In the same spirit and in the same spirit, and through the same means, to talk to you about what we've done in the past few weeks and what we plan to do in the future... As you know, we made a decision just a while ago , maybe it's time to discuss the NO.18 Amendment or 'Prohibition'..."

The first topic of the second 'Fireside Chat', Roosevelt put it on top of the discussion of 'Prohibition'.

In fact, this is currently one of the most concerned issues in the United States, especially with the attack on Colin Looper, people's discussion on 'Prohibition' has become a topic that everyone cares about on the streets.

"In fact, we all know that perhaps the purpose of the 'Prohibition' was to make everything and everyone better, and to make Americans live in a better country, but here I have to regret Let me tell you that we have clearly failed. The No. 18 Amendment not only didn't make people better, it made everything worse. People died of alcohol during Prohibition than Prohibition More before promulgation, this is simply the greatest mockery of all Americans."

"And now, I have to decide here that maybe it's time to make 'Prohibition' a thing of the past, as my friend Colin Looper said, because of an emergency (World War I) the United States imposed 'Prohibition' ’, and now, because of another emergency (the Great Depression) the United States has abolished it...”

(End of this chapter)