Tokatsu Scientist in the World of American Comics

Chapter 174 Superman VS Batman

"Kent, the charity event of the Metropolitan Library is the charity gala hosted by the Lex Group," the editor-in-chief of the Daily Planet stopped Clark. "Someone asked Clark Kent to report on this matter."

Clark wondered: "Why do you want me to be an intern reporter? I'm not even a regular employee..."

"Who knows, maybe some old lady doing charity likes a nerd like you..."

The editor-in-chief shrugged and left, leaving Clark standing there and narrowing his eyes.

That night, the Metropolitan Library's charity gala was in full swing.

When the lights come on, they are reflected on the modern stone walls of the library, adding a calm and elegant atmosphere.

Starry lights twinkled on people's faces, making the party sparkle like a starry night sky.

As soon as Clark entered the front hall, a faint fragrance of ink and paper hit his face, as if he was in a city of knowledge.

Ancient chandeliers hang from the high ceiling, illuminating the entire hall, and portraits and inscriptions of celebrities from past generations hang on the walls, testifying to the library's history and glory.

Here, every detail exudes luxury, and the atmosphere is elegant and warm.Celebrities dressed in gorgeous clothes walked elegantly among the crowd, chatting about topics of interest to them.

They gathered together in twos and threes, chatting and laughing, and from time to time they raised the champagne in their hands and toasted to each other.

However, as a luxury car arrived, reporters immediately swarmed excitedly to take photos, as if the visitor was the protagonist of this charity dinner!

Clark looked over curiously and saw a handsome playboy walking out of the luxury car. For some reason, his face always seemed familiar to Clark.

"Who is that? Such a big pomp?"

He asked casually to a colleague beside him, who looked back at him with even more surprise.

"It seems that this is your first time in this 'why not eat meat' area, and you don't care about the news of the upper class... That is a big celebrity, Bruce Wayne of the Wayne family in Gotham City."

"Wayne!?"

Clark was startled, and then suddenly realized, no wonder he looked familiar.

"Have you ever heard of Gowrie Wayne? What is the relationship between him and Bruce Wayne?"

Speaking of which, Clark discovered that he didn't know much about Gao Li until now, because he was always in the perspective of a junior being helped, and he only felt that Gao Li seemed mysterious and omnipotent.

And when Gauri was in Metropolis and Gotham City, even his appearance was changed by his magic.

"Gauri Wayne..." the colleague recalled, "Ah, I seem to have some impression. He is the second son of the Wayne Group who was exposed a few years ago, right? It's just that he is too low-key. He can be called Obscurity.”

Clark was stunned. Mr. Wayne, is that a low profile?
Okay, I can only say that Mr. Wayne does great things and good deeds without leaving his name behind, hiding his merit and fame.

"I wonder if Mr. Wayne will come?" Clark couldn't help but think.

The answer is of course no. As the boss of Feidian Group, Gao Li is extremely disliked by Lex. Even if he sends an invitation letter, Gao Li will most likely ignore it. Lex will not bring shame on himself.

As for Bruce Wayne's younger brother, Gauri Wayne, he was looked down upon by Lex because he was too "ordinary". It was enough to invite Bruce Wayne.

As everyone entered, the charity party officially began.

The lights shone softly in the fascinating hall, and the beautiful waltz music floated in the air, making the night full of elegance and fantasy.

In the charming atmosphere, celebrities, philanthropists, political and business figures wore gorgeous dresses, and the strong smell of champagne floated around, chatting and laughing around everyone.

Bronze and amber decorations decorate the corners of the library, huge glass hanging chandeliers cast a warm yellow light, elegant waiters walk among the crowd, trays filled with delicious snacks and exquisite drinks serve guests Provide meticulous service.

In the center of the hall, the host, wearing a luxurious red dress, looked like a gorgeous flower blooming in the silent night, making an opening speech for everyone.

"...He is a philanthropist, a bibliophile, and a true friend of the Metropolitan Library, Mr. Lex Luthor!"

"Me? Okay!"

Lex raised his hands and took the stage with everyone watching.

"I'm a little embarrassed... Speech, speech, say something, say something, uh, drinks are free, the speech is over."

After Lex took the stage, he said some irrelevant words like a sound check before starting his official speech.

"The word philanthropist originates from Greek, meaning a person who loves humanity. It originated about 500 years ago..."

Everyone was paying attention to Lex's speech, but a few people were obviously distracted.

Take Bruce, for example. Some time ago, he tracked down the mercenary leaders who had appeared in Nemiro Village and found out the Lex Group that hired them. That's why he was invited to attend the party tonight.

In fact, Bruce wanted to take the opportunity to investigate the Lex Group. While everyone's attention was attracted, Bruce began to secretly contact Alfred, who was responsible for the support behind the scenes, through the headset.

"Okay, where am I going, Alfred?"

Alfred sat in front of a pile of high-tech equipment and looked carefully at the structural scans displayed on the screen.

"Go past the elevator, then turn left... that's right, in the basement service corridor, now go downstairs."

The sound that could only be heard by Bruce alone in the headset naturally could not be hidden by Clark's super hearing.

Um?What does Mr. Wayne's brother want to do?
And why is it so secretive? Could it be that...

Clark didn't think that Bruce was here to explore the trade secrets of the Lex Group. Even if there were commercial spies, he had never heard of a major shareholder who personally turned out to be a spy.

"Bruce Wayne...?"

Similarly, there was another beautiful woman present who looked both heroic and classically dignified. She also looked in Bruce's direction with a slightly confused look.

Diana Prince—as the daughter of the God King Zeus, the princess of the Amazons, and the earliest superhero "Wonder Woman" who debuted in World War I, she can undoubtedly hear the contents of the headset with her hearing.

"Between gods and humans, Prometheus chose us," Lex was still speaking passionately. "He destroyed Zeus's plan to destroy mankind, but was struck by lightning for it."

"Boom!" Lex danced and demonstrated, "It seems very unfair, haha, let's get back to the subject, the Metropolitan Library..."

This was obviously a topic that Diana didn't like to hear, so she began to focus more on exploring Bruce's side.

"Go to the stairs. You saw it when you came in. Go downstairs... Oh, Master Wright, are you back? I'm busy. You go to play with Master Dick first." "What? You want to eat cookies?" ?Then there is nothing you can do, let Mr. Bruce wait for a while, I will come over to do the logistics after I finish the work for you..."

"Alfred!" Bruce said helplessly, "We are doing business right now! Gao Li has said it many times, you can't dote on Xiaoguang too much..."

"Haha, it's just a joke. Master Gaoli is already humorless, but Master Bruce is even more serious... Master Wright, I will tell the kitchen to prepare it for you."

"Well... you are right. None of them are as delicious as mine, but I can only ask you to be patient. I think if Mr. Bruce is quick, he can finish it in about 10 minutes, right?"

Clark felt ashamed for eavesdropping. Mr. Wayne and Xiaoguang were involved so quickly. It seemed that they were back in Gotham now.

While working with Gao Li on research and development, Clark also became quite familiar with Xiao Guang. He liked this child who was as innocent as a small animal very much, especially after seeing the ugliness of many humans.

Diana didn't react at all. She didn't recognize either Gao Li or Xiaoguang just by their names.

Bruce strolled downstairs, past the kitchen where meals were being prepared for the party.

"Okay, the kitchen is on your right, go to the left, and the place you want to go is right in front of you."

Bruce was using equipment to steal information, but Clark didn't move a step. His perspective and hearing were enough for him to see clearly the situation on Bruce's side even from where he was standing.

The device showed a 7-minute countdown. Bruce also went upstairs to socialize again. Clark immediately went over to stop him.

"Mr. Wayne! Mr. Wayne..." Clark shook hands with Bruce, "I am Clark Kent, from the Daily Planet."

"My foundation has issued a statement supporting book charity. Remember that the report has nothing to do with the Lex Group, otherwise my brother will be unhappy."

After a casual exchange of words, Bruce was about to leave, but Clark's words stopped him.

"What's your stance on Gotham's bat vigilantes?"

This is actually Clark's test. He is not completely sure that Bruce is Batman. He just has this guess and doesn't want to bother asking Gao Li about it.

Sure enough, under Clark's comprehensive monitoring of breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, sweating, etc., Bruce suddenly fluctuated.

"Daily Planet...wait a minute, is this mine? Or is it someone else's?"

Clark said without being arrogant or humble: "As far as I know, Daily Planet does not have any shares in Wayne Group."

——But it does have capital injection from Feidian Group. From this point of view, it may be considered your family in a sense.

Clark added silently in his heart that it was because he knew that Gao Li had invested in the Daily Planet that Clark applied for an intern reporter position at the Daily Planet.

He believed that the Daily Planet, controlled by Gao Li, would definitely have more integrity and dare to tell the truth than other media controlled by capital.

"I've read a lot about him... Civil liberties are being trampled on in your city and good people are living in fear. Don't you have any idea?"

Bruce said coldly: "Don't believe everything you hear, kid."

"No, that's what I saw with my own eyes, Mr. Wayne."

Clark immediately replied that with his super vision, he had indeed seen a lot of things that happened in Gotham remotely.

"He thinks he's above the law, doesn't he?"

"Oh, then you must have never seen another Gotham vigilante," Bruce raised an eyebrow, "And the Daily Planet actually criticized those who think they are above the law. Don't you think it's a bit hypocritical?"

"After all, every time your Metropolis hero saves a cat from a tree, you write a flattering editorial about an alien who can destroy the entire planet if he wants to..."

Bruce wanted to continue saying, "And we can't stop him at all," but he thought that the fangs should be able to, so he stopped talking for the time being.

"Another Gotham vigilante, you mean Fang? If I remember correctly, Fang has not been active in Gotham City for a long time, but the Bat vigilante is still around every night."

"As for your remarks about aliens, I'm afraid most people don't agree with your ideas, Mr. Wayne."

Bruce did not continue, because he recalled that Gao Li also did not agree with his idea, and he couldn't help but feel a little uninterested.

Fortunately, Lex came over to smooth things over at this time and clapped his hands hard.

"Guys! Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent met, great, I just love bringing people together."

"I don't think so," Bruce said without giving him any face, "Why didn't I see you gathering Gao Li from the Feidian Group here?"

"Wow, your words are really sharp."

Lex wasn't embarrassed at all - at least he seemed that way on the surface, minding his own conversation.

"You really should come to the harbor more often. I want to show you my laboratory. Maybe we can collaborate on some project. My R&D department is full of weird ideas."

"It's been 7 minutes. It seems that the transmission has been completed. I'm going to prepare to bake cookies for Master Wright and Master Dick."

After hearing Alfred's report, Bruce was too lazy to talk to Lex any more and left with a few perfunctory words.

Clark wanted to follow him, but the passing TV began to report that there was a factory fire in Juarez. In desperation, he went into the toilet, changed into his suit and flew out.

Bruce's side was also not going well. When he passed by, he was surprised to find that the equipment was missing!

"Damn..."

Bruce immediately recalled that when he was going downstairs, he passed by a beautiful woman and gave her a meaningful look.

"is her!"

Bruce immediately chased after her, but could only see the back of Diana getting into the car and leaving.

Alfred, who had not yet had time to bake the cookies, was also startled. It was very rare for Bruce to miss.

"I think this seems to prove that you are not good at anything and you have reached the age where you should retire and then marry a beautiful woman and go home..."

"Dream, Alfred." Bruce said angrily.

Alfred said seriously: "I have no time to dream, because I have to inform Mr. Gaoli to help you deal with the aftermath."

(End of this chapter)