"Oh, by the way, Dad, I heard Meli mention that you once sent the army and state government guards to attack Eric. Is that true?"
Louise asked her father.
"Yes, but at that time we were all infected with a biological virus similar to the 'vampire' virus, and our minds were controlled. That was not my intention."
General Lane said with a calm expression.
"Is that so?"
Louise's eyes were full of suspicion. "But I heard Miss Meli say that people infected with the virus all had superhuman strength and reflexes, but you didn't at the scene. So, were you not infected at all then, but pretended to be infected, blended into the operations room, and very rationally issued the order to attack Eric?!"
"Is one of the characteristics of your reporter identity that you're good at guessing everything as a conspiracy theory?"
General Lane smiled at his daughter.
"It's not a conspiracy theory, it's that after being a reporter for a while, I have a deeper understanding of politicians' bottomlessness and shamelessness."
Louise looked directly into her father's eyes.
"And you, my father, besides being a soldier, are also a politician."
General Lane: "…"
Louise was about to continue speaking to her father, but her phone rang.
"Jimmy? It's me, Louise. What? Information from the Coast Guard? Okay, okay."
Louise put the phone to her ear, tilting her head to hold it, while taking out her news notepad from a drawer and writing on it, "The location is Tan Tu Town center, about 12 miles northeast on the coast. I got it, see you later."
Hanging up the phone in a hurry, Louise put on her coat and walked out with her interviewing equipment.
"I have something to do, Dad, I'm leaving now!"
Watching his daughter rush out, General Lane let out a long sigh of relief.
Finally, he wasn't being pressed further by his clear-headed daughter, otherwise he would surely have given himself away in front of her.
He was worried that Louise, after getting some information from him, would report it in the newspaper without any regard.
Facing his rebellious daughter, no matter when, he would always have a headache.
"Louise!"
General Lane called out to his daughter, "Don't smoke anymore!"
Louise's voice from afar echoed in his ears, "I already quit smoking!"
Yes, Louise had already quit smoking; although she occasionally drank brandy, she had completely quit smoking.
Ever since she was almost crushed by a monster falling from the sky in a cornfield near Smallville one day, Louise started to quit smoking and drinking.
Listening to his daughter's footsteps gradually fade away, General Lane sat down with a serious expression.
He knew that the United States Government had already begun investigations into Superman and Homelander, and had started collecting spaceship debris.
He sat down in front of the computer and opened his email.
His friend in the Department of the Army had emailed him, telling him that the government had found a lot of spaceship debris under a criminal organization called the "Blood Axe Gang."
And the government had begun to increase research and development into superpowers and superpowered individuals.
It seemed like they were preparing for some plan.
He sighed, stood up, and shook his head.
"I just hope someone puts the brakes on this speeding train!"
In Tan Tu Town, Louise found her partner at the newspaper, Jimmy.
Looking at the flashing red police lights and the helicopters circling overhead, Louise said to Jimmy, who had been waiting there, "Looks like it's quite a big news story."
"It certainly is. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, local police department—this place has attracted a lot of government officials."
Jimmy, carrying a disguised camera, watched the police walking in and out of the scene and said to Louise.
"What's the specific situation?"
"Half the town is missing, and the police spent the entire morning cleaning up the remains of a dozen people on the pier. The fact that they've managed not to notify the FBI until now, I think they have enough composure."
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