Martin Variety in American Comics.

Chapter 529 Friends and Family (Please subscribe and read, monthly ticket recommendation!)

As the three meeting venues uploaded the summary of their several hours of discussion in the form of documents, Martin's work for the day was over.

He was going to take a rest, and before leaving, he said to Martian Manhunter, "Once these people return to the United States and tell others about their withdrawal from the Justice League, it will cause an uproar. Media opinion is secondary. The key is that the families of the league members will also face doubts from their friends and relatives."

"Now that they have joined the Justice League, we have an obligation to assume this responsibility and protect their safety in all aspects."

"When Clark wanted to contact Lois, didn't you want the power of the League to interfere in their lives?"

Martian Hunter is not from Earth, and his concept of family is quite different from that of Earthlings.

For Martians who are born with spiritual powers, family and collective are very special existences.

"One person's family problems can be solved by himself. When many families are combined, it is no longer a private problem and is likely to cause some kind of trend."

Martin didn't say anything specific. This matter was not big, but not small either. It was just trivial and troublesome, and could not be solved with just one command.

Fortunately, what Martian Hunter lacks the least is patience, and he is the perfect person to handle this kind of thing.

"I feel like I'm just a babysitter now. I have to take care of everything in the face of so many complicated tasks of the Justice League."

Martian Hunter shook his head helplessly. He didn't hate this state. Instead, he thought it was pretty good.

"A newly established organization is like a baby. We must be vigilant at all times. Even if we are asleep, we must get out of bed immediately when we hear a cry."

Martin thought about what had happened recently. Whenever he encountered any hardship, he would go to the Martian Hunter and treated him as a universal tool.

It's a little unkind when you think about it, but that's how it is for everyone in the league.

"I will keep an eye on the movements of these personnel to ensure everyone's safety. You can rest assured and don't make the mistake of time."

Martian Hunter agreed to the request and advised Martin to go to rest quickly.

Martin nodded, went to the lounge, took the Snow Drinking Knife, put it aside, and lay directly on the bed.

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As the first group of American members who had withdrawn from the league returned to the United States, all kinds of news about the Justice League spread like wildfire and began to spread wildly through various channels as if they had wings.

For the government and various organizations, they are more concerned about the next move of the Justice League. With this information, they can make an accurate judgment.

But after several departments quickly interrogated several members, they found that their memories had been modified, and everything about the Justice League became vague. It was like looking at a woman's body through a screen window, you can see the outline but not the specifics, which can only excite Luther, but cannot satisfy real men.

Organizations like the FBI and the CIA were certainly not satisfied with this. They brought in psychics and used brainwashing techniques. They tried everything but gained nothing.

With the American technology, it is simply a fantasy to want to break through the mental shackles of the Martian Hunter.

So these organizations changed their tactics, announced that the superheroes' memories were blurred by the Justice League, and used their traditional skill of "speaking halfway".

They only said that the Justice League blurred the memories of these people, but they didn't say that only a small part of their memories were blurred and their bodies were not affected at all.

At the same time, these people also blamed the Justice League for the fact that the person being interrogated had his brain messed up.

Americans pay much more attention to private affairs than to public interests. If the previous discussion about Bruce Wayne was just frying fish in the pond, the fact that the memories of the Justice League members were affected was equivalent to dropping a nuclear bomb in the public opinion field.

No matter which media outlet it was, they all jumped out to comment on this matter, and they all criticized the Justice League one-sidedly.

Those who claim to be progressives are still just holding on to the so-called "personal freedom" and repeating clichés over and over again.

People in conservative areas once again performed the traditional American routine of labeling anyone a "Communist" if they disagreed with them. They also wielded the stick of racial discrimination and labeled all superhumans as enemies.

Of course, this trend of public opinion in the United States is actually the result of laissez-faire attitude of the American upper class.

People including the FBI, CIA and other disciplinary agencies do not take such things seriously.

In the real struggle, they have done even more shameless things in order to keep secrets, and they don't take these things seriously at all.

They even mocked the Justice League for being woman-minded and soft-hearted.

In Washington, Luther met up with their friends again.

This time, their mood was no longer as angry as last time, but became much more complicated. After meeting, no one spoke.

"Since everyone is unwilling to speak, let me speak!"

Luthor looked at everyone in the room and said in a deep voice, "Savage did not refuse to meet with you, but he felt that now is not the right time because the Justice League is making a big move. We have the upper hand and can wait until the enemy plays their cards before making a decision."

"The Justice League has been clearing out a large number of members who have been active in the United States for a long time. It is very likely that they are going to break off relations with us. In this way, even those who sympathize with the Wayne family can no longer publicly support them. This is indeed rare good news for us."

These wealthy people who have been active in Washington for a long time have calmed down and rationality has returned to their brains, not to mention that they have a complete analysis team behind them.

"But the key point is that the Justice League has no interest in American things. Bruce Wayne has been attacking our assets in Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and other places. We can't leave the United States and fight guerrilla warfare with these people around the world, right?"

This is why they feel mixed emotions. The Justice League and even the Wayne family are leaving the United States, leaving a large piece of cake for them to share.

But under Bruce Wayne's powerful attack, their overseas assets are shrinking rapidly.

"What on earth is Bruce Wayne doing? Why is he abandoning the wealth he has accumulated over hundreds of years in the United States and running off to a remote place like Asia, Africa, or Latin America?"

Question marks appeared over these people's heads.

Luther looked at these people's greasy faces and suddenly felt disgusted.

"Why can the people in the Justice League do what they want with smart people, but I can only waste my time with these idiots?"

Everyone knows the answer.

Bruce did this, of course, for his ideals.

But these people are already corpses slowly rotting in graves, and the little vitality they have left depends entirely on the growth of capital.

They dare not say it, or even think about the answer. Even if they just touch upon the real answer, the vitality contained in the ideal can burn their bodies to ashes.

"Anyway, the Justice League is gone and we're all going to make a ton of money. That's a good thing, let's raise a toast!"

After Luther complained about working with a bunch of idiots, he put on a polite smile and raised his glass to everyone.

In the Batcave, Bruce, with the help of Gideon, is paying attention to changes in the international market and using the funds at hand to acquire as many assets as possible before the Justice League announces their goals.

"Don't hit these people hard all at once, but nibble away at them gradually, taking away little by little the things they think are worthless, and connecting the dots."

He applied the tactics he used to deal with the enemy to business operations, and achieved good results, buying up a lot of land in third world countries, places that were useless in the eyes of others.

These places have never been developed, and no valuable resources have even been explored. The Americans bought these places just to control the development of third world countries and deliberately keep them in a primitive state. Secondly, if you want to develop a place, you really need to invest a lot of money, which no country can afford.

But what the Justice League lacks the least now is technology and money. The only thing it lacks is people and space, so it is not a loss at all for the league if Bruce buys these places at a low price.

If they buy more now, they will have more room for maneuver after they break off relations with the United States.

“We have invested hundreds of millions of dollars in total, and although they are all decentralized transactions, they still caused considerable fluctuations in the international market.”

Gideon duly reminded Bruce that such a transaction would likely cause prices to rise in the international market.

"Ron has already let the first group of people go home. Those people more or less guessed that we would withdraw from the United States. Gideon, gather your forces and focus on the African market next to seize more space from these hot money."

Bruce finished speaking, closed his eyes, adjusted his breathing, and adjusted his physical condition.

In the past, in order to catch criminals, he would go without sleep for several days and nights. He used this method to adjust his physical condition.

"Bruce, you have a visitor."

Bruce opened his eyes when he heard Alfred's voice. Before that, he had heard the other's footsteps and smelled the aroma of tea.

"Who else would come to visit me at this hour?"

Bruce took a sip of the hot tea. Of course, nothing in the Wayne family was bad, but he had gotten used to it and didn't feel anything special.

He knew that the person who came must not be a member of the alliance, because the people of the alliance would not go through the main gate at all, but would rush directly to them.

Coming back to the main entrance, the person making this kind of formal visit must be from within the United States.

"It's Mr. Jacob Kane. He's still in his military uniform and looks very anxious."

Alfred did not make any random guesses, he just told what he saw.

Bruce frowned slightly, then returned to normal.

He had a good relationship with his uncle, and when his mother was still alive, the two families often visited each other.

After Martha Wayne's death, Jacob took a leave of absence and came to Gotham to support Bruce. But after Bruce returned from his ten-year journey, the two sides stopped communicating.

The reasons are complicated, but they are all due to official business, and the personal relationship has not faded.

"Alfred, you come and help me monitor the changes in the international market. I'm going to meet Uncle Jacob."

Bruce didn't change his clothes. He just fixed his hair in front of the mirror, washed his face, and went to his room through the secret passage. Then he went from the second floor to the reception room on the first floor.

The moment he pushed open the door, he looked at Uncle Jacob's face which had hardly changed, and felt a trance, as if some things had not changed.

But when he saw the half-white hair on Uncle Jacob's head, he came out of his trance, smiled and called out "Uncle Jacob".

"Bruce, we haven't seen each other for a long time!"

Jacob Kane turned around and looked at his nephew whom he hadn't seen for a long time, and found that he had lowered his head more than once.

"In the past, I didn't want to be seen as using any shady tactics. You know how things are in Washington."

Bruce asked his uncle to sit down. Alfred had already prepared everything.

"what about now?"

Jacob had mixed feelings, but it looked like he was just chatting with his nephew and had no other intention.

"I found a team that I can trust. They are all good friends who can help me and supervise me in all aspects. This allows me to move forward with all my strength without having to worry about other things."

Bruce guessed what Uncle Jacob was here for, and expressed his thoughts in this euphemistic way.

"It seems you already know why I'm here."

Jacob sighed, then asked, "Does the Justice League really want to completely cut off ties with the United States? Are you even going to move the Wayne family away?"

"Isn't this a good thing? Since the establishment of the alliance, there have been many conflicts between the two sides. Now we are taking the initiative to give in and give the Americans peace. This is a good thing for everyone."

Bruce didn't want to say anything harsh to his uncle, he just hoped that he could understand what he meant.

"Since the establishment of the Justice League, it has repeatedly done things that cross the line. The White House has tolerated it again and again, just hoping that both sides can find a way to coexist peacefully. But you want to take American assets to Africa. Is this reasonable?"

Jacob became visibly annoyed and ripped off a few buttons on his uniform.

"Uncle, you have been in the army for many years and have always adhered to your principles. I admire you. So I don't want such an obvious thing to destroy the relationship between us."

Bruce saw that Uncle Jacob was pushed out, so he didn't continue the argument.

"You can tell those who persuaded you to come that I only take away the Wayne family's things. As for the Wayne Group's assets left in the United States, they can do whatever they want with them. I don't care at all."

This world is made up of interests, but some people's interests are limited to themselves and their families. The Justice League chooses to provide shelter for those at the bottom of the world.

This is a difference in position and there is no logic to it.

"What are you doing?"

Jacob could understand Bruce. As the only child in a large family, he was also tormented by the two choices when he was young.

But he didn't have the courage like Bruce, so he chose a compromise path. He seemed to have climbed to the position of general, but in fact he achieved nothing.

"When our new city is built, I invite you to visit it."

Bruce avoided the question again, talked to Jacob about his family, and personally sent him away from Wayne Manor.

"You've become much more tactful now."

When Bruce returned to the Batcave, he was teased by Alfred.

"So I am so unkind in your eyes?"

Bruce saw Alfred nod and smiled helplessly, then said, "Uncle Jacob's visit made me start to worry about whether other people will encounter such a thing."

Big families are used to speaking in terms of interests. As long as you make your attitude clear and are willing to offend people, you can draw a clear line.

But it’s not that simple for ordinary people.

PS: Go go go, it’s Monday, I’ll work hard to update!
(End of this chapter)