The Comprehensive Evolution of American Comics.

Chapter 1118 Damian Wants to See His Father

"The situation is excellent," Lei Xiaogu exclaimed. "It's just a pity that we're going to waste such a good opportunity to provide cover for those aliens."

Luther disagreed with his companion.

"We should now pray that those superheroes in their tight suits get through this crisis, because without them, it will be quite difficult to deal with those bugs."

"After all, I don't think anyone really wants to be dominated by those bugs, right?"

“That’s natural.” Lei Xiaogu nodded. “After these days of contact, I’ve also discovered that the so-called special envoy is a complete idiot. If it weren’t for our plan, I really wouldn’t want to have any contact with those insects.”

"Don't say that about Lei Xiaogu." Luther stood up, walked to his wine cabinet, took out a bottle of expensive red wine, and poured two glasses.

"After all, it's not easy to find such a stupid and easy-to-control partner. We should be patient before we squeeze every last drop of value out of them."

As Luther spoke, he handed one of the glasses of red wine to Lei Xiaogu.

Lei Xiaogu swirled his wine glass and replied, "Those who achieve great things must know how to be patient. There was a king in ancient China named Goujian who succeeded only after being patient."

Luther nodded in agreement, then tilted his glass slightly forward and clinked it with Ray Xiaogu's.

"Just wait a little while, and the light will soon shine on the whole earth."

...

After speaking with Luther, Ray Xiaogu went to the lounge as arranged by the former. He would likely need Luther's help in the future, so Luther asked him to stay in Metropolis for the time being.

Lei Xiaogu had no objection, after all, they were originally in a cooperative relationship. Although everyone had their own ulterior motives behind the scenes, they still had to maintain appearances.

Furthermore, one of the few rules of the Illuminati is that when a member needs help from another member, they should provide assistance as much as possible without endangering their own safety.

This rule is designed to enhance the cohesion of the Illuminati. After all, if everyone is indifferent and doesn't care about anything that doesn't concern them, then this so-called alliance will just be a disorganized mess and there's no point in it existing.

The members of the Illuminati are all intelligent people. Helping others is helping yourself. No one would voluntarily violate the treaty, after all, no one wants to be unable to survive in both the legitimate and criminal worlds.

Pushing open the door to the lounge, a group of ninjas knelt obediently inside, waiting. When they saw Lei Xiaogu enter, they all bowed in respect.

Lei Xiaogu waved for the ninjas to stand up, then fixed his gaze on the only person in the rest room who stood out from the crowd.

He was a short man, probably only half the height of Lei Xiaogu, barely reaching the latter's hips. Because his face was covered, judging by his height alone, he was either a dwarf or a child under ten years old.

“Damian,” Lei Xiaogu murmured the little man’s name. “I sense that you are not at peace. What has happened?”

“You know the reason, grandfather.” Damian stood respectfully in place. “I want to see that man, to see my father.”

“Yes, of course I know Damian.” Lei Xiaogu nodded. “Then you should also know that you are not yet qualified to see your father, and you have not yet defeated your mother, my daughter.”

"Tell me, Damian, how far are you from defeating your mother?"

Damian's back bent almost imperceptibly as he replied softly, "Still a long way off. I'm nowhere near Mother's match." "Then why did you say that to me just now? Were you trying to charm me?"

Faced with Lei Xiaogu's questioning, Damian, who had been taught from a young age not to be weak, was extremely fond of the word "coquettish" and immediately straightened his body to answer.

“Without my maternal grandfather, I certainly wouldn’t have done this. I just…wanted to know what kind of person my father was.”

Looking at the small, innocent child in front of him, Lei Xiaogu, who didn't think he had completely abandoned his humanity, couldn't help but soften his heart.

“Your father is a very strong man, that’s all I can tell you now, and that’s why your mother doesn’t allow you to see him right now.”

"Alright, let's leave this topic here. I have to attend a meeting in a little while. You can rest here with the other ninjas."

Although Lei Xiaogu came to help Luther, he didn't intend to let Damian do anything. He brought the latter out just to let him experience the atmosphere of the mission.

After all, you can't keep children locked up in the desert forever. It's good for them to see the world, so that they won't run into problems when they're on missions in the future.

Damian nodded to indicate that he understood. After giving a few more instructions to his ninjas, Lei Xiaogu left the lounge. Just as he said, he had to attend the regular meeting of the Illuminati.

"Click."

As he watched the door close gently, Damian's eyes, hidden behind his mask, shifted constantly.

After hearing Lei Xiaogu's assessment of his father, Damian's already restless heart became even more agitated.

From a young age, Damian's mother, Talia, had told him that he had a father and that he would have to go find his father someday.

Damian's concept of a father was initially vague, but as he grew up and received a normal education, he came to understand what a father represented.

Yes, although Damian received ninja training from Talia from a young age, the latter was far less morbid than David Cain, so the not-so-stupid Damian matured and understood many things beyond his years.

From that moment on, Damian felt an immense curiosity about his father, whom he had never met. He couldn't understand why his mother had set a test for him, making it impossible for him to see his father unless he defeated her.

At first, Damian had some resentment, but these feelings eventually turned into curiosity about his father.

The more difficult the trial became, the more curious Damian became about his father, but Talia never revealed a single piece of information about him.

Finally, today Damian heard some news about his father from his maternal grandfather, Lei Xiaogu: a powerful man, which perfectly matched his imagination of his father.

This made Damian even more eager to see her, but his upbringing prevented him from disobeying his mother's orders.

The small flame that had just been lit gradually went out, and the dejected Damian, with nothing to do, went to the computer next to him and started using it.

This lounge was specially prepared by Luther for his partners, so it naturally contains some things that facilitate operations, such as the intelligence system connected to LexCorp in front of us.

(End of this chapter)