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Chapter 1119 Damian Searches for His Father (1)

During his time with the Assassins, Damian was taught all sorts of things, and every teacher he encountered told him that the most important thing for an assassin was intelligence.

Whether it's real or false intelligence, it can influence the course of a battle. Sometimes, even something as insignificant as a glance at a habit can lead to victory if you know it in advance and make good use of it.

Therefore, Damian never misses any opportunity to obtain intelligence. He knows the reputation of the Lex Group, and there must be a lot of information here that is not so easy to obtain.

Although the Illuminati shares many things, including intelligence, not all intelligence is of interest to these high-ranking figures. Most of the miscellaneous information is either given to their subordinates or recorded in computers for later retrieval.

Damian happened to be free at the time, so he turned on his computer and started checking things that seemed unimportant to the big shots.

For example, Luthor is a very detail-oriented person. He keeps a record of the appearances and battles of many powerful superhumans, just in case.

If you were to start reading through this dense pile of data from the beginning, it would take forever. Damian wouldn't do that even if he were just looking for trouble.

He naturally started filtering, and not knowing what to look at, he chose chronological order.

About half an hour later, Damian finally found some information that interested him.

The main characters in this document are Wonder Woman and the international gang that acquired alien technology. The source of the technology from which planet Luthor came is not specified, and it is unknown whether he is genuinely unaware or if Luthor did so intentionally.

But it doesn't matter. Damian's focus wasn't on the international gang or alien technology, nor was it on Wonder Woman. Instead, it was on photos of Wonder Woman shopping before the incident.

Unlike many superheroes, Wonder Woman never hides her identity; everyone on Earth knows this Amazonian princess from Paradise Island.

Therefore, photos of Diana in her everyday life occasionally appear online, usually provided by paparazzi or fans. However, most of these photos are deleted by Cyborg, who controls the internet, in order to protect the privacy of the heroes.

In the photo, Wonder Woman, dressed casually, is smiling as she strolls with a tall Asian man, while a little Asian girl sits between them.

Most people would probably assume the little girl was their daughter, but Damian didn't, because he knew the little girl who was about his age.

'Cassandra?' Damian's perpetually poker face twitched slightly.

Not long ago, Damian heard the news of Cassandra's disappearance. It was said that she disappeared while on a mission, and her father, David Cain, who was also the top assassin of the League of Assassins, almost went mad because of it.

However, because Cassandra disappeared without leaving any clues, no matter how hard David, the powerful assassin, searched, he made no progress.

Unexpectedly, Cassandra, whom David had tried so hard to find without a single clue, had recently appeared in Metropolis and was even seen with Wonder Woman.

Damian stared intently at Cassandra's expression in the photo. Her smile didn't seem fake; she must have been genuinely happy. He had never seen her smile before, at least not during their time with the Assassins.

This made Damian hesitate when he wanted to report the news. After much deliberation, he finally shut down his computer.

However, this is not because Damian is kind-hearted. It might be possible if he had lived with Batman for a year, but at this point, Damian was far from being so kind.

Damian's goal was to maximize the impact of this message and use it to his advantage.

A dozen minutes later, Lei Xiaogu pushed open the door again and returned to the lounge. As before, a team of assassins was there to greet him. The only difference was Damian; this time, he wasn't standing in the corner, but near the door, clearly waiting for Lei Xiaogu to return.

Lei Xiaogu naturally saw through it; he had lived for over seven hundred years, and Damian's little schemes were not hidden from him.

"Is there something you need, Damian?"

“Grandfather.” Damian nodded respectfully before expressing his thoughts.

“I’ve just found a little bit of information about Cassandra, and I’d like to ask you if I can go and track down her.”

Lei Xiaogu stroked his beard. He could tell that Damian's purpose for this trip was not so simple. Tracking down Cassandra was probably just one part of his goal.

Lei Xiaogu originally wanted to refuse, but when he thought about the current situation, he suddenly felt that he could really let Damian go out for a stroll.

Now that Red Arrow's operation has begun, and many superheroes, including the Young Justice League, have been controlled, Damian will not face any danger in taking action at this time.

So it's perfect to let him go out and gain some experience now. Such an opportunity is rare and hard to come by again.

"That's possible, but Damian, you need to give me some time."

Lei Xiaogu's words were part of Damian's prediction, and he immediately gave what he considered a reasonable timeframe.

"12 hours. Once the time is up, I will return regardless of the outcome."

Damian actually thought the most reasonable time would be 24 hours or more, but he knew very well that his grandfather would not give that much time. He estimated that 12 hours was the upper limit that Lei Xiaogu could tolerate.

Damian's guess was correct. In Lei Xiaogu's view, although Cassandra was a rough gem, she was far less important than Damian. The League of Assassins would never lack knives like David Cain and Cassandra.

The most important person in an organization should be its leader; only those with leadership skills are the ones Lei Xiaogu values ​​most.

Damian clearly possesses this talent, after all, his parents are both in positions of power, and as long as his education is adequate, Damian will definitely not go astray.

Lei Xiaogu could not possibly allow the designated successor to be left alone outside for a whole day and night; 12 hours was truly pushing the limits of his tolerance.

“Alright, I promise you.” Lei Xiaogu nodded. “But you absolutely cannot remove your tracker.”

"Understood," Damian replied, though a slight smile played on his lips, a testament to his usually composed demeanor.

Seeing this, Lei Xiaogu stopped talking and instead walked to the coffee table at the back of the lounge.

"After I finish this cup of tea, your 12 hours will begin to count down."

(End of this chapter)