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Chapter 137 Toy Man, Your News Is Too Slow! (Bonus Chapter)

"Other reasons?"

Wonder Woman gazed intently at Jaeger, her eyes thoughtful.

"Yes, you all should know Langdon Parrels?" Jaeger straightened up and asked.

"Langdon?" Clark belatedly realized that Langdon hadn't arrived yet either.

Back then, the mysterious alien creature that could manifest itself on Langdon left a deep impression on him.

Given that creature's speed, and considering what Louise said about it currently staying at the InterContinental Hotel, which isn't far from here—it shouldn't be arriving this late.

Louise, however, was trying to decipher Jaeger's tone when she suddenly asked, "Could it be that—Parellers sent you? That's why he didn't come himself?"

“That’s right, Ms. Lane.” Jaeger smiled. “Landon was busy and couldn’t get away, so he was really worried about you and asked me, who’s currently in Metropolis, to help out.”

"As for my abilities—I think the lady should know more about that."

"In short, it's just doing a friend a favor. If you really have any doubts about me, you can ask Langdon through the communicator." Jaeger pointed to his ear, indicating, "Even if he's busy right now, he still has time to answer your questions."

The three people opposite Jaeger reacted differently to his words.

Huh? Langdon has other friends? And they seem to have special abilities too. Does this mean people with special abilities are really appearing in droves?

This is the thought of Clark, a simple and honest young man from Kansas.

This guy named Winchester knows Wonder Woman and is also a friend of Langdon Parrelles? Who exactly is he? — And what is this "power" he's talking about?

↑This is Louise's idea, as she excels at seizing upon suspicious points.

Wonder Woman's thoughts differed from both of theirs; she was simply puzzled that the other party was friends with Chairman Parrels from the previous night.

Wow, what a small world!

At the same time, Jaeger remotely controlled Langdon's identity card, allowing him to explain the situation to everyone via communicator, to show his agreement with Jaeger's statement.

Although Langdon's so-called explanation was really nothing more than a three-part chorus of "um," "yes," and "that's right" —

But with Langdon's approval, Louise and Clark were finally relieved.

It was only then that Wonder Woman formally introduced Jaeger: "Well, gentlemen, I did just meet this detective not long ago, because I asked him to go with me to a restaurant that's very difficult to book for a single person."

"I see," Clark remarked. "Many restaurants in the Metropolitan do this. I can understand that they reserve more seats for larger groups in order to generate higher revenue, but it's definitely not very friendly to solo travelers."

Louise looked slightly worried: "Wait, the heroine is on her way now. Parrels also asked this gentleman to come and contacted us via communicator."

"But—what about Superman?"

"He didn't come, and there's no response on the communicator. Could it be—something happened to Superman?"

To be fair, Louise's concerns were well-founded and entirely reasonable.

But Clark, who had been successfully held back by Louise for several minutes, thought: "————"

My feelings were complicated.

Just as Clark was trying to get his super brain to come up with a way to let Lois and the others know that Superman was alright without revealing his identity,...

Jaeger suddenly spoke up: "Oh, by the way, Langdon asked me to pass on a message. Superman seems to have gone to help with an earthquake and probably won't be back anytime soon, so he hopes I can get here as quickly as possible in case anything happens to Lois."

"I see." Louise immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Clark then realized that Langdon had probably just heard his voice on the communicator and guessed the real reason why Superman hadn't appeared.

That's why Winchester was asked to come over and explain, to help him out of that predicament.

That's so reliable, Langdon! Clark was touched.

"Alright, now that we've laid it all out, having another helper is a good thing," Wonder Woman said. "As you can see, Winchester isn't just a simple detective; he's actually connected to some mysterious forces, which gives him special abilities."

"And now we need to guard against whether similar attacks will occur again—"

Before Wonder Woman could finish her sentence, a sudden "ga" interrupted her.

The group instinctively looked in the direction of the sound and saw a huge yellow duck that had appeared in the artificial pond in the park.

It looks like a decoration in some tourist attractions, swaying in the water, and with its cute duck shape, it seems quite adorable.

Clark's eyes flashed with a sinister light, and his expression instantly changed: "Wait, that duck—"

"Gah!!!"

A long, sharp duck call came from the giant yellow duck's beak. The next second, it suddenly leaped into the air, splashing water high into the air, and then landed heavily, shaking the ground slightly.

"What the hell is this duck?!" Louise couldn't bear to look at it. "The taste of the toy people is truly incomprehensible."

Whether it was the toy people behind the scenes who heard Louise's complaints through the giant yellow duck or not, the yellow duck suddenly spread its wings, revealing a bunch of cold gray gun barrels hidden underneath, and launched an attack without warning!

"Da da da da da da————"

The few gun barrels somehow produced the power of a Gatling gun; I don't know how the toy man managed to do that.

But regardless, Louise instinctively wanted to dodge the bullets.

Clark can only hide now.

Wonder Woman, on the other hand, crossed her arms, ready to block the bullets with her bare hands.

As for Jaeger—there are too many bullets and the targets are too scattered, making it difficult to target specific individuals with the Levitation Spell.

So Jaeger chose to use the protective spell he had practiced for a long time. A deep blue arc appeared in front of him, and the bullets rippled outwards the moment they hit him, before falling away.

Then, before the giant yellow duck could reload its ammunition, Wonder Woman instantly swung her Lasso of Truth, binding the giant duck together with its wings, which were carrying gun barrels.

She immediately tightened the lasso, and the giant duck, whose wings were tightly bound, was instantly deprived of the gun barrel under its wings. Forcing it to use the gun would only result in an explosion and endanger the duck itself.

"That is a design flaw, ladies and gentlemen."

A microphone connected to the head hangs from the neck of the giant yellow duck, and the sound comes from inside it.

That familiar, polite yet malicious voice clearly belonged to Winslow Short Jr., the toy man remotely controlling the giant duck attack.

"Fortunately, I designed enough weapons."

With that sound, other gun barrels popped out from the giant duck's neck and beak, aimed at Wonder Woman, who was holding the lasso, and Lois and the others behind her.

"I'm sorry, I didn't really mean to be your enemy," Toyman said, "but there's nothing I can do. My dollhouse was destroyed by Superman last time, and he obviously won't take responsibility for it."

"I have no choice but to rely on myself and earn it back little by little."

Clark: "————"

Damn it, it's clearly your own failure to attack Superman that caused this consequence—why are you making it sound so inspiring?

But just as the situation was briefly at a stalemate, someone walked out, past Wonder Woman, and stood in front of the giant yellow duck, looking up.

That was Yeager.

Jaeger waved lazily at the giant duck: "Hello, toy man, I know you can see and hear, and I'd like to talk to you."

"Let's talk?" the toy-man's voice came from behind. "What can we talk about at a time like this, sir?"

"I know you were hired to attack, Toy Man," Jaeger said, "but just a friendly reminder, your message is a bit delayed."

The toy man hadn't expected Jaeger to say something like that: "—What do you mean?"

"I suggest you check your phone, or any other device that can connect to the internet," Jaeger said casually. "You'll see the light then, Toyman."

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