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John swallowed hard and said, word by word, "It seems we... have encountered Superman."

"what?!"

Two minutes later, Clark threw the two men unharmed at the entrance of the Metropolitan Police Department and wrote down their confessions of crimes.

Clark then returned to the alley, packed his belongings, and went back to the rented room whose lock had been pried open.

Once inside, Clark turned back and used the heat ray to weld the dilapidated iron door and walls together. He then laid out the sheets and blankets and collapsed wearily onto them.

As night fell, Clark already felt a bit sleepy.

On his first visit to the metropolis, the boy from the small town experienced both the city's prosperity and its hostility.

All of this is contradictory yet reasonable, novel yet full of unpredictable malice.

These unfamiliar sensations left Clark feeling quite exhausted.

After all, the child hadn't been able to get a full night's sleep since yesterday.

"Is this what life in a big city is like?" Clark buried his head in the blanket. "I should start looking for a job tomorrow. Hopefully, things will go better than today."

I set my alarm for 10 p.m., which was half an hour earlier than the agreed training time.

Clark then took off his clothes, rolled over into the covers, and fell fast asleep.

In his sleep, he dreamed of his future.

In his dream of the future, in ordinary times, he was the most famous reporter in the entire metropolis.

He went into the gangs to obtain evidence of their crimes and reported it truthfully.

He secretly infiltrated the interior of a large company and exposed evidence of their illegal and inhumane experiments.

He traveled to extreme places such as snow-capped mountains, dense forests, and the seabed to explore and investigate, showing the world the secrets hidden in nature.

Outside of his journalistic duties, Clark transforms into Superman after get off work, fighting crime and saving lives in Metropolis.

Countless people who had stood on the brink of death were saved by themselves.

Countless souls on the verge of collapse were pulled back to the right path by themselves.

Countless criminals who had been hiding for years were personally handed over to the police station.

It is itself a symbol of the metropolis!

Superman Clark will become the guardian of Metropolis, and even the whole of America and the world!

Wherever the world needs him, Clark is willing to go immediately to save those who truly need him.

Jingle Bell!

Jingle Bell!

Clark, lost in a sweet dream, was startled awake by his phone alarm. He looked around at the neat but cramped and dilapidated rental room, scratched his head, and gave a wry smile.

Dreams may not be far away, but reality can be quite harsh.

Not to mention, there's the impending crisis facing General Zod.

Clark composed himself, gathered his clothes, opened the window, leaped out, and headed straight for Gotham.

Chapter 341 Metropolis (5)

At the top of Wayne Tower, Clark was once again the first Justice League member to arrive.

Twenty minutes later, Oswald and Bruce arrived one after the other.

Finally, at 10:30, we climbed the tower at the Depka point.

However, this time, he did not bring Selena with him.

The latter stayed at home to help Little Dick with his homework.

"So, it seems my teacher today will be Mr. Oswald?" Clark asked excitedly.

He looked forward to each day's lessons very much.

After all, the people who taught him were all veteran members of the Justice League!

Depp nodded and said, "Clark, when you're learning from Oswald today, you need to adjust your abilities to the level of an ordinary person."

"Is it at the level of an average person?"

Clark thought to himself, "So, Mr. Oswald's strength must be considerably weaker than Batman's."

It looks like today's lesson will be quite easy!

Led by Batman, the group arrived at the Batcave.

Oswald, who was visiting this enormous bat cave for the first time, was even more surprised than Clark and Wellen the day before.

“My God, Bruce, just how much money have you made?” Oswald said. “When I go to work at the city hall tomorrow, I’m going to thoroughly investigate the Wayne Corporation!”

Batman glanced at Oswald and said, "Do as you please. There will be absolutely no problems with Wayne Enterprises' accounts."

Batman then changed the subject: "But... Oswald, are you sure you're ready to go against Wayne Enterprises?"

Bruce's tone was menacing, which greatly frightened the already timid Oswald.

Oswald immediately jumped behind Depp, pointed at Batman and said, "Mr. Depp, this guy is actually planning to kill the mayor of Gotham City to cover up his family's illegal tax evasion!"

Upon hearing this, Depp picked Oswald up like a chick and pulled him close, saying, "He's just trying to scare you, little penguin."

The nickname "little penguin" is currently only used by Depp in front of Oswald without any reservations.

Otherwise, even if it were Batman, Oswald would not hesitate to attack without hesitation.

“But I think this is a good opportunity to take down the Wayne Group.” Oswald stood on tiptoe and whispered in Depp’s ear, “At that time, I will definitely help Mr. Depp’s company to completely replace all of the Wayne Group’s businesses.”

Depp: ......

Thank you so much, Oswald!

You're really pushing me into a fire pit!

Depp waved his hand and said, "Come on, you need to know one thing. It's not that Wayne Enterprises needs Gotham, but that Gotham needs Wayne Enterprises."

"What do you mean?" Oswald looked puzzled.

Depp sighed and said, "What I mean is, if Wayne Enterprises wants, they can raze the entire Gotham to the ground and then rebuild a city. It can still be called Gotham, or it can be called Ditham, or whatever other 'Tham' it may be."

Oswald finally understood what Depp meant, and pouted, saying, "Okay, okay, I actually know all this, I was just joking."

Oswald said somberly, "After all, my family was one of the four great families that founded Gotham..."

The Cobbard family, one of the four founding families of Gotham City.

However, as things stand now, only Oswald remains of the Corbert family.

Although Oswald has returned to the mayoral seat of Gotham City, he is still no match for Bruce Wayne Enterprises.

The difference between the two is as vast as the difference between a grain of sand and the sun.

Depp patted Oswald on the shoulder to comfort him, saying, "Don't overthink it. You've already brought the Corbert family back to prominence. What you need to do is not to continue pursuing the ultimate power, fame, and wealth, but to find a woman you love and truly make the Corbert family flourish."

Upon hearing this, Oswald pursed his lips, seemingly lost in thought.

It seems that finding a woman you love is more difficult for Oswald than power, fame, or wealth.

Of course, he was never short of women who threw themselves at him and "liked" Oswald.

For example, the Gotham City government clerk who proactively offered herself to Oswald was fired by Oswald on some pretext.

Of course, this was not because Oswald had abandoned her after starting a relationship; rather, the woman had indeed done something that violated the rules and regulations and Gotham law.

Regarding this illegal and corrupt behavior of lining one's own pocket, the upright and incorruptible Oswald stated that as the mayor of Gotham City, he would not tolerate such behavior.

Of course, his own gang and Mr. Depp's company are exceptions.

But most importantly, Oswald now feels he is gradually losing interest in women.

On the contrary.....

"Let's talk about branching out later," Oswald changed the subject. "The focus right now is training Clark. By the way... just how big is this Batcave of yours?"

Without turning his head, Batman said, "It's about a third the size of Gotham, but half of it is already outside Gotham's borders."

"Damn capitalists!"

Oswald cursed.

As the Batmobile accelerated, the group quickly arrived at the training room.

However, this time Oswald was not prepared to make the training room dusty as he had done before.

His advantage lies in being both cautious and cunning.

What Depp asked Oswald to give to Clark was actually the enemy's cunning schemes, which was quite important to the incredibly kind-hearted Clark.

Many times, Clark's kindness and naivety allowed his enemies to take advantage of his vulnerability.

In the training room, Oswald said to Clark, "I think our teaching can officially begin."

“Okay, Oswald… no, Penguin Man teacher!” Clark said enthusiastically, while converting his strength and speed to the level of an ordinary person.

Across from Clark, Oswald picked up his multi-function laptop and pressed a button on it.

Click!

The button clicked crisply and loudly, but nothing happened.

No bullets were fired from the umbrella, no flames were emitted, and... the umbrella ribs didn't even open.

Oswald picked up the umbrella and fiddled with it for a moment, a look of extreme embarrassment on his face.

“What’s wrong, Professor Oswald?” Clark walked over and asked.

Oswald, holding the umbrella, shrugged helplessly and said, "This thing seems to be malfunctioning. It looks like some small part inside is stuck. Damn it, I can't find the stuck part without completely disassembling it, but completely disassembling and reassembling it is too time-consuming."

“That’s really bad luck,” Clark laughed. “I can show you.”

With that, Clark extended his hand.

After all, for Clark, who possesses X-ray vision, checking the parts stuck in the umbrella is a piece of cake.

Oswald took the umbrella by the handle and handed it to Clark.