Chapter 142: Chapter 139.1: Encouraging Superman
Amanda glanced at the colonel beside her and then said, "Let's skip the pleasantries. Where are the people I'm supposed to meet?"
"They're all here."
Moments later, the Black woman in a peach-colored suit entered a room. Standing above an iron cage, she looked down at the person inside—Harley Quinn.
Harley lifted her head, standing by the iron bars. "Are you their boss?"
Amanda glanced at the woman below and asked, "Nothing happened, right?"
Behind her, the asylum director hesitated before speaking. "Before you arrived, an unknown man appeared inside that crazy woman's cage."
"We don't know how he got in. It was like magic—he just appeared out of thin air."
"Oh, right."
"That man later showed up on television. He went to the White House."
Amanda was silent for a moment. "That's exactly why I'm here."
Afterward, she met with the candidates she had selected one by one.
Deadshot, Captain Boomerang, El Diablo, and Killer Croc.
She gathered all the villains in one room and said, "You're in luck."
"Now, as long as you work for the government, your sentences will be reduced."
"You can leave here sooner."
Killer Croc raised his hand and said, "But I like it here. It's more comfortable than the sewers of Metropolis."
El Diablo, a man covered in tattoos, waved his hands slowly through the air, conjuring flames that formed the words: I just want to die peacefully here.
Harley Quinn, on the other hand, let out a deranged laugh. "You're the boss. Whatever you say goes."
"As long as I can get out of here, I'll do anything."
Deadshot, however, cracked his fingers and said, "A reduced sentence isn't enough."
"If you want me to risk my life, fine."
"First, I need to leave here—permanently."
"Second, I want full custody of my daughter. Her mother can visit under supervision."
"But that bastard boyfriend of hers isn't allowed anywhere near her."
"Third, you'll provide full funding for my daughter's education. She must attend an Ivy League school or something equivalent."
"If you understand, I suggest you write it down."
After they finished speaking, Amanda said expressionlessly, "Perhaps you don't realize it, but you have no right to negotiate."
"What I say you'll get is what you'll get."
She made a gesture, and a group of people entered, each carrying a briefcase—five in total.
They opened the cases, took out syringes, and approached the criminals and villains, injecting something into their necks.
Amanda then pulled out her phone, opened an app, and showed the screen to the criminals.
On the screen were the profiles of Deadshot and the others.
"What we just injected you with is a nanobomb. It's sitting right in your neck."
"All I have to do is press this button, and boom—your heads will explode."
"Now, do you understand?"
"You have no right to discuss terms with me. I call the shots."
Killer Croc shook his head. "You're a devil."
"Thank you," Amanda said without a change in expression. "Now, the person you need to deal with is someone who ripped the roof off the White House."
On a large screen appeared a figure—a man in a red cape and black vibranium suit.
It was Homelander.
"Wow, it's him."
"I've seen him. He's a magician," Harley Quinn said, laughing hysterically as she turned to Deadshot. "I like him a lot, but unfortunately, my heart belongs to Puddin'."
Deadshot replied impatiently, "You don't need to tell me that. I don't care."
Amanda clapped her hands. "Quiet."
The Black woman continued, "He's already a threat to national security. I need you all to take him down for me."
"So, where's this magician who's threatening national security?" Deadshot asked.
"Good question."
Amanda turned to the white woman beside her. "Dr. Moore, it's your turn."
The neatly groomed female doctor hesitated. "Do I really have to do this?"
"Yes, you do," Amanda said coldly.
Dr. Moore had no choice but to remove her glasses and softly utter, "Enchantress."
The lights in the room flickered. The atmosphere grew eerie. Suddenly, another hand appeared beneath Dr. Moore's hand.
The hand gripped Dr. Moore's and flipped it, transforming her into someone else—a woman with disheveled black hair, dressed in tribal attire, surrounded by floating embers.
The Enchantress!
"Wow, you can do magic tricks too," Harley Quinn said, clapping. "Do another one for us."
Deadshot spread his hands. "So, we're just a freak circus now?"
Killer Croc turned to the Black marksman in protest. "Watch your words. I'm not a freak."
Captain Boomerang burst out laughing. "Mate, you're the freakiest one here, no question."
Amanda looked at the Enchantress and said, "Go find that man for me."
"When you find him, don't engage."
"Report back to me immediately."
The Enchantress extended her hand, attempting to touch Amanda.
Amanda patted the briefcase beside her, which contained the Enchantress's heart.
The Enchantress glanced at her own heart, retreated, and vanished into the shadows.
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Metropolis.
In a men's clothing store, a saleswoman sat on the floor, trembling as she stared at the man browsing the racks.
Moments earlier, the man had crashed through the ceiling, leaving a massive hole and scaring away all the customers.
Now, the man in a red cape and black suit picked up a casual outfit.
He turned and smiled. "Where's the fitting room?"
The saleswoman hurriedly pointed in its direction.
"Thanks."
Homelander walked toward the fitting room with the clothes. As he entered, he added, "Oh, and for the repair costs and these clothes, send the bill to Bruce Wayne."
After casually passing the cost onto Batman, Homelander entered the fitting room and removed his cape and suit.
Now, he was down to just his underwear.
As he was about to change, he chuckled and said, "Ma'am, this fitting room is a bit cramped. Don't you think squeezing in here with me is a little much?"
He turned around, looking at the woman with disheveled black hair standing in the shadows, embers floating around her as she stared straight at him.
"Hmm, you're quite pretty, but a bit dirty."
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