Chapter 1413: Wrapping Things Up and the Captain’s Return
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
The four little turtles enjoyed their pizzas, and Luke got straight to the point.
Splinter was a good teacher and someone who communicated easily with others.
In fact, he had been helping the little turtles adjust their emotions for the past few days.
Donnie went online every day and the house had a TV.
The turtles had smiled and looked forward to being praised, but then realized that something wasn’t right.
Fewer and fewer people mentioned them saving civilians, and more and more programs talked about the innocent victims who were affected.
They were simple-minded to begin with, and really felt that they had done something wrong to make everyone hate them so much.
Although Splinter comforted them, his own heart was uncertain.
He was also an honest “rat,” and he hadn’t felt good after reading the comments.
Luke said the same thing that he had said to Damon and Mindy.
He pointed out the cause and process, told them that the mastermind was the government, which was targeting Batman, and told them not to worry.
However, he had to be even more straightforward in communicating with this bunch since they couldn’t understand a lot of the twists and turns.
As he spoke, the four little turtles felt that the cheese pizza in their hands was no longer tasty.
They never thought that their heroism would be used as an excuse for someone else to attack them.
Thankfully, Batman said that the bad guys were those who were leading the public around by the nose behind the scenes, and that they hadn’t done anything wrong.
Luke waved at the little turtles. “Come here. I have something to tell you.”
The little turtles went over obediently, and Mikey consciously took out the pizza that he was chewing on and hid it behind him.
Luke stood up and looked at them. “Do you want to know why I became Batman?”
The little turtles nodded.
Luke said, “I became Batman because I wanted to.”
The little turtles were at a loss. What kind of answer was that?
Luke said, “That’s why I’ve never cared when people say that I’m ruthless, that I cripple criminals and that I break the law.”
As he spoke, he raised his hand to his chest and said, “My heart tells me that it’s fine as long as I do the right thing. No amount of praise or slander will change that. If the test subjects attack again, I’ll still go out; I won’t sit back and watch just because I’m afraid of what other people say. No matter what they say, I have a clear conscience.”
The little turtles looked at him blankly, feeling that this… was quite a simple principle.
Luke said, “Now, tell me: What will you do if something like this happens again?”
The little turtles subconsciously replied, “Fight.”
Pleased, Luke nodded and stroked their big, round heads. “Remember that. Don’t forget it.”
Once again, human beings were the most difficult creatures to fool. The little turtles and the big rat were really… a little naive.
If they weren’t, Luke wouldn’t use such frank, ingenuous words to encourage them.
In any case, with this boost from Batman, these simple-minded master and disciples wouldn’t have any problems for the time being.
This matter wouldn’t pa.s.s so quickly, and their home had been destroyed. They could hide for a while, and start safety training at the same time.
The only problem was the female reporter, April.
She was involved in the Sacks case, and could even be considered the cause of it.
Three days after what happened, Luke explained the situation and then knocked her out again before sending her home.
April collapsed when she woke up.
Big news had happened in New York a few days after she was locked up, and she actually hadn’t been a part of it!
Hm, she couldn’t say that she wasn’t involved! If she dared to go out and reveal that Sacks Industries had tried to kidnap her, she would definitely be on the news.
But she wasn’t crazy. She just wanted to publish big news, not be big news herself.
Batman had also told her that he would vouch for her through his connections. The relevant departments would come knocking, but it was best not to mention anything about the little turtles or the mutagen in particular.
If anyone thought that she knew how the test subjects were created, she would definitely disappear.
Luke’s so-called guarantor was naturally Phil.
Coupled with the “big secret” which he had revealed to Natasha earlier, the director could only do Luke this favor.
Since Batman was useful enough, the director didn’t mind doing him a favor.
When it came to the director, Luke’s strategy was to adopt a relations.h.i.+p that was neither too close nor too distant, neither friend nor foe.
If they were too close, he might be screwed over by this black-hearted guy. If they were too distant, it would be inconvenient.
Putting everything aside, it would be very hard for Luke to investigate Hydra inside s.h.i.+ELD, because he would have to deal with s.h.i.+ELD first.
Bypa.s.sing the protective sh.e.l.l that was s.h.i.+ELD to investigate Hydra would just be making things difficult for himself.
The easiest way to break through was from within.
Luke was happy to be Nick Fury’s goon now and then when the situation called for it. It would be even better if his opponent was Hydra.
By “framing” Hydra in front of Natasha and Tony, he was both doing them a favor and making it clear that he had a grudge against Hydra.
In the future, if Fury felt he was lacking when he dealt with Hydra, the first person he would think of was Batman.
Given Batman’s character setting, it wasn’t just impossible for him to be Hydra, he would also smash their heads if he ever ran into them!
…
Nick Fury looked at the man in front of him and asked seriously, “Steve, have you really decided to go to New York?”
Steve nodded calmly. “I’ve been training here for two months. Actually, it was pretty good in New York before.”
Nick Fury nodded slightly.
Of course, he knew why Steve had chosen to return to New York. It wasn’t because of the bustle, but because there had been several major incidents there.
The consequences of this last attack had been especially tragic.
Steve Rogers, who had come to D.C. for rehabilitation training at Nick Fury’s behest, had missed the battle.
Perhaps the superheroes who had fought in close quarters during the battle had rekindled this man’s fighting spirit.
Thinking that, Nick Fury didn’t waste any time. “What about my proposal? The Avengers need a leader.”
Steven said, “Alright.”
Nick Fury expected as much.
Nothing was more convincing than a ready-made example.
Batman and his friends had clearly shown Steve a successful model, which finally made him agree to Nick Fury’s request.
That was right, it was a request, not a demand.
In front of this man, Nick Fury didn’t have the right to make demands.
Nick Fury felt a little grateful to Batman.
Although the other party had stated that he wouldn’t join the Avengers, he had in fact accelerated the formation of the Avengers.
So far, Nick Fury had basically achieved his objective.
There were only two who were not yet in place.
There was no helping it, when one was a “G.o.d” and the other was a big guy who couldn’t control himself!