"Dad."
Louise looked at her father, Sam Lane, a little awkwardly.
"Sorry, I messed up the mission you gave me."
Louise sincerely apologized to her father, "Chloe and I found the documents you left at Meli's house, but someone snatched them away. The person was incredibly fast; we couldn't even see how he appeared, and he effortlessly took the files."
"This looks like trouble."
At this time, General Lane had been released by the Department of Defense, and the investigation against him had concluded.
But he knew things wouldn't be that simple.
On the surface, he had been released and was no longer suspected, but in reality, the United States Government's surveillance of him had not relaxed at all; instead, it had become even tighter.
"If these documents fall into the wrong hands, then we will face a catastrophe!"
General Lane said in a serious tone.
"We?"
Louise didn't quite understand her father's words. "Dad, do you mean the government will come after us? No, they wouldn't do that."
"It's not the government coming after us, but…"
General Lane fell silent for a moment, then took off his hat.
"It's Homelander!"
General Lane said something that astonished his daughter.
"I… I don't quite understand what you mean, Dad."
"It means we need to maintain an unspoken balance between us humans and the two Supermen."
Lane said, walking to the study window and looking out.
Outside the window was bright sunshine, but General Lane's heart was icy cold.
"This world has begun to change in some way, though you might not perceive it, the subtle changes are gradually starting to affect the world. General Zod's invasion brought not just a terrorist attack, but a shock that thoroughly changed people's thinking. It made us realize that we humans are not alone in the universe."
"Superman and Homelander, these two Kryptonians, while exciting everyone, also instilled fear."
General Lane told his daughter his truest thoughts, "Imagine, if the nuclear button was controlled by an ordinary person, and this ordinary person could press it at any time due to emotional fluctuations, then everyone would lose sleep! This is the Sword of Damocles hanging over our heads!"
Louise disagreed with her father. "But they are on our side, the side of humanity! For this, they even abandoned their home and their people!"
"You cannot guarantee, and I cannot guarantee, that they will always be rational. Homelander and Superman are the uncertain emotions holding the nuclear button. We cannot guarantee they will always be right, just like the Battle of Metropolis caused thousands of Deaths this time.
General Lane said to his daughter: "People will be afraid, this is normal. But if we just maintain a balance, this fragile balance will endure, and that is—we all pretend not to know each other's true identities."
"It's a game of unspoken agreement, somewhat ridiculous, but it's precisely this tacit buffer that allows us all to think rationally and avoid accidental conflict."
"But now, if someone hands my document bag to the government, I don't know what misjudgment Washington will make. If they provoke Homelander, then we, all of humanity, will fall into a catastrophe."
Listening to her father's words, Louise fell into a slight panic.
"No, Eric wouldn't be that extreme."
Louise muttered to herself.
It's a pity Lana isn't here, otherwise she would definitely tell her with concern: The future you fear is unfolding step by step!
"Who knows!"
General Lane sighed, looking down at the medals on his uniform, and couldn't help but worry about the future of this country.
Louise looked at her father's worried expression, her mood also became depressed, and at the same time, a feeling of greater self-reproach arose in her heart.
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