OBS Chapter 3048 Mercury Notes (34)
Chapter 3048 Mercury Notes (34)
Chapter 3048 Mercury Record (Thirty-four)
Although Schiller had discovered that this power might come from the witch Circe, he did not say anything about it, and Wonder Woman, who was also sensitive to this power, chose to keep silent.
Because they all realized a problem at the same time - the witch Circe was now among the crowd.
Blue Beetle didn't have this thing on him when he went through security on Mercury. It was put on later, and it was not found on anyone during the security check. If it was controlled by the witch, she should not be able to have such fine control power, so the only possibility is that the witch herself was responsible.
The security check on Mercury was very strict, including a magical check. Constantine and Zatanna were present at the time. Perhaps only a witch with magical powers could hide from them and board Mercury with the power to affect Blue Beetle.
In this case, it would be enough to thwart her conspiracy once. It would be bad if we made too much of a fuss and scared the fish away.
Not even completely defeated by this, Schiller gave Diana a look, and Diana said directly: "This power is very strange, it doesn't seem like complete magic, I haven't seen it before, and it looks like a product of technology. Bruce, why don't you take it back and study it?"
Bruce obviously got Diana's hint, so he took the little thing and said, "I haven't seen this thing either, and I'm not sure if I can find anything out. I'm more concerned about the beetle's condition."
Ted was so anxious that after Arthur released the water prison, he rushed up and said, "No, professor, please don't damage it. I really need it. If it doesn't work, I can take it back to Earth..."
Schiller interrupted him and said, "Do you need a souvenir left by your teacher, or an alien weapon that can give you super powers?"
"Well, I just want this beetle. It would be great if it has super powers, but if it doesn't, forget it."
"I believe Professor Wayne can delete the software program inside without destroying the beetle's appearance. Are you willing to do so?"
Before Ted could say anything, the beetle cried out, "Oh, no! Wait! You can't delete my program!"
As soon as these words came out, all the students looked at it.
Although the victim has now been resurrected, the pain of death was not fake. If she was killed by an unknown alien weapon, the students could barely accept it, but the fact that this weapon actually had its own intelligence was another matter.
Realizing that the atmosphere was not right, Blue Beetle quickly spoke to defend himself, "I'm sorry, but I'm controlled by a strange force. Although I can sense information from the outside world, I can't move at all."
Then it rolled its glowing eyes, looked at Schiller and said, "Sir, what you just said is basically correct, but that was definitely not my intention. Killing this lady would not do me any good. If I wanted to kill someone, it would be much easier to do it anywhere on Earth than in a place with strict surveillance like this."
"You really haven't killed anyone?" Bruce asked.
"Absolutely not!" Blue Beetle emphasized in a hoarse voice. Suddenly, as if it remembered something, it turned to look at Ted and said, "Ted can testify for me that the two of us are almost inseparable..."
Just as Ted was about to say something, the golden vanguard next to him elbowed him. He suddenly heard a female voice in his head, "I am your classmate Lilith. My ability is telepathy. The professors are now trying to figure out who is behind the control of the beetle. You must get the beetle to reveal enough clues, otherwise no one can save it."
Ted was not stupid. He understood and said, "I can't testify for you. You hardly talk to me. And just like this time, I didn't take you with me when I took a shower. Who knows what you were doing at that time."
Blue Beetle looked like he was about to explode with anger. He thought for a moment, then said, "To be honest, I was once an alien weapon. My purpose of going to various planets was to infiltrate their civilizations."
"But after coming to Earth, an unexpected error occurred in my program, which led to the liberation of my self-awareness. Under the guidance of Ted's teacher Daniel Garrett, I became his assistant and helped him fight crime. If you don't believe me, you can go and investigate Professor Garrett's life."
"Professor Garrett has passed away. No one knows what you did after he left. This does not prove your innocence." Bruce said, "Especially in this case, having no motive does not mean you can't do it. You are not a carbon-based creature at all. You have a different moral value from us. Maybe you just want to have fun and watch us mess up."
"I really didn't!" After recovering from his initial panic, Blue Beetle thought carefully and said, "I am indeed being controlled by someone. I can give you all the information I have received since I arrived at the base. Maybe you can analyze the murderer who controls me."
"Can't you analyze it yourself?"
The antennae on the Blue Beetle's head wiggled, and then said, "My analytical ability is indeed much stronger than that of humans, but it seems that you have more professional people here. After all, I am just a spy weapon. Gathering information is my forte, but compared with your intelligent butlers, my analytical ability is slightly insufficient."
Everyone likes to hear nice words, but unfortunately the intelligent butler of this base was not developed by anyone here, but by Stark, so Bruce still refused to give in.
"You can completely modify the information you get to mislead us and cause us greater confusion. How can we trust you?"
"First, your smart butler can analyze whether the information has been modified. Second, I have almost no contact with magic and have no resistance to it. I can't escape from here at all. I am willing to be imprisoned during the information analysis process, but you have to help me ensure Ted's safety. I promised his teacher that I would keep him safe."
When the teacher was mentioned, Ted softened his heart again. He said, "Since the blue beetle has little resistance to magic, why don't you use magic to build a cage for it and put it here with me? I will keep an eye on it and will never let it run away."
This was the best result so far, but Wonder Woman was still worried. After Arthur got out of the water prison, she pulled out a strand of her hair, tied it to Blue Beetle's body and said, "We can't be sure whether the magical energy in your body has been completely cleared. This will ensure that I will find out as long as there is energy flowing through your body."
"I'll keep an eye on you, too." Clark said, "I can hear the mechanical movements of your body. I've memorized this pattern. If there's any change, I'll come to you immediately."
"Don't think you can run away quickly. I will definitely catch you when you are so close to the sun."
Blue Beetle had already scanned the bodies of the professors in the Mercury base. It knew that what Diana and Clark said was true, so it nodded and said, "I will stay here."
Schiller was not dissatisfied with the outcome. Since he wanted the power of Blue Beetle, he had to leave it a way to survive. Besides, they still had one last line of insurance, which was the Flash.
If something really happens and the Flash needs to capture Blue Beetle, then Booster Gold will definitely not stop him. No matter how fast Blue Beetle runs, he can't be faster than the Flash.
Moreover, their cautious attitude in dealing with the blue beetle will naturally make the witch Circe think that their focus is on the blue beetle. She will think that her attempt to sow discord and divert attention has been successful, and she will act more boldly.
After the incident was over, the victim and all the suspects went to the school hospital for examination. In addition to checking whether they had suffered other injuries, it was also necessary to find out whether they had any magical powers in their bodies.
After returning to the office, Schiller and Diana began to review the incident. Diana said, "Don't you think that Circe's style has changed a lot? Has she become smarter?"
Schiller certainly thought of this. By comparing the child abuse case in the Porokin community with this case, it is easy to see that the witch Circe's IQ and means have made a qualitative leap.
There are always people who wonder, what kind of person can be considered a good conspirator?
When people mention conspiracy, they will think of cruelty, evil, and unscrupulous means. However, in Schiller's view, the most important thing to formulate an excellent conspiracy is to learn to restrain oneself. Greed is the enemy of conspiracy.
Since it is a conspiracy, it proves that it cannot be accomplished through legitimate means. If one has the ability, there is no need to resort to covert means.
Therefore, once you want everything when formulating a conspiracy plan, the conspiracy is doomed to fail.
The conspirator must first admit that he is in a weak position. Since he is in a weak position, ambition will become the biggest obstacle, making people want too much, thus resulting in unrealistic expectations and numerous flaws.
It is difficult for anyone to admit that they are weak, especially for some people in high positions. Years of being able to make things happen with their hands always make them make wrong judgments. When they have to use conspiracy, they still think they are the one in control of the strategy, and thus do things like trying to stuff an elephant into a refrigerator, which makes people feel very stupid.
The means used by a good conspirator are quite restrained, because in a weak situation, every point that can be recovered is a profit, and it is wise to withdraw after achieving a minimum goal. If you care too much about sunk costs, gains and losses, and fail to withdraw at the critical moment, you will inevitably drag yourself into the quagmire.
This is the case in child abuse cases. When you realize that someone is investigating the matter, it is the best time to withdraw.
What they did at the time was something that could not be allowed to be seen openly. They should have run away quickly after being caught, but they thought they could use means far beyond those of ordinary people to catch the people who were investigating and beat them up. This is a typical example of a lack of restraint.
They escaped before Schiller brought Scarlet Witch over. The people investigating in Gotham didn't have enough clues to bring them to justice, so they could only suffer in silence.
Their arrogant behavior maximized their losses. Not only were their years of business operations completely ruined, but they also brought themselves with a death curse.
As I said, a person's personality is difficult to change easily, and most people are like dogs that can't change their eating habits.
A witch who was very reckless in this incident and was now cursed with death should have been more anxious and her methods should have been more radical.
But in this classroom murder case, she showed amazing restraint, hitting the target with one strike and escaping thousands of miles away.
He did not resort to all means to make everyone as suspicious as possible, but instead targeted the Blue Beetle and Zan to create irreconcilable conflicts. He also did not maximize the role of the Blue Beetle after the incident and let it attack others, but gave up when necessary, allowing the matter to end smoothly and lowering everyone's vigilance.
Such a conspirator is undoubtedly more difficult to deal with than a reckless opponent. Schiller had to suspect that behind Circe, whose style of doing things had changed so drastically, there was another cautious hunter.