#342 - Inquiry
"Name?"
"O Weapon."
"Superboy."
In the Justice Hall's reception room, Yang Le, in his altered state, and Superboy were sitting on the sofa, being questioned by the Justice League. Two people were responsible for questioning them: the robot Red Tornado and the young heroes' other guardian, Black Canary.
The other young heroes were standing with the rest of the Justice League members. Today, the Justice Hall was closed to tourists, so they could stand in the observation room prepared for tourists and watch everything happening in the reception room.
This chat venue was carefully selected by Batman based on the information provided by the young heroes and Yang Le. He understood that Superboy was a Superman clone with unstable emotions, and he hated others' orders and questions. Yang Le, on the other hand, was relatively stable and had nothing special about him.
As for the chaotic scene, it was left to the other Justice League members to deal with. Here, we must first mention three Green Lanterns: Hal Jordan, John Stewart, and Guy Gardner.
The Green Lanterns' ability to create objects with their imagination is really suitable for supporting the crumbling state of the Washington D.C. area.
"Are these your two names?" Red Tornado tilted his head, seeming somewhat surprised.
"What's wrong?" Superboy's eyebrows immediately shot up. "I don't think Red Tornado's name is any more brilliant than ours, is it?"
In the observation room, Wally couldn't help but facepalm, saying, "He's starting again."
Faced with Superboy's sarcasm, Red Tornado didn't have any emotional fluctuations. Rather, it wouldn't feel anger, which was also why it was chosen as one of the questioners.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to mock you," Red Tornado's emotionless voice sounded. "I just thought you would have a better name."
"The Young Justice League members have made this suggestion to us."
Perhaps fearing that Superboy would speak rudely again, Yang Le took the initiative to speak.
"We are also considering this matter, but unfortunately, the previous life-or-death speed race didn't give us this opportunity."
"Understood," a blue light flashed in Red Tornado's eyes. "I will record this exchange in my computer. I apologize if what I said earlier offended you two. I will definitely not make the same mistake again."
"Please forgive him," Black Canary suddenly spoke. "Red Tornado, like you, was created to be a weapon, but he was also lucky, like you, to escape a tragic fate. However, in terms of communicating with people, he is also a novice, just like you."
"We are too," Yang Le replied. Superboy, sitting next to him, also nodded awkwardly. After hearing about Red Tornado's background, he couldn't help but feel sorry for his previous rudeness.
This was another reason why Batman chose Red Tornado. Similar experiences can greatly increase their empathy, which will play a key role in subsequent inquiries. It must be said that this trick is indeed very useful for Superboy. At least he is not very resistant to inquiries now.
"Then let's continue," Red Tornado said.
"What were you created from respectively?"
"I was created from the superhuman genes stored at the Cadmus Institute," Yang Le raised one hand, transforming it into razor mode. "Unlike the mutants you've contained, I'm more like a collection of those mutants. I have almost all of their abilities."
Don't look at the fact that only Yang Le and Superboy are in the reception room now. The Justice League hasn't missed a single one of those mutants from the Cadmus Institute. They have all been contained together. Moreover, given the mutants' friendly attitude, the Justice League didn't contain them in a prison, but instead placed them on a deserted island.
But even so, the white-clothed mutant was very happy. The mutants could have a small world of their own, which was something he never dared to imagine before, and he didn't have to contact humans. It was simply perfect.
Originally, Yang Le should have been placed on the deserted island with the other mutants, but Superboy's attitude was tough, and he didn't allow the Justice League to take Yang Le away alone. The Young Justice League also said that Yang Le had a lot of secrets about the Cadmus Institute, which allowed Yang Le to stay.
Putting the Young Justice League aside, Superboy's attitude made Yang Le very gratified. It wasn't for nothing that he had built up so much goodwill. When something happened, Superboy really stepped up.
"I am a clone of Superman, but I am not only made up of Superman's DNA. That's only half of me. The other half of me comes from an Earthling."
Superboy spoke stiffly. Being a clone was indeed not something to be proud of, not to mention that his abilities were far behind the original.
Hearing Superboy's words, apart from Red Tornado, who was a robot, and the Young Justice League, who already knew, the rest of the people showed surprised expressions. In fact, it was not difficult to see the relationship between the two from their appearance. Superboy was simply a teenage version of Superman. When Superman first saw Superboy, he thought he had met himself as a child.
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Although everyone had guessed, there was always a difference between guessing and the other party admitting it himself. After hearing Superboy's own admission, Superman's already furrowed brow became even more twisted.
Not to mention the danger of Kryptonian abilities, Superboy himself was already enough to give Superman a headache. What exactly is his relationship with Superboy? Logically speaking, Superboy was created from his DNA and should belong to his child.
But Superman hasn't even gotten married yet, and suddenly a child with an actual physiological age of only 16 weeks, but a physical age of 16 years, popped up. What should he do if Lois finds out?
Moreover, Superman is not blind. When he first met Superboy, he saw the worship and hope in Superboy's eyes, which made him even more at a loss. He could only pretend not to see it and deal with it coldly. After that, Superman received a look of disappointment that he hadn't seen in a long time.
"Do you know who provided your Earthling half of the genes?" Black Canary continued to ask.
Superboy didn't speak at this time, but instead looked at Yang Le, who understood and said for Superboy.
"We don't know who provided Superboy's Earthling genes," Yang Le clasped his hands together. "But I know he comes from an organization called the Illuminati, and the Cadmus Institute is just one of their many secret bases, and they seem to be planning something."
