The situation is not optimistic.
After closing the communication, Aldridge fell into silence, while on the other side, several other superheroes cast doubtful glances at him.
"Aldridge, what's wrong? The full-frequency communication was suddenly turned off."
"What did the Ten Commandments discover?"
"Is this something that needs to be kept secret again?"
Iron Man, Kingfisher, and Heart Messenger came up at the same time. Aldridge didn't care about this behavior before, but now he subconsciously tensed up, and his eyes hidden under the goggles scanned the three superheroes in front of him sharply, thinking secretly in his heart.
Aquaman is a hero created by the emperor
If this is true, the operation would have been leaked long ago. No wonder the emperor has not been discovered. Maybe he has already escaped.
The question is, if there is a Aquaman, are there others
If it were the emperor, he might not be willing to escape, but would find ways to harm the entire heroic team. Perhaps Aquaman is not the only traitor
Who else could be the ghost
Is there anyone who is a superhero created by the emperor
Iron man
kingfisher
Heart messenger
Aldridge exhaled lightly, suppressing his anxiety, and then said, "Indeed, the Ten Commandments discovered a very important secret. Sorry, I can't tell you for now."
"All right."
"fine."
"Since you, Sheriff, have said so, I will not pursue the matter."
Aldridge's reputation that remained unchanged for twenty years prevented the three superheroes from delving into the matter. Although they were a little dissatisfied, they still expressed their trust in him.
But Aldridge found it difficult to trust the three superheroes in front of him.
Just like Aquaman, he had a very good personal relationship with Aldridge, and even told Aldridge his true identity, but it turned out that he was the emperor's man... .
... .Damn it!
Aldridge thought quickly in his mind. Iron Man's resume was clean. As a retired soldier, he should not be the emperor's man, right? Kingfisher was originally a female coach in a gym. After mutation, she gained the ability to freely transform into various beasts. There were doubts.
The Heart Envoy... to be honest, is the most suspicious.
The reason is simple.
His abilities are too suitable for committing crimes. Memory exploration and life radar are just superficial abilities. God knows if he will hide anything about this power which involves mental manipulation. Maybe he can not only explore memories, but even forge them
"... The Ten Commandments are still exploring below. We can't stop here. Let's cross this suspension bridge and go deeper."
"Team two, team three, you are responsible for the rear guard."
"Team one, follow us."
After giving the order through the communication network, Kingfisher looked at Aldridge with some curiosity: "Don't we need to leave one person behind to cover the rear? I can help."
"... No need. Without the Ten Commandments, we don't have enough combat power on the front line. It's better to let a few of you be at the front and leave the rear to the armed police."
If it were in the past, Aldridge would certainly let a hero cover the rear.
But now, if they do this again, they will undoubtedly treat the lives of a group of people as a joke, so naturally only the armed police teams can be responsible.
The only people he can trust now are the armed police he has trained himself.
"Set off!"
"yes!"
After crossing the suspension bridge, Aldrich's team gradually walked into the darkness. Although the Heart Envoy kept saying that no one was approaching, Aldrich still had people install lighting devices. Soon, the light illuminated the surrounding space, reflecting a fairly wide corridor.
After exploring along the corridor, they soon reached the end.
Another big door.
"Shall I come?"
"... No." Aldridge looked at the Iron Man who volunteered, hesitated for a moment and shook his head: "Iron Man, your strength cannot be wasted here."
"Let my people go."
"First conduct a survey to confirm that there are no traps here and behind, and then conduct a targeted blast. Although it takes time, it is safer."
"Isn't this intentional? His life radar didn't respond, right?"
"Just in case, the mind user's ability is not omnipotent."
"Uh, all right then."
What Aldridge said was standard and reasonable, so although Iron Man felt a little awkward, he still nodded and accepted the proposal.
A moment later.
After confirming that it was safe, the armed police used directional blasting to blow open the iron gate, and then several more armed police broke in. After confirming that it was safe, Aldridge and the three superheroes walked in together. Unlike the dark corridor, the space behind the iron gate was quite bright, without any haze.
“There are so many bottles and cans.”
"It's the same as the nutrition cabin ceremonial platform under the suspension bridge. Is it the emperor's biochemical laboratory?"
"What the hell is that?"
In the bright space, there are dozens of long square tables, on which are placed various test tubes and a large amount of blood residue, as if something has been dissected on the tables. In the center of the space is a mysterious ritual table.
And what Kingfisher just pointed out was the thing on the ceremony platform.
It was... a mass of flesh.
It is irregular, and you can't see the original flesh and blood, or even any organs.
"Everyone be alert!"
Click, click... The sound of gunfire continued. All of a sudden, all the armed police raised their guns and pointed them at the flesh and blood on the ceremony platform.
But just at this moment.
"Can you please not be so rude? If the prisoner does not show any clear resistance, the police in Hiro City should not have the privilege to shoot the prisoner on the spot, right?"
Bang!
The sudden sound echoed throughout the room, and then, in front of everyone, on the wall behind the ceremony stage, a curtain of light unfolded into the air.
Then a figure appeared in the light curtain.
“Yo.”
The other party waved his hand in a familiar manner, with a kind smile that everyone was very familiar with on his face: "Good afternoon, colleagues, have you eaten?"
"Oh My God... ."
"... There is such a thing."
"How is that possible?"
The figure in the light curtain was none other than Brad, the current mayor of Hiro City!
The shocking fact made everyone fall into shock, and the first person to react was Aldridge who suddenly pulled out his gun and pointed it at the heart messenger beside him.
Brad's review was originally conducted by the Heart Envoy, and the feedback received was that there was no problem. But now Brad is the mastermind behind everything
In that case, there is only one possibility.
"Is that you?"
"The traitor outside of Aquaman!"
"Aldridge!?"
"stop!"
Aldridge's sudden action not only frightened the Heart Envoy who was pointed at by the gun, but also terrified the Iron Man and Kingfisher.
"Wait, there's another traitor besides Aquaman..."
"... .Sea King betrayed?!"
"Impossible! How could Aquaman betray..."
"It's not betrayal."
Aldrich looked grim: "The Sea King has been the Emperor's man since the beginning! It seems that the Heart Envoy is also like this. There may be more than one among the veteran heroes. Although the Emperor has only appeared in the past ten years, it seems that his power has been deeply rooted twenty or thirty years ago."
"Is that so, Mr. Mayor?"
"Or... the Emperor?"
Aldridge said in a cold voice, looking at Brad with an expression full of hatred. He never expected that he had been working with the biggest darkness in Hiro City. He even had to kowtow to him and bow his head to him for work. It was a shame!
However... ..
"Emperor? No, no, no, you are wrong."
"I'm not an emperor."
... ..Brad on the screen waved his hands in panic after hearing what Aldridge said.
"At this point, you still dare not take responsibility for what you did."
"How could that be?"
Brad smiled, then pointed to the bloody mass on the stage in front of him: "That's what you are looking for this time."
"... ..???"
"You didn't understand. Then I'll be more direct." Brad grinned, "This lump of flesh and blood is the emperor you've always wanted."
"As for me... As everyone knows, I am the emperor's agent."
Click! The muzzles of the guns turned around. At that moment, the armed police who had originally pointed their muzzles at the ceremony platform and the light curtain suddenly turned around at the same time and turned the various guns in their hands towards Aldridge and the three heroes. They were surrounded by the crowd and instantly became prey that fell into the trap.
Brad pulled the corner of his mouth and smiled slightly: "... I am a man with a thousand faces."
Then the armed policemen pulled the corners of their mouths and smiled slightly: "We are all people with a thousand faces."
Not someone with a thousand faces.
But countless people who share one identity.
This is it:
Thousand Faces