Clark gradually gained some influence, and President Wayne wanted to know how the public was responding to the new policies and what people truly cared about. So he approached Clark again, using his website to gather opinions. The two gradually became partners at work.
Over the course of their work, Clark gradually came to realize that Bruce Wayne truly was a good president, perhaps the best president in history. Many of the public's misunderstandings about him and the attacks leveled against him by politicians were false, and Clark believed he had a responsibility to set the record straight.
Bruce received a great deal of help from Clark in matters of public opinion. He found that this young reporter was unlike most journalists—he genuinely wanted to make the world a better place.
Besides, the secret of Batman and Superman had long been an old topic between them. Who wouldn't want a friend they could share their superhero identity and deeds with?
So they became more and more in sync, and grew closer emotionally as well. Before long, they had become best friends who could talk about almost anything.
They also had deep discussions about their views of the world, and discovered that their fundamental nature was actually the same. They wanted the world to improve on a larger scale, but they also cared about every individual and hoped to take everyone's feelings into account as much as possible.
Together with their professional collaboration, they soon became comrades with a common goal, elevating their original friendship into revolutionary camaraderie.
But just as their relationship was at its best, Batman was attacked. The instant Clark heard the news, he naturally wanted to rush over and save him, but he too was attacked on the way there.
Clark did not actually know what had