Schiller shook his head and said, "I don't have time to help you deal with them. Contact Pale Rider and keep them out of Gotham. Keep all the benefits for yourself. You don't need to give me anything."
"You're sure you won't get involved?" Amanda looked at him and said, "The people behind this can't possibly be targeting only you. It should be related to Metropolis's recent martial law. Don't you want to drag out the mastermind?"
"If you can drag out the mastermind, the entire Justice League will thank you." Schiller looked at her. "I won't be involved."
"Fine." Amanda shrugged. "I never expected them to thank me. It's just that certain alien criminals touched a nerve with those gentlemen in Congress and gave them some unrealistic fantasies again."
"What do they want to do?"
"Use the aliens' power to deal with the Soviet Union, of course."
"In other words, they think the Soviet Union is scarier than aliens."
"That's hardly news. If they could deal with the Soviet Union, what would cooperating with aliens matter? Even if it were a bill that sold off the entire Earth, they'd sign it."
Schiller sighed and said, "What are they planning to do?"
"From what I heard, they plan to contact the guy who put Metropolis under martial law."
"And then?"
"Then I suppose they don't have any good way to win him over. After all, that guy came for Metropolis, and Metropolis is under Luthor Corp's control."
"Luthor is no Wayne." Amanda slowly shook her head. "His need for control is boundless, and he's ruthless and utterly unscrupulous. If anyone dares lay a hand on Metropolis, he'll make them pay."
"Will Congress yield?" Schiller asked.
"Luthor Corp has enormous influence in pharmaceuticals and military industry. The current Lex Luthor is