Metropolis lay on the East Coast, a bustling city not far from Gotham City.
When the weather was clear, you could see Gotham's Bat-Signal shining against the clouds from Metropolis's shore.
Of course, there was no Bat-Signal yet. No matter how bold Gordon was, he would not dare install a searchlight on the Gotham Police Department rooftop to summon Batman at a time like this.
Metropolis was famous because of Superman. With Superman as its guardian, many companies had chosen to invest in and relocate here, making its business environment far better than Gotham's.
Among the city skyline formed by countless skyscrapers, the tallest was the famous LexCorp headquarters—the company owned by that bald guy, Luthor.
But compared to Gotham's landmark building, the multifunctional Wayne Tower that housed Wayne Enterprises headquarters,
LexCorp looked rather crude, like something built by a newly rich upstart.
That was why Lex Luthor launched the "Lex Tower" project. It sounded rather plagiaristic.
But businesspeople's affairs... could that really be called plagiarism?
It was called paying tribute to the classics. Unfortunately, the project had already been halted because Lex Luthor had been sent to prison by Superman.
The entire LexCorp was under investigation, and its stock price kept plummeting. Everything was green—greener than Green Lantern had ever been.
Superman had been flying all over the place lately, safely carrying down all those people trying to jump off buildings. What a great philanthropist!
If this were Gotham... good riddance! Bring on the next batch!
This time, Miao Mu had also come to make a haul. The money he had scraped together was not much, but these stocks alone would ensure he never lacked food or clothing for the rest of his life, because Bald Luthor had a very tough fate.
When Superman died, Luthor would be one