Put on Display Like Zoo Animals

Lin Mo genuinely hadn't known about that. If there had been a survivor in the basement, it could only have been Marie. Vought's PR machine must have been working overtime again.

Still, plenty of people remembered Lin Mo's name.

It wasn't long before someone recognized him.

"That's Lin Mo!"

"The guy who took down that illegal experiment outfit yesterday?"

"No way. Why are those two together?"

"I heard they're both leading candidates for Vought's new lineup of The Seven!"

The crowd began to stir.

When ordinary people saw superheroes suddenly appear in public, they generally assumed one of two things.

Either the superheroes were chasing criminals, which meant the area wasn't safe, or they were there for some kind of event—a signing, a promotion, or an ad shoot. In that case, there was probably no danger.

After looking around carefully and finding nothing threatening, the passersby grew bolder.

If nothing dangerous was happening, they might as well get in first and snag an autograph to keep—or sell for a good price.

At first, only a few people came over. But New York never lacked people eager to see what was going on.

Within seconds, more and more people had gathered around them.

Some didn't even pretend to be discreet. They pulled out cameras and kept snapping photos of Lin Mo and Joanna.

"Joanna! Can I get an autograph?"

"Lin Mo! Was what happened yesterday real?"

"Are you two really a couple?"

"Can we get a photo together?"

The questions came at them all at once.

Joanna stood there watching the crowd press closer, impatience plain on her face. She just wanted to go out with Lin Mo, not be surrounded and gawked at like a zoo animal.

Lin Mo felt a little helpless too. He'd been so caught up in