She wiped her mouth with a tissue, stood, and straightened her shirt collar. Then she looked at the large screen. The moment she saw what was on it, her expression froze.
Her face tightened, and urgency entered her voice. "President! Joker has taken over Gotham! He has a Nuclear Bomb!"
Yongye remained sprawled in his swivel chair, hands behind his head, eyes fixed on the screen.
"I saw. A Nuclear Bomb? How terrifying. I'm shaking."
Sharon bit her lip. "What do we do? Should we call a meeting of the heroes? Bring in the Avengers Alliance, Superman, and every Superhero who can fight to work out a plan..."
Yongye turned toward her, a maddening grin tugging at his lips.
"Have you lost your mind?"
"Didn't you hear what that madman said? They're watching Superman and me like hawks. The moment we show any sign of intervening, he'll detonate the Nuclear Bomb. You want me blamed for setting it off?"
Sharon's brows knotted. "But we can't just do nothing! Are we supposed to let him keep control of Gotham? Millions of people live there!"
Yongye thought for a moment and quickly made up his mind.
"Here's what we'll do. Tonight, put up an online poll."
"Call it 'Should the Golden Armor God of War intervene in the face of Joker's nuclear threat?' Give them two choices: 'Yes, he's the chairman of the Eye Society,' and 'No, to avoid a nuclear explosion.'"
"Let the public vote. If they want me to go, I'll go. If they don't, I won't."
"As an upright Superhero, I should respect the will of the people!"
Sharon stared at him. Her composed face took on the strained look of someone desperately holding back a curse.
She blinked her pale gray eyes and asked hesitantly:
"President... it's four