Camera flashes lit Sharon's pale face brighter than the white wall behind her.
"Ms. Sharon! Has the Eye Society issued a formal warrant for Minato Namikaze?"
"Has the Eye Society contacted Batman? How has he responded?"
"Has President Yongye's body been found?"
"What will The Boys do next?"
Sharon raised her right hand to quiet the room.
"The Eye Society has activated its highest-level emergency response. Minato Namikaze will be wanted worldwide. The Eye Society will offer a substantial reward for any information on his whereabouts."
"As for Batman."
She paused. Her tone remained even, but her gaze was as sharp as twin blades.
"The Eye Society formally requires Batman to come forward within twenty-four hours to explain himself and cooperate with our investigation. If he fails to respond by then, we will take it as an admission that he conspired with Minato Namikaze."
"The Boys will mobilize in full!"
"That concludes this press conference."
She gave the reporters no chance to ask another question and headed straight for the side door. Her heels struck the Marble floor at nearly twice their usual pace.
The door shut behind her, cutting off the clamor of the press room.
Sharon leaned against the corridor wall and closed her eyes for a moment.
Then she opened them, took out her phone, and sent Natasha a message.
"I recommend we capture Batman immediately!"
Twitter's servers crashed for the fourth time just as Sharon left the podium.
When they came back online, one cluster of topics dominated the top ten trending searches:
#MinatoNamikazeAdmitsToMurder
#BatmanWasTheMastermind
#GoldenArmorGodOfWarFateUnknown
#BatmanKilledYongye
#SuperheroesStrikeBackAgainstEyeSocietyOversight?
#JusticeLeagueResponds
#GothamDarkKnightsConspiracy
#WasMinatoNamikazeLying
Comments poured in so fast the moderation system gave up. Public opinion worldwide erupted like boiling oil doused with gasoline.
"Holy shit!!! The Golden Little Flyer said it himself—Batman was the mastermind!!!"
"Batman killed