Of course, the DEO normally would not monitor Superman. Superman had been very "stable" in the past, and they did not want to provoke Metropolis's local power, Luthor.
Superman had principles; Luthor did not. In some ways, making it in Metropolis had a higher threshold than Gotham.
Because Superman's home had exploded today, people naturally came to watch. Not just DEO personnel, but ARGUS agents, military intelligence officers, and FBI agents as well.
Superman's identity was secret to ordinary people, but was it really difficult for those in power to learn who he was pretending to be?
Don't forget that Lois's father, Superman's father-in-law, was a United States general.
"They've gone too far! I'll handle them."
Diana had noticed those people as well. Some lay on rooftops sunbathing with nothing better to do, some stood on balconies endlessly adjusting clothes racks despite holding nothing, and some carried chairs out to read newspapers beneath the blazing sun. They might not have been all of them, but every one of them looked suspicious.
She sprang to her feet and removed the lasso from her waist, ready to have a talk with them. She had been feeling guilty over ruining the food, and now she had found an opportunity to make up for it.
"Don't go, Diana. I'm fine. If they want to watch, let them watch. I have nothing to hide." Superman stopped her and held back his equally indignant son. "My abilities are dangerous, after all. It's natural for them to worry that I might lose control."
"Hmph!" Joe stuffed a piece of bread into his mouth, picked up his plate, and returned to his room. Clearly, he felt his father was being humiliated.
His father had bled and sweated to protect everyone, yet the politicians behind those intelligence agencies were