Commissioner Gordon was left speechless by Wonder Woman's sharp retort.
He watched Wonder Woman with a pale face and said, "I... I am trying to make this city better. Although my ability is limited, I have never held anything hostage."
Eric saw that the matter here had been resolved, and the protesting crowd had been dispersed. After glancing at the Golden-haired young man lying on the ground, he said, "Alright, Commissioner Gordon, compared to your concern for this city, you should be more concerned about your own health."
He then turned to leave, "Go home and rest with your family. Don't do any more futile work. Take time off work to treat your body, consider it an early retirement. Your police salary won't be reduced. No need to thank me, consider it my pity for you."
Eric had already seen that the cancerous cells in the other party's lungs had spread very seriously.
In less than two years, it would likely completely take his life.
So, he occasionally showed a moment of kindness and gave this stubborn old Gotham police officer a break.
For a dying man, he was not stingy in showing his "mercy."
As for the other party's grand principles...
To strive to implement what appears to be righteous actions, they often secretly do the opposite, which appears dark. Such people, who increasingly seem off and are sinking deeper into the path of dedicating themselves to justice, he has always disliked and had no good impression of them.
Upon hearing Eric say this, Commissioner Gordon was stunned.
Wonder Woman gave Commissioner Gordon a cold glance, then followed Eric's steps, preparing to leave.
She had not expected that this police officer in front of her was suffering from a terminal illness.
Instead, she felt some admiration for him.
Not seeking treatment and still working on the front lines, he wasn't completely useless after all.
On the other side, Flash had already arrived at the scene.
However, just as he was about to make an appearance, Eric had already shown up, so he just stood far away on the streets of Gotham, watching the scene unfolding before him.
Seeing the Golden-haired young man casually incapacitated by Eric, his face was filled with shock.
He hadn't expected this guy, who looked incredibly powerful, to be so easily defeated by Eric.
"Perhaps he isn't that strong."
Barry looked at the Golden-haired young man lying motionless on the ground and muttered, "They genetically modified him, put high-tech equipment on him, injected him with large amounts of hormones, and then told him he was strong enough."
Although Barry didn't know this metahuman, he knew that the former American government had created such metahumans.
He had seen in the Justice Society's files that after the Metropolis incident, the American government had been committed to researching metahumans like Eric and Clark.
Like the Ice Queen sisters, they were metahumans created by the government.
The Golden-haired young man, easily dealt with by Wonder Woman and Eric, should be a similar existence to the Ice Queen.
He sighed slightly, looking at the Golden-haired young man lying on the ground with a complex expression.
He could clearly see the terrified look on the other party's face, realizing in an instant that he himself was not Superman.
But at the moment Eric and Wonder Woman subdued the Golden-haired young man, Barry did not move.
Even though Barry could have acted ten times for every fractured vertebra, he didn't move; he just stood there, quietly watching everything happen.
Even though he was the fastest man in the world!
Barry knew very well that the Golden-haired young man's pain center hadn't even registered the impact before he was already paralyzed.
He didn't know what to do, so he hesitated and didn't move.
Taking a deep breath, Barry activated his super speed.
A red lightning bolt instantly moved to Eric and Wonder Woman's side.
Eric naturally saw the red lightning bolt running towards him.
"Barry, where are you going?"
Seeing Barry quickly run past him, leaving a red afterimage, Eric asked the other party.
"Go call an ambulance for this person, don't move him!"
Barry ignored Eric's surprise, his body turning into red lightning, and he sped towards the nearest hospital.
While running quickly, various chaotic thoughts flashed through his mind.
"Now they can break protesters' spines? That's quite heroic!"
Barry complained about Eric and Wonder Woman's actions.
He believed that the protesters were not too guilty; at most, they should be dispersed. Harming them was an intolerable act.
Therefore, he was very dissatisfied with Eric instantly crippling the Golden-haired young man's spine.
But he was just a speedster who ran fast, just a small police officer in reality, what could he do?
And he wasn't the only speedster; there was also a speedster named Bart in the Justice Society.
Bart runs faster than him now!
He sighed slightly, Barry thought helplessly.
He really wanted to help the helpless Commissioner Gordon who was at the scene, but when he thought of his own identity, an infinite melancholy arose in his heart.
If only he could convince Eric.
Barry thought while running.
Watching Barry turn into a lightning bolt to call an ambulance, Eric's expression was slightly surprised.
He had originally sent Barry to Gotham to check the situation, but he hadn't received any news, so he and Wonder Woman rushed to the scene together.
He hadn't expected the other party to suddenly appear and want to call an ambulance for the guy lying on the ground.
Eric glanced at Wonder Woman.
Wonder Woman shrugged and said to Eric, "Barry has always been a kind person. Even after becoming a metahuman, this character trait hasn't been lost."
"However,"
She glanced at the Golden-haired young man lying on the ground and said, "There's no need for mercy towards a guy like this! This bastard also hurt many of our soldiers."
Wonder Woman was clearly not the kind-hearted type like Barry.
Towards those she deemed enemies, she never had any thoughts of holding back or showing mercy.
As an Amazon warrior, showing mercy to enemies was irresponsible towards oneself.
Once they became enemies, unnecessary emotions had to be discarded.
If one paid too much attention to their so-called personal feelings, it would be easy to fall into a disadvantageous situation.
This was also the principle her mother had taught her.
After hearing Wonder Woman's statement, Eric didn't speak. He shook his head and turned to leave.
His gaze turned towards two people on the outskirts of the crowd—Clark and Amy.
He had seen them from the beginning.
Although he fought the Golden-haired young man and spoke with Commissioner Gordon, his focus had always been on Clark.
Clark stood at the very edge of the crowd, meeting his gaze.
Eric saw many complex emotions in his older brother's eyes.
Guilt, anger, rage, or perhaps joy...
Withdrawing his gaze from the other party, Eric pretended to be nonchalant and said to Wonder Woman:
"Barry can handle the cleanup here."
He wasn't planning any drastic actions in Gotham for now.
Those organizations hidden in the shadows, whether it was the League of Assassins, or the Court of Owls that hadn't been completely eradicated, or those gangster forces that had gone deeper underground, all needed time to quietly wait for them to show themselves.
"Kyle!"
Wonder Woman suddenly asked Eric, "There's one thing I'm more concerned about."
"What?"
Eric asked casually.
"Did you capture all of Gotham's supervillains and put them in Blackgate Penitentiary and Arkham Asylum?"
"More or less. Why are you interested in that?"
"I heard there's a guy named Joker, who's the most dangerous criminal in this city. He hasn't shown up yet, right?"
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