"So, if I understand correctly, you mean you're not planning to leave?"
Rose frowned instinctively upon hearing Dane's suggestion.
Dane denied her statement: "Please don't make us sound like illegal invaders. My point is that we can absolutely establish a genuine diplomatic relationship between our two sides."
Waller reacted very quickly to this statement, and as a politician's daughter, Rose's reaction was clearly not slow either; she was sensitive to diplomatic language.
"From what you're saying, are you a political entity?"
Dane nodded. Kahndaq was the country he actually controlled. The Justice League relied on this country as its backing and political support, although many members didn't realize this.
Just as they also didn't know that the Justice League had actually been registered in Kahndaq a long time ago. They were no longer a civilian organization, but an official organization endorsed by a country.
It's just that Dane had never brought out that piece of paper, because that document would only be effective when necessary.
But this greatly exceeded Rose's and Waller's expectations, because this was something the Syndicate had failed to achieve!
And Owlman had always wanted to make this happen. In Gotham, he had, to some extent, already enjoyed partial political rights in the city.
But this was actually achieved through the identity of Little Thomas Wayne, the heir of the Wayne Family.
And the "Owlman" identity only served as a guarantee of force. Little Thomas used this secret identity to intimidate disobedient individuals and kill those who opposed him.
But this was not a civilized approach. Politics is the act of creating a widely believed illusion and maintaining it.
Owlman had actually done quite well, but all his efforts quickly fell apart when faced with greater force.
A regime built on force would naturally collapse quickly when that force became ineffective.
The other Syndicate members were even worse than Owlman.
Johnny Quick and Martian Manhunter were relatively better, at least they knew to use their brains to manage their organizations.
As for Ultraman, he controlled Metropolis with absolute tyrannical force, monitoring the entire city with his powerful superpowers.
His method was simple and brutal: all who resisted him were swiftly killed, leaving only the spineless ones.
Ultraman also had some subordinates, such as his most loyal subordinate, Jimmy Olsen, a brawny but simple-minded brute.
There were also some ordinary people who survived by flattering and praising Ultraman himself.
However, Ultraman's method of control could only be used in Metropolis, because of his fatal flaw: anywhere the sun shone was a forbidden zone he could not enter.
And superhumans like Superwoman, who weren't keen on building influence but only wanted to commit evil under the Syndicate's protection, were not uncommon within the Syndicate organization. To put it bluntly, these were all thrill-seekers.
This is also why, in the movie, after the main targets of the Syndicate were dealt with, the incident was immediately resolved.
This organization was very loose; as soon as the top leadership was dealt with, the rest were just a rabble.
They were not like Dane's Justice League. The League also represented a huge industrial chain, managed by Pioneer Technology and Umbrella.
The superhero economy had already formed a massive interest group worldwide, affecting the livelihoods of tens of millions of people, coupled with the international voice of Amazon and Atlantis, which created the Justice League's unbreakable golden body.
This was something the Syndicate wanted to do but couldn't. Their biggest ambition internally was merely to make the gang bigger.
But a gang is a gang; it is, after all, illegal.
Unlike the Justice League, if someone bothered him with questions about legality, he had an entire legal department working for him, and two major allies within the United Nations to speak for him. At worst, it would be a war of words, which wouldn't affect the Justice League's normal activities.
Dane gave Rose and Waller some time to digest the information.
It must be said that these words had a considerable impact on Rose. If this matter escalated to a political issue, it would no longer be as simple as she had initially imagined.
She understood that much.
But Dane told her: "You don't need to have too many concerns. Having a political background is just a measure the Justice League uses to deal with official pressure and prevent Outsiders from interfering arbitrarily, but it won't make things more complicated.
Otherwise, we would even have to haggle with the United Nations before coming, wouldn't that reduce our operational efficiency?"
Why did Batman always emphasize that the Justice League was unofficial?
It was because he wanted to protect the purity of the Justice League. The Justice League's actions were mostly based on simple principles of justice, not considering the political issues of various countries, not delving into the internal affairs of these countries, but merely a quasi-public welfare organization.
Even the UN peacekeeping forces have their own political stances; the Justice League cannot become like that.
Dane's explanation reassured Rose slightly, but she also straightened her attitude. Regardless, she could no longer simply view the man in front of her as an ordinary superhero.
After roughly understanding the Justice League's background, Rose finally stated her request.
"Here, I want to request your help... in capturing all members of the Crime Syndicate."
"Just capture?" Dane asked with a smile.
Waller wanted to interject and ask: Can you even help us kill people?
But she had a premonition that asking that question would be very bad, and as a subordinate, she shouldn't interrupt at such a moment.
Rose, it was clear, was a kind-hearted girl. She firmly said: "Just capture. I want the public to know that the Syndicate is not as unassailable as they imagine!"
"Have you ever considered that with your abilities, it would be difficult to completely control the Syndicate members?" Dane said. "There's a high chance they will escape."
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It's not just a high probability; they will definitely escape. Given the United States' system and complex web of interests, it's even possible that many clueless individuals will try to use the power of these people to do something.
For example, Amanda Waller, who is close to General Ross.
Although Dane hasn't investigated other countries in this World, he can guess that relationships wouldn't be too good.
The Syndicate is just the biggest problem currently existing in human society, but it's not the only one.
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