blueteamnovel Chapter 24 – Better safe than sorry
Chapter 24 – Better safe than sorry
Back home.
"You're saying you saw Catherine, but Catherine might be dead?"
After listening to his wife and two sons' descriptions, Jonathan was a little confused by the green skeleton, transformation, corpse, money...
"The person who received us at the antique shop should be the one who robbed the bank."
Combining what Clark had said earlier, David found the situation obvious.
"First Luthor, then Catherine. She has the ability to transform into someone else."
"Who could that person be?"
Martha was extremely uneasy, rubbing her arms. It was terrifying that the person could transform into someone familiar and silently approach you.
She hadn't noticed that the person just now wasn't the person she knew.
Clark frowned and pondered. First, he could be certain that the person's skeleton was female, and second...
There didn't seem to be any other clues for now.
"It's Tina."
Frowning and pondering for a few seconds, David suddenly spoke up.
The three of them at home looked at him with confusion.
"Why would it be Tina?"
"She has that ability. It doesn't matter who she transforms into, she can kill someone and easily escape. Why would she transform into Aunt Catherine's appearance? The police wouldn't be able to find her.
Unless... Catherine is dead, the police will definitely find her."
Based on his analysis and speculation, he believed it was Catherine's daughter, Tina, and smiled.
Only Tina, Catherine's daughter, no matter who killed Catherine, the police would come to question her because she was the only relative of the deceased.
"Tina stole the money and killed her own mother. She did it out of guilt."
"Catherine!"
Martha mourned for the person she used to know.
"Don't be too certain, son."
Jonathan held his wife's cold hand to comfort her, frowning.
"A daughter killing her mother, this..."@@@@
Such a heinous crime that defied the laws of nature was too shocking!
David, instinctively unwilling to believe such a tragic event, raised an eyebrow and said nothing.
"I saw that her skeleton was different."
Clark carefully recalled his memory and finally remembered another clue that he didn't know if it could be considered a clue.
"It emitted a strange green light, and the skeleton's lines were a bit strange."
Unlike the smooth and natural rib lines of an ordinary person, the thickness of that person's ribs varied.
"When Catherine was pregnant with Tina, she was already quite old, and Tina was born with a bone disease."
Martha seemed to recall something terrible, her face slightly pale.
"They went to various doctors, and the doctors believed she wouldn't live past first grade. They spent a lot of money searching for experimental drugs in the developmental stage for her, but it didn't work."
Jonathan furrowed his brow and took over the conversation, his voice heavy. "Later, they had no choice but to bring Tina back to the small town. Somehow, a miracle happened, and Tina gradually improved."
Before they could explain, the door was knocked.
Looking through the glass door of the outer door, under the dim sunlight, Lex Luthor stood outside the door with a polite smile on his face and a friendly voice. "Can I come in?"
Jonathan and Martha suddenly became nervous, stood up from their chairs, and David and Clark stepped forward, blocking their parents.
David secretly gave Clark a look.
Clark tried to activate his X-ray vision again to observe Lex's skeleton outside the door.But due to some nervousness, they hesitated to open the door.
"What's wrong?"
Lex Luthor opened the outer door, jokingly said, "It's me, not my evil twin, and I'm not holding a gun."
He raised his hands to show the family.
"Clark, David, Mr. Kent... you know I'm innocent."
"Hurry up."
Clark concentrated and tried to control his nerves. Finally, his vision returned to its x-ray-like state. He scanned Luthor from head to toe, breathed a sigh of relief, hinted to his brother and parents, and smiled.
"Lex, what brings you here?"
His skeleton was normal, it was indeed Lex Luthor.
Jonathan and Martha also relaxed.
David secretly relaxed his tense body.
If he were alone, even ten metahumans wouldn't make him this nervous, but his parents were right behind him.
"I came to thank Mr. and Mrs. Kent.
Without your testimony, I would still be under suspicion."
The Kent family's strange reaction made Luthor suspicious, but he laughed it off.
"Please come in, Mr. Luthor." Martha invited.
"I watched the CCTV footage, I don't know how that person managed to look almost exactly like me. If it weren't for the different handwriting, I might be penniless by now."
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Luthor expressed his genuine surprise and confusion.
"It's a strange feeling to see someone robbing a bank in broad daylight with my face."
He had intended to use this opportunity to visit and get to know the Kent family better.
But upon arrival, Luthor suddenly felt that the atmosphere was a bit heavy and strange, as if it wasn't a good time to visit, and his plan had gone awry again.
This time he didn't show his sharpness and intelligence by offering help if there was trouble.
"If someone has a grudge against someone, the smarter they appear, the more they will be guarded and resisted."
After chatting for a while and sincerely expressing his gratitude, he excused himself and left.
Buzz!
Leaving the farm, Luthor got into his silver convertible, glanced at the Kent family in the house, frowned as if thinking about something, and drove away.
...
They told their parents that Tina might be a powerful metahuman.
Jonathan thought for a while, took a leave of absence for his two sons, citing the high incidence of flu in spring.
He didn't let David go to school, fearing he might be attacked alone.
"David, you stay at home with us, Clark will protect us. Later, I'll ask some acquaintances about the police's findings. Maybe the police can catch Tina."