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A/N: This is the real end folks !
CHAPTER 29: Epilogue
HEAVY BLOW FOR CHINESE MOB AND GERMAN CRIME SYNDICATE: Gotham's caped crusader and Metropolis' Man of Steel aid to unravel the mystery behind the Luthors' murders
by Vicki Vale
Ten months ago Metropolis and the mid-western Kansas town of Smallville were shocked by the early and tragic demise of Alexander Joseph Luthor's pregnant fiancée, Lana Lang, as the result of a car bombing which- according to recent revelations- had been aimed at murdering the billionaire himself.
The Luthor family suffered another casualty six months later when the youngest of Lionel Luthor's offspring was shot dead by a sniper while coming out of Wayne Enterprises with his elder brother. Lucas Luthor died almost immediately in the arms of Lexcorp's CEO, leaving his wife of a year- the young reporter Chloe Sullivan- a pregnant widower.
After four months of extensive detective work, the police enquiry has come to a close. The aggrieved Metropolis billionaire joined forces with his boarding-school friend and fellow businessman Bruce Wayne to uncover the truth behind the two murders. Their private research was aided by the resourceful Luthor widow and her own cousin, the well-known Daily Planet reporter Lois Lane, as well as by two of America's most beloved heroes, Batman and Superman.
The investigation revealed connections between a local gambling house called Yang- which the late Lucas Luthor used to frequent- and the Chinese mob. The youngest Luthor had apparently incurred some heavy debts which made him an easy prey for the unscrupulous Chinese. Finding himself unable to cancel them, he was forced to use his job at Wayne Enterprises to launder racketeering money through some of its smallest companies. Once the dollars were laundered, a contact in Switzerland- fellow gambler and wife´s cousin Lucy Lane- was in charge of making the deposits in the secret accounts. Miss Chloe Sullivan's cousin was being coerced by a German Crime Syndicate to take part in the scheme as a means of having her own gambling debts cancelled.
The murders of both Miss Lang and Lucas Luthor were unfortunate accidents, according to Chung Yang, the man who planted the bomb in Alexander J. Luthor's Porsche and who- having failed the first time at killing him- made a second attempt from the rooftop of Galaxy Enterprises in Gotham. He confessed that the Yangs' plan had been to murder Lionel Luthor's first-born and heir in order to force the younger Lucas to return the laundered money he and his aacomplice had kept for themselves.
On analysing the files on her late husband's laptop, Gotham's intrepid reporter Chloe Sullivan came across some disturbing information which has helped INTERPOL, the German and Chinese State Police disband an international gem smuggling racket of major proportions. The Chinese-German criminals involved in the operation were also planning on blackmailing the youngest Luthor to have access to the latest Wayne Enterprises-Lexcorp project, ' Terra '. This new satellite would have provided the organisation with invaluable information necessary to locate the precious stones the underground market was asking them for.
INTERPOL has informed in a recent news release that the whole organisation was dismantled last week and that the people in police custody will have their hearings within a fortnight. Alexander Joseph Luthor is expected to make an appearance Lucy Lane´s hearing to plead in her favour.
This reporter will fly to Berlin next week to cover the story and keep her readers informed of the latest developments.
Author's note: Our sincerest congratulations to our fellow reporter, Miss Chloe Sullivan-Luthor, on her recent motherhood. Miss Alexandra Lillian Luthor was born at Gotham Memorial sometime after twelve o'clock yesterday.
ALEXANDRA LILLIAN LUTHOR
beloved daughter of Lucas and Chloe was
born in Gotham yesterday morning.
May she bring happiness and comfort to the Luthors
in these special hours.
Love,
CLARK KENT AND LOIS LANE
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