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On the evening of October 12, 1985, Edward Black was watching TV in his apartment. The content of the TV shows that the background of the story is that the Soviet Union invaded the Afghan border and carried out a series of military activities, and the United States felt threatened. The "doomsday clock" was set five minutes to midnight, and nuclear war was about to start. Then the men in black broke in and killed Black. Judging from Black's tone, he knew the identity of the man in black.
Enter the OP, which contains a lot of historical and political content. In 1940, the militia, the predecessor of the Watchmen, was formed and later fell apart. Laughing Craftsman, Sigui II, Dr. Manhattan, Ozmandis, Night Owl II, and Rorschach formed the Watcher. In the end, "Who will restrain the Watchers?" on the glass and Nixon's third election as president on TV hinted at the end of the Watchers' expulsion.
Rorschach entered Black's apartment to investigate and found her identity as a laughing craftsman. Then set off to the residence of Daniel Dreberg (the second generation of Night Owl). The history of the two generations of Night Owls leads to the fact that the masked hero was expelled 6 years ago (ie 1979) and that Rorschach became the most wanted criminal. Then Rorschach told Daniel about the death of Laugher and the speculation that someone was eradicating the masked hero in Daniel's apartment. Rorschach wanted Daniel to come out again to avenge Laugher but failed. (In 1965, Rorschach and Daniel worked hand in hand against the Mafia. Later, Nixon introduced the "Kean Act". Masked heroes either worked for the government or retire. Daniel chose the latter, while Rorschach was at large.)
Adrian Witt (Ozmandis) was interviewed by reporters and learned that he is the only masked hero with Hollis Mason (Night Owl Generation) who has publicly identified himself. He has now become a businessman with more than 100 million assets, and is collaborating with Dr. Manhattan to research cheap and renewable energy to solve energy problems and prevent wars from happening. Daniel came to his company to tell him Rorschach's speculation and remind him to be careful, while Witte was obviously more worried about war than a masked killer.
Rorschach continued to visit other watchmen and came to the Rockefeller Military Research Center to warn Jonathan Osterman (Dr. Manhattan) and Laurie Jupiter (Sigui II) and hope to find a masked killer by entering Joe’s future (Joe can see his own future), but his future is obscured by some kind of discontinuous interference, and Joe speculates that it is caused by particles caused by nuclear war. Rorschach's plan again ended in failure. Joe let Laurie see a bad memory segment. Laurie felt that she couldn't understand Joe and felt that Joe was getting more and more alienated from her, so she asked Daniel to go out to reminisce about the past. Laurie is more like a tool used by the state to stabilize Dr. Manhattan.
Then came Xiaojiang’s funeral and began to enter everyone’s memories of Xiaojiang. First is the memory of Sally Jupiter (the Silk Ghost generation), who had beaten and attempted to rape her 40 years ago by the laughter; then Joe recalled the laughter during the Vietnam War; and then Werther, laughed when he held a meeting of the watchmen in his early years. The craftsman mocked in every possible way; it was Daniel's in the end, he recalled working with the laughing craftsman in the anti-masked hero parade scene. In these memories, the image of laughter is almost always the opposite. As the funeral was over, everyone left, and at this time an old man presented him with a wreath at the end.
The old man returned home, and Rorschach had been waiting for him for a long time. It turned out that the old man's name was Edgar William Jacob (Vaughan), the god of death, the old enemy of the laughter. He was learned by Rorschach that he appeared at the funeral of the laughter, so Rorschach suspected that he had something to do with the masked killer. However, Grim Reaper said that a week ago the laughter broke into his home and took off his mask. He was drunk and cried to himself. He also mentioned a certain list with the names of Grim Reaper and Jenny (Joe's ex-girlfriend) on it. Rorschach was dubious, and later learned from Death that he had cancer. Rorschach let go of Death, what did the laughter see, and the investigation fell into a blind spot again.
Laurie found that Joe did not forget to work while having sex with her, feeling insulted, and the relationship between the two deteriorated further. Laurie didn't want to be used as a tool for the US government to stabilize Joe, leaving alone. At the same time, Joe sent the reactor to the "Karnak" experimental base built by Witte in Antarctica, and Witte's research has entered the final stage. Laurie went to look for Daniel again, and Daniel was about to take her to the beer party with Hollis, but in the alley, she encountered a conspiracy gangster. After cleaning up these gangsters, Laurie's mood improved and she said goodbye to Daniel. At the same time, Qiao is participating in a face-to-face interview, and learned from the last reporter that some of the people who worked with and fought with Dr. Manhattan and even his ex-girlfriend Jenny had cancer. Qiao was deeply shocked. Amidst a bunch of reporters' questions, he couldn't bear it and left the earth for Mars.
Then came Joe's memories. In July 1959, Joe fell in love with Jenny Slater, who was also a physicist. One month later, the accident happened and Joe was locked in the reaction chamber and suffered decomposition. Since then, Joe has gained the ability to reorganize himself and other objects. The US government named him Doctor Manhattan after the Manhattan Project, and he became the deadly weapon of the United States. But because of this change, his emotional life has become a mess. Finally, he was tired of the chaotic human life and went to Mars to seek his own peace. At the same time Laurie was placed under house arrest due to the departure of Dr. Manhattan, and she once again recalled the laughter.
The Soviet army drove the tank very close to the Afghanistan border to test the authenticity of the disappearance of Dr. Manhattan, and Nixon prepared to launch an offensive. Witte's plan on energy issues was opposed by many business leaders. At this time, the killer arrived and attempted to shoot Witte and committed suicide. Laurie escaped from house arrest and fell into Daniel's arms. Their feelings quickly warmed up and the sheets rolled up. Rorschach began investigating the killer, and found in his home a sign that had been seen in the death of God, so he went to the residence of God of death. Never thought this was a trap. Death had died at home. Rorschach was arrested for this and his identity was exposed. It turned out that he was the tramp named Walter Kovacs. The murder of Jacob naturally fell on him, and countless people in the prison wanted to swallow him alive.
In prison, Walter also began to recall, recalling his gloomy past. After experiencing a cruel disappearance of a girl, he was so disappointed in this society that he never compromised. Facing a criminal's provocation, Walter splashed hot oil on his face. Daniel and Laurie decided to return to the arena and drove "Archimedes" to save a fire. After a shot, they decided to rescue Rorschach. At the same time, Rorschach also blazed a trail. After the three returned to Daniel's basement, Joe suddenly appeared and took Laurie to Mars.
After a bunch of self-proclaimed gangsters heard that Rorschach was rescued by Ye Xiao, they were going to trouble Ye Xiao, but it was Hollis that they went to look for. Hollis was reminiscing with Sally at the time, and then the gang broke in and killed him. In order to track down the Pyramid Company, Rorschach and Daniel learned from the local underworld linemen that Jenny Slater also worked for the Pyramid Company. Next, they plan to use Werther to find out who is behind the scenes. At this time, Daniel learned that Hollis had been killed and was furious. At the same time, Nixon announced that the United States had entered the first level of preparation for war.
Rorschach and Daniel rushed to Witt’s company. Rorschach discovered the mystery of the matter. Jenny and Reaper both worked for the Pyramid Company and both suffered from cancer at the same time. That is to say, the company behind the scenes framed Dr. Manhattan. He also found a psychological report from Dr. Manhattan in Witt’s data cabinet. At the same time, Daniel found the information of the Pyramid Company and successfully entered. After searching the source of its funds, he surprisingly discovered that the parent company of the Pyramid Company was actually Witt International under the name of Witt. The truth gradually surfaced, and Witte was behind the scenes.
On Mars, during the argument between Laurie and Joe, Joe showed her the complete past. It turned out that Xiaojiang was her biological father. Joe marveled at the miracle. He felt that he was wrong and decided to return to Earth. At this time, Rorschach and Daniel came to Witt’s base in Antarctica, Karnak. Witte admitted that he killed the laughter because he found out what he was doing in Karnak; in order to balance Joe, he did not hesitate to spend 2 billion researching tachyon to interfere with Joe's future and make his beloved suffer from cancer. Make him collapse and leave the earth; then spend money to hire a killer to kill himself to get rid of suspicion; finally design frame Rorschach so that he can act better. The so-called renewable energy is just a cover. His real purpose is to use Joe's energy to destroy some important cities, and he started this procedure before Rorschach and the others arrived. Millions of people died, but everyone except the Watchers themselves would think this was what Dr. Manhattan did. But at the same time, the United States and the Soviet Union had a common enemy-Dr. Manhattan. The Cold War has since ended, and the world is no longer shrouded in nuclear deterrence.
At the end, Rorschach, who never compromises, is killed by Dr. Manhattan. Dr. Manhattan goes to another galaxy. Laurie and Daniel live a sexual life.
Legend of the Black Cargo Ship: A ship was attacked by a black cargo ship and sank. All crew members were killed. Only the captain survived. The captain was washed up on a beach with the statue, and the beach was full of broken bodies of crew members. The captain missed his family thousands of miles away, and he imagined that the black cargo ship was sailing towards his village, Davistown. In desperation, he saw his first officer's body wrapped in sails. He decided to make a raft and rush home before the black cargo ship. The captain rode on a raft made of corpses to ride the wind and waves. When he was hungry, he ate the seagulls raw and drank the sea water. He talked to the dead chief mate, and recalled the scene of being crushed by a black cargo ship. The shark attacked his raft, he stubbornly resisted and killed one of them. He was lying on the shark, and the scene of the village being slaughtered appeared in his mind. What's more terrifying was that he saw the heads of his family on the black cargo ship that passed him. He was desperate and chose to commit suicide. However, the suicide failed, and he drifted back to Davistown. He saw a moneylender and a woman looking for pleasure, and thought they had betrayed everyone, so he killed them. When he returned home, he knocked down a man who had awakened, but that man was his wife, so he ran away with the only remaining reason. He finally climbed onto the black cargo ship and found that his soul was the only thing they wanted.
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