Far better to destroy him first, to discredit him to the point where the world will no longer care what happens to the alien.”
Ack!
Yes, Clark will be concerned for Martha and Jonathan, but Lex Luthor destroying Superman's reputation will be almost as heartbreaking as him losing his parents.
After the fiasco with Jason Trask, they’d instituted a warning system. All he had to do was call the emergency cell phone number his parents maintained- registered to a fake identity, untraceable to the Kent family- and leave a coded message. Within minutes, his parents would melt away from the farm and reappear in a place unknown even to him. Using the fake papers he’d acquired for them, they’d live undercover until he gave them the all clear.
Oh, this is clever. Fortunately, Martha and Jonathan may be able to get away safely. Unfortunately, it confirms that Clark is Superman and takes his support away. Fortunately,
Wayne had admitted to the Kents that he knew that Clark was Superman
Unfortunately, Luthor anticipated a move and probably has someone watching the house.
Ah!