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Kevin didn't know how he eventually got off the stage.
Anyway, after getting off the stage, Kevin felt as if all his strength and energy had been drained, and he just wanted to find a place to rest properly.
Kevin even admired himself for being able to think of words to defend Homelander in a moment of crisis, especially when he was on the verge of enraging Homelander.
He never thought he could tell so many lies with a straight face; perhaps this was an actor's instinct.
The stage now belonged to Homelander.
Homelander, who was very experienced in interacting with fans, firmly captivated everyone's attention.
Kevin also took advantage of this opportunity to run off and rest, while watching Homelander perform.
However, while watching the performance, Kevin also approached Ashley, who was in charge of everything.
"What's going on?"
Kevin was the first to ask Ashley.
Ashley was sweating profusely, and she defended herself, "I… I don't know, Homelander clearly said it was nothing…"
"Alright, don't make it difficult for her; Homelander hasn't told her anything these past two days."
As the two were talking, Maeve, who had also come off the stage, walked over and defended Ashley:
"She doesn't know what happened on the plane, or rather, she doesn't fully know, so she arranged things based on past experience."
The reason for today's incident was simple: since Deep did not know what had happened on the plane before he arrived, to find out the specific situation on the plane, Ashley could only ask Maeve and Homelander.
And Maeve was already in a bad mood that day, so she didn't answer Ashley's question.
As for Homelander, perhaps because of his idol persona, or because he didn't think it was a big deal, he didn't mention threatening the people on the plane.
This led Ashley to assume that everyone would like Homelander and Maeve, so she didn't investigate and directly started preparing for this appreciation event.
This couldn't really be blamed on Ashley.
According to Vought's investigation, Homelander currently has the most fans and supporters in all of America, firmly holding the top spot on the Superhero rankings.
In America, you might not know who the president is, but you would definitely know Homelander.
With such fame and so many fans, basically no one wouldn't like Homelander.
So, even without an investigation, Ashley knew that at least more than half of the people on the plane would be Homelander's fans.
That is, if Homelander hadn't been exposed in front of this group of fans.
"…Alright, as long as the final result is good, that's all that matters."
Knowing what had happened, Kevin didn't make things too difficult for Ashley.
After all, if Homelander refused to speak, what could Ashley do? If she really dug for answers, Homelander would probably be the first to deal with her.
Everyone is a worker, so Kevin didn't need to continue making things difficult for Ashley.
Regardless, after this incident, Homelander should have a changed perception of Kevin, and in the future, he should not casually act against Kevin, and might even regard Kevin as a confidant.
Well, perhaps thinking this way is a bit too optimistic.
But even thinking about the worst-case scenario, Homelander shouldn't do anything to Kevin, after all, Kevin helped him restore his image and increase his prestige; this was a solid fact.
Unless Homelander was truly so selfish that he thought Kevin helping him speak today was making him look bad…
Then Kevin really had no choice.
Kevin lay resting backstage, and Ashley quickly went to deal with other matters.
Maeve, out of the camera's view, found a random spot to sit down and lit a lady's cigarette, smoking to herself.
Smoke filled the backstage area.
However, Kevin didn't rest for long.
A few minutes later, Madelyn called, saying she wanted Kevin to go to The Seven's conference room upstairs.
She even specifically emphasized that Kevin should go alone, as the first person.
...
When the Boss spoke, Kevin couldn't disobey, so after Madelyn's call, Kevin took the elevator straight to the ninety-ninth floor.
Arriving at the conference room door, the door automatically opened. A figure sat in Homelander's seat, with his back to the door, looking out the window.
Hearing someone enter, the person turned his chair to face Kevin.
It was a very refined-looking black man. He wore a suit, exuded an elegant demeanor, like a proper English gentleman.
Having turned, he was now scrutinizing Kevin.
Holy crap, Gus Fring?!
At the first sight of that person, Kevin also gasped in his heart.
Of course, Gus Fring was just a nickname for this person. In the The Boys world, this guy's real identity was Stan Edgar.
He was the CEO of Vought, meaning the person in charge of the entire Vought.
The true, behind-the-scenes big Boss.
Kevin hadn't expected that Madelyn's reason for asking him to come to the conference room was for him to meet this behind-the-scenes big Boss of Vought.
However, in Deep's memories, Kevin found no scene of meeting Edgar, which meant that, logically, the current Kevin should not recognize Edgar.
So, after a slight Stunned, Kevin said to Edgar:
"Uh… well, I don't care who you are, but you're sitting in Homelander's seat."
"Hmm, I didn't expect your first words to be that."
Edgar patted the armrest of Homelander's seat and looked up, saying:
"And I don't think you truly care about Homelander's thoughts."
Edgar's expression remained calm, even when talking to Kevin about this matter, he showed no emotion.
Kevin looked at Edgar, feeling a heavy pressure from an ordinary person for the first time.
That's right, Edgar was an ordinary person, not a Supe, at least according to the information Kevin had currently obtained.
But it was such an ordinary person who, with just a look and a word, could make Homelander completely submissive.
He also had absolute deterrence over other Superheroes.
Perhaps this was what a true big shot was.
Standing at the pinnacle of the world as an ordinary person.
After seriously looking at Edgar for a while, Kevin finally asked:
"Excuse me, I haven't asked yet, who are you…?"
"Stan Edgar. I imagine you've heard my name."
Edgar introduced himself indifferently.
Deep had never met Edgar, but he knew his boss's name. After all, what employee wouldn't know the name of their top Boss?
So, upon hearing Edgar's name, Kevin immediately showed surprise and excitement:
"You're… the Boss? Uh… I'm so sorry, I didn't know…"
"Alright, stop your act. You don't actually care about my identity, do you?"
Before Kevin could finish, Edgar interrupted again.
He politely gestured for Kevin to sit down.
Looking at this polite old gentleman, the excitement on Kevin's face also subsided.
In the life of a business magnate like Edgar, what kind of actor hadn't he seen?
Kevin's clumsy acting might indeed not be good enough in front of him.
Since that was the case, Kevin didn't need to appear overly excited.
He followed Edgar's gesture, pulled up a chair, and sat beside Edgar, then said:
"Alright, perhaps that was an act, but I am indeed curious, why would you want to see me?"
"Very good, it seems we can get down to business."
Edgar didn't directly answer Kevin's question but instead pulled out a few photos.
Kevin looked closely; they were indeed photos of Starlight in the Crime Analytics Department, and the time of the photos should have been the day Kevin asked her to locate Maeve and Homelander.
Edgar pushed the photos in front of Kevin and smiled:
"Before we begin, please answer one question for me: why did you want to know Homelander and Maeve's whereabouts that day?"
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