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Meeting the captured attacker requires a process.
Even if Kevin is a Senior Vice President of Vought, these procedures cannot be skipped.
Or rather, precisely because Kevin is the Vice President of Vought, these damned, cumbersome procedures must be followed.
Because the CIA will not stand by and watch important figures from Vought interact with criminals; they currently suspect this attacker is connected to Vought.
One can only say that they are worthy adversaries of Vought; although there is no evidence, their suspicions are surprisingly close to the truth.
In short, Kevin still needs to wait to see that criminal.
Kimiko's attack methods were brutal; she gouged out the criminal's eyes, and a portion of his brain tissue near the eyes was also damaged. He is currently receiving basic treatment in the hospital.
Therefore, if Kevin wants to see him, he needs to wait for this guy to be escorted from the hospital to the prison before he can be 'interrogated'.
Kevin is now with Cate, waiting for that person's arrival at the prison.
"Are you nervous?"
While waiting, Kevin looked at the slightly uneasy Cate and asked with concern.
Cate shook her head:
"Not really. This isn't my first time doing something like this. It's fine."
Cate had also performed memory wipes on Golden Boy and Sam twice, and because of this, she and Golden Boy Luke even got to know each other, showing a clear trend towards becoming good friends.
Therefore, simply reading someone's memories poses no psychological burden for Cate.
Not to mention, this guy is a criminal, so Cate has even less of a psychological burden.
The premise is that Cate doesn't know this guy is from Vought.
Kevin knew that if the attacker was indeed sent by Vought, even if no related Vought members appeared in his memories, at least memories of him undergoing experiments would appear.
And Cate, who personally interacts with this person, would understand the relationship between Supe and Compound V.
At the very least, she would conclude that Supe can be created through a serum.
At that time, it would definitely cause a certain degree of psychological shock to Cate.
This is also why Kevin brought Cate, and not another telepath, Mezmer.
Kevin intends to let Cate learn the truth about Compound V under his guidance.
Then, little by little, he will make Cate dependent on him, becoming his helper.
Children with a sense of justice are the easiest to control. Cate still dreams of becoming a Superhero, so Kevin can stand from the perspective of justice and have Cate work for him.
Speaking of which, why do I suddenly feel like I've become a villain…
I'm a decent person, you know.
Kevin thought about what he was doing now, and it was exactly like those villains in movies or comics who appear elegant, charming gentlemen on the surface, but are secretly plotting evil deeds with ulterior motives.
He couldn't help but start worrying that he might be overthrown by a magical creature called the 'protagonist' in the future.
However, the thought that the protagonist group in this world also seemed to be under his control reassured him greatly.
Although, thinking about it that way, he seemed even more like a villain…
Kevin chatted with Cate, his mind filled with these random thoughts, waiting for the Super Villains to arrive.
But after waiting two hours in prison, the captured Supe villain didn't arrive; instead, a bad news did.
"Sorry... Mr. Moskowitz, you probably won't be able to see that Supe... Super Villains."
While Kevin and Cate were waiting, the warden walked over, saying with a worried expression.
Kevin raised an eyebrow: "What happened?"
"There was an accident on the way…"
"Just say it directly."
"The escort team… was attacked and has lost contact. They are probably…"
After a detailed discussion with the warden, Kevin understood what had happened.
The escort team transporting the Super Villains was completely wiped out.
That transport team, along with the escorted villain, had their heads blown open, and the entire scene was filled with blood and brains, with no place to even stand.
When Kevin received this news, he knew that the idea of interrogating the Super Villains was out of the question.
However, Kevin was not disappointed; instead, he smiled.
Because he knew the mastermind behind the Supervillain Alliance.
The person who caused the head explosions was undoubtedly Victoria Neuman.
The only person who can control Neuman right now is Edgar.
...
...Currently, we can see that the scene has been cordoned off, and even reporters cannot enter, but judging from the traces outside the scene, the situation must be extremely tragic. This is another attack by Super Villains on the authorities…"
Inside The Boys' base, everyone gathered in front of the TV watching the news.
On the TV, news of the Super Villains' attack on the escort team was being broadcast.
The scene was cordoned off, and reporters couldn't get in, so they could only stand outside, trying to point their cameras at the interior of the scene.
But even so, the footage on screen was heavily pixelated, making it impossible to see what was actually happening inside.
However, Butcher deduced the attacker's identity based on some clues.
"It's that Supe who killed Susan."
"Vought… are they really fighting among themselves? Now they're even killing their own people?"
Hughie was very shocked.
If they had some doubts about Vought's internal strife before, seeing such a bloody scene now instantly dispelled those doubts.
Butcher sat on the sofa, scoffing:
"Supes can enter Vought's senior management now, so some people naturally can't sit still and want to stir up trouble. This is very normal."
"You mean… Vought is causing so much trouble to… to deal with Deep?"
"Otherwise? Besides him, who else is worth such a huge expense for Vought? I still don't know which faction Deep belongs to right now."
Butcher pondered, guessing Deep's allegiance within Vought.
Now Vought is making such a big move, not only to plan their strategy, but also to target Kevin, the Senior Vice President.
"I don't stand with anyone."
"!?"
"Ahh!!!"
"F***!!!"
No sooner had Butcher finished speaking than a sudden voice appeared among The Boys.
Butcher reacted instantly, drawing his gun and pointing it at the source of the sound. Hughie jumped up from his seat in fright, and Frenchie and Mother's Milk each blurted out a classic expletive.
Everyone sprang up from their seats like startled birds, turning their gaze to the source of the sound.
Then, everyone saw Deep, holding a hamburger, who had appeared among them at some point, looking at them with a strange expression:
"Even if I suddenly came to visit, you don't need to react so strongly, do you? It's like you've seen a ghost."
"We have seen a ghost!"
Butcher stared, asking incredulously:
"How did you find us?"
Butcher's safe house here was one of many prepared by Frenchie, its location hidden and not easily suspected by the authorities.
As long as no one investigated Frenchie, this safe house definitely wouldn't be found.
And if someone were investigating Frenchie, Frenchie's girlfriend, Shirley, who works as a hacker, would quickly get the news and allow everyone to relocate before anyone found the safe house.
But now, they hadn't received any news of someone investigating Frenchie, nor had they exposed their whereabouts, yet Deep was able to appear silently before them. How could this not be terrifying?
Saying they saw a ghost was absolutely correct.
Deep was truly as elusive as a ghost!
Kevin hadn't expected that his sudden appearance would startle The Boys.
Actually, finding The Boys wasn't difficult for Kevin now.
Because Kevin can now communicate with birds near the ocean.
Birds like seagulls and petrels, in coastal cities, can act as Kevin's eyes in the sky.
For this, Kevin even put a skill point into 'Aquatic Creature Summoning'.
Because the description given after leveling up 'Aquatic Creature Summoning' in the skill tree was: [Can summon all aquatic creatures with whom one can converse].
Kevin can talk to seagulls, so seagulls can be considered aquatic creatures and can be summoned by Kevin.
Kevin thought this was the case, which is why he put the skill points accumulated over the past two days into Aquatic Creature Summoning.
He originally thought it wouldn't matter if the skill points were wasted; he'd just consider it a small loss.
But unexpectedly, he really could summon creatures like 'petrels' and 'seagulls'.
Although the summoning time is not long, and there is a quantity limit, with a maximum of only two summoned, it is still enough for Kevin to develop his exclusive mobile surveillance system on land.
The Boys' whereabouts were found by these seabirds. Kevin merely followed the traces they found and quietly infiltrated.
In fact, it was The Boys' overconfidence in their monitoring equipment that led them to not notice Kevin had already used water to obscure their sensors.
Otherwise, Kevin wouldn't have been able to infiltrate here so easily.
Seeing The Boys watching him warily, Kevin smiled slightly:
"That's not important. We're not enemies. More importantly, there's a small matter I hope you can help me with."
"…What is it?"
Perhaps knowing Kevin wouldn't tell him anything, Butcher stopped asking. He put away his weapon and asked, signaling The Boys to continue with their own tasks.
Kevin said nothing, took a sealed envelope from his pocket, and tossed it to Butcher.
Butcher caught it casually and weighed it.
The envelope was light, and it didn't contain money or anything similar. From the feel, it seemed more like some small reagent bottles.
Butcher, having guessed something, tore open the envelope.
A vial filled with blue liquid appeared before Butcher.
"This is… Compound V? What do you mean by giving me this?"
Of course, Butcher recognized what he took from the envelope; it was Compound V, the serum that could turn humans into Supe.
Butcher just didn't understand Kevin's intention in giving him Compound V.
Kevin quickly finished his hamburger, took out a tissue to wipe his hands, and pointed at the Compound V in Butcher's hand, saying:
"You should have the means to make this public.
"Vought has always been unaffected. You must be very unwilling, right? Making this public will severely impact Vought and achieve your goals."
"…"
Butcher fell silent at the words.
Kevin was right; once the Compound V matter was made public, everyone would know what Vought was doing.
Those Supe who were injected with Compound V from a young age, ended up with useless abilities, were discriminated against, and thrown into Red River Orphanage, would definitely unleash a wave of condemnation against Vought.
Not only that, the CIA and the government would also find an excuse to make trouble for Vought.
Most of Vought's high-ranking officials would be indicted for this, and some might even be convicted.
And among those convicted… Deep should be included as well…
Butcher was somewhat puzzled why Deep would do this, but listening to the news on TV, Butcher vaguely understood some things.
"You want to get revenge on Vought's higher-ups? Because they attacked you and your girlfriend?"
"Revenge sounds too harsh."
Kevin's smile didn't fade, "I just think that since they've gone this far, it's okay for us to make a bit of a fuss, right?
"Besides, I think you guys should also take action."
Kevin smiled.
But Butcher saw no amusement in his eyes.
From that moment, Butcher knew that Deep was serious.
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