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The problems caused by Compound V were easily resolved by Vought.
However, the Supervillain Alliance created by Edgar also had to be pushed to the forefront and dealt with by The Seven to quell the uproar caused by Compound V.
Overall, Kevin lost nothing.
Edgar, however, lost the Supervillain Alliance he had cultivated.
But regarding this matter, Edgar didn't seem to care much.
As the big Boss who had always been hidden behind the scenes, he stepped into the limelight for the first time, and according to the 'evidence' Kevin presented on camera, he pushed everything onto the deceased Madelyn.
Edgar himself, and most of the group's senior executives, were unaware of this matter.
This included Kevin, who is now the Senior Vice President of Vought; he was completely unaware of it.
It doesn't matter whether the public believes Edgar's explanation; what matters is convincing Vought's collaborators.
Fortunately, these collaborators believed him.
The government also believed him.
Or rather, the current situation forced them to believe him.
Because of the existence of the Supervillain Alliance, the government had no choice but to place all its hopes on Superheroes.
That's right, the Supervillain Alliance has indeed been dealt with by The Seven now.
But with this precedent, who knows if another Superhero Alliance won't appear in society again?
There are many Supes with useless superpowers, many Supes who haven't received relevant education since childhood, who were inexplicably injected with Compound V, and then inexplicably gained special abilities, but became orphans for some reason.
These Supes originally didn't know where their powers came from, thinking their existence was just a joke from God.
But if they were to know that their superpowers could have been nonexistent, that they could have been ordinary people, what would these Supes do?
The answer is to unite and defeat their enemies.
Just like this Supervillain Alliance.
It's estimated that only a small portion of the Supes in it were arranged by Edgar.
More Supes, like Miyashiro Kenji, were drawn to the Supervillain Alliance and joined voluntarily.
There will be no shortage of such people, and even if this Supervillain Alliance disappears, they will still appear.
It can be predicted that in the near future, Superheroes will truly become busy.
Because the number of criminals with superpowers will increase, and a large portion of these Supes cannot be handled by the military or the police.
For example, those Supes with Super Defense; bullets can't penetrate their bodies, and missiles cannot be used in urban areas.
These people can only be handled by Superheroes.
Now the government needs Vought to continue to exist, rather than Vought begging them for Superheroes to join.
So even though many people know that Compound V originated from Vought, Edgar's claim that it had nothing to do with him is complete nonsense.
But they can only grudgingly accept it.
Otherwise, what to do?
If Vought were truly brought down, would the Supes from Vought be used by the government?
Clearly not, they might even become new Super Villains!
This is what troubles the government, and it is also the reason for Vought's significant increase in power.
"And I am here to solve this matter."
Inside a bar belonging to the CIA, Kevin spoke to the current Deputy Director of the CIA.
The current Deputy Director of the CIA is an elderly woman; she was also the Deputy Director of the CIA before Susan, and after Susan's death, facing a mess no one wanted to take over, she chose to return.
Her name is Grace Mallory, Butcher's mentor, and Edgar's old friend.
Now, Kevin is talking to her face to face.
And next to Mallory is Billy Butcher, who is responsible for the introduction.
Kevin, with a smile, stated the purpose of his meeting with them.
Butcher sneered:
"Bullshit, because of your actions, Vought's reputation has now greatly increased, and the government has no choice but to rely on Vought. Is this what you mean by bringing down Vought?"
"Butcher, I never said I wanted to bring down Vought."
Kevin looked at Butcher expressionlessly.
That's right, he had never said that he wanted to bring down Vought.
Collaborating with Butcher was to deal with enemies within Vought.
And dealing with enemies within the group does not conflict with enhancing the group's reputation now.
Butcher frowned deeply, about to speak, but Mallory stopped him and said to Kevin:
"It seems that the Compound V uproar subsiding quickly was within your expectations, so what do you plan to do?"
"Simple, I'll take control of Vought."
"You?"
Mallory frowned, staring at Kevin suspiciously.
"Don't you believe me?"
"According to the intelligence we've received, your shares in Vought are not high, at least compared to Madelyn Stillwell."
"Shares don't matter, at least for now. I can make Edgar hand over control of Vought to me. At that time, I will be the acting CEO, and I will completely change Vought."
Kevin stated his goal.
But Mallory still didn't believe him:
"How will you do that? If you had a way to deal with Edgar, you probably would have done it long ago. Why wait until now?"
"Because at that time, Edgar hadn't crossed the line. Now... he has crossed the line."
Kevin explained softly.
Previously, Edgar and Kevin were at odds, but they at least maintained a superficial peace.
They were polite to each other, and neither would cross that line.
But this time, Edgar created a Supervillain Alliance and simultaneously attacked Kevin and Annie, which has touched Kevin's bottom line.
Kevin knew what Edgar wanted to do.
He merely wanted to create an enemy for Kevin, to tie up Kevin's energy.
If Kevin didn't know Neuman, didn't know Sage Grove Center, didn't know the plot, Kevin might truly believe that these Super Villains were spontaneously formed.
But unfortunately.
Kevin had watched the TV series.
He deeply understood that any illogical event in this reality could not escape a connection with Vought.
Kevin didn't need to be particularly smart; he just needed to have read the original work and known the information from the original work, and Edgar's actions would be completely transparent in Kevin's eyes.
Since he knew these things were Edgar's doing, Kevin saw no need to save face for him.
After the Super Villains incident and the handling of Compound V, Kevin's name was deeply imprinted in the mind of every Vought executive.
At such a time, if Edgar's health were to deteriorate, then his choice to appoint a group proxy would be a reasonable matter.
And who else could fill the role of this group proxy besides Kevin, who currently possesses both fame and means?
And who would dare to contend with Kevin, a Supe?
Kevin's voice was neither loud nor soft, but Mallory and Butcher dared not disregard what Kevin said.
what if... if Kevin could truly control Vought and make Vought obedient, then they wouldn't be unable to cooperate with Kevin.
But the question is, what does Kevin want them to do?
Mallory pondered for a moment and then asked Kevin this question:
"If you can truly control Vought, what do you want us to do?"
"Restrain Superheroes."
"What?"
Mallory thought she hadn't heard clearly.
Kevin repeated: "Restrain Superheroes, Ms. Mallory, don't you think Superheroes have too much power now?"
Unlike Marvel World and DC Universe, in The Boys world, a world dominated by Supes and Vought, the power and status of Superheroes are infinitely magnified.
They can kill people at will without bearing any responsibility; they can use their identity to force others to do things they don't want to do.
No one can blame them, or even say they turned into Super Villains; Vought's public relations team will intervene.
Perhaps some Superheroes have their bottom lines and sense of justice, like Maeve, like Starlight.
But more Superheroes are scoundrels with bad personalities and ambitions, like Homelander and Stormfront.
If the power of these Superheroes continues to grow, it won't be long before Stormfront's ideal Supe kingdom begins to take shape.
The conflict between humans and Supes will be initiated by them.
After Kevin takes control of Vought, although he can suppress these Supes with rules, this requires a gradual approach; he cannot make all Supes resist him.
At this time, a suitable target is needed, one that can be targeted by them.
The Boys and the CIA behind them would serve as the perfect target.
Mallory, as expected of an old fox who had been Deputy Director for many years, immediately saw Kevin's purpose.
"You want to... use us to propose corresponding regulatory measures for Superheroes, so that you can control them more easily?"
"Something like that."
"Very interesting."
Mallory narrowed her eyes slightly.
She didn't care if Kevin was using them as a target; she only cared if doing so could curb Vought's madness.
So after thinking, Mallory asked again:
"Then what do you plan to do with Vought? Let me state beforehand, if you want to control Vought, then Compound V must be banned. This is our condition, but you and I both know that Vought will not let anyone destroy their biggest source of profit."
"That involves some trade secrets, Ms. Mallory."
Kevin smiled slightly and said:
"But I can assure you that once I fully control Vought and complete Vought's transformation, Compound V will no longer be available on the market, and I will try to eliminate the existence of Supes. This is my promise to you."
The Boys world has now been treated by Kevin as his own backyard.
And Kevin doesn't want any existence that could threaten him to be born in his backyard.
Once he completely controls Vought, Kevin's next step is to control Homelander and Stormfront. If they don't obey, Kevin will find a way to eliminate them.
Then he will find a gentle way to make the Supes in this world gradually disappear.
But before that, Kevin needs to completely control Vought.
Now he is only one step away from this goal.
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