At this moment, Hughie was extremely agitated and dispirited. But no matter where he went, he saw advertisements for A-Train. Even at the convenience store where he worked, he could see traces of A-Train on the merchandise.
And every time he saw a picture of A-Train, he would remember his girlfriend who was run over and killed, and he would remember A-Train, covered in blood, looking at him!
This feeling, like a nightmare, haunted Hughie, making him unable to extricate himself.
On a lonely night, Hughie was working the night shift alone, no longer interested in the interviews about Supes on TV. Just as he was wondering whether to continue with the lawsuit, an uninvited guest arrived at the store—a bearded man!
"You're Hughie, right? I know your girlfriend wasn't in the middle of the road at the time, but just on the side of the road. A-Train lied!"
The bearded man spoke directly to Hughie, and his words surprised Hughie. He didn't know how this man in front of him knew about this!
"Who are you? How do you know?"
Hughie asked the man in front of him with a surprised tone!
"I also know that you didn't sign that non-disclosure agreement and didn't accept those tens of thousands of dollars in compensation!"
And the bearded man's next words shocked Hughie even more!
"Who exactly are you? Are you spying on me?"
Hughie asked the bearded man in front of him with a somewhat serious tone!
"I'm Butcher, Billy Butcher! Who I am isn't important. What's important is, do you want to do something for your dead girlfriend?"
...In the end, Hughie still left with the bearded man named Billy.
On the way, Hughie learned from the bearded man that he was an FBI agent. Of course, Hughie didn't know yet that the identity of an FBI agent was a lie from Billy; Billy was no longer with the FBI.
However, Billy still told Hughie some true things. For example, Billy told Hughie that superheroes indirectly killed hundreds of ordinary people every year, and these incidents were all suppressed by Vought International and never reached the public's ears!
And the death of Hughie's girlfriend was just an insignificant accident among hundreds of accidents!
...
"But with so many incidents, why wasn't a single one reported?"
This was the question in Hughie's mind. Even if Vought International had all the connections in the world, they couldn't possibly hide all these things!
"Vought International indeed can't hide everything, but when some things are reported, they use their powerful public relations capabilities to shift the blame to the victims. Just like your girlfriend!"
"And because Vought International's superheroes have a very wide reputation. Plus the superhero effect, which brings considerable profits to all industries. They also have some vested interests with the government, so no one wants superheroes to fall from grace!"
"Even every citizen, every uninformed person, they don't want to see their beloved superheroes exposed with various scandals. They are more willing to believe that this is slander from the media!"
Billy's words completely shocked Hughie. Remembering his girlfriend's incident, it was indeed as Billy said: A-Train completely blamed his girlfriend, and the public who saw the news overwhelmingly supported A-Train.
No one spoke a word of justice for his girlfriend. They all preferred to believe that what the righteous superhero A-Train said was the truth!
"No one dares to provoke Supes who do bad things. And I am their nemesis. If they dare to cross the line, I will punish them in my own unique way!"
Billy's words made Hughie look sideways. He didn't know what kind of confidence the person in front of him had to dare to say such words!
"So,
do you want to join me?"
...At this moment, Li Yue was facing Queen Maeve's curious gaze.
Queen Maeve scrutinized Li Yue with curious eyes, then said nothing and walked directly past Li Yue!
"How inexplicable!"
Li Yue muttered softly! Then he didn't stay there long and left the Seven's headquarters directly.
"I hope you and that girl named Starlight can truly maintain your original intentions, and not be corroded by darkness and defeated by reality like me!"
After Queen Maeve saw Li Yue and Starlight, who had just arrived, she couldn't help but remember her former self. She, too, had once fantasized about becoming a superhero admired by everyone.
Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned, and she didn't hold on. She didn't maintain her original intention! Eventually, she became what she is now, the person she used to hate the most!
"Haha, why think so much? What they do has nothing to do with me!"
Finally, Queen Maeve gave a self-deprecating laugh! She tidied her makeup and walked out with a perfect demeanor!
...At this time, Billy took Hughie to a secluded place. In front of them was an inconspicuous iron gate, but it was tightly closed!
After Billy's threats, the doorman finally reluctantly opened the door and let Billy and Hughie in.
Who would have thought that behind the inconspicuous iron gate was a luxurious nightclub, a den of debauchery?
And after Hughie entered, he discovered that this was a place where Supes partied. Here, those superheroes who were usually high and mighty all shed their disguises and revealed their true selves!
Billy told Hughie that this nightclub satisfied their dirty habits and prevented paparazzi from taking photos. Almost all the male members of The Seven had been here, so the place was filled with all sorts of unspeakable things.
And there were many faces Hughie was very familiar with, all Supes who frequently appeared on TV.
Hughie immediately recognized the person in the lobby, surrounded by women, as Ezekiel, the Rubber Man, who preached across the country, proclaiming that Supes born with powers were God's chosen children, encouraging more Supes to join Vought International.
He never expected that those who maintained an almost perfect public image outside would do such unspeakable things here!
...(Dare not write more, imagine it yourself!)
Billy and Hughie didn't stay outside for long. They went straight to a room.
In the room, Billy instructed the person who had just opened the door for them to retrieve a surveillance video from the place.
And the content of this surveillance video completely enraged Hughie!
This video was exactly what A-Train said last night in a private room with his friends about Hughie's girlfriend, Robin, and he laughed heartily. It was as if he was joking!
A-Train had no remorse whatsoever, as if running over Robin was as commonplace as a bug hitting a windshield on the highway.
After watching the video, Billy took out a stack of police reports, proving that there was no bank robbery reported on the day Robin was killed.
"A-Train lied in front of the public; he must be hiding something. And where did he go afterward? What was in his satchel?"
"These questions all need to be clarified. I already have my own plan. What you need to do is agree to Vought's compensation terms and demand a face-to-face apology from A-Train."
"Then, you use this opportunity to plant a bug in their headquarters, the Seven Tower! Can you do it?"
Billy said to Hughie, looking at him with anticipation for his answer!
"I..."