No matter how many things happened tonight, the night still passed quickly as usual, and the morning sun in the east rose once again, shining its light on the earth, signaling the arrival of a new day!
In Madelyn's office.
"Vice President, Translucent has not appeared for over a dozen hours. We don't know where he is now, and the tracking chip hasn't transmitted his location!"
A female assistant came into Madelyn's office and said to Madelyn. They had also discovered Translucent's disappearance.
"Don't worry about him. He's a supe whose skin is as hard as diamonds. No one can hurt him. He's probably just out drinking somewhere again!"
Madelyn didn't take this matter too seriously because Translucent had a history of disappearing due to heavy drinking, so this time it didn't alarm her!
"But, Vice President, how should Translucent's activities be arranged today? He was supposed to visit a cancer patient today, and because of his disappearance, A-Train has filled in for him. But tonight, he still has a group activity with The Deep! What should we do about that?"
The female assistant didn't dwell on Translucent's disappearance but instead asked what should be done about his scheduled activities now that he was gone!
"How about this, for tonight's activity, let Queen Maeve take Starlight. After you've filmed the video, you can promote it with a theme of female independence!"
Madelyn thought for a moment and then gave her answer!
"Alright, Vice President, if you have no other instructions, then I'll go arrange it that way."
The female assistant said, preparing to leave to make the arrangements!
"Wait a moment. After you leave, call Homelander to my office. Ten minutes later, inform A-Train to come over."
Madelyn instructed the assistant who was about to leave!
"Alright, Vice President, I understand. I'll do as you say!"
The female assistant agreed and then walked straight out!
...In less than a minute, the door to Madelyn's office opened, and a figure walked in—it was Homelander.
Madelyn was holding a bottle containing liquid. She had just given birth to a baby not long ago, and it seemed this was what she had prepared for her child!
"I'm sorry, I didn't know you were..."
Homelander, who had just entered, symbolically covered his eyes, casually mumbling an apology!
"It's fine, I just had a baby, you know..."
Madelyn didn't mind; she even tidied her clothes in front of Homelander!
"I heard that the mayor, with whom we just signed an agreement last night, was in a private plane accident on his way back. It crashed into the sea, and there were no survivors!"
Madelyn, having tidied her clothes, casually spoke a piece of news to Homelander!
"Really? I just heard about this. How unfortunate for them. May God bless them! Although I don't believe in God!"
Homelander's face showed surprise, as if he was hearing this news for the first time!
"After The Deep's overnight salvage operation, the wreckage of the plane was finally found. But The Deep told me something interesting: there were obvious burn marks on the plane wreckage, which should have been hit by two high-temperature beams of light. And the distance between the two beams was exactly the distance between human eyes!"
"Of course, The Deep only told me this news; no one else knows!"
Madelyn revealed a mysterious smile as she spoke, as if it were a very ordinary matter!
"Alright, I admit, I did it! But I did it because I heard him threatening you! Also, how did he know about Compound V?"
Homelander now looked like a child who had done something wrong.
"Alright, let's stop here. Our primary goal now is to get those government officials to agree to allow our superheroes to be stationed in the Department of Defense! At this critical time, let's not create any more complications!"
Madelyn said to Homelander in a gentle tone.
It must be said that Madelyn's methods were extremely clever. She had long known that Homelander was always secretly watching her, so when she spoke with the politician, she wished him a safe journey back. She inadvertently leaked the information to Homelander, knowing he would definitely act on her behalf.
Then, today, she preempted him by being the first to expose Homelander's unauthorized actions, and finally, generously chose not to pursue the matter! This way, she didn't need to ask Homelander for help to silence the person who knew about Compound V.
"You don't need to worry; I have my ways regarding being stationed in the Department of Defense!"
Homelander, however, replied with a hint of deeper meaning!
"Alright, let's not talk about these things. There's another matter I need your help with this time. Isn't A-Train new to us? I've decided to have you take him along on missions to help him quickly raise his popularity!"
Madelyn didn't delve into the meaning of Homelander's words but instead brought up Li Yue's matter!
"Can I refuse?"
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Knock knock knock!
A few minutes later, Madelyn's office door was knocked upon.
"Come in!"
"Vice President, you called for me?"
It was Li Yue who entered. When he saw Homelander also there, he instantly understood that his goal had likely been achieved!
"This is Homelander, and of course, you two should already know each other. I called you here because I've assigned you two to a team. From now on, you'll work together. For anything, A-Train, you must follow Homelander's command! Do you understand?"
Madelyn said to Li Yue.
"Alright, Vice President, I understand."
Li Yue suppressed the excitement in his heart and replied calmly!
"Alright, you two go get to work!"
...Li Yue finally got his wish. He could now be close to Homelander at all times without it seeming inappropriate. As he approached Homelander, Li Yue's mental power poured out, with all his attention focused on Homelander. His body was also slowly evolving, and that refreshing feeling from his cells made Li Yue incredibly excited!
Li Yue found that Homelander was quite idle most of the time, basically just wandering around the company when he had nothing to do.
However, the ease didn't last long. A few hours later, they received news from the police that they needed Homelander's assistance!
Upon receiving the news, Homelander didn't say a word. He picked up Li Yue and instantly flew out of the company building, rushing to the scene at nearly ten times the speed of sound!
Li Yue, however, didn't know that Homelander usually wouldn't fly at such a high speed. Today, with Li Yue, he specifically used this speed!
Li Yue, being carried by Homelander like a chick, also felt that Homelander was probably trying to intimidate him, to make him more sensible in the future!
It only took a few tens of seconds for them to arrive at the scene, where they heard gunshots like firecrackers!
"Look, it's Homelander! He's so cool!"
"Thank you all for your hard work. Leave the rest to us; you are the true heroes!"
Homelander finally slowed down and landed on the ground, a brilliant smile instantly appearing on his face as he greeted the police officers at the scene, eliciting cheers from the surrounding crowd!
Li Yue, who had been released, felt a wave of nausea. He was a little "airsick"! This was his first time flying, and he experienced nearly ten times the speed of sound! And he was being carried while flying. To be honest, it didn't feel very comfortable! Of course, this was exactly Homelander's intention!