Frenchie and Hughie narrowly escaped detection by the search party, and just as they breathed a sigh of relief, they heard a knock on the door—it was Billy, who had returned!
However, Billy didn't bring good news; he hadn't found a way to subdue Translucent!
At this moment, all three of them wore worried expressions, unsure of their next move. Just then, a program playing on the TV caught Frenchie's attention, as it was introducing the characteristics of turtles!
"I've got an idea!" Frenchie exclaimed, then immediately started getting to work!
"What idea?" Billy and Hughie, standing nearby, looked at the joyful Frenchie with curious, somewhat bewildered eyes.
...The peaceful night quickly passed, and morning arrived in the blink of an eye!
Li Yue once again arrived at the Seven's Tower, and to his surprise, he ran into Homelander, who seemed to be heading somewhere.
"Thunder, you've come at just the right time! Follow me, we're going out to handle something today!" Homelander's eyes lit up when he saw Li Yue approaching; he was about to go out, and Li Yue's timing was perfect!
"Alright! Just tell me what to do!" Li Yue certainly wouldn't refuse; he was eager to act alongside Homelander!
Li Yue followed behind Homelander, his Evolutionary Talent subtly in use. After walking for a while, he realized they had arrived at the Tech Department!
"Haha, Homelander, good morning. Is there something you need here?" An employee who saw Homelander enter quickly smiled and chuckled, greeting him.
The moment Homelander walked in, everyone in the Tech Department couldn't help but shiver. They quickly sat up straight, fearing Homelander might cause trouble.
At Vought International, everyone feared Vice President Madelyn most, followed by Homelander. Every time they saw them, these employees didn't dare to breathe too loudly!
"Have you found Translucent yet?" Homelander ignored the person who greeted him and went straight to a woman sitting in front of a computer, asking.
Inside Vought International, Homelander wasn't as polite as he was outside, and he no longer wore his signature fake smile; his face was very serious!
"Uh, Homelander, the search party is working hard to find him! I believe we'll have results very soon!"
"I asked you, have you found Translucent yet?" Homelander's expression grew even more serious, scaring the woman in front of the computer so much that she stammered.
"Not... not yet! But..."
"He's been missing for 24 hours, and you still haven't found him. Never mind, just tell me the last known signal location!"
"Should I call to confirm..."
"No, no, no, you have to understand, I'm Homelander, I can do anything, right? By the way, what's your name?" Homelander suddenly smiled, but to the woman, his smile was like a devil's grin! It terrified her!
"My name is... my name is Annika."
"Ms. Annika, what a beautiful name. So, now, please tell me Translucent's last known location, please..." Homelander walked behind Annika, placed his hands on her shoulders, and stared intently at her.
Li Yue, watching all of this from the side, was truly afraid that Homelander, in a fit of anger, would unleash his heat vision and directly eliminate the woman named Annika!
Fortunately, in the end, the woman named Annika wasn't so stubborn and still told Homelander the location.
Homelander said nothing, grabbed Li Yue, and instantly flew out of the building, heading directly towards the target location.
It's worth mentioning that this time, Homelander didn't fly at nearly ten times the speed of sound, but only slightly above it!
However, he still reached their destination very quickly!
...Meanwhile, after a frantic effort, Billy and his team finally dealt with Translucent, using a method that was extremely vulgar and despicable, but incredibly effective!
They first stunned Translucent with electricity, then inserted a specially made, remote-controlled bomb into his body. The bomb would detonate with the press of a button. However, due to vomiting and stomach acid reactions, they didn't insert it through Translucent's mouth, but through another indescribable place... Frenchie, seeing the turtle on TV, realized that Translucent, like a turtle, had a hard exterior but fragile internal organs, just like an ordinary person. So, if the bomb exploded from inside his body, it could easily kill this Translucent, whose skin was like diamond!
When Translucent woke up and heard Frenchie's description, he was instantly dumbfounded. He no longer dared to be arrogant; he truly didn't know how these people had come up with such a vulgar method!
"Don't kill me, I promise I'll tell you everything you want to know, just please don't kill me!" Now that his life was in their hands, Translucent, who was already very afraid of death, didn't want to die so ignominiously. He instantly caved in, stating that he would reveal everything they wanted to know, holding nothing back.
"Didn't you want to know what exactly happened the day A-Train hit his girlfriend? Although I don't know the exact details, Mesmer definitely knows. She and A-Train are a couple; they thought they had hidden it from everyone, but they didn't hide it from me. A-Train wouldn't hide anything from her!"
"I've told you everything I know, please, let me go..."
"Mesmer? The Mesmer who can grow bone claws from her arms?" Billy asked, somewhat curious.
"Yes, it's her. You can go ask her for clarification. Please let me go, I promise I won't reveal anything about you!" To survive, Translucent had completely lost his dignity as a superhero. Now, he was just a pathetic wretch, wagging his tail and begging for mercy!
However, how could Billy let him go? Billy had long harbored a deep hatred for supes, wishing he could kill each and every one of them with his own hands! So, Translucent's plea was destined to go unanswered!
After getting the information, they had no intention of letting Translucent go. They closed the door and went outside to discuss how to approach Mesmer and get more intelligence. However, in the video footage from the surveillance cameras they had placed nearby, they spotted a rapidly flying figure. (The speed was too fast, and they didn't clearly see Li Yue being carried!)
This made them anxious; Homelander had actually come here, and things were getting complicated!
"We need to find a way to distract him, otherwise he'll discover this place sooner or later!" Billy said seriously.
"How do we distract him?" Frenchie asked anxiously.
"Pittsburgh! We'll blow it up!"
"What did you say? That's my base that I spent a fortune building, and you're saying just blow it up?"
"Put it on my tab!" Frenchie was speechless. You still owe me 40,000, and now you're shamelessly saying to put it on your tab!
However, with his life at stake, Frenchie could only agree.
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