A plane hijacking?"
Li Yue felt a sense of familiarity; could it be that hijacking incident from the show?
In the show, this hijacking was rescued by Homelander and Queen Maeve. However, during the rescue, after Homelander dealt with all the hijackers, he "accidentally" used his heat vision to destroy all the instruments in the plane's cockpit.
The captain was also killed by the hijackers, and the plane was unable to decelerate, losing control. Its altitude was constantly decreasing, and it would soon crash.
No matter how much Queen Maeve pleaded with Homelander to save the people on the plane, Homelander ruthlessly refused, giving various excuses.
He claimed he was unable to slow the plane down and could only let the people on board fend for themselves!
However, Li Yue had a feeling that this hijacking incident was not ordinary; it was strange in every way. Why did Homelander just happen to damage the cockpit instruments? Why could he save the people on the plane but chose not to?
His excuse was that he couldn't slow the plane down head-on, as his strength would create a large hole in the plane's fuselage. (This scene in the show was likely a satire of Superman catching the plane in "Superman Returns.")
But Li Yue didn't believe what he said was true, because Li Yue felt that rescuing the plane would be easy. The simplest way would be to drag the bottom of the plane, keep it stable, and slowly land it on the sea.
Or, even simpler and cruder, discard all parts of the plane, leaving only the passenger cabin, and then easily carry it down to the ground... In short, there were ways to rescue the passengers on the plane.
Even if all other methods failed, Homelander wasn't even willing to try, which indicated that he never intended to save this plane from the beginning.
Furthermore, he had previously told Madelyn that he had a way for superheroes to join the Department of Defense, telling her not to worry.
And the things he said after the plane crash, such as if the Department of Defense and Vought International had shared information sooner, such a tragedy wouldn't have happened, etc. It's not hard to see that perhaps this hijacking incident was entirely orchestrated by Homelander himself!
The goal was to provoke government officials into quickly agreeing to the plan of superheroes joining the Department of Defense. No official could guarantee that their next flight wouldn't experience what happened today.
If superheroes could join the Department of Defense, then at least if something went wrong, there would be superheroes like Homelander to rescue them!
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As Li Yue was deep in thought, Homelander, unaware of what was on Li Yue's mind, simply picked him up and flew off as usual!
With a whooshing sound, Homelander and Li Yue quickly caught up to the troubled flight. At this point, the flight was still flying steadily, but it had been hijacked by unknown terrorists.
Homelander said nothing, flying directly to the plane's cabin door and tearing it open with one hand. As the pressure inside and outside the plane became unbalanced, the people on board couldn't help but let out a gasp.
A thug near the cabin door was even sucked out of the plane without any warning! Leaving only a scream of "Ah!"
Fortunately, the passengers had all been restrained in their seats, so no passengers were sucked out. Homelander, who went in first, without a word, immediately used his heat vision to eliminate all the thugs in the aisle, leaving no one alive!
"Wow, Homelander is here to save us! We're finally saved!"
"Homelander is so cool! He dealt with the hijackers in just a few moves!"
"Homelander, I want to have your babies!" (Uh, something strange seems to have snuck in there!)
"Everyone, don't worry, the hijackers have been dealt with. Please stay in your seats and don't move around, don't cause us any trouble.
Thank you for your cooperation!"
After dealing with the thugs, Li Yue, who followed behind, closed the cabin door. Homelander's signature fake smile reappeared on his face, and he waved to the passengers! Li Yue could only helplessly follow behind Homelander, heading towards the plane's cockpit!
However, the cockpit door was already closed, and it seemed to be controlled by the hijackers inside, but the plane was still flying very steadily at this time.
"Wait, should I deal with the thugs inside? Your heat vision is too powerful; it would be bad if it accidentally destroyed the cockpit instruments!"
Li Yue watched as Homelander was about to violently open the cockpit door and couldn't help but speak from behind! He wanted to see how Homelander would choose!
"What? Thunder, are you questioning my abilities?"
As expected, Homelander not only disagreed with Li Yue's suggestion but also turned his head, staring intently at Li Yue with a sense of oppression, and spoke to Li Yue in a deep voice!
"Whatever you want!"
Li Yue ignored Homelander's murderous gaze and said casually!
Homelander stared at Li Yue for a while before turning his head back, a flicker of surprise in his eyes, which quickly disappeared!
Homelander didn't waste any more words, directly tearing open the cockpit door. His heat vision was used almost simultaneously, firing at the thug who was next to the captain's seat inside.
"I knew you did it on purpose!"
Li Yue, who was following behind, couldn't help but think this. His mental power clearly detected that after Homelander killed the thug, he didn't immediately stop the output of his heat vision. Instead, he shifted its direction slightly, hitting the instruments in the cockpit directly!
"I told you so. So, what do we do now?"
Li Yue's voice rang out from behind, reaching Homelander's ears.
"You better not say another word, otherwise, you will know that you cannot withstand my wrath!"
If Homelander had truly made an unintentional mistake, some embarrassment would have shown on his face. However, when Homelander turned to look at Li Yue, there was not a trace of any other emotion on his face, only a full threat, warning Li Yue not to speak of this matter!
"Wuwuwu…"
The piercing alarm sounded, and the passengers, who had been incredibly relieved, instantly fell back into panic. Some even struggled to get up, wanting to see what had happened in the cockpit!
"Everyone, quickly sit back down! It's just a malfunction in the alarm system; nothing has happened!"
However, Homelander's smiling face reappeared! And he was comforting the passengers!
The passengers sat back down, half-believing, half-doubting, but the constantly shaking fuselage, coupled with the wailing alarm, prevented them from calming down!
At this moment, Li Yue, expressionless, followed behind Homelander and came to the plane's cabin door.
"So, you're just going to leave like this?"
Li Yue watched as Homelander walked towards the cabin door, about to open it and leave. Li Yue couldn't help but speak, his words containing a hint of sarcasm that Homelander heard clearly!
"Thunder, it seems you still haven't realized who the boss is between us! I need to make you understand now!"
After Li Yue's repeated provocations, Homelander finally couldn't hold back. He turned his head, his cold gaze fixed on Li Yue, and his eyes slowly began to emit an eerie red glow—his usual heat vision.