The house Li Yue was currently in had been purchased by Little Dummy using someone else's stolen identity, and the tracking chip Vought International had installed on Li Yue had already been crushed into fragments by him.
So, currently, besides Starlight, no one else knew whether Li Yue was still alive or not!
Moreover, Li Yue wasn't worried about the external accusations against him; if he wasn't mistaken, things were about to take a turn...
However, as the Vice President of Vought International, Madelyn Stillwell couldn't ignore these matters.
Ever since the media began spreading the story, most of the onlookers had sided with Homelander.
After all, Homelander was a superhero known as a spiritual leader!
And Vought International was facing a choice: the first option was to follow the overwhelming public opinion, publicly declare support for Homelander, and condemn Thunder's illegal actions.
The advantage of this choice was that it aligned with public sentiment, garnering support from most people, and Vought International would suffer as little financial loss as possible after this incident.
However, the disadvantage was that if they publicly supported Homelander, it was very likely to anger Thunder.
If Thunder truly defeated and killed Homelander as easily as shown in the video, then this choice would undoubtedly create a formidable enemy for Vought International—an enemy even more powerful than Homelander!
The second option was to publicly voice support for Thunder, but this would not only offend the public but also might not win Thunder's favor.
However, there was still a chance that Thunder might develop a good impression of Vought International and no longer oppose them in the future!
But Madelyn could clearly sense from her conversation with Thunder that he no longer had any respect for her, and likely held no good feelings towards Vought International either!
Therefore, the possibility of him not opposing her side was almost negligible!
In this situation, supporting Homelander was undoubtedly the best choice, but Madelyn had to consider the consequences of angering Thunder.
If Thunder became an enemy of Vought International, they would have no way to resist a superhuman who could even kill Homelander!
Thus, Madelyn was caught in a dilemma!
She couldn't make up her mind, but as the Vice President of Vought International, this decision had to be hers, given that the CEO and other senior personnel were not intervening!
Of course, she could also choose to remain silent, neither supporting Homelander nor Thunder, but while this method wouldn't lead to the worst outcome, it also wouldn't lead to a good one.
After such an incident, if Vought International didn't step forward, many people would undoubtedly point fingers at them, criticizing their inaction!
...Madelyn's head was about to explode.
Today, she not only received countless inquiry calls, many of which were from people she couldn't afford to offend.
After finally placating those individuals with kind words, she now faced this difficult choice!
After much deliberation, Madelyn finally made a decision; she immediately called her assistant in!
"Go arrange a press conference for one hour from now.
Make sure all major media outlets are present!
Also, be sure to strengthen security measures at the venue; we can't have any unexpected incidents!"
Madelyn instructed her assistant who had just entered, then thought for a moment and asked another question.
"Oh, and have they found the person who posted the video?"
"Vice President, after the efforts of the technical department, the information of the person who posted the video has been found.
He is a Chinese national.
However, when our people went to his residence, they found the room empty, with no one in sight, and it was clear he left in a hurry!"
"Later, we found out he suddenly bought a plane ticket and returned to China, likely because he realized we were looking for him, which is why he left in such a rush.
Vice President, should we continue to pursue him?"
The female assistant explained the situation fully, not forgetting to ask Madelyn what to do next!
"Hmm... Since he's returned to China, then let it be.
It's not appropriate for us to make big moves over there, especially with such a major incident happening now!"
"Alright, you go prepare for the press conference!"
Madelyn listened to her female assistant's words and didn't dwell on it, immediately giving up the idea of bothering that Chinese person again.
This order was originally given when the incident first occurred, with the aim of quickly finding the video uploader, controlling them, and preventing the situation from spreading rapidly.
However, even catching the video uploader now wouldn't be of much significance!
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Time passed quickly; an hour flew by, and the news that Vought International was officially holding a press conference quickly reached the ears of various news media outlets.
Countless large and small media companies and newspapers sent their reporters to Vought International.
Now, there were endless speculations about the cause of the great battle between Homelander and Thunder, but most people still sided with Homelander, condemning Thunder.
"And at this time, Vought International is holding a press conference.
Could there be a result?"
Almost all reporters attending the press conference had this thought.
And after an hour, the conference was held as scheduled!
This press conference was different from usual; no other superheroes were present, and only Madelyn Stillwell, the Vice President of Vought International, was on the stage.
As with a normal press conference, Madelyn began by briefly introducing the purpose of the conference, and then it was time for questions from the media reporters below!
"Ms. Madelyn, regarding today's major battle between your company's superheroes, Homelander and Thunder, what is your explanation?
What caused them to fight each other?"
A female reporter was the first to stand up and ask a question, getting straight to the point without any preamble!
"Regarding what happened today between Homelander and Thunder, when I first heard the news, I was as incredulous as everyone else, and equally bewildered."
"However, both Homelander and Thunder are superheroes under our company, and for such an incident to occur, we are undeniably responsible.
So, I want to apologize to everyone first!
It is regrettable that this incident has caused so much distress to everyone!"
"At the same time, we are also diligently investigating the cause of the incident, and I believe we will soon be able to provide everyone with a perfect answer.
Please give us some time and patience."
Madelyn was well-prepared; she first expressed her apologies for the current situation caused by the incident, stating that she was also unaware of the details between Homelander and Thunder, but that the company was actively investigating the whole story.
"Currently, the vast majority of people online are supporting Homelander as the righteous party, condemning Thunder as the evil party, believing that Homelander acted to stop Thunder from committing a crime!
Which side does your company support as being righteous?"
Another reporter stood up and asked the question that almost all reporters present wanted the answer to!
"I apologize, but I cannot answer that question at this time, because until the matter is thoroughly investigated, no one can know exactly what happened.
However, I can assure you that we will absolutely stand on the side of justice and will not condone lawbreakers and criminals!"
Madelyn's answer was full of righteousness, her tone sincere and firm.
Buzzing...
In the solemn atmosphere of the press conference, almost everyone's phones were on silent, yet, when almost all phones vibrated simultaneously, the sound was still clearly audible!
"Shocking!
Is Homelander the real villain?
Netizens are furious after watching!
Take you to understand the untold story between Homelander and Thunder!"
A large headline appeared on the phones of all reporters present!