Are you telling the truth? Do you know where my wife is? Is she still alive?"
The moment Li Yue spoke, Billy, who had been calm and unperturbed while looking at Li Yue, instantly changed his expression wildly. He couldn't help but exclaim and ask Li Yue three questions in a row.
If there was anything in this world besides death that could make Billy lose his mind like this, it could only be news of his wife.
"No... impossible! Very few people know about my wife; how could you know about her? You must be lying to me! You're deceiving me to make me fulfill your request, aren't you?"
Billy's expression at this moment was extremely frantic. Hearing the news that his wife was still alive for the first time, he desperately wanted to believe it, yet he dared not.
He was afraid that in the end, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. What if Li Yue was just lying to him to get him to do something for him?
Even if he was deceived, he couldn't trouble Li Yue. After all, with Homelander, Billy could only try to use the government's power to prosecute him. But Li Yue, who was even more powerful than Homelander, probably couldn't be dealt with by the government now!
"You can choose not to believe me; in that case, you will likely never see your wife again."
"Of course, you can also choose to do me a small favor and help me complete this minor request. As long as you bring Compound V to me, I will take you to your wife. It's fair and reasonable, and I always keep my word!"
Li Yue spoke slowly; he wasn't in a hurry because he felt that Billy would eventually agree. After all, his wife was too important to him. So important that he would give up his life and disregard his own safety to oppose the colossal Vought International and Homelander!
"Alright, you win, I agree to your terms!"
Sure enough, Billy was silent for a while, but in the end, he compromised. He couldn't remain indifferent when there was a chance to see his wife!
However, Li Yue, who knew the truth, couldn't help but mourn for him inwardly: "Brother, of course, you choose to forgive her!"
But Li Yue immediately remembered that Homelander had been killed by him. Perhaps after Billy meets his wife, they might be moved by great love and not blame each other!
Billy could even skip several years and happily welcome a several-year-old "big chubby boy" who also possessed the same abilities as Homelander!
..."What about you two? Do you still insist on disagreeing with my request?"
Seeing Billy agree, Li Yue suppressed his idle thoughts. He then turned his gaze to Hughie and Frenchie beside him! The silver light cluster in his hand was still slowly spinning, and for some reason, it was making a "creaking" friction sound.
"Holy crap, Billy, you screwed us over again! Wait, why did I say 'again'?"
Hughie and Frenchie both had this thought. Sure enough, they had been tricked by Billy, that unreliable guy, again.
Initially, seeing Billy's firm stance, even talking about fighting to the death, they bravely stood beside him, determined to resist to the end.
However, who would have thought that almost in the blink of an eye, Billy was persuaded by that 'Thunder' with just a few words! Suddenly, they found themselves in a dilemma! Their eyes fearfully glanced at the silver light cluster in Li Yue's hand, and they couldn't help but swallow hard!
Agree, and they lose face. Disagree, and they lose their lives!
So, is face or life more important? They already knew the answer in their hearts; they were undoubtedly prepared to abandon the former and choose the latter! After all, if face is lost, it can be regained, but if life is lost, it's truly gone!
"We agree too!" x2
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"You said it yourselves, I didn't threaten you!"
Li Yue said with a chuckle.
The two silver energy clusters in his hand had disappeared at some point!
Seeing this, Frenchie and Hughie silently breathed a sigh of relief, and their anxious hearts settled. They were genuinely afraid that Li Yue would throw the energy at them without a word.
After all, they had witnessed Translucent's fate with their own eyes, and the memory was still vivid. They certainly didn't want to experience such a scene themselves.
However, after hearing Li Yue's words, they couldn't help but grumble inwardly, 'What do you mean you didn't threaten us? Does it only count as a threat if you point a gun at our heads?'
Of course, they dared not say these words to Li Yue's face; they could only think them in their minds!
"Alright, since our second agreement has also been perfectly reached, then I'll see you next time!"
Li Yue waved goodbye to them as if they were good friends, then bent his legs and pushed off with force!
"No..."
Bang!
"My house!"
Frenchie cried out in pain, clutching his chest with immense heartache, fearing he might suffer a heart attack and pass out! He had rented this warehouse with the little money he had left.
Billy still owed him 40,000 and couldn't pay it back, so he had no way to get more money. Hughie was a spendthrift, and now that he wasn't working, he had no income either.
And the big black man was even worse off; he was a henpecked husband, all his money was with his wife, and he didn't dare ask for a single cent!
So, this team resisting superheroes was actually being funded entirely by Frenchie alone!
Thinking of this, Frenchie looked up at the large hole in the roof, with rubble still falling bit by bit! He couldn't help but feel his heart ache even more!
"Don't be so stingy. Now we don't need to abide by his agreement and keep waiting. So, I'll immediately go find someone to apply for some activity funds, and you won't have to spend only your own money anymore!"
Billy patted Frenchie's shoulder, comforting him! He planned to use the evidence he had gathered during this time to apply for some funds from his old friends in the FBI!
It would be even better if this evidence could lead them to directly investigate Vought International! However, Billy also knew very well that without a sample of Compound V, investigating Vought International would still be a bit short on evidence!
...At this moment, Li Yue, who had crashed through their roof and flown into the sky, was about to use his superpower to return home. Suddenly, he heard an urgent alert from Xiao Dai!
"Sir, I've detected a powerful energy burst from Miss Annie, suspected to be an abnormal situation. Would you like to go investigate?"
"Show me her location... No, just pull up a high-definition satellite image of her location directly!"
"Sir, the satellite image has been retrieved. Please check it."
Less than ten seconds after Li Yue gave Xiao Dai the command, a photo was projected from the watch on his wrist, almost indistinguishable from a real photo, with virtually no difference.
The photo included a house, as well as some surrounding buildings and streets, all incredibly clear.
After a glance, Li Yue's thoughts stirred, and he immediately vanished into thin air, leaving no trace!
...Li Yue reappeared on a rooftop. Visibly, dazzling white light was constantly flashing out of the room through the windows, indicating that Starlight was using her superpower!
Li Yue used his X-ray vision to look inside the room and saw two familiar figures fighting. One of them was Starlight, constantly emitting dazzling white light from her hands. The other figure was running wildly around the room at an extremely fast speed, dodging Starlight's attacks while looking for an opportunity to charge at her!
Li Yue also saw a middle-aged woman lying on the ground, her fate unknown!