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209. Chapter 209: Women are like old wine, the older they are, the more mellow and fragrant they become.

After all, his defense is comprehensive. To break through the layer of bio-forcefield on the surface of his body, one must have super strength.

This is like opening a safe with multiple layers of nested dolls, and super strength is the first key to open the safe.

However, not many people possess the key, and Queen Maeve is one of them. Furthermore, Xia Shang had analyzed her ability a long time ago, but due to the super perception she possessed, he had been hesitant to act.

Now, after he fused Muzan's ability, the degree of flesh and blood transformation and the solidification time have both greatly improved.

In front of the coffee machine, Xia Shang slowly opened his right hand, only to see a metal necklace transformed from flesh and blood quietly lying in his palm.

Of course, with his current ability, it is not enough to make cells completely turn into metal structures, so it only looks like metal on the outside. In reality, it is still a mass of flesh and blood tissue under mimicry.

Next, he only needs to have the Doppelganger transform into the appearance of Queen Maeve's girlfriend and hang the necklace around Queen Maeve's neck for him.

...

On the other side.

Billy arrived as agreed at a high-end restaurant located in the city center of Manhattan. After being checked by the security personnel at the entrance and confirming he wasn't carrying any weapons, they let him in.

Clearly, the restaurant was not operating normally today. In the vast dining room, only Stan Edgar was present. He was wearing a black suit, sitting in the central position of the restaurant.

"I have always admired your courage, Billy Butcher."

Seeing Billy seated, Stan Edgar cast a scrutinizing gaze upon him.

"Would you like something? Foie gras paste marinated tuna slices, or savory cheese puffs? The latter, I believe you will like it." Stan Edgar slightly raised his hand, signaling the security personnel nearby to move away.

Billy didn't come this time to discuss gourmet food with Stan Edgar.

"Let's get straight to the point, Mr. Stan Edgar. It's better that way."

After a moment of silence, Stan Edgar interlaced his fingers. While looking directly at Billy, he slowly spoke: "You sent me information, saying you could help me. I don't quite understand what you mean. Don't forget, you are currently a super criminal jointly wanted by Vought and the government department. Logically, I should call the NYPD and have them send officers to arrest you."

Facing Stan Edgar's intimidation, Billy sneered disdainfully: "But you haven't done that, because you know very well that I can indeed help you.

Now Ryan is in my hands. If you lose him, you lose the only way to restrain Homelander."

"Tell me, why do you think so?" At the same time, the security personnel placed a wine glass containing whiskey on Stan Edgar's right side, added a few ice cubes and some lime juice, and then left.

"The reason is simple, you responded to the text message I sent and decided to meet me at this restaurant."

"If I'm not mistaken, ever since Madelyn Stillwell died, Homelander has become increasingly uncontrollable. Although you can suppress him for a short time, given enough time, his true nature will eventually be fully exposed. I believe compared to the fatherly and motherly love you gave him, he leans more towards the latter. Madelyn Stillwell's death means that one of the chains that Vought could use to restrain him has broken.

Therefore, you are eager to find a second chain that can restrain him and control it. And this chain is his son, Ryan." Billy appeared confident, but in reality, he was observing Stan Edgar's micro-expressions, hoping to confirm his guess by the changes in the other party's expression.

However, Stan Edgar's expression was as calm as ever, showing no hint of anything.

He picked up the whiskey on the table, took a small sip, and then smiled slightly: "This is just your guess, however, I do need Ryan, but what makes you think I would betray him and choose to cooperate with you?"

"Because you are just like him, a scumbag with no bottom line. Don't talk to me about trust, family affection, or other nonsense. You could push a racial discrimination bitch in front of the public, turning her into United States' sweetheart. Is there any word more suitable to describe you than that?" Billy mocked without hesitation.

Stan Edgar put down the wine glass in his hand, his tone still flat: "Stormfront is good at inciting people's anger. Anger makes them desperately need Compound V. Compound V can boost Vought's stock price. The continuous rise in Vought's stock price means my position is becoming more and more stable. Isn't this a virtuous cycle?"

"Buddy, you should look in the mirror and see your own skin color. She'll come after you one day." Billy said, looking at Stan Edgar.

Stan Edgar pursed his lips: "Shit, I know that, of course, because she just came after me this morning. However, precisely because of my skin color, I cannot act recklessly. That kind of luxurious privilege is only something white people are qualified to enjoy."

Mentioning Stormfront, Stan Edgar got a headache.

Actually, his choice to promote Xia Shang as the Vice President of Vought International was not just because he valued Mr. Jervis's business ability, but also because he considered his identity as an Asian. With this identity, Stormfront could not possibly get along peacefully with Mr. Jervis.

Mr. Jervis, Homelander, and Stormfront, the three of them would check each other, which was beneficial for him to manage Vought International.

But he overlooked one point.

That was Homelander.

For some reason, recently Homelander has been madly pursuing Stormfront. He often walks into Stormfront's room with a bouquet of flowers, and then they get busy. In fact, if he truly understood Homelander, he wouldn't be surprised. This guy inherited the fine tradition of his father, Soldier Boy.

Women are like old wine, the older they are, the more mellow and fragrant they become.

Of course, compared to his father, Homelander's taste is slightly inferior. At least he isn't "interested" in old women.

Therefore, Stormfront, whose real age is nearly a hundred but who can still maintain a youthful appearance, holds a fatal temptation for Homelander. In Homelander's eyes, Stormfront is simply the best of the best.

This also makes it easy to explain why Stormfront was not favored by Homelander when she first joined Vought, until Homelander learned her true age, and then became uncontrollably infatuated with Stormfront.

Xia Shang even felt a bit of anticipation, wondering if Soldier Boy were released by Billy and his group, whether there would be an exciting scene of two men fighting over one woman.

"So you're doing all this just for business?"

"Mr. Butcher, looking back at any incident that has happened in history, which one wasn't for business?"

After hearing Stan Edgar's words, Billy was thoughtful.

"Then what makes you think you can control that racial discrimination bitch? The first thing she'll do after she gets a firm foothold is kick you out of Vought."

(End of Chapter)