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Chapter 215: Public Outcry, The Rejected Bill

Things escalated much faster than imagined. In less than ten minutes, a large number of police cars surrounded Vought Tower. Several well-equipped SWAT teams, wearing goggles and holding assault rifles, took up optimal positions, aiming their weapons at Vought Tower's main entrance as if facing a formidable enemy.

For this operation, considering Vought International's unique strength, the NYPD Chief reported up the chain of command, ultimately calling the Ministry of Defense.

After learning the seriousness of the matter, the US Department of Defense immediately contacted the Joint Operations Command, which is under its jurisdiction, ordering them to immediately dispatch special forces to urgently rush to Vought Headquarters located in Manhattan to prevent potential combat.

At the same time, they also contacted the CIA, asking them to send people to communicate with Vought and strive for a peaceful resolution.

"Shit! I should have arrested Stan Edgar, that bastard, and had him shot! Look at Vought International under his management, all they do is cause me trouble every day." Bob, the Ministry of Defense Department Head, after hanging up the phone, angrily slammed the table. Seeing Bob in a furious rage, the staff member who came to report was scared into silence.

It was the first time he had seen Department Head Bob get so angry.

"I knew Vought International wasn't trustworthy, a company of bastards made up of bastards, their actions must be regulated!" Bob took a deep breath to calm himself. He lowered his head and pulled out several documents from the table; these were cooperation agreements between Vought International and the Ministry of Defense, the Immigration Department, and other departments.

The order content was that the US Department of Defense and other departments would annually purchase large amounts of Compound V from Vought at a price of five million per dose, with the total transaction amount reaching hundreds of billions of US dollars.

"Help me contact Victoria Neuman, Congresswoman, tell her the Ministry of Defense Department Head wants to see her." Bob picked up a pen and drew a slash across the signature line on the document where he was supposed to sign. It was obvious the contract in his hand was now void. Signing the purchase order with Vought at this time, the US Department of Defense and even the entire US Government would be condemned by the outside world.

He, Bob, couldn't afford to lose face like this. Similarly, he also hated Stan Edgar to death for making him lose face.

"Is it Victoria Neuman, Congresswoman?" The staff member confirmed as he left, to avoid any mix-up.

"That's right." The matter concerning Ryan made Bob determined to definitely implement regulation on Supes and not let them continue to run rampant and act recklessly in the United States. As for who would manage this, Victoria Neuman, who had long insisted on criticizing Vought International, was undoubtedly the best candidate.

...

Meanwhile.

Inside Vought Tower, things were already in chaos. Looking at the police outside, who were on high alert, Vought employees had no mind to work.

"The current situation is extremely grim. The social impact caused by Ryan is the worst since Vought was founded. Facing the impending public outcry, I have no other choice!" In the Meeting Room, Stan Edgar said in a deep voice.

At this moment, Ryan was curled up and trembling. He was like a startled fawn, burying his head in Homelander's cape.

"What do you mean? You want me to hand Ryan over?" Homelander said with a livid complexion.

"Do you have a better way?"

Stan Edgar slightly raised his eyelids, glanced at Ryan beside Homelander, then sneered, "Your son killed someone in the street. Let alone me, even you can't protect him. You should be thankful he's only ten years old and still protected by juvenile laws. Otherwise, based on the crimes he committed, it would be enough to be shot several times over. Of course, New York State has abolished the death penalty, so what awaits him will most likely be life imprisonment."

"As for whether it's one hundred years or two hundred, that depends on how the court rules."

To be honest, his mood was also quite bad. Billy's parents and eighteen generations of relatives had already been cursed by Stan Edgar one by one.

If he had known earlier that Ryan would cause such a big disaster, it would have been better to just let him stay with Billy.

"Ryan is my son! Do you know when my birthday is? December twenty-fifth! The day Jesus was born!" Homelander suddenly stood up, sweeping his gaze filled with anger across everyone's faces. His voice was extremely low, like a lion about to go berserk.

"That was just the birthday the marketing department chose for you."

Stan Edgar interlaced his fingers on the table and looked at Homelander with an expressionless face.

"You want to protect Ryan? Do you know the consequences of doing that?" Stan Edgar said in an unfriendly tone, "This means you will lose popular support, lose the adoration of thousands, lose everything you currently possess. If you choose to give up Ryan now, Vought can still explain to the outside world that Ryan's excessive actions were due to a long lack of fatherly love."

This way, you might still retain some of your popularity, not enough to plummet drastically and fall into the abyss."

His words were like steel needles, piercing Homelander's heart.

If Homelander were to abandon everything he currently possessed, it would be better to kill him. After a moment of silence, Homelander slumped back into his seat. A trace of pain and guilt appeared in his eyes.

"But I'm Homelander..." When Homelander mentioned his name, he had already lost his confidence.

"Mr. Jervis, what's your opinion?"

Stan Edgar looked at Xia Shang, who had remained silent on the side.

"My opinion is basically the same as Mr. Stan Edgar's. Temporarily giving up Ryan is clearly the best choice right now," Xia Shang said in a calm tone.

"Father, does Mr. Jervis mean I'm going to be sent to prison?" Facing Ryan's quiet question.

Homelander didn't even dare to look him in the eyes. This feeling was absolutely terrible.

"As long as I'm here, you won't." Homelander forced out a confident smile. At the same time, his inner emotions were suppressed to the limit.

Bang bang bang!!

Ashley Barrett, looking nervous, after knocking on the door, walked to Stan Edgar's side and said in a low voice, "Mr. Stan Edgar, countless netizens online are now condemning Vought International, saying we released a devil. Not only that, Vought International's stock price plummeted after the market opened. It feels like it will soon fall back to the price of a few days ago."

You should know, there is no limit to the drop in US stocks, and it's not impossible to hit rock bottom in a short time.

Beep beep beep!! Misfortunes never come singly. Stan Edgar's mobile phone rang at this moment.

Stan Edgar, with a gloomy complexion, picked up his mobile phone, stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking down at the heavily armed police below. He could guess the person calling him was either from the Vought Board of Directors or someone from the US Government.

As expected, after he answered the phone, Mallory's voice came from the other end.

"Mr. Stan Edgar, long time no see." Without a doubt, Mallory's mood could be described as quite pleasant. She originally thought that after the hearing incident, no one could stop the legalization of Compound V, but the fact proved that sometimes accidents come with such surprise and suddenness.

One more chapter, coming soon.

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