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233. Chapter 233: Suspect! Mr. Jervis!

Half an hour later, Homelander left the Secret Base where Ryan was held. He walked along the Path beside the woods. Facing Stormfront's intentional or unintentional provocations, he was in no mood to respond. Even now, he still didn't believe he had killed Becca. If Starlight hadn't crashed into him, his Heat Vision wouldn't have hit Becca.

Therefore, the one who truly killed Becca was actually Starlight, not him, Homelander.

But the problem was whether Ryan would listen to his explanation. After all, his explanation sounded a bit weak and unbelievable.

So he could only fabricate a lie that sounded more reasonable, then find an opportunity to kill Billy and the others, ultimately turning the lie into reality.

Perhaps Ryan being kidnapped by Billy wasn't a bad thing. At least in Ryan's eyes, Billy and the others were indeed deranged terrorists. Based on this, even if Billy exposed his lie someday, Ryan wouldn't believe it.

Thinking of this, Homelander's tightly furrowed brow gradually relaxed.

"Have there been any sightings of Billy and the others recently?" Homelander asked.

Stormfront, walking alongside Homelander, shook her head and said, "They seem to have reached some kind of agreement with Stan Edgar. Stan Edgar won't allow us to continue the investigation into them. Without Stan Edgar's help, we can only rely on manual searches to find them. Also, after the last raid, that kid named Hughie installed a lot of surveillance cameras near his home."

"Shit! Don't tell me we, as superheroes, can't do anything about those cameras!" Homelander said irritably.

"It's precisely because we are superheroes that we can't do anything about those cameras. You should know that Becca's death has already caused your public approval rating to plummet. If another scandal occurs, I'm afraid your position as Leader won't be safe."

In fact, Stormfront didn't care about Hughie and the others. She even wished to see Ryan turn against Homelander because of Becca's death. At that time, Homelander, having lost the trust of his own son, would only have her, Stormfront, to rely on.

"Stan Edgar is old now. He would actually reach cooperation with Vought's enemies. The fact shows that Vought now needs a truly strong person to step up and take charge of the situation."

Hearing Homelander's boasting, Stormfront just gave an echoing laugh.

She had heard this kind of boasting countless times from Homelander, but it had clearly become much more frequent recently. This was a good sign. It probably wouldn't be long before Homelander's patience was completely worn out. By then, it would be time for her and Homelander to jointly control Vought.

Unfortunately, she didn't understand Homelander. Even if that day came, Homelander would never let another person share authority with him.

"Speaking of which, compared to Hughie and them, I'm more curious about who that Mysterious Person really is." Stormfront raised the prosthetic limb installed on her left arm. "Last time he nearly killed me, and this time he took out Pure White Witch. His strength is truly terrifying."

"Heh, are you referring to that Gutter/Sewer The Female who miraculously survived after I pierced her chest with my Heat Vision?" Homelander sneered with disdain.

"Pure White Witch being killed by him only proves that Pure White Witch was pathetically weak."

Homelander looked proudly at Stormfront. "And you're only slightly stronger than Pure White Witch."

"If Stan Edgar had sent me that day, the one who died wouldn't have been Pure White Witch, but that guy who acts all mysterious." Homelander suddenly stopped and grinned ferociously. "That's why he doesn't dare to appear openly in front of me, because he knows I can easily twist off his head."

"Alright, I don't want to argue with you about that. However, since the other party knows Vought International so well, it means he's either a high-level executive at Vought International or has a close connection with one."

"Who do you suspect?" A hint of curiosity appeared in Homelander's eyes.

Stormfront hesitated slightly and said, "Mr. Jervis."

"Mr. Jervis?" Homelander was a bit surprised, but after thinking carefully, Mr. Jervis indeed had a lot of suspicion. "Why not Ashley Barrett? Sometimes the inconspicuous ones are the real culprits behind the scenes."

"Don't be ridiculous. Ashley Barrett is bald; she can't even grow hair, let alone possess powerful self-healing ability."

Speaking of self-healing ability, Stormfront and Homelander almost simultaneously thought of the scene that occurred at the hearing. Mr. Jervis was actually able to remove his head and then grow a new head. Such terrifying self-healing ability was something even the well-traveled and long-lifespan Stormfront had never seen another Supe capable of.

"If Mr. Jervis is that Mysterious Person, then he's been hiding quite deeply."

"No, we seem to have forgotten someone," Homelander suddenly said.

"Who?"

Besides Mr. Jervis, Stormfront couldn't think of a second suspicious Candidate.

"Doppelganger."

Stormfront felt a bit unfamiliar with the Doppelganger Homelander mentioned. She seemed to have never met him.

"Doppelganger's superpower is transforming himself into the appearance of another person. If he wanted to become the Mysterious Person, it would be incredibly easy. Furthermore, his superpower is excellent for stealing information, which perfectly fits the characteristics of his superpower." The thought that he might have slept with the Mysterious Person and had contact for a long time...

Homelander felt an unspeakable awkwardness.

"However, whether he is the Mysterious Person or not will be known with one test. I'll arrange to meet him tonight. If he's not the Mysterious Person, then Mr. Jervis has a lot of suspicion."

Given Mr. Jervis's identity as Vice President, Homelander didn't want to completely fall out with him immediately.

"Good idea." Stormfront suddenly received a text message from the director. Looking at the content of the text message, she chuckled, "Mr. Jervis actually wants to make a cameo as the villain in the movie. This is a good opportunity to test him out."

......

"Okay, I understand. Go abroad for a while. Come back when I tell you to." The expressionless Xia Shang hung up the phone, then transferred a sum of money to the other party through his anonymous account at the Swiss Bank.

Knock, knock, knock... A rhythmic sound of knocking rang out.

The Assistant Director's slightly fawning voice came from outside the door.

"Mr. Jervis, Homelander and the others are here. The director asked you to come over. Are you available right now?"

Click! Xia Shang pushed open the door and smiled. "They're finally here. I thought they'd skip work. By the way, are their work hours always this unstable?"

"They might have a special situation today, a special situation." The Assistant Director wouldn't dare speak ill of Homelander and Stormfront, so he quickly chuckled awkwardly.

(End of Chapter)