"Is that right? You know where my wife is? Is she still alive?"
Billy's calm expression suddenly turned manic when he heard what Li Yue said. He couldn't help but rush to ask all those questions at Li Yue.
Other than death, the only thing that would shake Billy's mind would probably be the news about his wife.
"But... that's impossible! There are very few people who know about my wife. How could you know about her? You must be lying! You lied to me to make me do what you want!"
Billy's expression was indescribable. He really wanted to believe that his wife was still alive, but he didn't dare cling to that hope.
He was afraid that the greater his hope became, the harder reality would hit him. What if Li Yue was just lying to manipulate him!
If he was deceived, he would be powerless to return the humiliation. Even with Homelander, Billy's only hope was to use the government's power to judge Homelander's crime. But Li Yue was even stronger than Homelander and had no care about the law!
"You can choose to not believe me, but that would guarantee that you will never meet her ever again.
"You can also choose to believe me and complete my request. Once I get my hand on Compound V, I will bring you to your wife. It's not an unreasonable condition!" Li Yue said slowly.
Li Yue wasn't in a hurry: he felt that Billy would ultimately agree. After all, Billy's wife was very important to him, so much so that he would abandon all notion of safety and go against Vought International and Homelander!
"Alright, you win. I agree to your conditions!"
Sure enough, Billy finally agreed after a period of silence. He couldn't miss any chance to meet his wife!
Li Yue, who knew the truth, could not help but mourn for him in his heart, "Brother, of course, chose to forgive her!"
However, Li Yue immediately remembered that he had killed Homelander. Maybe this time, the power of love would allow Billy and his wife to forget about everything!
Billy would also be able to save some years that he would need to come into term and bring up the "fat boy," who would inherit Homelander's ability!
...
"What about you two? Do you still insist on refusing my request?"
Li Yue suppressed all the boring thoughts in his heart and turned to Hughie and Frenchie! The lightning ball in his hand still spinning steadily and, for some reason, gave out a crackling sound!
"Billy, you tricked us again! ..wait, again?"
Hughie and Frenchie had the same thought in their hearts. Sure enough, they were tricked by Billy again.
When Billy bravely said that he would stand against Li Yue in a fight to the death, they overcame their own cowardice and stood beside Billy, who would rather die than submit.
But Billy has turned around to Thunderclap's side with just a few words! The two of them were trapped in a dilemma! They gulped in horror as they glanced at the silver lightning in Li Yue's hands!
Agree and lose face, or disagree and lose your life!
Is face more important than life? They already knew the answer. Without a second of doubt, they abandoned the former for the latter! Lost face could be regained, but lost life would truly be lost!
"We agree too!" x2
...
"You said it yourself. I wasn't threatening you!"
Li Yue said with a smile. At some point, the two balls of silver energy had disappeared from his hands!
Frenchie and Hughie silently breathed a sigh of relief. They were really afraid that Li Yue would throw the energy in his hands at them without a second thought.
They had seen how Translucent died with their own eyes, after all. Even now, they can still remember the brutal scene. They didn't want to experience it in person.
However, they still cursed in their heart at Li Yue's words. What the hell did you mean you didn't threaten us? Does "threatening" could only mean pointing a gun at our heads?
Of course, they didn't dare say it directly to Li Yue. They could only keep the curses inside their hearts!
"Alright, that wraps up our agreement. Until we meet next time!"
Li Yue casually waved his hand as if saying goodbye to his good friends. He then bent his knees and jumped to the sky!
"Don't—"
Bang!
"My house!"
Frenchie let out a pained cry, his heart aching as if he was getting a heart attack! This warehouse was rented with the last of his money.
Billy still technically owed him 40 grand, but he had no way of getting that money back. Hughie was a vagrant that no longer had a job, so he didn't have any money either.
And the black man was even worse: he was actually a henpecked husband, and his wife held all the money. He didn't dare to take a single cent!
Therefore, their superhero resistance team was actually paid by Frenchie alone!
Frenchie raised his head and looked at the big hole in the roof, which was still raining down bits and pieces! He couldn't help but feel his heart ache even more!
"Don't be so stingy. We don't need to obey his previous restrictions and wait around any more. I'll get someone to allocate a fund for our activities, and you will never have to spend your own money anymore!"
Billy patted Frenchie on the shoulder and comforted him. He would leverage the evidence that he had gathered to apply for some funds from his old friend in the FBI!
It would be even better if the evidence would let them intervene directly in Vought! But Billy didn't get his hopes high because intervening in Vought International would be almost impossible without a sample of Compound V!
...
After Li Yue broke through the roof and flew to the sky, he teleported right back to his house. Suddenly, he heard an emergency notification from Dummy!
"Sir, we detected an energy spike in Miss Annie's location. Something seems to have happened. Would you like to check it out?"
"Show me where she is... No, show me the high-definition satellite image of her location!"
"Sir, projecting satellite image."
It took less than ten seconds for Dummy to project a satellite image from Li Yue's wrist. The clarity was superb.
The picture contained a house as well as surrounding buildings and streets.
Li Yue only needed to glance at it before getting a clear thought in his mind and disappearing without a trace!
...
Li Yue reappeared on the roof of the house. The room inside the house was constantly flashing with dazzling white light; it must be Starlight's superpower!
Li Yue used his X-ray vision to look inside the room. He saw two familiar figures fighting. One of them was Starlight, who was constantly shooting dazzling white light with both hands. The other figure was running around inside the room at an extreme speed, picking at Starlight while avoiding the light beam!
Li Yue also saw a middle-aged woman lying on the ground, her fate unknown!