The Return of the Thieving Hand

Ultimately, Hughie refused to agree with Billy's plan. His cowardice trumped over him, affecting his decision!

Billy couldn't help it. He already knew that Hughie was weak-willed, but he didn't expect that even the video of A-Train insulting Robin wasn't enough to incite Hughie into action. Billy was definitely looking down on Hughie now.

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At the same time, the vice president of Vought, Madelyn, was negotiating a deal with a politician!

Madelyn suggested sending a superhero named "Nubian Prince" to stay in the politician's city. That way, his city would have the protection of a superhero!

The politicians basically agreed to Madelyn's proposal, but Madelyn greedily opened her mouth like a lion and asked for 300 million dollars a year. She was very much like a mother-in-law who demanded a massive dowry!

The politician, naturally, refused the demand and bargained for 200 million dollars a year!

Madelyn rejected this bargain, saying that she wouldn't budge a cent!

"Oh, but I think you will. That is unless you want the matter of 'Compound V' to be exposed."

The politician looked at Madelyn with a playful expression, hinting at a secret.

"What is Compound V?"

Madelyn was obviously shocked that this person would know about that matter, but as expected of the high echelon of Vought, her iron will concealed her panic. She instead shot a question with feigned curiosity!

"It can completely destroy the reputation of your superheroes. I don't think you want it to be exposed. People need superheroes, and that includes our city, but everything has a price, and yours was too high."

"I'm sorry, I have no idea what is this Compound V that you're talking about. If you need a superhero in your city, I will accept no less than 300 million dollars!"

Madelyn did not relent, as if she really did not know about this matter.

"Is that so? Let us stop here for today. I will be leaving tomorrow night, so I hope I can receive good news from you before then."

The politician calmly got up and readily left Madelyn!

Madelyn was left alone on the sofa, sitting silently. The expression on her face constantly changed as she was deep in thought!

Outside the conference room, a figure wearing tight clothes was staring at a painting, also lost in thought!

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A day passed quickly, and the morning sun peeked again from the horizon. People began to stir and fill the streets, rushing to their job in a hurry. They couldn't be late.

At this time, Li Yue walked to the headquarters of the Seven at a leisurely pace. This world was really wonderful. He had become an official superhero just like that, though he still had to clock in and report to the headquarters like a regular employee before he could roam freely!

Today was also the first time that Li Yue saw all the members of the Seven. Of course, he was now also a member of the Seven!

Nobody stopped him at the entrance to the headquarters. All the staff already knew Li Yue: he was the newest member of the Seven!

The staff inevitably threw glances at Li Yue. Some of the young office ladies even gave him coquettish looks!

Li Yue ignored all this and took the elevator to the Seven meeting room, the designated gathering place for the Seven.

Li Yue had already been there yesterday, so he already knew where to go. He arrived at the destination in no time.

After Li Yue entered, he discovered that the other six members of the Seven had already arrived. He was the last to arrive!

Li Yue's appearance attracted everyone's attention. The pressure in their gazes was beyond something any ordinary person could withstand!

Li Yue was not an ordinary person, so he naturally defied the gazes of these people and continued to walk in with steady steps.

Among the six people, a figure wearing a blue skintight suit and a red and white striped cloak was facing the window, with his back facing Li Yue!

"Everyone, look! Our new partner is here! Let's welcome him with a round of applause!"

The man turned around and revealed a bright smile on his face. He spoke to the others while greeting Li Yue!

His smile was obviously very fake to Li Yue.

"Homelander, I can finally meet you! I have always been your fan, so I am really happy to see you today. Can you give me an autograph?"

Li Yue returned that fake smile with one of his own, even more brilliant than the man in front of him. He embodied the image of a brainless fan that just met his idol.

This person was the leader of the Seven, Vought International's trump card superhero, Homelander.

Homelander was the combination of Captain America and Superman. He had Superman's power and led the people through respect like Captain America!

However, this was just his act in front of outsiders. The real him was unimaginably different!

Homelander walked to Li Yue and stretched out his right hand, ready to shake Li Yue's hand!

Li Yue hesitated for a moment, but he couldn't miss such a good opportunity. He directly shook Homelander's hand!

Li Yue was a little surprised that Homelander's grip didn't hurt him. He thought for sure that Homelander would show off his strength with the handshake, like in the novel that Li Yue read in the past.

Li Yue didn't expect that Homelander would just shake his hand normally!

But this was a great opportunity. Li Yue had been thinking about how to touch Homelander inconspicuously, but this was the right chance.

Li Yue's and Homelander's bodies seemed to flicker momentarily. It was too short to notice, even by Homelander himself.

Homelander only detected that Li Yue felt a little surprised, happy, and then fell into a daze after shaking his hand.

"Li Yue? Li Yue? What happened to you?"

Homelander quickly released his hand and asked Li Yue while shaking Li Yue's shoulder.

"Cough cough, I'm sorry, I'm just a little too excited to see my idol. I'll go to the bathroom to calm down first!"

Li Yue immediately rushed into the bathroom, leaving the Seven to look at his back in surprise.

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Of course, Li Yue was not in a daze due to his excitement to see Homelander!

Li Yue was immediately pulled into his spiritual sky after using his superpower on Homelander. He watched helplessly as the blue energy in the middle formed a hand that grabbed onto the third star.

But it was different this time. The hand didn't easily retract from the third star but instead was locked for a while before he could pull it! Li Yue then felt something strange appearing in his body!