News of Madelyn's Death reached Fang Yuan immediately; Homelander made the call himself.
Only after killing Madelyn did Homelander realize the seriousness of the situation.
Madelyn was the Vice President of Vought. If it got out that Homelander had killed her, wouldn't his image be ruined?
So Homelander chose the safest way to deal with it—find his brother!
Actually, even if Homelander hadn't contacted him, Fang Yuan would have found an excuse to come over. Madelyn's Death was an excellent opportunity that could help him accomplish many things.
However, as per usual, Fang Yuan still feigned surprise.
"John, how could you..." he asked with a frown.
Butcher had already returned, awaiting Fang Yuan's notification.
Homelander recounted the events to Fang Yuan, confessing that he had learned about his son Ryan and, unable to bear Madelyn's continuous concealment, finally killed her.
Fang Yuan walked over and hugged Homelander, offering him much comfort.
"I'm sorry, Brother, I just couldn't help myself..." Homelander also knew he had caused trouble again and quickly apologized to Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan patted his head and said, "It's okay, I'll always be your strong support!"
In reality, he was thinking, "Good kill."
Madelyn actually followed the same path as Fang Yuan, both using emotional ties to bind Homelander.
But Madelyn's flaw was that too many people knew she was two-faced with Homelander, allowing Homelander to find a loophole.
If you want to create an image for Homelander, you need professionalism.
Look at Fang Yuan; even when Homelander isn't present, as long as he appears as Fang Yuan, he will absolutely be Homelander's good brother.
Pretending also requires skill. As long as Fang Yuan can deceive Homelander for a lifetime, who cares if Fang Yuan is fake?
Anyway, for Homelander, he would definitely be willing to be deceived.
This was Fang Yuan's top-tier understanding: although he deceived people, he also allowed the target to obtain the benefits they desired.
For example, the X-Men, for example, Homelander.
Madelyn, you still need to practice in your next life.
Fang Yuan pretended to think for a while, then said to Homelander, "Since it's already happened, let's go all the way!"
"John, let's disguise the scene as if it was attacked by Terrorists, and tell the public that Madelyn was killed by a superhuman Terrorist!"
Homelander's eyes lit up, and he quickly nodded: "Good!"
Once he found someone to take the blame, his enthusiasm immediately surged.
So Homelander and Fang Yuan teamed up, causing extensive damage in Madelyn's mansion to simulate a major battle.
Then, the bodies of Madelyn and the nanny were difficult to explain, so Homelander simply piled them together and found some bombs.
"Boom!"
Amidst the violent explosion, a corner of the mansion was directly blown up, and the bodies of Madelyn and the nanny were completely destroyed.
Then Homelander urgently notified Vought Corporation, and soon the Police and reporters arrived.
Reporters even arrived before the Police.
Then everyone learned the truth of the matter from Homelander.
"Not long after I took Madelyn home, I heard a commotion and rushed back."
"I found that there were three superhuman Terrorists guarding the place. They resented Madelyn for letting Superheroes join the Military to deal with them, so they came for revenge."
"Ugh..."
Homelander held Madelyn's son Teddy with one hand, covered his mouth with the other, and tears flowed uncontrollably. He choked up several times while speaking.
"I was too late when I arrived. I could only try my best to save Madelyn's only son, but the Terrorists took the opportunity to escape. I..." Homelander shook his head, gasping for breath, full of remorse, "This is my fault, my failure!"
The reporters on the scene immediately cheered him on: "It's not your fault, Homelander!"
"Yes, and you saved Vice President Stillwell's son, that's so great!"
Thanks to Homelander's good public image, even the most critical reporters believed his statements and offered him encouragement.
"Thank you, thank you all!" Homelander seemed genuinely comforted, but his tears still didn't stop, reaching a point where it made others feel distressed.
"Homelander and Vice President Stillwell really had a deep bond," a reporter sighed.
The other reporters present nodded in agreement.
After this interview news was broadcast, it became the consensus of the public.
Homelander's deep feelings for Madelyn and his heroic act of saving the little boy once again boosted his popularity!
However, within Vought, Madelyn's Death caused a huge uproar. Stan Edgar personally sought out Homelander to investigate the truth behind Madelyn's Death.
To Edgar, Homelander naturally revealed many "insider details" that couldn't be told to reporters.
"Madelyn and I had an argument because she actually concealed the existence of my son!"
"Kill her? Me? How is that possible!"
"It was indeed killed by superhuman Terrorists. They wanted to take Madelyn's child, saying they would turn him into a superhuman to fight Vought, but I snatched him back."
Homelander's description and expression were flawless, very realistic; all thanks to Vought's training.
The acting skills were indeed well cultivated.
Listening to Homelander's explanation, Stan fell into deep thought.
Actually, after knowing Homelander was at the scene, Stan's first reaction was that Homelander killed Madelyn.
But considering Madelyn's importance to Homelander, Stan couldn't understand what kind of situation could have made Homelander kill his nanny.
His son Ryan's matter was the most likely, but Stan had asked Voughtbaum, a third party, about this.
Voughtbaum said he told Homelander about Ryan and had also informed Madelyn beforehand. With Madelyn's methods, she should have been able to handle Homelander.
After all, Madelyn went to a hotel with Homelander last night... As CEO, Stan naturally had access to records and door surveillance.
So Homelander's suspicion was ruled out.
"But why would superhuman Terrorists assassinate Madelyn?" Stan asked.
This was a major point of doubt. Homelander's public reason was very convincing, but it clearly wouldn't work with Stan.
But Fang Yuan had already prepared the talking points for Homelander.
Homelander murmured, "It might be... because of compound v."
Stan's eyes narrowed, and he immediately thought of something.
He motioned to Homelander: "Continue."
Homelander seemed very hesitant, then finally spoke: "The compound v used by those terrorist organizations to create superhumans seems to have been provided by Madelyn."
"When I rushed back, I heard them saying that Madelyn didn't keep her promise and actually collaborated with the Military to crack down on them."
"Indeed!" Stan thought to himself.
Homelander's words perfectly confirmed his guess.
The timing of the superhuman Terrorists' appearance was too perfect, perfectly aligning with Vought's needs, turning their plan to join the Military-Industrial Complex into a reality in one fell swoop.
The shrewd Stan Edgar didn't believe in coincidences. Looking at the big picture, he believed that Madelyn was the one with the most motive and ability to do this.
Edgar himself did not approve of this, as it could very likely lead to the leakage of compound v intelligence, a risky attempt.
But if it were Madelyn, Edgar could understand, after all, Madelyn was also under pressure.
And the current situation clearly showed that Madelyn hadn't handled the aftermath well and had suffered a backlash from the radical organization.
"This idiot, actually showing up herself," Edgar cursed.
He didn't mind subordinates using unconventional means to achieve goals, because he was also such a person, but Edgar hated others using methods he couldn't control, as this would also bring him trouble.
Hearing Edgar's words, Homelander's expression remained unchanged, but joy surged in his heart, indicating that Edgar believed this reason.
Now, cursing was useless. Stan had to personally deal with the Military-Industrial Complex matter, and Vought's flagship Superhero project also needed a new leader to oversee it.
Edgar glanced at Homelander, thought for a moment, and then directly asked, "Who do you think should replace Madelyn?"
This was a gesture of goodwill towards Homelander, because before, Madelyn was Vought's most powerful means of controlling Homelander. Now that Madelyn was gone, Stan had to maintain Homelander's stability.
Homelander immediately thought of the candidate his brother had given him.
"Ashley," he replied, "Ashley has always been Madelyn's most capable subordinate, and The Seven are most familiar with her."
"Good, she's the one!" Stan immediately made the decision, giving Homelander full face.
He also knew Ashley, the head of the marketing department. Her abilities were not outstanding but not too bad, and most importantly, Homelander said he was most familiar with her.
That was enough.
Homelander was very happy, but he wasn't happy that Stan had saved his face; rather, he was happy that everything his brother had said had come true.
Aside from the superhuman Terrorists, Madelyn had one remaining matter that Stan needed to address.
"Regarding Ryan, I am very sorry," Edgar first absolved himself of responsibility. "I entrusted all superhuman affairs to Madelyn, and she did not report to me."
Then he made a promise on the spot: "Ryan can be given to you. Vought will not interfere no matter how you choose to treat him."
"And Brother!" Homelander interjected.
"Yes, and Fang Yuan!" Stan readily agreed.
Between the future Homelander and the current Homelander, Stan decisively chose the present, as Homelander was Vought Corporation's most valuable asset.
Even if Ryan was the first naturally born superhuman and might have great potential in the future, if they antagonized Homelander, there would be no future.
Anyway, by handing Ryan over to Homelander, Homelander could only use Vought's resources to train him, which, from another perspective, still kept him under Vought's control.
As for Fang Yuan? Stan didn't see anything particularly threatening.
Then Stan handed Homelander a slip of paper with an address on it.
"Ryan, I'm entrusting him to you," he said.
Homelander excitedly took it, his heart pounding. Craving kinship, he could finally meet his son.
He immediately ran back to the 99th floor to share the good news with Fang Yuan.
"Brother, no need to look for the address, I got it!" he shouted.
But soon he felt his brother's care.
Fang Yuan was always one step ahead of him.
Because Fang Yuan directly took him to meet someone—
Billy Butcher!
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