"Didn't you say Subject 071 wouldn't wake up?"
"It's only been a few days, and he's already awake?"
Upon hearing the news, Stan Edgar immediately called Voughtbaum and questioned him loudly.
His usual composure and elegance were completely cast aside by Stan at this moment. He swore that if Voughtbaum had intentionally deceived him, he would definitely send someone to take Voughtbaum out!
"How is that possible?"
Voughtbaum was also very surprised on the phone. He inquired in detail about the situation at the scene and then offered his own conjecture.
"So that's how it is, I see!"
Voughtbaum shouted, pretending to have suddenly understood everything.
"Predel must have added Fang Yuan's self-healing genes during his research on Black King. That's how Black King, who shouldn't have lived for more than two years, managed to survive for so long."
"Therefore, Black King's power suddenly disappeared after he encountered Fang Yuan because the Superhero genes in his body were interfered with by the original source."
"Correspondingly, Fang Yuan was also awakened by those homologous genes!"
Hearing the pile of excuses Voughtbaum gave, Stan was a bit confused.
"Does this... make sense?" It sounded plausible, yet he felt like it was nonsense.
"No one is more proficient in the research of superhumans than I am!" Voughtbaum's tone was very firm. "Moreover, the facts are right before our eyes."
Listening to Voughtbaum's "I'm the expert, believe me" rhetoric and seeing how confident he was, Stan couldn't find a reason to refute him.
Just as Voughtbaum said, whether he believed it or not, reality was already right in front of him.
However, Stan was still quite cautious. He contacted Vought's current research team and explained the situation.
"Is it possible?" he asked.
"Superpowers are diverse; theoretically, it is possible."
"But whether it can be realized in reality, I can't say for sure." The current chief research expert was also ambiguous, but he proposed a solution—
"I can contact Dr. Voughtbaum and ask. He has researched superhumans for decades and must understand it better!"
"..."
"No need!" Stan decisively ended the call.
Since he couldn't find a definitive reason anyway, he no longer wanted to dwell on how Fang Yuan had been resurrected.
The urgent matter now was how to handle this Fang Yuan.
One had to know that Fang Yuan's relationship with Vought wasn't very good; last time, he died because of Vought. Yet, Fang Yuan was very important to Homelander. If handled poorly, Homelander might very well go insane.
On the surveillance monitor, Vice President Madelyn had already arrived at the scene. Stan's gaze was locked tightly on Fang Yuan in the footage. There was no sound, but the movements were visible. He noticed that although Fang Yuan was very guarded, he didn't make any excessive moves.
Stan narrowed his eyes and used his presidential authority to check Fang Yuan's intelligence. This information wasn't in the ordinary database, but he, of course, could see it.
"Hardly ever left the laboratory... unsuitable for the outside World... doesn't want to be captured for research..."
Repeating Fang Yuan's previous records under his breath, a plan immediately came to Stan Edgar's mind.
He dialed Madelyn's number.
"Give Fang Yuan the best treatment. Use meticulous care to change his view of Vought. Tell him that everything before was just a misunderstanding!" Stan ordered.
"He's just a blank slate. As long as we reverse his perception of Vought, Fang Yuan can become another super weapon for us—a weapon against MIB!"
As a qualified capitalist at the helm, Stan Edgar would never act on impulse. Even if he felt dissatisfied, he would always make the best choice for the company.
The best way to respond right now was definitely to avoid conflict with Fang Yuan, as that would appease Homelander.
Moreover, Stan was somewhat relieved that Fang Yuan had basically never lived in the outside World. If guided well, it would be easy to brainwash him into a loyal employee of Vought.
Especially since he could also be used to deal with Black King.
Today was the first time Stan had witnessed Black King's strength; he was actually able to pin Homelander down and beat him!
To Stan, this was a very dangerous signal.
Homelander's power was one of the cores of Vought's marketing. If the leader of the organization supervising Homelander was even stronger than Homelander himself, it would undoubtedly affect Homelander's image.
Fortunately, Fang Yuan turned out to be Black King's nemesis. So, under the premise that he felt he could control Fang Yuan well, Stan could still accept him.
Of course, if he could just kill Fang Yuan directly, Stan would absolutely agree with both hands raised.
Someone being stronger than Homelander wasn't a fatal flaw, but someone being able to influence Homelander's mind—that was the biggest problem.
Now, he could only accept Fang Yuan. Stan was confident that with Vought's deceptive methods, it would be easy to manipulate the inexperienced Fang Yuan.
If Fang Yuan were truly as the intelligence portrayed him, Stan's plan would actually succeed.
Unfortunately, Fang Yuan was a total schemer; all the intelligence he gave to the outside World was false.
On the panel, the attribute boost from Fang Yuan's Good Sister-in-law Halo was already maxed out.
[Error Halo (C-rank): When the outside World's impression of the host deviates from reality, obtain an attribute boost. Current attribute boost: 10%/10%.]
Well, Salvador unlocked it, so calling it the Good Sister-in-law Halo was correct.
At the scene, hearing Madelyn apologize to him with a smile, explaining that everything was a misunderstanding, and inviting him to join Vought with the promise of top-tier treatment, Fang Yuan gave himself a thumbs-up in his heart.
Everything was going smoothly!
Through a series of actions, Fang Yuan not only explained Black King's origins but also successfully resurrected himself and entered the Vought Corporation.
Normally, Stan would never allow a hidden danger like him to join Vought.
So, Fang Yuan designed it so that he couldn't refuse.
Lu Xun once said that if you want to open a window, someone might object, but if you say you want to tear off the roof, everyone will accept the window.
Doing it in reverse also worked.
Fang Yuan first played the "Sleeping Beauty" card, using the reason that although he was alive, he couldn't wake up, which made Stan accept him.
Then he woke up and paired it with the "Black King's Weakness" card, leaving Stan with no choice but to begrudgingly continue accepting him.
Otherwise, what else could he do?
Didn't he see the company's top star guarding Fang Yuan like a loyal dog?
After hearing Madelyn's terms, Fang Yuan glanced at Homelander and found that he was also looking at him with great expectation.
Fang Yuan understood that although Homelander had deep feelings for him, it didn't mean he could act recklessly.
Because Homelander had been a Superhero for nearly twenty years after all, and there were people within Vought he cared about.
Madelyn, standing before him, was the most important one.
Madelyn also used an emotional offensive on Homelander. Although it wasn't as intense as Fang Yuan's, Madelyn had an advantage: she had spent more time with Homelander, and—
She was a woman.
As everyone knows, Homelander's kinks were a bit perverted.
Just like earlier, when Homelander said he wanted to take control of Vought, he only mentioned killing President Stan Edgar, but didn't say anything about killing Madelyn.
So, Fang Yuan naturally wouldn't force Homelander to choose between him and Madelyn. As he had said, anyone could be part of the resources.
It was all about making the right arrangements.
Thus, Fang Yuan nodded: "Okay!"
Everyone was happy.
Homelander was happy that his brother could finally stand by his side and see his current achievements.
Vought was also happy to have temporarily appeased Homelander, stabilized a hidden danger, and found a way to deal with Black King.
On the surface, everything was proceeding in a direction favorable to Vought.
But Fang Yuan sensed through Telepathy that beneath Homelander's calm exterior, he was already calculating how to help Fang Yuan seize power and take over the Vought Corporation.
In fact, even the Vought Corporation didn't know that the always-obedient Homelander had a darkness in his heart that exceeded their imagination.
In the original plot, Homelander frequently went out of their control, eventually forcing Stan and Madelyn to exit the stage. This time, with Fang Yuan pushing behind the scenes, Homelander would only break free from their control faster.
"No one understands Homelander better than I do!" Fang Yuan thought to himself.
While Vought was carefully settling Fang Yuan in, MIB and the CIA also returned empty-handed from Lamplighter's retirement ceremony venue.
"It's confirmed; Invisible Man overheard our team members' conversation, so he learned we were there to capture Lamplighter."
Susan said to Butcher.
Ever since Black King said they had leaked information, the CIA had been conducting an internal investigation and finally discovered traces of Invisible Man on a surveillance camera.
In the footage, a pair of glasses floated in mid-air, a very obvious characteristic of Invisible Man.
"Leaking intel during an operation... the CIA really is getting worse with each generation!" Butcher shook his head and sighed.
Susan's expression was also unsightly; this was indeed the CIA's fault, and as the Deputy Director, she was to blame.
Furthermore, it had harmed their sister agency, MIB.
"I wonder how Black King's pursuit at Vought went?" Susan was very worried because storming into Vought Headquarters alone was no joke.
Just then, Susan's phone rang. She glanced at it and quickly answered, turning on the speakerphone.
"It's Black King!"
Fang Yuan's deep-voiced version came through the phone: "We didn't catch Lamplighter. I had a fight with Homelander and sustained some injuries. Large-scale operations aren't convenient for the time being."
"Are you all right?" Susan asked.
Black King was a partner the CIA had finally managed to find, and she valued him quite a bit.
When Butcher heard the name Homelander, his eyes instantly became fierce. After hearing that Black King could fight Homelander and still retreat, Butcher looked at Black King with even more respect.
Although Black King said he was injured, being able to go toe-to-toe with Homelander and not die was enough to prove Black King's strength.
Butcher extremely loathed Homelander, so he also fully understood Homelander's terrifying power.
"It's not a big problem, but the lead on Lamplighter is temporarily broken. We can only look for clues again," Black King said calmly.
"The CIA will definitely cooperate fully!" Susan said immediately.
As soon as these words were spoken, it was almost an announcement that the CIA would ally with MIB, but Susan didn't feel anything was wrong with that.
Black King had already proven through his actions that he would be a reliable ally. Even when the plan was leaked, he had acted fearlessly, and afterward, he didn't express any dissatisfaction toward the CIA for the leak. Susan could find no reason not to ally with MIB.
As for the fact that Black King and Vought clearly had a grudge, that was even better news for the CIA.
In this way, even though Fang Yuan had clearly used them, the CIA ended up feeling grateful to him instead.
In a single operation, Fang Yuan handled both the Vought Corporation and the CIA, taking playing both sides to the absolute extreme.
This role of the Black King wasn't something just anyone could pull off.
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