A Marine Admiral in the Marvel Universe

Although Cao Gui didn't know what had happened, the girl seemed to have been treated unfairly, and it was related to the deep sea.

That kind of weakling can bully others? That can't be right.

However, to Cao Gui's surprise, Xingguang slowly lowered her head, rested her forehead on her knees, and began to sob softly, the sound of her sobbing gradually escaping.

Cao Gui frowned. It seemed that the Deep Sea was not a good thing either. Now, only Queen Maeve, Black, and Homelander remained.

After thinking for a moment, Cao Gui took out another sandwich that was next to him and handed it over:

"Um... hello, are you hungry? Would you like a sandwich?"

Hearing the voice beside her, Xingguang looked up, her eyes red, at the sandwich in front of her. She was a little confused. What was the meaning of seeing a girl crying while giving a sandwich?

Cao Gui shrugged: "Well... when people are hungry, they feel bad, and the sugar in sandwiches promotes the release of dopamine, which makes you feel better."

"Don't lie to me, sandwiches are full of starch, not glucose and fructose, so they're not sweet and can't stimulate the release of dopamine."

"So, do you want to eat?" Cao Gui asked quietly.

"……eat."

Xingguang snatched the sandwich from Cao Gui's hand and took a vicious bite.

"You seem to be in a bad mood. Is something not going well at work?" Cao Gui asked casually while biting into his sandwich, steer the conversation toward the Super Seven.

As they approached the starlight, Cao Gui wanted to comfort her, but his main purpose was to find out the whereabouts of those people from him.

In this world, Cao Gui has no access to S.H.I.E.L.D. or FBI, and he doesn't even have a driver's license to represent his identity.

It can be said that despite his strength and money, Cao Gui has nothing. If he could learn about the movements of the Super Seven through Starlight, that would be the best outcome.

"No... well, it's just that things aren't going well... well, not really," Starlight said dejectedly.

“I’ve already taught the people who bullied me a lesson. The main problem is… this job is not what I imagined, and my colleagues whom I admire are also different from what I thought, even the complete opposite.”

Cao Gui swallowed the sandwich in his mouth and roughly understood. This girl probably idolized superheroes since she was a child, but when she became one and joined them, she realized that superheroes were not righteous and noble, but rather perverted and evil.

To put it simply, the idol the girl was pursuing had his image shattered, and right in front of her, which had a huge impact on her.

"Do you like this job?" Cao Gui asked.

“I like it.” Starlight said in a deep voice, “I’ve been preparing for this job since I was born.”

Cao Gui shrugged: "In that case, overcome those factors that upset you and keep working."

"Your way of comforting people is really unique." Starlight was speechless.

"Or what?" Cao Gui said nonchalantly, "Should I advise you to quit this job?"

Starlight: "..."

Is this a man destined to be single forever?

"Ahem... Although your comforting words weren't very helpful, I'm still very grateful to you." Starlight smiled and said, "Thank you. My name is Annie."

"Cao Gui," Cao Gui said, picking up a bottle of water and forcefully unscrewing the cap.

"A Chinese person?" Xingguang took another bottle and easily twisted it open.

"Yeah."

"I've heard that everyone in China knows kung fu, is that true?" Xingguang tilted her head back, took a sip of water, and asked curiously.

“That’s right, I can do it too.” Cao Gui immediately nodded in agreement. If he had to resort to violence, Cao Gui would use this as an excuse.

“Then you definitely won’t,” Starlight immediately laughed.

"Oh why?"

"Because Bruce Lee or Jack Sparrow's characters in movies always say, 'Just a little bit, I'll only hit a little bit, I won't hit anyone,'" Starlight said seriously, pinching his fingers together, his thumb and forefinger forming a small space of about one centimeter.

Cao Gui was speechless, wondering whether this fixed impression was good or bad.

"Fine, whatever makes you happy." Cao Gui shrugged helplessly.

“Hahaha…” Starlight laughed: “You’re still quite interesting.”

Ring ring~

Just then, Xingguang's phone rang. She picked it up and saw that it was a call from the company.

"Excuse me, I have to go now," Starlight said apologetically.

"Okay, goodbye." Cao Gui took a sip of water and smiled.

"Bye~"

Watching her retreating figure, Cao Gui stroked his chin and pondered. This girl was quite nice. He should be able to arrange another meeting next time and talk about specific things. It was a pity that he didn't get a chance to plant a bug or anything.

……

Water Tower, inside the Superhero Conference Hall.

When Starlight arrived, he found that everyone was already there, except for the Invisible Man, whose seat was occupied by Ms. Steelville.

“Alright, now that everyone is here, let’s begin,” Homelander said from the head of the table.

"First thing, the Invisible Man is missing, his whereabouts unknown. Black, Deep Sea, and I are all definitely gone." Homelander's first words startled all six superheroes present.

Xingguang was utterly shocked; this had happened on her very first day at work.

“Sometimes, no news is good news. The search continues; leave this to Deepsea,” Madeline said. “Your endorsements and performances are canceled for the foreseeable future.”

“Oh…okay, okay…” Shenhai dared not refute.

“Also, don’t tell anyone about this,” Madeline said.

"We at Vought are working to bring superheroes into the Department of Defense. Although the vote has been successful, it hasn't been officially confirmed yet. The disappearance of the Invisible Man will affect this."

Homelander nodded in agreement and said, "The second thing is that, based on our investigation, we can roughly confirm that the suspect is an Asian."

"He appeared in the same place as the Invisible Man, but no one could find him. He even made up a lie that he was good friends with the locomotive."

Asian?

Xingguang frowned, thinking of Cao Gui whom she had just met.

But soon, Xingguang suppressed the thought. It couldn't be him. He even had trouble unscrewing a bottle cap. He looked... so weak.

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Chapter 334 The Dead Are More Useful Than the Living (Fourth Update)

night.

In an apartment building in Brooklyn, Cao Gui leaned back in his chair, looking disgusted as he watched the surveillance video of the "Claw Woman" and the train engine on his computer. To be honest, the black-and-white pairing was disgusting.

"Baby, you seem to be in a bad mood. Are you still worried about tomorrow's game?" The woman with the claws sat on the train engine's lap, stroking the ugly black head.

"That's why the shockwave is so fast..." the locomotive said listlessly, his face sullen.

Cao Gui glanced at the energy drink beside him. It had a picture of a white man in an orange shirt on it. That man was Shockwave. His superpower was similar to that of Aero, both being incredibly fast.

To distinguish himself from the locomotive, he wore a bright orange-yellow uniform, which had a strong visual impact.

According to media reports and Walter's analysis, this person's speed is very close to that of a locomotive, making him a speed powerhouse capable of challenging the locomotive's position.

Cao Gui was not very interested in him. He had not found any record of his misdeeds, and the man did not possess the merits and experience that Cao Gui needed.

"There's another thing, the Invisible Man has disappeared." The locomotive said in a deep voice, "I don't know how, he just vanished all of a sudden, and no one can find him."

"Oh... God, what's going on?" the Claw Woman exclaimed, covering her mouth in surprise.

“I don’t know.” Locomotive shook his head and continued, “Homelander investigated but found nothing, except that an Asian man is a prime suspect.”

Upon hearing this, Cao Gui's lazy demeanor vanished instantly, and he straightened up from his chair. What was going on? The people of the motherland had actually investigated to this extent?

Cao Gui's face was gloomy as he pondered what had gone wrong. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he immediately realized the problem lay in the security and surveillance of the Secret Nest.

A cold glint flashed in Cao Gui's eyes. He had been careless; he should have killed that man earlier.

"Oh? So, has the Asian face been drawn yet?" the woman asked. She had worked at Walter Reed, where the criminal analysis department was even more capable than the police. The profilers and illustrators there were among the best in the world, and many of them were even superhuman, making it easy for them to pinpoint a target.

"Not yet." The locomotive shook its head and said, "That security guard has face blindness when it comes to Asians, he can't explain it clearly, he hasn't drawn anyone."

"Steelville said he would find a man named Mezmer whose superpower is to read the memories in a person's mind when he touches their body."

The locomotive continued, "Once Mezmer reads the security guard's memories tomorrow, the artist can draw what the man looks like."

Upon hearing this, Cao Gui's face immediately darkened. Damn it, we're about to be exposed!

I never imagined that a single oversight would cause such a huge problem.

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore." The Claw Woman rubbed the train engine's head and said with a smile:

"I've already prepared my outfit. I'll be there in my finest attire tomorrow to welcome your victory. Would you like to see it beforehand?"

The woman's eyes darted around, her words clearly provocative.

However, the locomotive slowly shook its head: "Honey, no, you can't go tomorrow."

"What!?"

The woman with the claws jumped up from the sofa and said angrily, "Do you know that I've been getting my hair done, my eyebrows trimmed, and my body hair removed? I've made myself look like a plucked chicken."

"It's all so that we can announce our relationship to everyone at tomorrow's game, and you said Steelville has agreed... Bullshit, did you even ask Steelville about this?"

The woman with the claws roared angrily, her eyes filled with disappointment, declaring that the relationship between the two people would have no impact on the train driver; his star status wasn't based on his looks, but on his speed.

Whether he has a lover or not won't affect his popularity; on the contrary, their fame can complement each other. But... it's obvious that Train Head doesn't want to share his popularity with Claw Woman.

The woman with the claws was filled with disappointment; her beloved had treated her this way.

Upstairs, Cao Gui looked at the two people on the screen, then helplessly shut down his computer screen, unable to get any more information from them.

What should we do now?

Cao Gui frowned. He had to get rid of that security guard who was monitoring him, or he would definitely be exposed.

The problem is that the Homelander is quite powerful, and we may not be able to find and deal with that person in a short time. If we alert them, things will get much worse.

Moreover, it's not just Homelander, but also Queen Maeve and Black. If the three of them join forces, it will definitely take him a long time to defeat them.

"Damn it..." Cao Gui paced anxiously, circling the room. Soon, an interesting idea popped into his mind.

"Damn it... sometimes the dead are more useful than the living..."