A Marine Admiral in the Marvel Universe

"Come here." Madeline pulled Homelander's hand and sat him on the sofa. Homelander subconsciously moved a little away from Madeline, leaving an empty space between them.

Madeline was taken aback. She hadn't expected that, even after so many times, Homelander would still be so reserved.

“Come here,” Madeline said again, reaching out to grab Homelander’s broad shoulders and gently pulling him down onto the sofa.

Homelander's body stiffened and tensed; in that instant, he seemed to have lost all ability to resist and his own autonomy, and could only let Madeline do as she pleased.

He slumped stiffly onto the sofa, his head resting on Madeline's lap. Madeline gently stroked Homelander, as if stroking her own child, except... this child was 1.8 meters tall, a head and a half taller than Madeline.

"What Maeve did makes you very angry, doesn't it?" Madeline touched Homelander's face and said softly.

“Yes… a little…” Homelander said, breathing heavily, “I… hate it when people touch my things.”

"Then why don't you just kill Maeve?" Madeline leaned forward slightly, giving Homelander a brainwave.

"She...she, she is the second most perfect superhuman after me. I need her to give me a perfect superhuman child." Homelander's eyes were bloodshot, as if he was in great pain.

“Child, please let Maeve go?” Madeline raised one hand and gently stroked Homelander’s firm chest.

"Why?" Homelander paused for a moment, the confusion in his eyes began to fade, and he became more clear-headed.

When it comes to their own decisions, the people of the motherland are still somewhat rational.

“Walter still needs Maeve.” Madeline wasn’t surprised by Homelander’s change, but continued what she had been doing, smiling as she spoke.

"And...don't you want to know who touched Maeve?"

Homelander suddenly realized that Madeline was trying to use Maeve to find the person.

Walter has recently faced several crises, leaving Madeline overwhelmed. Although Madeline doesn't know if the man Maeve was in contact with had made a move against Walter, she doesn't mind making an example of him.

Superheroes are Vought's property, and no one can touch them, including themselves. Maeve's love life can only be arranged by the company; she has no right to use it privately.

Madeline will ruthlessly destroy anyone who dares to touch the company's interests.

"This..." A look of hesitation appeared in Homelander's eyes. He understood the reasoning, but this approach made him very unhappy.

Although she also wanted to kill that reckless man, Maeve was considered Homelander's possession. If she weren't useful, Homelander would have killed her long ago. Now, asking him to send Maeve away again made her very uncomfortable.

Madeline saw the hesitation in Homelander's eyes, chuckled softly, and slowly unbuttoned two buttons on her chest—no more, no less.

Homelander paused for a moment, then straightened his back and was about to get up—this was not the kind of behavior one would expect tonight.

But Madeline pressed down on his shoulders, and the Homelander, who possessed superhuman strength, was no match for Madeline's two arms, a woman in her fifties, and was pressed back onto his legs.

Madeline bent down and delivered another brainwave. Not only that, she dipped her finger in the milk on the coffee table and put the milk-covered finger into Homelander's mouth.

"Hmm..." Homelander hummed softly, his eyes filled with infatuation and fascination.

"Is it okay? This is very important to us. You have to be a good girl and be obedient..." Madeline hummed softly.

"Hmm... I'll do whatever you say..." Homelander mumbled, still half-asleep.

……

Ten minutes later, in front of Madeline's villa, Homelander pushed off with both legs and soared into the night sky.

Inside the villa, Madeline hummed a little tune as she took a satisfying bath. All her work was done, and she was going to get a good night's sleep tonight.

However, as soon as he came out of the bedroom, he saw a figure in a black robe and silver-gray mask standing in the corridor.

"Oh, shit!"

Madeline's pupils suddenly contracted, and she felt a chill emanating from the warm bathroom behind her, shooting straight from her heels to the top of her head, chilling her to the bone, almost freezing her blood.

She was very familiar with this person; she had watched the video of his fight with Maeve countless times. It could be said that this person's image was deeply imprinted in Madeline's mind.

But Madeline was a woman of the world; after a brief moment of stunned silence, she turned and ran, wrapped herself in a towel, and rushed upstairs to the second floor.

Cao Gui chuckled lightly, "Do you think you can escape?"

With a light touch of his toes, his black robe fluttered gently, and he vanished without a sound, reappearing on the second floor in front of Madeline the next moment.

“Ms. Steelville, there’s something I’d like to discuss with you…”

However, Madeline, looking wary, grabbed her child and cried out, "Baby, let's go!"

The next moment, a scene that shocked Cao Gui appeared. With a "whoosh," Madeline completely disappeared, leaving only the towel she was wrapped in fluttering in the air.

"So that child was the product of Compound No. 5 injection..." Cao Gui was stunned for a moment. As expected of the president of Vought Corporation, he looked like an ordinary person, but his use of superpowers was superb.

Immediately, his Observation Haki spread out, and a red light flashed in Cao Gui's eyes, quickly locking onto Madeline's location.

In a villa in Quincy, Manhattan, a soft thud was heard, followed by the sound of air being compressed and bursting.

Madeline appeared in the villa's living room, her face pale. This was another property she had acquired. Although Americans don't have the saying "a cunning rabbit has three burrows," they still understand the importance of having a backup plan.

"Damn it, why did that person come looking for me?" Madeline was terrified. She quickly ran to her bedroom, rummaged through her clothes, and put them on. Now, she was completely naked.

However, just as Madeline picked up the phone to call Homelander, a hand pressed down on her shoulder:

"Ma'am, I just wanted to have a chat with you, is it really necessary to run so fast?"

A deep voice sounded behind her, and Madeline's body went limp, collapsing to the ground. Sure enough, the ghostly figure in black robes was standing behind her, the silver-gray mask devoid of any decoration, as cold as a block of iron.

Actually, Cao Gui arrived at the same time as her, but... he wasn't interested in a naked woman in her fifties, so he let her put on her clothes before speaking.

Cao Gui flicked his finger, and Madeline felt her body tighten, instantly unable to move, unable to touch the super-powered child who was so close.

"What...what did you do to me?" Madeline stared wide-eyed, looking in the direction that bound her body, but she couldn't see anything.

Cao Gui chuckled. This is a Cloud Shell, but it's different from the Ball Cloud Shell. This is a Rope Cloud Shell, which can release invisible rope-like clouds to control others.

"Alright, Ms. Steelville, let's have a proper chat now," Cao Gui said calmly, his black robe fluttering gently.

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Chapter 361 Repeating the same trick

“Tell me, where is Maeve?” Cao Gui stood in front of Madeline and said calmly, a military knife appearing in his hand as he lightly picked at his fingernails… it was a glove.

Cao Gui was just pretending; he couldn't actually pick his nails because he was wearing gloves.

But Madeline didn't see it that way. A gleaming longsword was brandished in front of her, and a chilling glint swept across her skin. Madeline felt goosebumps rise on her skin, and her heart trembled with fear.

“Maeve… I don’t know, she’s been locked up by Homelanders… I don’t know where she is.” Madeline trembled, took a deep breath, and slowly spoke, suppressing the fear in her heart.

Swish!

"Ah—!" Madeline screamed in agony.

A flash of light appeared, and a bloodied thumb floated up slowly along with the flash before falling to the ground. On the dark red, expensive wooden floor, there was now half a bloodied thumb.

Cao Gui reached out and grabbed a small, black, round object.

"A distress call device?" Cao Gui tilted his head and sneered.

This woman really used her intelligence to the extreme; even in this situation, she was still thinking of asking for help. It's a pity that her naked body was too shocking to look at, otherwise Cao Gui would have taken the opportunity to interrogate her then.

"Is this something to contact the people of the motherland?"

With a snap, the blood-stained blade pressed against Madeline's face. The cold blade mingled with the warm blood, sending a shiver down Madeline's spine and nearly causing her to collapse.

"Answer my question." Cao Gui's voice remained unchanged.

“Wat… in a special confinement room inside the Water Tower,” Madeline said hastily, her voice trembling with tears.

"On the 100th floor... Please don't kill me. I didn't do this. Homelander did it. I demand that he release Maeve. Please..."

"The second question," Cao Gui continued, unmoved by her words, "how did compound five get out?"

“Homelander, he wants to move into the Department of Defense, so he leaked this thing out to create a crisis,” Madeline said immediately.

She is the president of Walter, but not the chairman. She is just a high-level employee who does not occupy any means of production and will not give everything for Walter.

Did you give instructions on this matter?

“No, I don’t know anything about this,” Madeline shrieked. “But Edgar knows that he is the chairman of Walter’s board of directors and the largest shareholder.”

"Did you order the incident involving Flight 137?"

"No, it was made by the people of our motherland."

Do you know?

“I…I know…” Madeline lowered her head, looking repentant.

"I didn't want this to happen, but Homelander... he's too powerful... sob sob sob..."

Cao Gui shook his head: "Ms. Steelville, this is not the answer I'm looking for."

"Huh...?" Madeline looked up blankly, only to see Cao Gui holding a camera. Her scalp tingled, and even the pain from her broken thumb subsided considerably.

"I'll ask the question again, and you answer it again. If I'm not satisfied, you'll go from being imprisoned to being beheaded." Cao Gui flicked his finger and helped her sit down in a chair.

On camera, Madeline appeared uncoerced, sitting upright and dressed neatly, with only tears on her face conveying her remorse.

Madeline gave a bitter laugh, feeling the omnipresent constraints on her body, and could only continue speaking:

"I leaked Compound No. 5 at the behest of Chairman Edgar..."

She was a smart woman and understood what Cao Gui needed. For the sake of her life, she had no choice but to do this. Compared to death, she would rather accept a life sentence in prison.

Soon, Madeline blamed Chairman Edgar and the board of directors for everything that had happened recently, claiming that she chose to go public and report the incident because she could not bear the pangs of conscience.

Moreover, if this video works well, she might become a witness for the federal government and perhaps avoid imprisonment.

Thinking of this, Madeline's spirits lifted slightly. There's still hope for me!

A moment later, Madeline finished her public accusation, and Cao Gui put away his camera.

"One last question: what is the relationship between Becca Butcher, that little boy named Ryan, and Homelander?"

"Ryan's Homelander's son was born after Homelander raped Becca Butcher," Madeline said urgently, her voice rapid. She needed to find a lawyer as soon as possible and get things moving before the video was released...

However, Cao Gui took out a cell phone and placed it on the table. On it was a video of Madeline giving a statement about Ryan and Becca.

"I won't kill you, but I wish you good luck." Cao Gui patted her shoulder and pressed the distress call button that Madeline had just used.

“No, you can’t do this! Homelander will kill me!” Madeline cried out in terror.

She knew Homelander too well. Homelander's greatest pain was loneliness, and what he hated most was... being deceived.

Madeline hid his son from him and lied to him about this from beginning to end... People will die!

"Please, please let me go... Homelander will kill me... Waaah..." she cried helplessly.