Chapter 132 ‘Detailed Discussion’

The data disk that Kevin asked Cardoza to give him contained all the relevant information about the props that the forest had used to deal with superhumans so far.

Kevin wanted to deal with Edgar, so he naturally had to know how much protection Edgar had around him.

And the relevant information in the forest was the intelligence Kevin could obtain.

Knowing what kind of protection Edgar had around him, Kevin could deal with him more confidently.

Of course, Kevin might not be a superhuman now, but a [Deep Sea Fighter] after his job change, and the means to deal with superhumans might not work on Kevin.

But just in case, Kevin thought it was better to be safe.

It's better to be safe.

"Is it all here?"

Kevin asked Cardoza for confirmation while holding the data disk.

Cardoza nodded:

"Almost all of it is here, at least all the information from when I came to the woods to now is here."

"What about before you came?"

"Those were taken away by the previous chief scientist. If you want to know, you may have to go to the Water headquarters."

"..."

Edgar really has a trick up his sleeve.

Kevin pondered in his heart.

The information in the woods is not complete. Most of the methods for dealing with superhumans are related to Casado, and only a small part is left from the previous chief scientist.

More, extremely critical things do not exist here.

This proves that Edgar really did not fully trust Kevin from the beginning, otherwise he would not have told Kevin about this matter.

But this is normal. If Edgar really told everything, Kevin would suspect that he had a problem with his brain, and even hesitated whether to really deal with Edgar who trusted him so much.

But now...

"Okay, forget about that. Now take out all the means to deal with superhumans in the woods and put them in the laboratory next door. I can use them."

Kevin gave up looking for the blank data that was taken away.

That would be a waste of time and inefficient.

It would be better to start another experiment of his own.

That is, to test whether the means to deal with superhumans are useful to him.

"What do you want these for?"

Cardoza didn't understand Kevin's order.

Kevin didn't explain, but urged:

"Don't ask so many questions, go and prepare, and turn off all the surveillance and data monitoring next door. I'll go over to check later."

"Check? Uh..."

Cardoza didn't quite understand why Kevin asked this, but when he realized that Kevin was going to go to the laboratory in person, Cardoza guessed why Kevin gave such an order.

The inspection is fake, and the real reason is to test whether these means are effective for him, right?

Cardoza guessed Kevin's purpose, but wisely did not continue to ask. Instead, he immediately made corresponding preparations according to Kevin's instructions.

Kevin ignored Cardoza and his eyes fell on Kenji Miyashiro in the laboratory in front of him.

Speaking of which, Kenji Miyashiro's ability is an extremely rare telepathic ability, which seems to require the use of both hands as a medium to perform.

Is it because his ability is not highly developed, or is it that the ability itself has limitations?

If Kevin wants to regard Kenji Miyashiro as his important fighting force in the future, he must figure out this problem as soon as possible.

…

Stan Edgar took off his glasses on his nose, and in front of him was the current news being broadcast.

There were many contents in the news, such as the destruction of the Super Villain League, and Storm joining the Seven.

The Super Villain League base was destroyed, and Storm finally came to the public, and it was Edgar who announced it in front of everyone.

But this was not actually in Edgar's plan.

Edgar doesn't like Storm, and Storm doesn't like him either. It can even be said that Storm hates him and wants to kill him.

The reason is simple, because Edgar is black.

For Storm, who has extreme racial discrimination, this alone is enough for her to kill Edgar.

But she can't do it.

Because the Water Group is what her deceased husband left behind, and now there are not many suitable helmsmen in the group except Edgar.

No matter what race Edgar is and what he has done, at least during the period when he was in charge of the Water Group, Water's reputation was booming, and money flowed into the group like water.

Storm still needs Edgar to help control Water.

Before her ambition is achieved, Storm still needs Edgar.

It should have been like this, but now there is Kevin, a superhuman who is extremely excellent in all aspects.

So in order to prevent the superhumans from gaining power, Edgar urgently pulled out some of the controlled superhumans and formed the Evil Alliance, hoping to use the Evil Alliance to involve the superhumans in the group.

Divert Deep Sea Kevin's attention.

But who could have thought that Kevin would be so decisive and directly publicize the matter of Compound No. 5, using a substitution tactic to eat up the chess piece that Edgar had just cultivated.

Yes, Edgar actually knew that Kevin did it.

He had no evidence, but he could guess it.

Or in other words, the only person who could have access to Compound No. 5 and expose it at this stage was Kevin, and no one else could do anything except him.

But as long as Kevin didn't admit it, Edgar couldn't do anything to Kevin at this stage.

Just as Kevin couldn't touch Edgar without evidence, Edgar couldn't deal with Kevin before there was solid evidence.

"In just a few months, it has come to this point..."

Edgar looked at the news on TV and thought in his heart.

Originally, he supported Shenhai in the hope that he could contain Homelander and manage the entire team of seven.

After all, with Homelander's mind, he certainly wouldn't want such a superhuman to ride on his neck, especially this superhuman was his former subordinate.

At that time, the two would definitely have constant conflicts.

If things had gone as planned, it would have turned out like this.

But the reality was the opposite.

The two of them had reached a consensus without realizing it, and the seven-man team was in harmony. Even if Edgar asked Storm to join, he couldn't break the current atmosphere in the seven-man team.

This made it difficult for Edgar.

The superhuman occupied a high-level position, and he was the "general" he had promoted.

At the peak of his popularity, Edgar couldn't kick him out immediately, so it became a dilemma.

Edgar had no moves for a while.

This was why Edgar was still working overtime in the group at this point in time.

He was thinking about how to face Shenhai next.

Should he directly state the conditions and talk to him in detail, or find a way to get him to leave the management?

Edgar thought about it, and suddenly thought of something, and took out his mobile phone to call someone.

But as soon as he took out his mobile phone, the landline connected to the internal line of the Water Group suddenly rang.

The call came from the 99th floor, the vice president's office.

It was from Shenhai.

Putting down the phone, Edgar thought for a moment and picked up the phone:

"Kevin?"

"Mr. Edgar, do you have time now?"

Kevin asked politely on the other end of the phone.

Edgar looked at the current time, it was 9:10 in the evening. He thought for a moment and replied:

"I have time, what's the matter?"

"There are indeed some things I want to discuss with you in detail, about the woods."

The woods?

Edgar squinted his eyes, thought for a moment and replied:

"Okay, come find me."

After that, Edgar hung up the phone.

The woods were something Edgar gave Kevin to distract his energy. He believed that a person's energy was limited. Kevin was a member of the seven-man team, the vice president, and had to manage the woods. Even a superhuman would eventually feel tired.

At that time, he would be more easily controlled by Edgar because his energy was tied up.

Originally, Edgar did not expect that Shu Lin would have any major experimental breakthroughs under Kevin's management.

But now, it seems that he has made some achievements?

Edgar did not doubt Kevin's purpose. Kevin has always been too docile, and no matter what means he used, it was within the rules.

He has never used his superpowers in the struggle for power and profit, just like other ordinary people.

This is also the reason why Edgar chose Kevin.

People who abide by the rules are always more popular than those who do not.

After talking to Edgar on the phone, Kevin came to Edgar's office soon.

This senior vice president of the Water Group, who has decided to withdraw from the Seven Team, has been wearing a dark blue suit since he rarely appeared on the screen, and he also wears plain glasses on his nose for decoration.

Compared with the previous Shenhai, the current Kevin is more like a successful person.

Edgar is very satisfied with Kevin's image. He nodded slightly to Kevin and motioned him to sit down in front of him.

"Is there any progress in the woods?"

Edgar asked after Kevin sat down.

Kevin took out the document he had prepared long ago and handed it to Edgar:

"I guess so. Dr. Cardoza has developed a new virus that seems to have some inhibitory effect on superhumans with Compound No. 5 in their blood."

"Some?"

"Well, although it's not obvious, the superhumans who were injected with the virus did feel uncomfortable. I think this is a good research direction."

The virus Kevin mentioned was not made up casually.

Cardoza really developed a similar virus, which is the virus in "V Generation" that infects superhumans and eventually kills them.

But compared with the virus that has been formed in the later stage, Cardoza's virus is just a prototype.

It can't even make superhumans catch a cold, it can only make superhumans feel a little uncomfortable.

I'm afraid even Cardoza himself would not have thought how powerful this virus would be if it continued to be studied.

Edgar took the document handed over by Kevin, read it carefully, and asked:

"Are you here to ask me for funding?"

"Mr. Edgar, you are really sharp-eyed. To be honest, I think the current activity funding of [Shulin] is indeed too little. Although [Shulin] has not achieved any results for a long time, but..."

Kevin smiled embarrassedly and didn't continue.

Until now, the Shulin Organization has not been able to research anything particularly useful for superhumans, so it is reasonable to cut funding.

And as the current manager of the Shulin Organization, it is reasonable for Kevin to ask for some funding for the organization he controls.

But Edgar and Kevin are clear.

In today's conversation, the funding of the [Shulin] organization is not the focus.

Kevin has other purposes.