Chapter 187: First Collaboration with Newman

Newman's "relentless pursuit" of this matter made Kevin frown deeply.

The reporters noticed this and surrounded him to take pictures crazily.

The flash kept lighting up on Kevin, engraving all his expressions at the moment into the camera.

Kevin took a deep breath, relieved his mood and smiled again:

"For this, Walter is not completely helpless. I think you should all be very clear about the recent actions of the Seven to fight against super villains."

"If you mean that Homelander accidentally killed a civilian in the process of fighting super villains, then we are indeed clear about this."

Newman continued mercilessly.

At the same time, he brought up what Homelander did in the previous period.

As soon as this topic came out, the air around seemed to be a little quieter, Kevin's smile was instantly restrained, and even Homelander, who was watching TV, almost crushed the remote control in his hand.

"There is no conclusion on this matter yet, so we won't discuss it here. And by the way, Ms. Newman."

Kevin looked at Newman and pointed the finger at her:

"If I remember correctly, this is a press conference of Water. In what capacity are you asking me? Congressman? Or reporter?

"If it's the former, please make an appointment before talking to me. If it's the latter, please abide by the rules of the scene and don't ask questions casually, okay."

"..."

After Kevin said this, Newman shut up.

As a representative of this protest march, Newman actually did not have the right to ask Kevin questions at the press conference.

Their conversation should have been conducted in a more rigorous place.

Newman's behavior has crossed the line for the Water Group.

So Newman smiled at Kevin and stopped asking questions.

But it was useless for Newman to remain silent now. The topic she raised inspired the reporters around her.

After Newman, more reporters began to ask the questions she had just mentioned.

"Deep Sea! Can you explain the behavior of the Homelanders who accidentally killed ordinary people?"

"Please answer the question asked by Senator Newman directly. How will your group deal with the super villains!"

"Has Compound No. 5 really been recovered? Or are you using Compound No. 5 to do something more excessive?"

The questions were more pointed than the other. Any question here would be answered incorrectly if you were not careful, which would cause the Water Group to fall into a complete public opinion storm.

But facing the questions from reporters, Kevin was well prepared.

He slowly took off the gold-rimmed glasses on his face and said to everyone sincerely:

"Everyone, please be quiet and listen to me. Please be quiet."

Fortunately, the reporters present gave Kevin face. After Kevin finished speaking, they all quieted down and waited for Kevin to speak.

Kevin's eyes wandered over the reporters, and after waiting for a while, he slowly said:

"I know that everyone doesn't trust Walter, because Walter has done a lot of things that hurt everyone. Superheroes accidentally hurt ordinary people when enforcing the law, or superheroes do some excessive things, which all lead to everyone's disgust with superheroes. I know all this.

"But if you don't believe those superheroes, you should at least believe in me, not as the president of Walter Group, but as 'Deep Sea'.

"Who saved the entire cruise ship at sea? Who saved the people on Flight 37? Who stopped the derailed roller coaster at the tourist attraction yesterday and saved 24 lives on it?

"Although I don't want to take credit, and I don't want everyone to think that I'm a guy who likes to show off, but here I have to say that it was me, I saved them, and I saved countless families, so that they can smile and accompany their families at home.

"In your eyes, I should be considered a hero, right?"

Kevin paused here to give everyone time to think and react.

A reporter was silent for a long time, and suddenly asked:

"What do you want to say?"

Kevin looked at the reporter and faced the camera:

"What I want to say is that you can disbelieve in the Water Group and what their top management does, but I hope you can believe me.

"Believe that I can lead Water to give an explanation to all those who were harmed by Compound No. 5, and believe that I can deal with super villains.

"Yes, the Water Group has done a lot of wrong things under the leadership of Edgar and the previous CEOs, but now the person in charge of the Water Group is me, not Kevin, but Deep Sea.

"So, I promise as Deep Sea that we will definitely get rid of the super villains and not let any super villain threaten your life and safety.

"This may be difficult, and it is not something that can be solved in a short time, but I will lead the Water Group and the new hero team to continue working hard until the super villains completely disappear from the world!"

Kevin said passionately.

The sharp questions of the reporters also disappeared.

Because they think Kevin is right. No matter what the Vought Group was like before, the person who is in charge of the Vought Group now is Deep Sea, a former superhero who has saved countless people.

Many people present are fans of Deep Sea, and they also believe that Deep Sea will fulfill his promise and lead the Vought Group to solve the super villains who threaten everyone's safety.

After Kevin finished speaking, the scene fell into a long silence.

When everyone realized what Kevin said, a reporter finally asked a question:

"Wait a minute, Deep Sea, you just said... a new hero team? What does this mean? Why not a seven-man team?"

"This is the plan I'm making recently, because I know that what happened in the recent period of time has made everyone feel distrustful of many superheroes, and many people even think that some superheroes are incompetent.

"So Vought is going to discuss with the government to create a [Superhero Association] that can manage all superheroes, where the actions of heroes will be supervised, and... all dissatisfaction and complaints against superheroes can be sent here.

"The [Superhero Association] plan is only a prototype at the moment, but I believe that once the [Superhero Association] is established, there will be fewer and fewer super villains in this world, until it becomes just as I said, and there will be no more super villains threatening you."

Kevin took advantage of the situation and completely exposed his plan to the public.

The reporters were talking about it, and the cameras and video cameras took a full-scale close-up of Kevin.

Then another reporter asked:

"If the association is established, will you be the president of the association?"

"No, how can it be possible? I am the president of the Water Group, and I don't have the energy to be the president anymore, unless you want to tire me to death."

Kevin said jokingly, which caused the following fans who like "Deep Sea" to laugh.

After that, Kevin said seriously:

"The president of the association will be the best person in the Seven-Man Team, that is, the captain of the Seven-Man Team, but... the details will have to wait until the association is actually established. "

Kevin left a suspense here, and did not officially say who the future president of the Superhero Association will be.

But if he said this, everyone would think that the future president of the association would be Homelander.

Because the current captain of the Seven-Man Team is Homelander.

Including Homelander himself.

But in fact, Kevin never said that the captain of the Seven-Man Team would always be Homelander.

The press conference lasted for a long time before it ended. After the press conference ended, various news about Kevin also made the hot searches and newspaper headlines.

By the way, after the meeting, Newman's not-so-good face was photographed by someone and uploaded to the Internet.

Many people laughed at Newman's arrogance.

But they didn't know that Newman gained more attention from Congress because of this.

After all, there are not many people who dare to go against the Water Group now.

Congresswoman Victoria Newman is worthy of being the bravest fighter now.

Everyone thought so, including those who didn't like Newman, but they would never have thought that the fighter against the Water Group in their eyes, who openly questioned Kevin at the press conference and almost made Kevin lose face, was drinking with Kevin at home at this moment.

"Cheers."

The red wine glasses collided with each other, and the liquid inside swayed left and right. Kevin drank the red wine and smiled at Newman:

"You did a good job today. Your support rate in Congress has increased again, right?"

"It didn't increase much. Compared with you, it's far worse."

Newman also smiled and complimented.

Kevin's "performance" today not only increased Newman's support rate, but also improved the reputation of the Water Group.

Because everyone understands that the current Water is not Edgar's Water, but Deep Sea's Water.

They don't believe in those capitalists, and don't believe in those high-ranking guys.

They only believe in the superhero Deep Sea who is willing to save them and has really worked hard for it.

Therefore, they are willing to believe in the Water Group led by Deep Sea.

The double act between Kevin and Newman was quite perfect. Not only did they get what they wanted, but they also perfectly resolved the public opinion problems that the Water Group needs to face at this stage.

After drinking to celebrate, Newman asked:

"Speaking of which, do you really plan to establish a...Superhero Association? And let the motherland be the president?"

"That's what I think for the time being, but I'm still thinking about the details. You don't need to care about these, just ensure that your status in Congress is improved."

As Kevin said, he suddenly took out a blue potion from his clothes pocket and placed it in front of Newman:

"In addition, this is what I promised you."

Compound No. 5.

Newman would simply and decisively stand on Kevin's side and become his pawn in Congress, not only because she had no choice, but also because Kevin promised her that he would give her Compound No. 5.

Newman's weakness is her daughter Zoe. Newman knew a long time ago that if she didn't give Zoe superpowers, her daughter would be bullied when she left for something in the future.

So she kept begging Edgar to give her Compound No. 5, but Edgar always changed the subject at critical moments.

From then on, Newman knew that Edgar treated her more as a tool that could be controlled than a daughter or a lover.

It's a little unlikely to say that Edgar has no feelings for Newman, but compared with his ambition, his feelings for Newman are indeed a little weaker.

And now, Edgar is in the hospital for an accident, and Kevin has fulfilled his promise to Newman and put Compound No. 5 in front of Newman.

This makes Newman more loyal to Kevin.

Looking at Compound No. 5 on the table, Newman reached out to pick it up.

But Kevin stopped her:

"You have to think about it. Becoming a superhuman is not a good thing. If your daughter has rubbish superpowers, you will not regret it."

"...I believe in Zoe because she is my daughter."

Newman said seriously.

In addition to being inherited, if the offspring of superhumans do not have superpowers and are injected with Compound No. 5, there is a certain probability that they will awaken the same superpowers as their parents.

Newman knew this, so she firmly believed that Zoe would awaken the same abilities as her.

Seeing that Newman had really thought it over, Kevin stopped persuading her.

He picked up the wine glass and gestured to Newman:

"Then I wish you success."

“Thank you.”

After receiving Compound No. 5 from Kevin, Newman thanked him again.

Originally, Kevin replaced Edgar, and Newman didn’t feel anything special.

But now Newman feels that Kevin is his boss, which seems to be pretty good.