Chapter 74 Negotiations with Butcher

Late at night, in the sea off New York.

Butcher waited patiently on the stolen fishing boat. In the black-robed team, only Huey was with him, and the rest stayed at the base on standby.

In the entire team, Shenhai had only seen Butcher and Huey. Now that he met Shenhai, it could only be the two of them.

Butcher was still on guard against Shenhai.

This was normal, or it was surprising that he didn't take precautions.

Because he never believed in superhumans, even if he cooperated with superhumans, he would definitely take precautions.

With the incident of the lamplighter before, Butcher didn't want that to happen again.

"I think cooperation should be sincere."

Before Deep Sea came, Huey thought about the cameras that Butcher had placed on the ship before and expressed a different opinion:

"We are not sincere at all."

"Huey, let me teach you one more thing. When facing a superhuman, forget all your shitty etiquette. A superhuman is a superhuman. No matter how kind he behaves, he is not worthy of trust!"

"But Deep Sea is different. He saved me, didn't he? He also let Frankie go, and even saved a whole plane of people!"

Huey is stubborn.

He is now a die-hard fan of Deep Sea and thinks that Deep Sea is different from the superheroes Butcher talked about.

Before this, Butcher said that Homelander was like a saint, who didn't mess around and didn't kill people casually.

But in Huey's eyes, Deep Sea was the same.

Huey couldn't find any black material about Deep Sea, and Butcher didn't have much either.

If you insist on saying that being intimate with dolphins is a bad thing about the deep sea, then Huey thinks that's a bit far-fetched.

At best, it's just that XP is strange, not that there's anything wrong with this person.

What's wrong with liking dolphins?

There are people who like goats!

Huey defended his idol in his heart.

But after Huey finished speaking, Butcher, who was leaning on the railing, stared at him with a very strange look.

"What? Did I say something wrong?"

Seeing Butcher looking at him, Huey's momentum instantly weakened.

Butcher suddenly laughed, walked up to Huey, patted his cheek and said:

"Huey, Huey, I thought you could let go of your naivety after experiencing the things of the locomotive and the invisible man. It seems that I was wrong. How about this, I tell you a story?"

"Story...?"

"The story of a stupid team."

Butcher did not scold Huey this time. He stepped back, leaned on the railing and recalled, and told Huey about the past:

"A long time ago, there was also such a team that naively and stupidly thought that they could cooperate with superhumans, so they found the lamplighter of the seven-man team and wanted to make the lamplighter their insider.

"The lamplighter agreed, and the cooperation between the two sides was pleasant, until one day...

"The lamplighter, that son of a bitch, burned the grandchildren of the team leader to ashes."

"...Oh my God."

Butcher was really not good at telling stories. He just condensed the past events into one or two sentences and told Huey.

But even so, Huey was still shocked by what Butcher said.

He knew that the story Butcher was telling was absolutely true, and such an incident did happen a long time ago.

Huey was stunned for a long time, and then he asked:

"So... what happened to the team you mentioned?"

"What happened later?"

Butcher laughed sarcastically:

"The cooperation with the lamplighter broke down, and the bureau felt that it was not safe, so the financial support for the team was cancelled. The captain left the team out of frustration, and the team members also dispersed...

"Then, now except for the poor captain, everyone else gathered together again, and once again did not learn their lesson and continued to cooperate with the superhumans."

When Butcher said this, Huey realized that the things Butcher said about the team were what their current black robe team had experienced.

It's just that there was no Huey at that time.

"So, do you still think my arrangement is "impolite"? "

Butcher asked again, but this time it was not Huey who answered Butcher's question.

"Nice story, but let's put aside the question of politeness. At least I won't burn you to ashes like a lamplighter."

The voice came from the shadows on the fishing boat.

This sudden voice startled Huey.

He jumped three feet high and quickly distanced himself from the source of the sound, and exclaimed:

"Oh! S**t! !"

"Deep Sea."

Compared to him, Butcher was much calmer.

He looked at Deep Sea, who was partially hidden in the darkness, and greeted him with a smile:

"I thought you would come in uniform."

While Butcher was talking, Deep Sea also walked out of the shadows and formally talked to the two face to face.

Huey then saw that Shenhai was not wearing a hero uniform, but a black suit and black-framed glasses.

His suit was not tied with a tie, and the collar was loose and open, giving people a cynical playboy feeling.

This was completely an everyday dress, and Shenhai even disguised himself.

No wonder Butcher asked this.

Facing Butcher's inquiry, Shenhai smiled and responded:

"I also thought you would choose a more secret place, which is in line with your style."

"You sound like you know us very well, and isn't this place secret enough?"

Butcher pointed to the area around the fishing boat.

In this sea area, there is no one else except the fishing boats sailing here.

"Well, if your boat is not stolen, it is indeed very secret."

"What? Your boat is stolen?! I thought it was your own!"

As soon as Shenhai finished speaking, Huey stared at Butcher with wide eyes.

Butcher said confidently:

"Do you think our team has so much disposable funds?"

"..."

Butcher's words made sense, and Huey was speechless.

After talking to Huey, Butcher did not intend to continue to pay attention to Huey. He looked at Shenhai and said bluntly:

"I will decide the time and place for the conversation. This was agreed before. I think the location here is good, so I chose it. Is there any problem?"

"The problem... well, a little bit." Shenhai said, and suddenly raised his finger in front of him:

"That is, I think this is not hidden enough."

As Shenhai's voice fell, the hull suddenly vibrated violently.

Huey and Butcher's bodies shook and they almost couldn't stand still. When the two subconsciously held the handrails beside them, they saw a surprising scene.

The hull was slowly sinking, and the seawater under the ship flew up from the bottom to the top in violation of gravity.

They gathered and merged in the air, forming a huge protective film that protected the entire hull!

Darkness gradually enveloped the fishing boat, with only the lights on the fishing boat illuminating everything.

It took only a dozen seconds for the fishing boat to completely sink underwater, and the three people, along with the fishing boat, entered the sea water below the fishing boat.

Entering the deep sea.

"..."

The water curtain above the 'sky' was full of fantasy, and the schools of fish on both sides of the fishing boat also made people feel like they were in a fantasy world.

In addition to feeling the fear of the deep sea, Huey and Butcher were also deeply shocked by the ability of the deep sea.

They never knew, or never thought, that the deep sea had such an ability.

Even though the news did explain how the deep sea saved Flight 37, the two of them just thought it was the propaganda of the Water Group before.

Or it was Butcher who thought it was the propaganda of the Water Group. Huey was still willing to believe in the deep sea, but was later convinced by Butcher.

After all, there seems to be no superhuman in this world who can control large-scale water flow, flames or electric currents.

That doesn't seem to belong to the human realm, it's the realm of God.

As a result, now, the Deep Sea created a miraculous scene for them, which shocked both of them.

Butcher understood the purpose of the Deep Sea doing this now.

This was both a threat and a deterrent.

"Now, it can be considered hidden."

As the Deep Sea said so, Butcher and Huey felt the fishing boat vibrate at the same time.

By comparing the fish retreating from both sides, the two knew that the fishing boat was moving rapidly underwater.

Can it still do this...

Butcher was deeply shocked by the ability of the Deep Sea, but at the same time his heart sank.

Control the water flow, let the fishing boat go deep into the seabed, and even let the fishing boat under the water move at high speed.

This strength has exceeded the scope that Butcher can deal with!

Cooperation with others is based on the level of equal strength of both parties.

Before this, Butcher thought that he could control the Deep Sea like other superhumans. So many cameras on the ship were for shooting images of the Deep Sea.

If Shenhai has any bad intentions, Butcher will immediately spread these images through the Internet.

Of course, he will definitely not really do this.

The sword is only threatening when it is held in his hand. He just wants to use it to threaten Shenhai and prevent Shenhai from making any rash moves.

But now...

Butcher has no idea how deep they have dived.

He chose to meet at night, but it was a pitfall for himself, because Butcher could not judge his position by the brightness of the sky.

Anyway... the phone seems to have no signal.

Without signal and network, the video cannot be uploaded, and Butcher has no way to threaten Shenhai with it.

Now they are in a passive position.

It is them.

But after all, it was Billy the Butcher who had been fighting against superhumans for many years. Butcher was only slightly shocked in his heart, and on the surface he was still calm and confident:

"This trick is good, it reminds me of the time when I went to Disneyland before."

"Have you been to Disneyland?"

Deep Sea didn't say anything, but Huey looked at Butcher in surprise.

He really couldn't imagine that the guy next to him, who was easily regarded as a wanted criminal when walking on the street, had actually been to Disneyland.

Huey said this because he really didn't know how to read the atmosphere. Butcher's mouth twitched and glared at Huey.

Huey was silent immediately and quietly retreated behind Butcher, allowing Butcher to communicate with Deep Sea.

After talking, Butcher took a deep breath and asked formally:

"So, how do you plan to cooperate with us?"

"You want to deal with the Homelanders, right."

"!?"

As soon as Deep Sea said this, Butcher looked at Huey fiercely.

Huey was bewildered by the look on his face, and had no idea why Butcher was looking at him.

Seeing that Huey's bewildered expression did not seem fake, Butcher also understood that this guy had not told Shenhai about them. After a little thought, Butcher smiled and responded:

"We just want to deal with the locomotive and avenge the girlfriend of the guy next to us. Dealing with Homelander and the Seven is just a side job. Don't get me wrong."

"Okay, don't pretend, William Billy Butcher, I know who you are, and I also know the grudge between you and Homelander. Now, I will tell you how to deal with Homelander. As for whether you want to listen or not, that's your problem."

Shenhai said so.

Butcher's heart gradually sank.

He thought Shenhai had limited knowledge of them, and just thought they were Huey's friends, so he chose to meet them.

After all, Huey had a grudge against the locomotive, and in the Seven, the competition was also very fierce.

It was normal for Shenhai to want to attack the locomotive through Huey, so that he could gain more resources and advantages in the Seven.

But it turns out that Shen Hai knows more than Butcher thought.

This guy across from me...

I'm afraid he'll be a tougher opponent than the Homelander.