122. Chapter 122: Ryan's First Appearance!
The blonde reporter shivered all over, suddenly feeling a chill spread from her fingertips throughout her body.
"But what? Do you have an issue with my remarks?" Xia Shang put away his smile and said calmly.
"No, no, your remarks were excellent, let's move on to the next question." The blonde reporter forced herself to appear calm, her hand lifting her hair trembled slightly, enough to show she wasn't calm at all. "Excuse me, why was Stormfront able to replace Translucent and become a member of The Seven?"
Xia Shang looked around and then smiled, "Because she is outstanding enough, and of course, her uniquely charming appearance is also an indispensable factor. Furthermore, she is a minority, which fully demonstrates Vought's inclusivity. We at Vought are opponents of racial discrimination and also advocates and defenders of feminism."
"Okay, Mr. Jervis, I have a third question."
The blonde reporter adjusted the recorder on her collar. "As everyone knows, A-Train has been out of the public line of sight for quite some time. Excuse me, where has A-Train gone? His fans miss him very much."
This question clearly had significant buzz on the Internet. The surrounding Media Reporters immediately perked up, eagerly awaiting Xia Shang's answer.
Xia Shang coughed lightly twice and said mysteriously, "I think he will appear before you very soon. Prepare for this surprise."
The blonde reporter wanted to continue asking, but she saw Xia Shang hand the microphone in his hand to Homelander beside him.
"I'm sure you're also curious who this child standing beside Homelander is. Next, let Homelander introduce him to everyone."
Homelander took the microphone, and before he even spoke, he drew loud screams from the fans.
"Homelander! Homelander! Homelander!"
Seeing this, Homelander naturally displayed a sunlight-like smile. He spread his arms towards the fans, enjoying this glory and praise.
After the screams subsided slightly, Homelander gestured for everyone to be quiet. While picking up the microphone, he put an arm around Ryan's shoulder and said with immense pride, "Maverick Ryan, Homelander's son, a future Superhero! I will share my glory with him without reservation!"
Instantly, thunderous applause erupted, lasting for a long time.
"Ryan! Ryan!" Homelander called out softly.
Immediately after, astonishing shouts erupted from the crowd, "Ryan! Ryan!"
Countless fans raised their arms and waved. Their expressions were quite excited. For a moment, Ryan became the focal point of the entire scene. Click! Click... Countless camera flashes lit up, as if the biggest highlight today wasn't Stormfront, but the debuting Ryan.
"Oh, darling, can you lean on Homelander?" A reporter holding a camera said to Ryan.
Ryan stood rooted to the spot, at a loss. His eyes were filled with panic. He was seen nervously clutching the corner of Homelander's clothes.
"Ryan, don't be nervous, relax."
Homelander cooperated with the reporters and Ryan to pose in various ways. The reporters on the scene had never seen such an "obedient" Homelander. Besides being shocked, they frantically pressed their camera shutters. They raced against time, not wanting to miss this rare opportunity.
On the other side, Hughie, who was watching the livestream, immediately called Billy.
At this moment, Billy had already found Mallory.
Mallory had just finished attending Susan's funeral. The two of them met in the Underground Parking Garage.
"It's hard to imagine you'd dare to come find me after killing Susan." Mallory closed the car door he had just opened and walked outside. "Where are you going?"
Billy called out to Mallory, but Mallory really didn't want to see Billy, who only caused trouble. "There are about twenty federal agents in the Church next door. I think they haven't left yet. I'm going to report you now, you Murderer."
"Come on, you think I did it too? Even using Hughie's walnut-sized brain, you could figure out this is a frame-up, it's Vought pinning this shit on me." Billy said angrily.
Seeing Mallory insisted on leaving, Billy could only say he knew who killed Susan.
This move worked. Mallory stopped and turned to look at Billy. "Who is it?"
But due to the aftereffects left by the explosion, Billy lost his memory of that night. "Listen, strictly speaking, I don't know who it is, but I have a clue about him. He's connected to a super terrorist who snuck into Star Jersey. As long as we can find that super terrorist, we can find him."
Just then, Billy's phone rang.
"Sorry." Billy picked up the phone and saw it was Hughie calling. A flicker of impatience immediately crossed his face.
Gritting his teeth, he said urgently, "Hey, I'm busy right now. If you're calling just to discuss whether we're having pizza or pasta tonight, then I'll definitely shove a gun muzzle up your ass."
"At today's Vought new hero publicity event, Homelander appeared with his son."
"Ryan? Oh shit, what's he trying to do?" Billy quickly hung up the phone, then randomly clicked into a social media app, and sure enough, saw Homelander constantly showing off his son.
Honestly, he felt an urge to run up to Homelander and snatch the kid. Fortunately, the little sanity he had left told him that unless he wanted to die young, then go ahead.
The best outcome would be being labeled a terrorist and then dying under Homelander's laser eyes.
"Billy?" Mallory beside him, noticing Billy's emotions were off, asked with a frown.
"It's nothing. Let's still discuss how to find that super terrorist. As long as we find him, we'll know who killed Susan, and we can also get Vought's criminal evidence." Billy gripped his phone tightly, trying to distract himself through pain.
On the other side.
Xia Shang came to the Interview Room. At this moment, Starlight and Stormfront were being interviewed. Whether it was the Media or the scripts in Starlight and Stormfront's hands, they were all provided by Xia Shang.
"Stormfront, I'm very happy you could join The Seven. I'm sure you're as happy as I am," said the host wearing a suit.
"Hello, Mr. Jervis."
Ashley Barrett, who was in charge of supervision, bowed her head and respectfully greeted Xia Shang after seeing him enter.
"Hmm, how's the progress?"
Xia Shang's gaze fell upon Starlight and Stormfront. Aside from Starlight, Stormfront's sitting posture was extremely casual. Facing the host's words, she even said she wasn't very happy.
"I don't feel anything. I don't think this is something that makes me happy."
Watching Xia Shang beside her, his expression grew increasingly unpleasant. Ashley Barrett, standing in the Interview Room, didn't even dare to breathe loudly.
(End of Chapter)