PUA

Once the plan was set, Li Wei could not be bothered with Starlight anymore. He merely did his best to refine his plan, switching taxis several times along the way.

If Starlight was useless enough to be fooled by such a simple misdirection, then she deserved to be deceived by Vought. She would not be included in today's affair.

When he arrived at the hospital, Li Wei found that only two members of the four-man group had come this time: Butcher and Mother's Milk. Hughie and Frenchie were both absent.

Hughie had just obtained intelligence from Ezekiel and had been unable to make it over in time. That was normal.

But Frenchie, Butcher's die-hard lapdog, had not come either. Had he gone to act as Hughie's bodyguard?

Or had his identity been exposed?

After Li Wei's warning, Hughie had deleted the surveillance footage from The Mesmerizer's house.

But as long as A-Train was not a complete idiot, sooner or later he would think of checking the other surveillance cameras around her home.

Then, by gradually narrowing things down through elimination, he would eventually find these guys.

Butcher and Mother's Milk were one thing, but Frenchie had plenty of murders on his record. He also seemed to have helped take out several third-rate Superheroes through drugs and other special methods.

If A-Train noticed him, he would definitely be the first one dealt with.

Of course, Li Wei's identity as Gambit had also certainly been exposed. When he rescued Kimiko, who knew how many photos and videos had been taken of him.

But it was not a major issue. He had made plenty of preparations beforehand, including darkening his skin, using a voice changer and height insoles, and stuffing padding into his costume and mask to alter his body shape.

In fact, if Butcher and the others had paid closer attention, they would have noticed that his height, weight, and other features changed somewhat every time he met with them.

Unfortunately, Butcher and the others seemed not to have noticed any of it from beginning to end. It gave Li Wei the feeling of making eyes at a blind man.

And these motherfuckers claimed to be elite agents who had worked for the CIA and carried out countless special missions? Was the CIA full of nothing but useless deadweights?

On top of that, the power he had revealed had never been registered with Vought. Even if they had footage of him, it would be difficult for Vought to truly find him.

Too lazy to dwell on it, Li Wei tore open a bag of chips and crunched away as he walked straight toward Butcher. "Why are there only two of you?"

Hearing his voice, the two men who had not thought much of the bespectacled man wearing half a mask finally realized that he was Gambit.

To be honest, they really had not recognized him.

Mother's Milk could not help asking, "Why aren't you wearing your costume? And you actually eat this cheap stuff?"

Li Wei snorted. "So I can wear my costume and get dragged back to Vought by A-Train?"

"Never mind the Asian girl you found in that basement. Ever since Translucent was killed by someone, with words left beside his body to provoke Homelander, Vought may look calm on the surface, but they definitely want to find the killer behind the scenes. I have no intention of walking into the line of fire."

"As for chips, aside from tasting fairly good, fried foods are high in calories, enough to meet my daily needs. You do not think Superheroes eat the same amount as ordinary people, do you?"

At that, Mother's Milk remained expressionless on the outside, but his heart tightened.

Although he had not yet joined this special team at the time, he and Butcher's group were now on the same side. If Vought found out, they would not care about that distinction!

Butcher's lips slowly curled upward, clearly quite pleased with himself.

They had taken out Translucent, one of The Seven. The thought had made him wake up grinning in the middle of the night for several days.

Moreover, he felt that they had always been at a disadvantage when dealing with Gambit. Perhaps this was the perfect chance to show him that they were not completely incapable of threatening Superheroes!

You had gone to great lengths to become one of The Seven, so what? We had already killed a real member of The Seven!

Li Wei noticed Butcher's expression. He laughed inwardly, but put on a look of astonishment and disbelief. "Wait, don't tell me it was you guys—"

Butcher nodded decisively. "That's right. Exactly what you're thinking!"

After saying that, he felt as though every pore in his body had opened. One word: bliss.

Li Wei blinked. "Fine, I admit you have some skill, even if you probably used some underhanded method, like a butt bomb or something."

Butcher immediately looked as though he had swallowed a mouthful of shit. It was an extremely unpleasant feeling.

They had tried N different methods back then, and in the end Frenchie had a flash of inspiration and come up with that idea. He had not expected Gambit to casually guess it!

Watching Butcher seemingly choke on his saliva and cough repeatedly,

Li Wei snorted. "Did I really guess right? Forget it, I cannot be bothered with your business. If you can kill every member of The Seven, that would be even better. My chances of taking their place would increase several times over."

After a slight pause, Li Wei swallowed the chips in his mouth and said meaningfully, "But Mother's Milk, you had better not get too deeply involved, if only for your daughter's sake."

Mother's Milk immediately grew agitated. "What do you mean?"

His daughter was his greatest weakness. He had always done everything he could to keep these matters from affecting her!

Li Wei's expression did not change. "Just a kind and heartfelt reminder to a partner. Or do you really think every one of your identities is so well hidden?"

"God, none of you have even worn a mask or face covering, have you?"

Without giving him a chance to argue, Li Wei continued, "By the way, why did that Frenchie not come? His girlfriend did not sell him out, did she?"

Frenchie had originally been an assassin working for people in Russia. Later, he had broken away from them and wanted to go straight in America.

But as a Frenchman who drank heavily, did drugs, killed people, and slept with men, how reliable could anyone expect him to be?

Because of an accident, he had caused his boss's grandson to be burned alive. Naturally, any hope of going straight had gone up in smoke.

Before joining Butcher's team, he could only return to his old trade, selling some illegal guns and drugs on the side. He did have some talent for firearms and chemistry.

As for his girlfriend, she was no cleaner. Besides guns, she dealt in drugs too.

Li Wei did not discriminate against her, though. After all, the people she poisoned were Americans, illegal immigrants. It had nothing to do with him.

Oh, and one more thing worth mentioning: Frenchie and Mother's Milk had not been opposing Vought's Superheroes for the first time. The one who had burned that child to death had been A-Train, a member of Vought's previous generation of The Seven.

A-Train's ability was to amplify flames. Well, he could not create fire himself, so he usually carried more than one lighter.

Without an external tool that could start a fire, such as a lighter, he was useless. It was almost comical.

Likewise, Mother's Milk had a grudge against Superheroes. Soldier Boy had apparently killed his grandfather in passing while fighting other criminals.

So strictly speaking, every member of Butcher's four-man team had a blood feud with one of Vought's Superheroes.

Even though they had already killed Translucent, it was far from over. This was merely the beginning of their revenge.

Though Li Wei looked as if nothing had happened, Mother's Milk found it difficult to immediately calm down, and Butcher's face became somewhat grim as well.

For the moment, he did not know whether Gambit had said it deliberately or inadvertently, but that no longer mattered. Until Homelander was dealt with, he could not make a move against Gambit.

Otherwise, a Superhero who knew all their intelligence and possessed both powers and intelligence could easily take away all their friends and family.

No matter how unwilling he was, he could only sigh and back down for now.

"It's Black Noir. Frenchie and his girlfriend have both been discovered. It's only a matter of time before he finds us too."

Li Wei could not help chuckling. That was right. Apart from the Super-powered Baby, the reason he had come today was to stab at Butcher and the others' hearts, lest they develop any messy little thoughts.

Hughie and Mother's Milk could be handled with gentler methods or favors, but Butcher, that future cuckold, required a few tricks.

Then Li Wei would keep crushing their confidence, making them realize a cruel reality: with their current strength, they simply could not contend with Vought or Homelander.

In a sense, this barely counted as PUA.

Later, he would find an opportunity to tell them about Temporary Compound V. He was not sure about the others for now, but Hughie would definitely be more than willing to try it!

As for Black Noir, he had once been Soldier Boy's teammate in Payback, and later served in Vought's The Seven for several decades.

Although he normally never spoke, he was quite strong. In a head-on fight, he could beat Starlight senseless without any pressure.

However, he had one fatal weakness: he was allergic to nuts.

That was right. As long as any nut product was shoved into his mouth, even an ordinary nut chocolate bar, he would immediately start shaking as though he had Parkinson's and could only be slaughtered at will.

But to Frenchie and other third-rate Superheroes who did not know his fatal weakness, he was an unstoppable deadly killer. Black Noir was exceptionally skilled in combat; people like Kimiko had almost no ability to resist him.

Casually tossing aside the unfinished bag of chips, Li Wei took out a tissue and wiped his mouth. "All right, for safety's sake, let's get today's business done as quickly as possible!"

Seeing Gambit still carrying a huge pile of snacks, Butcher and Mother's Milk were momentarily speechless. Looking at him now, it was really difficult to connect him with the Gambit from before!