In recent years, the smoke of commercial competition had grown ever thicker. Vought Company, once a glamorous giant, had gradually revealed its dark side—ruthless and driven solely by profit.
In pursuit of maximum profit, it was like a beast driven by greed, willing to use every extreme measure to suppress victims, manipulate the market, and even treat its employees' interests as disposable pawns.
These actions were like hidden landmines. Once detonated, they would surely deal Vought Company an irreparable, fatal blow.
Edgar knew very well that the scandals the company had accumulated over the years were like a Sword of Damocles hanging overhead, liable to fall at any moment and plunge Vought Company into an abyss of eternal ruin.
The recent "Homelander Incident," in particular, had made him sense something unusual.
Edgar understood that this was most likely a carefully orchestrated scheme by Chang Wei to kill with a borrowed knife, intending to use outside pressure to force Vought Company into exposing a weakness and crush it in one stroke.
Therefore, Edgar constantly reminded himself that no matter how noisy the outside world became, Vought Company had to remain calm and restrained. It absolutely could not act rashly.
As for rescuing Homelander, who had been swept into the vortex of public opinion, that was far beyond Vought Company's current capabilities.
After all, they were facing a superhero with extraordinary power and immense influence, not an ordinary person who could be manipulated at will.
However, Edgar was not entirely unprepared.
To deal with potential crises, Vought Company had long since prepared various measures aimed at Homelander.
The best-known of them was the nuclear bomb hidden deep within Vought Tower. Like a sleeping beast, it could awaken at any moment and unleash devastating power.
But beyond that, Vought Company had an even