Madelyn sat in her office, calling every contact she could use and demanding that they step in to suppress the news.
"Madelyn, there were 113 passengers on that plane. They all saw it, and there's video evidence. How am I supposed to suppress something like this?" the other party said, clearly displeased.
Madelyn grew anxious as well. "Councilman Jonathan, don't forget the videos I have on you. If Homelander goes down, I'll absolutely make those public. Then people will learn that the old-fashioned Councilman Jonathan secretly likes being ridden by women and whipped. Heh heh."
Councilman Jonathan burned with anger, but with his weakness in her hands, he could only grit his teeth. "Fine, I'll do my best. You know this isn't something I can completely control."
"Heh heh, I hope you do your best," Madelyn said with a sudden change in tone.
After hanging up, Madelyn continued contacting her connections in the government, media, and business world, doing everything she could to suppress the matter.
At the same time, Vought International released a public statement claiming that Homelander had not been responsible for the incident. Homelander had not gone aboard that plane at all. He had remained at the company and had not gone out. Everything was fabricated by competitors.
Vought International's public relations capabilities were indeed formidable. Under its forceful operations, the mainstream media did not report on Homelander's incident on a large scale that day. Online discussion also died down somewhat as much content was deleted, while numerous paid commenters were hired to muddy the waters. They claimed this was a deliberate smear campaign against Homelander and urged the public to remain calm and trust him.
Watching the news reports, Jiang Hao had to admit that Vought International truly had methods. The resources it could mobilize were