"The butler had the same expression, which meant they didn't think Director Newman was lying."
Lord of Chaos continued, "Hank was just an ordinary person. Altering his memories wouldn't be difficult. Although we could reveal the truth, not many people would believe it, because Homelander had a very good reputation."
Chthon was somewhat speechless. Homelander might have been a bastard, but his reputation really was excellent because he had always maintained his image.
"This really is difficult. After today, Hank will definitely be kept under strict watch. We won't be able to use him anymore."
Chthon shook his head and said, "Director Newman is trying to shift the contradiction between ordinary people and Ability Users into a contradiction between those in power and Ability Users.
That way, the conflict between ordinary people and Ability Users can be weakened as much as possible, because most ordinary people don't have much goodwill toward those in power.
Especially since the America Government has an incredibly thick list of dark history. The public has no trust in the upper class at all."
This method would merely weaken the contradiction, not erase it. In fact, it was impossible to erase it completely. That was why Director Newman had said this plan treated the symptoms but not the root cause.
"The Disaster Countermeasures Bureau does have some skill. They couldn't possibly allow a civil war to break out between Ability Users and ordinary people."
Although Lord of Chaos was disappointed, it didn't find this too strange. It would have been strange if the King of Abilities and the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau had done nothing. It said, "Not a big problem. This can only delay the conflict. As long as we continue fanning the flames, civil war will erupt sooner or later."
"Fanning the flames won't be