My Childhood Friend Is a Female Homelander? But I'm Superman
Chapter 229

Time to Consider Retirement

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Lin Mo answered decisively.

"Present the evidence, and then we'll handle it accordingly."

What about the higher-ups?

Butcher asked a crucial question.

Lin Mo, however, avoided looking him in the eye and gave him the answer he had in mind, "The same."

Butcher stared at him for a while, sensing that Lin Mo really didn't mean to lie to him, but still said something extra.

"What about those who helped cover it up?"

Lin Mo looked at him and smiled.

Do you think they were included among the people I just mentioned?

The room fell silent again. Neither Mother's Milk nor Frenchie spoke, their gazes shifting back and forth between Lin Mo and Butcher.

Then they saw Butcher, who had just looked like he would never work for Vought, slowly change his expression.

"Okay."

He said.

"You said it yourself."

Mother's Milk and Frenchie looked at each other.

No... this...

Isn't this a bit of a quick change of heart?

Didn't you just say that you can do it yourself even without Superman's help?

Why not just rephrase Superman?

Butcher didn't look at them; he continued to stare at Lin Mo.

"You really can do what you say."

I'll keep an eye on it for you.

"But don't complain that I'm investigating too much later."

Hearing Butcher agree, Lin Mo's smile widened, and he didn't forget to give Butcher a little encouragement.

"We'll have to see how much you can find out first."

Butcher could only manage a forced smile, saying nothing more.

It seems that this matter has been settled, at least verbally.

But what Butcher really thinks is another matter entirely.

He certainly didn't suddenly believe that Vought would definitely get better in the future just because of a few words.

The hatred I had for Vought wasn't something I could just let go of so easily.

He just felt that since Lin Mo was willing to let him in to investigate...

Why not go in and take a look?

If it can really be investigated, and if someone actually takes action after it's discovered, then he certainly won't lose out in this matter.

But if these words are just nice to say, what will happen when it comes to actually doing things?

They've started again, forbidding me from touching this and checking that.

But it's not that he can't leave.

Anyway, what I agreed to was to help keep an eye on those guys who were doing bad things, not to completely sell myself to Vought.

If he doesn't see the changes Lin Mo mentioned, he can still turn around and leave.

If Vought really changes, we'll see.

If Vought doesn't change anything, he wouldn't mind letting the company know what it's like to have him hired.

Thinking of this, a smile slowly appeared on Butcher's face.

Lin Mo looked at the smile on Butcher's face, but he didn't feel happy about it.

Because there was no activity from the system, and no notification of Energy Points being credited.

He had originally thought that if he could bring Butcher to his side, he might get something in return.

After waiting for so long, nothing came of it. It seems that simply agreeing verbally wasn't as simple as he thought.

Lin Mo glanced at Butcher again; this guy probably still had his own agenda.

However, it's not surprising. If a few words could make Butcher abandon those ideas and obediently work for Vought, that would be unlike him.

He wasn't in a hurry; if he didn't believe it now, he'd just wait and see.

Later on, this guy will naturally find out whether what he said was just casual talk or not.

As for the Deep, Lin Mo's gaze dimmed slightly when he thought of that guy.

If what Butcher said is true, then this guy is indeed a bit too comfortable with his life.

Normally, in front of me, they act quite honest and unassuming, and even seem to admire me a lot.

If he really did that kind of thing behind the scenes.

Lin Mo wouldn't let this go just because the other person had called him Superman a few times.

Of course, the matter should be investigated in the proper way; we can't just make a decision based on what Butcher said.

In just a few days, it will be Vought's annual shareholders' meeting, and there are some things that should be taken care of at that time.

As Lin Mo pondered, more and more plans began to form in his mind.

Since we're going to change it, let's make it a big change.

As for that old Edgar, he should also consider retiring.

Sitting in this position for so long must be exhausting. Why not find a place to retire peacefully?

He won't have to worry about those troublesome things at the company so much anymore.

With this in mind, Lin Mo looked at Butcher again.

"Oh, right, you mentioned the Deep earlier."

Where is the evidence?

Butcher glanced at him, and Lin Mo continued.

"Since you said it was the Deep who got your wife, you need some evidence, otherwise how can I cause him trouble?"

Butcher did not immediately refute, but simply reached into his pocket and took something out.

USB flash drive.

There's nothing particularly special about it.

"Inside here."

He handed the items over.

"There are videos related to that incident, things you're looking for. You can take a look first."

Lin Mo reached out and took it, his gaze sweeping over the USB drive.

It's not surprising that he has evidence, but it's even more surprising that he carries video footage with him...

So, what exactly did this guy take with him when he went out?

He originally came to the hospital to check on Robin's recovery, but he could still pull out videos related to Becca at any time.

The preparations are quite thorough.

Lin Mo made a casual remark to himself, then put the USB drive away.

"I will watch."

"We'll talk about what happens next after we've seen all this."

Butcher watched his movements until Lin Mo put the USB drive away, then slowly looked away.

The item has been given out; as for whether this Superman will actually handle the matter as he said, that remains to be seen.

We need to continue observing, but so far, the other party has not shown any intention of resolving the Deep's troubles.

This is much better than many of the situations he has encountered before.

Mother's Milk and Frenchie watched as the two chatted and even exchanged something.

For a moment, I didn't know what to say.

It's not them tonight.

What exactly are they here for?

Investigate Vought, uncover the company's secrets, and then figure out a way to smuggle these things out of the country.

Right?

Now that an investigation has been conducted and the secret has indeed been discovered, how come?

As the investigation progressed, it turned out that these people were almost becoming Vought's men?

Frenchie looked at Butcher and then at Lin Mo.

Suddenly, I realized that this development was quite unexpected.

Just now, Butcher was there, talking about how Vought was this and that, and about those heroes.

Now let's discuss how to find those heroes in Vought?

Isn't this change a bit too fast?

The Mother's Milk's mood wasn't much better either.

However, compared to Frenchie, he was more relieved now. At least he was able to get out of the situation with Vought's men alive, which was already a pretty good outcome.

I just saw Lin Mo and Joanna standing at the door.

For a fleeting moment, he genuinely felt that he might not be able to go home that night.

He has a family and his own life. It's really a shame that he would die here because of this investigation.

I really hate Butcher.

So this result isn't entirely unacceptable.

Whether you work for someone else or someone else, it's still just working, isn't it?

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