To be honest, Xia Shang was a little surprised, Edgar was planning to attack himself?

However, then Edgar added: "After all, you are the vice president of Walter, and it is not necessarily a bad thing to appear in front of the news media, but I want to remind you that there may be some surprises at the hearing the day after tomorrow, when the time comes, don't be too nervous, I have arranged everything, and you will not have an accident." ”

Hearing this, the killing intent that had just been brewing in Xia Shang's eyes quietly dissipated, and a faint smile jumped on his face again, "Okay, Mr. Edgar, everything is under your orders, what do I have to prepare?" For example, the script of the speech, or some other information? ”

Edgar waved his hand, "There is no doubt about your ability, you can decide these things yourself." ”

"Calling you over is to inform you, if there is nothing else, you can leave."

"Yes, Mr. Edgar, I wish you a great day."

After leaving the president's office.

Xia Shang couldn't help frowning slightly, since Edgar was able to inform himself in advance that there would be an accident at the hearing the day after tomorrow, it meant that Edgar didn't want to kill him, in this case, the purpose of letting him attend the hearing was probably to use Victoria's ability to deter him and serve as a warning.

It is worthy of having the face of an uncle of fried chicken, and he is full of eyes from head to toe.

It's late afternoon.

Xia Shang was about to pack up his things and get off work, but he accidentally sensed an unfamiliar brain wave.

This brain wave doesn't belong to any of the Super Seven, could it be the Lamplighter? Xia Shang guessed that Huey saw Walter's new announcement, so he came to rescue Starlight with the lamplighter, according to the development of the original plot, the purpose of the lamplighter coming to Walter was not to save Starlight, but to end the inner torment by self-immolation.

The guy who threw himself into the net.

At this moment, Xia Shang is considering whether to kill the lamplighter and make a higher return, or save him, and use it for himself, the former does not seem to have changed the plot, and it is estimated that the fantasy value obtained is very small, while the latter will be much higher, and the waste of the locomotive should also quit.

Meanwhile.

The Lamplighter took Huey to an alley near the Water Tower, and since he had often snuck into the Water Tower with his admirers, he was familiar with the layout of the building.

As he named the most likely place to hold Starlight, he pulled open an inconspicuous ventilation gate, then walked down the passage behind the door, and finally stopped in front of an elevator door.

"If my permission hadn't been deleted by Vought, I should have been able to go to Vought's core area through this elevator in front of me."

As he spoke, the lighter pressed his hand on the door, and a few seconds later, the doorkeeper turned green with a sound.

"Looks like I still have my clearance in the system."

The two of them then walked into the elevator and did not stop until the ninety-ninth floor of the Walter Building.

"Hey, hey, what are you bringing me here for? The immediate priority now is to save Starlight. ”

Huey watched the lamplighter walk into the conference room, puzzled.

"They moved my statue away." The lamplighter looked at the statue of the Chaoying Seven in the conference room, showing a look of loss.

Just when he was ready to do something.

An unfamiliar voice suddenly sounded.

"If you want, your statue can reappear here." Xia Shang, who was standing in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window, slowly turned to look at the lamplighter at this moment.

His black suit, and the unique aura of the superior, almost made the lamplighter mistakenly think that the guy in front of him was Edgar.

"Are you...... Walter's new vice president, Jervais? ”

"I'm glad you know me, Mr. Lamplighter, by the way, who is this?" Xia Shang's gaze swept over the two of them.

"I, I'm a cleaner who just came to Water, I'm sorry I went to the wrong room."

Huey resolutely slipped out of the conference room, and at the same time glad in his heart that he was not recognized, but in fact, Xia Shang just saw through it and didn't say anything.

"Sit down, don't be so nervous, after all, you used to be a member of the Super Seven, so you should be familiar with this place."

"Yes, Mr. Jervis." The lamplighter took out a lighter and prepared to set himself on fire in front of Xia Shang.

"Lamplighter...... used to be a veteran hero, but when he was at his most popular, he took the initiative to announce his withdrawal from the Super Hero Seven. ”

With a steady pace, Xia Shang came to the lamplighter: "I'm very curious about the reason. ”

"You'd better stay away from me." The lamplighter was a little nervous, he didn't want to affect Xia Shang because of his self-immolation.

"Say it, maybe I can help you."

"No one can help me but myself!" The lamplighter took a few steps back as he pulled out his lighter.

And Xia Shang's expression also changed from sunny to cloudy, "What? You want to attack me? ”

"Don't get me wrong, I just want you to stay away from me." With that, the lamplighter lifted the lid of the lighter and activated his superpowers.

For a second... Two seconds...... Until a few seconds later, nothing happened.

What's the situation? The lamplighter, who was a little dazed, looked down at the lighter in his hand, but found that the cotton core on the lighter had been cut off by something, was it Billy who did it? No way, he had checked it before he came.

"Lamplighter, I remember that your father seems to live in Texas, and you suddenly committed suicide, did you consider his feelings?"

"How do you know?" The lamplighter asked incredulously.

"It doesn't matter, Vought needs you on board now and I think you can take the place of Lokomotiv."

Xia Shang patted the lamplighter on the shoulder and asked him to sit in the position of the locomotive.

"Since I chose to leave Vought, I didn't think about going back." The person who lights the lamp sees death as home.

"Actually, if you don't say it, I know what happened back then, after all, Captain Mallory's grandson died in a fire, which was big news back then, although there is no evidence to prove that you did it, but anyone with a discerning eye knows it."

"Do you want to atone for your sins by committing suicide? It's not a good idea, God won't forgive you, but I can help you atone for your sins, such as starting an organization like the Child Protection Foundation, where you can donate all your salary to help children who are homeless or seriously ill, and wouldn't it be more meaningful than if you committed suicide. ”

Xia Shang knows very well where the weakness of the lamplighter is, in the face of this kind of guy who doesn't even care about death, blind threats will not work.

"Oh, that's a nice thing to say, don't think I don't know Walter's style, that so-called Foundation, in the end, it will only become a tool in your hands, a tool used to experiment with compound five, do you still want me to help in the abuse! Shet! I've had enough! ”

(End of chapter)