Starting from scratch, Batman crushed my dream of getting rich

Chapter 524 Going in the wrong direction
For Kimiko, at this moment, a piece of good news and a piece of bad news suddenly appeared.

The good news is that his younger brother has been found. He survived and was also turned into a superhuman by Compound V. It's hard to say whether turning from a human into a superhuman is a good thing, but at least he has a strong ability to protect himself.

The bad news was that his younger brother had defected to the enemy.

“I advise you to be mentally prepared.” Ma Zhaodi closed his laptop: “When we meet, it’s possible that the siblings will recognize each other, or it’s possible that they will fight each other.”

"If...if my brother really has been brainwashed."

Kimiko was in a state of turmoil. She kept trying to find reasons for her brother in her mind. Maybe he had to stay in the organization for some reason, or maybe he didn't know where she was, so he didn't come to find her.
Ultimately, the village had already been slaughtered by the radiant people. They had witnessed their parents being killed. What in the world could possibly force their younger brother to stay inside?

Could it be her older sister? But why didn't he just storm the camp and interrogate her to find out her location?
Long periods of contemplation will not yield answers; only firsthand observation can truly convince people.

“In short, the location I found out is in the Philippines. If we fly there, it will take more than ten hours. However, your fake identity is not very reliable, so we can’t fly.” Ma Zhaodi continued, “I have another way of transportation. You, me, and Frankie can go together, and we will try to get there and back as quickly as possible.”

Franky, who had been hesitant to speak, breathed a sigh of relief. This was exactly what he wanted to say—he was very concerned about Kimiko, or rather, he had already begun to like the girl.

"Are the three of you going together?" the butcher asked.

“We can send a few more people, but someone has to look after things here. It’s good that someone can keep an eye on the base and keep an eye on Walter to see if he’s made any big moves.”

He shrugged. He had no objection to it. He still needed to find time to go home and comfort his wife and daughter. If he went to the Philippines and disappeared for two more days, his family would definitely make a scene.

The butcher didn't say anything; he had his own things to do.

"I'll just say one thing—don't go to the center of the Sagewood Forest on your own. Wait until I come back before you take any action. Otherwise, if you get struck dead by Storm's lightning, I can't bring you back to life."

After giving his final instructions, Ma Zhaodi waved.

"Let's go."

Kimiko looked at him in surprise and typed on her phone, "Now?"

"Of course, right now, go and come back quickly."

Meanwhile, inside the Water Corporation, a search and investigation is underway.

"Did you get any results from the search?"

Madeline and Homelander were seen together in the company's security department, a rare sight. The department had hundreds of members and a large number of computers connected to the NYPD's criminal database and the New York City citizen database. As a behemoth superhero company, they naturally enjoyed more privileges than ordinary commercial companies, privileges that were even legally recognized.

"Yes, there's a result."

An employee in the department reached out and pressed the Enter key, and an enlarged face appeared on the big screen—it was an unremarkable, dull Asian face with empty, lifeless eyes.

"Joseph Aquino, a Filipino, 29 years old, is a member of Shining Glory. He joined Shining Glory at the age of 20 and was involved in several of Shining Glory's international terrorist attacks. The last time he was seen was when a group of Shining Glory members smuggled themselves into the United States."

"To be precise, the last time he was seen was yesterday."

Homelander stared at the face on the screen, his expression somewhat grim: "Any news about him?" "Uh, no."

"Find him, even if it means digging three feet into the ground."

Homelander immediately gave the order: "Compare images from street cameras, vehicle checkpoint records, recent hospital visit records, and that car, that beat-up Chevrolet, check both the model and the license plate!"

"Given that they left behind so many clues, how could these people have simply vanished into thin air?"

"I know, I know."

The department programmer, sporting dark circles under his eyes, answered timidly. The man looked terrifying; his eyes were bloodshot and veins were bulging on his neck. It was clear that he hated this man to the extreme.

Although the programmer didn't know exactly what had happened, she knew that the people of her motherland were very angry.

After waiting in the department for a while, Madeline turned and walked out, gesturing for Homelander to follow.

Back in the office, Madeline picked up the phone and dialed the number of the talent manager, Barrett.

Where is Superman now?

"He just finished a mission and is about to return to the building. Assign him an urgent task right now and make sure he goes immediately. Make sure he comes back in at least five minutes."

After hanging up the phone, Homelander spoke up: "After the base where that experimental subject was located was attacked, I asked those people. They said at the time that a member was indeed missing. I didn't take it seriously at the time, but now it seems that it was that mole, Aquino."

“This isn’t your fault,” Madeline sighed. “We agreed that we would pay them and only provide them with a small amount of Compound 5 to help us with our experiments, and not cause any other problems—but those idiots still used it to inject other people.”

“Those terrorists only think that the bombs they have aren’t powerful enough, they don’t consider whether the bombs will kill them.” Homelander’s face was gloomy: “I don’t know how many of them died, but at least it worked on Aquino, giving him that inexplicable ability.”

"I'm afraid it's not just Aquino."

A cold light flashed in Madeline's eyes: "If they were a little more insane, it wouldn't be impossible for them to create a few more superpowered individuals."

"Then, what to do?"

“Since yesterday, Shining Glory has lost contact with us. These people probably know that their affairs have been exposed and they don’t plan to put on an act with us anymore.”

Madeline's tone was calm: "I've already had someone send the location of that group's base in the Philippines to your phone. Could you make a trip there for me and then come back?"

She paused, then added, "If you see any other test subjects there, don't worry about their value, just deal with them too."

"There's one more thing. Remember to take a picture after you've finished. I need to publish it in the newspaper when you get back. I've already discussed it with the Philippine government. No one will bother you. You can do it all yourself. Remember to do it cleanly and efficiently."

A smile appeared on the faces of the people of the motherland.

"no problem."

(End of this chapter)