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Chapter 544 Leaving No Trace (Seeking Votes at the End of the Month)
After leaving the Vought Building, the Invisible Man didn't hesitate. He ran straight home, found a small smartwatch, covered it with his hand, and ran to a bar.

This was the advice Ma Zhaodi gave him after his last failed attempt to stalk him, which solved the problem of not being able to bring his phone while stalking.

The smartwatch can be covered by his palm so that others cannot see his communication device.

It was still daytime, and there weren't many people in the area, but the music from the bar was still deafening. Under this cover, he dialed a number he hadn't made since returning to Walter.

“Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down”

The phone rang for a long time. He dialed twice, and it took about three minutes before the other end answered.

"That's rare."

The devil's voice came from the other end of the communication: "I thought the great superhero Invisible Man had abandoned the darkness and wholeheartedly worked for Vought again, but it turns out he still remembers my phone number."

"With Superman as your inside man, what use is my information to you?"

The Invisible Man offered a few words of excuse: "Now that Superman is gone, you probably need my information, which is why I'm calling you."

"Then you're too late. I already know you just had a meeting, and I know exactly what was said in it."

Ma Zhaodi's voice carried a hint of amusement: "Looking at it this way, it seems you're really no use to me anymore?"

The invisible man's expression changed.

His tension was even greater than during the meeting. Before, he was worried that Vought would discover his disloyalty to the company, but at least Homelander was in the hospital and his life wasn't in danger. But now, that devil thought he was useless; Superman's punches and heat vision were real.

Whether the bomb was fake or not is irrelevant.

“You have an inside man in the group of eight. You’ve not only found out about meetings, but you’ve even found out about something like Compound V.” He replied, “I know I’m not that important now, but you must still need me for something, otherwise you wouldn’t have wasted so much time talking to me.”

"Yes."

Ma Zhaodi said on the other end, "You don't need to test me. I can tell you directly that I released all those materials and videos online. My goal this time is to kill Walter."

"The evidence is conclusive, and the perpetrators have been caught red-handed. Walter has no chance of turning the tables this time. If you still want to sink with this wrecked ship, I have no objection—but if you still want to find a way out for yourself, then you'd better do this next thing properly."

"Stan Edgar, the current head of Vought, has been running Vought since World War II and has worked his way up to where he is now. He is a very cautious man."

"I don't know if he realized something, but since the day before yesterday, he has stopped carrying electronic devices such as telephones and cell phones with him and has started to convey orders verbally."

“He just saw the news and is now preparing to leave the company, so I need you to follow him.”

"Where he goes, who he meets, what he does—you need to tell me his next move as soon as possible."

Ma Zhaodi's words terrified the Invisible Man. From what he said, it was clear that he could remotely eavesdrop on the head of Vought Corporation through electronic devices such as mobile phones. This terrifying ability could almost only be possessed by superhumans.

"But what he showed me when we fought that day wasn't his superpower? Or does he have a few accomplices?"

This also explains how the other side acquired such a terrifyingly absurd and almost all-pervasive intelligence-gathering ability.

This answer cannot be verified. The only certainty is that if the other party really has this ability, then I have absolutely no secrets from him. My family's information, every phone call I make, and my favorite restaurants are all in his knowledge.

The more the Invisible Man discovers, the more desperate he becomes. At this point, there is only one way to survive—to be obedient.

Edgar

He gritted his teeth. In the past, he had survived at Vought International and under the immense pressure from Homelander because of his will to live. He knew what he could and could not peek into. So, despite knowing so much about his teammates' private lives and the dirty secrets of the political deals and collaborations among Vought International's top brass, Edgar and Madeline turned a blind eye to him, because the secrets he knew were neither core nor fatal.

At most, we'll install motion sensors in the company building as a warning to him to stop.

But now, the Invisible Man can no longer remain uninvolved. Major news reports are like death knells, constantly reminding him that it's time to make a choice.

Should they stay with Vought's ship, or side with the mysterious man who allied with Superman?
"Damn it, do we even need to think about this?"

The Invisible Man shook his head. The other party was just trying to play by the rules, so Walter wouldn't die so quickly.

If the other party decides to abandon the rules, Superman, with his heat vision, can execute justice faster than Homelander, and no one can stop him.

On the other end of the phone, Ma Zhaodi hung up and waved his phone at Maeve and Starlight.

"See? I told you he couldn't help himself."

"Is the Invisible Man one of your people?"

Starlight was stunned. Superman had once told her that he had a trustworthy friend and a plan to correct Walter, but she never expected that this friend of Superman had secretly done so much.

If you do the math, four of the eight members of the Vought International team have already voted, and with Homelander being crippled and cut up, there are now only three left.

Are we stronger than Vought in terms of military strength?

She quickly asked, "How do you control the invisible people? They can't be villains—"

"They started with lies, now they use fear."

Ma Zhaodi replied, "It might be a bit unethical, but it's definitely not illegal."

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Just then, his phone rang again, and Barrett's voice came through.

“Mr. Edgar, Maeve is directly confronting the company on behalf of Starlight, asking if what’s in the news is true—what should I do?”

“Barrett, I’ve already said that everyone must leave their cell phones outside before entering my office.”

A calm and elegant male voice came from the phone; it was Stan Edgar, the president of the Water Corporation.

"I'm sorry, sir, it's just that time was too tight."

"Alright, go downstairs. Remember, don't do anything—our stock price has been plummeting since Homelander's incident. Guess who the three people with the highest approval ratings are right now?"

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“Superman who saved the plane, Maeve, and Starlight, who is their closest friend and has just made an appearance.”

"Go on, do what you're supposed to do, the news on TV will be gone soon."

Five minutes later, the Sage Forest Centre received an urgent message containing only four words.

"Leave no trace"

(End of this chapter)