The Savior of American Comics? I'm the Subspace Evil God!

Chapter 284 Chapter 484 Chapter 485 The Strategy of the Homelanders (Part )

The way John Jameson asked questions just now is one of the most common methods used by almost all professional journalists.

Often, the more uncooperative the interviewee is, the more pointed the questions they ask will be, making it more embarrassing and difficult for you to deal with them.

But if the opposite happens, they will show some mercy and save some face for each other.

The Chinese man, who was often interviewed, was naturally well aware of this, but he had never encountered a reporter who dared to deliberately make things difficult for him. However, the "hard-boned" John Jameson was definitely not one of them.

This also caused Homelander's favorability towards John Jameson and the Daily Bugle to surge, and he immediately replied seriously:
"Well, man, I think what you just said can be regarded as a very serious accusation. Maybe tomorrow the share price of [Water Group] will plummet because of it...

After all, before me, that man was almost the embodiment of the Water Group, and his statue still stands in the square of the group building!"

"And when I was growing up, I always admired that man. I watched almost all the movies he starred in, and even watched some of them hundreds of times without getting tired of them...

But I must now face this sharp question. After my investigation, that person is indeed very likely to be [Soldier Boy]!!”

"But to be honest, I don't know why the Vought executives made such a stupid decision. But this just proves the importance and necessity of my recent liberation of the Vought Group from corruption and lies!"

"One more thing. Regarding what happened today, I can only say that the timing was a little too perfect..."

"Oh? How do you say this?"

The smile on John Jameson's face gradually became amusing, and he asked bluntly, "Are you implying that this KB attack is actually a false flag operation against you and the Vought Group?"

(Note: A false flag operation is a special covert operation designed to mislead the public and frame someone. It involves using the uniforms, logos, and flags of another organization to mislead the public into believing the operation was carried out by that organization. This type of operation is very common in espionage and is often used in special circumstances such as political elections.)
"Oh man, that's what you said. I never said that. This could be S.H.I.E.L.D. or some other bullshit organization, or maybe Stan Edgar... They want to deliberately create some trouble for me and make me, who just took over the Vought Group, look ridiculous!"

Homelander immediately spread his hands and said with a smile, "What I want to say is, God knows how many similar things such as this have been hidden by stupid executives like Stan Edgar over the years?"

"But please rest assured, before I rushed to the Daily Bugle, I had already ordered a thorough and comprehensive investigation of the past decisions of the Vought Group's top management to prevent similar incidents from happening again."

John Jameson naturally would not comment on the boasting of his countryman. He just nodded slightly and then quietly led the topic to another hot topic.

"I just received news that the mayor seems to have decided to impose a comprehensive curfew in all boroughs of New York until that superpowered KB member is caught. What do you think of this decision?"

Controlling topics, guiding public opinion, creating hot topics... these are all essential professional skills for a qualified media professional.

"Please, what I want to say to the mayor about this is... As long as there are people from my country here, then [America] will always be the safest country in the world, no doubt about it, okay?"

Homelander feigned indignation and shouted into the camera, "So please don't issue such a stupid order and let everyone go out freely..."

You can go to the mall, restaurants, and cinemas as usual...bring your family and children and enjoy a warm life outside of work!!”

At the end, his brows furrowed as he promised with extraordinary seriousness, "And your safety will be the responsibility of me and the New Super Seven."

"【New Super Seven】?" John Jameson immediately became interested after hearing this.

"Yes."

Homelander sighed, a look of nostalgia on his face, and he said in a deep voice, "As everyone knows, since the deaths of [Invisible Man] and [Black], [Starlight] also became a vegetable during the last [Seven Cities Vampire Crisis] and has been in a coma ever since. This has also left three core members of the [Super Seven] vacant...

The recent frequent crises in New York have made me realize that I must fill the vacancies in the Super Seven as soon as possible, so that we can better protect the safety of New York and the people of the United States! ”

"Oh? Then you must have someone in mind?"

John Jameson asked curiously, "Can you give our Daily Bugle fans a little bit of information in advance?"

"This one……"

Homelander's face suddenly showed an embarrassment, but seeing that John Jameson across from him seemed to have lost his patience and wanted to say "If it's inconvenient to say it, then forget it", he quickly spoke before the other party:

"You know what? If I were to be interviewed by other media outlets, I would never reveal these crucial business secrets of the Water Group in advance... But it's different with the Daily Bugle. I really appreciate your usual style of doing things..."

John Jameson interrupted unhappily, "So..."

Little jailer, I gave you a chance, why are you still playing hard to get with me?
If that's what you want, don't blame me for not giving you face!

"Cough cough..."

Naturally, the motherland would not miss this golden opportunity to warm up the new CP, and immediately said in short:

"Actually, among these three candidates, there's one who's a well-known street hero... Oh no, I think she can no longer be simply called a street hero. After all, what she's done before, in my opinion, is far more like a superhero than those so-called Avengers."

Hearing the other party mention the Avengers, John Jameson's expression suddenly improved a lot. Homelander paused at the right time and then continued half-jokingly:
"Would you like to guess her true identity? I think with your clever mind, you can definitely figure it out!!"

"Street hero? Her?"

John Jameson's face suddenly became a little strange, but it was not because he failed to guess the result. On the contrary, it was because he guessed the result at once that he had this feeling in his heart.

After all, even if he was "knowledgeable and experienced", he could never guess why that person chose to join the [Super Seven] and become a teammate of his motherland?

Spider-Man, are you going to fall? "Are you talking about... Spider-Woman?!"

"bingo!"

Homelander snapped his fingers and said excitedly, "Yes, it's her... I know many people may doubt or disbelieve this news, but this is the truth."

"As a female superhero embodying themes of 'hate evil,' 'uphold justice,' and 'fight violence with violence,' Spider-Woman and I actually share many similarities... It's for this reason that I've repeatedly invited her to join the Super Seven."

"I believe that only by recruiting more righteous and just superheroes like Spider-Woman can the New Super Seven shine even brighter!"

"As for this crisis, I am confident that I can lead the members of the [New Super Seven] to bring [the soldier... ahem, I mean, the superpowered person who committed the evil act] to justice."

"However, I hope that the general public will contact the Water Group as soon as they learn of this person's whereabouts. We will reward those citizens who provide useful information..."

"Congratulations, Homelander."

John Jameson nodded noncommittally. "I have to say, your vision is excellent this time. I'm also optimistic about that little Spider-Man... But I hope that when your final showdown comes, you can reserve a spot for the live broadcast of the Daily Bugle."

Homelander smiled and said, "No problem. I also hope that an excellent and influential newspaper like the Daily Bugle can witness the successful completion of our operation with their own eyes!!"

……

After the interview, Homelander flew back to the Water Group excitedly. As soon as he entered the office, he saw his "little follower" Ashley Barrett running over with a tablet and said excitedly:

"Sir, your approval rating has increased again. Your performance in the interview with the Daily Bugle was simply perfect..."

Homelander snatched the tablet away and, looking at the red curves on it, was overjoyed. "Yes, I knew it would be like this. The influence of the Daily Bugle is going to be even more awesome than that of the Water News Network!"

To be honest, he really didn't expect that John Jameson would give him so much face. Every question he asked seemed sharp, but in fact, almost all of them were "biased" towards him.

Even before rushing to the Daily Herald, the people of the motherland were in a very nervous state.

John Jameson is well-known in the industry for his bad temper and tricky interviewing skills.

Let me ask you, looking at the entire media industry, how many people dare to confront S.H.I.E.L.D. head-on... The answer is none except John Jameson!

Therefore, our countrymen do not think that the other party will give them any face.

If he doesn't respond proactively, this live interview might not only fail to achieve the positive effect he expected, but might even do more harm than good and cause serious adverse effects.

But who would have thought that the entire interview process would go so smoothly?
Homelander immediately decided in his heart that from today on, the Daily Bugle and John Jameson would be his "allies"!!!

However, what he didn't know was that the reason John Jameson was so "giving face" was not because he was optimistic about him and the [New Super Seven].

It was because John Jameson had already learned the truth behind the KB attack from his boss Carl - that is, the key information and "Temporary Cooperation with Number Five" that Nick Fury secretly provided to Billy Butcher and others.

That's why he deliberately used his countrymen to hype up this news, and then detonated it at the right time! !

what?
How did Carl know that Nick Fury was providing help to Billy Butcher and others?
Of course it’s because...the hospital where [Starlight] is located is actually an asset of the [Wizards’ Council] which is ruled by Selina.

After receiving the report from her subordinates, Selina immediately reported the relevant information to Carl.

It is precisely because of this that John Jameson, for the first time ever, did not directly "blast" Homelander, but instead reserved his firepower for Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D., who were about to be exposed!!

At this time, the countryman, who had no idea that he had already become a "player in the game", put his hands on his hips and laughed proudly:
"Haha, then, let's just wait and see what happens next... I hope that damn old bastard can hurry up and create some more big trouble during this period of time!!"

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In a remote camp in the wild.

After a struggle, Billy Butcher, who had been injected with [Temporary Compound No. 5], successfully subdued a woman wearing a crimson leather jacket and short reddish-brown hair.

"I'm sorry, Scarlet Lady, we didn't mean to hurt you, but considering your superpowers, I have to do this... At least this will make both of us much safer."

Billy Butcher tied the red-haired woman to the chair with a thumb-thick chain, and then wrapped her palms with tape prepared in advance.

Because if the red-haired woman wants to activate her superpowers, she must touch her hands together to release them.

And she is none other than a former member of the [Blood Debt and Blood Payback Squad]—the [Scarlet Duchess]!!!
This is also what Billy Butcher and others learned from Legend, that this is the first target that Soldier Boy will look for next.

That's why Billy Butcher brought Huey Campbell and Marvin, codenamed "Mu Ru", here in advance, just to get one step ahead of "Soldier Boy" and then use this hostage as a price to negotiate with the other party about cooperation to eliminate the people from the motherland!
"Ma'am, I want to tell you something, but I don't want to scare you..."

Marvin, standing by, said apologetically, "Your old lover... that is, [Soldier Boy] will come here to find you later... Yes, he is still alive!!"

(End of this chapter)