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Water Group Headquarters, Executive President’s Office.

Ashley was dressed very formally and stood in front of the door, looking nervous, with a stack of documents in her hand.

After hesitating for a long time, she knocked on the office door.

"Knock, knock, Mr. Edgar?"

"Come in."

In the office, a middle-aged man with dark skin, gray hair, and gray-rimmed round glasses on his nose was sitting on a chair, writing something with a pen.

The deep wrinkles on his face, the sharp eyes that seemed to see through everything, and the black and white hand-made tailor-made suit gave the man an aura of authority without even being angry.

"You are...Ashley? I remember that you just took over as the head of the group's human resources project department the day before yesterday. What's the matter?"

"Um... Mr. Edgar, it was a seven-man team you left in the Human Resources Department to collect intelligence on new recruits. The old supervisor, Raven, had already gone to another department. I hadn't taken up the position yet..."

"So I came here to submit some information."

"It's like this... I'm busy right now and can't get away. Ashley, can you give me a verbal report?"

"Okay, okay..."

Ashley flipped through the file with shaking hands, took a deep breath, and tried to keep her voice steady:

"Mr. Edgar, the following are the results of a survey on the popularity of parahumans among the public.

First is Stormy, who has a good influence on the public, especially her inflammatory speeches on strong nationalism, which have successfully attracted a large number of followers, especially women. She has a feminist aura, which makes her very popular among women.

"This can help the group gain a lot of support from women. You know, the last fashion item released by Queen Maeve has been bought out four times by crazy female consumers, and the supply is in short supply."

"The data analysis department gave Storm a score of 83 for her entry into the team."

Hearing this, Edgar frowned slightly and interrupted:

"Can her public speaking alone make her so famous? What about her supernatural powers? This evaluation score is probably the highest ever among the other seven members of the team."

"Except for the group's chosen Homelander, the second most popular Queen Maeve only scored 81 points."

Ashley quickly continued:

"Mr. Edgar, in addition to her outstanding public speaking skills, Storm also has the ability to control lightning, can fly, and has excellent physical fitness."

Edgar nodded, a gleam of light flashed in his sharp eyes, and after a moment of silence, he motioned for her to continue.

Ashley then flipped through the report in her hand and said again:

“Next up are the top two picks from Godolphin University, Luke Riverdan and Kate Dunlap.

These two people have recently occupied the top ten hot search terms on the entire superhuman Internet, and even ordinary people are discussing their incident. "

"Are you talking about... the incident that happened at Godokin University a few days ago?"

"Yes, just the day before yesterday, they successfully destroyed the conspiracy of Sheti, the president of Godokin University, to create a superhuman virus and destroy superhumans."

At this point, Ashley did not hide her shock.

You know, I can stand here today only thanks to the mysterious person who called me back then.

Originally, Ashley thought that the other party was just a senior executive within the group and his influence was limited to within the group. Unexpectedly, the other party's layout could even affect the entire society.

And...it also involves a huge conspiracy like the superhuman virus.

You know, if Sheti really succeeded, the entire Water Group would suffer a huge blow. Not only would the superhuman brand be damaged, but even the industry and market value would shrink rapidly, leading to bankruptcy.

Although the Water Group does not rely solely on superhumans to make money, this is its main profit-making industry. Even if the superhuman virus breaks out, the Water Group will need a certain amount of time to make an emergency response plan.

"Oh? Tell me in detail, what are their abilities?"

There was a hint of surprise in Edgar's eyes.

Due to Homelander's recent arrogant and childish behavior, he initially wanted to find a new member of the Seven to replace Homelander as the captain of the Seven.

Moreover, at this juncture, more than half of the members of the seven-man team have been put into cold storage - some are injured, some are alienated, and if they continue like this, they will soon become a super disabled team of seven.

Ashley swallowed and continued:

“Luke Riverdan possesses extraordinary physical fitness and self-healing abilities, and can recover quickly even from limb injuries.

Kate Dunlap has telepathic abilities similar to those of the first female superhero Psychic Storm, and she can also manipulate others with language to a certain extent.

As events unfolded one after another, the status and image of the mysterious man in Ashley's eyes changed dramatically. In fact, she had memorized this content a long time ago.

Originally, she had not thought that it would come in handy so soon, but now, as she went with the flow, she had to admire the efficiency and means of the mysterious man's actions.

Edgar crossed his arms and fell into deep thought: "The potential of these two people cannot be underestimated. So what is their current image among the public?"

Ashley quickly replied:

"Mr. Edgar, because of this action, they were regarded as 'saviors' by the majority of superhumans, and were also highly praised by the media... Outside Godolphin University, reporters from various newspapers would wait in the early morning every day. As soon as there was any sign of trouble, they would file in."

"Not only that, they are a couple."

"Based on this alone, the data analysis project department's personnel score is as high as 94."

Hearing this, a hint of understanding flashed in Edgar's eyes.

He stood up, walked to the window, turned his back to Ashley and said:

"Ashley, this report is fairly detailed, but I need you to further analyze the potential impact their influence may have on our group and how we should respond. Do you understand?"

"Give me another report tonight. If nothing unexpected happens, I will issue orders for the new seven-member team tomorrow..."

"Well, that's it. If you have any objections, come to me."

Ashley nodded quickly:

"Yes, Mr. Edgar, I will finish the report as soon as possible."

Edgar turned around slowly and his eyes fell on Ashley again:

"I'm new to this position. I hope you can adapt to the requirements of this position as quickly as possible and don't let me down."

"If anyone else has any comments, they can come to me directly."

Hearing this, Ashley was somewhat flattered, and then she said excitedly:

"Yes, President, I will work hard!"

Then she cautiously exited the office.

While waiting for the office door to close, she looked very excited, her nose turned up, and she pressed her arms down hard, shouting:

"Yes!!!"

----split line----

CIA Headquarters, New York.

"Butcher, you did a good job this time... I have applied to the higher-ups to revoke your wanted warrant."

In the office chair, Susan threw Butcher a notice of withdrawal of the wanted warrant and asked him to sign it.

"Susan, where is that son of a bitch Dr. Parker hiding? You've been looking for him for two days, and there's still no news."

"Calm down, Butcher. On the surface, this person is a retired core employee of the Water Group, but in fact, he has been hidden secretly and has not appeared for at least 20 years."

"It will definitely take some time to check."

"Now there is another situation. Do you remember the compound No. 5 that you got from Luke Warridan last time?"

"Why, was the one that bitch gave fake?"

"No, no, what he gave me is real. But this compound No. 24 has been studied by the technical department and it has a -hour efficacy. The side effects are still unknown."

"So... this is the shitty package of becoming a 24-hour bastard and getting a surprise after use?"