**Chapter 62: The Fastest Way in the World to Get Rid of Blame**

**Chapter 62: The Fastest Way in the World to Get Rid of Blame**

Soon, Billy learned from a Police friend that a Nail Salon owner, also named Melitz, had been brutally murdered. The corpse was gruesome, a mass of flesh and blood.

So Billy and the others quickly rushed to the Nail Salon to check the situation.

Just as Billy was about to use his old trick, using an expired Federal Agent ID to get information from the Police, he happened to see A-Train appear at the Restroom door. Without a word, Billy immediately signaled Frenchie and the others to leave.

"It's pretty much confirmed, the person was killed by that girl," Billy said to Mother's Milk and the others after returning to his car.

"We have to find her before A-Train does."

At this point, Frenchie deduced from the train ticket found in Kimiko's Room that Melitz must have been the human smuggler who brought Kimiko into the United States. Kimiko should now be looking for a way home, so she would only go to one place: New York Station.

As it turned out.

Frenchie's deduction was completely correct. In a Technology Store at the Station, he heard familiar music, the same music that had played in Kimiko's Room.

So he cautiously walked into the Technology Store and indeed found Kimiko under the counter.

Before coming, Frenchie and the others, fearing Kimiko might lash out and hurt people, had prepared a can of high-concentration halothane. This gas, once inhaled, can cause a person to become unconscious in a short time.

But Frenchie didn't want to do that. He started talking to Kimiko about his past.

He had left his Mother when he was young and had tried to escape from his Father many times but never succeeded. "So I understand what it feels like to long for home," Frenchie said, tears welling up in his eyes as he spoke.

"See? I know your secret. You're not a bad person, you're just scared," Frenchie said, gently extending his right hand towards Kimiko. "Let me help you."

However, just then, the music in the store suddenly stopped, and Kimiko became agitated again. She suddenly darted out, knocked over a table, and fled into the crowd of people coming and going at the Station.

Seeing this, Frenchie quickly ran out of the store. He looked around everywhere only to realize he had lost track of Kimiko.

After Billy and the others arrived, Mother's Milk was furious when he heard that Frenchie hadn't used the high-concentration halothane.

During the Mallory incident back then, it was because Frenchie, who was responsible for surveillance, had unilaterally let Lamplighter go, which resulted in Lamplighter burning Mallory's grandson alive. The consequences of the Mallory incident were extremely severe. After that, the FBI fired the relevant personnel, including Billy, Frenchie, and others.

And it was also at that time that the FBI strictly prohibited investigating Supe.

"You actually made such an incredibly stupid mistake again. It feels like I'm wasting my breath yelling at you. Even that damn white nerd Hughie is more professional than you..." It must be said, black people really do have a bit of a rapper talent. At least when he was yelling at Frenchie, he had a good rhythm.

Hughie, standing nearby, had a bewildered expression. What did this have to do with him?

"Go screw yourself, I'm done."

Seeing the situation escalate, Billy had no choice but to step forward and stop their argument.

Fortunately, they quickly found the girl on the Platform.

But they were ultimately one step too late. A-Train had found her first. A-Train was preparing to leave with Kimiko, and Kimiko kept resisting.

Seeing A-Train grab Kimiko's head and frantically smash it against the wall.

At this moment, Frenchie, thinking quickly, shouted to the Passenger at the Station: "Look! That's the Superhero A-Train! He's right there!" As soon as he finished speaking, a large number of waiting Passenger were drawn over.

A-Train had no choice but to temporarily release the girl and smile while greeting everyone.

Kimiko seized the opportunity and immediately escaped. When Billy and the others found the girl again, Frenchie wanted to go forward and comfort her, but Kimiko bared her teeth and lunged at Frenchie. Fortunately, Billy didn't hesitate this time and threw a halothane canister, completely knocking out these two simple-minded individuals.

Meanwhile.

A-Train already knew that someone had leaked the secret. The only people who knew about that Dungeon, besides him and Homelander, was Crimson Countess.

...

The next day, as Xia Shang walked into Vought Tower, he noticed the atmosphere inside the Building was off.

"Mr. Jervis, the Vice President wants to see you," Ashley Barrett said, walking towards Xia Shang with a gloomy expression. Clearly, she had already heard the news about the airplane crash. Homelander and Queen Maeve had not successfully saved that airplane.

This made all her prior preparation work useless.

"Okay."

Xia Shang knew what it was about without Ashley Barrett having to say anything.

Afterward, he followed Ashley Barrett to the Office of the Vought Vice President.

As soon as he entered, he saw Madelyn Stillwell pressing her temples. To be honest, she hadn't expected Homelander to fail either.

"Have a seat."

"Alright, tell me, do either of you have any good suggestions regarding this matter?"

Xia Shang didn't speak. Instead, Ashley Barrett said, "I think we need to suppress this matter as quickly as possible. After all, in the public's eyes, Homelander is an omnipotent being. How could he possibly fail to save an airplane? So we need to quickly downplay Homelander's presence, or perhaps say that Homelander only arrived at the scene after the airplane crashed, and therefore it was too late for a rescue."

Madelyn Stillwell nodded, indicating her satisfaction with Ashley Barrett's suggestion.

After Ashley Barrett finished speaking, she glanced at Xia Shang smugly.

Seeing that Xia Shang remained silent.

Madelyn Stillwell then asked for his thoughts: "What's your take on this?"

"If I were Homelander, I would definitely say that this tragedy could have been avoided. If NORAD had considered Superhero earlier, then I could have rescued them in time before they met their demise, instead of like now, where being just a few minutes late resulted in this tragedy in human history."

"I am deeply saddened by this, but if they had agreed to Vought's military plan earlier and allowed Superhero to be integrated into the military defense system, I believe this tragedy would not have happened, and similar incidents would not occur in the future."

Xia Shang's statement made Madelyn Stillwell show an expression of satisfaction, even a little surprise.

"You know, the fastest way in the world to get rid of blame is to shift the responsibility onto others and let them bear the public's anger," Xia Shang said with a smile, interlacing his fingers across his chest.

(End of Chapter)