**Chapter 68: Getting the Hang of Threats**

**Chapter 68: Getting the Hang of Threats**

Xia Shang walked up to Ezekiel and placed the mobile phone playing the video on the table in front of him. At first, Ezekiel didn't care about what Xia Shang said. As someone who claimed to be God's messenger, he had seen too many crazy followers, so he thought Xia Shang was just another fanatical follower trying to get his attention.

It wasn't until he casually glanced at the mobile phone, seeing the nightclub recording playing on it, that his face instantly turned pale.

"Get out! All of you, leave this room immediately!" Ezekiel shut off the mobile phone with lightning speed, then roared at the surrounding staff.

Although the surrounding staff were confused, they immediately walked out of the room.

"What do you want from me?" As an experienced charlatan, Ezekiel naturally had strong psychological fortitude. Recovering from his shock, he immediately realized the other party had ill intentions. Since the other party hadn't chosen to publicly release the recording to ruin his reputation, it meant everything was still negotiable.

To be honest, after threatening people so many times, Xia Shang was actually getting quite handy at it.

"Compound V." Xia Shang said concisely.

"What's that? I don't know? Never heard of it. Sounds like a new type of material."

"Since you don't want to talk, then you've lost your value. In my eyes, people who lose their value usually end up miserable."

Seeing Ezekiel choose to play dumb, Xia Shang shrugged, picked up his mobile phone without hesitation, and prepared to turn and leave.

"Wait, I remember now, I remember." Just a few steps after Xia Shang started walking away, Ezekiel behind him called out to him.

"You remember?" Xia Shang pulled up a nearby chair and sat down.

He looked at Ezekiel with a smile and said, "Actually, I know exactly what you're doing. Aren't you sending Compound V to various hospitals around the world under the guise of vaccines through your charitable organizations? I suppose your so-called God's Creation, the Supes, are nothing more than test subjects created by Compound V."

Ezekiel looked at Xia Shang as if he were a monster. At this moment, his heart was churning with monstrous waves.

After all, besides himself, no more than three people, perhaps even fewer, knew about this matter. How could this stranger in front of him know so clearly? Did the other party have the mind-reading superpower?

"Do you want money?" Ezekiel asked tentatively. If the other party was just after money, that would be a good thing. What he feared was that the other party wanted something he couldn't provide.

As it turned out, the more you worried about something, the more likely it was to happen.

"I don't need money. Money has no meaning to me; enough to spend is fine. What I want is twenty vials of Compound V every week," Xia Shang said indifferently.

"Shit, you might as well kill me then. If Vought finds out, I'll die anyway. Might as well let the recording be exposed."

Ezekiel stood up in a fit of rage, adopting a desperate stance.

Xia Shang, however, remained calm, quietly watching Ezekiel's performance.

Seeing Xia Shang unmoved, Ezekiel was like a deflated balloon, slumping back onto the chair. His body went limp, sweat constantly streamed down his temples. He felt as if he were standing at the tip of a single log suspended over Hell, no matter which direction he walked, he would eventually fall into Hell and be smashed to pieces.

"If the public finds out about this Compound V matter, what do you think Vought will do first?" The smile on Xia Shang's lips, in Ezekiel's eyes, perfectly overlapped with the smile of a devil. Ezekiel's body trembled slightly from fear. He knew exactly what Vought would do, but he couldn't bring himself to say it.

Finally, Xia Shang spoke for him: "To cover up the truth about Compound V, Vought International will silence you at all costs. You will suddenly disappear from this world, and only the school of fish at the bottom of the sea, when swimming past your mangled limbs and severed arms, will prove the trace of your existence."

"Stop! I agree, I'll give you twenty vials of Compound V every week, provided you help me keep this a secret." As Xia Shang's words became more chilling, Ezekiel hastily agreed to Xia Shang's terms, urging him to shut up.

Xia Shang smiled. "Of course. Anyone who has cooperated with me knows I'm a man of my word."

"Oh, and today is Monday. Could you please give me this week's supply first?"

"Not at the moment. The latest batch has already been sent to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Mercy Hospital." Ezekiel shook his head, indicating he couldn't produce twenty vials of Compound V right now.

"Hmm? Am I negotiating with you? Are you planning to haggle with me next?"

Xia Shang dropped the smile from his face and looked coldly at Ezekiel. "I don't care if you reallocate from various hospitals or report the loss to Vought International. In any case, I want to see the express package you send me this afternoon."

Even Homelander could steal so much Compound V from Vought to cultivate Supe terrorists worldwide, let alone Ezekiel, who had the authority to allocate it.

Of course, if Vought President Stan Edgar hadn't tacitly approved Homelander's actions, Homelander wouldn't have been able to openly steal Compound V using his super speed.

Ezekiel hesitated for a long time. Finally, considering his life and future, he gritted his teeth and agreed.

"I look forward to your express package."

Before leaving, Xia Shang wrote down an address. The address was for a store about three or four kilometers away from his Villa.

As soon as Xia Shang walked out of Ezekiel's Locker Room, he saw Billy and a few others hidden in the crowd, cautiously peeking towards his location.

Not long after he walked away, Billy and the others pretended to run into him and called out to Xia Shang.

Xia Shang didn't bother exposing them. He took out his mobile phone from his pocket and handed it to Hughie, saying, "Ezekiel admitted that he sent Compound V to hospitals around the world under the guise of vaccines through his charitable organizations. The latest batch was sent to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Mercy Hospital. If I have time tomorrow, I'll go with you guys. Wait for my word."

Couldn't be helped; he had to keep his word to Billy and the others too. Naturally, honesty is first come, first served.

"Also, remember to keep this a secret. Important matters only have the best effect when they explode at the crucial moment." After Xia Shang finished speaking, he walked directly out towards The Assembly.

As for the special guest speaker segment at the end of The Assembly, he had no interest in it whatsoever. Starlight wouldn't accuse The Deep of sexual harassment again like in the source material anyway. After all, the incident hadn't truly happened, and the suffering she endured was significantly less compared to the original plot.

[Congratulations player, you have slightly altered the original plot and gained 200 fantasy value]

(end of chapter)