Chapter 75 Moira's lies, Dr. Lizard is about to be born?
Hearing Barton's words, Lynn said, "After all, war is dangerous for the common people, but for some high-level officials, it's the best tool for accumulating wealth!"
As soon as Lynn finished speaking, Maria Hill nodded and said, "That's right, according to our investigation, the rebels at that time gave the Sokovia government a large amount of gold bars and equipment."
Hearing Hill say that, Clint Barton looked at Lynncuriously: "How did you guess that?"
"Does that even need guessing?"
Leaning back in his chair, Lynn spread his hands and said, "You're not from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, so you can't see some external intelligence. This kind of thing isn't just in Sokovia; many countries in the Middle East are also like this."
Listening to Lynn's explanation, Barton nodded, then looked at Hill and said, "The residents of that small town, occupied and governed by armed forces, must be living in extreme hardship!"
"Quite the opposite. After those armed forces occupied the town, they didn't arbitrarily slaughter the townspeople, nor did they rob them of their money or food."
"Instead, they established free schools within that small town and also set up factories to provide stable jobs for the town residents."
"Even during the period of unrest in Sokovia, the armed forces protected the residents of that small town."
At this point, Hill closed the projection and said, "Because of this, these armed forces are deeply revered by the residents in that small town, and many residents from surrounding small towns have also joined them."
"The town's population has also gradually increased from the original 720-plus people to the Current 4,300-plus people!"
"So, if we want to infiltrate the small town to capture Kose Nage, we will not only have to face two thousand armed forces, but also more than four thousand civilians!"
After speaking, Hill looked at Lynn and said, "Lynn, do you have any good ideas?"
"Me?"
Seeing Hill and Barton's gaze turn to him, Lynn spread his hands and said, "I originally planned to travel to Eastern Europe, but these bastards ruined my mood."
"If it's about eliminating him, then that's easy for me."
"But if we want to abduct him from under the noses of over two thousand armed personnel and over four thousand civilians, then we need to plan slowly!"
At this point, Lynn yawned, then stood up and said, "Besides, I'm just here on vacation, so don't ask me."
After speaking, Lynn waved his hand, then walked towards the lounge.
Watching Lynn leave, Clint Barton said to Hill, "It seems he doesn't like cooperating with our S.H.I.E.L.D.!"
"Natasha once said that he is full of distrust towards S.H.I.E.L.D."
"Is it because our S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Federal Bureau of Investigation frequently have friction within the United States?"
"It shouldn't be for that reason."
Shaking her head, Hill looked in the direction Lynn had left and said, "I'm not sure of the specific reason, but let's deal with the Current matter first!"
The next morning, at the dining table.
"Is this your plan?"
Looking at the plan formulated by Hill, Lynn said while eating breakfast, "Using the cover of night to create chaos and attract the attention of the armed elements, then dispatching a small team of soldiers to infiltrate and abduct Kose Nage?"
"A very good plan, but what next? How do you plan to deal with those armed elements who riot after discovering their leader has been abducted?"
"Moreover, Kose Nage is a financial backer of the Sokoviagovernment; once he disappears, the entire Sokoviagovernment will issue a warrant for your arrest!"
Hearing Lynn's question, Hill finished her coffee and said, "That's why we prepared the Kun-style Fighter Jet in advance. Once the abduction plan is successfully implemented, we will immediately escort Kose Nage back to the United States!"
"But Lynn, our S.H.I.E.L.D. is short on manpower in Sokovia, so we hope you can help with this mission!"
Hearing Hill say that, Lynn was about to say something when he heard Clint Barton next to him say, "Consider this a favor that Hill and I owe you. If you ever need anything in the future, Hill and I will absolutely not refuse!"
[Clint Barton's Favorability: 2]
Looking at Hawkeye's favorability, Lynn thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "I've always been kind to people, and besides, Coulson and I are friends. For his sake, I'll help you this one time!"
After speaking, Lynn got up to prepare.
In the evening, in a small town in eastern Sokovia.
Compared to other small towns that fall into darkness at night, this small town occupied by armed forces was extremely lively.
Even at past eleven o'clock at night, there were still many people wandering the streets.
One could even see armed men and town residents drinking and boasting together.
In the center of the town, a group of heavily armed men patrolled constantly, and several rows of huge searchlights illuminated everything around them brightly without blind spots.
Standing on the observation tower, an armed man yawned and said to his companion, "We have to patrol every day. If you ask me, the leader is too cautious. Who in all of Sokovia would be so blind as to attack us?"
Hearing the armed man's words, another companion placed his submachine gun on the table, then took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it to his companion: "Patrolling is always better than fighting."
"Sokovia has only just recovered peace. Anyway, I'd rather patrol every night than go back to the battlefield with a submachine gun!"
Taking the cigarette offered by his companion, the armed man lit it and took a puff: "Yeah, during the war a few years ago, my wife was killed by the rebels, those damned bastards. But I heard those guys in the southwest are stirring up trouble again. If you ask me, the Sokovia government really should..."
Before he could finish speaking, an arrow pierced through the darkness and directly struck a searchlight.
The next second, the tip of the arrow released a Currentthat directly destroyed the power supply system within the camp.
The originally bright camp instantly plunged into darkness, and before these armed men could react.
Bursts of gunfire rang out from not far away.
"Enemy attack!"
"Prepare for battle, those rebels are attacking!"
"Damn it, kill those damned rebels..."
Instantly, the entire camp fell into chaos, and amidst the crowd, a figure instantly teleported directly outside Kose Nage's room!
The bomb landed in the center of the armed forces' camp.
Before these armed men, who had just picked up their firearms, could react, the bomb exploded with a roar.
Then, arrows shot out from the darkness towards the camp, and each arrow that struck a building in the camp released a huge Current.
The Current from several arrows formed a huge dense net, electrocuting the armed men into unconsciousness, causing them to fall to the ground.
And S.H.I.E.L.D.'s action team also launched an attack outside the camp without hesitation.
On the Kun-style Fighter Jet.
Looking at the number of armed men displayed on the life monitor on the computer, Maria Hill immediately used her communication headset and said, "Clint, there's an armed vehicle providing support to your right. Hold them off!"
"Understood!"
Pressing his quiver to switch to a different arrowhead, Hawkeye nocked an arrow onto his bow, then shot towards the trees on both sides of the road.
"Lynn, the attention of the armed men inside the camp has been diverted. A large number of armed men will arrive as reinforcements in at most two minutes. You need to be quick!"
Looking at the dense red dots on the tablet representing the number of armed men, Hill said to Lynn.
"Two minutes? That's enough!"
As his voice fell, Lynn kicked Kose Nage's iron door, which was locked from the inside, with a heavy foot.
Inside the room.
"Leader, retreat quickly, we still don't know which force is attacking us!"
"Leader, you leave first, I'll lead people to intercept the enemy in the camp!"
"That's right, Leader, you go first, the rest of us will—"
Before the people in the room could finish their chatter, the thick iron door fell to the ground with a bang.
Hearing the noise, everyone instinctively raised their pistols and aimed at the doorway.
But a flashbang rolled directly to their feet.
"Bang!"
The flashbang exploded, and everyone in the room instinctively covered their eyes. The next second, several gunshots instantly killed everyone in the room.
Lynn walked forward and grabbed Kose Nage, only to see Kose Nage's finger constantly pointing to another direction in the room.
Taking him in the direction his finger was pointing, Lynnpushed the wall hard, and then a passage appeared in front of Lynn.
"Hill, I found a secret passage in Kose Nage's room. I'm taking him out through the secret passage. You can wrap things up!"
Saying that, Lynn turned off his communication headset, and then led Kose Nage into the secret passage.
Inside the secret passage!
"Oh, damn it!"
Rubbing his eyes, which were constantly tearing from the flashbang's irritation, Kose Nage's vision of Lynn was still blurry.
However, he still complained to Lynn: "This is not the plan Baron told me you made!"
"Just improvising. If it's not realistic enough, it won't fool those S.H.I.E.L.D. people!"
Looking at Kose Nage, who was rubbing his eyes and fumbling his way through the secret passage, Lynn put away his weapon and said, "Originally, I planned to shoot you, which would make it look more real."
"But we're all on the same side, no need to make you suffer. By the way, is everything ready?"
"It's ready!"
Reaching a corner in the secret passage, Kose Nagepicked up a notebook and a USB drive from the corner and handed them to Lynn: "This is 'my' grandfather's diary. Giving it to S.H.I.E.L.D. will explain why I changed the armed forces' name to HYDRA!"
"The USB drive contains encrypted 'evidence' of the contact between those people in Germany and me. But are those few people in Germany really going to give up? Although they don't know us, they are still part of the organization."
"They've long been engrossed in wealth and status, forgetting the mission of our HYDRA, so it's better to let them contribute their last value to HYDRA."
"After all, if you don't give S.H.I.E.L.D. a little taste of success, how can you fool that guy Nick Fury?"
At this point, Lynn looked at Kose Nage and said, "That's it, nothing else?"
"That's all. Oh, by the way, I won't die this time, right!"
"No, but you'll definitely be locked up by S.H.I.E.L.D. for a few years. But once the plan succeeds, you'll be free!"
"That's good."
After receiving Lynn's assurance, Kose Nage breathed a slight sigh of relief: "Damn AIM, if they hadn't leaked the information, I wouldn't have been questioned by Mr. Baron."
"Fortunately, Mr. Baron spared my life because of my years of loyalty to HYDRA, otherwise—"
"Bang!"
Before he could finish speaking, Lynn shot him in the shoulder.
The intense pain made Kose Nage scream, then he looked at Lynn furiously and said, "Didn't you say you'd spare me that shot?"
"Just to make it realistic."
Spreading his hands and looking at Kose Nage, Lynnsmiled and said, "And I've come all the way from New York to help you all so much, yet you didn't even prepare a welcome gift."
"So I think, it's better not to spare that shot."
Kose Nage knew that according to HYDRA's rules, if his cooperation with AIM went wrong and S.H.I.E.L.D. found out, he should have been dead.
But Lynn Hall's plan saved him from death.
Although he would be imprisoned for a few years, there were also HYDRA's own people within S.H.I.E.L.D., so what was the difference between that and going home?
It's just that this shot hurt so damn much!
Upon reaching the end of the secret passage, Kose Nagesuddenly said, "I've accumulated a lot of gold over the years, hidden beneath the floor of the church in the very center of Sokovia city."
"These gold are worth about five million Euros. Consider it my thanks for saving my life!"
Hearing Kose Nage say that, Lynn smiled, "That's more like it. I've always liked to be kind to people, but I can't be kind to you and not have you reciprocate that kindness."
"If you had said earlier that the thank-you gift was ready, wouldn't this shot have been avoided?"
Seeing Lynn's "shameless" demeanor, Kose Nage took two deep breaths and then walked out of the passage.
As soon as he exited the passage, Lynn reactivated his communication earpiece.
After the earpiece was on, Lynn said, "Hill, I've already brought Kose Nage to the outskirts of the town. How much longer until the Kun-style Fighter Jet arrives?"
Facing Lynn's inquiry, Hill, who was directing the evacuation, immediately said, "Two minutes at most. You haven't encountered any trouble over there, have you?"
"No, just a bunch of people who haven't received proper training!"
Two minutes later, as the Kun-style Fighter Jet gradually descended in the darkness, Lynn pushed the "glaring" Kose Nage onto the company's fighter jet.
Inside the fighter jet.
Looking at Kose Nage, who was holding his wound and glaring at Lynn, Maria Hill turned to the others and said, "Bandage his wound, then take him back to S.H.I.E.L.D.for interrogation!"
On the Kun-style Fighter Jet.
Looking at the diary Lynn gave him, and the intelligence decrypted from the USB drive.
Hill's expression instantly became serious.
No wonder this armed force possessed more advanced weapons than the Sokovia government army. No wonder they had the money to bribe high-ranking Sokoviaofficials.
It turned out that all of this was HYDRA, hidden in Germany, funding Kose Nage!
Looking at this conclusive evidence, Hill solemnly said to Lynn, "Lynn, thank you for your help this time. The contents of this diary and USB drive are very important."
"I think..."
Before Hill could finish, Lynn waved his hand, interrupting, "No need to thank me. I just came to help. Since the matter is over, how to deal with this evidence and Kose Nage is your S.H.I.E.L.D.'s business."
"Oh, by the way, you have parachutes here, right? My vacation isn't over yet!"
Hearing Lynn's words, Hill walked to the side, took out a parachute pack, and handed it to Lynn: "With such a big incident happening tonight, these armed individuals and the Sokovia government will definitely conduct a large-scale search."
Taking the parachute from Hill's hand, Lynn smiled, "Don't worry, I don't plan to stay in Sokovia, and if I don't want to, then no one can catch me!"
After speaking, Lynn watched the cabin door open, nodded to Hill and Hawkeye, and then jumped directly from the Kun-style Fighter Jet.
As the cabin door closed, Hawkeye put down the arrow in his hand and said to Hill, "It's obvious that he doesn't want to have too much involvement with our S.H.I.E.L.D., and even distrusts S.H.I.E.L.D."
"But I can feel that his attitude towards me is very good. Isn't this contradictory?"
Facing Hawkeye's confusion, Hill thought for a few seconds, then said, "It doesn't matter, just like Coulsonalways represents S.H.I.E.L.D., but also became friends with him."
"Our main priority now is to send the evidence and Kose Nage back to S.H.I.E.L.D."
"Alright."
Hearing Hill say that, Hawkeye shrugged: "I'm not surprised that Coulson became friends with him. In fact, I even think that even if a demon crawled out of hell, Coulson could become friends with it!"
Three days later, inside the church in Sokovia city center.
"Mr. Hall, Eastern Europe is truly chaotic. From SokoviaAirport to here, we encountered several checkpoints along the way."
"Even the streets have Military patrolling. Is another war about to break out here?"
Looking at the several black market dealers who had rushed over from New York, Lynn said, "Don't worry, I've already arranged a private plane, you won't be in danger."
After speaking, Lynn pointed to the box next to him and said, "These boxes contain gold worth about five million Euros. You figure out how to launder it."
"This shouldn't be difficult for you, right!"
"Of course."
Hearing Lynn say that, the leading black market dealer smiled, "Mr. Hall, we are professionals in this area. I guarantee that even the most professional people at the IRS will never find a single loophole!"
"That's good!"
Raising his hand and patting the black market dealer on the shoulder, Lynn smiled, "I helped you back then precisely so you could help me."
"Once this batch of gold is laundered, those traces on your files will also be erased!"
"Thank you, Mr. Hall!"
Hearing Lynn's promise, the black market dealer immediately waved his hand, signaling his subordinates to load the boxes containing the gold onto the car.
After these people left, Baron Strucker's subordinate walked out from inside the church: "Mr. Hall, Baron Strucker hopes you can go to the Base. He has a lot he wants to say to you."
Facing Baron Strucker's subordinate's invitation, Lynn put on his sunglasses and smiled, "Tell Baron Strucker that the matter isn't over yet. Let him be prepared to pay some price. I won't disturb him at this time, to avoid being targeted by S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents."
"When Baron Strucker goes to New York, I will personally entertain him!"
After speaking, Lynn turned and left the church.
At the same time, inside S.H.I.E.L.D.!
"According to the personnel on the USB drive and diary list, we found that those people in Germany are indeed HYDRA."
Sitting opposite Nick Fury, Maria Hill said, "Furthermore, after our in-depth investigation over the past three days, we found that HYDRA within Germany not only has a complete organizational structure, but also includes some German government officials and elites from the business sector."
"So, I suggest we round them all up!"
Hearing Hill's suggestion, Nick Fury looked at the diary in his hand and said, "This diary records that Kose Nageaccidentally discovered that his grandfather was a high-ranking HYDRA official while sorting through his parents' belongings."
"Yes!"
"Hill, if you were a HYDRA member who had been hiding in Germany, and one day a young man from Eastern Europe came to you with evidence, saying his grandfather was a HYDRA member and he wanted to join you, what would you do?"
"Either kill him, or investigate thoroughly and, after testing him, secretly fund him to expand HYDRA's influence."
Listening to Hill's answer, Nick Fury nodded, "Yes, that's why those HYDRA in Germany chose the latter."
"But Hill, after so many years of funding from HYDRA, Kose Nage has only controlled a small town in Eastern Europe and a group of armed forces."
"What kind of returns can someone like him bring to HYDRA?"
"You should know that HYDRA is not a charity organization. For useless people, they act absolutely ruthless!"
Hearing Nick Fury say that, Hill frowned, "You mean, Kose Nage is still hiding something from us?"
Saying that, Hill stood up and said, "I'll go interrogate him again!"
Watching Hill stand up to leave, Nick Fury said, "Send people to keep a close eye on those HYDRA in Germany. After we get the results of the interrogation, we'll round them all up!"
"Yes!"
Nodding, Hill walked out.
After Hill left, Nick Fury put the diary aside and then clicked on the paused video on the computer.
The video was the entire process of Lynn Hall and S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents attacking that town three days ago, captured on camera.
In the video, Lynn Hall stood outside the town, and after the S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents began creating chaotic activity, Lynn Hall disappeared from his original spot.
Almost in the same second, Lynn's figure appeared in the very center of the armed forces' camp, and he even kicked open that thick iron door.
After watching the video several times, Nick Fury thought for a moment, then deleted the video.
Then he opened a folder that only he had permission to view!
Opening the folder, Nick Fury found and opened the Illuminati section.
He glanced at the list of Illuminati members, then re-edited Lynn Hall's profile.
Name: Lynn Hall.
Identity: New York Federal Bureau of InvestigationSupervisor (Temporary), Illuminati Founder.
Abilities: Teleportation (unknown distance), superhuman strength (specific value unknown), weapon mastery, top-tier combat skills, other abilities currently unknown.
Evaluation: Top-tier Agent background, clear mind and quick thinking, possesses superb observation and judgment skills, and extremely outstanding leadership ability, upright, suitable for leading a team independently!
Recruitment Value: SSS, suitable to be the leader of a Super Hero team (newly named: Avengers)!
After updating Lynn Hall's profile, Nick Fury looked at the list of other Illuminati members.
After some thought, Nick Fury linked Lynn Hall's network of connections with Professor X.
After doing all of this, Nick Fury then closed the folder again.
If Lynn were here, he would find that in Nick Fury's folder, besides the Illuminati, there were many other organization names familiar to Lynn!
As soon as Nick Fury closed the folder, he heard a knock on the door.
Watching Alexander Pierce walk in, Nick Fury said, "I haven't seen you in days. I hope you've brought me good news this time."
"It is good news."
Sitting opposite Nick Fury, Pierce smiled, "The World Security Council has approved the funding you requested this quarter."
"And even S.H.I.E.L.D.'s funding for the next quarter has been approved by the World Security Council."
Hearing Pierce say that, Nick Fury smiled, "I knew you could handle those guys."
Facing Nick Fury's praise, Pierce smiled, took out a cigarette, and lit it: "I heard that S.H.I.E.L.D. had some friction with the local Military in New Mexico? What exactly happened? Do you need me to mediate for you?"
"Not for now."
Hearing Pierce's curiosity, Nick Fury did not hide it: "Two days ago, a hammer fell from the sky that no one could pick up, so I sent Coulson and his team to investigate. As a result, there was some friction with the local Military. It's nothing major."
"A hammer fell from the sky, and no one can pick it up?"
Heard with some surprise, Pierce said, "Alien weapon?"
"Probably, but the specifics are still unclear."
Shaking his head, Nick Fury was about to continue speaking when he saw Hill walk in.
After greeting Pierce, Hill said, "We dug some things out of Kose Nage's mouth."
Hearing Hill say that, Alexander Pierce made a move to stand up and said, "Do I need to step out?"
Seeing Nick Fury wave his hand, Pierce sat down again.
"According to Kose Nage's confession, HYDRA in Germany has been funding him all these years, but similarly, he has also been cooperating with companies from HYDRA in Germany."
He even used his identity to help the HYDRA group in Germany establish a Base in Eastern Sokovia, and also kidnapped many children to be HYDRA's test subjects."
Hearing Hill's report, Nick Fury nodded: "That's right, HYDRA is not a charity, they also demand returns."
"Hill, immediately lead a team to Germany to wipe out those HYDRA, and at the same time, have someone destroy that HYDRA Base in Eastern Sokovia!"
"Yes!"
After nodding, Hill immediately walked out.
After Hill left, Pierce and Nick Fury chatted for a while, then Pierce also got up and left.
When he returned to his office, Pierce smiled and dialed James Duke's number.
"James Duke, Lynn is really good. What do you think of my proposal last time?"
"I can give you Sitwell and Crossbones, I only want Lynn Hall."
On the other end of the phone, listening to Alexander Pierce's shameless demand, James Duke refused again without hesitation.
He had put so much effort into getting Lynn Hall, how could he just give him away?
At the same time, in a coffee shop in a city in Eastern Europe.
"What's so good to see here?"
Sitting opposite Lynn, the fair-skinned, tall, and beautiful female university student asked Lynn curiously.
Looking at the female university student who actively struck up a conversation with him, Lynn was not careless at all.
The female university student in front of him was not an ordinary person; she was Moira, who had caused the battle between Magneto and the X-Men some time ago and had knocked Storm underground.
"Pretending not to hear a lady's question is not the quality a gentleman should possess!"
Seeing Lynn not speaking, Moira stirred her coffee and said with a smile.
"I don't think I'm a gentleman?"
Lynn picked up his coffee and took a sip, then said: "People, they always have to see scenery they haven't seen before, even if the scenery isn't as beautiful as imagined. But you, you appear so openly, aren't you afraid Magneto will come looking for you again?"
Hearing Lynn say this, Moira shrugged and said: "You know about me from Jean? Well, regarding Ororo's matter, I do feel sorry, but that was not my intention, after all, since the third life, I've had some trouble controlling her."
"But fortunately, she held back, which is why Ororo didn't die. As for Magneto, I don't care, anyway, I've worked so hard for so long, and every life has been a failure, so I've given up and am ready to enjoy a life I've never truly enjoyed."
When Moira mentioned every life, Lynn finally remembered who she was.
Moira is a Mutant with the ability to reincarnate.
And every time she dies, she can re-enter reincarnation with all her memories. Although the number of reincarnations is only ten, this is equivalent to having ten lives!
This ability must be obtained, this ability must be obtained!
However, although Lynn coveted this ability, he remembered that in the comics, Moira didn't seem to have any other Mutant abilities.
So, who is the "she" she mentioned?
Seeing Lynn a little curious, Moira stirred her coffee and asked with a smile: "Do you believe a person can be reborn as a baby after constantly dying?"
"Of course!"
Hearing Moira's words, Lynn nodded and said: "I have seen many Mutants, and I also know many Mutants with extremely special abilities."
"So even if this is a bit… but there's nothing strange about it!"
"You are the first person to remain calm after knowing my ability. You should know that even Destiny, after knowing my ability, exclaimed that I am the future of Mutants."
"Honestly, being the savior of Mutants is quite tiring. Except for the first life where I was a bit ignorant, in every subsequent life, I tried every possible method, but they all failed!"
"I tried standing with Professor X, letting Mutants and ordinary people live in peace, but he didn't succeed. I also tried standing with Magneto, but the outcome was still a failure."
"No matter how hard I tried, the future of Mutants seemed to be trapped in a dark, muddy swamp."
Speaking of this, a trace of vicissitude flashed in Moira's eyes: "So I decided to give up, at least for this life."
"Just consider it enjoying a life that belongs only to me!"
Listening to Moira's frank words, Lynn asked curiously: "How many reincarnations have you experienced so far? Do you return to the original timeline every time you die and reincarnate?"
"This is the eighth life."
Facing Lynn's inquiry, Moira did not hide anything: "As for whether I will return to the original timeline, that cannot be confirmed, because although I was born in Scotland in every life, my parents are still my parents."
"But sometimes I will be born two years earlier, and sometimes I will be a few years later."
"Destiny said this depends on my control over this ability, but until now I haven't been able to master the ability of reincarnation."
Speaking of this, Moira looked at Lynn and suddenly said: "Do you know why I'm telling you all this?"
"I don't know!"
"That's because you're quite interesting."
Looking at Lynn, Moira smiled and said: "Perhaps because in my previous lives, I was always focused on Mutants, even as a CIA Agent, I was working for Mutants, so I overlooked you, the Director of the New York Federal Bureau of Investigation."
"It wasn't until you helped Jean find Ororo last time that I first knew about you."
"You mean, I didn't exist in the seven lives you experienced before?"
Hearing Moira's words, Lynn asked with some surprise.
"I don't know, maybe I did, but perhaps I didn't focus my energy on you, so I didn't notice you."
As she spoke, Moira's eyes suddenly turned red: "Of course, it could also be because in the first seven lives, you and the X-Men didn't become friends!"
"Keeping secrets bottled up and having no one to confide in, I was almost going crazy. Fortunately, you're quite interesting, but unfortunately, after today you will forget all of this…"
Watching Moira's pupils suddenly turn red, and her voice echo.
Even the actions of other customers in the coffee shop completely froze, as if time and space around them had stopped.
Looking at Moira's hair moving without wind, Lynnteleported and disappeared from the coffee shop.
After Lynn disappeared, the red light in Moira's eyes gradually faded, and everything around her returned to normal.
"Why did you scare him away? I still had so much to say!"
After drinking her coffee, Moira complained, then muttered to herself: "You mean, he discovered I was lying? I thought I acted quite sincerely!"
"However, you said he is the one Destiny spoke of, the one who can change the future of Mutants with me?"
"I'm not sure either, but we have to try, right? Alright, I forgive you, anyway, he's in New York, so many things will happen in the future, there will be plenty of opportunities to interact!"
"In this life, I don't want to fail again…"
At the same time.
[Moira's Favorability: 3]
Looking at the favorability displayed by the system, Lynnfrowned.
During their conversation just now, when she said she would give up changing the fate of Mutants and enjoy life in this life, Lynn realized she was lying.
Although she said she had once worked as a Agent for the CIA, it was clear she hadn't received professional Agent training.
So even if she acted very sincerely, Lynn could feel she was lying!
But what was her real reason for approaching him?
After thinking for a few seconds, Lynn gave up.
Anyway, favorability wouldn't lie, which meant she would definitely come looking for him again.
The ability of reincarnation is truly coveted!
At the same time, in a laboratory in New York!
"Cool!"
Watching a white mouse missing a leg miraculously grow a new leg after being injected with the medicine.
Peter Parker immediately said excitedly: "ProfessorConnors, is our experiment considered a success?"
Looking at the excited Peter Parker, Professor Connorsalso said very excitedly: "That's right, Peter, our experiment has been successful."
"This is all thanks to you. I didn't expect you to be able to decipher the most difficult formula. All of this is your credit!"
Facing Professor Connors's praise, Peter Parker scratched his head a little shyly: "This is not my credit, ProfessorConnors. In fact, the reason I was able to solve that formula."
"It's because I once saw it in my father's notebook. I never thought my father was once so interested in biological genes…"
Before he could finish speaking, the white mouse that had regrown a leg immediately began to convulse.
Seeing this, Peter Parker and Professor Connors were about to react, but the white mouse immediately lost its vital signs.
Watching the white mouse die, Peter Parker's initial excitement gradually faded: "Professor Connors, it seems we still failed!"
A trace of imperceptible annoyance flashed in his eyes, then Connors smiled gently again: "It's alright, Peter, since we already have a Ideas, we just need to conduct a few more experiments, and we will succeed sooner or later!"
"Alright!"
Taking a deep breath and looking at the clock on the wall, Peter Parker said: "Professor Connors, I'm going back now."
"Okay Peter, I'll call you for the next experiment!"
"Goodbye, Professor Connors."
Waving his hand, Peter Parker left the laboratory.
Ten minutes later, Illuminati Base.
"Why so listless?"
Handing Peter Parker a can of coke, Laura asked with a smile: "And you came back so early today, didn't Professor Connors give you the day off?"
"Because the experiment failed again. I originally planned to tell the leader the good news once the experiment succeeded. I guess he would be very happy to hear that."
Twisting open the coke and taking a few sips, Peter Parker got up from the sofa and said: "Never mind, since I'm off today anyway, I'll continue being New York's friendly neighborhood Spider-Man."
Waving to Laura and Polaris, Peter ran to his room, changed into his Spider-Man suit, and swung away from the Base using his webs.
Watching Peter Parker leave, Laura looked at Polaris: "We should tell Lynn about this. Although ProfessorConnors seems fine, I always feel he has ill intentions towards Peter."
"If Lynn were here, he would definitely be able to expose Connors's conspiracy!"
Chapter 76 Lin En: Have you ever thought about attacking his head?
New York.
After getting off the plane, Lynn stretched his limbs and saw Sean waiting for him outside the airport.
Seeing Lynn, Sean immediately ran over and took the travel bag from Lynn's hand: "Boss, was your trip to Eastern Europe enjoyable? Have you already charmed all the Eastern European beauties?"
Looking at Sean's lewd smile, Lynn got into the passenger seat and threw him a cigarette, saying, "Don't even mention it. I was originally planning a month-long vacation, but it ended in less than ten days."
"By the way, nothing happened at the bureau while I was away in New York, right?"
Taking the cigarette Lynn threw him, Sean lit it and said while starting the car, "Nothing major happened."
"It's just that the Cybercrime Investigation Department found some'supernatural' videos, located at a hotel in Hudson Town."
"However, some people suspect that the mayor of Hudson Town deliberately created these as a small trick to attract tourists!"
"By the way, Boss, do you want to go home first or back to the bureau?"
Facing Sean's question, Lynn said, "Let's go back to the bureau first."
"Okay!"
Hearing Lynn say that, Sean drove directly towards the New York Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Inside the Bureau.
"Come in!"
Hearing the knock on the door, James Duke, who was signing documents, said without even raising his head.
After Lynn came in and closed the office door, James Duke motioned for Lynn to sit down.
After signing all the documents, James Duke closed his pen and looked up at Lynn with a smile, saying, "How have you been these past few days in Eastern Europe? Didn't you meet any charming beauties?"
Hearing James Duke's teasing, Lynn smiled and said, "Director, you and Sean asked the same question after seeing me."
"Haha, what's there to it? If I were twenty years younger, I would never let such a good opportunity pass."
Throwing Lynn a cigar, James Duke continued, "You handled the Sokovia matter very well this time, even though it cost Strucker a Base."
"But this successfully tricked Nick Fury's gaze onto HYDRA in Germany."
"When Pierce called me, he kept praising you. You know Nick Fury is very hard to trust anyone. Being able to trick him is enough to prove your ability!"
"Director, those in Germany..."
"Don't worry about them. A bunch of useless people, if they get caught, they get caught."
Before Lynn could finish, James Duke waved his hand, then took out an invitation and handed it to Lynn: "This is an invitation to the New York Expo tomorrow night."
Taking the invitation from James Duke's hand, Lynn saw Hammer Industries signed on it.
Then he smiled and asked James Duke, "An invitation from Justin Hammer? Director, although his Hammer Industries is not bad, he shouldn't be qualified to send us invitations, right?"
"He certainly isn't qualified to send us invitations."
Facing Lynn's question, James Duke said, "However, ever since Stark Industries closed its weapon manufacturing division, Hammer Industries has taken over the Military's orders."
"This time, it is said that Hammer Industries has produced a batch of mass-producible War Machines, directly competing with Tony Stark's Mark armor."
At this point, James Duke chuckled and said, "Although these War Machines are sold to the Military, but..."
James Duke's words were not explicit, but Lynnunderstood his meaning.
Once these War Machines could be mass-produced, HYDRA would naturally not let go of the opportunity.
"In that case, I'll go to the Expo tomorrow to see if Hammer Industries' War Machines are really as Justin Hammer claims!"
Seeing Lynn instantly understand his meaning, James Duke nodded in satisfaction.
After leaving Director Duke's office, Lynn did not return to his own office, but went directly to the Illuminati Base.
"You finally decided to come back."
Watching Lynn drive over, Laura put down her tablet and smiled, "Lorna has been constantly nagging me these past few days, asking why you haven't come back yet."
Hearing Laura expose her little secret, Polaris 'turned angry from embarrassment' and slapped her.
"Ah, you killed me with that slap!"
Feigning pain, Laura fell onto the sofa, sticking out her tongue, and secretly winked at Polaris.
"That's enough!"
Looking at her best friend's rogue behavior, Polaris, amused and annoyed, pulled her up from the sofa.
Watching the two playfully argue, Lynn smiled and handed over the gifts: "These are the gifts I brought back for you from Eastern Europe."
"Gifts?"
Seeing the gifts Lynn handed over, Laura immediately ran over and happily opened the gift box.
Upon seeing the very delicate bracelet, Laura immediately gave Lynn a sweet smile and said, "Thank you, Leader."
After speaking, she immediately put on the bracelet and then showed it off to Polaris: "Doesn't it look good!"
"Mm!"
Looking at the bracelet with pink Diamond on her best friend's wrist, Polaris eagerly opened her own gift.
Inside the exquisite gift box was a necklace adorned with green gemstones.
Taking out the necklace and looking at it, the green gemstone constantly shimmered in the sunlight, just like when she used her mutant ability.
"Thank you, Lynn!"
Polaris genuinely loved this necklace.
Seeing Polaris's joyful expression, Lynn raised his hand and ruffled her hair: "As long as you like them."
Not long after, when Peter Parker returned to the Illuminati Base, upon seeing the gift Lynn brought back for him, he immediately flipped a somersault on the spot in excitement.
"Thank you for the gift, Lynn. This is the first time I've received... no, I mean, although Aunt Mei, Uncle Ben, and Harry also gave me gifts, but..."
Looking at the extremely excited Peter at that moment, Lynn smiled and said, "I know what you want to say, you're welcome."
"By the way, Peter, how have you been lately?"
Hearing Lynn inquire about his recent situation, Peter Parker carefully put away the gift, then excitedly talked to Lynn about recent events.
Including Professor Connors' experiment.
It seems the time for Professor Connors to turn into the Lizard is approaching.
Perfect, I can use this incident to act as a life mentor for Peter Parker.
The reason I didn't do this before was because at Peter's age, he was at an age where he hated being lectured.
Forcibly acting as a life mentor, telling him what is right and what is wrong, would only backfire.
Only at the right time can he gain Peter Parker's approval and become his true guide on the superhero path!
Hmm, his favorability will also rapidly increase!
New York Expo site.
When Lynn stepped out of the car, a large crowd had already gathered outside the Expo site.
In addition to some invited socialites, many media outlets from across the U.S. and thousands of tourists came to visit this grand Expo.
Upon seeing Lynn, the surrounding people greeted him one after another.
Lynn naturally waved back to them enthusiastically.
As for the Hammer Industries reception staff, Lynnindicated that they didn't need to attend to him.
Not far away.
Hearing the sudden cheers from behind her, Peppersubconsciously turned her head to look.
Upon seeing Lynn appear, she whispered something to Natasha beside her.
Leaving Pepper's side, Natasha walked directly to Lynn.
"Hi, Lynn, long time no see!"
Looking at Natasha, who stood before him with a smile, Lynn chuckled, "You look very beautiful today, Natasha. I think Justin Hammer will want to kick you out after seeing you."
"Oh? Why?"
"Because you'll steal all the thunder from this Expo!"
Facing Lynn's compliment, Natasha's lips curved upward: "Is that so? I don't think Justin Hammer would do that, after all, I came with Ms. Pepper."
"By the way, do you know about Tony Stark's situation?"
"Tony? What happened to him?"
"Palladium poisoning. If we hadn't discovered it, he would have been dead!"
"Palladium poisoning?"
Hearing Natasha say that, Lynn paused his steps for a moment, then continued walking towards Pepper: "No wonder he gave me his private satellite and gave Rhodesa suit of armor."
"Aren't you worried?"
Seeing Lynn's calm demeanor, Natasha asked with a smile.
"Since you said so, it means S.H.I.E.L.D. already has a way to solve Tony's poisoning, right?"
"Mainly, Tony himself is smart. When Coulson went to New Mexico, he said Tony Stark had already found a solution."
"That's good."
Coming to Pepper's side, Lynn greeted her with a smile.
"Long time no see, Lynn. You've been quite the talk of the town recently."
Facing the smiling Pepper, Lynn chatted with her for a few moments.
Entering the Expo site, the scene was extremely lively at this moment.
After having someone switch seats, Lynn sat next to Pepper and said, "I heard Hammer Industriesmanufactured a batch of War Machines to rival Tony's Mark armor?"
Pepper didn't think much of Justin Hammer: "Before Stark Industries' weapon manufacturing department closed, the Military's weapon orders always prioritized Stark Industries."
"Justin Hammer always saw Tony as his biggest rival, even constantly imitating Tony's every move in public, but Tony never even gave him a second glance."
As the two were chatting, the lights in the Hall suddenly dimmed, and then a lively music sounded from the stage.
Along with the music, Justin Hammer danced somewhat clumsily, swaying his body and greeting the audience below.
On stage, after greeting everyone, Justin Hammerimmediately got to the point: "Ladies and gentlemen, for a long time our country has sent brave soldiers into dangerous combat,"
"Until Iron Man appeared, we thought no one would lose their lives again, but he refused to make advanced technology public, which is very unfair."
"God, I knew he would try to smear Tony."
Listening to Justin Hammer's words, Pepper shook her head, but then saw Lynn quietly answer his phone.
"Lynn, I saw the invitation list, you're at the Expo, right?"
Controlling his armor to fly rapidly towards the Expo site, Tony Stark asked anxiously.
"That's right, sitting next to Pepper."
"Excellent!"
Hearing Lynn's reply, Tony Stark immediately said, "I'll be at the Expo site right away, Lynn. Please make sure to protect Pepper. This Expo is Ivan Vanko's plot."
As he spoke, Justin Hammer's introduction on stage continued, and one by one, War Machines appeared on the stage.
Not only that, but even War Machine Rhodes, wearing his Iron Man armor, appeared in the center of the stage.
"What? Lynn, did I just hear Justin Hammer introduce Rhodes?"
"That's right."
Hearing Tony's voice, Lynn said, "That's right, Rhodes is also on stage, doing a salute with those War Machines."
"Damn it!"
After a low curse, Tony Stark immediately said, "Lynn, take Pepper and leave first, I'll be there right away!"
After hanging up the phone, Pepper looked at Lynn and said, "Tony's call?"
Nodding, he repeated what Tony had said: "So, danger will happen here very soon. Natasha and I will take you away first."
"Ivan Vanko? Damn it, he's the guy who attacked Tony at the F1 race in Morocco! I can't believe he's teamed up with Justin Hammer!"
Hearing Lynn say that, Pepper immediately picked up her bag and prepared to leave.
Their actions of getting up were noticed by General Rossnext to them: "Lynn, the expo has just begun, and our Military's War Machine, a collaboration with Hammer Industries, hasn't been fully showcased yet. Why are you in such a hurry to leave?"
Hearing General Ross seemingly proud of the War Machine, Lynn smiled and said, "I just received news that chaos is about to break out here soon, but unfortunately, only I from the New York Federal Bureau of Investigationam here."
"However, I see that you Military personnel are quite numerous, so General Ross, I suggest your Militaryimmediately send people to evacuate the public."
"That way, by the time our FBI takes over the accident investigation, you might even avoid some trouble!"
After speaking, Lynn directly led Pepper away from here.
Watching Lynn lead Pepper away, General Rossimmediately frowned.
His gaze returned to the stage, and seeing Justin Hammerenthusiastically introducing the War Machine, General Ross's frown deepened.
Although he didn't know where Lynn got this news, it was clear that he was warning him.
Even though the Military and the FBI have always been at odds.
But out of personal trust in Lynn, General Ross waved his hand.
Soon, a soldier disguised as a security guard ran over.
"Have everyone raise their alert level, to prevent anyone from mixing in the crowd and attacking the venue!"
General Ross thought that the chaos Lynn mentioned was someone planning a terrorist attack here, so he had people strengthen security.
He never thought that the root of the chaos was actually on the stage!
When Tony Stark, wearing his armor, landed on the stage, the scene immediately erupted in an uproar, and many audience members stood up and applauded.
"Tony, this is not the time for you to be willful. Get out of here quickly."
Upon seeing Tony Stark's arrival, Rhodes immediately spoke to persuade him.
As a friend, Rhodes did not want to see Tony make any excessive moves in such an occasion.
Especially in front of the Military and the media, if he caused a scene, it would inevitably bring unnecessary trouble to him, and even to Stark Industries!
Tony did not heed Rhodes's persuasion, but instead looked down at the audience.
After seeing that Lynn, Pepper, and Natasha were no longer in the audience, Tony finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Rhodes, this expo is a conspiracy. Ivan Vanko has already taken control of these War Machines. We must find a way to save these civilians."
"What? Ivan Vanko?"
Before Tony could finish speaking, all the War Machines on the stage aimed their weapons at Tony.
Not only that, even the weapon system of Rhodes's armor locked onto Tony Stark.
"Damn it, Tony, go! My armor system has been hacked! I can't control my armor now!"
Hearing Rhodes's anxious tone, Tony Stark pushed away Justin Hammer, who was walking forward, and then controlled his armor to fly: "Since his target is me, then it's best we fight outside. There are too many civilians here!"
As Tony's armor took flight, the War Machines on the stage immediately opened fire.
The dome glass above the expo shattered and fell under the gunfire, and the people present screamed and fled in panic.
"FUXX!"
Seeing this scene, General Ross below the stage immediately cursed in anger.
He finally understood now what Lynn meant by chaos!
"Damn it, why did it turn out like this?"
Ignoring the falling glass shards, General Ross grabbed Justin Hammer, who was fleeing down, and questioned him.
"I... I... Someone must have hacked into the War Machine's control system! I'm going to the backstage control room right now!"
Seeing Justin Hammer's panicked expression, General Ross grabbed him by the collar and directly took him backstage.
At this moment, General Ross remembered what Lynnsaid before leaving, so if any civilians were injured or even died, then Justin Hammer would be the culprit.
In any case, this blame absolutely could not be placed on the Military.
Backstage.
When General Ross brought Justin Hammer to the control room, the several staff members inside were all obediently squatting on the ground.
Lynn sat in front of the computer, wearing a communication headset, constantly talking with Joey.
Joey was currently fighting Ivan Vanko for control of the War Machine: "Boss, I'll have control of the War Machinein three minutes at most. This Ivan Vanko is indeed a genius, but in terms of computer technology, he's still a bit worse than me!"
Hearing Joey's confident words, Lynn said, "Good job, Tony, hold on for another three minutes over there!"
"I hear you."
Controlling his armor to fly over the city, and looking at the War Machines relentlessly pursuing him from behind, Tony Stark said, "You really have a lot of geniuses under you, Lynn. After this is over, you have to introduce this genius to me."
"Come on, Tony, you can't poach my subordinates."
After speaking, Lynn turned his head to look at Justin Hammer, who had been captured by General Ross, and then stepped forward, grabbing him by the neck and questioning him: "Where is Ivan Vanko?"
With Lynn's hand on his neck, Justin Hammer struggled continuously, but when he saw Lynn's eyes gradually turn cold, Justin Hammer immediately said, "He's in my company. Believe me, I really didn't do this, Mr. Hall, I swear I didn't instigate this!"
Hearing Justin Hammer's explanation, Natasha, who was beside them, said, "I'll go catch that guy."
With that, Natasha ran directly outside.
Watching Natasha leave, Lynn returned to the computer. At this moment, one screen was showing the progress of controlling the War Machine, while the other screens were displaying the situation outside.
On the screen, some War Machines were continuously firing, and the civilians were screaming and fleeing outwards.
Some civilians were pushed and rolled down the stairs, and before they could get up, they were trampled over by the people behind them, while more civilians ran around like headless chickens.
Seeing how chaotic the situation outside was, Peppercovered her mouth, her eyes filled with worry.
Especially seeing Tony Stark continuously flying in his armor, while the bullets from the War Machines behind him kept hitting the armor, she asked worriedly, "Lynn, Tony will be alright, won't he?"
Facing Pepper's question, Lynn looked at the screen, where Tony was constantly flying in circles and counterattacking, and said to Pepper, "Don't worry, Pepper, I think Tony can handle these War Machines."
Just as he was speaking, Rhodes's voice came through the communication headset; he could now control his armor.
Seeing Tony and Rhodes team up to eliminate all the pursuing War Machines, Pepper finally breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Meanwhile, General Ross kicked Justin Hammer to the ground, then came over to Lynn and proactively offered him a cigarette, saying, "Lynn, this matter has nothing to do with the Military. It's all a conspiracy by this son of a bitch and Ivan Vanko."
Facing General Ross's proactive overture, Lynn took the cigarette but did not light it: "General Ross, it's best you discuss this matter with our Director."
"Can't you also make decisions?"
Hearing Lynn say that, General Ross felt a bit of a toothache. If he let James Duke, that Vampire, speak, who knows what kind of price the Military would have to pay.
"I'm just a small supervisor at the New York FBI."
Hearing Lynn say that, General Ross shook his head helplessly. Looking at Justin Hammer, who was crawling up from the ground, and thinking of his confident promises back then.
General Ross gave him another kick.
"Boss, it's done!"
Seeing the programs of all War Machines on the computer turn from red to green, Joey immediately said, "Now all War Machines are under my control."
"Boss, what should we do with these iron lumps?"
Hearing Joey's words, before Lynn could speak, he heard Rhodes say, "Lynn, these War Machines were ordered by our Military from Hammer Industries. You cannot take them back to the Federal Bureau of Investigation!"
Lynn pretended not to hear Rhodes's reply: "Joey, these War Machines should have self-destruct programs inside them."
"If you can clear the self-destruct programs and confirm there's no danger, then send these War Machines to a 'safe zone'."
"No problem, Boss, I'm confident I can deal with the self-destruct programs of these iron lumps."
Following Lynn's instructions, Joey immediately began cracking the self-destruct programs of these War Machines.
Just as the program was 50% cracked, a red signal representing Iron Man's armor quickly flew towards the expo.
Joey immediately said, "Mr. Stark, an iron lump is flying towards you. Compared to the other iron lumps, its energy index is particularly high."
As soon as Joey finished speaking, Natasha's voice also came through the communication headset: "It must be that Ivan Vanko. When I arrived at Hammer Industries, he was no longer here."
Looking at the guard hanging from the ceiling by a rope, Natasha immediately took out a USB drive and plugged it into the computer to copy data.
Hearing Joey and Natasha's words, Tony Stark and Rhodes immediately became alert.
Soon, Ivan Vanko, wearing a set of Iron Man armor, landed in front of the two from the sky.
As the armor's helmet opened, Ivan Vanko looked at Tony Stark and said, "It feels good to be back."
Inside the control room.
At this moment, the NYPD arrived, and at Lynn's signal, they directly arrested Justin Hammer.
"Pepper, you go with these police officers first. I'll go to Tony's side to see if he needs any help."
Hearing Lynn say that, Pepper immediately nodded.
After Lynn left, Pepper and the police officers went outside, but she was not in a hurry to get into the police car and leave.
"Thank you, but you guys go first. Happy will take me back."
Hearing Pepper's words, the police officers nodded and then left.
"Pepper"
"I'm a bit worried about Tony."
Looking at the shattered glass and War Machinefragments all over the ground, Pepper worriedly said, "I won't feel at ease until I see Tony return with my own eyes."
Given Pepper's persistence, Happy could only nod and say, "Alright, but Mr. Lynn said these robots would self-destruct, so I suggest we find a safe place to wait first."
On the battlefield.
Bullets struck Ivan Vanko's armor, but they did not cause any damage to his armor.
Instead, the weapon on Rhodes's armor's shoulder was directly shattered by a single strike from Ivan Vanko's electrified whip!
Seeing this, Tony controlled his armor to ram into Ivan Vanko, but was immediately kicked away by him.
Before Tony could stabilize his armor, which was flying backwards, Ivan Vanko's whip wrapped around Tony's armor.
The massive Current directly caused damage to the surface of Tony's armor.
Seeing Tony being controlled, countless bullets from Rhodes's armor's arm formed a rain of fire, attacking Ivan Vanko.
Although the bullets did not harm Ivan Vanko, Tony took the opportunity to escape the restraint.
Watching Tony Stark break free, Rhodes attacked while asking, "Tony, where's that laser weapon of yours? Do it again!"
"That's a one-time thing."
Saying that, Tony raised his hand, and his palm repulsor directly attacked Ivan Vanko.
"Boom"
A violent explosion rang out, but Ivan Vanko was not harmed in the slightest.
Instead, he looked at the two with a mocking expression and said, "Tony Stark, is that all you've got? It seems the hatred your Stark family inflicted on mine all those years ago, I can now fully repay it on you today!"
Watching Ivan Vanko's smug expression, Rhodes stepped forward, and a miniature missile on his shoulder activated.
"It seems it's time for my 'ex-wife' to make an appearance."
"What is it?"
"My ex-wife!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the miniature missile rapidly attacked Ivan Vanko!
"Dong!"
A crisp sound rang out as the "ex-wife" hit Ivan Vanko's armor, then fizzled out and fell to the ground.
Tony Stark said speechlessly, "A weapon produced by Hammer Industries?"
"Uh..."
Shrugging at Tony, Rhodes frowned and asked, "What do we do now?"
"Ivan Vanko's armor is like a turtle shell; our attacks can't penetrate it at all!"
Watching Ivan Vanko's expression, which was full of amusement, Tony Stark took a deep breath and then said to Rhodes, "I have an idea now, but it's very dangerous, Rhodes, I need you and me—"
"Bang!"
Before Tony Stark could finish speaking, a bullet directly pierced Ivan Vanko's head from a hundred meters away.
The sudden scene left Tony Stark and Rhodesdumbfounded.
Ivan Vanko, who had just been so arrogant and impervious to any attack, was now instantly headshotted by a single bullet?
An opponent they had struggled so hard to defeat was so easily dealt with?
For some reason, Tony Stark felt that this battle had a rather anticlimactic feel to it.
He looked in the direction from which the bullet had come, only to see Lynn Hall waving at them.
[You have killed Ivan Vanko, whose favorability is -7, gaining 500 experience points!]
Hearing the system's prompt, Lynn put away his gun as if nothing had happened.
Lynn had heard Tony Stark say that Ivan Vanko harbored hatred towards him for saving him more than once, believing that he and Tony were in cahoots.
But unexpectedly, after snatching Ivan Vanko's kill, he only dropped 500 experience points as a legacy.
But that was right; Ivan Vanko was, after all, just an insignificant third-rate villain and had no special extraordinary abilities himself.
So it was normal for him to drop 500 legacy experience points!
Controlling their armors, Tony and Rhodes flew over, their faceplates open, expressions somewhat complex.
Lynn, however, spoke with a smile, "I watched your entire battle. Many times he had already opened his helmet, didn't you ever think of attacking his head?"
"Whether it was bullets or energy cannons, you kept hitting Ivan Vanko's armor. Tsk... I don't even know how to describe your battle!"
Hearing Lynn's complaint, Tony Stark and Rhodesexchanged glances.
For a moment, neither knew how to respond.
Indeed, there were many opportunities to directly attack his head, including when he descended from the air in front of them and specifically opened his helmet to reveal his face.
But both of them were focused on how to destroy his armor.
Hmm, it was just like how every time Captain Americaencountered an enemy, the enemy would always shoot bullets at his shield.
Seeing them remain silent, Lynn raised his hand and checked the time, saying, "Alright, hurry up and clean up and leave this place. The relevant departments for the aftermath are already here."
"Many people were killed and injured at the exposition this time, especially due to the stampede. I estimate tomorrow's news will be very lively!"
Hearing Lynn say that, Tony nodded, "Thanks, Lynn, you saved me again."
Three days later, at the press conference in the New YorkFederal Building.
"According to the post-incident on site investigation report, the death toll at the exposition three days ago was 17 people, and the injured reached as high as 126 people."
"According to our Federal Bureau of Investigationinvestigation, we found that the masterminds of this incident were Justin Hammer and Ivan Vanko from the Bear Country."
"Their primary targets were the high-ranking Militaryofficials at the exposition, intending to use the opportunity of weapon demonstrations to wipe out the Military high command!"
Upon hearing Lynn's report on the case's findings, the media present immediately erupted in an uproar.
Some reporters even raised their hands directly, wanting to ask Lynn questions.
Looking at the reporters raising their hands below the stage, Lynn directly called on a media outlet that had a close working relationship with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
"Mr. Lynn, are you saying that the mastermind behind this is the Bear Country? Do you have any evidence?"
Facing the reporter's question, Lynn opened the PPT and displayed, "I believe everyone should still remember the incident of the plane carrying a nuclear bomb that landed at New York Airport back then, right?"
Hearing Lynn's question, many media outlets present nodded their heads.
The incident of a Bear Country soldier flying a nuclear-armed plane to defect to the United States was a "feast" for the news industry.
So, they naturally remembered this feast very clearly.
"According to our investigation, although Ivan Vanko is publicly wanted by the Bear Country, he has close ties with some officials from the Bear Country in private."
"Including many transactions in his overseas accounts, all are related to the Bear Country."
At this point, Lynn turned the page of the PPT, which was full of evidence of Ivan Vanko's collaboration with Justin Hammer.
"Ever since Stark Industries' weapon manufacturing department closed, Hammer Industries has actively sought Military orders, but the results have not been very good."
"And Ivan Vanko, who was secretly dispatched by the Bear Country, discovered this and proactively attacked Tony Stark in Morocco to demonstrate his capabilities to Justin Hammer."
"The facts were just as Ivan Vanko had planned; after Justin Hammer witnessed Vanko's abilities, he proactively rescued him from the Morocco prison."
"And the two collaborated to create those War Machines, preparing to showcase them to the World at the exposition."
Turning the PPT page again, it contained chat records between Ivan Vanko and "someone."
"According to the records we recovered from Ivan Vanko's computer, Ivan Vanko and officials from the Bear Country formulated a plan to kill high-ranking Military officials at the exposition."
"The purpose was to humiliate the U.S. Military in front of the entire World as retaliation for the United Statesharboring Bear Country soldiers."
"Fortunately, at the critical moment, Mr. Tony Starkappeared as Iron Man in time, saving the civilians and high-ranking Military officials at the scene."
"Otherwise, the Bear Country's conspiracy would have succeeded!"
Watching Lynn present the conclusive evidence, the reporters present once again erupted in an uproar.
"My goodness, I didn't expect it to be ostensibly targeting Tony Stark, but in reality, they wanted to kill all the high-ranking Military officials?"
"Thankfully, Mr. Lynn Hall tracked down the clues, and Tony Stark appeared in time, otherwise the United Stateswould have been humiliated worldwide!"
"F***, these damn Bear Country people!"
Inside Tony Stark's Villa.
Looking at the news conference being broadcast live on the television, Tony Stark was dumbfounded, and even Pepper was utterly shocked.
"So... I am now the hero who saved the U.S. Military high command and prevented the United States from being humiliated worldwide?"
Hearing Lynn's explanation, Tony looked at Pepperbeside him, his voice even changing.
"That's right, that's what Lynn said, and I estimate that after the press conference ends, the entire U.S. public will also believe that!"
"Oh my God..."
Leaning on the sofa, Tony Stark still looked incredulous: "How do I feel this is a bit absurd? Ivan Vanko wanted to get revenge on me, what does this have to do with the Bear Country?"
"Moreover—"
"I think what Lynn said is true!"
Before Tony could finish, Pepper interrupted directly, "And what Lynn said must be true, Tony. Ivan Vankokilled 17 innocent civilians at the exposition to get revenge on you."
"Compared to Ivan Vanko accepting orders from the Bear Country and attempting to plot the murder of high-ranking Military officials, which failed and directly resulted in the deaths of 17 innocent civilians, which of these two statements do you think is more acceptable?"
Hearing Pepper say that, Tony Stark was silent for a moment: "But..."
"Tony, do you think Lynn would lie about this?"
Holding Tony's hand, Pepper said softly, "If this kind of thing were a lie, it would definitely be investigated."
"And we both know Lynn; you should know what kind of person Lynn is!"
Facing Pepper's comfort, Tony Stark thought for a while: "Although this guy Lynn always picks the most expensive wine to drink every time he comes, and likes to snatch away the most beautiful women with the longest legs."
"But as an Federal Bureau of Investigation agent, his ability is very strong, and as a friend, he is very trustworthy!"
Hearing Tony's assessment of Lynn, Pepper also smiled, "That's right, and he has saved us more than once. I believe he wouldn't lie!"
"Phew."
Taking a long breath, Tony leaned back on the sofa and nodded.
"Alright, I'm going to work. Perhaps with you becoming a hero in the eyes of the U.S. public, Stark Industries' stock might rise again!"
Kissing Tony on the cheek, Pepper stood up and walked out.
After Pepper left, Tony Stark remained silent for a good while, then spoke: "Jarvis, help me with two things."
"First, help me compensate the families of the 17 deceased and cover all medical and nutritional expenses for all the injured."
"Second, help me check Ivan Vanko's overseas bank accounts and the accuracy of the evidence Lynn has released!"
Hearing Tony Stark say that, Jarvis replied, "Understood, sir. However, are you suspecting that Mr. Lynn is misleading the public?"
"Somewhat."
Nodding slightly, Tony Stark said with a serious expression, "Although I know that if this matter is false, then Lynn is doing this to help me, to prevent the public from blaming me entirely for the deaths."
"But Jarvis, if this responsibility truly is mine, then at least I cannot evade it!"
"Honestly, I'm really grateful to Lynn. As a friend, he has already done everything he can for me."
"But I don't want my friend to bear these burdens for me!"
Hearing Tony Stark say that, Jarvis replied, "Understood, sir. Searching for Ivan Vanko's overseas accounts and the evidence released by Mr. Lynn now."