Chapter 97 Lin En's Beyond Technology Group
So.
Lynn was speaking when a red alarm suddenly blared through the cabin.
Hearing the alarm, Lynn and Jeff Russell stood up simultaneously.
Soon, the door to the lounge was knocked, and then a presidential aide said to Russell, "Something's happened, Mr. Secretary, the nuclear escort officer accompanying Air Force One has died!"
Hearing the aide's words, Lynn and Jeff Russell walked out together.
Inside the cabin.
The nuclear escort officer, who had just been excited, was now lying on the ground, lifeless.
The surrounding Doctor and Jeff Russell shook their heads, indicating that he was dead.
"What exactly happened?"
Facing Jeff Russell's inquiry, the Doctor said, "The cause of death is still unknown for now."
Hearing the Doctor's words, Jeff Russell glanced at the Secret Service Agents around him.
Then he said to Lynn, "Lynn, it's up to you."
Compared to the Secret Service Agents, Jeff Russellclearly trusted Lynn Hall's abilities more.
"Yes!"
Hearing Jeff Russell's order, Lynn nodded, preparing to take over the scene.
"Notify the pilot to turn around and return to Washington, and also notify the Eastern Europe countries that the visit is temporarily postponed!"
After giving orders to the Secret Service Supervisor, Jeff Russell walked towards the President's lounge.
The nuclear escort officer died, and the cause of death was unknown, which proved that this Air Force One might still harbor unknown dangers.
So, for the President's safety, Jeff Russell decisively chose to return the way they came!
As Air Force One returned, Lynn looked at the Secret Service Supervisor present and asked, "Was there any abnormal reaction from Catro after he returned from the restaurant?"
Facing Lynn's question, the Secret Service Supervisor thought for a moment: "After returning from the restaurant, Catro seemed unusually excited. We suspect it might be because the President invited him to lunch."
"After returning to his seat, Catro convulsed all over, then fell to the ground and lost his life."
"The entire process lasted less than thirty seconds."
Hearing the Secret Service Supervisor say this, Lynn had his subordinates pack up the lunch plates used during lunch for testing.
"Lynn, do you think Catro died of poisoning?"
"It's not clear yet, but anyone chosen to be a nuclear escort officer must have undergone comprehensive physical examinations."
"So, besides dying from poisoning, I can't think of a second reason!"
Hearing Lynn say this, the Secret Service Supervisor frowned and said, "We have carefully screened everyone who boarded this Air Force One."
"Even the chefs and cleaning staff are designated by the Secret Service, and the lunch provided was the same. You, Captain Rogers, the President, and the Secretary of the Department of Justice all ate the same lunch."
"If it was poisoning, why did only Catro die?"
Facing the Secret Service Supervisor's rebuttal, Lynn just smiled and said, "We'll know once the plane lands and an autopsy is performed on the body."
Saying that, Lynn and Steve meticulously searched Air Force One.
After searching, the two did not find any problems.
After the plane landed, the body was immediately taken away by people from FBI Headquarters for an autopsy.
Seeing this, the Secret Service Supervisor picked up the phone and called the Director.
According to regulations, Catro's body should have been taken by the Secret Service for an autopsy.
But now, not only has Lynn Hall taken over the case, even the body has been taken by the FBI, which clearly implies suspicion of the Secret Service.
Inside FBI Headquarters.
Standing outside the autopsy room, Lynn and Stevediscussed the case.
Soon, the test results for the lunch plates came out.
According to the test report, there were no toxins on the utensils.
"Was it not poisoning then?"
Looking at the test results, Steve frowned and said, "Could it be that Catro was allergic to some food, and then accidentally ate an allergic food during lunch, leading to his death?"
"No!"
Hearing Steve's guess, Lynn shook his head and said, "Firstly, Catro's entire death process did not exceed thirty seconds. Even if he was allergic to a certain food, he wouldn't die so quickly."
"Additionally, after being selected to be the nuclear escort officer for this visit mission, a Doctor would conduct a comprehensive physical examination on him."
"So, even if Catro was allergic to a certain food, the chef on Air Force One wouldn't be unaware."
As the two were speaking, the Director of the Secret Service walked in.
"Mr. Hall, I'm Mark Nelson, Director of the Secret Service."
Looking at Lynn, Mark Nelson proactively extended his hand: "Although Secretary Russell has ordered you to fully investigate the death of Catro this time."
"But if there's anything the Secret Service needs help with, then our Secret Service will fully cooperate!"
Listening to Mark's subtext, he hoped the Secret Service would join this investigation.
Lynn reached out and shook his hand: "Our duty is to protect the safety of the President and Mr. Russell, so we must go all out to thoroughly investigate this death case."
After understanding the meaning of Lynn's words, the expression on Mark Nelson's face clearly improved a lot.
"I never expected that the nuclear escort officer would die on the President's plane this time. Although it sounds a bit... I'm relieved that the President and Secretary Russellare fine!"
"Indeed, now we just await Catro's autopsy report!"
As time passed, the forensic Doctor walked out of the autopsy laboratory.
"Lucas, what are the autopsy results?"
"According to the autopsy results, the deceased's body had no obvious external injuries, but it was filled with a large number of blood clots, and important organs like the heart also had major hemorrhages."
Looking at Lynn, the forensic Doctor said, "And after detailed testing, we found that the connection between the deceased's muscles and nerves was severed, which indicates that the deceased's nervous system was completely paralyzed before his death, and what truly caused his death should be a blood clot blocking the cerebral blood vessels."
"Cerebral thrombosis?"
Hearing the forensic Doctor's autopsy report, Lynn, including the Director of the Secret Service, all frowned.
"Mr. Hall, after Catro was selected to be the nuclear escort officer for this visit, our Secret Service conducted a comprehensive physical examination on him, and the examination report showed that his body was very normal."
"Although this disease may be common in the elderly, Catro came from the special forces!"
Listening to Mark Nelson's explanation, Lynn nodded: "No toxins were found on the utensils, but Catro's body was filled with a large number of blood clots, and his organs were bleeding."
At this point, Lynn suddenly said, "Taipan snake venom!"
"What?"
Hearing Lynn suddenly mention Taipan snake venom, Steve asked somewhat confused, "Are you saying Catro died from this Taipan snake venom?"
"Probably!"
Seeing Steve's confusion, Lynn explained: "Many Agents, myself included, like to carry some easily lethal poisons when performing missions."
"And Taipan snake venom is a favorite of many Agents. Just 1 milligram of this toxin can easily kill two adults."
"This venom is mainly composed of neurotoxins and cardiotoxins. The cardiotoxin will relax the muscles around the heart, and the coagulating factors in the venom will stop the blood flow in the human body within seconds, while also causing organ bleeding."
"Neurotoxins can inhibit and paralyze nerve endings, block the connection between muscles and nerves, and completely paralyze the nervous system!"
At this point, Lynn looked at Steve and the Director of the Secret Service and said, "This is very similar to Catro's autopsy report!"
"FUXX!"
Hearing Lynn's explanation, Mark Nelson frowned and said, "In other words, Catro did die of poisoning, and the poisoner's target was very likely the President or the Secretary of the Department of Justice."
"Was it just that Catro was temporarily invited to lunch by the President, so he became a scapegoat?"
"That possibility cannot be ruled out!"
Looking at the serious Mark Nelson, Lynn nodded: "However, the most important thing right now is for us to figure out the identity of the poisoner, and exactly how the poisoner administered the poison."
"Otherwise, the President and Secretary Russell will still face the same danger!"
Since poisoning was confirmed, everyone on Air Force One was under suspicion.
"Do you need me to accompany you for the interrogation? After all, these are my subordinates, and I know them quite well!"
Facing Lynn's intention to interrogate the Secret Service Agents on Air Force One, Mark Nelson asked.
"Precisely because these people are your subordinates, as the Director of the Secret Service, you should avoid suspicion."
Before Lynn could speak, Steve Rogers interjected.
Facing Steve's refusal, Mark Nelson frowned, said nothing more, and turned to leave.
"As fellow government departments, there are some things you can't refuse, so it's better for me to say it."
Looking at Lynn, Steve shrugged and said, "After all, I'm with S.H.I.E.L.D. now!"
Hearing Steve say this, Lynn chuckled.
Due to the death of the nuclear escort officer, these Secret Service Agents on Air Force One could not leave temporarily.
Watching Agents being called into the interrogation room one by one, many Secret Service members started to discuss among themselves.
"Quiet down, everyone!"
Listening to his subordinates' whispers, the Secret Service Supervisor frowned and said, "These are all necessary procedures."
"Besides, we still cannot determine whether the poisoner's target was the nuclear escort officer, or the President!"
Hearing the Supervisor's words, the whispering stopped immediately.
The Deputy Supervisor leaned closer to the Supervisor and whispered, "Supervisor, do you really think this matter is related to our Secret Service?"
"I don't know either!"
Facing the Deputy Supervisor's question, the Supervisor glanced at his subordinates, then whispered, "The problem is, everyone on Air Force One, except for Lynn Hall and Captain Rogers, are our people."
"Even the chef was chosen by our Secret Service, and precisely because of this, the Secretary of the Department of Justice asked Lynn Hall to investigate this incident."
At this point, the Supervisor clenched his fist: "FUXX, since the nuclear escort officer's cause of death was indeed poisoning, that proves there is indeed a problem with our Secret Service!"
"I just hope we can find this damned guy soon, and that this bastard was targeting the nuclear escort officer and not the President, or the Secretary of the Department of Justice."
"Otherwise, none of us will escape responsibility!"
Hearing the Supervisor's words, the Deputy Supervisor also looked worried.
After interrogating each Secret Service member, it was finally the Supervisor's turn.
Lynn did not interrogate the Supervisor but instead asked with a smile, "Supervisor Gary, under normal circumstances, if something like this happens to the President's plane, how would your Secret Service handle it?"
Facing Lynn's question, Gary answered without hesitation: "According to regulations, if Air Force One, carrying the President, experiences an 'accident', then a backup plane will be activated."
"The backup plane and Air Force One are almost identical in terms of security measures and equipment!"
"Almost?"
"Except for the armory!"
Looking at Lynn, Supervisor Gary explained, "The armory on the backup plane can be opened with a key, while the armory on the non-backup plane uses an electronic password lock!"
Hearing Supervisor Gary's words, Lynn nodded.
After Supervisor Gary left, Steve said to Lynn, "According to Supervisor Gary's explanation, if the poisoner's target was the President, then it's highly likely they would make a move on the President on the backup plane!"
"That's right, but I think making a move on the Presidenton the backup plane is just their B plan!"
In the evening, in a hotel room in Washington.
"Are you out of your mind? The nuclear attaché was just poisoned to death, and Lynn Hall has taken over the case. As long as the matter isn't investigated clearly, we are all suspects."
"In this situation, you still dare to meet me here? Maybe the Federal Bureau of Investigation has been monitoring us!"
Hearing the low growl of the Secret Service Agent in front of him, the guy sitting on the sofa didn't care.
"I think you've been scared by Lynn Hall's reputation. He's just a guy hyped up by the media. If he were really that capable, he wouldn't have excluded me as a suspect after just a few questions!"
"Also, watch your tone when you talk to me. Don't forget your wife and daughter are still in our hands!"
"And the synthetic Taipan snake venom was also given to me by you. Even my current identity as a chef was forged by you using a loophole in the Secret Service to evade scrutiny, so you have no way out!"
Looking at the chef threatening him, Mason Owen clenched his fists and stared at him intently.
After a moment, he took a deep breath and sat on the bed somewhat dejectedly, saying, "What exactly do you want to do?"
"Nothing much, we just don't want to see war happen in our country."
Looking at the dejected Mason Owen, the chef said, "We love our country very much, and the wars provoked by you, the United States, will only bring endless suffering to the people of our country."
"Therefore, for our country and our people, we are willing to give our all!"
Hearing the chef's words, Mason Owen frowned and said, "So, you're planning to assassinate the President? Too bad, your plan failed. The Taipan snake venom only killed Catero!"
"Who told you that our goal was to assassinate the President?"
Shaking his finger, Mason Owen said, "If the Presidentdies, you will have others to take over the President's position, and they will still provoke war in our country for money."
"What we really want to do is to get the President on the backup plane, then open the armory and hold the President and the Secretary of the Department of Justicehostage."
"Only in this way will you, the United States, stop instigating civil unrest in our country. Only in this way can we protect our homeland!"
Hearing the chef say this, Mason Owen sighed, "But the President will switch to the backup plane, and all security personnel will be replaced. Did you threaten others too?"
"That's right!"
Looking at Mason Owen, the chef smiled triumphantly, "You should know that you're not the only one in the Secret Service who cares about their family's lives!"
"Alright... Can you tell me who that person is? Anyway, I have no turning back, maybe if I cooperate with him, I can help you achieve your goal!"
"Your Secret Service Deputy Director, Mr. Nick Jeffrey!"
"So, this is your entire plan?"
Seeing Mason Owen's tone change, the chef suddenly had a bad feeling.
Just as he was about to pick up his handgun, he saw "Mason Owen" directly pull out a gun and point it at him.
"Damn it, don't forget your wife and daughter are still in our..."
Mid-sentence, he saw "Mason Owen" reach out and lightly press his face.
Then a holographic electronic mask was removed.
When he clearly saw that the person behind the electronic mask was Lynn Hall, the chef was instantly stunned!
"This... This is impossible!"
Seeing Lynn Hall under the mask, the chef immediately stood up and picked up his handgun, preparing to fight back, but Lynn shot him in the arm.
"Ah!!!"
Listening to the chef's painful wails as he clutched his arm, Lynn shrugged and said, "Never seen it before, have you? High-tech product. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, S.H.I.E.L.D., and even the Secret Service all have these little gadgets."
"I can only say your experience is still too limited. Also, do you still think I'm overhyped by the media now?"
As the gunshot rang out, Federal Bureau of Investigation members who had already ambushed outside the door rushed in directly and then took the chef away.
"How did you find out Mason Owen was suspicious?"
Looking at Lynn, Steve asked curiously.
"I had the Federal Bureau of Investigation check the information of all Secret Service members on Air Force One, including their family situations, and found that Mason Owen's wife and daughter had left Washingtonhalf a month ago."
"If it were just that, it would be fine, but the problem was that when I interrogated Mason Owen, I noticed that when his wife and daughter were mentioned, the expression he subconsciously revealed was a bit off."
"Perhaps it's difficult for ordinary people to notice, but I am, after all, a top Agent."
As he spoke, Lynn put away his handgun.
"In just that instant, you determined so much?"
Looking at the somewhat surprised Steve, Lynn shrugged and said, "Sometimes, solving a case only requires one detail."
"Let's go, I think the Secretary of the Department of Justice should still be awake now!"
After speaking, Lynn led the team away!
More than ten minutes later, in the Secretary of the Department of Justice's office.
After reading the detailed case intelligence Lynn handed over, Jeff Russell felt a surge of anger mixed with relief.
Fortunately, for this trip of the President and himself to Eastern European countries, Lynn was chosen to participate in the security work.
Otherwise, he and the President might truly have been held hostage on the backup plane.
Once such a thing happened, not only would the entire United States lose face internationally, but he and the President would also be in mortal danger!
"This matter must be dealt with severely, and at the same time, we must impose severe sanctions and retaliation against certain Eastern European countries!"
As a seasoned politician, Jeff Russell had already thought about how to leverage this "poisoning and hijacking" incident to bring the greatest benefit to the United Stateswhile reading this case report.
After speaking, Jeff Russell looked at Lynn with appreciation and said, "This incident was handled well, Lynn. In less than ten hours, you exposed the terrorist plot."
"And you even captured these Terrorists who were planning to assassinate the President to disrupt the United States!"
"No wonder Director Duke always gives you such high praise. With New York Federal Bureau of Investigation in your hands, the Department of Justice can rest assured!"
Hearing the Secretary of the Department of Justicerepeatedly mention Terrorists, Lynn immediately understood his intention.
After a few humble words, Lynn wisely left the office.
Looking at Lynn leaving with appreciation, Jeff Russellimmediately dialed the President's cell phone.
The next morning, Air Force One took off as scheduled for Eastern Europe.
On the plane.
"There shouldn't be any more problems this time, right?"
Glancing at the new nuclear attaché, Steve sat opposite Lynn and asked.
"Probably not."
Flipping through the magazine in his hand, Lynn said, "I hope everything goes smoothly this time!"
What a pity, it wasn't the President who died. If that chef had really assassinated the President.
Then solving this presidential assassination case would definitely earn him greater merit!
When the plane successfully arrived in the Eastern European country, as the cabin door opened, Lynn and Steve led the Secret Service personnel to act as guards.
Watching the President and the Secretary of the Department of Justice exchange insincere pleasantries with the heads of these countries, and then leave by car.
Lynn had been hoping all along the way that a missile would strike the President's motorcade.
However, Lynn's wish was destined to be unfulfilled; the entire visit went very smoothly.
The four-day journey through three countries was quite troublesome.
At the same time, Moldova.
"Have you heard? The U.S. President will visit Moldova tomorrow, and Mr. Hall will be coming along as well."
Looking at Justin Hammer, Benjamin Russell said, "So, you'd best show your value in front of Mr. Hall."
Hearing Benjamin Russell's words, Justin Hammerexcitedly said, "Mr. Hall will be here tomorrow? Oh my goodness, this is simply too good!"
"It's just that Moldova's newly appointed President hasn't shown a pro-U.S. stance. Are you sure the news isn't wrong?"
Facing Justin Hammer's questioning, Jeffrey Russell, who was beside him, said, "What do you know? This newly appointed female President is a staunch anti-Russian ideologue. Of course, that old guy from the United Stateswouldn't miss such a good opportunity!"
Hearing the Russell brothers say this, Justin Hammerstood up and straightened his suit, saying, "In that case, I'll go prepare right away. I must let Mr. Hall see my value!"
With that, Justin Hammer left excitedly.
Looking at Justin Hammer's excited demeanor, Jeffrey Russell curiously looked at his brother: "Why do I always feel like this guy's brain is a bit off? He doesn't have Stockholm Syndrome, does he?"
"You know, it was Mr. Hall who sent him to prison, yet this guy gets so excited whenever he hears about Mr. Hall."
Facing Jeffrey's question, Benjamin Russell shrugged: "Who cares? As long as he doesn't try to show off in front of Mr. Hall, it's fine."
"But speaking of which, how many boyfriends has this guy had?"
"Haven't counted!"
Hearing his brother mention Justin Hammer's boyfriends, Jeffrey got goosebumps: "F***, this pervert, even I, a damn Vampire with impure blood, sometimes can't stand this guy!"
"Alright, say less. Our job is to watch him and not let him betray Mr. Hall. As for his orientation, we don't need to care."
With that, Benjamin casually tossed a cigarette to his brother: "I'm going to get ready. I'll personally pick up Mr. Hall tomorrow."
"If it weren't for Mr. Hall's help, I'm afraid our brothers wouldn't have been able to avenge our mother even now!"
After speaking, Benjamin also got up and left.
The next day.
Lynn spent the entire day protecting the President and the Secretary of the Department of Justice, and it wasn't until evening that he left his room.
"Going out for a walk?"
In the corridor, seeing Lynn about to go out, Steve, who had just come out of the Secretary of the Department of Justice's room, asked with a smile.
"Want to come along?"
Seeing Steve, Lynn extended an invitation: "Anyway, with the Secret Service personnel around, it's a good chance to go see the night view of Moldova!"
Leaning against the black SUV, Jeffrey Russell smoked a cigarette, quietly watching the intersection ahead.
When he saw Lynn Hall appear at the street corner and walk towards them, Jeffrey tossed the cigarette in his hand, then respectfully opened the car door for Lynn.
Sitting inside the car, looking at Jeffrey starting the vehicle, Lynn asked, "Has Justin Hammer had any inappropriate thoughts?"
"No, Mr. Hall. After Justin Hammer established Beyond Technology behind the scenes, he recruited many researchers from Eastern Europe through his old channels."
"He's been having those researchers study Chitauriweapons recently, and even when he talks to other factions, he brings us brothers along."
"Aside from being rather frequent in changing boyfriends, Justin Hammer has been quite honest."
Hearing Jeffrey say this, Lynn nodded: "Don't relax your surveillance of him. If you find he has any thoughts of starting something new, just get rid of him!"
"Don't worry, Mr. Hall. My brother Benjamin and I owe our lives to you. And if it weren't for your help, we brothers wouldn't have been able to avenge our mother even now."
"So we brothers will definitely keep a close eye on Justin Hammer!"
"Hmm!"
Lynn patted Jeffrey on the shoulder, leaned back in his seat, and looked outside.
The vehicle quickly arrived at Beyond Technology. After putting on his electronic mask, Lynn entered the brightly lit technology company.
As soon as he entered the company, he saw Benjamin Russell and Justin Hammer already waiting there.
When Justin Hammer saw Jeffrey walk in with a stranger, he was stunned.
However, when he heard Benjamin step forward and respectfully call out "Sir."
Justin Hammer instantly realized that this stranger was Lynn Hall.
"You've finally arrived!"
As he invited Lynn to walk towards the research lab, Justin Hammer enthusiastically introduced his research achievements during this period.
Looking at the palm-sized energy gun in the research lab, Lynn asked, "How powerful is this energy gun?"
Facing Lynn's inquiry, Justin Hammer explained, "Mr. Hall, the current energy gun's power is only slightly stronger than ordinary firearms."
"However, this is just the initial version. The research team is currently upgrading and improving it so that it can store more energy."
"According to the team's estimate, once the energy gun is improved, just one energy bullet will be able to destroy a three-story building!"
Hearing Justin Hammer's explanation, Lynn said, "How long will the improvement take?"
"It will take at least two or three years. There are many problems that need to be solved at the moment!"
With that, Justin Hammer took an energy grenade from the display stand and handed it to Lynn: "But Mr. Hall, we've developed this!"
Leading Lynn to the testing ground, Justin Hammergestured for Lynn to test the grenade's power.
Seeing Justin Hammer looking at him with anticipation, Lynn gently pulled the grenade's safety pin and then threw it at a three-meter-high wall about twenty meters ahead.
"Boom!"
The moment the energy grenade exploded, it released an orange energy vortex. The orange energy vortex almost instantly enveloped the three-meter-high wall.
Under the rapid erosion of the energy, the thick wall turned into dust in just a breath.
Seeing Lynn's satisfied gaze, Justin Hammer excitedly said, "Mr. Hall, the energy grenade developed by Beyond Technology is not only more powerful than ordinary grenades."
"It can also deal with things like tanks, armored vehicles, and bulletproof cars."
"Most importantly, we can sell these energy grenades in Eastern Europe to acquire a large amount of capital, which will allow for deeper research into Chitauriweapons."
Hearing Justin Hammer say that, Lynn nodded: "So, Beyond Technology has achieved self-sufficiency, right!"
"Temporarily, yes. Your dividends might be a bit less in the next two years, but I guarantee you, in no more than three years, you'll be able to..."
"I'm not in a hurry about the dividends!"
Looking at Justin Hammer, who was eager to explain, Lynn smiled and said, "I'm not short on money for now, so what you need to do at the moment is to establish Beyond Technology's reputation, and then continue to use Chitauri weapons to develop more powerful products."
Yes, Lynn also has shares in this Beyond TechnologyGroup.
Under Justin Hammer's guidance, Lynn saw the design concepts of various products.
It must be said that the design concepts of many weapons, as well as the anticipated results, exceeded Lynn's imagination.
After he finished looking at these products, Lynn threw Justin Hammer a cigarette and asked, "Still want to build Tony's Mark armor?"
Facing Lynn's question, Justin Hammer shrugged: "The reason I lost to Tony Stark back then was mainly because of that Whiplash. Otherwise, the largest weapon supplier in the United States should be me right now."
"But this is also good. If it weren't for that failure, I'm afraid my vision would still be limited to Earth's weapon concepts."
Hearing Justin Hammer's heartfelt words, Lynn patted his shoulder and said, "Keep it up. I look forward to seeing the day when weapons manufactured by Beyond Technology break the World's conventional weapon concepts!"
After speaking, Lynn turned and left.
After seeing Lynn off, Justin Hammer watched Lynn leave Beyond Technology in Jeffrey's car.
Justin Hammer was silent for a moment, then said to Benjamin beside him, "What a pity!"
"A pity about what?"
"It's a pity that Mr. Hall came wearing an electronic mask."
Hearing Justin Hammer say that, Benjamin looked at him askance.
"Alright, big guy, let's keep working hard. Strive to make Beyond Technology change the World's weapon landscape in the future. By then, Mr. Hall will definitely be satisfied with us!"
After speaking, Justin Hammer returned to his office.
Inside the office.
He opened the crystal box on the table and casually threw the flowers inside into the trash can.
After wiping the inside of the crystal box clean with a tissue, Justin Hammer placed the cigarette Lynn had given him into the crystal box.
"Whew."
Sitting in his chair and looking at the cigarette in the crystal box, Justin Hammer nodded in satisfaction.
Although he received Mr. Hall's affirmation today, it clearly didn't truly satisfy Mr. Hall!
Thinking of this, Justin Hammer picked up his phone and dialed a number.
Once the call connected, Justin Hammer said, "Lawson, I remember there's a weapons expert in Eastern Europewho left AIM, right? Find a way to poach him for our Beyond Technology."
"That's right, no matter what his demands are, we'll try our best to meet them!"
After returning to the hotel, Lynn washed up, video chatted with Gwen for a while, and then prepared to rest.
This time when Lynn went to Beyond Technology, he found that Justin Hammer's favorability towards him had already reached 7 points.
That's right, after all, he saved him from prison, not only giving him freedom but also giving him a chance to make a comeback.
So, out of gratitude, it was normal for Justin Hammer's favorability towards him to reach 7 points.
Although the experience was pitifully small, what Lynncared about more was that Justin Hammer would not betray him.
With 7 points of favorability and the Russell brothers watching him, Lynn could rest assured.
The week-long visit quickly concluded. On the way back after the visit, Jeff Russell once again found Steve.
Although he didn't know what the two talked about, Jeff Russell's expression was clearly not good.
When the plane landed in New York, Lynn returned to the New York Federal Bureau of Investigation.
"Nothing major happened in New York during the week I was away, right?"
Hearing Lynn's question, Barbara replied, "No major problems occurred, but some super-powered criminals have recently appeared in New York."
"It's still uncertain whether this group of super-powered criminals are Mutants, but this group of criminals, led by Green Goblin, killed General Soros when Osborn Industries was demonstrating their aircraft."
"Now the NYPD and the Military are hunting for these criminals, and the Illuminati is also tracking these guys!"
Hearing Barbara say that, Lynn asked, "Green Goblin? Get me the information on these super-powered criminals!"
Lynn took the data from Barbara's hand, opened it, and glanced at it, saying, "No name, no identity information, just photos?"
"Yes, boss. These super-powered criminals are very mysterious. We can't find their real identities at all, and even the photos were taken by surveillance when they committed crimes."
"However, based on the surveillance footage of their crimes, we can guess their abilities, such as the Green Goblin's display of abnormal strength."
Hearing Barbara say that, Lynn turned to the Green Goblin's page in the file.
The file, in addition to the photo, also stated that according to surveillance video, the Green Goblin could lift a car with his bare hands, so it was inferred that he possessed superhuman strength. He could also fly in the air using a glider, and his special Green Goblin bombs were very powerful.
Furthermore, because he had repeatedly escaped from Spider-Woman, Spider-Man, and Storm, it was inferred that he was highly intelligent.
Looking at the speculative information about the Green Goblin's abilities, Lynn began to ponder.
The Green Goblin was clearly Norman Osborn. At that time, the Military and Osborn Group collaborated, intending to create a serum that enhanced various human functions, somewhat similar to the Super Soldier Serum used by Steve.
It was just that the serum developed by Osborn Group was not mature, and with the Military preparing to withdraw its funding, Norman Osborn resolutely experimented on himself to save Osborn Group.
The result was that Norman Osborn succeeded, but he awakened another personality, becoming sinister and tyrannical.
And General Soros, who was killed during the aircraft demonstration, was the general who threatened Norman with withdrawing funding.
Flipping to the next super-powered criminal's file, this was a person with the ability to fly.
He could fly in the air and use firearms to attack enemies, but his identity was still unknown for now.
There was also a criminal who could transform into a beast-man, and a purely strength and defense-oriented criminal.
These guys had rescued Norman Osborn from Illuminatimembers several times.
Tsk, I wonder where Norman Osborn recruited these guys from!
Closing the file, Lynn thought for a few seconds and said, "For the next period, we must ensure that there is no large-scale chaos in New York. In at most one month, the next FBI Director will be selected!"
Hearing Lynn say that, Barbara's eyes lit up, and she immediately sat on Lynn's lap, saying, "Boss, do you mean that Director Duke is very likely to become the next FBI Director?"
"If nothing unexpected happens, he should be the next Director."
"What about you?"
Looking at Lynn, Barbara asked curiously, "If Director Duke becomes the FBI Director, will we have a new Director parachuted in here in New York, or will you take over?"
"What do you think?"
"Boss, congratulations..."
"Don't celebrate prematurely like that," Lynn said with a smile.
Knowing what Lynn meant, Barbara gave Lynn an annoyed look and then knelt under the desk.
Just as Barbara was exerting her oral talents, there was a knock on the office door.
"Who is it?"
"It's me!"
Hearing Jessica's voice, Lynn smiled and said, "Come in!"
Chapter 98 The real world becomes a black and white prison
Entering Lynn's office, Jessica closed the door and looked around: "Where's that little bitch Barbara?"
As soon as she asked, she heard a faint sound coming from under Lynn's desk.
"Heh!"
Understanding what was happening in an instant, Jessicasnorted and sat across from Lynn's desk, saying, "Here, for you!"
"What is this?"
Taking the invitation from Jessica's hand and glancing at it, Lynn smiled, "Are you finally marrying your fiancé?"
"Ah, no choice!"
Leaning back in her chair, Jessica said, "After Director Duke went to Washington for his promotion to Director, you'll be the next Director of the New York FBI branch. My father and James Duke have agreed that he will support me in becoming Deputy Director."
"And my fiancé's family believes that if I become Deputy Director of the New York FBI, I can help him return to New York, or even enter the state's Supreme Court."
At this point, Jessica scoffed, "They still don't realize that when he was driven out of New York in disgrace, it was you who helped me!"
"Last night during our call, my fiancé even told me that his family plans to arrange for him to enter the state's Supreme Court to gain some experience, and then gradually enter the circuit court, following the same path his father took back then!"
Hearing Jessica say this, Lynn shrugged, "Given your fiancé's family's political background, this plan might actually work."
"I won't let him succeed!"
Looking at Lynn, Jessica said, "After all, if he succeeds, how can I gain political capital from his family?"
Lynn, of course, knew that Jessica wanted to run for President.
However, without sufficient political capital, this path was clearly unfeasible.
This was also the reason she was getting married.
Glancing at the Christmas date on the invitation, Lynnsmiled, "I'm really looking forward to seeing you in a wedding dress!"
Hearing Lynn say this, Jessica's lips curved upwards, then she glanced at the desk and said, "How long has it been?"
"Almost ten minutes!"
"Tsk, I knew that little bitch Barbara wouldn't last!"
Tying up her ponytail, Barbara came before Lynn, looking down at Barbara and saying, "Go away."
Three days later, inside the Illuminati Base.
"The Green Goblin has appeared in New York City. He attacked a motorcade with bombs. Peter, you're closest to the scene. Steve Rogers has already gone. I'll send you the coordinates now!"
Looking at the Green Goblin's figure on the four giant screens in front of her, Laura immediately spoke to Peter Parker through her earpiece.
On the street.
Hearing Laura's voice through his earpiece, Peter Parkerimmediately swung with his web towards the scene.
"The Green Goblin always has some helpers with him. I'll go help Peter!"
Saying this, Scott prepared to leave.
"I'll go too."
Quickly catching up to Scott, Ororo said as she walked out, "Last time the Green Goblin escaped from my hands. This time, no matter what, I have to catch him!"
In the city center.
"Haha!"
Facing the motorcade guards' gunfire, the Green Goblinstood on his glider without dodging.
Bullets hit the Green Goblin and fell off, without causing him any harm.
"Oh, look at these poor little guys. They're like ants trying to threaten an elephant after picking up a small twig!"
As his voice fell, the Green Goblin threw the bomb in his hand at the motorcade guards without hesitation.
"Boom"
As the bomb exploded, a thick green gas instantly enveloped the guards.
When the green mist dissipated, the uniformed motorcade guards had all turned into skeletons. Seeing the surrounding crowd fleeing in terror, the Green Goblin's laughter grew even more triumphant.
"Don't waste time, the Illuminati will be here soon!"
Watching the Green Goblin emit a piercing, triumphant laugh in the air, a burly man came to the back of the armored car and yanked the door open.
The immense force even tore the armored car's door off, but before he could enter the car to retrieve the item, a shield slammed directly into his head!
"Bang"
Staggered by the shield, the muscular man was not injured.
Turning his head to look at Steve Rogers, who had caught the rebounding shield, the man clenched his fists and charged forward without hesitation.
Seeing the strong man charging, Steve took two steps, leaped high, and his knee heavily struck the strong man's lower jaw.
"Crack..."
A crisp sound rang out.
The strong man was forced back a step by the knee strike, then turned his head and spat out a mouthful of blood.
Looking at the broken tooth in the blood, he then turned his head, his eyes fixed on Steve, and his huge fist swung towards Steve's head.
Seeing the strong man throw a punch at his head, Steveimmediately raised his shield to block his heavy punch.
At the same time, he slid sideways to the strong man's right, clenching his fist and delivering several punches to his waist.
Steve's strength far exceeded that of ordinary people, yet after several consecutive punches to the strong man's waist, the strong man seemed unfazed, and his large hands once again grabbed at Steve's head.
Seeing this, Steve didn't hesitate. After dodging the strong man's large hands, he leaped onto his back, his hands tightly gripping his neck, preparing to choke him.
"Tsk tsk… A foolish brute with only strength and no brains!"
Seeing the strong man below struggling to no avail against Steve's chokehold, the Green Goblin sneered, and his glider instantly shot out two sharp blades, attacking Steve's back.
Hearing the sound of blades cutting through the air behind him, Steve immediately released the strong man and used his shield to block.
"Crack…"
The blades hit the shield and were directly bounced away.
The strong man, released by Steve, immediately raised his fist and once again swung it towards Steve's head.
At the crucial moment, a strand of web shot out and covered the strong man's eyes. Then, Peter Parker, swinging on a web from the air, delivered a powerful kick that sent the strong man flying several meters away!
"Hey, two against one isn't fair, but Green Goblin, are you guys robbing an armored car? That's a crime, oh damn, you actually turned the escorts into skeletons?"
Seeing the deaths of several innocent escorts, Peter Parker was instantly enraged.
He shot webs, trying to entangle the Green Goblin's glider, but the Green Goblin skillfully dodged them by controlling his glider.
"Robbing an armored car? Oh, poor chatterbox little bug, do your insights only allow you to believe that armored cars only carry cash?"
Just as he was speaking, the strong man got up from the ground and roared, then clenched his fists and charged towards the two of them.
Seeing this, Steve immediately said, "You hold off the Green Goblin first, I'll handle this strong man!"
"No problem!"
Seeing Steve charge towards the large man, Peter Parkerimmediately swung with his web and attacked the Green Goblin.
On the rooftop not far away.
Watching the fierce battle below, Moira turned to the bald woman and said, "You should know that Lynn Hall has returned from Eastern Europe!"
Hearing Moira's words, the bald woman smiled, "Of course I know, otherwise wouldn't the gift I prepared for him be wasted?"
"I still don't understand why you're targeting Lynn Hall? Just because he made Professor X join the Illuminati?"
"Isn't that reason enough?"
Turning her head to look at Moira, the bald woman smiled, "And this World is so interesting, I love this unique World!"
"If you really want to cause trouble for Lynn Hall, I'm afraid you'll regret it!"
Listening to Moira's advice, the bald woman said, "So, I let these 'gifts' play with Lynn Hall, and at the same time, test the Current strength of the Illuminati."
"To be honest, besides Jean Grey, there's no one in the Illuminati right now who can truly hold their own. Only Lynn Hall is somewhat interesting."
"If he disappoints me, then…"
"I won't let you succeed!"
Looking at the bald woman, Moira was silent for a moment: "And don't even think about controlling me. This life is what I believe is most beneficial for the future of Mutants, so I won't give up this opportunity!"
"It seems you still have a good impression of Lynn Hall."
Hearing Moira's words, the bald woman raised her hand and gently rubbed Moira's head: "Tsk, poor thing, is this what that power inside you is telling you?"
"Didn't it tell you that ever since it appeared inside you, it has already stripped you from your original World?"
Hearing the bald woman directly expose her biggest secret, Moira immediately slapped away the hand on her head.
"I hate you people who can read others' minds the most. Also, no matter if this is the original World or not, I was still born to my parents, and my Mutant identity will not change!"
"And you, aren't you also like me, believing that Lynn Hallis the key to changing this World?"
At this point, Moira looked down: "Lynn Hall is here!"
Watching Lynn Hall suddenly appear, the dynamics of the battlefield changed in an instant.
The bald woman said to Moira, "I destroyed the Time Variance Authority and dealt with that Wolverine and the loud-mouthed ugly freak, so Reed better not have lied to me."
"Also, you should interact less with Jean Grey. Although I don't know how that power parasitized itself inside you."
"But Moira, before I finish what I'm doing, I don't want this World to be destroyed by the parasitic powers of you two!"
Hearing the bald woman's words, Moira shrugged: "Don't worry, I have no intention of destroying this World either!"
On the battlefield.
"Bang!"
With a punch to the strong man's body, the strong man who had just been attacking Steve was directly sent flying hundreds of meters away by Lynn's punch.
Watching the strong man, who was sent flying, flatten the vehicles on the street, Lynn then focused his gaze on the Green Goblin, who was entangled in a fight with Peter in the air.
Just as he was about to help Peter deal with the Green Goblin, he heard an angry roar from the air.
"Lynn Hall!!!"
Hearing this angry voice, Lynn and Steve simultaneously looked up, only to see a man holding two submachine guns standing in the air, his eyes blazing as he looked at Lynn.
[Edmond Stephen Favorability -10]
Looking at the man, who was full of rage and wished he could devour Lynn alive.
Steve turned to Lynn and said, "What kind of unforgivable thing did you do to make this guy hate you so much?"
Facing Steve's question, Lynn shrugged, "How should I know? I don't even know him!"
"F***, damn it, have you forgotten everything you did to me?"
Looking at Lynn Hall, Edmond Stephen said with bloodshot eyes, "Twenty-three years ago, you personally destroyed my family. All thirty-three members of our family were wiped out by you."
"If I hadn't hidden in the cellar at the time, I would probably have become a skeleton long ago!"
"Twenty-three years, do you know how I've lived these twenty-three years? Not a single day goes by that I don't want to devour you alive…"
Listening to Edmond Stephen constantly accusing Lynn Hall of his sins in the air.
Steve looked at Lynn and nodded, "I believe you don't know him at all now. Were you even as tall as a car wheel twenty-three years ago?"
Hearing Steve's words, Lynn shrugged.
Seeing that the two on the ground ignored him, Emmond Stephen, standing in the air, immediately raised two submachine guns and began to shoot at them.
"Go to hell!"
Seeing Emmond open fire, Steve immediately raised his shield and blocked it in front of Lynn.
Listening to the ping-pong sound of bullets hitting the shield, Lynn looked at Emmond in the air, then his eyes released Heat Vision, piercing through Emmond Stephen's chest.
With his chest pierced, Emmond subconsciously looked at his chest.
He saw a large hole in his chest, and a smell of burning emanated from around the wound.
"FU—"
Without finishing a single word, Emmond Stephen's body fell directly from the air to the ground.
"Bang!"
Watching Emmond's body fall to the ground, Stevelowered his shield and asked Lynn, "What kind of ability is this again?"
[You have killed Emmond Stephen, who had a favorability of -10, and gained the ability 'Flight'.]
Hearing the system's prompt, Lynn shrugged at Steve.
However, regarding this Emmond Stephen, Lynn felt that he was very similar to Anthony, who had a somewhat abnormal mind and allowed him to gain Heat Vision.
"That big guy is trying to escape!"
Glancing at the corpse on the ground, Steve pointed to the big guy Lynn had punched hundreds of meters away and said to Lynn.
"Ororo and the others are here, that big guy can't escape!"
After speaking, Lynn turned his gaze to Green Goblin!
He casually flicked an electrode pad onto Green Goblin's glider, and the powerful Current directly damaged the glider's circuitry.
As the glider was damaged, Green Goblin, who was entangled with Peter Parker, fell uncontrollably from the air.
At a critical moment, a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy appeared below Green Goblin, and with a gentle wave of a magic wand-like object at his fingertips, the originally hard road surface instantly turned into a Water pool.
"Plop..."
Green Goblin, who had fallen into the Water pool, climbed out, and the ground returned to normal.
"Who is this kid again? Don't tell me it's another person claiming you killed his whole family."
After teasing Lynn, Steve stepped forward and said, "Hey, kid, this isn't where you should be."
"Besides, Green Goblin has killed many innocent people, so we need to make him face the punishment he deserves!"
In Steve's perception, Lynn's strength was definitely very strong. Since he was here, these criminals simply couldn't escape.
"I'm very sorry, Captain Rogers, Mr. Hall, I cannot hand Green Goblin over to you for now!"
Hearing Steve's words, the boy said apologetically, "That big sister said he's still useful, so he can't be punished yet. Please let me take him away!"
"Why are you wasting words with them? Mond, quickly use your amazing magic to take them down!"
Facing Green Goblin's urging, the boy named Mond frowned and said, "Shut up, and that's not magic!"
As soon as his voice fell, Green Goblin seemed to be controlled by an invisible energy.
[Mond Tarrovik's Favorability: 3]
Seeing that the boy actually had 3 points of favorability towards him, Lynn stepped forward and smiled, "Hey, kid, although you're very polite, I've decided to reject your request."
As his voice fell, Lynn instantly teleported behind the young man, grabbing his clothes and lifting him up: "Don't worry, little guy, I won't hurt you!"
"So, can you tell me who that 'big sister' you mentioned is?"
"Sorry, Mr. Hall, she told me not to!"
As he spoke, Lynn found that the young man in his hand had turned into a pile of sand, and the young man himself appeared ten meters away.
Not only that, as his ability activated, the surrounding colorful World instantly turned into a black and White expanse.
Moreover, the surrounding space-time also seemed to turn into countless lines, and soon several people appeared in a space composed of black and White stripes.
This scene instantly put several people on guard.
Even Ororo and Scott, who had arrived as reinforcements and subdued the strong man, all looked around in astonishment.
"Oh, what happened? Why did the surroundings suddenly become like this? Where are those tall buildings? Why..."
Before Peter Parker could finish speaking, the boy wrapped in an energy ball said, "I just want to take Green Goblin away, and this place will return to normal very soon!"
Looking at the boy wrapped in the energy ball, Lynn once again used teleportation to appear in front of him.
Just as his clenched fist was about to smash open the energy ball, a mountain peak appeared beneath Lynn's feet, pushing him hundreds of meters high into the air.
Seeing this, Scott immediately released Heat Vision, intending to shatter the boy's energy ball, but the Heat Vision was directly absorbed upon contact with the energy ball.
"I've seen you before, Mr. Scott, but unfortunately, the energy you're releasing from your eyes now hasn't reached the point where it can destroy a Planet!"
After speaking, the boy glanced at Steve Rogers, then disappeared from everyone's sight with Green Goblin.
After the young man disappeared, everything around them returned to normal!
"Lynn, are you alright!"
Watching Lynn descend from hundreds of meters in the air, Steve immediately stepped forward and asked.
"I'm fine, but this boy's ability is very strange!"
Looking at Steve, Lynn frowned and said, "I could feel that the mountain that just appeared under my feet wasn't formed from energy, but was a real mountain peak."
As he spoke, Lynn opened his hand, and a small stone appeared in his palm before everyone.
"Mr. Hall, do you mean that the young man just now used his ability to create a real mountain?"
Hearing Peter Parker say that, Lynn nodded: "Or, the young man used his ability to move a mountain from another place to my feet."
"You also saw it just now, that boy used his ability to change the space we were in. Perhaps from that moment on, the place we were standing was no longer New York!"
Hearing Lynn say that, Peter Parker scratched his head: "What do you mean? Does that boy have the ability to change space?"
"But that sounds too far-fetched, and why didn't he attack us? He just rescued Green Goblin?"
"I don't know!"
As he spoke, Lynn looked at the strong man being controlled by Scott and Ororo.
"Let's take him back for interrogation first!"
Inside the Illuminati Base.
Looking at the strong man in front of them, neither Lynnnor Steve spoke.
After a moment, Lynn looked at Steve and asked, "Have you ever interrogated a criminal like this back then?"
"No, even Red Skull's mentally unstable subordinates weren't this abnormal!"
"By the way, you should be a professional at interrogating criminals, right? I think now is the time to show your professionalism."
Hearing Steve say that, Lynn spread his hands and said, "Even if I'm a professional, how do I interrogate an idiot?"
As his voice fell, both of them simultaneously looked at the big guy sitting across the interrogation table, drooling and giggling foolishly.
"I want candy..."
Looking at the two staring at him, the big guy drooled, giggling, and demanded candy.
Lynn casually threw him a cigarette. Seeing the big guy chew the cigarette like candy, but then crying loudly when he didn't taste sweetness.
Lynn shook his head directly and said, "It doesn't seem like he's faking it!"
Whether he was truly foolish or pretending to be, as a top Agent, Lynn could naturally tell at a glance.
He was fine when they caught him, but as soon as he was brought to the Illuminati Base, he immediately turned into an idiot.
Standing up from the chair, Lynn was about to walk out when he heard Steve ask, "Where are you going?"
"To buy sunflower seeds for the White idiot!"
"???"
Turning his head to glance at the big guy, Steve also got up and was about to leave, but saw the strong man grab Steve's arm: "Wuwu... I'm scared alone..."
"Sigh!"
Steve thought it shouldn't be that he had made him stupid by hitting his head with the shield when they first met!
After finally breaking free from the big guy's entanglement, he looked at the several people sitting on the sofa discussing.
Steve looked at Lynn and asked, "What should we do with this big guy?"
"Why don't we send him to a mental hospital?"
Having already learned from Lynn that the big guy had turned into an idiot, Peter Parker, who was nearby, said, "After all, it would be too cruel to lock him up in prison in this state!"
"Besides, we don't have prison facilities in our Illuminati Base."
Hearing Peter Parker say that, Steve shook his head: "Although he's mentally impaired now, his strength far exceeds that of ordinary people. If we throw him into a mental hospital, he might harm innocent people."
"Then what should we do?"
"Why don't we hand him over to S.H.I.E.L.D.? I think S.H.I.E.L.D. should have a way to deal with him."
At this point, Steve looked at Lynn and said, "Although I don't know why you don't trust S.H.I.E.L.D., Lynn, this is the best way to handle it!"
Looking at Steve's serious expression, Lynn leaned back on the sofa and said, "Then let's do as you say."
"I've already had the New York FBI take back the armored car that Green Goblin wanted to rob. I really want to know what was inside that armored car that attracted Green Goblin and his gang to rob it!"
"Also, that young man was captured on surveillance, but unfortunately, there's still no information about him in the global database."
Hearing Lynn say that, Steve sent a message to Natasha, then continued, "Currently, Green Goblin's identity is unknown, and S.H.I.E.L.D. hasn't been able to find the identities or locations of those evil group members captured on surveillance."
"Now there's another young man. Tsk, these people wouldn't be like in 'Back to the Future', traveling from the past or the future, would they!"
"What did you say?"
Hearing Steve say that, Lynn suddenly thought of something.
"'Back to the Future' is a movie that came out in 1985. Peter recommended it to me, and I just finished watching it last night."
Thinking Lynn hadn't heard of the movie, Steve explained.
Peter Parker, who was nearby, also nodded repeatedly.
"I wasn't talking about that. You just said they might have traveled from the past or the future? That inspiration might be correct!"
"What do you mean?"
Hearing Lynn say that, Peter Parker was a bit confused: "Does this World really have a time machine?"
"No, it should be the Multiverse!"
As he spoke, Lynn looked at Scott: "That boy just told you that he had seen you, but that the energy you're releasing from your eyes now hasn't reached the point where it can destroy a Planet, right?"
Facing Lynn's question, Scott nodded: "But I'm very sure I've never seen this boy!"
"That makes sense."
Looking at everyone, Lynn said, "No wonder we can't find the identities of those guys and this boy."
"Either they are from the future, as Steve said."
"Or, they are from a parallel Universe. Only these two situations can explain why there is no information about any of them in the global database!"
"A parallel Universe? My goodness, do parallel Worlds truly exist?"
Upon hearing Lynn mention a parallel Universe, Peter Parker's eyes immediately lit up.
Just as he was about to launch into a long discourse, he heard Steve say from the side, "Lynn, if it's truly as you say, then there must be a very formidable individual behind this group."
"That's what I thought too!"
Nodding, Lynn analyzed, "That young man mentioned a woman. I suspect this woman recruited Green Goblin and 'brought' these super-powered individuals over."
"And a while ago, when I was pursuing a Mutant criminal named Anthony, I found that he had mental issues, and before he died, he said that a bald woman told him that I had harmed his daughter."
"This is similar to what that flying guy said about me killing his entire clan twenty years ago."
"Also, when we caught that strong man, he was perfectly fine, but as soon as he entered the Illuminati Base, he turned into an idiot. Based on the above reasons, I believe the mastermind is very likely this bald woman, and she possesses the ability to tamper with other people's thoughts."
At this point, Lynn turned to Professor X: "Professor, you are an expert in mental control. Do you think this is possible?"
Facing Lynn's question, Professor X said, "It's not difficult to control a person's brain and add a memory that doesn't belong to them."
"You just need to 'implant' a memory into the controlled person's mind in a specific environment, and then the controlled person's brain will believe that this memory is real."
"Even if this memory does not match reality, the brain can provide a reasonable explanation, making the controlled person firmly believe in this memory!"
Saying this, Professor X looked at Laura: "Just like Laurais good at creating illusions for people, this kind of thing is actually very simple."
"That's right."
As Professor X's words fell, Laura, who was beside him, nodded and said, "When Lorna and I left the orphanage, it was by relying on this ability that we were able to escape from those with ill intentions multiple times."
"And Lynn, when we first met, I even created an illusion for you, but unfortunately, you saw through it immediately."
"However, that was also because my control over my abilities was not mature at the time. Ever since Professor X joined the Illuminati, I have been learning by Professor's side."
"Now, I'm much more powerful than before!"
Looking at Laura, who was leaning on Polaris with a somewhat smug expression, Lynn nodded: "So, the most important thing right now is to find them."
"Leave the investigation of Green Goblin's identity to me. I will find a way to figure out Green Goblin's true identity!"
Hearing Lynn say this, Steve said, "During this time, I will lead the Illuminati members to keep a close eye on New York. Once we find traces of these guys, we will apprehend them!"
Listening to Lynn and Steve's words, everyone nodded.
Peter Parker, who was beside them, indignantly said to Lynn, "You must catch that damned Green Goblin! As soon as he appeared, he blew up the Osborn Corporation's venue, not only killing the Osborn Corporation's board members but also nearly killing Harryin that explosion. He's still in the hospital now!"
Hearing Peter say this, Lynn nodded.
After everyone dispersed, Lynn opened the system, upgraded the Flying skill to LV4 [0/10000], and then called Alice.
Half an hour later.
Watching the S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents take away the drooling strong man, Lynn said to Natasha, "How is S.H.I.E.L.D.going to handle this big guy?"
"S.H.I.E.L.D. has a prison specifically for detaining super-powered criminals, so sending him there is the best option."
"But it seems the Illuminati is in trouble this time. Do you need any help?"
Facing Natasha's question, Lynn smiled and said, "It is indeed troublesome, but I think we can handle it."
"That's good. If you need anything, contact me anytime."
After greeting Steve, Natasha left with her people.
Seeing Natasha leave, Steve came to Lynn and handed him a bottle of water: "You still don't trust S.H.I.E.L.D.?"
"I asked Hill this question, and she said that you don't trust S.H.I.E.L.D. because of your identity, but I don't believe her judgment."
Looking at Steve's serious eyes, Lynn looked at the soda water in his hand and pondered for a moment: "The only people in S.H.I.E.L.D. I can trust are Natasha, Clint, and you. This is what I can confirm right now!"
"As for everyone else, including Nick Fury, I dare not trust them."
At this point, Lynn's expression was very serious: "This is like an unfathomable abyss. If we are not careful, all of us will fall in and be shattered to pieces!"
Listening to Lynn's solemn tone, Steve frowned.
He didn't know why, but he always felt that Lynn's tone was full of "exhaustion."
This was the first time he had detected a state of "anxiety" in Lynn's emotions since he had known Lynn for so long.
Although he didn't know the specific reason, Steve still said, "Alright, if you need anything, tell me."
"Don't worry, once I figure out the specific list and their true purpose, even if you want to stay out of it, I won't agree!"
After once again laying the groundwork for selling HYDRA in front of Steve for the future, Lynn returned to the lounge.
At the same time, in a New York hospital.
"Peter, you're here?"
Harry, lying on the hospital bed, saw Peter arrive and smiled as he sat up.
"Uncle Norman!"
After greeting Norman Osborn, Peter came to Harry's bedside and asked, "How are you feeling today?"
"Excellent." Facing Peter's question, Harry shook his bandaged right hand and smiled: "Although the burns are quite severe, the Doctor said that I only need two more surgeries to recover almost completely."
At this point, Harry pointed to his cheek and said, "Although there will be some scars after the bandages are removed, I think it's cool."
"I just don't know if the girls in college will like it."
Listening to Harry, who had brightened up because of Peter, Norman Osborn stood up and said, "Peter, I still have some things to deal with. I'll leave Harry to you to chat with him."
"No problem, Uncle Norman."
Watching Norman Osborn leave the ward, Peter said to Harry, "Don't worry, Harry, Lynn has already started investigating Green Goblin's identity since he returned to New York."
"You know Lynn's abilities. I don't think it will be long before he catches the Green Goblin who hurt you so badly!"
"Really?"
Hearing Peter mention Lynn, Harry's eyes immediately lit up.
After all, Lynn Hall had always been Harry's most admired person!
In the hospital's fire escape.
"FUXX, look at what you've done?"
Looking at himself in the glass door mirror, Norman Osborn clenched his fists and said, somewhat brokenly, "You almost blew Harry to death!"
"No, it wasn't me, it was us, Norman, we are one!"
On the glass door, Norman Osborn's Green Goblinpersona said with a hint of evil smile, "As for almost blowing Harry to death, that was just an accident. We just wanted to blow up those damned board members!"
"Who told them they wanted to kick us out of Osborn Corporation? Don't forget, Osborn Corporation was founded by us. What right do they have to kick us out?"
"What about those innocent New York City citizens? You actually threw bombs at them indiscriminately, which directly led to…"
"That's how this World is, Norman. Weak animals should be eaten by tigers."
Looking at Norman's indignant expression, the Green Goblin persona in the mirror continued, "What we need to consider now is how to get rid of Spider-Man."
"His existence affects too many of our plans!"
Listening to the words of his evil persona in the mirror, Norman Osborn sat on the stairs, feeling helpless.
"I'm more worried about Lynn Hall now. He's already back in New York. You should have heard Peter say that Lynn Hall is preparing to investigate us personally."
"Given his abilities, it won't be long before we get caught by him!"
At this point, Norman Osborn clutched his hair with both hands, his expression pained: "Once we are caught, we will lose everything!"
"Unless…"
"No, Norman, we cannot lay a hand on George Stacy and Gwen!"
The Green Goblin persona's voice echoed in Norman's head: "Once we attack Lynn Hall's family, he will definitely go crazy. We cannot afford that price."
"Besides, that bald woman forbids us to do so. She said that Lynn Hall is a key she needs."
"Heh, you also have someone you're afraid of?"
Hearing the Green Goblin persona say this, Norman Osborn sneered: "Just because that bald woman almost wiped you out with just one glance?"
"I really hope she can do that!"
"Don't worry, Norman, as long as we do as she asks, even if we are caught, she will rescue us."
"Although I don't know what her purpose is, this Worldwill eventually be ours."
Green Goblin didn't know what the bald woman's purpose was, and Lynn was also thinking about this question.
Whether it was Anthony, who was misled by the bald woman, or Emond Stephen, who was killed by his Heat Vision, both were filled with hatred for him.
This was clearly done intentionally by that bald woman.
But what exactly was her intention in doing so?
It couldn't be just to provide him with guys with -10 favorability for him to kill and then gain super abilities, could it?
"Still thinking about Green Goblin?"
Leaning in and giving Lynn a peck on the cheek, Gwenreached out and slowly smoothed away Lynn's furrowed brow: "Don't frown every time you think; you'll get old if you keep doing that!"
"Really?"
"Hehe, fake!"
Kissing Lynn again, Gwen snuggled into Lynn's arms and said, "Mom has been complaining that you haven't been home for over a month, and she always says that when children grow up, they're like young birds leaving the nest—they fly out and don't come back."
"Actually, I know Mom says that on purpose for me to hear, because ever since I went to college, I've almost always been at your place."
As she spoke, Gwen picked up Lynn's hand, comparing their sizes for a moment, then intertwining their fingers.