Yes, Luca has taken a liking to Kingpin's shares in Orange Industries.
After all, it's 'his own family's property.' If he doesn't acquire it now, once Tony Stark sends Kingpin to jail, those shares will most likely revert to the families of the two deceased shareholders.
However, for Luca to obtain these shares, the methods involved are destined to be less than honorable, making it seem unsuitable for Tony Stark to intervene.
'But if I have to deal with Kingpin myself, the difficulty seems a bit too high.'
Don't let the current Kingpin, who is merely a gang boss holed up in Hell's Kitchen, fool you; the power he commands is far beyond what an ordinary gang can compare to.
Not to mention his countless subordinates, Kingpin's own terrifying strength, which surpasses that of ordinary humans, is probably something Luca cannot deal with right now.
'Do I really have to ask Tony Stark for help?'
'If so, not only the shares, but after he goes to jail, he'll definitely cause me a lot of trouble!'
Just as Luca was secretly agonizing over this.
Samira, who was beside him, suddenly picked up her phone. After reading a message, she immediately reported to Luca.
"Young Master Luca, Dun Shan sent a message. His squad has arrived in New York."
Luca's heart filled with joy upon hearing this, and he immediately asked,
"When can they get here?"
"I'll send them the location. They should arrive in about thirty minutes," Samira quickly replied.
"Alright, then I'll wait for them here. Also, eliminate everyone else in this warehouse."
Samira no longer hesitated upon hearing this and turned to walk out the door.
After several barely perceptible silenced gunshots, the entire warehouse returned to silence.
Twenty-five minutes later.
An ordinary-looking television news van slowly and steadily drove into the warehouse dock.
When the vehicle stopped, the driver in the front seat quickly opened the door and got out.
However, when he opened the back door of the compartment, out walked not a cameraman carrying equipment, but four fully armed elite special forces soldiers.
At the same time, Samira and Luca, along with Dabai, also walked out of the warehouse.
...
"Young Master, let me introduce you."
Saying this, Samira raised her hand and gestured towards the resolute-eyed, short-haired, capable man at the front.
"This is Marco Rakic, the Captain of Dao A Squad, nicknamed Dun Shan. He is the most comprehensively skilled special operations personnel I have ever seen. Since serving in Sokovia, he has participated in no less than a hundred battles, big and small."
"Young Master Luca!" The man nicknamed 'Dun Shan' respectfully saluted Luca, his eyes showing no emotion.
"This is Lv Niu, the squad's Assault Agent..."
The burly man with green hair patted the rifle in his hand, grinned at Luca, revealing a mouthful of rather crooked, yellow teeth.
"This is Longbow, the squad's Sniper Agent..."
The silent man with a sniper rifle on his back and a clear scar below his left eye nodded slightly at Luca.
"This is Hammerstone, the squad's Firepower Agent..."
The bald middle-aged man with a broken medal around his neck subconsciously raised his hand to shake Luca's hand, but halfway up, he immediately awkwardly pulled it back, finally just nodding his head stiffly.
"And finally, this is Wrench, the squad's technical support, proficient in information warfare. He's also excellent at electronic equipment modification, weapon repair, and communication setup."
The last of the five, and also the blond young man who drove earlier and was the only one not fully armed, upon hearing Samira's introduction, instead of greeting Luca like the others, looked excitedly at Dabai behind Luca and eagerly asked,
"Young Master Luca, is this the company's latest product? A combat robot? Is it controlled by an intelligent program or manually? It stands so steadily, is that a brand-new posture balance system? What's its power source?"
A barrage of questions rapidly spilled from his mouth, instantly making the atmosphere, which was already a bit awkward due to the first meeting, even more awkward.
Dun Shan, who was leading, couldn't maintain his expression at this point and sternly reprimanded Wrench, who was practically leaning into Dabai, wanting to touch him.
"Wrench! Come back! No disrespect in front of Young Master Luca!"
At this reprimand, the previously lively Wrench immediately stopped in his tracks, as if he had been frozen in place.
However, his posture of neither advancing nor retreating, just extending his arm, looked even stranger than before.
However, this scene made Luca, who had been silently observing, secretly sigh in relief.
Although Samira had assured him that he could completely trust this squad, they had never met before, and given his current age, Luca still had a slight worry.
Especially the squad's Captain, 'Dun Shan,' who had been expressionless since they met, seemingly adopting a purely professional attitude, always made Luca unable to gauge his thoughts.
On the contrary, it was this young technician, 'Wrench,' who caused a stir, and Dun Shan actively stepped in to stop him.
This made it clear to Luca that, at least for now, the Captain of this squad had no obvious dissatisfaction with him. As for their true attitudes, that could only be accurately judged after further interaction.
With that, Luca simply showed a kind smile and waved his hand generously.
"It's fine, go take a look. This is a smart robot I made myself. You can call him Dabai."
Since it was his subordinate, and Dabai had the complete production process within him, Luca could boast without batting an eye.
Hearing Luca's words, Dabai also cooperatively raised his right hand and greeted.
"Hello, I am Agent Dabai, your personal healthcare companion." (▇ ━ ▇)
"???"
Wrench, who was excitedly leaning in front of Dabai, was instantly full of question marks.
"Agent? Healthcare? Young Master Luca, did you make a mistake in programming this..."
"Wrench!!!"
Dun Shan's sharp cry cut off Wrench's next words. He then turned to Luca and bowed again.
"My apologies, Young Master Luca, Wrench's... his personality is a bit too unrestrained. It was truly rude."
Dun Shan originally wanted to say 'Wrench is still young,' but after looking at Luca's young yet steady demeanor, and then at Wrench, he ultimately couldn't bring himself to say it.
Luca just waved his hand again.
"It's nothing. Wrench can get to know Dabai better later when he has time. But for now, I assume Samira has already told you about the upcoming mission, right?"
At the mention of 'mission,' the previously relaxed atmosphere immediately changed.
"We understand the general mission. Please give further instructions, Young Master!" Dun Shan, at the front, stood firm, his resolute expression returning.
Even Wrench, who had just been smiling, immediately straightened up, his expression serious as he looked at Luca, awaiting his command.
Watching this scene before him, Luca also showed a satisfied smile.
'It seems like a good squad indeed~'
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