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Chapter 431 Steve is a self-cheating man

Du Mu already had two suitable candidates in mind for the mold of the symbiote.

One is Peter Parker, and the other is Steve Rogers.

The former, needless to say, is Venom's unforgettable white moonlight. Venom, corrupted by Wade's silly mentality, was only able to neutralize its dark side thanks to Peter's kindness, so that its later hosts were not affected and did not become madmen.

Honestly, the host behind Venom really deserves a shout-out to Peter Parker.

The latter is synonymous with justice. Steve was injected with the initial super soldier serum, which amplifies the user's inner nature, making good people better and bad people worse. His character is beyond question.

If we use them as molds, the personality templates of the symbiotes influenced by them are unlikely to be too skewed.

After considering the two options, Du Mu finally decided to go to Steve first.

Venom's offspring symbiotes still have some negative effects on the host.

Peter in this world is too young and hasn't experienced any real storms or setbacks. It wouldn't be good if he were to be influenced by the symbiote and turn into a villainous Spider-Man.

As a veteran of a century, Steve's willpower is as firm as a rock. Unless he encounters an unreasonable cheat like the Mind Stone, ordinary negative emotions are unlikely to shake his resolve.

Besides, even if Steve's mind were truly shaken and he turned from Captain America into Captain Hydra, it would actually be a great thing for Du Mu, the kind of thing that would make him laugh in his dreams.

Du Mu made up his mind, took out his phone and dialed Steve's number.

The call was answered quickly.

"Steve, are you free?"

"I'm afraid not, I have some things to take care of."

Steve's voice sounded somewhat low on the other end of the phone.

Du Mu asked curiously, "What happened?"

Steve paused for a few seconds, then slowly said, "I have a very good friend who may be leaving soon."

Du Mu was immediately taken aback.

How did Steve know that Bucky left Earth? Could this be the legendary bond?

But then he realized that Steve probably wasn't talking about Bucky, but rather his former lover, Peggy Carter, one of the founders of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Carter and Steve were from the same generation, but she was just an ordinary person who hadn't received any injections of anything weird. Now she's ninety years old and has reached the end of human lifespan.

Steve's life was pretty miserable. He slept for seventy years and woke up to find that his partner had become a breast milk maker, with wrinkles on her face big enough to fan the wind.

But he couldn't blame Carter, since Carter didn't know he was still alive.

What could Steve do? Of course, he chose to forgive her.

Du Mu asked, "Are you talking about Peggy Carter?"

"Yes, I plan to see her one last time."

"Then I'll go take a look too, and pay a visit to this senior member of S.H.I.E.L.D."

The atmosphere in Carter's home was quiet and oppressive.

Knowing that Carter didn't have much time left, all her relatives and friends rushed to the scene; without exception, they were all her closest people.

Du Mu and Steve quickly drove to the scene.

Du Mu got out of the car and whispered to Steve, "Speaking of which, what exactly is your relationship with Carter now?"

"As far as I know, you and Carter hadn't broken up before you were frozen, so you should still be considered a couple. So, is Carter's current husband the mistress, or are you the mistress?"

Steve's lips twitched: "Peggy's current husband passed away a long time ago."

Du Mu suddenly realized: "So that's how it is. No wonder you dared to come to my door so openly, without fear of getting beaten up."

Steve: ".

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After the two explained their purpose, Carter's relatives invited them into the house.

Steve walked into the house and immediately saw a young woman. He froze, exclaiming, "Sharon? What are you doing here? What are you doing here?"

Sharon was his next-door neighbor, and she often struck up conversations with him. He never expected to see her in this kind of situation.

Sharon didn't answer his question, but instead turned to Du Mu and saluted: "Sir, Agent 13 of the S.H.I.E.L.D. reports for duty."

Du Mu nodded, then turned to look at the bewildered Steve and explained, "Sharon is Carter's niece and also an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., responsible for monitoring... cough cough, responsible for protecting your safety."

Steve's face immediately darkened.

When did a super soldier like him get the right to be protected by others? He was clearly sent to monitor him.

He thought he was incredibly charming, with a beautiful neighbor taking the initiative to approach him every day. It turned out to be one of the three great illusions of life.

Sharon gestured towards the inner room: "She's inside. You can go in now."

Steve took a deep breath and strode heavily into the house, with Du Mu following behind.

Inside the room, on the bed lay an elderly man with white hair and a thin face, but whose eyes still retained some of the features of his youth.

Upon seeing Steve, her lips trembled uncontrollably: "Steve, you're here."

Steve walked to the bedside, bent down, and took her thin hand in his, his voice soft: "Yes, Peggy, I'm back."

Tears welled in Carter's eyes: "It's been so long... I've been waiting for you for so long, so very long."

Steve's eyes also reddened: "How could I abandon my best girl? She still owes me a dance."

"Steve."

Peggy.

Du Mu stood at the door, looking at the two people who treated him like he wasn't there, and immediately regretted coming along.

I originally wanted to see Steve have some fun, but I ended up having the fun myself, being bombarded with their PDA.

He twitched his lips, silently left the room, and gently closed the door, leaving the two of them to continue their melodramatic act.

Feeling bored, Du Mu wandered around the house and began to look at the Carter family's furnishings.

He was genuinely curious about who Carter's later husband was.

However, after looking around, Du Mu discovered a strange place.

There were many photos in the house, but they were all of her children and grandchildren. There were no photos of Carter and her husband, which was a bit unusual.

Just as Du Mu was wondering what was going on, he glanced casually out the window and suddenly stopped.

An old man wearing a hat and an old jacket was standing outside, his shoulders slightly hunched, looking up at Carter's window.

[NPC: Steve Rogers]

Codename: Captain America

【Favourability: 30】

[Evaluation: A retired Captain America from a parallel universe, Peggy Carter's husband, Steve's rival, the player who completed the fourth stage, and a second-playthrough player]

Holy crap!?

Du Mu's eyes widened immediately.

What the heck? This old man is actually another Steve?!

This amount of information was so overwhelming that Du Mu was a little overwhelmed.

This evaluation entry indicates that this Steve is not a native of this server, but rather a Steve from another server.

It's just unclear when Steve came from another time and how he ended up becoming Carter's husband.

In other words, Steve's rival in love is actually himself!?

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Du Mu's lips began to curl upwards little by little, revealing a malicious smile.

Hehehe...

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Old Steve suddenly felt a strong sense of malice coming from the direction of the window. He turned his head and met Du Mu's gaze.

His expression froze, and he quickly pressed down on the brim of his hat, then turned and walked out.

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Du Mu wasn't about to let him get away. He flung open the window, jumped out of the house, and chased after Old Steve.

"Buhou!"

Seeing this, Old Steve knew something was wrong and, without bothering to hide it, took off running.

Although he looked old and frail, he still walked with incredible speed, much faster than the average person, leaving passersby on the street dumbfounded.

Are these the elderly people they usually give up their seats to?

But no matter how fast Old Steve was, he couldn't outrun Du Mu.

In just a few breaths, Du Mu had caught up with him and passed right by him.

"On your left."

Old Steve:

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Very familiar line.

Old Steve knew he couldn't escape, so he stopped and asked with a stern face, "Why are you chasing me?"

Du Mu looked him over with a smile and said, "Because I feel that you are very much like an old friend of mine."

Old Steve remained unfazed: "You've mistaken me for someone else. I don't know you at all."

"I don't believe you unless you shout 'Hail Hydra!'"

"Long live Hydra!"

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Du Mu stared blankly at Steve, who had called out without hesitation.

Seriously, is this old Steve really that shameless?

Old Steve remained calm: "Any other questions?"

Du Mu chuckled, his interest piqued: "Stop pretending, Steve, I know it's you."

Old Steve's pupils contracted: "You're joking, how could I be Steve? He's still at Peggy's house."

Du Mu narrowed his eyes slightly: "I never said who Steve was, how do you know who I'm talking about? And you called Peggy quite intimately, you two must have a close relationship, right?"

"Well...

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Old Steve was taken aback for a moment, but quickly recovered: "To be honest, I'm actually Peggy's husband, so of course I know who you're talking about, Steve."

Du Mu raised an eyebrow: "Wasn't Carter's husband dead a long time ago?"

"That's because Peggy's job is special and she needs to protect my safety, so she concealed my identity from the outside world and let me fake my death to escape."

Old Steve's answer was flawless, as if he had prepared this explanation in advance.

Du Mu chuckled, then suddenly reached out and ripped the hat off Old Steve's head.

Under the hat was an incredibly familiar face.

Although he had a lot more wrinkles and his hair was all white, his facial features were still there, and anyone could tell at a glance that this person and Steve in the room were exactly the same as cut from the same mold, only he looked decades older.

Du Mu looked at Old Steve with a half-smile and asked, "Then how do you explain that you and Steve look exactly alike?"

Old Steve panicked a little: "Well... we just look alike, that's why Peggy chose me to be her husband."

Goodness, they've even come up with stand-in literature to cover up their identities.

Du Mu wasn't in a hurry to expose Old Steve. He sighed and said, "That's a pity. I was originally thinking of extending Carter's life just to see the two Steves have some fun. Since you're not the other Steve, I can't have that fun anymore. Let's just forget about it."

After saying that, he turned around and made a move to leave.

"etc!"

Old Steve quickly stopped Du Mu and asked, "You just said you could extend Carter's life, is that true?"

Du Mu chuckled and said, "Of course, I never lie."

"Bullshit" is the biggest lie in itself.

Old Steve was not completely ignorant of Du Mu.

On the contrary, for some reason, he knew Du Mu quite well and was familiar with Du Mu's style; not a single word that came out of Du Mu's mouth could be trusted.

However, he also knew that Du Mu did possess some incomprehensible special abilities and various items with unbelievable effects, which might actually help Carter prolong his life.

Old Steve stood there, his expression conflicted.

Finally, as if making a decision, he gritted his teeth and said, "That's right, I am Steve Rogers, from the future."

Du Mu's eyes lit up, and he immediately became interested: "Oh? From what time period did you arrive?"

Old Steve took a deep breath. Now that he had started, he might as well not hide anything anymore.

He slowly began to speak: "More than a decade into the future, I traveled to 1949 through a quantum tunnel. In order to fulfill my promise to dance with Peggy, I chose to stay in that era, married Peggy, and we've been living together ever since."

Du Mu pressed on, "How come I've never heard of you before?"

Not only S.H.I.E.L.D., but even Hydra's database has no information about Old Steve's identity.

Old Steve shook his head and explained, "Because we can't let anyone know. There can't be two Steve Rogers existing on one timeline at the same time, at least not to the outside world, otherwise the whole timeline could get messed up."

"So Peggy used her authority at S.H.I.E.L.D. to create a fake identity for me, erasing all records and traces related to my real identity."

"For the next few decades, I lived with Peggy in hiding, until Steve in this timeline was dug out of the ice. Only then did I leave Peggy's side to avoid revealing my identity."

Upon hearing this, Du Mu couldn't help but feel some sympathy for Steve in this world.

Steve harbored a deep regret, believing that he and Peggy had missed out on decades together, and this became a hurdle he could never overcome in his heart.

Little did he know that a kind-hearted old Wang had already helped him fulfill these regrets.

She helped him dance that dance, helped him marry Peggy, and helped him get Peggy pregnant...

And coincidentally, this old Wang has the same name as him, and they even look exactly alike.

Looking at Old Steve, Du Mu couldn't help but sigh, "Old Wang... no, Old Shi, you really are a self-cuckolded man."

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