American comic book: I, with my abundant martial virtue, love to do good to others.

Upon hearing Eva's words, Maria Kopova frowned, then sighed.

Inside S.H.I.E.L.D.

Still no news from Frank?

Looking at Coulson, Natasha asked.

"We haven't found him yet. Neither satellite nor city-wide surveillance has yielded any results regarding Frank."

In response to Natasha's question, Coulson placed two cups of coffee in front of Natasha and Captain America.

"Thanks."

Looking at the coffee Coulson handed him, Steve thanked him and said, "Lynn guesses that Frank was taken away by those people voluntarily, probably for the purpose of investigating something."

"I tend to agree with Lynn's assessment, and according to the tests, the club's underground fortifications have been under construction for at least twenty years!"

"This is enough to show that those vampires didn't just arrive in New York."

"So in this situation, it's very difficult for us to find Frank, so we might as well wait for Frank to show up on his own."

Hearing Steve say this, Natasha picked up her coffee and took a sip: "Right now, we have no other clues besides knowing about vampires, so we'll just have to leave it at that."

Just then, Coulson received a text message on his phone.

Coulson glanced at his phone and said, "It seems Lynn won't have time to investigate vampires lately."

"He was attacked this morning while driving to the FBI in New York. Although he is alright now, the killer was clearly a professional."

"And intelligence has also come from Britain that James Duke has also been attacked."

Upon hearing Coulson's words, Natasha and Steve exchanged a glance.

"Ha, one problem after another!"

"Boss, this is the guest list from the hotel that was bombed."

After handing the list to Lynn, Joey continued, "I recovered the hotel's surveillance data and then compared each guest on the list with the surveillance footage one by one. In the end, I selected thirty-seven people who are still in New York."

"Alice's people are conducting an on-site inspection, and Sean is also investigating the 37 suspicious individuals."

At this point, Joey said, "But boss, although the identities of these thirty-seven tourists are suspicious, the fact that we were able to find them means that they should not have any connection with the person who assassinated you."

"After all, neither professional assassins nor secret agents would leave any information in a hotel."

"So I've been looking for people using fake identities!"

As the two were talking, Joey's phone suddenly rang.

After the call connected, Joey asked Alice to send over the photos, and then said to Lynn, "Boss, Alice has found some clues."

"When you were assassinated this morning, an intern was taking a selfie in the commercial building across from the hotel, and inadvertently captured two figures on the hotel rooftop."

After Alice sent the photo, Joey zoomed in and said, "There are two women!"

Looking at the photo of the two women lying on the rooftop with sniper rifles set up, Lynn said, "Find out their identities and then search the entire city."

"A warrant was issued and made public, following the explosion and fire at the Manhattan hotel this morning."

It was a premeditated terrorist attack targeting New York!

"yes!"

Upon hearing Lynn's order, Joey immediately nodded and left.

At the same time, inside the New York Magic Temple.

"Teacher, what's wrong?"

As the Ancient One opened her eyes, a rare hint of something unusual appeared in her usually calm and composed gaze.

"I am sitting on the futon," Modu asked.

"The future has changed. Many things have happened earlier than expected. Gods have descended, and even the Battle of New York will happen a few years earlier."

Hearing the Ancient One say this, Mordo asked with some confusion, "The Battle of New York? Master, is there going to be a major battle in New York? And didn't you say before that the future is always changing? Especially since that night more than twenty years ago."

Faced with Mordo's confusion, Gu Yi's gaze gradually deepened: "This change is different from before. Although it is still centered on the Earth's reality dimension, the future changes I saw before were controllable."

"But this time is different. Someone randomly selected our universe from countless multiverses and has already intervened in the future, so we must make more preparations!"

Upon hearing this from the Ancient One, Mordo stood up and said, "Master, please give your instructions!"

After thinking for a few seconds, the Ancient One shook her head: "I'll go myself. That deity means no harm!"

After saying that, the Ancient One, the Sorcerer Supreme, casually opened a portal and disappeared from the magical temple.

Inside the hospital!

Watching Stephen Strange perform surgery on a patient inside the operating room, the Ancient One stood quietly outside the operating room without saying a word.

Strangely, outside the operating room, there were relatives of the injured everywhere, but these people seemed not to see her at the same time. On a huge warship in space.

"Is this my future?"

Looking at the person in front of him wearing a cloak, whose face he couldn't make out no matter what.

Loki sat on the stool and chuckled, saying, "I don't think this is my fate."

"Compared to daggers and magic, wisdom is the true weapon of the god of trickery!"

Hearing Loki's laughter, the cloaked figure withdrew his green energy and said, "I told you when we first met that you would willingly release the Spear of Eternity and fall from the Rainbow Bridge into the cosmic turbulence."

He was eventually rescued by Thanos's men.

"Now, my prophecy has come true. I know you very well, Loki. From childhood to adulthood, what you really wanted was not to become the King of Asgard, but to receive the same attention as Thor."

"You want your father to value you as much as he values ​​and favors Thor."

"Your schemes and tricks are nothing more than childish pranks trying to get adults' attention. So even after you knew you were adopted, you still chose to kill Laufey to prove you deserved it."

"shut up!"

Upon hearing the mysterious man's words, Loki immediately stood up: "Who do you think you are? You think you know me well? Let me tell you, it's all just wishful thinking..."

"Of course I understand you!"

Before Loki could finish speaking, the mysterious figure removed his cloak: "Because I am you!"

When Loki saw that the mysterious person in front of him looked exactly like him, he was completely stunned.

"This is impossible..."

"That's impossible!"

Inside S.H.I.E.L.D.

After seeing the two women on the arrest warrant issued by the FBI in New York.

Natasha frowned. "How is this possible? Clint and I were clearly already... Good heavens!"

"What's wrong?"

Seeing that Natasha's expression had changed, Steve asked with concern, "Do you know them?"

"Maria Kopova and Eva Kopova, these sisters were among those who trained with me in the Red Room!"

"Damn it, I clearly had dealings with Barton..."

Halfway through her sentence, Natasha hurriedly stood up and said, "I need to go and verify my guess!"

Watching Natasha hurriedly leave, Steve immediately asked, "Do you need my help?"

When he saw Natasha, he just waved his hand and then disappeared from S.H.I.E.L.D.

Steve shrugged, then picked up the wanted poster and started reading it.

Hell's Kitchen!

"Damn it, how did our identities get exposed so quickly? Didn't Rat say the identities he forged for us were flawless?"

Hell's Kitchen, inside a small box.

Wiping the bloodstains from her face, Eva frowned and said, "And what about those gangsters? It's just a $100,000 bounty. The police and FBI haven't even found me yet..."

But those gangsters came knocking first!

"Sister, what should we do now?"

In response to Eva's question, Maria Kopova frowned and said, "We need to find a place to hide first; the airport, port, and train station are all blocked."

"It's difficult for us to leave New York now, so we need to find a safe place."

"It's probably not safe for Rat anymore. Once the FBI discovers our identities, they'll definitely trace us back to him."

At this point, Maria looked around, then pointed to an apartment building in Hell's Kitchen and said, "Let's hide in Hell's Kitchen for a while!"

Following the direction Maria pointed, Eva glanced at the somewhat old apartment building and then nodded.

That is indeed a good hiding place.

The sisters didn't care about the residents in the apartment building.

After all, the two sisters have killed many civilians over the years.

Inside the FBI interrogation room in New York.

"ah!!!"

Amidst screams of agony, Sean emerged from the interrogation room and said to Lynn, "Boss,"

The interrogation results are in.

"This guy, nicknamed Rat, was a member of the money laundering organization we dismantled. He was responsible for helping people forge identities."

"His superior was a guy called Vulture, but Vulture has left New York and his whereabouts are currently unknown."

"However, the identities of Maria Kopova and Eva Kopova were fabricated by him!"

Hearing Sean say that, Lynn tossed him a cigarette and asked, "Does he know who the mastermind behind that transnational crime organization is?"

"He didn't know, he didn't even know Vulture's superiors."

"However, according to him, when Vulture asked him to process the identities of Maria Kopova and Eva Kopova, he got drunk and inadvertently revealed that the two women seemed to be from some Red House."

"Boss, do you think those two women might be spies sent by the Russians?"

"The Red House!"

Upon hearing Sean mention the red house, Lynn frowned: "I know, you still haven't found those two women?"

"Boss, after the wanted notice was issued, the first people to find them were actually those Blood Gang guys."

"The hideout that Rat arranged for them happened to be in Blood Gang territory, and after the Blood Gang leader saw the wanted posters published in the media, he wanted to capture them and hand them over to you in order to curry favor with you."

As he spoke, Sean took out a lighter and lit Lynn's hand before continuing, "Unfortunately, those two sisters were quite skilled. They killed more than half of the Blood Gang's thirty-odd members and then stole a car and escaped."

"According to the surveillance footage, the sisters' vehicle was abandoned in Hell's Kitchen. Alice has already led her men there." Exhaling a puff of smoke, Lynn laughed, "It seems the last time we arrested a New York gang leader, they were terrified."

"Tell Alice to be careful; those sisters are from the Red Room, they'll definitely be tough to deal with!"

"yes!"

Nodding, Sean glanced at the interrogation room: "Boss, what should we do with this guy called Rat? He was involved in the assassination attempt on you; sending him to jail is too lenient."

"Then let's do it your way."

"clear!"

After watching his boss turn and leave, Sean looked at his subordinates and said, "Take him to VIP Lounge Number One!"

After saying that, he walked towards the bathroom.

Inside Hell's Kitchen.

"FUXX!"

Crouching behind the car to avoid bullets, Alice cursed under her breath, then gestured a tactical hand signal to the team members around her.

Upon seeing Alice's tactical hand signals, the action team members immediately raised their guns and began suppressing fire on the apartment.

Alice, meanwhile, bent down and ran swiftly towards the back of the apartment.

These two bitches who dared to assassinate the boss must be captured alive and interrogated to find out who the boss is behind it all.

If we can't eliminate the threat completely, that damned mastermind might try to assassinate our boss!

The apartment building was now completely surrounded by Alice's people; the Maria sisters had no chance of escape. "If this continues, we'll all die here!"

They opened fire to suppress the FBI agents and prevent them from breaking in.

Maria Kopova said, "Eva, I'll draw fire and create an opening. You find a way to break through!"

Hearing her sister's words, Eva shook her head: "We'll die together. From the day we started training at the age of five, we sisters have never been apart."

"Unfortunately, even now, we don't know who our biological parents are, nor do we know where our real home is."

At this point, Eva pulled out a dagger and said, "Sister, I don't want to be controlled until I die!"

As Maria hesitated for a moment before taking the dagger Eva handed her, the booby traps set behind the apartment were immediately triggered!

Upon hearing the booby trap explode, Eva immediately grabbed her submachine gun and ran toward the back of the apartment building.

"FUXX!"

Alice shook the dust off her head and let out a long sigh of relief.

Fortunately, I was extra careful when I saw the body of a resident in the apartment.

Only then can one take cover in the instant of accidentally triggering a booby trap.

"Grant, be careful. The boss is right, these sisters are definitely top-tier agents!"

After saying that, Alice took a small bottle out of her bosom.

"Two damn bitches!"

Looking at the blue pill in the bottle, Alice took one out and ate it without hesitation.

When Natasha arrived at the scene on her motorcycle, she found Maria and Eva lying motionless on the ground.

Alice was prying open their mouths and pulling their teeth out.

Upon seeing this, Natasha immediately stopped the car and went over: "Alice, they..."

Before Natasha could finish speaking, she saw Alice suddenly look at her.

For a moment, Natasha felt as if she were being stared at by a ferocious beast, and she almost instinctively drew her gun!

"Oh!"

Seeing Natasha's wary look, Alice casually tossed two teeth at her feet.

Seeing the two teeth at her feet, Natasha breathed a slight sigh of relief.

These are artificially created teeth, and if nothing unexpected happens, they should contain highly toxic substances.

If you bite down, the toxin can kill you instantly!

Do you know these sisters?

Alice asked Natasha, "Have someone bring the unconscious Maria and her sister into the car."

When Alice asked her question, Natasha hesitated for a few seconds before nodding: "The Maria sisters were the ones who trained with me back then."

Even when they were thrown into groups on the ice field for their final lesson, Maria and her sister were the last survivors of their group.

Hearing Natasha say that, Alice pointed to the car: "Then you should come back with us!"

"Just what I wanted!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Natasha got into the FBI car.

On the road.

"Alice, what happened to you just now?" Dennis asked curiously, looking at Alice who had closed her eyes and whose breathing had returned to normal. "The strength you showed when facing the Maria sisters just now far exceeded that of ordinary people."

.

When Dennis asked her question, Alice didn't open her eyes: "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask. Maybe you'll be qualified to know when you become an assistant manager!"

What Alice really wanted to say was that if one day Dennis could reach the position of her and Sean in the boss's heart.

Then you are qualified to know.

However, in order not to damage Dennis's confidence, Alice changed her approach.

With her eyes closed, Alice felt an unprecedented power within her body. She clenched her fists several times, but slowly relaxed them.

No wonder the boss said this was something to save her and Sean's lives.

This feeling of power is absolutely captivating!

Inside Lynn's office.

Listen to the request from that vampire in Los Angeles on the other end of the phone.

Lynn laughed and said, "Can you guarantee those vampires will obey my orders?"

"Of course, after all, New York is your territory."

In response to Lynn's question, the vampire said, "I vouch for the Nathaniel family. If those vampires run amok on your territory or refuse to obey your orders..."

"Then you can just wipe out all the vampires in our Nathaniel family!"

At this point, the vampire said seriously, "Mr. Lynn, although there is not much harmony among vampires..."

But we all know what fate awaits us once the Lanzas family rises again.

"Therefore, in order to survive, and to avoid being enslaved by the Lanzas family, we will absolutely not disobey you in New York, I promise!"

Hearing the Los Angeles vampire's assurance, Lynn nodded and said, "In that case, let those vampires enter New York."

"You don't need to worry about S.H.I.E.L.D."

"Thank you, Mr. Lynn."

After hanging up the phone, Lynn leaned back in his chair and thought.

According to this vampire from Los Angeles, no vampires have come to New York yet.

That means the vampire corpse Frank gave to S.H.I.E.L.D. wasn't from any of the European vampire families, and the group that kidnapped Frank wasn't vampires from Europe either.

Could it be a vampire that has been hiding in New York all along?

This is even more suspicious. Coulson once told him that S.H.I.E.L.D. had driven most of the vampire families to Europe and had been monitoring them.

Even the few vampires and werewolves scattered across the United States are under the surveillance of S.H.I.E.L.D.

There are no vampires in New York.

But the underground fortifications of that club in New York were built more than 20 years ago.

and many more!

Thinking of that vampire wreck who wasn't afraid of the sun's ultraviolet rays.

Lynn seemed to understand Frank's intention. The reason he sent the skeleton here was not to prevent the vampires from the Lanzas family in Europe who besieged them six hundred years ago from destroying it.

Instead, they were worried that the remaining vampires of the Lansas family would obtain the bones and resurrect this vampire who was not afraid of the sun!

Thinking of this, Lynn was just about to take out her phone and make a call.

But then Alice hurriedly walked in.

"Boss, the guy's been caught, and Natasha Romanoff from S.H.I.E.L.D. has come along too."

She said:

Before Alice could finish her words, Lynn immediately noticed that something was wrong with her body.

"have eaten?"

"Um!"

In response to Lynn's question, Alice shrugged: "There's nothing I can do. Those two bitches not only set up booby traps inside and outside the apartment, but they're also very strong themselves."

"And if things get bad, I'm prepared to commit suicide. In order to capture them alive, I ate a blue one!"

Hearing Alice say this, Lynn told Joey to take Alice back to rest: "Take good care of Alice, she'll start to feel weak soon."

"But you'll be fine after a night's rest."

"yes!"

Upon hearing Lynn's instructions, Joey immediately took Alice away.

Seeing Joey lead Alice away, Natasha immediately said, "Lynn, I know the Maria sisters."

They and I all came from the same place.

"I know, the Red House!"

Rising and walking towards the interrogation room, Lynn looked at Natasha and said, "You want to get them out of my hands?"

"Of course not."

Following beside Lynn, Natasha said, "Everyone who comes out of the Red House carries an indelible blood debt."

"I went to great lengths to escape from the Red House's control back then, but I've been relentlessly pursued by them ever since."

"It was only when Barton wanted to get rid of me that he discovered this situation, and then he spared me and recruited me for S.H.I.E.L.D."

At this point, Natasha looked at Lynn and said, "I just want to know a few things from them, and then you can do whatever you want with them!"

Hearing Natasha say this, Lynn finally agreed to let her listen in.

Lynn would never let anyone who dared to assassinate him get away with it.

Inside the interrogation room.

Gradually regaining consciousness, he saw Lynn and Natasha sitting at the interrogation table.

Maria suddenly realized that she and her sister were beyond saving!

"Anyway, the final result is the same. Maria Kopova, just tell us who the boss behind that transnational criminal organization is, and it will save you and your sister from suffering."

Hearing Lynn's words, Maria did not speak, but looked at Natasha with envy.

Maria Koppova's favorability rating: 0

I checked the favorability rating and found that Maria Koppova's favorability rating was 0.

Lynn thought about it and felt it was normal.

After all, they were just following orders, and I was just one of their many mission targets over the years.

Therefore, I naturally don't have any positive feelings towards myself.

Natasha, however, looked at Maria with envy in her eyes and then said, "You and I were trained in the same batch, Maria. When I betrayed the Red Room, you and Eva even tried to assassinate me."

"So don't look at me with such envy. After all, you had countless opportunities to escape when you were chasing me."

Hearing Natasha say that, Maria lowered her head and chuckled.

But he still didn't speak.

"Boss, let me do it!"

Seeing that Maria remained silent, Sean, who was standing behind Lynn, volunteered to prepare for the interrogation.

"etc!"

Stopping Sean's movement, Lynn looked at Maria and suddenly said, "Do you not want to talk about it, or are you unable to talk about it?"

Hearing Lynn's question, Maria looked up and blinked.

"Okay, from now on, you can choose to answer my questions by blinking."

"Was it that transnational criminal organization that ordered you sisters to assassinate me?"

Maria blinked in response to Lynn's question.

"Besides you sisters, did the boss of that criminal organization send anyone else?"

Maria frowned when Lynn asked again.

"Are you sisters currently being controlled? For example, by having chips implanted in your bodies?"

Once you reveal the information I want to know, the chip will kill you instantly?

Seeing Maria blink, Lynn nodded: "Is the mastermind behind that criminal organization the owner of the Red Room?"

When Natasha saw Maria blink again, she immediately said, "Is that Drekoff?"

Upon hearing that name, Maria clenched her fists, struggled to blink, and her voice grew strained: "Let...my sister go..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Maria's body suddenly convulsed, and she fell off the interrogation chair to the ground.

Sean placed his hand on Maria's neck tentatively, then withdrew it and said to Lynn, "Boss, she's dead!"

Upon hearing Sean's words, Lynn and Natasha got up and went outside.

Back in Lynn's office, Natasha thanked Barbara for the coffee she offered and said to Lynn, "Drekov, the owner of the Red House."

"I always thought he was dead, I never imagined he was still alive!"

"Lynn, what are your plans next?"

In response to Natasha's question, Lynn shrugged and said, "What else can we do? Of course, we'll just take him out once and for all."

"I don't want to wait for him to continue sending people to assassinate me or threaten my family."

Hearing Lynn say this, Natasha nodded: "Destroying the Red House and killing Drekoff is something I've always wanted to do."

"Therefore, we can cooperate!"

"no problem!"

Seeing Natasha's resolute attitude, Lynn said with a smile.

At the same time, S.H.I.E.L.D. established a dark matter research base.

"Since my invasion of New York with the Chitauri was destined to fail, what's the point of it happening sooner?"

Looking at the S.H.I.E.L.D. researchers studying the Tesseract, Loki turned to his multiverse counterpart and asked.

"For us, this ending is a failure, but for Earth, it's a necessary process. The early start of the Battle of New York will let Earth's superheroes know in advance that the universe is dangerous, and I need to make them grow up quickly so that we can cope with the impending multiverse crisis!"

"Loki, the center of the universe isn't in Asgard, but on Earth. Therefore, only by making Earth's superheroes understand their responsibilities can the future be..."

"So you're not here to recruit me?"

Turning to look at himself in the multiverse, Loki shrugged and said, "This is not what you said."

"And even if there is a group of powerful people on Earth, so what? Compared to the powerful and ancient gods in the universe, they are nothing more than a group of stronger ants."

I don't think so.

Loki.

Shaking his head at Loki, Loki from the Multiverse said seriously, "You don't know who the enemy the entire multiverse will face is, but I do know that I have personally witnessed gods kneeling on the ground, begging for their lives."

"I have also seen heroes on Earth face insurmountable opponents, knowing that death is inevitable, yet still resolutely raising their weapons and charging forward."

"Even the universe you see is nothing more than a fragment that has fallen from it."

"Loki, even a god is nothing more than an ant in front of him. Sometimes, strength is not the only factor in achieving victory."

Upon hearing Loki's words from the multiverse, Loki chuckled and said, "I agree with that. Just like Thor, that arrogant and reckless idiot, he's very strong, but I always manage to outwit him."

"Alright, I'll play along with those Avengers who haven't even formed yet, just for my mother's sake."

After saying that, Loki walked towards Dr. Selvig, who was standing in front of the Tesseract and operating a computer.

Three days later, in James Duke's office.

That's how it is.

After recounting the events to Duke, Lynn said, "So, to prevent Drekoff from continuing to send assassins at us, I've decided to join forces with Natasha Romanoff of S.H.I.E.L.D. to completely destroy the Red Room!"

Upon hearing Lynn's decision, James Duke immediately expressed his approval.

James Duke was filled with rage at the thought of the attack he suffered in London.

If backup hadn't arrived in time, the FBI headquarters could probably have held its own memorial service. "That son of a bitch must be killed!"

James Duke handed Lynn a cigar and said, "You can ask for anything you need, and I'll give you the contact information for the Russian organization."

"You can seek their help if necessary, but they can only provide some basic support at most."

"Ultimately, it depends on yourselves!"

"I see."

After thanking him with a smile, Lynn said, "Now we just have to wait for S.H.I.E.L.D. to remove the chip from Eva's body."

We can then use her to trace back to the Red House base and find Drekoff.

After leaving Duke's office, Barbara, who had been waiting, immediately stepped forward: "Boss, Joey has spotted Frank Castle."

Lynn nodded upon hearing Barbara's words.

Half an hour later, in Frank's apartment.

"As expected, Mr. Lynn's guess was correct; you deliberately allowed yourself to be drugged and taken away by those guys."

After thanking him, Coulson took the coffee Frank offered and smiled, "So, Frank, did you discover anything?"

"Just some blood slaves of the Hag tribe."

In response to Coulson's question, the Punisher shook his head: "When I first discovered the vampires, I wanted to figure out what they were trying to do in New York."

"After infiltrating their hiding place in Brooklyn, they were discovered by a vampire."

"After killing that vampire, I found the vampire skeleton they had hidden."

"So I gave you the vampire I killed and sent his remains to the FBI in New York to warn you that something big is about to happen in New York."

"In order to find out the vampire's purpose, I deliberately let myself be drugged and taken away by that group of vampire slaves."

At this point, the Punisher looked at Lynn and said, "Mr. Hall, you hid that vampire skeleton that isn't afraid of sunlight, didn't you?"

When Frank asked him a question, Lynn nodded.

"That's good, although I haven't found out what the vampire's real purpose is."

"But I heard from the blood slaves that the vampires seem to have allied with some mortal enemy, and I suspect it's related to that skeleton."

Hearing Frank's words, Lynn stood up and said, "Get some rest. We'll take care of the rest."

"But are you sure you don't need to go to the hospital?"

Frank glanced down at his wounds and said nonchalantly, "It's just a minor injury, nothing serious!"

"Then I won't bother you any longer, Frank. Chief Fury asked me to give you my regards."

Nodding, Frank watched Lynn and Coulson leave, then got up, picked up a bottle of liquor, and started drinking.

outside the apartment.

"Would you like to have lunch together? Lynn, it's on me."

Upon hearing Coulson's invitation, Lynn smiled and said, "It's not like we've met for the first time, Coulson. Although you represent S.H.I.E.L.D. and I represent the FBI in New York, I think we should be friends."

"So if there's anything you want to know, you can ask. If it's something I can tell you, then I'll tell you directly."

"All right."

Seeing the sincerity in Lynn's smile, Coulson said, "From our conversation just now, I feel you should know what happened."

"More or less."

In response to Coulson's question, Lynn nodded and said, "I've pieced together the details of this matter!"

Inside Pepper's office at Stark Industries Building.

"New clean energy is not performing well in the European market, so I have to go to Europe to discuss with those companies."

Looking at Tony on the video call, Pepper said while eating her lunch, "I'm flying to Europe right after I get off. By the way, you haven't had lunch yet?"

"I don't feel hungry."

In response to Pepper's question, Tony shrugged: "I've been developing a new suit of armor all morning, and while I was working on it, I suddenly remembered when Lynn asked me if the armor could be folded into a bracelet or necklace."

"Although he treated my armor like a nanotech toy, it's a novel approach, namely the conditions..."

"Tony, what you should be solving right now is the lunch problem, not the new suit of armor!"

Seeing Pepper staring at him, Tony Stark shrugged and surrendered, saying, "Fine, you win. After all, you're the CEO of Stark Industries now."

"By the way, when you go to Europe, let Happy come with you. I'll feel more at ease with him protecting you."

"understood."

Pepper smiled at Tony, then hung up the video call and began preparing the contract.

On the way to the airport.

"What's happening up ahead?"

Sitting in the car and looking at the road obstruction ahead, Pepper asked.

"There must have been a car accident. Let's take a detour."

Just as I was about to turn the car around, a car suddenly rushed towards me from the side of the road.

"Puff..."

The massive impact flipped Happy's car over, and several men in black immediately dragged the unconscious Pepper out of the car.

Seeing the unconscious Pepper being held hostage, Happy ignored the blood flowing from his forehead after the impact.

While struggling to unbuckle his seatbelt, he pulled out a weapon in an attempt to rescue Pepper.

"Ignore him; she's the master's most important bargaining chip!"

Seeing his companion draw his weapon and point it at Happy, another man in black said, "Leave the scene immediately."

By the time Happy struggled to climb out of the car, the vehicle that had kidnapped Pepper had vanished without a trace.

Struggling to stay conscious, Happy dialed Tony's number, but the next second he couldn't hold on any longer and passed out.

Half an hour later, in Tony's private consultation room.

"Tony."

"Lynn, Pepper has been kidnapped again!"

Seeing Lynn and the others arrive, Tony Stark suppressed his anxiety and said, "She was in a car accident on her way to the airport and was then kidnapped from the car."

"Happy is also in a coma due to the car accident, FUXX!"

Lynn glanced at Happy, who was still unconscious, and said to Tony, "I've already had someone track him through the city's surveillance cameras."

"Don't worry, they won't get out of New York!"

Hearing Lynn's words of comfort, Tony Stark turned around and slammed his fist against the wall: "Fuck!"

Last time Obadiah Stan had Pepper kidnapped, and now someone else is after Pepper!

"I'm now worried that any of my enemies will turn against Pepper because of me!"

"Lynn, perhaps I really should listen to your advice and create a nanotech armor for Pepper to prevent something like this from happening again!"

Hearing the anger and self-blame in Tony's voice, Natasha stepped forward to comfort him, saying, "This isn't your fault."

Tony, the most important thing now is to rescue Pepper.

"By the way, do you know who kidnapped Pepper?"

When Natasha asked him, Tony Stark shook his head.

"As soon as I get news, I will personally lead a team to rescue Pepper."

Steve Rogers, who was standing nearby, also offered a word of comfort.

As everyone was comforting Tony, Lynn's phone suddenly rang.

I picked up the phone and glanced at it, only to find it was an unfamiliar number.

He walked aside to answer the phone and heard an old voice say, "Pepper is in our hands right now, Mr. Lynn Hall. If you don't want anything to happen to Ms. Pepper, and if you don't want your friend Tony Stark to lose his girlfriend..."

"Then bring what Frank Castle took from us, and meet me tonight on Staten Island!"