After everyone finished eating, Mark led his friends to their rented apartment in Queens.

This time, the group didn't try to hide anything, and along the way, no one tried to abduct children.

The reason is simple: the two submachine guns in HitGirl's hands and the grenades hanging on her waist are no joke.

Thus, another rumor was added to Hell's Kitchen.

After her father's death, the psychopathic Hit-Girl inherited his will and found some friends of the same age to suffer from the same illness.

The address is 23 Engela Street, Forest Community, Queens, house number 909.

New York City has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. The most prominent characteristics are: hot and humid summers, cold and snowy winters, and mild and pleasant spring and autumn seasons, but these are very short.

It was the beginning of the year, and although the snow and ice in New York had melted, a long, wet spring season had begun. With the valves opened, a damp, rotten smell wafted out.

Standing at the door, Esther said with a tone full of disdain, "I think we might need to replace some furniture, or something like a dehumidifier."

Mark nodded in agreement, saying that he not only wanted these things, but might even need an air purifier.

"Let's open the windows to let in some fresh air. Mindy and I will go buy some dehumidifiers," Mark said helplessly.

Mindy nodded, indicating her agreement with Mark's decision.

In fact, there was another reason why they went out again, which was to solve the problem of their ID cards.

After closing the door, Mark specifically told Esther and the others to be patient and stay in the room without going out.

Considering it wasn't evening yet, the two went to an electronics store and bought a dehumidifier, an air purifier, and several children's beds.

A bed is a necessity; spring in New York is very damp, and sleeping on the floor can easily lead to rheumatism.

After buying the furniture, Mark took out his phone and dialed Jessica Jones's number.

This is a powerful ally; it's best to stick close to him until you have the strength to back you up, and it would be even better if you could persuade him to come and live with you.

New York-Presbyterian Medical Center.

Mark and Mindy arrived at the hospital room with flowers. Jessica Jones was lying on the bed, her body wrapped in bandages.

Upon seeing Mark and Mindy, Jessica Jones forced an extremely awkward smile.

"You've come," Jessica Jones said in a hoarse voice.

Mark placed the flowers on the bedside table, went to the ward, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hide it from you."

"It's okay. If you had told me the truth back then, I might have gone with my parents." Jessica Jones shook her head, her tone tinged with gratitude.

If she had known beforehand that her parents were dead, she might have followed them in death, unable to bear the pain at that time.

Seeing this, Mark quickly changed the subject: "How are your injuries?"

Jessica Jones explained, "The doctor said those chemicals could react with the blood, but luckily I didn't have any abrasions when I was in the car accident."

Mark nodded, though he wasn't entirely convinced of the conclusion, because Jessica Jones was special.

In that situation, anyone other than Jessica Jones who came into contact with those chemical liquids would have suffered terribly.

Of course, that would be a different story if that person were Matt Murdoch.

Upon hearing this, Mindy picked up an apple from the bedside table and began peeling it with a knife.

"So what are your plans next?" Mark asked.

Jessica Jones said hesitantly, "I don't know, maybe I'll just continue going to school."

"My parents probably didn't leave any inheritance, and we rent our house. However, the RAND Corporation gave me a sum of money, which should be enough to pay for my university education."

Mark raised an eyebrow. He hadn't expected the RAND Corporation to offer compensation, but he was certain it wouldn't be much, even though college in America was very expensive.

But if this money only lasts until Jessica Jones graduates from university, then it's not much; at most, it might be $100,000, or even less.

"Don't your parents have any insurance?" Mark asked, puzzled.

Jessica Jones said with a tone full of resentment, "We bought it, but the insurance company won't pay because it was my parents' car that hit the truck, which had already stopped."

Mark nodded; it fit his stereotype of American insurance companies.

Mark was also pondering how to start the conversation and entice the other person to join him.

However, considering that this was only the second time the two had met, it was not appropriate to extend an invitation, and even if they did, the other party might not agree.

After much deliberation, Mark ultimately decided not to invite the other party.

He had come up with a brilliant idea to keep Jessica Jones by his side.

Knowing that Mark had only come to make an impression and that was enough, he chatted with Jessica Jones for a while longer. Mindy even shared half of the peeled apple with Jessica Jones.

Although this was only their second meeting, Mark could clearly sense Jessica Jones's goodwill and affection towards them.

After night fell, Mark said goodbye and left.

After leaving the hospital, Mindy suddenly spoke up, "Poor Jessica, should we help her?"

Mark, who was walking ahead, stopped and asked curiously, "How are you going to help her?"

Mindy said viciously, "We can kidnap the insurance company owner and force him to return the money to Jessica."

mark:"……"

"This is extortion. If he calls the police, Jessica will go to jail for extortion," Mark said helplessly.

This reckless little girl acts without considering the consequences, doing whatever comes to mind. However, considering she's still a child, Mark let it go.

"He wouldn't dare!" Mindy said menacingly.

Mark calmly said, "He certainly wouldn't dare when he was kidnapped, but that might change afterward."

"Then we won't let him go. Once he returns the money to Jessica, we'll send him to meet Satan." Mindy said, flashing a very sharp knife with her right hand.

"Kidnapping and extortion are one thing, but killing someone to cover it up after getting the money? Who's the real villain here?!"

Mark suddenly felt like a green recruit in front of Mindy, despite his aura as a novice villain.

Seeing that Mindy seemed to take it all for granted, and even thought that what she did was normal, Mark was convinced.

"Is this what they call righteousness turning into evil?" Mark thought to himself, then said helplessly, "He's not involved in organized crime, so we can't use the same methods we use on gangsters on a businessman."

The reason Big Daddy and HitGirl were able to go on a rampage in Hell's Kitchen was because they were killing a bunch of scum, a bunch of "non-humans" without ID cards.

But insurance company owners are different; they're capitalists. If someone like that were killed, it might even alarm S.H.I.E.L.D.

They are still in their infancy and there is no need for them to come into the sights of S.H.I.E.L.D. If those eccentric bastards were to set their sights on these "promising talents," it would be troublesome.

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