Both start in hell: but their talents are multiplied a hundredfold.

Wanda shifted her gaze from the portal matrix to a separate portal at the far end of the hall.

The door frame, like the floor, was made of dark gray alloy, tall and silent, with a white light curtain suspended inside, so quiet that almost no light emanated from it.

"Are we going to that portal?" Jessica also saw the portal.

"This door leads directly to my office." Shen Jue walked towards the teleportation portal.

Jessica and Wanda exchanged a glance.

Jessica sighed, put the cigarette back in her pocket, and started walking.

Wanda followed behind Jessica, remaining secretly vigilant.

The moment the three stepped into the portal, faint ripples appeared on the alloy surface beneath their feet.

The white light curtain swallowed the three figures.

The next second, the light screen receded behind them, and the outline of Shen Jue's office appeared in the white light.

The middle floor of the black building is quiet and enclosed, filled with all sorts of strange creations, and there is also a wide corridor.

Jessica looked around, somewhat surprised.

"I thought it would be a suspended walkway with transparent glass under your feet, where you could see the city 10,000 meters below."

Shen Jue walked to the door at the end of the corridor and placed her palm on the sensor area next to the door.

"There are also observation decks like this; I'll take you there to see them sometime."

The door slid open silently. The office was small, even frugal.

A dark-colored desk, two visitor chairs, a row of filing cabinets along the wall, and a potted plant in the corner.

But Wanda's attention was not on any of these things.

The moment the door opened, her gaze was fixed on the thing in the very center of the office.

It was an amber-colored, static force field about two meters high, with transparent, mirror-like edges and a kind of golden light slowly flowing inside.

At the center of the force field, Pietro was frozen in place.

With silver-white hair, a slender figure, one hand outstretched forward, legs in a running posture, and an expression on his face showing the focus and determination of a sprint.

Wanda's pupils dilated slightly, her fingers curled up, and a crimson light flashed at her fingertips before fading away.

Jessica recognized the person too. She gasped and turned to look at Shen Jue.

"Is that Quicksilver?"

Shen Jue walked behind the desk, pulled out a chair, and sat down.

"This is a time amber," he said. "He has spent the last few months of real time inside it."

Wanda's breathing became slow and heavy.

She stared at her brother's frozen face in the amber, at his outstretched hand, the direction of which was exactly where Shen Jue was sitting.

Several months ago, Pietro and a team of mercenaries raided Shen Jue's laboratory.

Wanda remembered that day, and she remembered what Pietro said to her before he left: he smiled and said, "Wait for me to come back."

Then Quicksilver never came back, leaving her alone to try every possible way to rescue him.

Wanda closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

When she opened her eyes again, they moved, and her gaze was clear.

"Father Shen Jue," Wanda said in a steady voice, but the trembling tone betrayed her.

"Please tell me the conditions for releasing Pietro."

Jessica turned to look at her, her lips moved, but she didn't say anything.

Shen Jue tilted her head slightly, a smile appearing on her lips.

"Aren't you going to ask him if he's still alive?"

"The fact that you're keeping him means he's alive," Wanda said.

"You need a chip, a living chip."

Shen Jue's smile deepened.

"A clever girl."

He raised his right hand and flicked his fingers lightly.

The piece of time-themed amber began to disappear from the top, its golden light transforming into countless tiny specks that drifted upwards.

Pietro's body was freed from its frozen state.

His legs immediately began to run, his arms pushed forward, and he activated his mutant ability, creating a stillness field as he rushed towards the door.

Quicksilver's memories and understanding were still stuck on the moment he raided Shen Jue's lab a few months ago. Now, he only had one thought in his mind: run.

Before Wanda and Jessica could react, he was already about to escape from the office.

At this moment, Shen Jue stood up from his chair, his figure flashed across the entire desk, and his right hand precisely pinched Pietro's nape.

Pietro's legs were still running, but his whole body was frozen in place, like a kitten being held by the scruff of its neck by a cat, its limbs swinging futilely.

Wanda took a step forward, then stopped. Seeing that her unfortunate brother was still so energetic, Wanda quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Jessica stood in the doorway, watching the silver-haired man kicking his legs in vain, and couldn't help but say, "Uh, isn't this scene a little too strange?"

Pietro heard her voice and turned his head sharply.

His gaze swept over Jessica, then over Wanda, and finally landed on Wanda's face, whereupon he froze.

"Wanda?"

His struggle stopped for a moment.

"What are you doing here? Where is this? I..."

His gaze suddenly shifted to Shen Jue, his pupils contracting sharply.

"you!"

Shen Jue smiled at him, gently lifted him up by the back of his neck, and placed him on the visitor's chair next to him.

"Sit still."

Pietro's feet were on the chair, and he curled up there, his whole body stiff.

His mind was rapidly analyzing the changes in reality. What exactly happened in the instant he tried to escape from Shen Jue's grasp?

Wanda walked up to him, knelt down, and cupped his face in her hands.

"Pietro".

Her voice was very soft, as if she was afraid of startling him.

Pietro looked into her eyes and finally stopped feeling uneasy.

His breathing gradually calmed down, like a drowning person finally being pulled ashore.

Jessica leaned against the door frame, looking at the twins, then at Shen Jue standing behind the desk.

As Shen Jue watched the siblings reunite and Wanda comfort Quicksilver, he felt one of the most sincere and beautiful human emotions.

Jessica put the unlit cigarette back into her pocket, a gesture she had repeated far too many times that day.

Shen Jue sat back down in her chair, placing her hands crossed on the table.

"Let's get down to business," he said, looking at Wanda and Jessica.

"Blackwatch needs you."

Jessica straightened up from the door frame, walked to another visitor's chair, sat down, and crossed her legs.

"Join Blackwatch?" She tilted her head and smiled.

"What are the benefits?"

"A stable, high salary for the mission of spreading love and peace," Shen Jue said slowly.

"Of course, there are many hidden benefits as well."

"For example, living openly and honestly in the sunlight, or something like that."

"My employees, I can provide them with shelter."

Wanda was shocked when she heard this. As a mutant who had been controlled by Hydra, Shen Jue's words warmed her heart like the morning sun.

Jessica paused for a moment, then smiled.

"These are truly tempting conditions."

"As a superhuman, the evil organizations we want to capture could line up all the way to the Mariana Trench."

Jessica pulled her hand out of her pocket and slapped her knee.

"Okay, I'll join."

She agreed readily and decisively, without the slightest hesitation.

After all, this was precisely Jessica's purpose in coming to the black building.

She had certainly heard of Shen Jue's mind control techniques, and logically speaking, she wouldn't fall for Shen Jue, who was also a mind controller like Zi Ren.

But Shen Jue saved her. His powerful strength, his outstanding looks and figure, and his pure, saintly ideals all attracted Jessica.

Wanda was still squatting in front of Pietro, cupping his face in her hands.

Pietro's mind finally caught up with reality. He grabbed Wanda's wrist and spoke in a low, rapid voice.

"Wanda, run! We can't possibly be a match for Father Shen Jue..."

Wanda removed her hand from his face, placed it on the top of his head, and pressed it down.

Pietro's mouth was forced to close.

"Shut up." Wanda's voice was calm but unquestionable.

"I'll make the decision."

Pietro's eyes widened, and he made a muffled protest, but Wanda's hand remained motionless.

At this moment, Wanda demonstrated the dominance she wielded as the older sister.

Wanda turned her head and looked at Shen Jue.

"Father Shen Jue, we're joining Blackwatch."

"Please forgive my brother for offending you."

"We are willing to pay the price for this."

She removed her hand from Pietro's head only after saying that.

Pietro suddenly stood up and opened his mouth.

"Pietro." Wanda didn't turn around to look at him, but simply called his name.

Pietro looked at her straight back and at her calm, almost icy demeanor as she stood before that man, and swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

He knew his sister too well; Wanda was only this calm when she was plotting something.

He gritted his teeth and turned to look at Shen Jue.

Me too.

These words sounded like they were squeezed out from between his teeth.

Shen Jue smiled slightly and nodded happily, saying, "Welcome to Blackwatch."

"You will definitely not regret your choice today."

At this moment, Shen Jue said softly, "Red Bean Bun, help Wanda and Quicksilver enter their information."

Less than ten seconds later, the door slid open silently, and a silver female mecha walked in.

Her entire body was made of some kind of matte silver alloy, with a slender and smooth figure, and extremely fine gold patterns inlaid at her joints.

The female mecha's face was sculpted with exquisite detail, her features soft yet possessing an inhuman perfection. Her long hair was made of extremely fine optical fibers, falling behind her shoulders and shimmering with a faint blue light as she moved.

"Father, I have come at your call." Her voice was vibrant and high-pitched, creating a strange contrast with her cold, metallic appearance.

"Take Wanda and Pietro to their accommodation and enter their information," Shen Jue said helplessly.

"Why must the offspring come to my office?"

"Received." Red Bean Bun nodded slightly, turned to Wanda and Pietro, and the golden pattern on her cheeks shone brightly, as a friendly gesture.

"That's because red bean buns like it, of course!"

"Please follow me, gentlemen."

Wanda glanced at Pietro, then turned and followed the silver mecha out of Shen Jue's office.

Pietro gritted his teeth and hurried after him without saying a word.

The office door closed behind them.

The office fell silent, leaving only Jessica and Shen Jue.

Shen Jue looked at Jessica and said with a smile, "Miss Jessica, it seems you have something else to discuss with me."

Jessica nervously squeezed her pack of cigarettes in her pocket.

After carefully observing and realizing that there were no visible surveillance devices around, Jessica visibly relaxed.

She twisted the hem of her dress with her fingers, gave Shen Jue a charmingly disdainful look, and then walked closer to Shen Jue.

Shen Jue's smile turned sour, and Jessica mustered her courage, walked to the front of Shen Jue's office, squatted down, and gently lowered her head.

"Hiss!" Shen Jue made an involuntary sound.