He's in the Marvel universe, and his first step is marrying Scarlet Witch.

Chapter 73 Rescuing Dr. Banner

"Dr. Stern, is there any news regarding Dr. Banner?"

Inside the laboratory, Li Chuan found Stern, who was researching the super soldier serum, and asked him a question.

Stern put down the microscope and patted his head:

"Oh, boss, I was just about to tell you about this. I almost forgot because I was looking into it."

There's been some trouble with Mr. Green; he's being tracked by the military and might be a few days late in arriving in New York.

"He's been tracked by the army. Where is he now?"

Li Chuan frowned.

Logically, since he contacted Dr. Banner earlier, there shouldn't have been a situation where his blood dripped onto a beverage bottle in the factory, leading to S.H.I.E.L.D. discovering a clue and notifying General Ross to arrest him.

Moreover, S.H.I.E.L.D. is currently in dire straits and cannot cooperate with General Ross to target the Hulk again.

"In Virginia, he said he wanted to meet his friends before coming to New York and pick up some research data from before, but he ended up being targeted there."

Dr. Stern explained.

"Virginia, my friend."

After thinking for a moment, Li Chuan roughly guessed what had happened.

It seems that before Dr. Banner started dating Black Widow, he had a girlfriend named Betty Ross, who was also the daughter of General Ross, the military leader in charge of researching the Super Soldier Serum.

A cell biology expert who is a professor at Collo University in Virginia.

He guessed that something unexpected had happened when Banner went to see Betty.

"Try to contact him. If you can, tell him that a friend will come to help him leave Virginia, so that he will not transform unless absolutely necessary."

After giving Stern a brief instruction, Li Chuan quickly left the laboratory.

"Xiao Liu, make the arrangements, we're going to Virginia."

"Yes, boss!"

Xiao Liu, who was following behind Li Chuan, responded and skillfully arranged everything using a communicator.

More than an hour later, Li Chuan's private plane landed at an airport in Virginia.

"It seems the lockdown is quite tight."

On the way into Virginia city, Li Chuan saw through the car window a number of heavily armed American soldiers stopping vehicles leaving the city and conducting strict checks.

He is ostensibly here to inspect the Virginia branch office, but in reality, he's here to pick up Dr. Banner.

"According to intelligence from the branch office, the entire city of Virginia was completely locked down this morning. Getting in is easy, but getting out requires going through multiple checkpoints and strict checks. The official explanation is that it's to capture a vicious fugitive."

While driving, Xiao Liu reported the intelligence gathered by the person in charge to Li Chuan.

Li Chuan nodded:

"Which area is the military currently focusing their search on?"

"Corvo University"

Xiao Liu replied.

"Then let's go to Corvo University."

The areas where the military has focused its search efforts are most likely where Dr. Banner is hiding. As long as he keeps a close eye on the military's actions, he will naturally be able to find Dr. Banner.

If Dr. Banner can evade the military's search and reach New York on his own, all the better. If not, he should take Banner away before he transforms into the Hulk.

Otherwise, once the Hulk appears in the public eye and causes public opinion, many things will become difficult to handle.

"Blonsky, still no trace of them?"

Inside the armored command vehicle, Ross's tone clearly revealed his dissatisfaction.

Yesterday, he originally wanted to come here to see his daughter, who hadn't spoken to him for several years, and to ease the strained relationship between father and daughter.

But before he could even knock on the door, he spotted Bruce Banner through the window, someone he had been searching for for years.

Overjoyed, he immediately left quietly and mobilized all his elite forces overnight, intending to capture Bruce Banner in one fell swoop and study the mutated gene in his body that was far more powerful than the Super Soldier Serum.

Unfortunately, before the morning arrest operation, the vigilant Bruce Banner noticed something amiss and fled the house with his daughter ahead of time.

To prevent Bruce Banner from escaping again, he had to seal off the entire city and then call in Emil Bronsky, the most powerful soldier in the armed forces, to personally lead the capture operation.

However, even though he is an army three-star general, he cannot blockade a city for long. He must capture Bruce Banner before this evening.

"The area has been basically locked down; they won't be able to hide for much longer."

Bronsky's firm and confident reply came through the communicator.

"Remember, do not harm my daughter. Once you find her, use a tranquilizer gun to tranquilize Bruce Banner, and try not to hurt him."

After putting down the communicator, General Ross couldn't help but curse:

"Damn S.H.I.E.L.D., they messed up at the crucial moment!"

If he had the intelligence support and advanced reconnaissance equipment from S.H.I.E.L.D., he would have already located Bruce Banner and successfully captured him.

Unfortunately, when I contacted S.H.I.E.L.D. yesterday, they said they couldn't provide any assistance due to the special circumstances.

"Target spotted, located in Block 7, they are fleeing towards Block 8."

"Attention all personnel, begin the encirclement of Blocks 7 and 8."

Standing on the rooftop of a building near Corvo University, Li Chuan watched the American soldiers suddenly surging towards the seventh and eighth blocks, and took out a gold mask from his mission space and put it on.

"Looks like that's where it is!"

With chakra attached to his feet, Li Chuan used the rooftops and walls of various buildings as leverage to quickly leap towards the center of the area surrounded by American soldiers.

Meanwhile, in a narrow alley in the Eighth Street, Banner pulled Betty between two trash cans, taking deep breaths and trying to calm his heart, which was pounding from running.

He didn't want to become the Hulk unless absolutely necessary, because the Hulk was beyond his control, and he was afraid that he would harm innocent people if he transformed.

"Bruce, we can't escape. Dad's soldiers are all around us. Why don't you take me hostage? Maybe that will make him think twice."

Betty, equally breathless, offered her advice.

They had just escaped to the Eighth Street when they found that it was also surrounded by soldiers, with helicopters above them. They had no choice but to find a narrow gap to hide in.

"It's no use. Your father won't believe it, and no matter what, he won't give up on the genes in my body."

Bruce shook his head, pondered for a moment, and finally looked at Betty:

"Betty, you should leave now. If this continues, I might lose control soon, and he'll hurt you when he gets out!"

He doesn't want to become the Hulk, but that's not something he can decide. The Hulk will inevitably appear if his life is threatened.

In his eyes, Hulk is a mindless monster, and Betty would be in danger if she were near him.

(End of this chapter)