A Marine Admiral in the Marvel Universe

This is destroying his hard work!

"Dr. Osborn!"

General Ross spoke softly, drawing the old Green Goblin's attention back to himself.

“I’m a soldier, not as hypocritical as you businessmen,” Ross said calmly.

"I won't lie to you, our military has decided to conduct its own research on the Super Soldier program. I think you've heard of the scientist in charge of this project: Dr. Bruce Banner, a genius scientist."

"He and his team will take on this task, so we will soon withdraw our funding and invest the money in our own Super Soldier You project."

"I regret to inform you that the time to withdraw your investment will be in two weeks."

Norman's refined face was blank; he never expected things to turn out this way.

General Ross patted him on the shoulder and smiled:

"It has been an honor to work with you in the past. Now, you will have two weeks to deal with the changes in cash flow. Be prepared, Norman... Of course, if you can come up with a mature product before then."

After saying that, he left with the people around him.

Norman Osborne's face was truly grim; he was now in a real predicament.

“Norman.” A voice interrupted his thoughts. Turning his head, he saw Balkan from the board of directors, who slowly wheeled himself to Norman Osborn's side: Gu Yan

"The marine laboratory incident has been thoroughly exposed. The media, animal rights activists, and even the victims are all demanding compensation and an apology from us, and our stock has plummeted."

Norman Osborne nodded. Of course he knew about it, but due to the cash flow disruption, they could only do some public relations that were not very useful and could not play a decisive role at all... Moreover, no matter what they did, there would always be more evidence in the media that was more unfavorable to them!

To put it simply, someone is targeting them.

Norman wasn't stupid; he quickly analyzed the purpose of the person behind the situation.

The other party is determined to short their stock, and judging from their series of tactics, they not only want money, but also want to swallow up the entire Osborne.

Norman knows everything, but in this country, you can't do anything without money. That's why he's pushing the Super Soldier program so hard. Once it succeeds, he'll not only get the support of the military, but also the support of the entire country. Then, all the problems will be solved.

but……

Norman's face was grim, but with Ross's decision, the death knell for the Osborne Group had been tolled, and he was powerless to do anything about it.

"Given this severe crisis, the board has decided to convene a meeting in a week to address the current predicament," said the bald man in a wheelchair named Balkan, before turning and leaving with his men.

"Okay, I got it..." Norman replied listlessly, sitting dejectedly on the company steps, his mind a mess and his face full of confusion.

Inside the building, the number of people coming and going gradually decreased until finally, only Norman remained, sitting alone on the steps.

“Norman…” Dr. Storm walked over slowly and sat down next to him.

"Ah... Storm, you haven't left yet..."

Norman glanced at him, then looked away again. He didn't blame Storm. The two were partners who had gone from humble beginnings to where they were now. They could argue heatedly, but there was no such thing as settling scores later.

"How am I supposed to leave like this?" Storm said with a wry smile.

“Norman, really, if the company is gone, it's gone. We've already made a lot of money, enough for us to live on for hundreds of years. There's no need to pursue these things anymore.”

Norman gave a bitter smile. He understood these principles, but Osborne was someone he had built up bit by bit, and he had poured so much effort into it. If he lost him, his life would also lose its direction.

Moreover, would the person behind him let him go? After the short selling ends, he will face endless lawsuits until he is penniless, destitute, and finally imprisoned, dying alone and miserable.

What is a capitalist? A capitalist is someone who squeezes every last drop of surplus value from everyone.

As a fellow capitalist, Norman knew all too well what those behind the scenes were doing.

Thinking of this, fear appeared in Norman's eyes, but so did his will to survive. He was unwilling to fail; even if he failed, he would fight one last time.

"Storm, go to the lab. We're going to start the human experiments for the Super Soldier program right away!" Norman's eyes suddenly hardened.

"Use me as an experiment!"

“Norman, no!” Storm refused outright. “It’s too dangerous. You know that white mouse…”

But Norman, without saying a word, dragged him straight to the laboratory.

“Norman, listen to me, this absolutely cannot be done…” Storm struggled.

Ring ring~

The phone rang abruptly. Norman picked it up and saw that it was his son. He raised his thumb to hang up immediately.

But after thinking about it, he realized that if the experiment failed, he would never see his son again. After a moment's thought, he pressed the answer button.

“Harry…” Norman forced himself to stay awake and make his voice sound more like usual.

"Dad, we've found a treasure!" Harry's excited voice came through the phone. "A place the size of a basketball, piled high with gold, conservatively estimated... worth at least 500 billion!"

The old Green Goblin who almost became the Green Goblin: "..."

Life is full of ups and downs...it's so exciting!

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Chapter 137 Life's ups and downs are just too exciting!

In the basement of Trinity Church, Cao Gui and his two companions watched as Harry informed his father.

This was actually a decision made by the four of them together. Apart from Osborn, none of the other three had enough manpower and resources to transport so much gold, so the task was handed over to Harry.

As for whether Osborne will take it all for himself, there's no need to worry about that. The financial conglomerate behind Beth isn't going to be jealous; they have plenty of ways to handle things.

And Gwen goes without saying, this is a treasure found in New York City. You think you can just take it without even telling the NYPD? You're asking for trouble.

As for Cao Gui... these two girls are both my people. With them protecting me, what am I afraid of?

Therefore, from any perspective, Osborne wouldn't dare to take it all for himself, and of course, Harry and Norman wouldn't make such an unwise decision.

On the other side, Norman Osborn asked in a deep voice, "Harry, is what you're saying true?"

“Of course, Dad, why would I lie to you?” Harry said. “However, we found these things together as a group of four, so they don’t just belong to me alone.”

Norman paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's alright, 10 billion is enough for us. Our biggest problem is cash flow. As long as we get through this crisis, everything will be fine."

"There's one more thing. There's too much gold here, and you need to find someone to transport it out."

“No problem.” Norman was in high spirits; he was full of energy and had boundless strength.

"In that case, we'll come see you in a bit. Please get ready."

"OK!" Norman exclaimed excitedly.

“Norman?” Dr. Storm asked, puzzled.

"Hahaha, Doctor, our crisis is over!" Norman picked up Dr. Storm, gave him a big kiss on his bald head, then quickly dressed and went out while making a phone call.

Dr. Storm was completely bewildered. Just a moment ago he looked so tragic and ready to sacrifice himself, but how come he was fine after just one phone call?

Dr. Storm scratched his head, but in any case, it was a good thing that his friend no longer had to risk his life to conduct human experiments.

In the basement of Trinity Church, Harry put down his phone: "Guys, my father has started looking for people."

"So next..." Cao Gui rubbed his hands together and chuckled, "Guys, take as much as you can!"

Upon hearing this, the three of them had a burst of golden light in their eyes—a truly dazzling display of golden light!

With a cheer, the three of them ran down, grabbed handfuls of gold coins, and stuffed them into their backpacks.

Cao Gui smiled, but instead of following their lead, he slowly examined the golden mummy coffin beside him.

Mummies are the worst! If something like the Sun Bible appears, that would be a huge problem. Of course, if something like the Central Continent Team appears, that would be even worse.

Fortunately... no!

These people who claimed to possess the treasure of King Solomon were simply obsessed with money. They wanted nothing but gold. Cao Gui even saw a small piece of linen stuck to the golden coffin, which should have been the original mummy shroud.

After wandering around for a while, Cao Gui arrived in front of a pile of parchment, picked up one and looked at it. It was full of ancient characters that he did not recognize.

However, there is an English label next to it: Alexander Scroll.

Cao Gui didn't understand why, but he still put it away before joining Gwenbeth's group of three, his backpack full of gold.

"It's incredibly heavy." Cao Gui weighed the backpack in his hand; it must have weighed at least ten or twenty pounds.

"Hey! Harry, take less," Cao Gui quickly said. "That suspension bridge isn't very good quality; there's no guarantee it won't break down!"

"It's okay, isn't there a staircase over there? Let's take the stairs," Harry said nonchalantly.

“But the wooden stairs over there look more dangerous,” Cao Gui said quietly.

“Ah…” Harry paused for a moment, then quickly snapped out of his reverie.

“Alright.” Harry quickly put down some of the gold, and after the four of them finished packing, they carefully left the place.

Three hours later, a group of men dressed in black quietly arrived at the location. They then wrapped a large amount of gold items in black cloth and loaded them onto a pickup truck. This process was repeated for several weeks before the entire treasure was finally moved away.

In response, Beth sent a team of accountants to count the gold.

Norman was delighted, especially after learning that Beth was a financial tycoon, Gwen's father was a director of the NYPD, and Cao Gui was an FBI agent.

With the Osborne Group currently in dire straits, he didn't want to create any further complications by investing in these gold assets.

The Osborne Group acted swiftly. After bringing all the gold out, they began weighing it, checking its purity, and finally converting it into US dollars. As Beth had predicted, the gold was worth approximately 50 billion.

Each of the four received 10 billion, and then Beckham took the lead in establishing a company. Using the remaining 10 billion, the company invested in the Osborne Group. Combined with the 10 billion that Harry received, the Osborne Group instantly had a cash flow of 20 billion.

Nick Fury was dumbfounded. He had gone to great lengths to short-sell the Osborn Corporation, hoping to seize all of Osborn's technology in one fell swoop and bring it under S.H.I.E.L.D.'s control, but...

"Fuck you!" Nick Fury's face darkened even more. "Have you found any information? Where did Osborne Group get so much cash?"

“This… we can’t find anything.” Agent Hill shook his head: “It’s like those 20 billion in cash just appeared out of thin air.”

"Then what are we waiting for?" Nick Fury shouted. "Use your connections right now and tell the IRS that they're evading taxes!"

“This…no.” Hill shook his head. “They’ve already paid their taxes, and the IRS is willing to provide them with protection. We can’t interfere anymore.”

“…Fuck you!” Nick Fury was annoyed. He scratched his head, his one eye filled with extreme frustration.

"Hill, if we launch an attack now, can we break even?"

Agent Hill pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "No, the Osborn Group had anticipated our desperate measures. By the time we discovered it, it was too late. We could only cut our losses."

"Then we need to cut our losses quickly!" Nick Fury said hastily. He had misappropriated nearly half of the department's funds, and if something went wrong, he would be in deep trouble.

"Yes, sir... sir, something's happened!"

Hill suddenly shouted, which was absolutely unacceptable for an agent like her, but she couldn't be blamed; things had turned out beyond her expectations.