Marvel: The Alchemist Just Wants a Peaceful Life

"You can take my money, you can even give me my precious collection, just leave me the bathwater! Please, please, don't kill me!"

"..."

Upon hearing Mandarin's roar, everyone present was momentarily speechless.

What the hell is going on? Why are you still thinking about bathwater?

Chapter 462 Isn't it normal for men to be a little perverted?

Of course, the four people present were not going to actually ask Mandarin for his money. However, although they did not ask for the money, Rhodes made Mandarin bring out all his "treasures" and honestly explain what Killian was planning to do next.

Rhodes's actions successfully earned him the contempt of Tony, Captain America, and Sherlock.

I never imagined you were like this, Rhodes!

However, Rhodes, facing the gazes of the three, spoke to them with an air of self-righteousness.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Aren't you curious?"

"..."*3

Rhodes's words successfully silenced everyone. To be honest, they were genuinely curious about what kind of stuff could have bewitched Mandarin to such an extent.

Fortunately, Mandarin didn't waste any time. While explaining Killian's subsequent actions to Sherlock and the others, he led them to his wardrobe.

"This is where I keep my treasures."

As Mandarin spoke, she opened the wardrobe, and the sight inside left even the well-traveled Tony speechless for a moment.

Although the wardrobe still looks like a wardrobe on the outside, it has actually been transformed into a display case, and the most eye-catching thing inside the display case is a transparent plastic mannequin.

But what really caught people's attention was not the transparent plastic model, but the clothes worn on it.

"Wow! I didn't expect Julia Roberts to be wearing sexy lingerie! Captain, it seems your image has always been exceptionally popular in a certain circle, both now and in the past?"

After Rhodes saw the clothes that Mandarin had collected in the cabinet, he whistled with a wicked grin and then asked the captain in a cheeky tone.

While Rhodes was speaking, Tony and Sherlock reacted in perfect unison. Tony immediately pressed his mask against his face and started recording, while Sherlock also pulled out his phone from his suit and began recording.

The reason why everyone reacted this way is quite simple: it's a Captain America-themed lingerie set!

The two pieces of fabric on top are printed with Captain America's iconic shield on one side, and Captain America's cartoon image is on the triangle area below. The stockings on the legs are Captain America's signature blue, paired with a pair of high-top red stiletto boots.

All I can say is that the captain element is quite abundant.

As for the captain, when he saw this eyesore, his face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. At that moment, the captain wished he could kill the curious version of himself he had been before.

Why the hell am I so pathetic? Why did I have to go and look at the treasures that some weirdo collects?

I never dreamed I'd be the one who ended up dying in the end!

Looking at the thing in front of him, the captain even began to regret that he had destroyed Hydra in the first place. He should have joined Hydra to destroy the world!

The captain's silence was met with a burst of laughter from the three people beside him. The captain, however, only found the laughter of these three bastards noisy and closed his eyes in despair.

Fortunately, after laughing for a while, the three managed to control their laughter. It was at this moment that Sherlock noticed a bottle of water next to the transparent plastic mannequin's feet.

If nothing unexpected happens, this should be the bathwater that Mandarin was talking about.

After thinking for a moment, Sherlock managed to suppress his laughter and turned to look at the bewildered Mandarin. He had no idea what had happened to make these people laugh like that. The captain's sexy battle suit? Wasn't that normal? What was so funny?

Mandarin's bewildered expression successfully made the three of them, who were barely controlling their laughter, burst into laughter again.

After a while, Sherlock finally managed to suppress his laughter again, pointed to the bottle of water in the display case, and asked Mandarin the question he had been wanting to ask all along.

"No, how did you determine that this damn thing and that bottle of bathwater belonged to Julia Roberts?"

Upon hearing Sherlock's words, Mandarin was taken aback for a moment before speaking to Sherlock with some uncertainty.

"Killian has so much money, he can't be lying to me, right..."

Before he could finish speaking, the captain, unable to bear the humiliation, punched him straight into a sweet dream, and he fell asleep immediately.

Seeing Mandarin lying on the ground, Rhodes, Tony, and Sherlock couldn't help but laugh mischievously once again.

Hearing the smug laughter of the three people around him, the captain closed his eyes and took several deep breaths before he could barely control his desire to destroy the world. However, when he opened his eyes and saw Mandarin lying on the ground, he instantly lost control.

He gritted his teeth and said to Tony and the others.

"I'm going to send this damn pervert to the police station! Sentence him, give him a heavy sentence! Damn it, this thing that Killian got is definitely not from a legitimate source, I have to tell the police about this!"

Upon hearing the captain's words, which were spoken through gritted teeth, Rhodes managed to snap the string of reason in the captain's head with just one sentence.

"Are you sure? This thing will definitely appear in court as evidence."

"Fxxk! Don't eat the pickled radish! I *****! Killian, I *******! You *****! I really *******!"

Seeing their captain, who couldn't hold back and transformed into a "good class leader," the group burst into laughter.

Of course, while everyone was laughing, there were still things that needed to be dealt with. However, the way to deal with them was definitely not by handing them over to the police station as the captain suggested. Instead, Sherlock called the Black Widows directly.

The people of Mandarin and Killian Manor were handed over to Black Widow to deal with.

The reason for not contacting the authorities is simple: it's not the right time! Before Killian is completely brought down, or before Killian actually kidnaps the president, what Killian has done is not a big deal.

At least that's the case with the US.

The best outcome might even be that, through the mediation of those wicked maggots, Killian and Tony reach a reconciliation, and the matter is put behind them in the open. In private, they gain Killian as a powerful general and can take over everything related to him.

After all, the US always prioritizes profit. For profit, those heartless maggots are even willing to sell the ropes that strangle themselves!

Of course, these things are definitely not discussed openly.

But if Killian actually kidnaps the president, then things will start to change.

Let's put it this way: if we were to send Mandarin to those heartless maggots now, it would at most be icing on the cake, and might even make Mandarin take the blame for the Mandarin's actions.

However, once Killian kidnaps the president and they rescue him, handing over Mandarin and everything on the estate would be a timely help.

Chapter 463 Aren't you disgusted?

Well, it's a bit unfair to just stand by and watch something happen when you could have stopped it, but when the four people on the scene exchanged a glance, they surprisingly refrained from bringing up this unfair topic.

Instead, after the Black Widows arrived, the four of them tacitly rode Sherlock's Raptor towards the dock, positioning themselves halfway there before the president was kidnapped to facilitate a rescue.

What? You're saying that Captain America and Sherlock themselves don't trust those heartless maggots, and Tony, because of his status as the richest man, also doesn't trust them—that's understandable.

But isn't it a bit much that Rhodes, a well-educated and upright Air Force colonel with thick eyebrows and big eyes, is getting involved and not even offering any opinion?

Let me put it this way: if your wife, without any particular fetish, is sexually assaulted by those heartless maggots in front of you—twice, no less—and you still trust those heartless maggots, then you're truly a bastard!

Therefore, neither Sherlock nor the captain objected to Rhodes joining the group. They even managed to figure out how Killian wanted to kidnap the president because of Rhodes.

It's very simple: use the 'Iron Patriot' armor to kidnap the president!

As for the location, it's on the legendary Air Force One!

To be honest, this so-called "Airborne One" is a frequent guest in movies and TV shows. In reality, it has never caused any problems, but whenever it appears in a movie or TV show, it will almost certainly kiss the ground a few minutes later.

Unfortunately, Sherlock is currently in a movie world called Marvel, so when he heard "Air One," his lips twitched.

"No, doesn't the president feel uncomfortable at all? This thing is bound to crash whenever it appears in a movie, doesn't he have any psychological burden at all?"

While driving, Sherlock overheard Captain, Rhodes, and Tony analyzing Killian's tactics when he made a seemingly inexplicable remark that instantly silenced the three who had been quite excited.

Aside from the captain, Rod and Tony exchanged a glance and simultaneously gasped.

How to put it? Sherlock's statement was a viewpoint they had never considered! Especially Rhodes, the Air Force colonel who could actually fly planes, after carefully considering Sherlock's words, actually felt a strange sense of unease towards Air Force One.

Tony, who had been completely devoid of the enthusiasm he had shown when discussing the Killian Project, leaned back in his chair with a somewhat speechless expression, rolled his eyes at Sherlock, and then complained to him.

"Honestly, after hearing your question, I'm certain I'll never want to run for president in my life. After all, it seems like the law requires the president to ride in this kind of thing?"

As soon as Tony said this, the eyes of Rhodes, Captain America, and even Sherlock lit up, and the three of them looked at Tony sitting in the passenger seat with great interest.

Sherlock: "No, I think your idea is excellent."

Captain: "If you become president, you will greatly ease the relationship between the Avengers and those black-hearted maggots. Most importantly, you are likely to be the smartest president in history, as well as the most powerful president in terms of combat strength."

Rhodes: "That's right, brother. The most important thing is that you have money, so you don't have to worry about campaign funds at all. Black Widow and the Avengers are your backing. Why don't you give it a try? If you succeed, maybe I can become a five-star general too?"

Tony: "..."

The conversation quickly shifted from Killian to Tony. Almost everyone in the carriage was urging Tony to run for president, to the point that Tony himself eventually became a little tempted.

However, seeing that Tony was actually showing signs of being interested, the three of them suddenly changed their tune and began to attack Tony relentlessly, saying that if Tony were elected, he would definitely be the president with the most scandals and the most complicated love life in history!

Tony realized that these three bastards were just messing with him, so he immediately started a verbal battle with them.

The four of them arrived at the dock quickly amidst their bickering. After stealthily stealing a speedboat, they headed towards their designated location. They wanted to stay as close as possible to Air Force One's flight path to facilitate humanitarian aid after the plane made an emergency landing.

To everyone's surprise, Sherlock emerged from his armor the moment the ship sailed away from the coastline.

Having been bound by the armor all day, Sherlock couldn't resist the urge to stretch out his tentacles trapped inside. So much so that when Sherlock opened the armor and slid out in his tentacle monster form, Rhodes and the captain, who were in charge of steering the ship, were startled by Sherlock's tentacle monster appearance.

Especially Rhodes, after seeing Sherlock's tentacle monster form, almost lost control of the ship's direction, causing the entire ship to shake violently. It took a lot of effort to get the ship back on course before he looked at Sherlock with a complicated expression and asked him a question.

"Sherlock, how could you..."

"...and Zhao Weike looks exactly like a ghost?"

Before Rhodes could finish speaking, the captain interrupted him, looking at Sherlock with a puzzled expression. The unfamiliar name Zhao Weike left Rhodes, who had originally intended to ask Sherlock if he was finally giving up on being human, completely bewildered.

"Wait, who is Zhao Weike?"

Unfortunately, the three people on the ship clearly didn't explain to Rhodes who Zhao Weike was. Apart from Tony, who already seemed unfazed, Captain America and Rhodes both looked at Sherlock with a head full of question marks.

Meanwhile, Sherlock, observing the varied expressions on the faces of the other three people on the ship, rolled his eyes and, with a sly grin, pulled three small boxes from his tentacles and presented them to the three.

"Limited-time Tentacle Monster Experience Card, valid for one week. Within the time limit, you can customize the number, size, length, and thickness of the tentacles and adjust them at any time. The only drawback is that during this week, it is impossible to change back even if you want to."

Why not give it a try? Trust me, being a tentacle monster is a completely different experience from being human!

Oh! By the way, being a tentacle monster seems to come with a bonus: underwater breathing and ocean affinity. Even if you don't want to be a monster on land, you can still enjoy a week-long underwater adventure!

Sherlock, like a little fox who had stolen a chicken, frantically tried to sell the small box in his hand to the three of them. When Captain America and Tony saw Sherlock roll the small box in front of them with his tentacles and the pills inside, they exchanged a glance and almost simultaneously swallowed hard.

Chapter 464 Night City's Specialties

Unexpectedly, after exchanging a glance, Tony and Captain America both picked up the small box Sherlock handed them and put it in their pockets in unison.

Tony accepted the tentacle monster experience pill from Sherlock primarily because of the ability to customize the quantity, size, length, and thickness, as Sherlock had mentioned.