Marvel: The Alchemist Just Wants a Peaceful Life

Of course, to save face, those black-hearted maggots still covered themselves up with a fig leaf, whether it was the UN's entry screening bill or their own registration bill.

Two bills that were originally intended to control superheroes were instantly transformed into commitment bills by the combined efforts of the Chinese and the American.

What was originally a registration and review process has been replaced by an anonymously signed commitment letter promising to minimize 'collateral damage' and to report any occurrences of 'collateral damage' promptly, as well as to cooperate with related work.

As for the storm stirred up by the old king of Wakanda, the new king T'Challa of Wakanda did not say a word.

After all, his own father had been used as a pawn, too eager to open the gates of Wakanda, a country that had been closed for so long, and ended up being betrayed. T'Challa was no fool.

His father's lesson was still fresh in his mind, and it made him realize that some things must be done gradually and that there was no way to take shortcuts, so he naturally did not object.

As of now, the only condition that those heartless maggots haven't met is to issue a public apology on television.

Chapter 730: Repeatedly reinforcing the impression!

Do those heartless maggots want to apologize?

Absolutely impossible!

It's no exaggeration to say that whoever shows up at this public apology conference will instantly lose their power, not to mention the entanglements of interests among the greedy manipulators behind it all.

Although each of them was full of confidence when drafting the bill and even plotting to make the old king of Wakanda the scapegoat, and even argued heatedly after things went wrong, it did not mean that they were willing to put down everything and step forward to take responsibility.

So, unsurprisingly, Sherlock's demands through Cyborg stalled on the final step: a public apology. Although the new pledge had been implemented and the old registration act had been repealed, none of the heartless maggots who had seen the situation were willing to step forward and take the blame.

So much so that this group of people would rather gamble their twisted and absurd greed on ranking low on Sherlock's list of scandals than step forward and sacrifice themselves to take the blame for something that seems to have nothing to do with them.

Therefore, those wicked maggots did put their minds to work. Although they openly created trouble for the Avengers in an attempt to curry favor with the Justice League, they secretly began to frantically help the Avengers in the hope that the Avengers would break off relations with the Justice League as soon as possible.

These guys have even started to give up a bit, it's like both sides are betting on each other, just waiting for the winner to be decided.

The Justice League won, and even if they were unwilling, they had to put forward a scapegoat to resolve the matter. The Avengers won, so the so-called apology naturally came to nothing, and everyone was happy. In fact, because of this incident, no one dared to provoke these superhumans again.

Of course, both Sherlock and the seasoned veterans of the Avengers had figured this out. With Sherlock's Damocles' sword of revealing dirt every 12 hours hanging over their heads, it wasn't the Avengers who were worried.

Therefore, neither the Justice League nor the Avengers had any intention of following the script of any group of wicked maggots.

The main theme is a spontaneous performance, and sometimes the Avengers will even deliberately lag behind the Justice League by a step or two to buy time. Who wouldn't do that?

Both sides were essentially testing each other's endurance. The apology would begin the final battle, and the apology would end the final battle. Their coordination was so seamless that it seemed as if Sherlock and the Avengers had planned it in advance.

But what's amazing is that there really wasn't any communication between the two sides. After all, starting from that guard meeting at the General Assembly, Sherlock had already torn up the script for the Avengers' so-called 'Plan of Fall'.

Thanks to the tacit cooperation and unspoken performance between the two sides, after a full three days of delay, Sherlock once again took action against the behind-the-scenes manipulators.

It's important to understand that in the United States, a country that appears free but is actually just a shell of liberal democracy, exposing the scandals of a corrupt official is completely different from exposing the scandals of a mastermind.

The former is at most like a grenade exploding, and a thick wall can block all the damage, but the latter is like an intercontinental ballistic missile.

The scope of the operators is extremely broad, encompassing business, politics, entertainment, military, and even technology, people's livelihood, and energy—almost a full-scale explosion.

Not to mention the other families behind it who are tearing it apart and being wary of it.

Under pressure from various sides, the group of heartless maggots finally compromised, electing a scapegoat and secretly promising him many benefits before making him take the blame.

However, although he apologized, he still tried to justify himself with a self-righteous and righteous excuse.

What do you mean by "we can't let heroes bleed and weep"? What do you mean by "it's never too late to correct your mistakes"?

Although the original words certainly wouldn't have been so cultured, the central idea is quite similar.

Sherlock and the Avengers didn't pay much attention to this, so Sherlock stopped his exposé and began to gradually expose the Justice League's so-called 'base' by increasing Justice League activities and more efforts to eliminate the remnants of the Winter Soldier Project.

A city in California near Washington, D.C., 88.3 kilometers from the Capitol, is considered the concentration of estates where those unscrupulous maggots and manipulators live.

(To be honest, the author was quite bewildered by the naming system of the US. Also, a disclaimer: I've never been there; this is purely speculation, please don't take it personally for the sake of the plot.)

When the Avengers' spaceship landed over the city, even the heartless maggots and their masterminds were a little shocked, after all, the last time the Justice League came here, they stripped them bare.

What alarmed them even more was that no one expected that the Justice League's so-called 'base' was less than 10 kilometers away from their manor in a straight line!

It's located in a port in the north of the city!

Those heartless maggots and the manipulators behind them never imagined that the culprit who kept them up at night was right under their noses!

This is also the place Sherlock chose for his final battle with the Avengers.

It's important to know that Sherlock actually just wandered around Washington with the Justice League the whole time. There was no such thing as a base. He simply rented a house and used it as a safe house. He even had to go home every day to check in and show his face.

The reason for choosing this location is twofold. Firstly, it's close enough to those ruthless maggots and manipulators that they can hear firsthand just how much destruction the thing they want to control can cause.

On the other hand, it is also to give a deterrent to those who have been marinated in greed.

If it weren't for the need to maximize Aquaman's advantages, Sherlock would have preferred to just do it right there at those guys' manor.

Even though the battle didn't take place in their manor complex, Sherlock certainly didn't let these guys, who had been marinated in greed, go. He still chose to repeat the dog training method to deepen their memory, and used Cyborg's manipulation of the network to lead the Avengers into the manor complex that didn't exist on the map at all. He used the signal as bait to make the Avengers search it extensively.

Knowing the entire plan of corruption, the Avengers naturally had a perfect understanding with Sherlock. Even though they knew it was a trap to buy time, they still stepped right in without hesitation. Tony even built a high-tech gadget specifically for this purpose, claiming that it could bypass Cyborg's botnets and find the final signal source one by one.

With Tony's endorsement, those scoundrels and the manipulators behind the scenes couldn't tell the difference between the real and fake, even though they had seen the Avengers in the documents countless times.

But when the entire Avengers actually stood before them, especially when they were all travel-worn, looking like they were about to go into battle, exuding a murderous aura, these guys, whose bodies were steeped in greed, still remembered that feeling of fear.

With the Justice League sweeping through and the Avengers coming to their door under the guise of covert surveillance, these guys probably won't dare to have any more inappropriate thoughts about the Avengers or any other superhumans.

Chapter 731 The Prelude to the War

While the Avengers were going door-to-door with 'friendly' smiles, communicating with those heartless maggots and the manipulators behind them, Sherlock was also setting up a battleground on the US side, utilizing the unique dock features.

On the US side, due to the so-called "union system" that is quite magical in the eyes of public intellectuals, most of the docks on the US side are still in the semi-automated manual handling process, which is completely opposite to the fully automatic and efficient process on the Chinese side.

This is why a large number of containers from all over the world are stockpiled at American docks and ports.

In addition, docks, which have always been gathering places for all sorts of people throughout history and across the world, combined with the inherent transportation function of docks and the gang culture unique to the United States, have resulted in the fact that in the United States, almost all docks have shady black industries.

In California, the city that shares the same name as the most famous state capital on the other side of the US West Coast, the situation at the docks is even more serious, especially given that this small city is home to a considerable number of 'aristocrats'.

The main task of most of the gangs here is to satisfy the needs of those men.

Over time, unlike other gang members in the US who would simply run away when things went wrong, the gang members here developed a rather unique skill.

I don't look, I don't ask, I don't know!

If you encounter something that seems off, just cover your ears, close your eyes, and turn away.

So the moment Sherlock controlled the Justice League members to land on the dock ahead of schedule, the trained gang members and dockworkers didn't even ask questions. A significant number of them simply dropped their work and weapons and turned around to leave the dock.

The process was so smooth and the movements so skillful that even Sherlock felt a sense of disbelief.

The feeling of "No, is this right?" arising from the absurdity of reality, combined with the sense of rationality displayed by the extremely unique national conditions of the United States, truly made Sherlock experience what it means to be stubborn and get stuck on both ends.

Of course, the fact that the area was cleared so smoothly was also a good thing for Sherlock.

Calmly, he found a few containers that looked like they had been empty for a long time in the dockyard. After Cyborg violently broke open the container doors, Sherlock used the Space Stone to teleport directly into the containers and began to modify them using alchemy.

There's no need to turn this place into a Justice League outpost; it's enough to turn it into a network node for Cyborg. After all, for those guys who just sit in their offices bickering, all you need to do is give them a plausible excuse.

After completing all the modifications, Sherlock decisively used the Space Stone to return home, while the remaining Justice League members, including the controlled Bucky, went into hiding, quietly waiting for the Avengers to appear.

Meanwhile, the Avengers, following the reverse order of Sherlock's robberies, knocked on every door before heading towards the docks, satisfied with their task.

Well, looking at that group of heartless maggots and the expressions on the faces of the manipulators and their families, who looked like they'd eaten shit, the entire Avengers were quite happy, including Ant-Man and Spider-Man who had just joined.

Spider-Man is alright, since he's too young, and Tony doesn't want him to get involved in these things too early, so he hasn't been exposed to much of the intricacies. But Ant-Man, an electrician with a master's degree, understands it all perfectly well.

Even with the cover of Captain America, Tony Stark, and Hawkeye, this guy managed to get himself a 'get-out-of-jail-free card,' meaning he probably can get rid of his house arrest in Fopoul after this battle is over.

Putting aside the upcoming battle with the Justice League, this alone is enough to make Ant-Man feel quite happy.

They followed the Avengers into the dock with great gusto.

But the moment Scott stepped through the dock gate, he sensed something was wrong. It was quiet, far too quiet, unnaturally quiet!

It's important to understand that ports, as crucial nodes in the global logistics system, operate 24/7, no matter where they are in the world. In fact, it's daytime now, so it's impossible for them to be as quiet as they are now.

It's obvious that something is definitely wrong here!

But looking at the Avengers who were walking ahead of him, so carefree and fearless, with no hidden thoughts whatsoever, Scott could only silently lament the difference between himself and the real Avengers.

A senior is indeed a senior; as expected of someone who has seen many big scenes, he was able to remain calm and composed even in the face of a battlefield that was clearly not right.

Scott felt as if he had found a goal to strive for in life. Even someone like him admired the Avengers' composure in the face of adversity.

Of course, that's why Scott didn't say it out loud. If he had dared to say it, the Avengers would probably have awkwardly pulled a Hogwarts castle out of their shoes.

Are they really that calm and collected? Nonsense! If they hadn't known beforehand that the person opposite them was Sherlock Holmes, and hadn't known most of the Justice League's methods, would they have dared to walk in so openly?

Grandma!

If you really do that, you probably won't even know how you died!

It can only be said that a beautiful misunderstanding arose without either party offering an explanation.

As they ventured deeper, with the help of the instruments in Tony's hands, they quickly found the container that Sherlock had just disguised. However, when Tony opened the door, he couldn't help but twitch his lips slightly.

Well, Sherlock's disguise is really too convincing. Putting aside the question of whether there is any power supply in this container, just the fact that you put several old, outdated mainframes here and claim this is a network node of Steelbone is a bit much.

Those damn computers weren't even turned on!

Seeing this, Tony even started sweating. His IQ of 53 was working frantically, trying to find a reasonable explanation for the 'scene' in front of him, which was nothing short of a charade, and for his new teammate who hadn't yet seen what was inside the container but was about to, and who was unaware of the 'Degenerate Plan'.

Just as Tony felt his CPU was about to smoke, a sharp shriek suddenly appeared in the sky, accompanied by a deafening explosion. The flames almost instantly engulfed Tony's figure.

Tony was protected by his armor, so the blast wave wouldn't harm him at all, and the others weren't too worried.

Moreover, rather than worrying about Tony, the others who were also affected by the explosion and had just stood up should be more worried about themselves when they saw the Justice League members and Bucky suddenly appear in front of them!

"Hey! The little mice actually managed to find this place. Looks like you were a bit careless, Cyborg!"

With a sly smile on his lips, Flash spoke to Cyborg, who was hovering in mid-air.

Although Cyborg is now covered in steel, just like when he appeared in the conference room of the White House, judging from his reply to the Flash, Cyborg's face must be terrifyingly dark.

"Shut up!"

Chapter 732 Justice League vs. Avengers!

Cyborg's complexion was hidden beneath his mask, making it impossible to discern whether it was black or white, but Sherlock, lying on his bed at home in New York, did indeed appear somewhat dark-skinned.

To put it simply, the five members of the Justice League are essentially controlled by Sherlock's consciousness, so they can all be considered Sherlock's alter egos. And what the Flash just said was no less than Sherlock mocking himself.