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“Now, we can have a good talk.”

Ross raised his cup and took a sip, then nodded to the general.

The general ordered the bartender for a beer.

“Introduce yourself, Thaddeus E. Ross, three-star general of the army, comes from a military family. I, my father, grandfather and great-grandfather are all graduates of West Point and have many friends in the military—- and I am proud to say that my influence in the Octagon is much stronger than the guys in the procurement committee, imagine how much help I can give you. ”

“That’s exactly what I expected.” Ross gracefully stretched out his | hand, and the two shook each other amicably, as if nothing had happened just now.

When the bodyguards and soldiers next to them saw their appearance, the atmosphere immediately eased up. The waiter lost no time in serving the menu, and everyone sat down to taste the wine without money, anyway, Ross paid for it today. People chatted in low voices, soothing tense nerves to soft music, and at the bar on the other side, Ross and the general continued their conversation.

“Now let me introduce myself, Ross Byrne, the founder of the cutting-edge technology laboratory, of course I have some other identities, those things must be reported very clearly by the media—- so that we can say that we have a preliminary understanding?”

“That’s right.” The general nodded in agreement.

Before Watsonton Pharmaceuticals encountered setbacks, he may have regarded the young man in front of him as a shooting star across the sky, thinking that he would be fleeting like all meteorites, but as the assassination plot was thwarted, and then launched a series of counteroffensives with a tough attitude to force the acquisition to abort, and then the pharmaceutical giant that had cooperated for many years was mired in scandal and collapsed in the successive blows of mutants, Chairman Watsonton II was forced to commit suicide, and his successor Malik was killed by snipers… Seeing this scene unfold one after another, he had to face up to the potential power that Ross possessed.

There are several statements about Ross’s own reporting, newspapers and television, and overall praise outweighs doubt, and if there are accusations, most of those accusations focus on the ferocity and aggressiveness of middle school. After entering | college, there was nothing to find fault with except his lace news.

When ordinary citizens see these reports, they may take Ross’s deeds as a model for the prodigal son to teach their children. But the general is not an ordinary citizen, he will not be fooled by superficial information, he is a man with rich experience, and he has seen too many hidden struggles along the way, so he guesses that Ross may have played some key role in the downfall of Watsonton Pharmaceutical.

Maybe not in person, not in the most glorious role, but there is likely to be his name in the ranks of the screenwriters behind the scenes.

Of course, this is not an unacceptable crime, the rule of high society is that anything can happen under the surface, and as long as there is no hard evidence that this young man presided over everything, then no one will be held accountable.

On the contrary, it will impress the big guys and see him as a worthy member.

The two talked a little, and the topic gradually deepened |.

“The Watsonton thing reminded me —-,” Ross and the general touched their glasses and slowly tasted the coconut wine.

“—-I’m at the beginning of my career, I’m going further and further down the right path, money and status are not particularly critical things for me, they may not be enough now, but the future will definitely be readily available, time is on my side.”

“I fully believe that seeing your deeds is like seeing the era of Stark’s rise, and of course I am not referring to Tony but his father Howard, who was a role model for young people when I was young.” The general’s tone was as gentle as that of an elder.

“But I guess you know what you’re missing, right?” General Momo Beard asked.

“Of course, I need friends, and if I had enough friends, something like Watsons wouldn’t happen easily.” Ross replied bluntly.

“So, I need to network ahead of time and help each other with my friends to get farther, don’t I?”

Hearing Ross’s words, the general couldn’t help but smile, after the fall of Watsonton, he also urgently needed to find new collaborators.

However, the general is a man with a city and does not immediately show urgent desire, and he wants to have more say in cooperation as Ross.

“You want to buy me?” He asked as he looked up reservedly.

“If it’s General Suo, I will tell him directly, why ask so much when there is money for you.” Ross squinted and smiled. “But to you, General, I don’t want to give money, I just want to make friends with you.”

“I don’t have the power to preside over orders, if you value financial interests, Suo is your best partner.” The general deferred half-truthfully.

“Who will have too many friends general?” Ross shrugged his shoulders. “I have a large laboratory that makes dual-use medicines; I’ve invested in a new company and am researching something you might be interested in; I also have a security enterprise that intends to take on some defense contracts issued by the military… I don’t need you to sign contracts, play boring word games on prices and targets, I just hope that when I need it, you will exert your influence at the right time, and everything else will come according to the rules… The rules of the Army. ”

The general thought for a moment and did not object or approve.

“What else?”

He continued to ask, his finger placed on the document moving slightly.

Ross laughed.

“If you can, tell me about these weird things, I’m born curious.”

Hearing his answer, the general finally smiled with satisfaction.

“Curiosity is the passport of all good scientists, I understand this very well, I also have a curious daughter by nature, she is only a few years older than you, she is also a biologist, I will introduce you to each other another day.”

The general looked at Ross with appreciation, and then ordered the bartender to take a few glasses, and he wanted to have a good drink with Ross.

Just as the two were toasting and drinking, a rush of |footsteps approached outside, and then the door of the club was knocked open with a “bang”.

Dozens of heavily armed Army soldiers rushed in from outside, pointing their guns at everyone present, ordering them to lay their faces on the table and put their hands on their heads.

“The army is in an emergency, and everyone is not allowed to move.”

Several people shouted at the same time.

“General, are you okay now?”

Only then did anyone recognize the general sitting at the bar.

The general’s face twitched, and Yu Guang saw Ross’s mocking smile.

“Take the gun back, it’s a misunderstanding.” He announced loudly, feeling very uncomfortable.

These guys were really slow to react, many elite soldiers were injured in the capture of the Hulk, and the rest were mostly characters who were not good enough.

Looking at Ross’s bodyguards, the general couldn’t help but be a little annoyed.

The bodyguards, led by Bulangsky, reacted quite quickly, and they had already drawn their weapons and used obstacles to protect themselves. Because the bodyguards wore spider silk armor that was more advanced than ordinary military supplies, the risk of injury was greatly reduced, and their mood was invisibly more relaxed, so their reactions seemed sharper than their previous counterparts.

What’s more, in addition to these well-trained retired non-commissioned officers, there are several superpowers in the bodyguard team, and if a conflict really breaks out, the possibility of defeat on their own side may be greater.

With embarrassment, the general and Ross waved goodbye.

The next day, the Army Advanced Technology Seminar was officially held, with representatives from most arms companies, as well as a number of well-known scientists.

After discussing the changes taking place in Central Asia, the conversation gradually shifted to several mutant riots in the United States.

By this time, Magneto’s brotherhood had already marched into the turbulent country of Latvia in |Eastern Europe in the name of Doum, and it was said that it had broken out several bloody clashes with local separatist forces while controlling some border areas.

Although the warlord side has good firepower and battlefield-hardened veterans, it has an absolute advantage in materials and personnel, but it is difficult to be useful in the face of organized superpowers, Magneto has quite a smart command ability, and the destruction of the warlords seems to be only a matter of time, or half a year, or only two or three months, Doum’s forces can occupy the entire country, and mutants will also become the cornerstone of the power of this new country.

The White House and the Pentagon never knew how to deal with this.

The emergence of mutant states is a rather alien thing to all politicians and military strategists, and whether it is interference or acquiescence has become a huge | question mark, and politicians and staff officers argue every day.

Although the bloodthirsty and warlike Latvian warlords have always been ostracized by the civilized world, they are members of mainstream society, and seeing this unexpected change, NATO countries are beginning to worry about how to deal with the rise of mutants in the future.

Not only is the Pentagon troubled by this, but NATO countries are also divided into opinions, some believe that they should first engage to understand each other’s demands and then find a political solution, while others suggest a devastating blow while a large number of mutants are concentrated in remote and small countries to completely eliminate future human enemies.

Because the above can’t make up their minds, but they have to prepare early, everyone at this meeting focused on the issue of Eastern European mutants, hoping that academia and industry would upgrade their equipment as soon as possible to enhance the military’s combat ability against superpowers, and the Omar armed forces, which attracted the attention of the world some time ago, were put in an inconspicuous position.

“Don’t forget our big man, it’s humanity’s most powerful weapon.”

After the meeting, at a cold dinner held by the Ministry of Defense, the general specially came over to remind Ross.

His subordinates have sent a lot of information and specimens about the Hulk, hoping that Ross’s cutting-edge technology laboratory can help him find out the Hulk’s weaknesses, successfully capture it, and further find ways to enhance the combat ability of soldiers from the Hulk in the future.

“I won’t forget it.” Ross replied with a smile.

He was about to clink glasses with the general when a strange fluctuation suddenly came from a distance.

The fluctuation came from a group of men in black wearing sunglasses who came out of the research institute near the Pentagon with blank faces and boarded bulletproof cars emblazoned with eagle emblems with several suitcases.

Ross casually said a few words to the general, and then inadvertently turned his gaze away.

“The mysterious guy who has been mysterious all day has come to borrow our important equipment again.” Following his gaze, the general sneered and casually said the identity of the man in black.

“People from S.H.I.E.L.D., if not necessary, it is better to stay away from them. If I’m not mistaken, these guys have been playing Stark’s idea lately. ”

He reminded, leading Ross to a small circle of senior officers.

Ostensibly chatting with the generals, Ross’s heart left with the S.H.I.E.L.D. convoy.

Just now, he seemed to see a huge halo of | invisible to the naked eye suddenly released from one of the suitcases.

A dark blue cube seemed to call out to him silently.