Sonny Burch said with a smile, "I've always liked your sense of humor, Susan."
"Have a seat."
Hope refused. "No, thank you."
Right now, she only wanted to finish the deal as quickly as possible, then go back to receive the people from Sunagakure, who were about to arrive.
Seeing this, Sonny Burch said, "I have a special friend at the FBI. I say special because he tells me things I wouldn't otherwise know."
"For instance, that your name isn't Susan, but Hope van Dyne."
"And the accomplice behind you is your father, Hank Pym."
Inside the car, Scott Lang watched the feed on the monitor and murmured, "Looks like things aren't going so well."
At that moment, one of Sonny Burch's men pulled out a chair for Hope, gesturing for her to sit.
This time, Hope did not refuse. Though she was anxious, she also wanted to see what exactly the other party had to say.
"What do you want?"
Sonny Burch spread his hands and said, "A relationship is built on trust, Hope."
"I'd like ours to have a solid foundation."
Hope asked in confusion, "Our relationship?"
As far as she was concerned, what they had was merely the relationship between a buyer and a supplier.
Sonny Burch continued, "My market is changing, Hope."
"S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra no longer exist..."
"But Hank Pym..."
"Hank Pym is an opportunity."
Hope looked at him and asked again, "What exactly are you trying to say?"
Sonny Burch said bluntly, "You think I don't know what you're using all this to build?"
As he spoke, Sonny Burch picked up the Stabilizer beside him. After all, every material Hank Pym had used to build the Quantum Tunnel had been supplied by him.
"Quantum technology."
"Nanotech, artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency—they're all old news."
"Quantum technology