Tense Standoff

Betty, who witnessed Hulk's escape, breathed a sigh of relief. Good thing he's gone; he's safe for now.

This way, she wouldn't be beaten to death by the other party, nor would she be captured by her own father; in her eyes, this was the best option.

Ross, meanwhile, stared into thought as he watched the fleeing Hulk and Charlotte and Tsunade remain at the scene. Although Ross still hadn't obtained any information about the other party and didn't know their true identity, he could make a rough guess based on the memory of Blonsky being killed earlier and his vanished body.

Most importantly, in Ross's eyes, their existence was clearly more important and valuable than the Hulk's.

Hulk, being such a large creature, can be found slowly; he's on Earth and won't get lost anyway. But these two in front of us...

Just as Ross was about to give the order, the communications officer next to him walked over with a tablet computer. "General, this is data from the Pentagon."

"And our troops have reached the intersection of 71st Avenue, Forest Hills Avenue in Queens."

Ross picked up the tablet and looked at the file information on it, scrolling down page by page.

There is a social security photo of Charlotte Doyle on it.

Charlotte Doyle

Age: 21

Address: Charlotte 'Queens Charlotte Agency, 71st Avenue, Forest Hills, Queens.

The second-largest individual shareholder of Stark Industries, founder of the Heart-to-Heart Charity Foundation, and a close friend of Tony Stark.

It is suspected that he is the mysterious person who appeared at the scene of the battle between Iron Man and Iron Monger.

Besides that, there's some social security registration information about Charlotte Doyle, and some speculation.

As for Charlotte's career as an assassin and her identity as High Table Elders, Jarvis had long since erased them completely.

At that time, Charlotte was an insignificant presence in the military's eyes, and no intelligence gathering or information investigation was conducted on her.

This information was only collected after Charlotte became a major shareholder of Stark Industries.

Looking at the meager information above, Ross was speechless. You could say this information was fake, but it listed him as a shareholder of Stark Industries, the founder of a charitable foundation, and a friend of Tony.

If you say he's true, there's basically no information about Charlotte Doyle's upbringing, and there's no record of him attending school.

However, in Ross's view, only one thing was certain: Charlotte Doyle was no ordinary man; he was a capitalist with the backing of Stark Industries and Tony, and not someone like Banner who could be arrested at will.

After all, Banner's mutation was carried out in a military Laboratory. It's not entirely accurate to say that Banner is military property, but it's not entirely without any connection either.

Ross shook his head, then put down the tablet and said, "Prepare for landing!"

The battle had ended, and the arriving soldiers had surrounded 71st Street, St. Hills.

At that moment, the helicopter landed, and General Ross stepped out and approached Charlotte and Tsunade.

Looking at the handsome man and beautiful woman before him, Ross smiled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Charlotte and this beautiful lady, for your help!"

As he spoke, General Ross extended his hands, as if to express his sincere gratitude.

One doesn't hit a smiling face, so Charlotte didn't refuse Ross's kindness and simply shook hands with him.

Betty, who had stepped out of the helicopter with Ross, focused her gaze entirely on Tsunade.

Betty wasn't angry that Tsunade beat Banner up; instead, she was filled with curiosity about Tsunade.

After shaking hands, Ross changed the subject and said directly, "Mr. Charlotte, thank you for your help, but that monster belongs to the military, and we hope you can return it to us."

At this moment, a large number of soldiers had gathered behind General Ross, and tanks and armored vehicles had also driven onto the streets of 71st Avenue, seemingly surrounding Charlotte Doyle and Tsunade.

Charlotte waved her hands, as if to say I had nothing in my hands, "General, I don't understand what you're talking about?"

"Are you saying that the yellow monster that just disappeared was a product of your military's experiments?"

At this moment, a sergeant came to Ross's side.

"General, please follow me."

The sergeant led Ross to a nearby armored vehicle, then took out a military tablet and said something that made Ross frown slightly.

Although the sergeant's voice was very soft and the two were not close, Charlotte could not hide it from him at all, and he heard it clearly.

"General, our soldiers didn't film how Blonsky disappeared, and the street surveillance cameras were all destroyed in the previous battle, leaving no evidence."

Charlotte smiled as she listened to the sergeant's words.

Ross, however, paid no attention to the sergeant's words. Evidence was for judges to use in trials, and it wasn't a necessity for him.

"Charlotte Doyle, I know who you are, and I know you are a major shareholder of Stark Industries and a capitalist."

"But military property is not something you can seize."

"Hand over Blonsky's body now, immediately!"

As Ross gave a stern rebuke, all the soldiers around them raised their weapons and aimed at Charlotte and Tsunade.

The two sides, who were chatting and laughing, suddenly became tense and hostile.

At this moment, Tsunade, who was waiting for Charlotte to handle the matter, frowned slightly and became impatient.

These weaklings dared to point weapons at her.

Tsunade raised one leg and stomped it hard on the ground.

"Boom!"

The street, already ravaged by the battle between the two sides, suddenly cracked open with a huge fissure, causing the entire street to shake violently. The soldiers on the other side also swayed due to the sudden earthquake.

The cracks in the street widened instantly, spreading for dozens of meters until they reached the armored vehicle next to Ross, completely engulfing it.

Fortunately, the crack was not very deep, only seven or eight meters high, but it still threw the armored vehicle and the soldiers inside into a daze. Some soldiers who were near the crack also broke countless bones.

Looking at the disheveled Ross, Tsunade snapped, "Charlotte said she didn't take it, and that's it. What are you trying to force me to do here?"

"Does he think he's stronger than the monster from before, or does he think we're too nice to get angry?"

Tsunade completely disregarded these soldiers and troops; whether they were weak soldiers or armored vehicles and tanks, none of them were worth a single punch from her.

In Tsunade's eyes, these things were just paper toys, not worth mentioning.

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