Hulk: Blegh~
Clinton, Manhattan.
Tony didn't get much start-up capital from a few thugs, so he ended up in Hell's Kitchen and 'borrowed' more than fifty sugar merchants from a group of them.
With the money, Tony planned to acquire a batch of raw materials from the black market for energy assembly.
As for why they didn't just rob the black market...
Because demand determines the market, and the market determines geographical location, those people hide their goods in much more concealed places than sugar merchants, making them quite difficult to find in a short period of time.
Carrying a suitcase, Tony walked out of the alley. It was already dark, and there was no one on the street except for the homeless man huddled in the corner.
But he sensed something unusual.
"Who's there? Show yourself!"
With his shout, a tall figure emerged from the dim corner. In the dim light, Tony could see who it was.
A man in his forties, wearing a khaki jacket and a shield with a five-pointed star printed on it.
"Wow, a Captain America fan! I can't believe that even these days, there are still people cosplaying old-fashioned things... wait, wait..."
As he spoke, Tony immediately realized something was wrong. "If I remember correctly, there doesn't seem to be Captain America in the history of this universe!"
Steve, sitting opposite him, was in an even more complicated mood. He looked at Tony's face, who appeared to be around forty years old. Given that Tony didn't recognize him, it was undoubtedly Tony from before the Battle of New York.
The Endgame, Howard's son, and this one—this is the third Tony he's ever met...
"Tony ~"
"Watt? You know me, Hurry?"
"Love Anmu, Steve Rogers."
"Once~ I'm afraid of color waves!"
Seeing Tony's obvious suspicion, Steve stepped aside, revealing Howard behind him.
"Tony ~"
"Da... Howard?"
"You must have suffered a lot in the future!"
Tony's eyes began to redden, and his voice trembled violently. "You must be psychopathic Mutants, right?"
I'm sorry I couldn't spend Christmas with you.
"... Shit!"
Main Universe, Nine Sun Restaurant
"Name~"
"Wang Pite."
"Aren't you Wang Haotian?"
"That's just a fake name."
"Okay, gender~"
"... male."
"Age~"
32 years old.
"Position~"
"S.H.I.E.L.D. 4 Special Agent, Hydra Level 5 Agent, Manager of Nine Sun Restaurant, CIA New York Special Intelligence Agent, GS6."
Lin Xu's hand holding the cola froze instantly. He had originally thought this was just a double agent, but he never expected it to be a triple agent!
A CIA Level 6 intelligence agent can become a deputy supervisor with just one more promotion, which is a very high rank.
"Tell me, what is your mission?"
"The CIA's mission is to monitor your funds long-term, including preventing large sums of money from leaving America."
"S.H.I.E.L.D.. mission: approach and protect your safety, and take coercive measures if necessary."
Lin Xu curled his lip. This mission was obviously arranged by S.H.I.E.L.D.. before he self-destructed. As for the coercive measures, well, they were agents, what else could they be?
It's nothing more than imprisonment.
"Go on."
"Hydra mission: lurking beside you, uncovering your secrets, awaiting mission notification."
That's it?
"That's all."
After all that, it turns out he was just a clueless little Kara.
Lin Xu released the "Mephisto's Temptation," and in an instant, Wang Haotian... Wang Pite's eyes returned to normal. Having retained this memory, he did not struggle or show any fear; he simply looked at Lin Xu quietly.
"Cut off one head, and two heads will grow back!"
Knock knock~
A knock sounded at the door, but Lin Xu ignored Wang Pite and said, "Come in."
The person who came in was the cashier at the bar. After he entered and saw Wang Pite kneeling on the ground, he immediately understood what was going on.
Then came a confident, upright announcement: "Mr. Prophet, Tom Liu, formerly a Level 4 Special Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.., now a Level 6 Special Agent of the Extraterrestrial Joint Defense Agency, reporting for duty!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Pite, who had been completely calm, suddenly opened his eyes wide and turned to look at Tom Liu.
Tom Liu didn't even glance at him.
Lin Xu:...
Who is the bureau chief?
"Nick Fury."
"Alright... I'll leave this person to you. Also, you'll be the new manager. All I want is for my restaurant to operate normally."
"No problem, Mr. Prophet."
"Um?"
"Boss!"
"Go down."
Tom Liu nodded, then grabbed Wang Pite by the collar and walked outside.
The latter continued to struggle, "Traitor, you're a traitor! The organization will never let you go! Cut off one head, and two will grow back!"
"Why would I cut off your head? I'm going to send you back. Oh, and don't get me wrong, I'm not talking about Hydra, I'm talking about Cia. If they knew they had a traitor among their ranks, hehehehe."
As the laughter faded into the distance, Lin Xu and Lao Wang exchanged a glance and silently mourned for Xiao Wang.
"Old Lin, are you sure this guy is reliable? He doesn't sound like a good person."
"... Who cares? As long as the restaurant stays afloat, that's enough."
The two finished their meal quickly.
Lin Xu looked at the untouched soy milk and fish on the table, and adhering to the principle that waste is shameful, he opened a Mystic Portal the Avengers Compound.
There was only Banner on the other side of the door; the others were nowhere to be seen.
"Forest?"
"Hey Bruce, have you eaten yet?"
Banner glanced at his watch. "Dinner's been eaten, but no midnight snack yet..."
"That's perfect. I have two local specialties here; please try them." Lin Xu picked up two items, walked through the Mystic Portal, and placed them on the worktable in front of Banner.
"What's this?"
"You should eat the fermented mung bean juice and West Lake fish in vinegar sauce while they're hot; they won't taste good when they're cold."
Watching Lin Xu's departing figure and the closed portal, Banner scratched his head, took off his gloves and white coat, and went to the food.
"This is too kind. Thor's uncle is much more polite Thor."
Banner leaned closer and took a sniff; a strong sour smell hit his nostrils, but he still didn't suspect anything.
When he was being hunted by General Ross, he traveled all over the world and encountered many foods that didn't smell good but tasted alright.
He then picked up the chopsticks next to him, took a piece of fish, and put it in his mouth. (Most of the Avengers can use chopsticks, see Avengers: Endgame)
"Ugh~ Why is it so sour? And the fishy smell is so strong too. Am I supposed to eat this soy milk with it?"
Slurp~
"Ugh... cough cough! Fuck~"
In an instant, Dr. Banner's face turned green, the veins on his neck swelled, and his entire face began to swell...
"Roar~ NO Hulk, NO Earth, hoo..."