Stork Club
Everyone had witnessed Xia Yu's extraordinary abilities, but when Xia Yu took out the Rejuvenation Pill, everyone was still stunned.
"Don't ask me about its origins, I don't know either. It's been passed down through generations, and we've forgotten where it came from. We follow the laws of nature, and our ancestral teachings say it can't be used. If the Captain hadn't mentioned the story with Peggy Carter, I would have completely forgotten about this thing." Xia Yu said this nonsense with a straight face.
Marvel generally understands personal principles, such as Doctor Strange's oath regarding the Time Stone in Avengers: Endgame.
"So you had Coulson find a way to get the Captain out today so you could discuss this with us?" Tony asked.
"Yeah, Nick told me that the first thing the Captain said when he woke up and found himself more than sixty years in the future was: 'I have an appointment, and now we have a chance to help him fulfill it. What do you guys think?'" Xia Yu asked everyone.
No one disagreed on this point, but Tony and Dr. Banner's analysis and research on the Rejuvenation Pill, of course, yielded no results; it was a product of the system and not so easy to crack.
This gave Tony and the others a genuine sense of pride in their identity as disciples of the Sun Moon Divine Cult. To be able to manufacture such a drug in ancient times, whose components modern instruments cannot yet analyze, was simply incredible.
"Everyone, there's something we need to do. Since we're going to give the Captain a surprise, shouldn't we recreate the scene from back then?" Dr. Banner said.
"It would be best to keep it at the original location. Does anyone remember where it is?" Hawkeye was quite enthusiastic about this.
Natasha, being a woman, naturally remembered this clearly. "The Stork Club should be in London. Wait a moment, let me check."
"Damn it, this place has turned into a boutique." Natasha slammed her hand on the keyboard.
"Then let's buy the property rights of this store and find out who the owner is?" Xia Yu said without hesitation; he was a wealthy man now.
Dr. Banner glanced at Xia Yu with surprise. "I thought Tony Stark was the only wealthy guy here."
Xia Yu shrugged. "He is indeed unique. Compared to him, I'm just a nobody."
"Things are probably going to get complicated, guys." Natasha turned the computer screen to the group and said, "Look, this whole street has been bought by a Paris bank. They have plans for its future, so I doubt they'll sell this one building to us, right?"
Xia Yu grew anxious. "Make a call and discuss it. I'll offer five times the price; I want this building."
Banner and Hawkeye gave Xia Yu a thumbs up—how awesome!
Natasha had been a spy for many years, was fluent in various languages, and had infiltrated major companies multiple times. She was very skilled in business negotiations and quickly made a phone call to clarify the time.
Natasha quickly hung up the phone and said helplessly to Xia Yu, "They said their bank isn't short of money. If it were just this one building in your hands, they'd be willing to buy it back for fifty times the price. Besides, I told them that even if I offered a high rent, they wouldn't agree."
"So that means they rejected me?" Xia Yu was unhappy.
"Yes, darling, they even looked down on your offer of five times the price, did you hear that? They said if you had this building, they'd be willing to pay fifty times more," Natasha said helplessly, spreading her hands.
Xia Yu slammed his fist on the table. "So what if you're rich? Believe me, I'll fly a plane over there and push Banner off that street, then let's see what he can do about planning."
Everyone quickly comforted Xia Yu, especially Banner, who kept urging Xia Yu to calm down.
As the saying goes, killing someone is just a matter of beheading them, so why did you have to release the Hulk?
Xia Yu desperately wanted to make this a perfect event, otherwise it wouldn't be worthy of his Rejuvenation Pill.
"Fifty times? I only said five times, and he actually said fifty times. Banks really do have money. You're amazing. I'll remember this bank. I can't afford to mess with them, okay? Who can compete with a bank in terms of money? Who..." Xia Yu suddenly looked at Tony Stark as he spoke.
Hearing Xia Yu's words and following Xia Yu gaze, everyone immediately realized, "Yes, who can be richer than a bank? This isn't the Federal Reserve; it's just a bank in Paris, France."
Everyone then turned to look at Tony Stark.
Stare intently at that kind of thing.
Tony was already lost in thought, his mind preoccupied with how to modify the remaining wreckage of the Destroyer and how to add new functions to his Armor. Suddenly, he felt the entire room fall silent, and when he looked up, everyone was staring intently at him.
"What... happened? What did I miss?" Tony asked, puzzled.
Xia Yu jumped up with a 'whoosh' and grabbed Tony's neck. "Oh, Tony, my friend, I just got scorned by a small bank in Paris. They own the street with the old address of Stork Club."
Xia Yu tightened his grip on Tony's hand and continued in a strange tone, "I said I'd pay five times the price for that building, and guess what they said? They said the bank isn't short of money, and if I had that building, they'd be willing to pay fifty times the price to buy it back from me, enough to fill a whole street."
"Do you understand what I mean? Tony, your brother, Xia, your Tony Stark brother, business partner, were scorned by a small bank with money. What do you think of that, my friend?"
Tony Stark was completely bewildered by Xia Yu's actions, but he probably understood what he meant.
"I'll arrange to buy that bank immediately." The room fell silent. Everyone had initially thought it was just about buying the street at a high price, but the sheer power of money was terrifying.