The American Elite Family (3000 Collections Bonus Chapter)

"Big? Please be more specific, Guardian!"

Wang Khan chuckled instead of answering directly. Opportunities to show off in front of the Red Queen were rare, and this was too good to pass up.

"Red Queen, how much information about the Malick Family can you find online?"

"I found a lot. This family is no simple matter. They immigrated from Europe and were capitalists among the first generation of immigrants. They have a long history."

"After immigrating to the United States, they participated in the country's founding and then contributed greatly to various major construction projects. Even the United States' Moon Landing Program had their influence behind it. In short, the Malick Family has immense influence in America's business and political circles."

Wang Khan nodded as he listened.

"The information you found is very detailed, but it's too superficial. You also missed the most crucial point: the Malick Family is one of the oldest elder families of Hydra. And the current head of the family, Gideon Malick, is none other than one of Hydra's leaders."

"They're Hydra?! But that doesn't make sense. According to the historical records, Hydra's founder should have been the Red Skull. Could it be that the Malick Family were once the Red Skull's subordinates?"

Wang Khan shook his head.

"You're underestimating Hydra. This organization wasn't established during World War II. It had already existed long before that. The Red Skull merely appropriated Hydra's ideology for his own purposes. To put it bluntly, the Red Skull was a pragmatist. He felt Hydra's ideology could be useful, so he used it. Strictly speaking, he himself didn't believe in Hydra."

"The Malick Family is different. Even now, many members of their family firmly believe that Hydra is the true god who will save the world. Their faith is more devout than that of many priests in a church."

The Red Queen was genuinely shocked this time.

"If that's true, then the method for dealing with Justin Hammer really won't work against the Malick Family. No wonder that woman was so arrogant just now."

"Of course. Let alone the still relatively weak Umbrella Corporation—even the President of America can't openly move against this family. Otherwise, he can forget about winning reelection. So, if we want to deal with this family, we'll have to play a much bigger game."

"How exactly do we do that?"

Wang Khan's Super Brain quickly came up with a plan and perfected it.

"Red Queen, immediately recruit a group of mercenaries through the dark web. I want the kind who have seen blood and would risk their lives for money. Then send them to the area near the US-Mexico border, find a suitable location there, and build a secret biological laboratory."

"Guardian, is this laboratory merely a front?"

"You catch on quickly. The laboratory is indeed just a front, but the things inside it will be real, and I really do intend to conduct experiments there. In short, make everything real. It's just that, in the end, this laboratory will be used as a sacrifice."

"I understand. The order has already been placed on the dark web, and someone has contacted me."

"Good. Don't hesitate to spend money. After this is over, we'll be raking in astronomical sums. By then, you'll discover that having too much money can be a burden too."

Only a week later, the Malick Family's retaliation began.

First, the military unilaterally withdrew without giving any reason. The experimental staff and the experts they had sent all left within three days. Even worse, when they departed, they took some of the Mars Armor with them.

Their excuse was that they had participated in manufacturing the prototypes and deserved credit for them. Now that they were leaving, they naturally had to take the fruits of their labor with them.

"You're infringing on our rights! American Law won't tolerate this kind of banditry. Umbrella Corporation will sue you!"

Sharon Carter shouted at the military representative, her eyes red with anger.

The military representative remained expressionless, as if he had been injected with too much Botox. He looked like a living corpse.

"Ms. Carter, we're merely following orders. If you want to sue, then sue the US Army and US Air Force. I just don't know which court will accept the case. We're leaving!"

At his command, the military personnel drove several large trucks out of Umbrella Corporation's robot-processing plant. Besides numerous soldiers, the trucks also carried ten Mars Armor prototypes.

Sharon Carter angrily grabbed a wrench and hurled it at the taillight of one of the trucks, smashing the cover to pieces.

Three days later, Gwen and Carter found Wang Khan at the same time and reported another piece of bad news.

"What? The experts working on the Compound Eyes Targeting System are leaving? Are they insane or stupid? Don't they know they signed contracts with us? If they switch jobs now, we can sue them until they lose everything they own!"

"President Wang, Osborn Industries has already announced that it will take over all the experts. They're sending a team of lawyers to fight us in court. This is destined to be a long and drawn-out lawsuit. Even if we win, it'll probably be years from now. And during that time, those experts will likely have already finished researching the Compound Eyes System."

Carter looked anxious, while Gwen was furious.

"How can those professors do something like this? What happened to the integrity of scholars? Where's the professional ethics of scientists?"

Gwen had always deeply respected those experts and professors. Now, she was terribly disappointed, as if her faith had collapsed.

Wang Khan's expression grew solemn.

"They can leave, but we absolutely cannot let the research results leak out. Search them thoroughly when they leave. They aren't allowed to take even a single USB drive with them."

"President Wang, those experts probably took the data home long ago. This was a premeditated betrayal. It's already too late."

Wang Khan was so anxious that sweat appeared on his forehead.

"Bring in every lawyer we can hire. I want to assemble the strongest legal team in the entire United States and sue the US military and Osborn Industries. I'll sue them until they're completely bankrupt!"

At that moment, Wang Khan looked like a gambler who had gone mad after losing too much. His emotions had completely exploded.

Carter and Gwen secretly sighed when they saw him like that, but they could do nothing. They could only go find lawyers.

After the two of them left, Wang Khan's expression immediately became calm.

"Red Queen, how was my acting just now? Did I look like I was at the end of my rope and lashing out in desperation?"

"It was all right. You probably fooled Sharon Carter. As for Gwen, she already trusts you deeply, so she won't suspect you."

"Good. The Malick Family has made its move. I have to admit, they're truly formidable. They're nothing like that lowlife Justin Hammer. The moment they acted, they changed the military's decision and even brought Osborn Industries into the picture. Impressive."

"Red Queen, calculate how long Osborn will need to reverse-engineer the Mars Armor."

"If we exclude Spider-Sense and the Compound Eyes Targeting System, they can fully mass-produce an inferior version of the Mars Armor within three months at most."

"Three months? Excellent. Then we'll give them three months. After three months, I'll make the whole of America feel the pain!"

It looks like I might have to release bonus chapters every day this week. My saved chapters are in a critical state!!