New Home in New York

"Side Quest: Rescue Dr. Ethan and safely save Dr. Ethan from the terrorists.

Reward: A-rank ninjutsu, Mystical Palm Technique."

Opening the panel and checking the newly appeared side quest, Li Chuan began recalling memories from his past life.

"Dr. Ethan... was he the doctor who helped Tony Stark build the armor and ultimately sacrificed himself?"

He remembered that when Tony Stark was imprisoned, there seemed to have been a doctor named Yinsen. Not only had he saved Tony Stark's life, but he had also helped him secretly build the first-generation Iron Man suit. In the end, he was shot to death in the breakout while buying time.

Should he take this mission?

After thinking for a moment, Li Chuan decided to temporarily change his plans to travel to the Naruto World and complete this mission first.

The A-rank medical ninjutsu, Mystical Palm Technique, was a technique he absolutely could not afford to miss.

No one could guarantee they would not be injured in battle, and the Mystical Palm Technique could treat both internal and external injuries. At the same time, it could disrupt the body's circulation and render someone unconscious.

Learning this ninjutsu would greatly improve his chances of survival and would also be of great help to some of his future plans when he returned to the Naruto World.

"Alright, Jack, all of you head back first. This is too conspicuous."

When the convoy reached an unremarkable street in Queens, Li Chuan had Jack and all the bodyguards leave first. Then he drove on himself, taking Wanda and Pietro with him.

A month earlier, after deciding to settle in New York, Li Chuan had discussed where to live with Wanda.

New York was the largest metropolis in the United States, with five boroughs: Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Staten Island.

Li Chuan's original plan had been to buy a villa in the bustling Manhattan area, since it was closer to his new company's building and more convenient for commuting.

But after thinking about it, the site of the first Avengers battle was Manhattan. Living there would be too dangerous for Wanda, so he abandoned the idea.

The next place he considered was Queens. It was separated from Manhattan only by the East River, was not far from his company, and had the best natural scenery of all the boroughs.

In his past life, he had lived in Queens while fighting Life-and-Death Boxing matches in New York, so he was quite familiar with the borough.

As for public safety, Queens was probably the safest of the boroughs. In the future, there would even be a good neighbor named Spider-Man swinging around on webs to keep the peace.

Wanda had no objections to settling in Queens, but she did not agree with buying a villa.

The reason was that living in a villa district would be too boring and too quiet. Once Li Chuan went to work, she would be alone at home.

She wanted to live in an ordinary apartment building, where she could meet new neighbors, discuss cooking and raising children with the other wives, exchange gifts, and so on.

She did not like the lifestyle of upper-class ladies. Her ideal life was like the one in The Dick Van Dyke Show—ordinary, yet filled with life's little joys.

Li Chuan agreed without much hesitation.

Wanda had considered his career and come to New York to settle down with him, so he had to consider her feelings as well.

In truth, he had no particular preference between living in a villa and an apartment building. He had chosen a villa only because he thought it would be safer for Wanda.

Besides, living in an apartment building would not be much of a problem.

Before arriving in New York, he had already instructed Xiao Liu to replace the entire property management staff of the residential complex with his own people. From the day they moved in, every security guard in the complex would be one of the most elite subordinates he had personally trained.

Every one of them was highly skilled, had taken the highest-quality Power Pills for years, and had received professional firearms training.

Unlike the Power Pills sold outside, the ones Li Chuan's subordinates took were refined versions improved later on. Long-term use produced much more obvious gains in physical strength.

Still, compared to the medicinal ointment he had obtained from side quests, their effects were far inferior.

At the same time, he had bought the apartments at several of the best sniping angles facing their home in advance and stationed suitable snipers inside.

If enemies appeared, those snipers would blow their heads off at the first opportunity.

Of course, he could not tell Wanda any of that.

In Wanda's eyes, Li Chuan had always been a kind-hearted, law-abiding businessman, a philanthropist praised by everyone in Sokovia, and a good husband who helped with chores at home.

It was not that Li Chuan was deliberately hiding these things from Wanda. He had established himself as a good man when he first pursued her, and that was also the image he presented to the public. If Wanda suddenly saw his darker side, he was afraid she might find it hard to accept.

Moreover, although he acted ruthlessly and never showed mercy to his enemies, he did not want his wife and future children to think of him as a bad person.

He had already stepped onto this path in his past life. In order to grow stronger and protect those he cared about, he had no choice but to be more ruthless.

If he became powerful enough in the future and there were no major crises in the world, he hoped his children would grow into kind, happy people with a strong sense of justice.

Not someone like him.

"Alright, our new home is here!"

Under the respectful gazes of two broad-shouldered security guards, Li Chuan parked the car in the complex's outdoor parking area.

"Honestly, this really is a big city. Even the security guards in this complex look incredibly reassuring."

As Pietro got out of the car, he could not help making the remark.

He worked as a deliveryman and often traveled through all kinds of residential complexes in Sokovia. Most of the security guards there were elderly men or potbellied middle-aged men.

They rarely hired genuinely young and strong men as guards unless it was a truly upscale residential complex.

Yet the complex they were in now was clearly the most ordinary kind, while the two guards at the entrance were at least six foot three. Even through their uniforms, one could sense their explosive muscles.

Forget working as security guards—if they entered a bodybuilding competition, they might even win prizes.

"That's exactly why we chose this complex. Its security is supposed to be good."

Li Chuan smiled as he explained, carrying the luggage out of the car.

There was no helping it. It was not that he did not want to keep a lower profile, but his subordinates had taken refined Power Pills for a long time, and their physiques were inevitably affected.

Take his male secretary, Xiao Liu. People who did not know better had always assumed Xiao Liu was his bodyguard, though that was not entirely wrong.

Other bosses' secretaries were either stunning beauties with curvy figures or refined, bespectacled male elites. His secretary, Xiao Liu, on the other hand...

Bald, six foot three, with a fierce face and a body full of muscles—he was the kind of man whose smile could make children burst into tears.