Chapter Summaries

After experimental anticancer drugs were stolen from Ronald Hospital, the police and media focused on the case. The investigation uncovered the corporate spy’s identity and hiding place, with J.A.R.V.I.S. secretly helping the police find him.

• Su Wan sent an assistant to meet the police, who learned that only S.H.I.E.L.D. Bio’s experimental anticancer drugs had been stolen.
• The detective reported the theft to his superiors, and the Los Angeles Police Department mobilized more officers to investigate.
• Media outlets obtained the pharmacy surveillance footage and broadcast reports about the theft and S.H.I.E.L.D. Bio’s claimed drug effects.
• Reporters questioned the hospital about the ongoing clinical trials while police reviewed surveillance footage from the hospital and nearby areas.
• J.A.R.V.I.S. secretly helped the police trace the corporate spy to his identity and hiding place after they found his trail in less than half a day.

With J.A.R.V.I.S.’s covert assistance, investigators traced the stolen experimental anti-cancer drugs to several pharmaceutical companies, and David’s FBI team took over the case. After news of the investigation leaked, David feared the companies would be alerted, but his agents reported that they had already gathered enough evidence against four companies and were close to proving the last one’s involvement.

• J.A.R.V.I.S. guided the Los Angeles police through surveillance footage and records to identify the industrial spy and the drug buyers.
• The Los Angeles police transferred the interstate case to the FBI, where supervising agent David took charge.
• David ordered his team to gather evidence tying pharmaceutical executives to the theft while keeping the investigation confidential.
• A television report revealed that several major pharmaceutical companies were suspected of hiring industrial spies, and David blamed a leak from the Los Angeles police.
• David asked his agents about their progress, and one reported that they had enough evidence against four companies and were close to completing the case against another.

David's team quickly gathered evidence linking Meishi Pharmaceutical Company and four other drug manufacturers to the theft of S.H.I.E.L.D. Bio's anticancer drugs. After learning the FBI was taking over the case, Meishi president Miller secretly moved the stolen drugs, researchers, equipment, and security team to a remote farm.

• David's subordinates reported that recordings, recovered files, and surveillance footage had rapidly provided evidence against several people involved in the theft.
• David learned that only Meishi Company's formatted surveillance server remained under investigation and treated his team to pizza.
• Miller discovered that the police had linked Meishi and four other companies to the theft and learned the case had been transferred to the FBI.
• Miller decided to move the stolen drugs out of Meishi's headquarters and secretly relocated them, the research team, equipment, and guards to a secluded farm.
• Miller confiscated the researchers' and guards' communication devices, leaving only the security leader with a new phone and unregistered SIM card to report to him.

FBI agent David traced the convoy carrying Meishi Pharmaceutical Company's stolen drugs to a rural road outside Los Angeles. He followed clues left by the rain and ordered his team to pursue it down a side road.

• FBI agents recovered footage showing the stolen anticancer drug inside Meishi Pharmaceutical Company's headquarters.
• David learned that Meishi's surveillance had been shut off and ordered agents to track vehicles leaving the company.
• Agents found a convoy of two SUVs, a truck, and a minibus, but lost it after it turned off Highway 17.
• David noticed the rain and led three FBI SUVs to inspect the likely turnoffs.
• David spotted flattened leaves and tire marks at one intersection and ordered the team to drive down that road.

David led an FBI convoy to a remote farmhouse by following tire tracks and locating the building with a satellite map. After confirming armed men were inside, the agents stormed the farmhouse and Gerard surrendered.

• David ordered an agent to check for other vehicles, then followed visible tire tracks down a dirt road.
• David used a satellite map to locate a farmhouse and ordered the convoy to switch off its headlights and use night-vision goggles.
• David used a thermal imager to confirm five men were inside the farmhouse and arranged the FBI approach.
• Gerard returned from checking on the researchers and sat down, unaware of the approaching agents.
• FBI agents kicked in the farmhouse door, aimed their pistols at Gerard and his subordinates, and ordered them to raise their hands.
• Gerard moved away from his gun and surrendered to the FBI.

The FBI, led by David, raided Meishi Pharmaceutical Company's secret lab, recovered the stolen anti-cancer drug, and used recorded calls to implicate Miller. As the case spread to other FBI offices, public suspicion of S.H.I.E.L.D. Bio Company's drug faded and reporters swarmed Ronald Hospital.

• Gerard surrendered the basement location, where FBI agents arrested Meishi Pharmaceutical Company's researchers and recovered the stolen drug.
• David found automatic recordings of Gerard's calls on his phone and ordered agents to arrest Miller.
• FBI agents arrested Miller at his villa, and David's team finished questioning suspects and organizing evidence overnight.
• David gave his team a day off after the FBI solved the case, while other local offices took over investigations into four companies outside Los Angeles.
• News reports linking major pharmaceutical companies to the theft fueled public interest in S.H.I.E.L.D. Bio Company's drug, and reporters gathered at Ronald Hospital.

Reports of S.H.I.E.L.D. Bio’s cancer drug convinced the public it could be effective, while Chen Mo left the investigation to J.A.R.V.I.S. A shooting at UCLA library interrupted Chen Mo’s training when surveillance footage showed An Ran, Zhang Xin, and Xu Qing in danger.

• News reports revealed that patients in the drug trials had improved, prompting cancer patients to urge S.H.I.E.L.D. Bio and S.H.I.E.L.D. Industries to release the drug quickly.
• Miller of Meishi Pharmaceutical Company and executives from other companies were arrested, and Su Wan suspected Chen Mo had helped solve the case.
• Chen Mo practiced telekinesis and electromagnetic control while J.A.R.V.I.S. reported on the investigation.
• J.A.R.V.I.S. alerted Chen Mo to a shooting at the UCLA library, where two gunmen were firing at fleeing students.
• Chen Mo saw An Ran, Zhang Xin, and Xu Qing hiding beneath tables in surveillance footage and vanished from Castle.

An Ran and her friends hid from two gunmen in a library until Chen Mo arrived in armor and saved them. Zhang Xin and Xu Qing recognized him as their uncle, while An Ran remained unaware of his identity.

• An Ran led Zhang Xin and Xu Qing to hide beneath a table as gunshots echoed through the library.
• A gunman found the three women and aimed his weapon at them.
• Chen Mo struck the gunman into a bookshelf, where he fell silent.
• Chen Mo called for the women to come out, and Zhang Xin and Xu Qing eagerly crawled to him.
• Chen Mo pulled An Ran to her feet as Zhang Xin and Xu Qing clung to his legs and thanked their uncle for arriving in time.
• Chen Mo recalled teleporting to the library in his armored disguise to rescue the women without revealing his identity.

Chen Mo saved Su Wan, Zhang Xin, Xu Qing, and An Ran from one gunman, then teleported away to confront the remaining attacker. Zhang Xin and Xu Qing told An Ran that Chen Mo was BLACK MAN but hid how they knew him, while Chen Mo found the second gunman closing in on five people hiding behind a bookshelf.

• Chen Mo teleported beside the first gunman and killed him with a kick, but the remaining gunman fired another shot in the library.
• Zhang Xin and Xu Qing let go of Chen Mo, and he told them to wait before vanishing to find the other attacker.
• Zhang Xin and Xu Qing told An Ran that Chen Mo was the Super Hero BLACK MAN, then gave her a false story to conceal their real connection to him.
• An Ran noticed the girls were hiding something but chose not to press them.
• Chen Mo teleported to the second gunman and sensed that he was about to discover five frightened people hiding behind a bookshelf.

Chen Mo saved An Ran, Zhang Xin, and Xu Qing from gunmen at the library, then returned to Castle to train his telekinesis and throwing knives. Meanwhile, the police arrived at the scene, and David was urgently ordered to respond to the shooting.

• A silver throwing knife pierced a gunman as he searched for the five people hiding behind a bookshelf, and he collapsed dead.
• Chen Mo reappeared beside An Ran, Zhang Xin, and Xu Qing, told them the gunmen had been dealt with, and advised them what to tell the police.
• Chen Mo left the library and returned to Castle to train his telekinesis, considering its range and precision limits.
• Police arrived and rescued the survivors at the library.
• David received a call from his director ordering him to get his team to the Los Angeles City Library within ten minutes.

David investigated a UCLA library shooting that left seven people dead and sixteen injured, but the two gunmen had been killed in seemingly impossible ways. He found one suspect crushed by a powerful kick and the other stabbed cleanly through the spine, with the culprit still unknown.

• David arrived at the UCLA library and learned that two students had shot people inside, killing seven and injuring sixteen.
• David discovered that one gunman had been buried beneath a collapsed bookshelf and had died from six shattered ribs driven into his chest.
• Baker told David that the first suspect appeared to have been kicked to death.
• David learned that surveillance footage showed the suspect walking alone with a gun and captured no attack.
• David examined the second gunman and found a clean stab wound that had pierced through the spine.

After two gunmen were killed at the library, FBI agent David concluded that the culprit was the mysterious “Deadpool,” while An Ran returned to her dormitory and struggled with the fear she had suppressed during the shooting. An Ran found comfort in remembering Chen Mo, who had protected her before.

• The coroner told David that one gunman had been pierced from back to chest by a Throwing Knife, and David wondered whether Deadpool used such weapons.
• David watched Deadpool throw a Throwing Knife and, after surveillance footage revealed no suspicious people, decided Deadpool had killed the two gunmen.
• David kept his theory to himself because he feared his superiors would treat it as another embarrassing claim that Deadpool was real.
• Su Wan, Zhang Xin, and Xu Qing returned to their dormitory after giving statements, while An Ran went to bed still shaken by the shooting.
• An Ran recalled Chen Mo’s earlier protection and felt her fear ease as she remembered him as someone she could rely on.

After waking from her nap, An Ran checked on Zhang Xin and Xu Qing, only to find them cheerfully playing PUBG instead of suffering from the shooting. The girls had quickly recovered and started training in the game so they could do better if they faced danger again.

• An Ran woke that evening, remembered the shooting, and hurried to check on Zhang Xin and Xu Qing.
• An Ran found the girls in matching rabbit pajamas, absorbed in a sniper game, and realized they had recovered from the shooting.
• Zhang Xin and Xu Qing felt reassured that Chen Mo was nearby and would protect them if they encountered danger again.
• The girls regretted hiding during the shooting and decided to train in PUBG, hoping to improve their battlefield skills and avoid embarrassing Chen Mo.

Chen Mo trained with Adamantium throwing knives while Su Wan handled growing interest in S.H.I.E.L.D. Bio’s anticancer drug, confident in the hidden power behind him. As the trial over the drug theft approached, Chen Mo’s space signaled that another crossing was due, and he appeared in his secret laboratory beneath the Castle.

• An Ran left the girls to continue their game after they improved their hiding skills following the shooting incident.
• Chen Mo returned to the Castle and trained himself to control twenty Adamantium throwing knives within his telekinetic range.
• Su Wan fielded calls from officials and other interested parties, relying on Chen Mo’s backing as the anticancer drug drew increasing attention.
• Chen Mo’s space reacted before the drug-theft trial began, signaling that the time for another crossing had arrived.
• Chen Mo stored his knives, vanished from the room, and reappeared in the Castle’s basement laboratory among advanced HYDRA machines.

Chen Mo reviewed three possible worlds and chose the one that had immediately caught his interest, then returned to a familiar office after more than a century had passed for him. He was greeted by Eddie, who was delighted to see him again.

• Chen Mo installed his advanced manufacturing equipment in the secured basement and connected it to J.A.R.V.I.S.
• Chen Mo examined a Jurassic World projection and considered its dinosaur and genetic technologies.
• Chen Mo rejected a world featuring a giant shark attacking a submarine and chose the world shown in the second sphere.
• Chen Mo reappeared in his unchanged office and pressed the intercom button for Eddie.
• Eddie entered the office and greeted Chen Mo, saying, "Master, you're back!"

After returning, Chen Mo reunited with Old Albert and learned that Bruce Banner had become the Hulk and Thor had appeared on Earth. Chen Mo realized the events of “Avengers” were approaching, with Loki and the Chitauri seeking the Cosmic Cube for Thanos.

• Chen Mo enjoyed coffee prepared by Old Albert and learned he had been away for two years and three months.
• Old Albert reported that Bruce Banner had been exposed to gamma radiation and was hiding in India after transforming into the Hulk.
• Old Albert recounted Thor’s arrival on Earth, where Thor lifted his hammer and destroyed a massive metal suit of armor.
• Chen Mo recognized that the Marvel timeline was nearing the events of “Avengers” and anticipated Loki’s invasion using the Cosmic Cube.
• Chen Mo concluded that Thanos was behind the plan to seize the Space Stone but would not personally come to Earth before “Avengers 3.”

Chen Mo weighed whether to keep the Cosmic Cube and confront Loki or use it as bait to draw in the Chitauri, deciding that destroying the invasion force would better protect Earth. Three days later, S.H.I.E.L.D. found the Cube and began its secret Phase Two research project.

• Chen Mo considered Loki's powers, Thor's likely response, and the danger posed by the Chitauri Legion.
• Chen Mo decided to use the Cosmic Cube as bait so he could eliminate the Chitauri and weaken Thanos's forces.
• Three days later, S.H.I.E.L.D. discovered the Cosmic Cube during a secret mission.
• Nick Fury directed S.H.I.E.L.D. to launch the covert Phase Two research project.

Chen Mo returned to Tony Stark’s mansion and found Tony weakened by his failing Arc Reactor and worsening palladium poisoning. After replacing the reactor’s palladium plate, Chen Mo confronted Tony about how far the poisoning had progressed.

• Nick Fury established the Cosmic Cube research facility beneath NASA’s Pegasus Project site and assigned Erik Selvig to lead the research and Hawkeye Clint Barton to guard it.
• Chen Mo arrived cloaked at Tony Stark’s mansion and teleported into the laboratory.
• Chen Mo caught Tony as he struggled to stand, and Tony greeted him as his father.
• Chen Mo replaced the corroded palladium plate in Tony’s Arc Reactor with one from his storage space.
• Chen Mo noticed the purplish-black veins on Tony’s neck and asked how far his palladium poisoning had progressed.

Chen Mo examined Tony Stark and confirmed that palladium poisoning had badly damaged his body, though he had a few months before it became life-threatening. Chen Mo decided not to treat him immediately with X-Gene Serum, leaving Tony to create a replacement for palladium first.

• Tony told Chen Mo his palladium concentration had reached seventy-five and insisted that people needed Iron Man.
• Chen Mo examined Tony with psychokinesis and found palladium throughout his blood and organs, with his health seriously impaired.
• The chapter explained how Tony's secrecy and reckless behavior had strained his relationship with Pepper, who was under pressure running Stark Industries.
• Chen Mo recalled that changes he had made had prevented the events of Iron Man 2, leaving Tony without Howard Stark's research materials for creating a new element.
• Chen Mo judged that Tony was not in immediate danger and postponed injecting him with X-Gene Serum so he could create a replacement for palladium.

Chen Mo encouraged Tony Stark to pursue creating a new element to replace the palladium poisoning his body, and the two prepared to develop a new energy core. Dr. Ethan returned to the laboratory and reunited with Chen Mo while Tony kept his illness concealed.

• Chen Mo floated Tony Stark’s palladium plates and suggested replacing the reactor’s fuel with a new element.
• Tony Stark said J.A.R.V.I.S. had ruled out all known elements, but Chen Mo proposed creating an undiscovered element and finding research at S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Tony Stark regained hope and agreed to work with Chen Mo on a new Iron Man energy core.
• Dr. Ethan entered the laboratory, was surprised to see Chen Mo after more than two years, and greeted him excitedly.
• Chen Mo helped Tony conceal his palladium poisoning as the three old partners reunited and talked in the laboratory.