Manufacturing an Accident

Accurate intelligence is always a favorable condition for increasing the success rate of operations.

In order to obtain intelligence, Henry disguised himself and went to the South District over the next few days, where he bought a batch of small surveillance equipment through his black friends.

Of course, we don't ask where the goods come from. As long as they have the goods and won't remember who we are, that's fine.

Using his DIY skills, he modified the equipment. Although he couldn't reduce the size to that of a pinhole camera, he improved the data transmission method to the relay server, making it more secure, and also increased the battery life.

Then, they were placed in twenty-two to-do items, in locations other than the office where people frequently go.

The one who works at Oscorp, we haven't touched him yet.

Norman Osborn, who now heads the company, is not quite on par with Tony Stark, and their businesses are different. However, he is still someone Henry needs to be careful with.

If you want to cause trouble for his employees, you'll need to be more meticulous. Anyway, there are still twenty-two tasks waiting in the queue; there's no rush to approach the one working for Norman Osborn.

The reason for avoiding the office is, of course, because there are too many people watching in the office, and such an environment is less likely to cause an "accident".

Furthermore, Cyber Technology, as one of the leaders of Hydra, is John Garrett's research center, white glove, and collaborator.

Counter-espionage measures were a given. Henry didn't intend to test whether this man was meticulous enough, after all, he wasn't targeting him.

John Garrett couldn't be like a nanny, constantly attending to the daily lives of his subordinates. It was in these private spaces that Henry's opportunity lay.

Soon, he saw a second opportunity. It was with a guy who often drank and traveled, who had also come to the United States alone, and who went to strip clubs almost every day.

The most dangerous thing about people who drink and drive isn't the impaired reaction time caused by alcohol, but rather the way they use alcohol to influence their driving.

Dare to do things you wouldn't normally dare to do.

Simply put, if you amplify road rage tenfold, it's roughly what a drunk driver would do after starting a car.

A normal person knows to brake when they see someone in front of their car to avoid legal liability and compensation for injury. People with road rage will give themselves some dubious excuses to justify their act of hitting someone.

But people who have been drinking, under the influence of alcohol, want to crash, so they do. They don't even need to come up with an excuse.

It's said that alcohol can embolden people. But the things people do after gaining courage aren't necessarily all good.

A guy who likes to drink and drive is practically asking for trouble. Not to mention his extremely reckless driving habits, Henry decided to speed up his trip to prevent him from becoming a ticking time bomb that could harm others in the future.

The method was simple: this guy often left empty bottles in his car. Just as he went into the club to have fun,

Henry secretly tampered with his car.

They set a trap using the pedal. As he floored the accelerator, making the car roar and showcasing its acceleration from zero to one hundred, the bottle that was stuck would roll under the brake pedal.

What If...? were just a trap like this, the accelerated detonation of the bomb might injure innocent people. So on the day Henry took action, he deliberately waited on the road where Henry habitually sped, and then rushed out from a blind corner!

By engaging directly in the fray, whether the opponent dodges or charges at him, Henry's reactions allow him to take defensive actions at the last moment.

This gruff man in the white coat, who had previously been primarily responsible for escorting him during his missions, was indeed a cruel man. Suddenly, a figure rushed out from the road, and without even flinching, he charged straight at him!

Although a high-speed car collision wouldn't be a big deal for a Kryptonian, Henry dodged at the last moment, not wanting the vehicle to have any strange collision marks.

Behind Henry was a mountain wall. For a drunk driver who saw people and accelerated, there was no way to avoid that mountain wall.

Not to mention the pre-positioned wine bottle, which rolled to the brake pedal as planned, locking the brakes. Now, even if the driver wanted to slam on the brakes to slow down, he had no chance. At nearly 100 kilometers per hour, he violently crashed into the mountainside, conducting a human collision experiment.

This road back to his suburban home became the place where he lost his life. Due to excessive speed, the entire car crashed into the mountainside at high speed.

The deployed airbag and the deformed front seat trapped the person in the driver's seat.

The smoking engine sparked, and soon the entire car burst into flames. Those unable to escape could only watch helplessly as they were engulfed in fire.

When Henry reached the driver's seat, the man lying on the airbag could only utter long, unintelligible cries.

It sounded like a cry for help, or perhaps it was a plea for mercy because it recognized Henry.

However, the Kryptonian who grew up in Siberia simply watched everything in silence. Even as the pungent smell of burning human flesh filled the air, and a single arm reached out of the car window to try and grab him, it couldn't sway his resolve.

This road leading to the suburbs is usually deserted, especially at night.

Today was no exception. There wasn't a car accident on the road, so it just so happened that a driver willing to intervene appeared.

They intervened and saved him.

Henry watched the man engulfed in flames, rendered immobile. Amidst the crackling of the burning fire, the human heartbeat ceased completely. At this point, even if the man were dragged out, he would only be a charred corpse.

That intense sense of urgency still lingers. Who said revenge brings satisfaction? That person must have kept the hatred constantly in their heart, letting the emotion of hatred fill their life.

What If...? you didn't care from the beginning, then now you'll only feel emptiness.

Aside from the number of items to be completed decreasing again, Henry had no idea what would be different between today and tomorrow.

He heard the sound of another car engine, and the Kryptonian, who had been floating like a ghost the entire time, flew away from the scene. He needed to get to the home of this person on the to-do list to retrieve his surveillance device before he could go home.

These items could arouse the suspicion of the police, so they must not be left to be discovered.

After packing up, Henry left Ontario, Canada, and returned to Los Angeles.

Canada police, who were much slower to respond, called fire trucks and quickly brought the burning car that crashed into the mountainside under control, preventing it from escalating into a larger wildfire.

Based on the subsequent investigations by fire and traffic accident investigators, the accident report was quickly released. Drunk driving,

A bottle stuck in a brake pad or a high-speed collision—any one of these events can have serious consequences, let alone all three combined.

The accident determination was made quickly, and no professionals believed that a third party was involved.

Not every vehicle of this era was equipped with a dashcam. Naturally, no one knew that before the crash,

Once upon a time, someone appeared.

There are 22 items remaining in the to-do list.