Compromise

When General Ross arrived at the military hospital, Blonsky's surgery was already complete. His entire body was immobilized to correct the broken bones and prevent them from healing crookedly and causing long-term complications.

"General, I've never seen him like this before. Although he has hardly any healthy bones left, his internal organs are stronger than even a professional athlete's," the surgeon in charge of Blonsky's operation told General Ross. "Furthermore, his cell activity is extremely high. After the initial surgery, his body has begun to heal rapidly. The injuries that would have required three months of bed rest are expected to allow him to get out of bed and walk normally by tomorrow night."

General Ross nodded and said, "Is that so... What about his blood sample and other body tissues?"

The medic told General Ross, "I've disposed of all the blood and the necrotic tissue removed through surgery; there won't be any DNA samples leaking out."

Franski was clearly not an ordinary person; his physical samples were invaluable and absolutely could not be leaked to the outside world. This military doctor understood this necessary principle of confidentiality.

They led General Ross to his ward, where Franski lay unconscious on the bed. The medic explained, "I gave him an anesthetic injection; it will keep him asleep until tomorrow. The feeling of rapid wound healing is more unbearable than simple pain."

"General!" Just as the medic was introducing him to General Ross, Franski suddenly opened his eyes and said with difficulty, "I need greater power, enough to rival the Hulk's strength!"

A warlike person will inevitably learn from their failures. The first defeat at the hands of the Hulk was due to insufficient intelligence; in the second confrontation with the Hulk, all tactics were prepared and the Hulk was even on the verge of being overwhelmed, but unfortunately, the Hulk's power was beyond the reach of their current technology.

Force—only immense power could allow him to fight the Hulk. Having reached this conclusion, Franski overcame the anesthetic with his own will and begged General Ross for even greater power—even if it meant becoming a monster.

Both of them had been injected with the Super Soldier Serum; the only difference between him and Bruce Banner was that he had been exposed to gamma rays.

"I'm waiting for you, until you can walk on your own, then you will gain new strength!"

Franski's belligerence surprised General Ross. The merits he had made were enough to promote him to a position where he could command remotely from his office, but in order to experience the battlefield firsthand, he deliberately kept his rank down to major.

Now, with bones all over his body, the first thing he did upon waking up was to gain power. This guy, who made fighting his daily routine, earned General Ross's admiration—in that case, let's use that stuff on you!

Hulk had escaped, and General Ross had to act quickly. He didn't chat with Franski for long before leaving, only to find himself leaning against the wall and clutching his chest in the hospital corridor. "Betty..."

General Ross was at a loss about what to do with his only daughter. He had originally wanted her to marry a military officer, hoping that his position would help his son-in-law in his career and that his authority would prevent the man from betraying Betty or breaking the marriage.

But Betty wouldn't listen to her own advice. Instead of choosing one of her own great young men, she picked a weak-looking physicist named Bruce Banner. Even after his experiment with the Super Soldier Serum failed and he turned into the Hulk, Betty remained entangled with the man who could turn into a monster at any moment.

Realizing that his existence would bring misfortune to others, and that General Ross's ultimate goal was to dissect and analyze him to create powerful weapons, Bruce Banner fled far away and was never heard from again.

After this incident, Betty and General Ross went through a long period of cold war. However, feelings between two people need time to cultivate. After Betty and Banner lost contact, their feelings also faded, and Betty found another boyfriend.

Having learned from Bruce Banner's experience, General Ross stopped interfering with his daughter's choice of a husband. As long as she didn't marry someone dark-skinned or of Asian descent, or someone who was unattractive, even if he was a bookish scientist whom he despised, he would let her be.

But her new boyfriend and Betty were already at the point of discussing marriage, and General Ross had even planned to take a day off to attend his daughter's wedding, even if he had important duties to attend.

But to everyone's surprise, Bruce Banner reappeared, and this time, after transforming into the Hulk, he even kidnapped his daughter—you despicable Bruce Banner, couldn't you just let my lovely daughter live a normal and happy life like this!

Seeing General Ross's behavior, his deputy, who was lagging behind by half a step, immediately stepped forward to help him and asked, "General! Would you like a medical examination arranged for you?"

If you have heart problems, go see a doctor right away. There's a hospital right here, so you don't have to run around.

As people get older, they should pay more attention to their health. Running around all day and staying up late is something that younger people can't handle as well.

General Ross, freeing himself from his deputy's support, stood at attention, composed himself, and said, "I'm fine. Go to the cell lab now and continue to keep an eye on Samuel Stern. Bruce Banner has been researching ways to solve the Hulk's problem, and in his mind, Stern happens to possess the antidote. Stern is the bait we deliberately left behind; Banner will definitely take the bait."

After giving a salute, the deputy hurriedly left the hospital and continued on to the cell laboratory. They had kept an eye on Samuel Stern to prevent him from tipping off Bruce Banner, whom they had never even met.

General Ross was also busy. He had tried his best to control the impact of the operation at the University of Virginia, but it still attracted a lot of questions from various parties. He now had to deal with these problems. Moreover, with everyone having a smartphone now, a few audacious campus reporters had already filmed their men fighting the Hulk and posted the footage online. He also needed to deal with news censorship.

Unfortunately, it's too late now; many people have already noticed the Hulk's presence. #

Coulson, sound asleep in his dormitory at the Osborn Industries base, was awakened by the ringing of the phone. The ringtone, designed for a specific recipient, allowed him to identify the caller without even opening his sleepy eyes to look at the screen. He answered with his eyes still closed, replying, "Sir, I'm here!"

"Coulson, wake Kent Clark. I have something important that needs his attention." Nick Fury's voice carried an unusual hint of urgency. "I can't get through to him."

Coulson, fighting off sleepiness, asked, "Sir, is it about Hulk?"

Has Kent Clark noticed this yet?