Conspiracy (Bonus Chapter for the Yuri Column)

Scott Lang's "return of the prodigal son" didn't carry enough weight. He had been unknown before, never having done anything earth-shattering, so the media had little to hype up. Adding Old Pym to the mix would give it enough substance.

A World War II hero, super scientist, founder of a major corporation, billionaire, quintessential representative of the American Dream, champion of freedom and democracy—when all those titles were piled onto one person, ordinary people would be so envious they could not sleep.

But! This champion of democracy was now having terrible luck. His wife was dead, his daughter had cut ties with the old man, the company he had founded with his own hands had thrown him out, and they had even labeled him mentally ill. Such a dramatic reversal was utterly unexpected and definitely topical enough. At the very least, americans would certainly love watching it.

Scott Lang wanted to become a superhero for his daughter, Old Pym wanted to reclaim his company, and Daisy wanted to shift the public's attention. The three sides hit it off immediately. Once she mobilized considerable resources, a flood-like publicity campaign officially began.

Old Pym wanted to take back the company, so both publicly and privately, the current management was the enemy. Daisy ordered her subordinates to gather information on them. She wanted to take a look.

Upon receiving the files on Pym Industries Group's management, Daisy could not help sighing. Darren Klaus had once been Old Pym's student and assistant. By controlling the management, he had directly kicked Old Pym, who held a large number of shares, out of the group.

Poor Old Pym had devoted half his life to the group. Yet in the end, he could only receive a pathetic few hundred thousand dollars each year as "shareholder dividends." The