Since the time for everyone to meet was determined by Kingpin, when Lin Hai and his party set foot in Kingpin's office through Portal, they only saw Kingpin sitting in his office.
He was still wearing the custom-made white suit today. He didn't look like he was going to a fierce battle, but more like he was preparing to attend some business meeting.
But his sharp eyes were flashing with cold light at this moment, and his whole person revealed a chilling air.
"Mr. Wilson." Lin Hai was the first to say hello to Kingpin. Gwen, Peter, Harry, Matt and Elektra also paid tribute to the underground emperor New York in their own way.
Kingpin glanced at everyone and nodded in return.
His eyes especially stayed for a moment on Gwen's mage suit, Harry's armor, Matt's uniform and Elektra's red battle suit. Seeing that everyone was fully equipped, a trace of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.
"Everyone is here." Kingpin's deep voice broke the brief silence in the office, "Then, let me tell you the specific situation."
"After this period of time, I have teamed up with Murakami and Bakuto to continue to suppress Madame Gao and Alexandra, and they all have their own injuries. Among them, Madame Gao and Alexandra are naturally the two parties that suffered the most damage. Many of their strongholds in New York and North America were removed, important funding channels were blocked, and their elite ninjas also suffered a lot in the successive conflicts."
The corner of Kingpin's mouth raised a cold arc. "Perhaps, this kind of continuous loss has exceeded the bottom line that these two 'Fingers' can bear. According to the information I have obtained, the two of them have been in frequent contact recently, and they seem to have the intention to put aside their past grudges and join forces to deal with the current predicament.
And tonight, Alexandra will personally come to Madame Gao's pharmaceutical factory disguised as a laundry factory to visit and negotiate. This will become the first substantive project they try to cooperate on."
He paused and glanced at everyone present. "Of course, this is also an opportunity for us to get rid of these two 'Fingers's at the same time!"
Having said this, Kingpin picked up a photo from the table and handed it to Lin Hai who was nearest him.
"Doctor Lin~" Kingpin's tone was full of inquiry, "Your...Portal? Can you send us directly to this place?"
"Because the ninjas of the Hand have more or less strange supernatural powers. It is okay for my men to carry out some simple fire suppression, but if it is a head-on conflict and facing those elusive ninjas, I am afraid it will only increase casualties."
"So I plan to have my people spread out at a distance not too far away from the laundry factory to form a loose encirclement. After we pass through it through your way, I will send them a message immediately.
At that time, they will quickly close up and completely surround the laundry factory. This will not only minimize our unnecessary casualties, but also try to stop and eliminate some fish that may have slipped through the net."
After briefly explaining his arrangement, Kingpin paused, his eyes swept across the crowd who were listening attentively, and finally landed on Lin Hai, with a sense of inquiry. "What do you think of this arrangement?"
Lin Hai and the others have all dealt with the Hand's red ninjas, so they can completely agree with Kingpin's plan to "not bring in his subordinates as cannon fodder to increase casualties." And based on their abilities, it doesn't make much difference whether they have these people or not.
Seeing that no one raised any objections, Lin Hai picked up the photo and looked at it carefully for a moment, then turned his attention to Kingpin and nodded affirmatively:
"Well... although I have never been to this place, but with specific coordinates and pictures as positioning reference, I can still drive Portal in this place. There is no big problem."
Hearing Lin Hai's words, Kingpin's always slightly tense face relaxed a little.
"OK!" Kingpin's voice rose a bit, "Since there is no problem with Dr. Lin, let's get ready to go." He raised his hand and looked at the valuable watch on his wrist, "Looking at the time, Alexandra and Madame Gao should meet there soon."
At this moment, Peter, who has always been outspoken, looked at Kingpin's suit and couldn't help but raise his hands and said, "Hey, I'm sorry to interrupt, Mr. Kingpin, will you... just wear this suit and come with us?"
Indeed, among everyone present, except for Lin Hai, a brave guy with a high skill level, even Gwen wore Kamar-Taj mage uniform with certain protective capabilities and held a staff.
Therefore, it is not surprising that Peter, who has no idea about Kingpin's personal strength, has such doubts.
Kingpin was not annoyed by Peter's question, because he could feel the concern in Peter's words. So, a smile appeared on his face and he said, "Interesting boy."
Kingpin looked at Peter and stretched out two thick Fingers: "Well, let me ask you two questions."
Peter Although Kingpin was confused by this sudden turn of events, he still nodded. "Excuse me."
"Compared with you or Dr. Lin, who knows me better?"
Peter replied without thinking, "Of course Lin knows you better." This is an obvious fact.
Kingpin nodded and continued to ask the second question, "Then guess, why didn't he ask me, 'Why do you wear this?'"
At this time, Peter was stunned.
Gwen, Harry, Matt and Elektra, who were also paying attention to the conversation between Kingpin and Peter, also invariably turned their curious eyes to Lin Hai.
Lin Hai, who was suddenly focused by everyone, shrugged the questions asked by Kingpin and said in a matter-of-fact tone, "Mr. Wilson is not a reckless person, and a reckless person will never be able to sit in the position of New York's underground emperor."
Lin Hai looked at Kingpin: "So, I think Mr. Wilson must have preparations that we can't see."
Of course he knew that Kingpin, in addition to the multi-functional walking stick with hidden secrets, also wore a protective vest made of special synthetic fiber. The defensive power of that vest was quite good, and it could withstand the hacking and stabbing attacks of ordinary cold weapons. It even had a certain protective effect against some less powerful bullets.
But Lin Hai can't say that he saw it in the comics of his previous life, right? So he can only say this, inferring the cause from the result.
Kingpin no longer pretended, he stretched out his thick Fingers and tapped his chest.
"That's right. I'm wearing a special synthetic fiber vest. Its defensive properties are quite good and can protect me from too serious injuries." He slightly opened the collar of his suit, and a faint edge of dark fabric could be seen inside.
However, his next words stunned both Lin Hai and Harry.
"Speaking of this vest." Kingpin turned his eyes to Lin Hai, then glanced at Harry, "I have to thank Dr. Lin and Osborn Group."
"Thank us?" Lin Hai and Harry looked at each other and saw the same confusion and confusion in each other's eyes. What does this matter have to do with them?
Looking at Lin Hai and Harry who looked puzzled, Kingpin showed a smile on his face and explained, "Dr. Lin, you seem to have forgotten that you once had a cooperation plan with Osborn Group? About a new type of synthetic fiber material."
He looked at Harry: "The Osborn New Synthetic Fiber launched before Osborn Group once attracted a lot of attention in the market. And I became interested in this product precisely because I saw your name, Dr. Lin, in the list of public collaborators on that project."
Kingpin patted his chest. "The main material used in the vest I am wearing is the synthetic fiber that Osborn Group introduced before. It can be said that your technology helped me upgrade my protective equipment."
Hearing this, Lin Hai already remembered that it was a material research and development project he participated in when he established a preliminary cooperative relationship with Norman·Osborn in high school. Unexpectedly, Kingpin finally paid attention to and adopted it.
Did he co-author or did he indirectly help Kingpin upgrade his protective vest?
Lin Hai The expression on his face becomes very wonderful. Sometimes, fate is really wonderful.