Banner, Betty!

"Dr. Banner, have you run into some trouble?"

Catalina saw Banner standing there silently and couldn't help asking.

"I—I didn't expect that after all these years, you'd need a card to get into the building. I can't get in!" Banner's old face reddened as he inwardly cursed his bad start.

"That's it?"

Yu Xian leaned lazily against the wall, pulled out a bag of pistachios, and ate them as he shelled them, his face practically screaming, Piece of cake.

At the same time, he sighed inwardly once more. Sure enough, Banner was still Banner!

If they hadn't been here, would this guy have gone to a coffee shop to work as a deliveryman, delivering pizza to bribe the staff on duty?

"Hey, what's so hard about that?"

Skye's eyes lit up as she skillfully worked on the tablet in her hands. "Let Sister Medea handle it, and it'll be done in minutes! I could hack the system too, but magic's faster."

"Mm." Medea nodded at the right moment, indicating it wasn't a problem.

"Then, then I'll have to trouble you, Ms. Medea!"

Upon hearing that, Medea didn't hesitate and led them to an empty corner.

With a wave of her pale hand, a short-range teleportation array appeared before them.

Yu Xian entered first, with Banner following behind...

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

In just a few seconds,

no one remained where they had stood.

Outside the laboratory.

Yu Xian and the others appeared one after another.

Banner looked at the dramatically changed laboratory before him, and memories began flooding back.

Smack! Smack!

Yu Xian patted the sentimental Banner. "Doctor, this isn't the time for reminiscing. Checking the files is what matters!"

At the same time,

Yu Xian silently added in his heart,

Though I already knew they wouldn't find even a scrap of information here.

"Oh, mm, right. Finding information on Gamma Rays is the priority."

Under the puzzled gaze of a bespectacled young man in the laboratory, Yu Xian's group of five found a computer and sat down.

Banner's fingers flew across the keyboard.

Tap! Tap! Tap!

He swiftly entered and logged into Betty Ross's account.

"Gamma Rays."

Banner typed the words into the search bar and pressed Enter.

But to his surprise, when the search results appeared, there were no results.

Unable to believe it, he entered "Bruce Banner" again, but the result was still the same.

"How could this be? The relevant information has been wiped!"

Banner looked at the result before him and instantly understood that everything related to him had been completely concealed and deleted.

"You couldn't find anything?" Yu Xian asked Banner with insincere concern.

"Yeah. Looks like this route won't work!"

Banner then opened a secure communication channel and sent a message:

"Mr. Blue, I'm unable to obtain any historical data regarding Gamma Rays. All records have been erased."

After waiting for several minutes,

a message appeared on the screen:

"Mr. Green, I'm sorry to hear that. Without data, there's nothing I can do either. But I received the sample you sent me, and it's extremely valuable. If you can get the data, I believe we'll solve this problem."

"Data?" Banner muttered to himself.

Outside the laboratory building,

at the same old spot,

Yu Xian and the other four emerged one after another.

Banner looked toward the distant teaching building and thought of his ex-girlfriend, Betty Ross. Perhaps he still had a chance. Maybe she still had authorization to access information related to Gamma Rays.

Besides, he desperately wanted to see her.

After several twists and turns,

Banner finally found the teaching building where Betty Ross held classes and began quietly waiting beneath a tree.

He looked toward the teaching building, where his last hope of obtaining information and data might be—Betty Ross.

The afternoon sun cast an orange-red glow over the gray-white building,

making it seem warmer than Banner remembered.

"Doctor, are you sure you want to wait for her here?" Yu Xian leaned against a maple tree, holding a cup of iced coffee as he asked lazily.

"I need to see her. She might still have the Gamma Ray experiment data." Banner answered in a low voice, but his eyes never left the building's entrance.

Skye sat on a bench, rapidly tapping on her tablet. "Betty Ross, associate professor of biology. She has a cell biology class at four o'clock Tuesday afternoon. It should be ending soon."

"You found out that much?" Banner asked in surprise.

"The Captain was right. Hacking a school system is way easier than hacking a government system." Skye proudly raised an eyebrow.

Medea suddenly reminded them softly, "She's here."

Banner abruptly turned and looked toward the entrance of the teaching building.

Students streamed out one after another, and he recognized that familiar figure at a glance—Betty Ross, his Betty.

She wore a simple beige suit, her long brown hair drifting in the breeze. She was as beautiful as she had been in his memories.

Banner instinctively took a step forward, then stopped again.

A man walked beside Betty. They were talking intimately, smiling at each other from time to time.

Th-this... Betty had a new boyfriend?

Well, several years had passed. Her life should have moved forward too!

Banner silently took several steps back, hid behind the tree, and quietly watched Betty and the man.

He recalled how the Gamma experiment accident had transformed him into Hulk, how he had destroyed the laboratory and accidentally injured Betty.

Perhaps his appearance would shatter her happiness. He might even drag her into the military's pursuit.

He shouldn't appear before Betty at all.

Yu Xian, leaning against the tree, silently observed Banner's reaction and understood that this guy was trying to retreat again.

Heh. How could that do?

Looking at Banner's pitiful appearance as he hid behind the tree, Yu Xian's lips curled into a sly smile.

This doctor's emotional turmoil ended here. Yu Xian couldn't stand seeing lovers fail to end up together,

so,

it was time for him to act.

Yu Xian quietly beckoned Medea and Skye closer.

"Looks like our doctor needs a little 'assist.'"

Yu Xian snapped his fingers and gestured for Medea to come closer. "Medea, can you help create a little 'accident'?"

Medea raised an eyebrow, a trace of helplessness flashing through her violet eyes. "Master wants to toy with other people's feelings again?"

Yu Xian spread his hands. "How is that toying with them? This is called 'emotional repair.' We're doing charity work."

"Your charity always makes people uneasy," Catalina muttered softly.

Yu Xian pretended not to hear her and clapped his hands. "Operation begins! Skye, help draw away the male companion beside Betty."

Skye understood immediately. She took out her tablet and tapped it a few times. "That guy's Leonard Samson, a professor in the biology department next door. Communications are handled. His phone will receive an urgent message!"

Sure enough, the man beside Betty took out his phone. After reading it a few times, he said something to Betty with an anxious expression before hurrying away.

Yu Xian nodded in satisfaction. "Medea, step two."

Medea raised her hand and cast a spell. The large tree where Banner was hiding suddenly "accidentally" dropped a thick branch, accompanied by an alarming cracking sound.

Σ(°△°|||)

Banner staggered in fright at the sudden turn of events. He hurriedly dodged, but in doing so completely exposed himself in the open space.

In the distance, Betty looked over at the sound, and her eyes met Banner's at exactly that moment.

"Bruce?"

Banner stood there awkwardly.

[Detected the host is in a pleasant mood. Pleasure value +100]