A secret stash of money on New York Long Island.
Richard put away the White Queen Mainframe and went straight back to the Starlight Bar.
"Boss!"
"Boss!"
The Little Snakes at the Starlight Bar all greeted and saluted.
Richard responded with a smile to each of their responses, then snapped his the Snap at Shay was standing not far away.
" Shay ..."
Shay came running over excitedly. "Coming, boss!"
Richard put his hand on Shay's shoulder and said, "Let's go to your tech company!"
"Alright, boss!" Shay nodded excitedly.
Richard casually opened Portal, and with an excited Shay, he stepped inside, appearing directly in the chairman's office of Stark Industries.
"Wow!" Shay's eyes lit up as he looked at the familiar office. "Boss, this spell is so convenient!"
Richard placed the White Queen Mainframe on his desk and instructed, "Have someone prepare White Queen's ' Nest ' first."
Shay glanced curiously at the White Queen Mainframe, about the size of a book, walked over, picked up the phone on the desk, and dialed his assistant's number.
"Hey, Tina, come to the office."
"Okay, boss."
The middle-aged woman's voice coming from the phone made Richard glance at Shay with a puzzled look.
This guy didn't even hire a young female assistant?!
Shay understood Richard's look and immediately protested, "Boss, I'm usually very reliable!"
" Professor Jennings was just an accident..."
Richard nodded perfunctorily.
"Ah, yes, yes, yes~"
Shay felt extremely aggrieved and uncomfortable, but he dared not argue with Richard, having just witnessed Richard's godlike and demonic demeanor, which filled him with awe.
'Bang bang bang~'
A slow, deliberate knock sounded at the door.
Shay: "Come in!"
A woman in her forties, wearing black-rimmed glasses, and of fairly pretty appearance walked in.
"Boss, what can I do for you?"
Shay asked, "Is the new server I asked you to set up ready?"
The female assistant crossed her arms and let them hang naturally in front of her lower abdomen, then respectfully said, "It's all set up."
Shay turned to Richard: "Boss, so what do we..."
Richard picked up the White Queen Mainframe and said, "Let's go."
"Alright!" Shay turned and ordered, " Tina, take us to the server room."
"Yes, boss!" The female assistant pushed up her black-rimmed glasses and respectfully led Shay and Richard to the server room.
" Tina, you go back first."
"Okay, boss." The female assistant didn't ask any further questions, bowed, and turned to leave.
Richard raised an eyebrow. This female assistant was quite interesting; she handled things with great finesse.
Shay pointed to the rows of cabinets and said proudly, "Boss, I spent a full twenty million US dollars on this latest server! What do you think, not bad, right?"
Richard patted the White Queen's Mainframe and asked, " White Queen, what do you think of your ' Nest '?"
White Queen's voice came from the Mainframe: "It should be able to meet about 80% of my functional needs, sir."
Richard smiled and said, "Make do with this for now, and I'll arrange a better server or Supercomputer later."
White Queen: "Yes, sir."
Shay's eyes widened in astonishment. "Boss, this is the super artificial intelligence you were talking about?!"
"It looks much more advanced than what we use!"
"Hmm..." Richard replied casually, connecting the White Queen Mainframe to the server. " White Queen, transfer the data yourself first, then contact me using the Comm Watch when you're done."
"Yes, sir."
White Queen in the server room, Richard patted Shay on the shoulder and praised him, "Well done this time, Shay. Keep up the good work and try to change my bad impression of you as soon as possible."
Shay's face lit up at the praise, but then turned sour. "Boss, I'm usually really reliable!"
" Professor Jennings's incident was really just an accident!"
"Yes, yes, yes..."
Richard gave a perfunctory reply, opened the door, and left.
Long Beach, a Small Medical Laboratory.
Richard stepped out of the Portal and dialed Simmons's number.
" Simmons, come down and get me."
"You've arrived?! I'm on my way, boss!" Simmons's excited voice came through the phone.
A short while later, Simmons, dressed in a suit and wearing silver-rimmed glasses, came running out of the laboratory door, slightly out of breath.
"Boss! You've finally arrived!" Simmons bowed respectfully, then grinned broadly and said happily.
"We have legal counsel here for interviews; could you please check their qualifications for us?"
Richard patted him on the shoulder and laughed, "Okay, let's go inside and talk first."
Upon entering the laboratory, Simmons kindly explained the layout and staff composition to him.
"... Now the lab only lacks experimental projects and research teams."
Richard nodded and said, "I've sent the experimental project to your email. You can recruit researchers based on the project later."
"Okay, boss!" Simmons perked up, overjoyed. "Now the lab is finally on the right track!"
Meeting room.
Richard's gaze turned meaningful as he saw the red-haired woman walk in.
You Black Braised Egg, you actually arranged for her to come here!
"Boss, this is Ms. Natalia is here for a legal interview."
" Ms. Natalia, this is Richard, the head of the laboratory."
Natalia flashed a charming smile and extended her right hand, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Richard."
Richard smiled as he held her soft little hand, " Ms. Natalia looks like a legal elite."
As he spoke, he turned to Simmons.
" Simmons, let's go back and sign a contract directly with Ms. Natalia."
Simmons was taken aback, but seeing the two holding hands tightly, and glancing at the hot and beautiful ' Natalia ', a knowing look flashed in his eyes.
He quickly bowed his head and said, "Yes, boss!"
Miss Natalia's face lit up with a timely expression of delight. "Thank you, Richard."
Richard, beaming with enthusiasm, held her small hand tightly and wouldn't let go. " Ms. Natalia, could you tell me about your previous work experience?"
"Oh, don't get me wrong, I used to be a doctor, so I'm a bit curious about legal matters."
Natalia tried to pull her right hand back without making a sound, but Richard was very strong and gripped it unexpectedly firmly. She tried several times but failed.
He could only manage an awkward smile and say, "Of course, Richard..."
Seeing this, Simmons wisely said, "Boss, you and Ms. Natalia continue your conversation. I'll go back to work."
Richard didn't even glance at him, simply waving his hand and saying, "Go on, go on~"
After Simmons left, Richard's smile remained unchanged as he spoke.
"Hello, Agent Natasha Romanoff..."
"I wonder what brings Nick Fury here to see me?"
A flicker of surprise crossed Natalia's eyes, and her smile faltered...