When Lin Ze and Paimon arrived, Tony was sitting at his desk studying something, twirling a pen in his hand with an absentminded look.
"You want to recruit someone? Kid, the Avengers aren't exactly a great place to be."
Tony voiced his objections after hearing that Lin Ze wanted to introduce Scott Lang to the Avengers.
"Being an Avenger sounds glamorous, but really, we're just a few freaks forced to band together over some ridiculous slogan about protecting the world, running around putting out fires."
"Ant-Man."
Tony thought for a moment, tapping the tip of his pen against the desk with a sharp click. "Now I remember. Henry Jonathan Pym worked with the old man at S.H.I.E.L.D. Apparently, he fell out with them ages ago. Of course, he never seemed to like the old man much either, but with the old man's personality, I doubt anyone besides Ms. Carter could stand him."
Lin Ze knew the old man Tony meant was his father, Howard, but he was surprised Tony still remembered something from so long ago.
"All right, stop looking at me like that. I had to know who you were giving Howard's collection to."
Seeing Lin Ze's thoughtful gaze, Tony sighed helplessly. "Even I didn't know which dusty corner of the warehouse that Signal Modifier was hiding in. Little Paimon can't lie to save her life. How could she just happen to pick out that particular toy?"
"In Paimon's hands, that thing would probably only be good for clubbing someone. What would she want it for? Building blocks?"
Tony tossed his pen into the holder, stood up, and walked over to Lin Ze, who was squirming with embarrassment.
"Kid, is there something you forgot to tell me? Oh! Oh! Don't worry, I'm just curious. You don't have to tell