In Stuttgart café, Lin Xiao was fiddling with his right hand, his thumb rubbing against the back of someone's hand with a mysterious expression.
"Beautiful lady, your lifeline is full of twists and turns, indicating a bright future. However, you're facing a calamity recently, a misfortune in love. Only a strong man like me with a pure yang body can transfer a bit of true energy to you to resolve it."
Flash rolled his eyes dramatically, and was about to pull his hand back and slap that lousy mouth of his when Lin Xiao's phone suddenly vibrated.
Lin Xiao held the small, flickering hand in one hand and slowly pulled out his phone with the other. His face, which had been wearing a lecherous grin, froze the moment he saw the international text message on the screen.
"Your account ending in 8888 has received a withdrawal of $4 million. Summary: Purchase payment to Switzerland Special Materials Co., Ltd.."
Four million? Special materials? What is worth four million? What did Mei and the others buy? Lin Xiao felt his head buzzing.
To be honest, Lin Xiao doesn't care about money, and he won't accept any arguments against that. It's understandable that they spend money to please the Ancient One and make themselves more comfortable; spending a little is perfectly acceptable. But they've spent all that money there without telling him, only saying it was a surprise. They were gone for less than half a month, yet they spent a whopping thirty million US dollars! What kind of special steel company is this? What kind of Deli Engineering Team? Are they involved in real estate development?
"My money isn't some kind of lucky charm!" Lin Xiao clutched his forehead, gasping in pain. He glanced at the string of numbers again, then sighed, resignedly leaning back in his chair. "Whatever, as long as those bastards are happy. They said they'd prepare a surprise for me, but this isn't a surprise, it's a shock."
She watched coldly from the sidelines, craning her neck to peek at his phone screen. Lin Xiao's expression instantly changed, and he chuckled as he shoved the phone into his pocket.
"Tch, stingy." Shan Shan leaned back, crossed her arms, and made no attempt to hide the disdain in her eyes.
Just then, my phone lit up again. It was a text message from Tao Yuhan.
"Thank you for your help, Brother Lin. Please send me your bank account number."
Lin Xiao stared at the words on his phone, a smug smile slowly spreading across his lips. It seemed Mei was incredibly efficient; the blueprints for Mark I through 5 were apparently in Tao Yuhan's hands. This fellow countryman meeting wasn't just a tearful affair; he'd practically turned the S.P.E.A.R. into his own rear headquarters. How incredibly satisfying! If Lin Xiao knew that Zheng Xian had not only covered the Lin family's expenses in Kamar-Taj but also provided top-tier security, he'd probably be laughing in his sleep.
He put away his phone, stretched his back, and glanced at Blink: "Blink, you're already in Germany, and Loki's been taken away by my employees. Before it gets dark, how about I take you somewhere to shop? Maybe buy a bag?"
"Not interested. Are you going back or not?" Blink didn't hesitate for even a second. He stood up, raised his right hand, and a purple light flashed, instantly cutting open a two-meter-high teleportation portal in the air.
Lin Xiao paused, awkwardly touching his nose. Well, it seems he'd made this beautiful woman angry by using her as a free driver; he really hadn't been fair. He'd make it up to her next time.
"Alright, I'll transfer it next time. The plane that's holding Loki will be arriving in New York soon, and I have some things to take care of." Lin Xiao glanced at her, sighed, and stepped into the portal.
Flashy eyes widened, staring incredulously at Lin Xiao's retreating figure. "I just said something and you really left? Pah! You bastard, take it back! You're a piece of trash!"
A purple light filled the air. As soon as Lin Xiao stepped onto the floor tiles of the S.H.I.E.L.D.. Triskelion, the purple circle behind him "whooshed" shut. If he had been a second slower, he probably would have been torn in two by the space.
Lin Xiao clicked his tongue, "What a temper," turned around, and instantly straightened his back.
He strode into the hall with an air of nonchalance. The agents around him stared in disbelief. He laughed as he walked, "That's Vought's speed, isn't it? I told Fury that old fox Fury would cry."
On the seventh-floor corridor, Wanda peeked out and saw his smug expression, which made Wanda grit her teeth in anger. She glanced down at the small crucifix she was clutching in her hand, then shoved it back into the drawer. That bastard! He made her worry for nothing!
Lin Xiao went straight to the top floor without stopping and pushed open the door to the deputy director's office. Hill was sitting behind his desk, his brows furrowed, staring at the screen.
"Baby, I'm back." Lin Xiao chuckled, closed the door behind him, walked over and hugged her tightly, then leaned down and kissed her on the cheek.
Hill gave him a shove, annoyed. "Still laughing? Where were you? Look! Just now, two unidentified light sources appeared in the sky above the plane your men were holding Loki, and it's about to crash. And you're still laughing!"
Lin Xiao's eyes widened as he looked at Hill's screen.
On the radar image, above the green dot representing the S.H.I.E.L.D., two dazzling red dots are flying toward it at an extremely high speed—not one, but two!
Lin Xiao took a deep breath, his previous worries instantly vanished, and his smile stretched almost to his ears.
"This isn't a shock, it's a joy! It's like double happiness! My strongest foreign aid is back, and maybe... she too!"
Hill paused for a second, then keenly caught the unusual pause in his words. Her eyes narrowed, she grabbed Lin Xiao's waist and twisted it halfway clockwise, her tone icy.
"Tell me, who is she?"