According to the core principle of Murphy's Law, if something could go wrong, then no matter how small the possibility, it would eventually happen.
The accident occurred one afternoon, about a week after Bruce Banner became Samuel Sterns's prisoner. Sean maintained the mindset of a spectator, waiting to see how this spectacle would end. In any case, Dr. Banner was not in mortal danger, and using him to draw out the long-hidden Hydra was not necessarily the wrong choice.
However, just as Murphy's Law stated, nothing was as simple as it appeared on the surface. Blinded by greed, Samuel Sterns saw the serum samples in Banner's body as a stepping stone to the pinnacle of life. Besides cooperating with Hydra agents posing as S.H.I.E.L.D., he had also anonymously put them up on the black market, attracting Justin Hammer's attention. A chain of unexpected developments led to that absurd farce.
It was the day before Halloween. Withered yellow leaves spiraled down through the air, while shops along the streets sold all kinds of costumes and monster masks. Large malls were festooned with pumpkin-shaped colored lights. That night would be a night of revelry, when New York citizens would pour from their homes in groups to take part in grand, lively parades. The city would then be filled with vampires, witches, Frankenstein's monsters, and other familiar figures, as though a massive Bal Masqué had come brilliantly to life.
That afternoon, Sean went out with Betty. Not long ago, the general's daughter had visited Umbrella, the research institution newspapers hailed as "a rising star," and it had truly given her quite a surprise. Its top-notch professional teams, formidable resources, the artificial intelligence Red Queen, and its other research achievements had all been eye-opening and awe-inspiring.
For the moment, their relationship remained at the