Finally, that girl named Vanessa stopped circling him and sizing him up, and he breathed a slight sigh of relief. "Now can you tell me what you're really here for? I think anything can be discussed. What do you want? Power? Wealth? Or..."
"What I want is very simple..." Ophelia saw the 'mission accomplished' look Vanessa gave her and smiled, "I just want the Hydra you built with your own hands..."
"You..." Schmidt couldn't hold back any longer. Seriously? You come in here and say you want the Hydra I built...? Aren't you women a little too greedy?
"Alright, darling, he's useless now..." A voice identical to Schmidt's suddenly rang out, causing Schmidt's eyes to narrow involuntarily.
He simply couldn't believe his eyes. The woman who had just been scrutinizing him had transformed into an exact replica of himself in the blink of an eye, even down to the style of clothing.
But he didn't have time to be shocked. A flame appeared out of thin air on his body, and in the blink of an eye, Schmidt disappeared from the office...
Qin, on the other hand, extinguished the flame on her finger as if she had done something insignificant. To her... it really was a small matter.
"Well done, Qin, your control is getting better and better!" Ophelia said, turning her head to look at Dr. Zola, who had been hiding under the desk ever since the women entered the room.
"Ah...! Don't kill me, don't kill me, I don't know anything..." Zola, seeing Ophelia looking at him, was immediately frightened, waving his hands and kicking his feet.
"Alright, let's quiet this guy down. Now for the main event!"
At Ophelia's command, her handmaid Vicki appeared behind Dr. Zola and knocked the cowardly fellow unconscious with a single chop!
Ophelia took the stone box handed to her by Emma and smiled, "Little Emma, it's about time to start..."
"Mm!" Emma agreed, then closed her eyes tightly and clenched her hands.
With a thud, the two guards in the room fell to the ground unconscious. Then, as if contagious, Hydra soldiers began to fall unconscious, layer by layer, centered on Emma...
Five minutes later, in the vast base, only the women were conscious. Everyone else had fallen unconscious and was unaware of anything.
"Alright, the base has been swept clean..." Emma said, walking to Vanessa's side and holding her head. "I'm going to tell you everything in Schmidt's head now, so you don't spill the beans later..."
"Okay, I hope it won't hurt too much..." Vanessa shrugged and said.
"It won't hurt much, but it will be very bloated..." Emma said, activating her ability. Immediately, Vanessa felt a constant stream of information flooding into her mind. Fortunately, with Emma's help, she was viewing these memories as an outside observer; otherwise... maybe a female version of Red Skull would have appeared.
"You can come down now..." Ophelia used the communicator to contact the Umbrella aerospace shuttle above her head...
"Yes, Matriarch!" With a response, a streamlined shuttle, fully two hundred meters long, slowly landed vertically on the open space in the base.
As the rear cargo door opened, the first to come down were rows of researchers in sterile suits, followed by dozens of heavy-duty vehicles, slowly driving down from the shuttle.
These personnel, bearing the Umbrella logo, began to work in an orderly manner as soon as they got off the ship. Some were directing the unloading of equipment, while others were beginning to transport the unconscious soldiers and prisoner workers throughout the base...
Even more, a thousand Umbrella combat soldiers wearing mechanical exoskeletons were on guard...
But that wasn't the most special thing. The most special thing was the spider-shaped combat robots, more than two meters tall. They filed out of the cargo hold and then each searched for high ground and defensive key points around the base. After reaching their target locations, the three mechanical legs on their bodies merged into a drill, which directly drilled into the ground, leaving only a small part of the head exposed.
These were upgraded products developed by Umbrella based on the spider robots Zhou Ye brought back from the Century War Yuan World, and they had now reached the third model.
They had functions such as air defense, anti-tank, automatic alert, automatic identification of friend or foe, and so on. The most important thing was that they could form a monitoring network shared with the base's main control computer.
In the base, the Umbrella support personnel quickly cleared out a large enough factory building and installed the machines unloaded from the shuttle.
Those unusable mechanical devices were thrown away like junk. Naturally, someone would throw the garbage into the resource recycling plant later.
To be honest, these Umbrella people really didn't like those junk metals. After all, the craftsmanship was too poor. The flexibility of the materials, heat resistance, and corrosion resistance were all substandard. Besides recycling and remelting, they couldn't think of any other use for them.
The entire base was slowly changing...
Three days later, Schmidt's original office had undergone a complete transformation, full of modern technology and ingenious comfort.
Ophelia was sitting lazily in her seat, listening to her handmaid report on the situation of the base.
"Currently, the fog generation device and signal absorption and shielding device in the base have begun to operate normally. It won't be so easy for those people to find this base!"
"Mm!" Ophelia nodded in satisfaction.
"Madam, four simple clone production lines have been established and tested. If we go into full production, we can produce 10,000 Berserker Type II clones every day, but now, due to energy problems, only one production line can be fully operational..."
"Energy problems?" Ophelia asked back.
"Umbrella engineers are already working on it. They plan to build a small nuclear fusion reactor power station in the basement of the base. The construction should be completed in about three months, and then the energy problem in the base will no longer be a problem!" Vicki replied.
"Mm, urge them to prioritize cloning those people in the base. What I want is a Hydra, not an Umbrella branch base!" Queen Ophelia said with a commanding aura, "How long will it take to complete this task?"
"There are not many Hydra soldiers and prisoners in the base, less than four thousand people. We estimate that we can complete this task in two days!"
"Very good..." Ophelia said, "After completing the goal, we can convene a meeting of those Hydra base leaders... With Umbrella's technological support, this kind of substitution is really easy..."
Chapter 348
New York - Manhattan Special District, the top floor of the Empire State Building.
The rising sun from the horizon had already cast its morning light through the windows onto this, the tallest building in Manhattan.
The playful sunlight, through the glass, gently caressed Natasha's face as she was still in a dream, waking up this little loli who was like a sleeping beauty.
Natasha slowly stretched, then opened her eyes. What came into her eyes was this exaggeratedly large and luxurious bedroom.
"..." Facing the unfamiliar scene in front of her, she sat up with a jolt, then nimbly jumped down from the soft and comfortable window.
"Are you awake, Miss?"
Just as Natasha was carefully looking at everything in the bedroom, a soft female voice sounded, using the Russian she was familiar with, which made her feel very kind.
"Where is this...?" Natasha looked at the beautiful woman standing at the door, wearing a black and white maid outfit, and asked, "How did I get to...? No, I mean... who sent me here? Is that blond man who was with me still here? Where did he go?"
"This is New York, America. The master sent you here!" The maid didn't seem impatient at all, and smiled gently: "If the blond man you're talking about is the same person I know, I think he's still here, because, that's my master..."
"...That...can you take me to see him?"
When people are in an unfamiliar environment, they always want to find someone they are familiar with, as if this can bring them a little sense of security. Natasha is the same. This place is unfamiliar to her, but Zhou Ye is familiar...
Because she heard Zhou Ye's words while crying, [I will support you in the future...] For a little loli who has lost her parents and has no one to rely on, it is simply like heavenly music. Maybe from that moment on, she had already regarded Zhou Ye as her last relative in this world.
"Of course, no problem, but I think you should wash up first..." The maid suggested with a smile.
"Okay then..." Although a little reluctant, Natasha still listened to the maid's suggestion and followed her into the bathroom in the bedroom...
Through the mirror in the bathroom, Natasha saw her image. Only then did she realize that the clothes on her body had already been changed, and she was now wearing a cute teddy bear onesie, and the blackness from the smoke had disappeared from her face, and her long red hair was draped smoothly over her shoulders.
"This..." Natasha looked at herself in the mirror... Last night she had fallen asleep and had no impression at all...
"This was a bath that Master personally helped you with, and then he helped you change into your pajamas... I have to say, Master's taste is still so adorable... What do you think?" The maid stood behind Natasha, holding her shoulders, looking at her in the mirror and smiling.
...Natasha's little face instantly turned red. She was almost ten years old, and she already understood some of the differences between men and women. Although she didn't see Zhou Ye's face clearly last night because it was too dark, there was no doubt that Zhou Ye was a man...
"Oh my, you're shy... How cute!" The maid smiled and began to help Natasha wash up, while the still dizzy Natasha, like a delicate porcelain doll, allowed the maid to wash her face and comb her hair... Of course, she brushed her teeth herself...
Half an hour later…
Natasha, dressed in a black Lolita princess dress, stood in the middle of the bedroom, feeling helpless. Although she liked these beautiful clothes, she felt like the gentle-spoken maid was playing a dress-up game with her…
This was already the twelfth outfit she had changed out of… Natasha finally couldn't bear it anymore. "I think this one is pretty good…"
"I'm so sorry… I saw that Miss hadn't said anything, and I thought Miss didn't like those outfits, so I kept changing your clothes… It seems like such a pity!" The maid lightly covered her small mouth, looking regretful.
"No… I think I like it very much…" Natasha forced a stiff smile and said, "Can you take me to see your master now?"
"Of course, please come with me…" The maid gave a slight bow and led Natasha out of the bedroom…
Natasha looked at the maid walking in front of her, and she really had the feeling that if she hadn't said anything, this person would probably play with her all morning…
If girls who were raised by maids heard this, they would definitely sympathize… Playing dress-up games with young ladies is one of their few joys…
Of course, after getting familiar, Natasha would discover that even if she said she liked this outfit, the maids would find all sorts of reasons to refute her, and then continue playing the dress-up game. This game would continue until they were fourteen years old…
Why fourteen years old? Because European girls develop quickly, and they can do 'that' at fourteen… After 'that,' they are no longer young ladies but mistresses, and they have a certain say in the house…
Oops, I accidentally said something I shouldn't have… Cut this part out and don't broadcast it.
Enough idle talk. After Natasha followed the maid downstairs, she saw that familiar golden hair and golden eyes sitting in the living room…
"Master, Miss Natasha has arrived…" The maid interrupted Zhou Ye, who was reading the newspaper, and said with a smile.
"Natasha… come!" Zhou Ye put the newspaper in his hand aside, then stretched out his arms, making a hugging gesture.
"…" Natasha didn't know why, but her legs seemed to have their own consciousness. She trotted over and threw herself into Zhou Ye's arms, hugging him tightly, burying her little head in Zhou Ye's chest.
That's right, it was this scent, the scent that brought her hope in despair, the scent that allowed her to see the dawn in the darkness… That night, this scent… and this warm embrace, Natasha felt that she would never forget it in her life…
"What's wrong? Did someone bully my little cutie?" Zhou Ye gently patted Natasha's back and asked softly.
"No… I thought you left me here alone and left… I thought you didn't want me either…" Natasha said with a slightly choked voice, feeling wronged.
"How could that be… How could I bear to leave little Natasha here alone and leave…" Zhou Ye asked with a smile, "Are you hungry? What do you want for breakfast?"
"Mm—!" Natasha leaned affectionately in Zhou Ye's arms, obediently nodding and saying, "Anything is fine… But can I make a small request?"
"Of course!"
"Can I sit in your lap and eat breakfast?" Natasha said, raising her expectant little face to look at Zhou Ye, almost embarrassing Zhou Ye. It was too cute.
Silently chanting 'I'm not a lolicon' ten times in his heart, Zhou Ye said, "Alright…"
"Great…" Natasha cheered, flipped over, and sat in Zhou Ye's lap, her little butt wiggling mischievously. "What's that hard thing underneath—!"
"There's nothing, it's your imagination…!" Zhou Ye said while changing the subject, instructing the maid, "Bring our little Natasha a French breakfast. Oh, right, Natasha, do you like cream soup?"
"Hehe, anything is fine. I'm so hungry right now that I could eat a cow!" Little Natasha cleverly didn't pursue anything and followed Zhou Ye's words.
A moment later, the maid brought little Natasha's breakfast. Zhou Ye directly carried her to the dining table, and in order to divert his attention, he spread a newspaper next to Natasha's breakfast, looking at the newspaper.
And little Natasha would take a bite of breakfast, then look at the newspaper, and then look at Zhou Ye…
The departure of both parents had matured Natasha overnight. She knew that she had lost everything, but thank God, she met Zhou Ye. To her, Zhou Ye was her future protector, the benefactor who saved her life, and her future reliance…
She had to plan for herself. If she didn't want to be abandoned by Zhou Ye, then the only way was to win Zhou Ye's favor and gain Zhou Ye's love… That way, her future would be safe…
She imitated the daily playfulness of her mother and father and made the move just now, but it must be said that it seemed to have a good effect…
It's just that she was dissatisfied with Zhou Ye reading the newspaper and ignoring her feelings, which made her feel like she wasn't in Zhou Ye's heart… This sense of crisis made her want to do something to attract Zhou Ye's attention…
"Can you take me to play here?" Natasha pointed her finger at the front-page photo on the newspaper, which looked like a venue. In fact, she didn't know English, but this didn't prevent her from making such a move to attract Zhou Ye's attention.
"The World of Tomorrow Expo? That's a good idea…" Zhou Ye smiled. Having seen countless women,
he had long seen through Natasha's little thoughts, but to him, it didn't matter. Anyway, the result was the same, wasn't it—
Chapter 349
Night—New York Stark Expo Center.
"Looks like it's pretty good!" Zhou Ye held Natasha's hand with one hand, and Raven and Pandora followed behind him…
"Daddy, look…" Little Natasha, at Zhou Ye's strong request, had begun to obediently call him Daddy. At this moment, she was pointing at the fireworks shining with beautiful light in the sky, her charming big eyes narrowed into slits with joy, looking extremely cute.
"Beautiful fireworks, Daddy!" Little Natasha happily hugged Zhou Ye's hand, jumping up and down. In fact, when she heard the sound of fireworks just now, she habitually wanted to find a place to hide because she thought the German artillery was attacking again. The panicked expression on her little face made Zhou Ye feel a little sad.
Zhou Ye comforted her for a long time before she calmed down again, and then slowly got used to the sound of the firecrackers, and no longer looked for a place to hide…
Half an hour later, she had almost recovered a child's nature and began to like the colorful fireworks exploding in the sky…
"Don't you want to go inside and take a look, baby!" Zhou Ye smiled and looked down at Natasha, asking.
"Mm—!" Little Natasha obediently nodded, then took the lead, pulling Zhou Ye towards the venue…
"Why do I always have a strange feeling every time Natasha calls you dear Daddy?" Raven asked Pandora in a low voice as she followed Zhou Ye inside.
"That's because you're jealous!" Pandora's face was still expressionless, but she pointed out Raven's thoughts sharply: "When you see little Natasha, you think of when your father took you back when you were a child. When you see little Natasha, you think of yourself, because although the backgrounds of the two of you are different, they are both very miserable…"
"Okay, I got it… I know I'm jealous of little Natasha. I'm just asking casually!" Raven rolled her eyes and said, "You don't have to answer me so seriously!"
"I'm just helping you analyze your feelings…"
"Okay, I didn't say that… As expected, the seemingly emotionless ones are all dark inside."
"Where did you see that sentence? That's pure slander!"
"...…"
As the two women argued, the group had already walked into the venue.
"Welcome to the Hall of Miracles—World of Tomorrow—A Stronger World—A More Perfect World!"
This is a large venue of about 2,000 square meters. Various high-tech products for this era are placed in the center of each display case for people to visit, and there are explanations placed under the booths…
Little Natasha finally recovered some of her child's nature, pulling Zhou Ye to this booth for a while, and then pulling Zhou Ye to that booth for a while…
When little Natasha was a little tired from shopping, Zhou Ye picked her up so she could rest a little. Although Natasha was already nine years old, she was only about 1.2 meters tall. It was not so abrupt for Zhou Ye, who was nearly 1.9 meters tall, to pick her up.
"There—Daddy, there—" Perhaps because of Zhou Ye's pampering, Natasha had gradually gotten used to calling Zhou Ye Daddy. In Zhou Ye's arms, she had a better view. From her high vantage point, she saw a well-arranged booth that looked like a stage at a glance.
The child's nature of liking excitement made her hug Zhou Ye's head, pointing at the stage and wanting Zhou Ye to take her there…
"Okay, my dear little princess, you decide!" Zhou Ye smiled and walked towards the crowded stage… Along the way, he didn't touch the onlookers at all, but the crowd automatically parted a path, allowing Zhou Ye to carry Natasha to the edge of the stage…
Obviously, Zhou Ye cheated with telekinesis…
Just as the group squeezed in, the crowd beside them suddenly became commotion, and then four young people, two women and two men, also squeezed in…
Zhou Ye glanced over and immediately smiled. Wasn't that Captain America and the Winter Soldier? What a coincidence…
"Ladies and gentlemen—please welcome Mr. Howard Stark!"
On the stage was a red car, and in front of the car stood five stage girls in tailcoats, one of whom was speaking.
As a playboy, what's the most annoying thing? Of course, it's another playboy who loves to act cool…
Unfortunately, both father and son Stark belonged to the type Zhou Ye disliked, so he decided to give Howard Stark an unforgettable memory…
Thinking of this, he switched the little Natasha he was holding in his right hand to his left, and then quietly took Pandora's little hand with his right… giving Pandora a look.
"…What's wrong? Dear!" Pandora's voice rang directly in Zhou Ye's mind.
"Pandora, baby, can you use mental power to make someone suddenly vomit?" Zhou Ye asked.
"Of course, no problem. Vomiting is also a symptom of insufficient oxygen supply to the brain. Of course, I can control it, and I can even make him vomit completely in 0.1 seconds…" Pandora replied confidently.
"Great, do you see that girl with the microphone?" Zhou Ye gestured to Pandora.
"Of course! Do you want her to vomit now?" Pandora never asked Zhou Ye why, only when to do it and how to do it.
"It's no fun to vomit now…" The corner of Zhou Ye's mouth curved into a strange arc, "Later, after Howard comes on stage, he will kiss that girl… At that time, you control her to vomit!"
"No problem, Father. I have to say, you are really bad, but it feels like it's going to be a lot of fun…" Pandora's mouth also showed a smile when she heard her father's words.
No sooner said than done, Howard Stark had already walked onto the stage with the girl's voice, and as befitting his playboy reputation, he took the microphone from the girl's hand and hugged her… and lowered his head to kiss her.
The arc of Pandora's mouth grew bigger and bigger—
Just as Howard pried open the girl's lips, preparing for a deep kiss, an accident happened… The girl's eyes suddenly became extremely horrified… Then, Howard felt something pouring into his mouth, and instantly—Howard realized… he had kissed the girl and she vomited…
And Zhou Ye was under the stage, appreciating Howard's wonderful expression, that expression could be called an Oscar-worthy performance—Howard's expression changed countless times in a short second…
There was surprise, fear, disgust, and determination…
"Damn… this guy is not ordinary!" Zhou Ye watched Howard's throat rise and fall, this guy actually swallowed it…
And the unknowing audience below the stage was still applauding and cheering for the two kissing passionately on the stage, and some even whistled…
Chapter 350
This kiss lasted for more than two minutes… When the girl let go of Howard, her eyes were full of gratitude… But when Howard saw the girl's gratitude, he only felt fear…
With Howard's many years of experience with women, he knew that when a woman showed such an expression, he could basically have a sweet night, but he didn't dare… To be honest, he now had a psychological shadow about this woman. He felt that when facing this woman, he probably wouldn't be able to get it up…
"Sorry… the beauty is really too enthusiastic!" Howard said, taking out a handkerchief and gently wiping his mouth.
"…Awesome, my Howard!" Zhou Ye couldn't help but applaud him. This guy is a real man… I respect you as a man, so let's continue to play. Zhou Ye's interest was unprecedentedly high.
"Okay, let's get back to the topic, ladies and gentlemen…" Howard said: "What if I told you that in just a few years, your car will no longer have to touch the ground…"
The four girls cleverly walked to both sides of the car, one on each side, and took off the car's wheels. Howard then came to a small console next to him and said: "As long as we have Stark's anti-gravity technology, all of this will become possible…"
Saying that, Howard turned on the current switch and adjusted the power output to the maximum… But to his disappointment… his experimental anti-gravity car didn't float up as he expected… It was still firmly pressed to the ground…
"Screwed up, my Howard…" Zhou Ye smiled. Obviously, he was using telekinesis to press down on the car to prevent it from rising… You must know that after being charged by Superman, Zhou Ye's current telekinesis, when fully exerted, can move tens of millions of tons of things… Suppressing a small, immature anti-gravity car is simply too easy.
"Damn it… what's going on…" Howard certainly didn't dare to say this, he just thought about it in his heart. Just then, with a crackling sound of electric current, Howard's experimental anti-gravity car was scrapped due to overload…
"Boo—!"
"Go down, Howard, Stark Technology is really too disappointing for us, what is this stuff?"
"Damn it, can you pretend to be high-tech with a broken car frame? I can too. I still have a spaceship at home that won't move. Do you want to buy it, Mr. Howard…"
Howard on the stage didn't care, but smiled and said: "Although it failed, failure is the mother of success, isn't it? And I also said that it will take a few more years…"
"Go down, you liar…"
"The famous genius inventor, so that's what he's like…"
"I can't believe that if the guns used by our soldiers on the battlefield suddenly don't fire, Mr. Howard, are you also going to say to those sacrificed heroes, [I said, it will take a few more years]?"
"Stark Industries is just a liar in the guise of high technology…"
There were naturally many people from military industrial enterprises and high-tech enterprises under the stage. These people had long been dissatisfied with Howard's monopoly on the US military's orders. It was rare that Howard messed everything up himself this time, so they couldn't wait to jump out and beat a drowning dog.
Faced with the suppression of his peers under the stage, Howard couldn't help but feel cold sweat on his forehead. This was really unexpected…
The crowd under the stage became more and more excited under someone's deliberate instigation. Some people even started shouting slogans like "For life, reject Stark…"
The corner of Zhou Ye's mouth curled up slightly, and he was looking forward to Howard's next performance… In this situation, any rebuttal would only provoke the public's opposition… I wonder what Howard will do next?
"Please continue to enjoy other new products from Stark Group…" Howard said with a somewhat embarrassed expression, then handed the microphone to the announcer and walked off the stage from backstage.
"Get out—Stark Group is trash…"
The crowd under the stage was still booing Howard relentlessly… Zhou Ye discovered some interesting traces on the bodies of the people who were making the most noise—they belonged to AIM Industrial Group, Lockson Industrial Group, Klaus Industrial Group… etc., in short, they were all competitors of Stark Industries.
"Hehe… this is a case of everyone pushing a wall that's about to fall…" Zhou Ye smiled, and gently tapped his wrist. Red Queen's image appeared on his retina, "Did you see it? Red Queen, what do you think of this scene?"
"Master, I have already ordered the people in the finance department to start frantically suppressing Stark Group's stock in the stock market. In addition, I have asked the people in the news department to record this scene. Tomorrow's major headlines will feature the Stark Group's trust crisis!"
"Well, well done, I don't want to be able to hold shares, but I want to take a bite of Stark Group's flesh. We must also have the technology that Stark Group has. Our Umbrella must also know the entire process of all Stark Group's scientific research projects!" Zhou Ye said in a low voice.
"As you wish, Master, I will make Stark Group have no secrets in front of you… Then I wish you a happy time…" Red Queen said and then said: "In addition, Miss Ophelia has used a support request once…"
"Oh? What did she want?" Zhou Ye asked curiously.
"Miss Ophelia wanted three of the latest clone production lines, a set of X gene reserves, and some base defense facilities and one thousand Berserker III Umbrella soldiers."
"It seems that my eldest daughter is going to take the farming route…" Zhou Ye murmured: "If she farms, I won't farm, I'll take the solo route!"
"Okay, Master, I wish you a happy time in New York!"
"Well, bye Red Queen…"
After hanging up the communication, Zhou Ye found that Little Natasha had been looking at him thoughtfully, "What's wrong? Baby!"
"Daddy, were you the one playing tricks just now?" Little Natasha asked curiously.
"Of course—" Zhou Ye said with a smile in a low voice: "But, I will never admit things without evidence…"
"Daddy, you are so bad, you made that guy on stage so miserable…" Little Natasha giggled and said: "But Daddy is so amazing…"
"Actually, I just don't like him…" Zhou Ye said.
"Well, I also think he is very arrogant, so annoying!" The precocious Natasha also made a righteous indignation look and said: "One playboy is enough with Daddy…"
Okay, baby, watch my kissy-face offensive… …"
"No… … Disgusting, Daddy, you're getting saliva all over my face again… …"
"What does it matter? Just think of it as washing your face… …"
Chapter 351
Howard hurried backstage, not even having time to feel dejected or frustrated… … He scurried to the restroom, hugged the toilet, and started vomiting violently… …
"Sir, are you alright?" His butler, Jarvis, asked with some concern.
"I… … Ugh… … Ugh… …" Howard couldn't even speak. It wasn't until half an hour later that he limped out of the restroom… …
"Sir… …" Jarvis handed Howard a handkerchief with a worried expression, then asked, "Just now on stage… …"
"It's nothing… …" Howard waved his hand. He knew what his butler was worried about, but he didn't care at all. "Scientific research allows for failures… … These small failures won't shake my value in the eyes of the US military… …"
"Alright, I hope so… …" Jarvis was still somewhat worried, but since Howard had said so, he couldn't say anything more.
"Remember to cancel all my appointments for the next few days… …" Howard felt it was better to be well-behaved for the next few days. He was afraid he would develop psychological trauma.
"Very well, sir… …" Although Jarvis had heard the boos from the front while backstage, knowing that his master's experiment had failed this time, he didn't know what exactly had happened before the experiment. But it was clear that Howard was not in a good mood at the moment.
However, Howard's mood became even worse more than ten days later… …
Half a month later— — — — inside the Stark Industries headquarters building.
Standing in his CEO's office, Howard looked at his old friend, Obadiah, who managed the entire Stark Industries for him and was also a major shareholder, and said in disbelief, "God, do you even know what you're saying? Obie? ?"
"Of course, I know… …" Obadiah said with a nonchalant expression, "Whenever people talk about Stark Industries, the first person that comes to mind is you, Howard Stark, while I, the CEO, am like a dispensable straw… … Every time you pull off some big stunt, I'm the one cleaning up your mess… … I'm also the one who gets you the military orders… … But so what? When it comes to Stark Industries, people only think of Howard Stark… … and no one thinks of me, Obadiah!"
"But I know you… …" Howard waved his hands, trying to persuade his friend… … to persuade him not to sell his Stark Industries stock.
"No, I've had enough… …" Obadiah waved his hand forcefully and roared angrily.
Obadiah's sudden outburst caught Howard off guard. He didn't understand why this old friend, who had started Stark Industries from scratch with him, had become like this.
Obadiah also felt that he seemed to have been a little too emotional. Calming himself down, he loosened his tie and said:
"Now someone is willing to buy my shares at twice the premium. With this money, I can create my own industrial group… … Obadiah Industries, just thinking about it makes me happy!"
Just then, there was a knock on the door, and then a female secretary walked in.
"Mr. Obadiah… … There is a representative from the Umbrella Corporation outside. He said he had an appointment with you… …"
"Please, invite him in… …" Obadiah said.
"No, let him go… …" Howard said at the same time.
"This… …" The innocent little secretary was a little at a loss, not knowing who to listen to, the two bosses… …
"This is my office, I call the shots… …" Obadiah said, "Go and invite him in… …"
"Alright… … Sir!" The little secretary glanced at Howard warily and then walked out of the room.
"Obie… … Can you reconsider it?" Howard rarely softened his tone. He didn't want to lose this business partner, because he didn't know who else he could trust to manage the company. He wouldn't feel at ease handing the company over to someone else, but making him give up his beloved scientific research and beauties to focus on managing the company would be worse than killing him.
Soon, a golden-haired, golden-eyed teenager, accompanied by two beauties, followed Obadiah's little secretary in.
"Hi, hello… …" Seeing Zhou Ye, Obadiah enthusiastically stood up and greeted him. This was a big moneybags, "Would you like a drink?"
"No, I'm used to getting things done first and then celebrating… …" Zhou Ye smiled, then took a document from Pandora and handed it to Obadiah: "Please take a look. If there are no problems, sign this document, and 300 million US dollars will be credited to your account immediately."
Obadiah took the document and then called in the company's lawyer to review whether there were any loopholes in the contract… … Finally, with the lawyer's nod, Obadiah signed his name on the contract… …
Throughout the whole process, Howard was watching, but Zhou Ye ignored him, and Obadiah also ignored him. He felt like he was a ridiculous clown… …
Just as he watched Obadiah sign his name on the equity transfer agreement, knowing that everything was irreversible, he shook his head in disappointment and was about to walk out… …
"Mr. Stark, won't you join my welcome party?" Zhou Ye's voice rang out, causing Howard to stop in his tracks.
Just as he was about to speak, his friend, Obadiah, who had just sold his shares, spoke. "Howard, let's go to the new shareholder's welcome party… …"
"Alright, I think this welcome party should be held among Stark shareholders, and Mr. Obadiah probably no longer has the qualifications to attend… …" Zhou Ye said unceremoniously. To be honest, he didn't like people who betrayed their friends, although he was annoyed by Howard's arrogance, he didn't like traitors even more.
"… …" Obadiah touched his face awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
"Okay… …" Perhaps Zhou Ye's unceremonious attitude towards Obadiah made Howard feel a little better, "I'm starting to like you a little now… …"
"How about going to my villa for a welcome party? I think many charming girls will like you… …" Howard said, suddenly adding: "I always feel that if I go out to pick up girls with a handsome guy like you… … I'll be in a bad situation!"
"Hahaha… … Don't worry, I basically don't like the ones you like… …" Zhou Ye is very picky… … He doesn't sleep with just any woman.
"Are you underestimating my taste, you guy?" Howard pretended to be angry. Life is like a play, it all depends on acting. Now that he can't win back his old friend, he should make friends with the new friend. After all, since he has already reached this point, he doesn't want to tear Stark Group apart.
The two walked out of the office while talking and laughing, leaving Obadiah alone there. Obadiah looked at the deserted office, which would soon no longer belong to him, and thought somewhat lonely, leaving Stark Industries Group and creating his own new group, was it a wrong move… …
Chapter 352
Night— — — — — — Howard's luxurious manor.
"Mr. Zhou, please follow me… …" Jarvis respectfully led Zhou Ye towards the manor. To be honest, in Jarvis's opinion, this handsome, golden-haired, golden-eyed young man definitely didn't look like a Chinese, but he insisted that he was a Chinese, and was proud of his Chinese heritage.
"Mr. Zhou, may I ask why you insist on claiming to be Chinese? You should know that the Chinese aren't having a good time right now!" Jarvis asked curiously.
"Of course, I know, that infamous Chinese Exclusion Act!" Zhou Ye said casually, "A nation with five thousand years of glorious history has also had instances of repelling other ethnic groups during its long and glorious history. It's just that in recent years, our nation has become somewhat weak due to some internal reasons. Those who think they are strong, but only have a history of over a hundred years, dare to look down on us. I don't think they have anything to be proud of, and I am proud of my noble heritage… …"
"I'm sorry… …" Jarvis said somewhat awkwardly. He could tell that his master's distinguished guest was a little unhappy.
"No, there's no need to apologize, Jarvis!" Zhou Ye smiled and said, "We have a famous saying in our country, called 'Fate favors you for thirty years, and then it will favor another person for thirty years.' Fate has favored China for more than just thirty years, but at least several thousand years. For thousands of years, our country has always been the most powerful country in Asia and even the world… … It's just that it has been weak for a few hundred years occasionally. Soon, it will wake up and stand at the top of the world again. You must believe that this great nation has never been one that will sink forever… …"
"I believe that your country will definitely rise again… …" As an English-American, Jarvis never thought that the United States was so great. The country's deformed development path completely relied on its unique geographical location, sucking blood from countries all over the world to strengthen itself.
Zhou Ye smiled and didn't say anything. For Jarvis, it was just a word of comfort, but for Zhou Ye, it was an established fact.
The two of them, one in front and one behind, soon arrived at the center of the manor, at the entrance of a super-large glass greenhouse. Jarvis respectfully opened the door and invited Zhou Ye in.
"Hey, Zhou, you're late..." Howard, wearing beach shorts, was surrounded by a group of bikini-clad beauties. Seeing Zhou Ye enter the greenhouse, he laughed and said, "Did it really take you that long to send those two little wildcats back to your side?"
"...I thought it would be a formal welcome reception!" Zhou Ye, dressed in a suit, looked at Howard somewhat awkwardly. This guy didn't even mention it was a swimsuit party, causing him to wear the wrong clothes.
"Haha... Alright, that's my fault!" Howard didn't mind, saying, "Darlings, who among you is willing to help our handsome Stark Industries shareholder change clothes?"
"I will..."
"Handsome, come with me..."
"Hey, boy, how about I help you? I can even give you some special service!"
Howard awkwardly realized that all the girls had run to Zhou Ye after he said that, leaving none around him…
"Damn it… I knew it, I'm absolutely doomed if I try to pick up girls with him…" Even Howard, who considered himself handsome, felt extremely unconfident when facing Zhou Ye…
Looking at Zhou Ye, surrounded by women like a star being worshiped by the moon, Howard was truly envious and jealous, but there was nothing he could do.
Comparing appearances… he felt he couldn't win.
Comparing wealth… uh, no need to compare, he voluntarily admitted defeat… Okay, the only area where he felt he wasn't lacking compared to Zhou Ye was probably his brain…
Before long, Zhou Ye changed into his swimsuit and came out.
Originally, Howard thought that Zhou Ye was young and probably hadn't experienced being surrounded by so many beauties, and wanted to see Zhou Ye's awkwardness.
But he discovered that Zhou Ye seemed to be used to it, handling the group of girls with ease…
"This guy… is a formidable enemy…" Howard, with his years of experience in the dating scene, felt that Zhou Ye was definitely not a newbie… He guessed correctly, Zhou Ye had been in the dating scene for thousands of years…
"Hi, ladies, how about showing off your specialties and letting me taste them?" Zhou Ye said with a smile, "If you get the approval of me and Mr. Stark, there will be a special surprise!"
"Really?"
"What kind of surprise is it?"
"If we win, can we be your girlfriend?"
The girls asked all at once.
"A surprise is a surprise…" Zhou Ye pretended to be mysterious and said, "If I say it too early, it won't be a surprise…"
"Then I'll go now…"
"Me too, my grilled corn is amazing…"
"I'll grill beef…"
The girls scattered with a whoosh, running to the barbecue grill on the side, preparing busily… Howard looked at Zhou Ye's perfect figure and said mockingly, "Okay, you guy, I've discovered another area where I'm inferior to you… How exactly did you work out? Not too much muscle, not too little, giving people a… how should I put it…"
"Just right?" Zhou Ye asked.
"Yes, yes, that's the feeling.
Too much muscle would make you look bulky, so I used to work out for a while, but after discovering that I would become like my trainer, a muscular demon, I gave up on that stupid idea!"
"I haven't worked out before…" Zhou Ye blinked his eyes and said, "This is all natural…"
"Okay… I'm being serious with you!"
"I'm also being serious!"
"Then would you mind letting me do some research on you?" Howard's eyes gleamed with a light of curiosity, making Zhou Ye feel uncomfortable all over.
"Of course I mind, I'm not interested in being a lab rat!" Zhou Ye flatly rejected Howard's request.
"That's a pity!" Howard said somewhat dejectedly.
At this moment, Jarvis walked in and whispered in his ear, "Sir, there's a Miss Peggy Carter outside who requests to see you, she says she's an agent affiliated with the Strategic Scientific Reserve…"
"Then please let her in!" Howard said nonchalantly, "The Strategic Scientific Reserve isn't some kind of special agent organization, what do they need agents for?
I really don't understand what those guys are thinking…"
"Strategic Scientific Reserve?" Zhou Ye asked curiously.
Of course he knew what this organization was, the predecessor of S.H.I.E.L.D… an organization of scientists using technological means to fight the Nazis, but he was just curious why Howard didn't know Peggy Carter yet.
"A group of colleagues in the scientific community who want to unite to fight the Nazis, a non-official organization.
It seems that the US government has some ideas about this organization…" Howard nonchalantly told Zhou Ye about this.
For him, Stark Industries was his foundation, and that scientific organization was temporarily a semi-official civilian group.
Chapter 353
Zhou Ye and Howard casually chatted about the Strategic Scientific Reserve.
Zhou Ye was also curious about who was inside, and Howard didn't mind, telling Zhou Ye whatever he asked.
If nothing unexpected happened, the two of them would be partners for life, Howard knew what was important.
"Mr. Stark, you are now leaking national secrets.
I think you'd better shut your mouth, and then I'll contact members of the CIA to investigate the background of your friend…" A meticulous female voice came, and with the voice, a woman wearing a grass-green military uniform walked over…
"Investigate my background?" Zhou Ye laughed.
You should know that before he entered this time, he had thrown a large number of Umbrella personnel over three years in advance.
Given the style of those guys who upheld his usual style, Zhou Ye wouldn't be surprised if they replaced the high-level officials of the United States…
Otherwise, how could Zhou Ye's identity have been settled as soon as he entered this world?
Moreover, from childhood to adulthood, there were neighbors, parents, birth certificates, classmates' testimonies… In short, everything had been settled.
"Yes, sir, please stand there and don't move!" Peggy Carter unhesitatingly took out her sidearm, pointed it at Zhou Ye, and ordered, "Now put your hands on your head and turn around…"
"Hey, what exactly are you doing?" Howard said angrily.
In his opinion, Zhou Ye was his distinguished guest, his future partner, and this guy came to his house, yet was intimidating and threatening his distinguished guest… This really made him extremely angry.
Although Peggy could be considered a beauty, Howard had no thoughts of cherishing her at this time.
"It seems I need a little time…" Zhou Ye smiled slightly at Howard, darted in front of Peggy like a cunning rabbit, knocked the gun out of Peggy's hand with a wave of his hand, then bent down, picked Peggy up, and asked, "Howard, is there a spare room?
I want to have a good chat about life with our agent…"
"You bastard, put me down…" Peggy desperately pounded Zhou Ye's back, even using her knees to hit Zhou Ye's chest, but it was useless.
Her fists hit Zhou Ye's body, and she felt like she was hitting steel, with no force, but instead vibrating her hand painfully.
"Of course there is…" Howard said with a smile, instructing, "Jarvis, take Zhou to the guest room…"
"Yes, sir, please follow me…" Jarvis responded and led Zhou Ye towards the guest room.
As a playboy, Howard certainly knew what Zhou Ye wanted to do, but he didn't care at all.
As a rich man, a millionaire, he knew too well what kind of power money could generate in a place like the United States.
When there was enough money, it could be said that it could really kill people…
"Bastard, what are you going to do to me…" Peggy desperately beat Zhou Ye.
Her skills, which could easily defeat several strong men in the past, were completely ineffective on Zhou Ye… "Help… Save me!"
The strong and brave agent, Peggy Carter, finally opened her mouth and asked Jarvis for help, but to her disappointment, Jarvis was like a puppet, completely ignoring her.
Soon, Jarvis took Zhou Ye to a guest room and left.
Zhou Ye pushed open the door and threw Carter onto the large window in the room.
"What are you going to do?
Do you know that this is a crime…" When force couldn't make Zhou Ye submit, Peggy Carter began to try to reason with Zhou Ye.
"Rape is severely punished in the United States…"
"Yes, I know… twenty to fifty years…" Zhou Ye said nonchalantly, "Unfortunately, I'm a rich man, um, let me think, I don't mind organizing a team of hundreds of lawyers to play legal games with you… even those guys would be happy to take the commission I give them and play word games with the judge, word by word!"
"I'm an active duty soldier, you'll be sentenced to death…" Peggy Carter made a last effort, hoping to scare Zhou Ye.
"Oh, if you hadn't said that, I would have forgotten that you're still wearing a military uniform…" Zhou Ye laughed, okay, there's another necessary reason, uniform temptation…
Zhou Ye stopped talking, embraced Peggy from behind, his legs locking her inner thighs, preventing her from closing her legs… He reached down and hooked away a certain obstructive object, and then…
"Ah—you bastard—be gentle…" Peggy screamed, she really regretted not adhering to the doctrine that chastity should be given to her husband on her wedding night… By the way, her family's new religion is Protestant… there are regulations prohibiting premarital sex.
"What a pleasant surprise…" Zhou Ye exclaimed, then began to skillfully appease Peggy…
Half an hour later… with a scream, Peggy completely collapsed on the window, but Zhou Ye was not satisfied, and continued to work harder… continue to work hard…
An hour later, Peggy began to beg for mercy…
An hour and a half later, Peggy began to babble…
Two hours later, Peggy was unable to struggle, her eyes blurred, she could only hug Zhou Ye tightly, letting him gallop on her…
Two and a half hours later… with a muffled groan, Peggy passed out…
When Peggy woke up again, it was almost six o'clock in the morning…
Looking at the handsome, blond-haired youth sleeping beside her, Peggy's face was full of complex expressions…
Hate? A little, but not much…
Love? Not really…
Can't let go, yes, that's the feeling of not being able to let go of this man… can't forget the supreme enjoyment he brought her…
Of course, it would have been even more perfect if he could have been a little gentler at the beginning...
Have you looked enough?" Although Zhou Ye had his eyes closed, he had already woken up. After saying a word, he hugged Peggy into his arms.
"Let go of me, you bastard…" Peggy was still a little awkward, struggling slightly.
"Why are you still shy? What kind of relationship do we have…?" Zhou Ye gestured at their entangled bodies.
"What kind of relationship? The relationship between a criminal and a victim…" Peggy said through gritted teeth.
"Okay, then let me relive this relationship…" Zhou Ye turned over, mounted again, and began to gallop…
"What kind of relationship do we have?" Zhou Ye was also bad, asking a question every time he moved.
"A rapist and a victim?" Peggy clenched her teeth, refusing to give in.
"Okay, I hope you continue to persevere…"
Half an hour later…
"Let me go… let's just be friends…"
"That's good, but I'm not satisfied…" Zhou Ye galloped again.
An hour later…
"I know I was wrong, we are boyfriend and girlfriend!"
"Well, that's close, but not enough…"
An hour and a half later…
"You win, whatever you say our relationship is, that's what it is… Let me go, okay…" Peggy had evolved to the point of acting coquettishly with Zhou Ye…
"Okay, I'll let you go this time… Remember, you are my woman, always will be. If you ever forget, I will use this method to remind you…"
"You bastard…"
"Wrong answer, try again…"
"Ah… I know, I know… I am your woman… No more, I really can't take it anymore…"
Chapter 354
"…Zhou, do you mind telling me how exactly you tamed this thorny rose?" Howard asked curiously, looking at Peggy sitting on Zhou Ye's body, obedient to the point of not seeming like an American woman at all.
"It's a unique secret technique, you won't be able to learn it even if I tell you!" Zhou Ye ruthlessly shattered Howard's fantasy while comfortably eating the breakfast Peggy fed him.
"You guy… more handsome than me, richer than me, better body than me, better at picking up girls than me… I can't find a reason not to hate you!" Howard said depressedly: "Damn it, Jarvis, don't let this guy into our manor in the future!"
"Yes, sir, I heard you…" Jarvis rarely saw his master being so childish and tried hard to hold back his laughter.
"You're so stingy…" Zhou Ye didn't care about the words that were obviously a joke, "At least give me another steak now, I feel so hungry…"
"…" Howard looked at Zhou Ye helplessly, and finally sighed and said: "Go ahead, Jarvis, bring our guest another steak, tell the chef, he did a good job today, I will give him a raise, at least he earned me some face, so I have one thing that's better than Zhou, at least my chef is better than his…"
"…" Zhou Ye was also speechless, how competitive is this guy, he even has to pull out the chef to compare…
Peggy Carter couldn't help but smile as she listened to the two of them arguing. Although the process of their acquaintance was very dramatic, and the process of getting along was full of harmonious, unspeakable scenes, at least she is very happy now, and she plans to continue to be happy…
"Mr. Stark, Dr. Erskine asked me to ask you, how is the set of equipment he needs being manufactured?" Carter finally had a chance to fulfill her duty.
"Ah? Oh! It's almost done, it will be ready in half a month…" Howard was suddenly stunned, and then said: "Have the candidates been selected yet? So fast?"
"Dr. Erskine said he already has a favorite little guy!" Carter said: "I happen to be going to the military camp today to see the recruits, and by the way, carefully observe the little guy that Dr. Erskine is optimistic about!"
"Can I go with you?" Zhou Ye moved his restless hand around Carter's waist and asked, "I'm also very curious…"
"I… I'm just a small agent, I don't have that authority…" Peggy gave Zhou Ye a coquettish glance, held down his mischievous hand, and then whispered in Zhou Ye's ear: "Not here…"
"Okay…" Zhou Ye smiled and didn't embarrass Peggy anymore.
After the three of them finished eating, Zhou Ye took Peggy to say goodbye to Howard and leave.
"Please, my dear!" Zhou Ye stood at the door of a stretched car that looked high-tech and opened the door for Carter.
"This car…" Carter looked at the streamlined body that was completely different from the current cars and asked curiously: "Why have I never seen it before?"
"Let's talk about it when we get in…" Zhou Ye pushed Carter into the car… Looking at Carter, who was curiously looking at the luxurious interior of the car as soon as she got in, he said: "This is the latest Chief Edition limited luxury limousine launched by Umbrella Technology Group, it hasn't been launched yet, so of course you don't know about it!"
"Oh my god…" Carter watched Zhou Ye open a small cabinet. Judging from the cold air coming out of the cabinet, it was a miniaturized refrigerator. You must know that most of the refrigerators now are bulky rare items, and miniaturized refrigerators have not been seen by anyone at this time.
"Technology changes the world… doesn't it?" Zhou Ye smiled and poured Carter a glass of red wine. "This is an era of great technological explosion, so you don't have to be surprised by anything you see…"
When Zhou Ye was ooxx with Carter, he unconsciously used the Spring Breeze Transforming Heart Technique, so Carter would be so obedient. Of course, some things still need to be adapted to slowly, exposing too much at once will only make Carter feel at a loss.
"Okay, you're right, I should adapt…" Carter silently took the red wine from Zhou Ye's hand. "Can you take me home first? I need to change my clothes…"
Her clothes had been torn to pieces by Zhou Ye when he was having fun last night. What she is wearing now are the clothes that Zhou Ye asked Jarvis to buy early in the morning, but obviously, there are no military uniforms sold in the clothing store, so Carter needs to go home and change into a military uniform if she wants to go to the military camp later.
"No problem…" Zhou Ye told the maid driving in front through the intercom in the car to go to Carter's temporary residence, and then dialed a number and said: "I need a military identity, well, not too high, but I don't want to salute everyone I see, preferably a leisurely position in a high-ranking department!"
"Yes, Master, your order will be fulfilled soon!" A voice said on the phone.
"How long will it take?" Zhou Ye asked.
"It will take about an hour, Master!"
Hearing this, Zhou Ye nodded in satisfaction, and then said: "After it's done, send it to the car for me…"
"Yes, Master!"
Carter looked at the man in front of her like a myth, casually asking for a military position as if he was telling his family what dishes he wanted to eat for dinner. This simply subverted her understanding.
After about fifteen minutes, Carter's temporary residence arrived. Zhou Ye followed her up, with the beautiful name of getting to know the place…
It's just that this recognition almost prevented Carter from leaving… It wasn't until the maid waiting below knocked on the door that Zhou Ye let go of Carter, who was already sore all over…
"Master, this is your military ID and your military uniform…" The maid said respectfully: "Please let me help you change!"
"Okay…" Zhou Ye took the maid back to the room… Carter slumped on the couch, watching this guy tease her maid. It would be a lie to say she wasn't jealous, but thinking about a certain person's endless something, she wisely chose to remain silent…
Carter looked at the colonel rank on her man's shoulders and was immediately a little speechless. Although this was wartime, looking at Zhou Ye's young face, she felt that this was really a mockery of the American military…
But Zhou Ye didn't care about this, he opened his military ID and looked at it, "jcs? What is this?"
"Oh my god… darling, your subordinates are too powerful!" Unlike Zhou Ye, who was a military illiterate, Carter, as a military officer, was very clear about the composition of the US military. "jcs is the abbreviation of Joint Chiefs of Staff, which was officially established last year and is directly responsible to the President… No wonder your rank is so scary…"
"Whatever, it's okay as long as I don't have to salute people often…" Zhou Ye said carelessly. "Can I go with you now?"
"…There's absolutely no problem with your rank…" Carter rolled her eyes, she really didn't know how ignorant her man was about the composition of the army…
That's good!" Zhou Ye said, reaching into his pocket. He found a special dispatch certificate inside. Clearly, his subordinates knew his intentions very well. Afraid that he would get blocked and throw a tantrum, they simply issued him a special dispatch certificate, giving him full responsibility for contacting the Strategic Scientific Reserve. It meant that as long as it was related to the Strategic Scientific Reserve, he could interfere… How thoughtful.
Zhou Ye had long wanted to have Captain America salute him… It was too interesting… Thinking of this, Zhou Ye was already a little impatient…
Chapter 355
Outside New York, in a secret military camp, a group of recruits selected from all over the United States were undergoing training… They were the soldiers who would soon participate in Project Rebirth.
"What are we doing here?"
A group of recruits standing in crooked lines were whispering to each other, wondering why their instructors hadn't let them train yet, and instead were just standing there, as if waiting for something.
"Recruits, attention…" the instructor suddenly shouted.
Then a woman's voice came over. "Gentlemen, I am Agent Carter. I am responsible for supervising everything in this department. And this is my superior, Colonel Zhou Ye…"
"What's wrong with your accent? Are you Queen Victoria?" A rebellious recruit mocked Carter and Zhou Ye. "Sending this yellow-skinned monkey to teach us what? How to climb trees? Am I not in the U.S. Army?"
"You…" Carter was about to speak, but Zhou Ye stopped her.
"What's your name, recruit!" Zhou Ye walked up to the man who had insulted him and said bluntly.
"Kilmer Hodge…"
"Speak louder, I can't hear you. Didn't you eat? Like a sissy?" Zhou Ye mocked without hesitation.
"My name is Kilmer Hodge…" the recruit, who thought he was something special, shouted unwillingly.
"Louder, I can't hear you…" Zhou Ye began to play with someone. In his opinion, it was not easy to have someone come to his door looking to be abused.
"My name is Kilmer Hodge… You monkey, if you have the guts, don't use your rank to suppress me. Come and have a good fight with me…" Even a fool like Kilmer Hodge knew that Zhou Ye was playing with him, and he said angrily.
"Interesting…" Zhou Ye curled his lips and said, "I don't know what you think of this military camp, but I want to tell you that this is not a place for you softies to loaf around. In this company, there are three non-natural death quotas every year, and I will choose them carefully!"
Saying that, Zhou Ye beckoned to Kilmer Hodge and said, "Come on, sissy, let me see your fancy moves…"
"Go to hell, yellow-skinned monkey!" Kilmer Hodge, already burning with anger, raised his fist and punched Zhou Ye in the face. His confidence came from fighting in his neighborhood. At least in his area, no one dared to provoke him, so he considered himself special.
"Is that all the strength you have?" Zhou Ye used only two fingers to pinch Kilmer's fist, and mocked, "It seems you really are a sissy… Come on, use all your milk-drinking strength, or you'll be in big trouble!"
"I'll kill you…" The angry Kilmer had long forgotten to compare the strength of the two sides. His right hand was grabbed, but he still had his left hand. When both hands were grabbed, he still had his feet. He relied on his desperate efforts in the neighborhood to dominate for a while.
But today, he met Zhou Ye, who was not human…
"Too weak…" Zhou Ye sighed and said, "Let me show you what happens when you mock a superior…"
As the words fell, the soldiers seemed to see Zhou Ye suddenly grow eight arms, punching Kilmer's body with every punch landing on a non-lethal but very painful spot, causing Kilmer to scream like a sissy.
"Ah… Officer, I was wrong…"
"Officer, please let me go…"
"Waa… Mommy, I want my mommy…"
"I want to retire, I don't want to be a soldier anymore… I want to retire…"
"Did you hear what he said?" Zhou Ye stopped and turned to look at Carter, "Deserters are subject to military court martial under wartime law, right?"
Carter nodded silently. She wouldn't contradict her man at this time by saying, "You're the one who beat him so he wants to retire!"
"Okay, MPs, come over here and take this softie down. I will carefully record all of this in his file and submit it to the judge of the military court!" Zhou Ye called over the MPs wearing white MP hats and dragged the guy who was still screaming in pain away.
"Now, does anyone else have any objections to my race?" Zhou Ye's eyes calmly swept around, watching every soldier who didn't dare to meet his eyes, each one standing there cautiously like a defeated quail…
"Okay, it seems everyone is very satisfied with me!" Zhou Ye smiled, then said as if he had remembered something, "Oh, right, that guy would originally be sentenced to three years in prison according to the law, but given that it is wartime, the sentence will be increased, and he will probably face fifteen years in prison…"
Zhou Ye shook his head as he spoke, looking like he felt sorry for him. "Really, too thoughtless. Did he think I wouldn't be able to do anything to him if he didn't become a soldier? Doesn't he know that there are the most gays in prison? With his looks… tsk tsk…"
The soldiers heard Zhou Ye's words, which he deliberately made sure they could hear, and each of them couldn't help but feel a chill in their butts, and each of them tightened their legs…
Of course, Zhou Ye's words were not meant to scare them. As a man of his word, Zhou Ye felt that he had the ability and the obligation to make that guy spend fifteen years of chrysanthemum-wrecking life in prison.
Behind them, General Chester Phillips, who had arrived here long ago and watched Zhou Ye for a long time, was smiling there.
His adjutant next to him asked in confusion, "General, are you just going to let him mess around like this?"
"Do you think he's just scaring those recruits?" General Chester Phillips said, "Do you know where I just went?"
"The Joint Chiefs of Staff?" the adjutant asked.
"Yes, they spent an hour this morning, exceptionally promoting a guy who just joined the army to the rank of colonel… and it's specifically aimed at my Project Rebirth," General Chester Phillips said with some dissatisfaction, "So I went to bang my fist on their table…"
"Then they?" the adjutant asked curiously.
"They refused to revoke the appointment, and unanimously believed that this little guy is the best candidate!" General Chester Phillips said with a hint of relief, "I originally thought that another family's son had come in to get gilded, but now it seems that this little guy is really amazing, so let him train these recruits!"
"This… Isn't it too cruel to those recruits?" the adjutant asked hesitantly.
"They are about to face unknown dangers. Being stronger by one point is one more guarantee. I don't want them to die on the experiment table in the end. Rather than that, it's better to let them die on the training ground. At least that way I can give them the title of martyr!" General Chester Phillips said coldly.
"Okay, I hope so…" the adjutant said helplessly.
In this way, Zhou Ye became the instructor of this special team without even knowing it… Of course, Zhou Ye felt very happy after knowing it, not for anything else, but to be able to abuse this group of recruits properly…
Three emergency gatherings in one night? That's a small thing. Armed cross-country ten kilometers? That's a standard subject. Armed swimming? This is a dessert after dinner… In short, Zhou Ye came up with all the ways he could think of to ruthlessly abuse this group of soldiers, making them cry for their fathers and mothers…
Zhou Ye often said a pirated sentence from later generations in front of this group of soldiers, [Reasonable is called training, unreasonable is called tempering, whether reasonable or not, it is a kind of exercise!]
Many people have thought about applying for retirement, but thinking of what Zhou Ye said that day, they immediately felt a chill in their chrysanthemum and gritted their teeth and persevered…
Although Zhou Ye did not target Steve Rogers, with his already weak body, in this kind of devil training, those strong soldiers could only struggle desperately, while he was truly in hell…
Chapter 356
Steve gasped for breath, looking at the teammates in front of him, and then looking at Zhou Ye, the temporary instructor beside him, who didn't even have a trace of sweat on his face.
He really had a feeling of frustration…
Is this guy really human? No matter how hard or tired he was, Zhou Ye had never shed a drop of sweat, and even his movements still maintained that indescribable sense of elegance… For a person with a strong will, many times they will cleverly set a goal for themselves that they can see the back of, so that they have the motivation to work hard when they see the back in front.
But now, this person in front of him is completely from a different dimension, making Steve feel extremely frustrated… Not to mention the back, he can't even see Zhou Ye's heels…
"Come on, girls… You're already feeling tired after running less than half the distance? Did you guys wank so much last night that you don't have the strength to run?" Zhou Ye leisurely took a stroll, while tempering this group of soldiers from body to mind… Well, that's right, it's tempering, definitely not Zhou Ye deliberately playing with them.
Zhou Ye deliberately split the dozen or so people into two teams. If any team lost the race, then congratulations to them, they would enjoy a British-style luxurious meal full of artistic atmosphere and nutrients needed by the human body.
Of course, according to Zhou Ye's original intention, the losers would have no lunch to eat, but this was rejected by General Chester Phillips. In General Chester Phillips' words, not having food to eat under such high-intensity training would get him sent to a military court...
Although Zhou Ye didn't mind being sent to a military court at all, the other party was, after all, a general, while he was only a colonel... Damn it, if only he had gotten a lieutenant general rank...