Biu~
A gunshot rang out.
In the deep alley, three figures remained: one standing, one sitting, and one lying down. Zedd, naturally, stood to the side, preening and playing with his Faiz Phone. Skye, who was sitting on the ground, took a long moment to come to her senses before shouting:
"You actually shot him! You just went ahead and shot him! Didn't you care if I lived or died?!"
Zedd pouted, thinking to himself, I even used time stop to save you just now. So what if I shot him? My marksmanship is only bad compared to the big players, it's more than enough to take down a guy who's been time-stopped.
Of course, Zedd wasn't a Vibranium-level straight man; he knew that kind of thing couldn't be said out loud, he could only think it.
"Don't waste time. That gunshot was loud, the police will be here soon. Hurry up and leave," Zedd reminded her.
Skye realized that her own background wasn't exactly clean, and she couldn't afford to go to the police station. If her black history was exposed, she'd definitely spend some time in jail.
Skye scrambled up from the ground, but at that moment, the sound of sirens echoed from the street outside. Skye was a little panicked, but then she calmed down and turned to Zedd, saying:
"Help me get out of here quickly, and I won't hold what happened just now against you! Hurry! Please!" Skye was just about to cry, throw a tantrum, and resort to anything.
Zedd had already planned to recruit Quake, Skye, into the company, so he naturally couldn't miss this opportunity. Pretending to be reluctant, he agreed, "Alright! Alright! I promise! What a headache!"
He walked to Skye, put his arm around her waist, hoisted her onto his shoulder, and jumped directly, soaring to the rooftop. After a few leaps, they disappeared into the night.
After leaving the scene, Zedd remembered that Uncle Ben was still outside in the alley. It would be troublesome if those gangsters had accomplices arriving for support. He quickly opened the surveillance to check on Uncle Ben.
Uncle Ben was with the police who had just arrived. Zedd confirmed that Uncle Ben was safe and relaxed. He came to a rooftop and set Skye down.
After escaping the danger from the gangsters and the police, Skye turned her attention back to Zedd, circling him twice before asking,
"Does your power all come from this armor? Just like Tony Stark? Why don't you go public like him?"
Knowing what Skye was getting at, Zedd played along, saying, "I don't have any money!"
"Huh?" Skye was a bit stunned.
"How can I be as carefree as Tony Stark without money?" Zedd shrugged.
Skye's mind raced, and she smiled, trying to tempt him. "Just get out in public, and you'll have money pouring in! As much as you want!"
"But I don't love money! I'm not interested in money! I've never even touched money!"
Hearing this, Skye realized this annoying guy was just messing with her. Angrily, she shouted, "You guys are all the same! Hiding all your secrets! Not caring about how we feel at all! The public has a right to know!"
"What color are your underwear?"
"Huh?"
"I'm asking you, what color are your underwear?"
"What do you mean! Pervert!"
"Didn't you say the right to know? I thought I could learn about your privacy! Wouldn't that make everyone open and honest?"
"You! You! You! You're changing the subject!" Skye, who was not even twenty years old, naturally couldn't match Z's shamelessness.
Skye took a deep breath, calming her emotions, ready to have a second round with Z.
Z, on the other hand, was ready to conduct an experiment, taking out a brand-new blank watch face and saying to Skye, "Turn this watch face, press the button, and if you successfully activate it, then you can ask me a question, and I will answer truthfully."
Seeing this guy's sudden change of tone, Skye felt something was fishy, but she still took the watch face.
Click!
Click!
Click!
Skye's face was red from pressing so hard, and her fingertips were a little blue, but the watch face showed no reaction.
Zedd was mentally prepared for this. Sure enough, the current Skye didn't have the ability to activate the watch. It would only be possible after she became Quake. This further solidified Zedd's decision to recruit Skye. This sweet treat couldn't be snatched up by S.H.I.E.L.D.
Zedd took the blank watch back. Skye still wanted to try, her hands clinging to Zedd:
"Let me try again! I can definitely do it! Wait! Where's the watch? Where did you put it? Where did you take it out from earlier? Do you know magic?"
Ignoring Skye's cute big eyes and her attempts to act cute, Zedd prepared to leave. He'd achieved his goal for the night anyway.
Go to bed already. You have school tomorrow.
Skye stopped Zedd, who was about to leave: "What about me if you leave? This is the top floor. I can't get down! And the door to the rooftop is locked!"
Zedd was truly sleepy at this point and wanted to quickly resolve Skye's problem so he could go to bed: "Alright~ alright~~ alright! Where do you want to go?"
Hearing Zedd's agreement, Skye's face lit up with a smile: "I'm going to get my RV back. It's on the corner of Fourth Avenue, not far from here."
But when the two arrived on a nearby rooftop, Skye couldn't smile anymore.
Zedd stared at the empty street below for a long time, then asked with a puzzled tone, "Where's your car?"
"It... it was... just here!" Skye felt like the sky had fallen. All her money, driver's license, computer, and everything else were in the RV. All she had on her were a few coins and a USB drive.
At this moment, Skye thought of the armored man beside her, who was at least a decent person, and asked softly, "Sir, what's your name?"
"Heh! Do you think those of us who value privacy would tell you our names?"
"A nickname would be fine!"
"Zi-O. You can call me Kamen Rider Zi-O."
"Mr. Zi-O, I'm homeless right now. Could you let me stay, just for one night?"
"Heh, you want to stay so you can pry into my affairs? I know what you're up to."
Skye, seeing her little scheme exposed, quickly tried to salvage the situation, looking embarrassed. "No, no, you have to believe me. Don't you think a poor, helpless woman like me needs help?"
Seeing he had pushed her enough, Zed prepared to play his trump card. "Do you know about S.H.I.E.L.D.?"
Skye froze at the name. Growing up in an orphanage, she had never known love or care. Every family that adopted her never truly wanted her, and she was sent back to the orphanage countless times.
It wasn't until she was independent and taught herself hacking that she got a few clues about her origins from an organization called S.H.I.E.L.D. Now, this man, calling himself Zi-O, just casually mentioned S.H.I.E.L.D.
Skye stammered, her voice urgent, "You know about S.H.I.E.L.D.? Tell me about them, please! Please!"
Zed didn't immediately answer Skye's question, instead asking, "Are you involved with the Rising Tide?"
"Yes, I have some friends inside, so I joined them too."
Zedd lifted Skye's chin, looking directly into her eyes, and slowly said, "S.H.I.E.L.D. isn't good in my eyes, but at least they are willing to bear the darkness of this world and move forward silently, while you Rising Tide… are worse than garbage!"
Skye was stunned by such an evaluation. She had always thought that Zi-O was in the same camp as her, resisting those so-called relevant departments. But she didn't expect him to be so hostile to Rising Tide.
Skye quickly said, "You must be misunderstanding something, we Rising Tide aren't a bad organization, S.H.I.E.L.D. is!"
Zedd got even closer to Skye's eyes: "I didn't say S.H.I.E.L.D. was good, I just said you Rising Tide are even worse than S.H.I.E.D., and even worse than HYDRA. All you do is shout out words like human rights, equality, and freedom."
"No! That's not it!" Skye wanted to shake her head to deny it, but couldn't break free from Zedd's hand.
Zedd continued to attack Skye's psychological defenses: "I've never seen you in the truly dangerous places. Do you know how many S.H.I.E.L.D. agents die on duty every year? Actually… I don't know either! But I think this number might be more than all of you in Rising Tide combined!"
Zedd saw that Skye's mental state wasn't good, so he was ready for the final blow:
"The reason Iron Man is called Iron Man is because the Iron Man suit is Tony Stark's signature weapon. And you people in Rising Tide can be considered keyboard warriors."
The organization she believed in, the life she pursued, had been utterly crushed by others. In their eyes, she wasn't even worth the trash, and she couldn't refute it. Skye was now completely dazed, not even realizing that Zi-O had picked her up again.
Zedd carried his spoils of the night back to the small warehouse, which had basically been abandoned. He placed Skye on the folding bed and was about to leave.
After being chilled by the cold wind along the way, Skye sobered up a lot. She looked up at the ceiling and asked blankly, "Who exactly are you? What's your purpose in targeting me like this?"
Zedd took out the blank watch face again, tossing it casually as he spoke:
"My purpose is it, but since you can't activate it, I'm going to give you a little help. It's also good for you."
"Well, I should really thank you!"
"You're welcome!"
"You're not very popular with girls, you know?"
Being mocked by Skye, Zedd didn't get angry.
"I can't help it! Because I inherited the title of Zi-O, I have to live up to the name. I've poured my heart and soul into increasing my strength. I really don't have the energy to figure out how to please girls."
Skye seemed a little surprised and turned her head. "Are you some kind of lone hero carrying the fate of the world?"
"Not exactly, but something similar. It's getting late, I'm leaving."
"And you're just leaving me here, a poor, pitiful girl, all alone?"
"It's half past three! Don't wake up tomorrow!"
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