Be the master in the comic world

The beginning of a legendary story is always accompanied by a certain fixed color.

Some are blue that symbolizes freedom and the vast sea.

Some are orange, which symbolizes sweating for ordinary dreams.

There are also red colors that sacrifice life and death for lofty ideals and the destiny of mankind.

But unfortunately the story belonging to William Osborne seems to have been set in a dark tone from the beginning.

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1943,

The weather in New York in early spring is still cold. The grass and trees in the family cemetery are withered. The plants seem to have been defeated by the cold weather. The fresh and green buds that secretly grew at this time in previous years are now nowhere to be seen. Everything as far as the eye can see is gray and gray. Black and white, extremely monotonous.

The sun in the sky was also obscured by clouds, and no fresh sunlight could penetrate. The dim light gave the already monotonous cemetery a layer of cold color.

But to be honest, this situation is a good time to hold a funeral.

A group of people were holding a funeral in this cemetery. Everyone was wearing black suits, coats, and black ties or bow ties.There were men and women in the crowd, some wearing hats and some carrying canes.Looking at it, it is very harmonious with the overall environment of the cemetery. It looks like a black and white movie without color.

These people were all very well-dressed, and everything they wore was expensive. In addition, there were dozens of luxury cars parked outside the cemetery, and some even had state government license plates hanging on them.

The "protagonist" lying in the coffin today should be a big shot.

A group of people stood solemnly beside the coffin.Even if they feel the biting cold, few people show any abnormality.At most, some people just can't stand it anymore, so they move their legs and feet, rub their hands together and breathe into their palms.

Although the faces of those who came to attend the funeral were full of remembrance and remembrance, as if they had lost a loved one.But if you observe carefully, you will find that there are always a few people who cannot calm down. During the moment of silence, they will squint at the person standing closest to the coffin with a hint of exploration and scrutiny. Two young men with sad faces.

William Osborne and Amberson Osborne

These are the names of these two young men.

As for the person lying in the coffin, it was Lowell Osborne.He was the father of William and Amberson.He is also the head and patriarch of the famous industrial oligarch "Osborne Industries" in the United States of America.

In addition to Rowell's close relatives, those attending the funeral today include directors on the Osborne Group's board of directors, Rowell's friends during his lifetime, as well as members of the New York State government and even the speaker.

Yes, high-level officials from New York State attended his funeral.

The death of the chairman of Osborne Industrial Group is a big event. You must know that Osborne Industrial Group's business scope is extremely wide, covering almost all fields you can think of.And the energy, biology, and military industries inside are the most advanced.

Especially in the military industry, according to the military expenditure report of the U.S. Department of Defense, almost 60% of U.S. military procurement expenditures every year are split in half by Osborne Industrial Group and Stark Group, which is also a top group like the former.The remaining 40% is leaked to many small companies downstream that produce low-end weapons.

The reason why the Osborne Group and the Stark Group have not completely eaten up their share of arms procurement is, in addition to federal antitrust laws (anti-monopoly laws), also because the profits of the downstream low-end weapons manufacturing industry chain are too low.

You must know that although the two major companies only account for 60% of the U.S. Department of Defense’s arms procurement share, in terms of profits, 90% to 95% of the profits of the entire sector are occupied by these two companies.

The high profits support the high research expenses, so that Osborne and Stark always have the best-performing and most powerful top weapons in their hands.

Other companies that were overwhelmed by these two "giants" had no choice but to take desperate risks in order to survive and sell their arms privately to private individuals or even to other countries.In peacetime, as long as the red line is not crossed, the US government can still turn a blind eye.But the problem is that the world is now in the flames of war, and every country has to actively or passively choose its own camp.

In this general environment, the nature of this behavior suddenly becomes subtle.After all, the code of conduct in the gray area can only be judged by the measurements of law enforcers.Anyway, several companies with particularly outrageous actions have been shut down by the FBI, which was established eight years ago.

On the contrary, Osborne Group and Stark Group have no such intention. After all, they receive endless orders from the US Department of Defense every year, so how can they have the experience to do these thankless things.This also allows the leadership of the US government to trust and value these two companies more.

"...The God in heaven walks on the earth. We were born in dust, and now we just return to dust. No matter whether we are great, ordinary, honest, or hardworking, we will eventually return to our loving Heavenly Father. In the hands of..."

At this time, the gray-haired pastor read the eulogy in a calm voice.

But it sounded particularly harsh to William's ears, because every sentence, word, and word the pastor uttered seemed to sprinkle a handful of dirt on his father's death.Trying to put a final conclusion on his father's death, he felt that in the bursts of eulogies, he was getting farther and farther away from his father, and his father was gradually reaching the reality called "death".

William couldn't accept it.His face and eyes were full of sorrow.But deep down, William actually harbored fears.

As the world says: Parents are a wall between their children and death.While the parents are still alive, the children can be as wild as they like.After the parents died, this wall disappeared.The child has to face death on his own.

This sentence is perfect for the father and son of the "Osborne" family.

In fact, it was not just William who couldn't accept it. In fact, many people felt that Rowell's death was unexpected.Of course, the "accident" here does not refer to conspiracy theories about power struggles.But Rowell is simply too young.

He should be in his prime when he is in his 40s.Everyone expects him to lead Osborne Industrial Group to great success and make further progress.Although there was news that Rowell was ill a few years ago, everyone thought it was just a minor problem.Some cold?Or labor sickness?Or even some innocuous chronic diseases.No one expected Rowell's death to come so suddenly.

Perhaps only a few people, such as Rowell's close friends, or Rowell's closest blood relatives William and Amberson, know the truth.

It was a peculiar disease that took Lowell's life.

That's a hereditary disease.It is unknown when the Osborne family became infected with the virus.Every generation of Osborne (except for a few who died in accidents) without exception was taken away by him.Although each generation of Osborne has tried its best to find ways to treat it, it has not been overcome by medicine so far.

That was the curse of the Osborne family, the nightmare that haunted William, Amberson, Lowell, and all the Osbornes.

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Retroviral.