Be the master in the comic world

As soon as William left the conference room, his little secretary immediately came up to him and said:

"Boss, Mr. Stark came to see you just now. You were in a meeting, and he went to the waiting room to wait for you."

William's eyes lit up and he said, "Howard moves pretty fast."

After saying that, William immediately walked into the reception room.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw Howard looking with interest at the newspaper clippings, trophies and other "cultural heritage" about the history of the Osborne Group displayed in the reception room.

William smiled teasingly: "Why, the famous Mr. Stark is also interested in the small Osborne Group."

Howard also said jokingly: "Of course, this is a good time to spy on the 'enemy'. There are not many opportunities to enter the Osborne Building in an honest way. I have to seize the time to take care of the 'soil' that can give birth to a genius like you." Learn about."

William sat down on the sofa, rolled his eyes, and said to the little secretary beside him:

"Lisa, prepare a separate office for our Mr. Stark, right next to my office."

The little secretary looked at the two bickering people, pursed his lips, smiled, and said in a flattering manner:

"Okay, boss."

Howard didn't take William's obviously joking words to heart. He sat next to William, chuckled and said, "Why, have you finished handling the internal affairs of Osborne?"

William smiled disdainfully and said, "Of course, these are all trivial matters, Howard, let's talk about something serious."

Just as Howard was about to speak, he looked at the secretary beside him.

William waved his hand and said: "Lisa, please go out first and don't let anyone disturb us."

After the secretary walked out and closed the door, Howard said, "I have already reported your idea to the military."

William asked: "Oh. What did they say? Did they agree?"

Howard shook his head slowly. Just when William looked disappointed, Howard continued: "They neither agreed nor refused. They want to talk to you face to face."

"Okay, when?"

"If it's convenient for you, we can leave now, they are in New York."

Of course, William was all-powerful, and the two of them went downstairs and set off together. This time, neither of them followed the entourage.

After a while, Howard drove to the door of an ordinary-looking grocery store and stopped. After the two got out of the car, William looked around and asked doubtfully:

"Brooklyn? I thought you would take me to a government building or a military base or something."

Howard pushed open the door of the grocery store and answered William: "It's too conspicuous there. In fact, this project is carried out secretly."

It was obvious that this wasn't his first time.He greeted the clerk inside and whispered something into the latter's ear. The man who looked like an ordinary clerk looked at William who walked into the store and looked around with cautious eyes.He seemed to secretly press some kind of hidden switch under the table, and the two display cabinets on the side separated, revealing an elevator.

After the two entered the elevator, the elevator kept running downwards.

William said, "You guys are hiding quite mysteriously, just like the secret agents in a movie."

Howard said: "Absolutely. In fact, given the level of confidentiality here, ordinary agents can't get in at all. This project is quite special, and not everyone even within the military knows about it. Of course, if everything goes well, You will soon be part of this project too.”

William said: "I hope so."

After a while the elevator reached the ground floor.

After William stepped out of the elevator, he saw a wide hall, but there was nothing in the empty hall, making it look empty.I don’t know whether it was because I was not prepared in the first place, or because the venue was cleared early because of the arrival of William, an “outsider”.

"This way." Howard led the way through the empty hall, passed some corridors, and finally came to the door of a room. Howard opened the door.

The small room was simply set up with a table and a few chairs, and three people were sitting in it.

There was a man William knew, Dr. Erskine.

The other two were all wearing military uniforms. One of them was a middle-aged man with a square face and a dignified look. Judging from the military rank on his shoulders, he was a colonel.The other person is a young and beautiful woman who looks heroic in military uniform. Her eyes are as sharp as an eagle, and she looks at people as if she can see through a person's secrets.

As soon as Howard entered, he said: "Gentlemen, and of course ladies, this is..."

Before Howard finished speaking, the man in military uniform stood up and took over Howard's words and said, "William Osborne, long time no see."

Howard introduced from the side: "This is Army Colonel, Chester Phillips."

"Your Excellency, Colonel." William shook hands with Phillips.

"You already know Dr. Erskine, this is..." Howard said to the woman in military uniform.

"Peggy Carter, MI6 agent" Carter introduced himself first.

William shook hands with Carter. When he heard this, he asked doubtfully: "British MI[-]? I thought this project was a project of the US military."

Carter said generously: "Actually, this project is a research project under the name of the Strategic Science Corps."

'Strategic Science Corps? '

In William's still confused eyes, Phillips explained:

"The Strategic Science Corps was established in 1940, shortly after the start of World War II, that is, three years ago, under the authorization of President Roosevelt. It was established by Stark and I, and Dr. Carter and Erskine were invited to join. Stark solved the funding issues, and jointly provide research capabilities with Dr. Erskine. Carter and I each provide other resources on behalf of the United States and the United Kingdom."

William was speechless and couldn't help but said: "The United States, the United Kingdom, and the pacifist Germany represented by Dr. Erskine, are the epitome of the most powerful countries in the Allies. By the way, there is no one in the Strategic Science Corps. Representative of the Soviet Union?”

As soon as he finished speaking, looking at Phillips and Carter who looked embarrassed, William knew that he seemed to have said the wrong thing.

If calculated based on the national strength of the Allied Powers, the Soviet Union should certainly join the Strategic Science Corps, and perhaps even occupy a dominant position.But in the real world, it is not that simple. The Soviet Union’s national system and ideology were inherently determined, and they would not be allowed to play in organizations led by the United States and Britain.

In fact, until the beginning of World War II, the Soviet Union had been the number one imaginary enemy of the Western capitalist world.There are even some conspiracy theories that say that Germany's rapid recovery of military strength after its defeat in World War I and the launch of World War II had a lot to do with the Western world deliberately allowing Germany to develop its military. , naturally hoping that Germany can serve as a line of defense to withstand the torrent of steel coming from Siberia.

Of course, everyone knows the consequences of this. Before the "Soviet-German Non-Aggression Pact" became waste paper, it did play some more effective roles than waste paper.

William coughed twice and asked Howard, changing the subject:

"Okay Howard, you already prepared this strategic science corps three years ago, and I never knew about it."

Howard spread his hands and said innocently: "What can I say, William. We are business competitors, and I am not in the habit of submitting work reports to you."

Of course William wouldn't blame Howard for not telling him this, and Howard had no obligation to do so. This was just William changing the embarrassing topic.

Phillips came out and explained: "Don't blame him, Osborn. Stark signed a detailed confidentiality agreement to ensure that the secrets of the Strategic Science Corps will not be leaked. Not only Stark, but all of us." .”

"In fact, before the establishment of the Strategic Science Corps, we also approached you and hoped that you would join us, Osborne. However, you were always working hard at that time, and the personnel we sent to contact you were rejected many times, and then gave up. ”

William looked embarrassed, and looking back now, it seemed like this had happened for a while.Three years ago, some unknown soldiers came to see him again and again, but William refused to meet him.After all, William's father, Rowell, was ill at that time and his health was getting worse and worse. William had to take care of both the company and scientific research work, and he really didn't have time to meet those inexplicable people. After that period of work, it was over. .

"So." Phillips suddenly said seriously: "On behalf of the Scientific Strategy Corps, I formally invite you, William Osborne, to join us."