Marvel's Speedster

Not long after Gwen’s invention was successful, it was time for the military and the business community to communicate routinely. Various related companies were invited to attend a luncheon hosted by the minister at the Pentagon on the Potomac River, and Ross was among them.

This morning, the sun had just risen in the sky, and Ross brought his female companions to the world's largest military center in the southwest of Washington, D.C. Because one of his two real girlfriends was obsessed with scientific creation, and the other was about to perform on stage. Pepper is even more busy with work, so this time his female partner is Phoenix, who usually lives reclusively.

Today, Qin is wearing a bright and slim dress, which is as radiant as a jumping flame. Her long red hair is carefully tied behind her head, and her black stockings and high heels show the sexy charm of a mature woman. Combined with her deep facial features and towering The Yuexiong|preserved meat is definitely the focus of attention.

After going through a strict inspection like an airport security check and confirming the identity of the visitors, Ross and Jean entered the Pentagon. Along the way, you can see soldiers from all branches of the military passing by, and there is an atmosphere of a military important place.

Enter the gate from the entrance and come to a huge hall. There are two escalators on the left and right of the hall, and from there they go straight up to the meeting room of the Minister of Defense.

At the moment, it was already ten o'clock in the morning, and wisps of sunlight penetrated the glass, like bundles of shining golden threads, sleeping magnificently in the spacious conference living room.

Since there were no reporters to disturb, the political and business celebrities present were quite relaxed. According to the distance of their relationship, they automatically formed small circles to talk softly with each other. The two of Ross had no intention of contacting strangers. They leaned against the railing by the window and watched quietly. looking outside.

Looking down from this angle, you can see the undulating hills in the distance, and between the hills and the high-rise buildings behind you, you can see a large area of ​​green pines and cypresses, which are like dark green lakes. There are some white and red kiosks for tourists to rest. Under the shining of the sun 14, the whole land seems to be reflecting fluorescent light, exuding a charming atmosphere like a piece of colorful turquoise.

Although the Pentagon has never been famous for its scenery, the scenery outside does make people feel peaceful.

"It's so beautiful," Jean whispered.

Her eyes did not stay out of the window for a long time, but quickly turned back to the hall, and Ross noticed that "she has been looking at the lovely children who are attending the luncheon with their parents not far away.

"Are they cute?" Ross probed.

Qin drooped her long eyelashes, didn't speak, just nodded slightly.

The scene in front of her reminded her of the days when she was traveling with her parents and sister when she was young.

Speaking of which, she has been away from her family for a long time.

Like many Mutants, Qin didn't know her true identity at first. It wasn't until she was ten years old that she witnessed her friend's serious injury and death in a tragic car accident, and her potential spiritual power was activated under violent emotional fluctuations. This kind of power is so powerful and unpredictable that the professor discovered the existence of the piano without even using the brainwave amplifier. He and Magneto found her father John Gray and mother Ms. Eli En and persuaded them to allow him to take the piano away. , teach her how to control Ability.

From that year on, Jean never saw her family again. At first, she only used the phone to talk to her family during the holidays. As the gap in life became wider and wider, even this kind of conversation was interrupted inadvertently. For the professor, he believed that maintaining peace of mind could prevent Qin from getting too powerful out of control, so he did not encourage her to reconnect with her family. One son and one daughter, but they also passed away, leaving only Qin's parents struggling alone in pain

In order not to miss others, the unfortunate couple left the house with happy memories and moved to live in the far west.

"I sent someone to inquire about Mr. Grey, and I will accompany you to visit them in a while.

Ross said softly, and took her hand firmly.

Jean clutched his arm tightly and nodded heavily.

After venting her emotions, she looked around.

"Does it really matter if I come out like this?"

As the spokesperson of Mutant Academy, Qin has had contact with some high-ranking officials here. Maybe some of the guests present know her. Although she has modified her appearance before coming, Qin is still worried that outsiders will discover her identity.

"Don't forget that now you're a Dutch immigrant, Miss Famke Janssen from Europe." Ross winked at her.

With their Ability, it couldn't be easier to do a little bit of manipulation.

Ross is a former agent, and he is well aware of the hidden rules in the industry. Among the large number of missing persons in Europe and the United States every year, there are always many true and false identities available for manipulation. If a layman intervenes rashly, he may fall into the trap deliberately left by the intelligence agency. However, for those who are really familiar with the industry, as long as they are a little careful, they can always find suitable loopholes to exploit.

The real identity, combined with Qin's Telepathy Ability, just a little hint, can create a life that is enough to confuse the real. In addition to the registered information, even if the interested people really find the relevant people, the memories of those people have already been made. Hands and feet, some vague shadows mixed with the real events, made them believe in Qin's life experience.

So Ross is not worried at all that someone will jump out and expose Jean's identity.

What's more, he is also an important figure in the corporate world now. It will take a long time for the agents to become suspicious, obtain the consent of their superiors, and then start the investigation. Maybe by the time the results come out, human beings have already rushed out of the solar system. Who would Remember the little troubles of the past?

After figuring this out, Jean no longer worried. After the Minister of Defense showed up with a group of high-ranking officials, and everyone took a group photo together, she tried to talk to other women under the encouragement of Ross.

During this two-hour meeting, Ross was not as relaxed as he thought.

Not long after Qin left, a man wearing gold-rimmed glasses walked over.

"Mr. Byrne, it's not easy to meet you. I'm your big fan." The man's attitude was slightly exaggerated, and his body movements were also rich.

"I thought today would be a chance for young people to come together, but Doom didn't come, his business was in trouble, and Stark didn't participate, I think he quit the defense market completely, and now it's just the two of us. Nice to meet you."

Ross looked at the other party and said nothing, the man clapped his palms, thinking that Ross didn't know his identity, so he introduced himself.

"Justin Hammer - maybe I'm not as famous as Tony myself, but Hammerdinger is as good as Stark."

"Definitely, I've heard about you. Hello, Mr. Hammer."

Ross kept smiling and shook hands with Hammer.

He definitely doesn't know the identity of the other party. In order to replace Tony and consolidate his relationship with the Ministry of Defense, this Mr. Hammer hired Ivan, who was bent on avenging his father, to transform and imitate Tony's Iron Man, and finally caused a big scene turmoil. But now Ivan's father, Anton, is living well and working for him in the laboratory, and Ivan has also been sent to Central Asia to perform missions. I don't know how this Mr. Hammer will be able to compete with Stark in the future.

Hammer definitely doesn't know his future, and he's still chattering away at Ross.

"I read the report of the conversation between you and Tony, and I've been thinking about every word you said. Although we took over Stark's weapons department out of future strategic considerations, it's not a mistake in decision-making, but he did pay attention to the price. Tricked us, but you beat him so badly that I knew Tony was out of date.

Hammer pulled Ross and put on a "we have a lot in common" look, and Ross had to chat with him casually.

In the final analysis, Hammer is not a particularly annoying guy except for his talkativeness. At best, he is a greedy entrepreneur. The outrageous thing he has done is to imitate Iron Man to produce mechanical soldiers, but he finds that his technical strength cannot be completed. At that time, Ivan, who failed to assassinate Tony, was taken out of prison and brought to his company to cooperate against Tony. Even though Ivan has a strange personality, Hammer tolerated it in many ways, until he finally found out that the Russians had lied to him, and locked up Ivan in a rage.

Judging from these things, in fact, Hammer is not a bad person. His only crime is that he is not the protagonist of the world, but tries to fight against the protagonist.

But in Ross's world, who will be the protagonist—at least not Tony, so Hammer's fate may be turned for the better.

Since the other party expressed goodwill on its own initiative, although the laboratory and Hammer Industries did not cooperate, Ross did not intend to be indifferent to the other party, and the two took the opportunity to chat.

The two famous young entrepreneurs stood together, which naturally attracted many people from related industries to join in the conversation. Before he knew it, Ross found himself surrounded by a large group of people, including some senior military officials.

In fact, this is not surprising. Compared with large companies with strong capital, cutting-edge technology laboratories may still be small in scale, but they have already mastered several irreplaceable core technologies. The market prospects are extremely promising and the cash flow is quite abundant. In order to maintain huge employee expenses, the annual profit return can even exceed fixed assets by several times.

Such a sharp increase in profits that do not rely on concepts, restructuring, and non-recurring income, and such a high return on equity, from the perspective of the outside world, no matter how you look at it, it is the embryonic form of an excellent enterprise.

Since the laboratory has not released financial reports to the outside world, it is still difficult to determine the specific income and expenditure, but Wall Street financiers have long been eyeing this dynamic economy and trying to get some shares from Ross. For those present, if they can establish a good relationship with this young genius in advance, once Future Lab goes public, they may be able to win dozens or even hundreds of times of return on investment.

Ross definitely had no intention of revealing the secrets to outsiders, but he didn't refuse outright either. He just babbled a few words casually and dealt with everyone's temptations.

It wasn't until the buffet lunch started and the minister gave a speech on the stage that the crowd around him gradually dispersed, and Qin returned to him.

"Have you made a deal?"

At the dinner table, she asked casually.

"Some cooperation intentions, not worth noting." Ross flicked the knife lightly, splitting the ordinary-tasting steak.

Although it is a hospitality partner, the Pentagon still controls expenditures, keeping the cost of each dish below one hundred dollars.

It doesn't matter, as long as they obediently deliver the order in the future, Ross never worried that Phoenix potion and cobweb body armor would not sell.

Jean looked at Ross's lack of interest, and she couldn't help being a little curious.

"What is most important to you?"

"Let's save mankind." Ross replied casually, after thinking about it, he modified it as a joke.

"Or save half of humanity."

He said it half-jokingly.

"I believe," Jean put down her fork, and took Ross's hand lightly under the table.

"At least you saved me."

Her tone was very sincere.

Ross's attack was not a bad thing for Jean, on the contrary, he saved himself from the brink of despair, and was not killed by Wolverine Logan like in another world. After the dark personality is repulsed, Jean tries to fight one fear with another, and Ross is the one

People who pin their hopes on, during that time, she often asked Ross to punish herself with a whip. For her, although whipping is painful, it can also take away guilt, just like the medieval Christ

Just as she used a whip to atone for her sins, Qin also used similar means to dispel the darkness in her heart.

This method cannot be evaluated by outsiders, but Qin feels that the effect is good. At least now she rarely loses control of her power.

Ross took the opportunity to hold her with his backhand, bewitching her underneath.

"I know your pain, don't be fooled by the professor's self-deceiving theories, why should you waste your life in exchange for the favor of others after you die? 'Forever miss'

---What kind of idiot would think that an empty sentence engraved on his tombstone can make up for the regrets in his life. This is nothing but meaningless self-torture! We have power

To turn yourself into a zombie-like ascetic, and deserve more!"

If she was still the pure Phoenix before, she might not be able to accept Ross's theory, but after her personality has been reshaped, she is now as helpless as a blank sheet of paper.

"Professor advocates spiritual power. He thinks that people who can overcome desire|desires are people with noble qualities like saints, and they are good mutants, and those who deviate from his expectations are just

Will be considered to have an evil and depraved side. But do we really need to fight ourselves? How did Homer's epic Leodysseus fight the sirens? He ordered the sailors to seal their ears with wax, and then

Finally, I tied myself to the mast with a rope, so I easily crossed the Strait of Messina where the Kraken is entrenched, so sometimes all we need is to change our thinking "it doesn't need to be so painful at all."

Ross said softly, since the professor is not around anyway, he can encourage as much as he wants. Facing Ross's naked temptation, Qin's eyes gradually brightened, her breathing became short of breath, and her face also became pale.

There were bouts of flushing.

"I seem to be a little cold again, can you help me?" Qin stared into Ross's eyes, the emerald pupils exuded infinite charm.

Ross smiled.

"Available anytime," he said with a wink.

Then Qin stretched out her slender fingers to hook Ross's skirt, and pulled him all the way to the bathroom outside the hall. .