1. The little prince of the cottage
Marvel Universe (Earth-199999).
May 24, 2018, San Francisco, sunny.
Since his crossing, Ding Sheng has become an excellent inventor with his own talent, and has maintained close business contacts with large groups such as Stark Industries, Osborne Industries, and Pym Technology.
During this time, Ding Sheng cut off all contact with the outside world and closed himself in an underground laboratory, indulging in new inventions.
When he got out of customs today, the first thing he did was to open his voicemail and listen to what messages were there.
"Mr. Ding, this is the lawyer department of Stark Industries Group, you have illegally infringed a total of 1,017 patents of Stark Industrial Weapons, Aviation, Robotics, Microcomputer Technology, New Energy Development, etc., and our company will formally file a lawsuit against you......"
"Mr. Ding, your case of alleged infringement of 310 patents of Osborne Industrial Biotechnology will be heard on May 1, 2018, and you will be subject to 24-hour indiscriminate indoor detention during this period in view of your previous absence, escape, and illegal departure from the country. β
"Mr. Ding, your patent infringement case with Pym Technology Group has been postponed to May 2, 2018. β
"Mr. Ding, you are suspected of violating the ...... of AIM"
"Mr. Ding, the patent infringement case between you and Pim Technology Group will be postponed again, please pay attention to the information of this court for the new court time. β
......
The above is Ding Sheng's personal business dealings with major well-known technology groups.
As a copycat inventor who thinks he is very good, but in fact he is like a rat crossing the street, he has long expected that there will be such a day.
Fortunately, almost all of these court summons have been overdue, but there is no trace of the residence being broken into, and it seems that the lawyer's letters and court summons of these companies are paper tigers.
"I am a copycat with my ability, why should I accept sanctions?"
The voicemail information is still being read automatically, Ding Sheng is too lazy to listen anymore, lying on the sofa and turning on the news channel to see if he has missed any good shows.
"Twenty-seven days after the planetary extinction cataclysm of April 27, only 2.3% of the world's population has now been restored with electricity and networks. β
"According to the latest survivor statistics, more than 2.4 billion people have disappeared worldwide...... That number is still climbing. β
"There is still no one or any organization that has claimed responsibility for this incident. β
"Today's key search terms in the cyber recovery region are still 'what the hell is going on' and 'where have the superheroes gone'. β
"Due to the death of the king, the third kingdom of Wakanda, which has been open to the public for less than three months, has once again entered a state of national lockdown. β
"The 51st Joint Statement issued by the surviving dignitaries of various countries is the greatest catastrophe in the history of mankind and the history of the planet, and we should unite to overcome this together. β
......
The dense explosion news hit like a storm, and Ding Sheng was not a little guarded, completely stunned.
The non-stop voice messages of a live broadcast have also stopped since April 27.
It depends, it doesn't look like a prank.
Even if this is a Marvel world full of superheroes, this wave of things is too big!
This strange feeling made Ding Sheng suspect that he was not in retreat for a month, but for a thousand years?
"Oh my god, what the hell am I missing!"
Ding dong.
"You have the latest voice message, whether to answer or not. β
At this moment, a voice suddenly came in with a weak communication signal.
"Answer. β
Ding Sheng immediately responded.
"Hey, Ding, I'm Louis, and I don't know if you'll be able to receive this message because of what's happened recently, or if you're no longer there like a lot of people. Anyway, I'm right on your doorstep right now, and if you don't reply within ten seconds, I'll slam the door. β
After listening to the voice, it was just ten seconds, and Ding Sheng didn't have time to stop anything.
Bang!
There was a loud bang, sparks shot out, and the security door had been smashed open, and the door panel was splashed with sand and stones.
Well, the world is in chaos, and no one will care about such a as your house being smashed.
Looking at the little black fat man who entered the door, Ding Sheng was angry, "Luis, are you crazy?"
"Thank goodness you're still alive!"
Louis stepped forward and gave a big hug.
A few years ago, Ding Sheng squatted in the St. Quentin prison for two months, the two were cellmates, and they occasionally had contact after they came out, which was not intimate, and this hug should be more of a joy for the rest of his life.
"What's the matter with you suddenly looking for me?" Ding Sheng didn't take a detour.
"It's a long story, one day after I got out of prison, I went to a wine tasting with my cousin Ernesto, mainly red wine, you know I don't like red wine, but luckily there is a kind of rosΓ© that tastes good, and I don't think it's in vain. Then my cousin told me about a girl, Emily, who used to have fun with us, and in fact the first time I touched her breasts, she was ......"
Ding Sheng heard that he wanted to beat someone, and it seems that this nonsense can't be changed in this life.
"Then my cousin told me that Emily was working as a housekeeper in someone else's house, and she was dating a guy named Carlos, who was the boss across the bay, and Emily told Carlos about the housekeeper owner, a retired big-name president, who had money. Then Carlos and my cousin were on the same softball team, and they talked. β
Before crossing the earth, Ding Sheng thought that the person who talked the most was Tang Seng in "Journey to the West".
But there is one thing to say, let Tang Seng fight with the guy in front of him, it's really hard to say who the little brother is.
"And then the climax came and Carlos said, 'Hey, man, there's a huge safe in the basement of that retired president, and that's great. Of course my cousin came to me because I was a good stealer, so I asked him ......."
"To the point!"
Ding Sheng was really impatient, and at the same time, he was impatient with the three people brought by Louis outside the house.
The first is a middle-aged man in a plaid shirt, Ding Sheng is somewhat familiar, the second is a young lady with a very special temperament, and the third is wearing a hat with his head hanging down, and he can only be inferred from his body shape that he is also a middle-aged man.
"Ding, remember Scott, St. Quentin's cellmate, back to that time we invaded the retired old man's safe, guess what, inside is a battle suit, Scott can get bigger and smaller when he wears it, of course I don't mean that a certain part becomes bigger and smaller, but the whole body becomes bigger and smaller......"
"Pym particles, I've been a copycat. β
Some time ago, Pym Technology had a lot of infringement lawsuits and Ding Sheng were fighting.
"Then Scott screwed up, went to Germany in a battle suit, came back and was locked up, and then dreamed of a woman, guess what, that woman was the wife of a retired president, and it was said that she was trapped in some field. β
"Quantum realm?"
"Yes, yes, I knew you knew. β
Of course, Ding Sheng knew that what he had studied during his month-long retreat had a lot to do with this thing.
"Later, the retired president came up with a channel, and of course I wasn't talking about that kind of private channel...... In short, he rescued his wife, and Scott fell in love with their daughter, in your Oriental words, to the pinnacle of life. β
Probably worried that Louis would continue to say some nonsense, Scott took over, "Then I entered the quantum realm to collect energy, but they were wiped out by this incident outside. β
"Entering the quantum realm through the quantum tunnel, how would you return to this world if no one was operating outside?" Ding Sheng was still very curious about this kind of technical question.
"Thanks to her, Ms. Carol Danvers. Many years ago, during her battle with the Kree, she cut off the quantum channel between the alien galaxy and the Earth. When I entered the quantum realm, the passage was reopened, and Carol, who was trapped on an alien planet, seized the opportunity to enter the quantum realm and took me back to Earth by the way. Scott introduced the lady.
Carol Danvers?
Haven't heard of it.
"So why you're coming to me today?"
"I'll tell you the rest of the story. β
The middle-aged man who had been standing at the back stepped forward and lifted his hat.
This face, whether it is in the news media, newspapers and magazines, social platforms, or on the big screen before the crossing, Ding Sheng is too familiar.
It's been eight years, and I'm finally alive.
"Iron Man!"