Baker swears it was really just an accident.

But......

Since you bumped into it, that's it, otherwise what else can you do, sit back and watch Jim kill his ordinary friend Jamie?

Stop it.

Baker was still waiting for Jamie to do something.

And Jim was menacing, and he was angry at first glance, if Baker hadn't shot just now, it would have been Baker who had been shot.

Jim is pathetic.

But Jim, who has killed so many people, is also considered a poor man, and there must be something to hate.

Just from the kind of indiscriminate killing that Jim had just done in the opposite building, it was enough to prove it.

I didn't even know who the person who robbed you of your money was, was it your investment advisor, your investment advisor also got a salary, he didn't understand anything, and grabbing the sniper rifle in his hand in anger was a sudden meal.

The whole guy was carried away by anger and turned into a murderer.

An hour later.

Someone from the New York Police Department has arrived.

Or acquaintances.

"Mr. Morton."

"Sheriff Stacey!"

The person who came was none other than Sergeant George Stacy of the New York Police Department's Crime Unit.

George shook hands with Baker and said, "When our director asked me to see you, I would like to express my gratitude to you." ”

Baker laughed: "Helping the NYPD is also helping myself, so, thank you for receiving it." ”

Why should George thank Baker?

It's simple.

After Stark's share arrived, Baker wrote two checks, one for Gwen and one for the New York Police Department.

Baker is the number one donor to the New York Police Department, so let's put it this way, Baker has single-handedly changed the bi-monthly fundraising reception for social elites held by the New York Police Department to a semi-annual reception.

None of them.

Chandor.

Compared with those who are worth hundreds of millions, pick at every donation, and let a group of police officers do entertainment in exchange for a donation check of more than 100,000 yuan, Baker is almost about to become a guest of honor in the New York Police Department.

Those people, even if they donate money, they usually lose a dog, and they all scold together if they don't find it at the police station for half an hour.

Which is like Baker?

Baker is not only handsome, but also generous, and even has no place to use the New York Police Department.

Natural.

Baker felt to himself that even if he appeared at a murder scene and still had a murder weapon in his hand, the New York Police Department would not embarrass him much.

Again, that's the same sentence.

Here, money is everything.

At first, Baker just thought that the New York Police Department was too humble compared to the police station in the East, and the humble Baker was about to fall into tears when he saw it, anyway, Baker didn't feel that it was hard to make money since he was seventeen years old, and he was naturally very willing.

George glanced at Jim, who was being held up by the two officers, and his eyes fell on Jim's broken knees and glanced at Baker.

Baker pulled out the hateful gun from behind him.

If Baker had been replaced by someone else, the five or six officers in front of him would have been shouting as soon as the gun came out.

But it's not the same if the party is Baker.

Baker and the NYPD have a long-standing and good relationship with each other.

Baker dropped his magazine and said to George: "You know, the environment is not very good these days, with self-defense, do you have to register?" ”

George turned his head to look at his subordinates behind him, one by one, looking at their noses and noses.

The next second.

George took the pistol handed by one of his men and looked at Baker, "This is the gun that fired, right?" ”

Baker thought: "It should be." ”

George nodded: "Then it's no problem." ”

It's normal for rich people to have some weird tempers, and Baker said at the time that he didn't like to take notes very much.

So......

Anyway, the suspect is not dead, and George can still afford this preferential treatment, even if the director knows about it, he will only say that he did the right thing.

The gold owner.

It's normal to have some invisible privileges on the New York Police Department's side.

What the?

It's not fair?

Hehe.

If you donate $30 million to the NYPD in the last year, you can have that privilege too.

In the evening.

The news that the New York Police Department had successfully captured the Wall Street killer made the headlines of the evening.

Because of Jamie, who was almost killed this time, the power of capital has also begun to run online.

Then the Wall Street killer killed people in the indiscriminate square in broad daylight, and the powerful capital force instantly shifted the focus.

And.

The power of capital is still driving other aspects.

Fifteen days later.

The first hearing of the Wall Street killer was held, and at the hearing, the judge dropped the hammer directly and Jim was not released on bail.

A month later.

All eyes were on this first court session.

Three days later, the results came in.

The reconstitution of the jury reaffirmed that there was no way, and the jury members were never unanimous, and two of the jurors were also looted after the storm.

So......

Fortunately.

At the second trial held in early December, in the face of the prosecution's abundant human and physical evidence, the court-appointed public interest lawyers were defeated and unable to fight back.

He wanted to fight to become famous.

But......

The pro bono lawyer who tried to defend Jim has had his credentials revoked for another case.

Soon.

This time, the jury reached a consensus after only ten minutes.

In the case of the Wall Street killer, the jury found Jim guilty, and it was a five-fold crime, and directly sentenced Jim to a full 200 years in prison.

No way.

Some states still have the death penalty in the federal mainland, but New York has abolished the death penalty.

At last.

The judge convicted the defendant Jim of the crime and sentenced him to 200 years in prison without bail for 50 years.

The last sentence basically announces Jim's end.

Three days later.

Jim is transferred to Alcatraz Prison, where prisoners of over 100 years have been held.

With Jim's imprisonment, the story that has attracted so many eyeballs and so much time has come to an end.

At the same time as it.

With the slow arrival of Christmas in '06, New York has also returned to its former appearance.

It seems that New York is still that New York.

It's just that there are more bankrupt homeless people under the flyovers in Brooklyn and Queens, and in the sewers of New York.

Nothing else.

The day before Christmas Eve, Baker's Christmas tree was also delivered.

Duang's snort.

Baker placed the tree next to the fireplace once more, and threw the prepared pile of presents under the tree.

This is no longer the case.

The misunderstanding between him and his two younger sisters can be regarded as resolved, and naturally, as an Easterner in his bones, Baker, who pursues his eldest brother as a father, naturally prepared a gift package for the first reunion day after nine years.

……

Standing behind her, Nova and Erin looked like rain, and in less than a moment, a large pile of gifts from the roots of the Christmas tree grew into their mouths.

What are you buying?

Baker waved his hand, looking at the piles of gifts from the Christmas tree, and felt quite satisfied, as if the Christmas in his memory had returned.

Although the history of the family relationship has been confused to a certain extent, no matter whether Raphael and Serra are parents or grandfathers or great-grandfathers or something, they must be recognized when they come out of people's wombs.

Besides.

Whatever Raphael and Serra had had in mind, at the very least, Baker recalled his database, and his childhood was quite happy.

It's all to blame on the damn six families.

There was a hint of inadvertent tyranny in Baker's eyes, which then disappeared, then clapped his hands, and turned to look at Erin and Nova: "How about it, there are a lot of gifts." ”

Erin and Nova looked at each other and nodded stunned.

It's not a lot of a problem.

This is......

We have ......

Erin and Nova looked at each other again, and finally chose to remain silent, after all, one of them is now twenty-five, and the other is now twenty-three, and if they ask for Christmas gifts, it seems that something is not appropriate.

And......

Erin and Nova are not without money, although they have been living in apartment 820 temporarily since they came back from Chicago, but there is a reason for that, Erin and Nova have already thought about it, and when this year is over, they will find an apartment and move out.

After all, although the three of them are three brothers and sisters, they are all adults, and there are still many inconveniences in living in apartment 820.

The two of them thought in their hearts, Nova seemed to think of something, looked at the beautiful gift box like a hill behind Baker and asked, "Brother, these are all for us?" ”

Baker nodded: "Of course!" ”

Although he smokes, drinks, and spends lavishly, Baker is actually a very frugal person.

Mobile phones and computers are lost once and again, because of the particularity of the profession.

Nova looked at Baker, who raised his eyebrows, cautiously: "Brother, what about Barbara's gift?" ”

Baker was slightly stunned.

Hey.

What's going on with Barbara?

That's when it happened.

The door opened.

Barbara, who was wearing a white sweater and significantly slender thigh jeans, a red trench coat, flowing blonde hair, and a heirloom sword eyebrow line on her eyebrows, walked in with a smile on her face: "yes, I want to know too, is there a gift for me?" ”

Baker looked at Barbara and winked.

Erin and Nova looked at each other again, and then greeted them.

After a meeting, it was not lively.

After a while.

Erin and Nova said that there was a show in Central Park across the road tonight, and they went out as a group.

Baker and Barbara were the only ones left in the room.

Half ringing.

Baker walked into the bar, took out two wine glasses, poured them and said, "Done?" ”

Barbara moved her arm, sat down on the barstool, and said, "Why, you don't want me back?" ”

Baker sipped his glass of wine to himself.

He didn't want to take it, and he wouldn't take it.

After taking it, he threw in the towel.

Man, big husband, head can be broken, blood can be shed, but face cannot be lost.

"Shun the hedgehog!"

"What did you say?"

Barbara looked up at Baker, who was looking at her, smiled, waved her hand and said, "It's nothing, by the way, you haven't answered my question yet, do you have my gift?" ”

Baker slurped: "No! ”

A single heirloom sword is worth the sum of all the treasures on the entire earth.

Still wanted?

Do you think I'm Grandpa Timo?

Would you like to get you a blood-drinking sword?

Barbara shrugged her shoulders, got up, pulled out a delicate gift box from the pocket of the red trench coat hanging over there, returned to her seat and played, "What about my gift?" Lost? ”

Baker's gaze shifted to the gift box in Barbara's hand.

The next second.

Baker's gaze shifted upward.

"Mine?"

"Maybe."

"What do you mean?"

"You didn't even give me a gift."

“……”

Baker was silent for a moment, then repeated his right hand to reveal an equally delicate gift box and place it on the bar.

Barbara looked at Baker with eyes that seemed to be able to speak.

"Mine?"

"Maybe."

“…… What do you mean? ”

"Gifts need to be exchanged."

“……”

Ten minutes later.

Baker drank casually, glancing at a small box under the Christmas tree, knowing that he had kept this month's real eye there.

Barbara, with her legs crossed on the sofa and a red wine glass in her hand, looked at Baker with a fluttering look and frowned: "Hey, hey, hey." ”

Baker looked back at him: "What are you doing?" ”

Barbara was a little speechless: "I didn't open your Christmas gifts, you are not allowed to open them secretly." ”

Baker laughed: "Do you think I'm poor?" ”

Barbara shook her head: "You're not bad for money, but you're short of gifts." ”

“……”

Baker simply shook his head and looked at Barbara: "How is Aegis now?" ”

Barbara shrugged.

The four leaders of Hydra all have their own belongings, and Alexander Pierce is now in Stark's hands, not knowing whether he is dead or alive.

Daniel Whitehorn was tortured by Jia Ying for three days and three nights before finally dying, and the agents in London reported that the two experienced agents who went in to clean at that time vomited directly.

Gideon Malik, Baker turned out to be dropped.

The only survivor, Baron Stella, and his son were signed by the Spear Bureau half a month ago and taken directly to the East, and for the rest of their lives, although they said that they also had money, they were monitored by the Spear agents twenty-four hours a day.

After Aegis finally confirmed the loyalty of the Federal Aegis in October, during these two months, it was Baron Stella's confession that he attacked everywhere.

The first to be caught was Dr. Liszt, who was studying Inhumans at the Arctic base, who made this guy a partner of Baron Stella, but I heard that this guy ran away.

Then there is Masuda Mori of the island nation.

The Aegis Division of the island country actually did not ask the Aegis to do anything, it was very simple, because the branch of the island country had almost all the troops fallen, so the military directly ordered the garrison of the island country to take off, and directly razed the Aegis branch of the island country to the ground.

"That's right!"

Barbara said this, raising her eyebrows and looking at Baker: "Stephanie Malik committed suicide." ”

Baker looked at Barbara, "And then?" ”

"Then, we found something in Malik's manor that we weren't quite sure what it was," Barbara said. ”

Baker knew this, and said directly: "Then don't worry about him, you can't afford to mess with that thing!" ”

Barbara looked at Baker, "You know? ”

Baker smiled.

There are actually two Hydras.

During World War II, Hydra founded by Red Skull was nothing more than an organization that sold dog meat on the head of a sheep.

The true history of Hydra probably goes back 1,400 years.

At that time, the earth was still in a primitive era, and there was a hunter who was captured by the alien Kree, and in order to occupy the earth, they modified the hunter's genes and turned him into an Inhuman himself to help them and better serve them.

This is the first Inhuman.

Honeycomb!

Then, as with all the necessary passages, the Inhuman hive that grows up is a tiger and leads the Inhumans to drive the Cree from Earth.

It has to be said that this is an extremely sad story for the Cree people.

The test subjects that he had painstakingly cultivated, in the end, actually resisted them, and he succeeded in resisting.

It's no wonder why the Kree hide the real reason for their evacuation from Earth.

If this matter is spread, I am afraid that the entire Kree Empire will become a laughing stock in the whole universe, let alone the beginning of the millennium.

The Hive doesn't have any superpowers, it is made up of countless parasites, which he can use to infect other Inhumans and make them work for him, which means that he can rule over all Inhumans.

But it was also because of this ability that after the Hive drove out the Kree, he himself was united by other Inhumans to teleport him to a distant planet through the Blackstone Portal, a called

Maveth? Went on the planet.

This planet is at the very edge of the solar system.

And then.

Only what you can't get is the best, and later, when the Inhumans were about to withdraw from the stage of history and give up the C position to humans, some Inhumans were unwilling to become the protagonists of heaven and earth, so they longed to get the power of the hive.

So they tried to find a way to welcome back the hive.

But......

At that time, the Inhumans were gone, and then the group became a Hive Combat Organization, which gradually evolved into Hydra.

And then later.

As the years passed, the group of Inhumans gradually died, leaving only one man behind, a man named Malik.

Later, Malik's descendants found out about this, but because they didn't know the method, they teleported a living person to the hive's planet every once in a while in the hope of saving or serving the Inhuman......

NASA once proposed a plan called "Far Star" in 01 year, and that plan was promoted by Gideon Malik behind the scenes.

It's a pity, though.

The group of astronauts who passed through the Blackstone portal were abandoned.

Cause?

Unknown.

Baker was not interested in this reason, and likewise, he was not interested in the hive, so it was best for the hive to stay there.

Yes.

When Baker lifted the quilt and was about to take a shower, he looked at Barbara who was lazily lying on the bed and reminded: "If you still want to maintain a cooperative relationship with the stranger, then, don't touch this thing, believe me, you can't bear the consequences of this thing." ”

What is there to worship as a lifeform made up of a bunch of parasites.

Baker really didn't understand.

Barbara stood up with her arms crossed, ruffled her hair, looked at Baker, who was wrapped in a bath towel and walked towards the bathroom, and said, "Is that portal you said the one in England?" ”

Baker paused and turned to look, "You found it?" ”

Barbara said, "We're S.H.I.E.L.D. ”

Baker smiled.

Barbara said, "What are you laughing at? ”

Baker waved his hand and walked into the bathroom, S.H.I.E.L.D. is amazing, for so many years, even the hydra hidden inside S.H.I.E.L.D. has not noticed it in the slightest.

Not much.

The shower head is turned on.

Barbara lifted the quilt and went into the bathroom with a straight snort.

“…… What are you doing? ”

"Together."

"Don't."

"Look."

"Look at the ......"

The next day.

Baker yawned as he ate breakfast, and on the other side of the living room, the bald eagle Codo, with his belly turned upside down, cooed.

"Boss, I feel like I'm going to hibernat."

“……”

Baker took a bite of the bread in his hand and turned his head to look: "You are an eagle, not a bear, not a turtle or a snake, you hibernate barrenly." ”

Do bald eagles need to hibernate?

After Baker accepted his fate to domesticate a sand sculpture at that time, he also went to the library to find an introduction to the bald eagle.

The bald eagle has a unique feather coat, and there is a special gland on the tail, which secretes an oily liquid when pressurized, and the eagle applies this liquid to the feathers, which has good warmth, and there are a large number of fine fluff at the root of each feather, similar to thermal underwear.

Baker never wears thermal underwear and doesn't need to hibernate, and this sand sculpture and this thermal underwear still need to hibernate.

Codo fluttered over, and his apple-sized eyes flickered at Baker: "Coo-goo (but it's so boring, I can't lift my spirits, I need a female eagle!)" ）”

“…… You need to be spayed! ”

"Goo! (Don't!) ）”

Baker said angrily: "I'm bored, right, I want a female eagle, right, I'm going to tell you after this year, now go to the African continent, and find out the place I asked you to find before, when to find it, and when to come back." ”

Kodo hurriedly got up, and with a poof, flew out directly through the wall.

The boss was lying to him again.

Africa is so hot, how can there be a female bald eagle there, forget it, why don't you go to the sea to look for it?

Baker looked at Kodo, who had fled in the wilderness, and the corners of his mouth twitched inadvertently.

Again, that's the same sentence.

My own carving, stupid and stupid, what else can I do.

"Africa?"

Nova looked at Baker: "Brother, are you going to Africa?" ”

Baker said, "Not sure yet! ”

Now there is only one Apple of Eden left to find, that is, the Apple of Power in Wakanda, but Baker has been looking for it since the end of 05, but Wakanda is so well hidden that Baker has spent a lot of money to hire people in the past and has not found any of them until now.

Baker often wondered if the mercenaries with his money had gone on a trip to the African continent and then were just as passive as the soldiers in Tomb Raider.

It's not out of the question.

How big is the island of Tomb Raider, hundreds of mercenaries are squatting on the island, and the entire island can be hollowed out in eight years, but they can't find where the exit is.

So the same can be inferred from the mercenaries that Baker hired in the past.

must be taking money and not working, this is the rhythm of treating him as a wronged leader.

So Baker fired the gang in August, and if it was the same as the mercenaries on the island, Baker seriously doubted that he wouldn't be able to find Wakanda for twenty years.

Fortunately, the time is not too short at the moment, anyway, even if it is past Christmas this year, next year will only be 07.

The curtain of the entire Marvel universe began in 08, and it has been 10 years since the first entry of the transcendent Thor.

So......

Anyway, the Apple of Power is over there, and no one will go to get it in advance, so Baker is not in a hurry, besides, compared to the Apple in Wakanda, Baker has more important things to do after Christmas.

Christmas '06 is fast approaching.

New jersey.

City of Maplewood.

In a black Chevrolet sports car, Baker, wearing sunglasses, sat in the passenger seat with a blank face, looking at the doorway of a typical American building on the right side of the road a hundred meters away.

There, there's a little blonde Lori.

Serra.

After three months of rebuilding her memory, Sierra has settled in the city of Maplewood with the S.H.I.E.L.D. couple who adopted her.

Baker's scout guards from July onwards are all stationed here to make sure they can keep an eye on Serra.

I watched it for a while.

Baker looked at Serra, who had walked into the house, and turned to Barbara in the driver's seat and said, "Let's go." ”

"If you want, we can stay here for lunch and then be able to watch a little longer," Barbara said. ”

Baker shook his head: "No need! ”

You can see it whenever you want, and this time, Baker just wanted to bring the gift.

That's all.

[Fairy Talisman: When you take damage, the Fairy Talisman activates the barrier. 】

This is the reward that Baker drew after the end of the last "Invasion of Wall Street", and after thinking about it, it could be used as a gift for Serra.

Seeing that Baker had made up her mind, Barbara didn't say anything, just started the car, turned the car around and drove away from the street.

After the Christmas holiday, Nova also took the special plane provided by Aegis in New York to fly to S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy in Washington for entry procedures.

Baker didn't stop this time.

The Hydra was destroyed, and the order of the world seemed to return to its former state overnight after the New Year.

The three hundred and sixty people have their own duties.

The thief is stealing the car.

The police catch the thief.

The dark side is still the dark side, but the Aegis is no longer the Aegis it used to be.

In the past, Aegis was due to the lack of strength and the snake shield wanted to develop steadily, so Aegis sat back and watched the dark side and was indifferent.

Now?

It's still the same, but this time the Aegis is indifferent.

Spring River Plumbing Duck Prophet.

The people on the third level of the dark side seem to be aware of it, but what if there is an ancient Inhuman clan joining?

Inhumans may seem powerful to ordinary people.

But for the dark-faced people of the third layer, the Inhumans are just their defeated men.

And......

The people of the third layer of the dark side are basically truly transcendental, and some of the top people still have this dimension of their own, not to mention that the Aegis has figured out what the concept of the third layer is, even if it is clear, as long as they ignore it, the Aegis is afraid that they will not even be able to enter the door.

Baker also saw it, but for now he had his own things to do, and he wouldn't run in to get involved unless it was necessary.

Career change.

Of course.

This transfer is just Baker's self-defined transfer, after all, although many of the skills he knows now are very powerful, whether it is [Tenacity], [Plateau Blood], or [Void Attack], these are very powerful, but they are still in the ordinary category.

Therefore, it is necessary to step from the ordinary to the extraordinary.

Maybe.

After he is extraordinary, in the next lottery, the so-called hero ultimate, can open the door to him.

February 14th of 07.

It was a Thursday.

Nothing special, that is, tomorrow is the special Chinese New Year's Eve of Dongguo.

At half past nine in the morning, Baker arrived at the port of Queens.

Ten minutes later.

Baker got out of the taxi and walked over to a containerized warehouse he had rented at the port of Queens.

Open it.

into the eyes.

It was empty, and only a 50-centimeter-long vase with a lid stood out.

The vase is enclosed in a glass case.

Vacuum environment.

The vase was brought out of a magical antique shop in Manhattan in August of '00.

There are carvings on the vase.

Portrait.

Two of the vases were named Bassazel and Maxim.

Bassazze, one of the three protégés of the magic ancestor Merlin, has an immortal body, has powerful magical powers, and the special trick ion cannon is even more invincible

Maxim, one of the three protégés of the Magic Patriarch Merlin, is well-versed in all spells, and is good at transforming into all things.

In 00, a schoolboy strayed into a magic shop, only to be recognized by Merlin's dragon ring, but because he accidentally released Maxim, who had been sealed thousands of years ago, Barthazar had to seal this vase with Maxim at the last moment.

Yes.

This is the Magician's Apprentice.

Baker was in ninety-eight years ago, when he was on an assassination mission, and he accidentally saw Nicholas who appeared in the magic antique shop, and he was instantly shocked.

Followed by.

It took Baker two days to find out the details of this Niklas, and he went straight to the door after thinking about it for a long time.

But he was persuaded by Bassadze's statement that you have no magical talent.

How could Baker be discouraged at that time, he didn't have a talent for magic now, doesn't mean he won't have it in the future, and he wants to learn all kinds of magic release postures, can't he?

But......

Barthazar, who had been pestered by Baker for two months, directly chose to give Baker a shield magic.

His small shop was closed to Baker.

God knows what Baker's mood was like.

Resentment?

Not really.

He is not an adolescent in the second grade, Bassadze appeared in New York only to find the successor designated by Merlin from generation to generation, and he is not related to Baker, teaching Baker, Baker is grateful, but if he does not pay, Baker will not resent it.

After all, he is the protagonist, but not necessarily the protagonist's mother or his father in the world.

So Baker left at that time.

When he passed by again, Bassazel's magic had no effect on him, and then, as he walked in, he saw the vase.

At that time, I was thinking that if I had arranged this bottle properly, I might be able to give him the magic book when Bassadze came out again.

But for now?

Baker took a liking to the other person in the vase, Maxim, who had the title of King of the Dragons and was good at using black magic.

After all, his current magical talent came from Dark Sender Sindra.

Sindra was the dark mage who scared the whole of Ionia, and with a dark orb in his hand, he sat on the throne of the Dark Head.

As the inheritor of the magic of the Dark Leader Queen, Baker feels that he should be the same as the Queen.

Embrace the darkness.

And then......

Take control of the darkness!

……