Chapter 523: Recruiting Bruce Banner
New Delhi, India.
Bell bell bell ...
Ride a bicycle and walk through the narrow laneways of the slums, surrounded by the strong smell of curry.
At this time, it is getting late, and the slum dwellers who have been busy all day return home in twos and threes, and a curry rice with a strong family atmosphere is the first choice for many poor people.
The same is true of Banner, who has been in New Delhi for three months and has learned not only Hindi, but also how to make curry rice.
Riding a second-hand, worn-out bicycle and wearing a brewery worker's uniform, Banner shakes the bell with his hands while carrying the chicken he bought.
Indian meat is very expensive, pork and beef are very rare, the former is considered unclean by Indians, and the latter is revered by Indians as a sacred cow, and the vast majority of people will not eat it.
Banner currently works at the brewery as a warehouse clerk, driving a forklift to deliver beer into the warehouse.
His salary is very low, and his meager income and more than 13 hours of work make it difficult for him to save any money, and chicken is a daily luxury.
The difficult years and the dilapidated cheap rental house always made him toss and turn.
As a Ph.D. in nuclear physics and a physicist, he never imagined that his future life would be like this during his school years.
He should be dressed in a crisp suit and a white coat over it, and wander around the various laboratories.
He had done the same until the military went to war on the Gamma Ray Project, and he was selected as a laboratory scientist and caused the experiment.
"It's been three months, and the day after tomorrow will settle my salary, and I have to move to the next place, and New Delhi can't stay anymore." On the way home, Banner thought absentmindedly.
The military, led by General Ross, always wanted to capture him back for autopsy.
To avoid conflict, Banner moves every three months and never stays in the same place too much.
Looking at the slums at night, Banner's heart was full of melancholy.
When the days of hiding in Tibet were over, he had almost forgotten the smell of steak and the smell of his girlfriend.
Thinking of his girlfriend Betty, Banner had a little more tenderness on his face, which was the only warmth in his heart.
"Banner, have your letter!"
Passing by the shop at the intersection, Uncle Karp, who sells department stores, stopped him, holding an envelope wrapped in brown paper.
Banner turned the car, rode over on his bike, and smiled as he brought the envelope.
When he looked down and saw that the mailing address was from the United States, he couldn't help but smile on his face and couldn't wait to open it.
"Banner, how are you doing? In the days when we had you, we had a lot of quarrels, and when I lost you, I realized that I loved you so much. In a blink of an eye, we haven't seen each other for two years, and in my sleep, your smile is so blurry, and when I wake up, I can't remember what you look like. Banner, you once said that loving someone does not change because of distance, but will sublimate because of distance.
I used to feel that my love for you was unwavering, but as time went by, I didn't know how long I could last. I long for your shoulders, I long for a family, I long for someone to make coffee for me when I get off work, I long for you to be by my side day and night..."
The letter was long, and Banner read it slowly.
Halfway through it, his tears flowed, and the tears wet the letter paper on his hands.
"I'm sorry Betty, I'm sorry, it's not the future I want to give you!"
Banner cried like a child, which wasn't what he wanted, but he couldn't make a difference.
Wiping tears from his face, Banner looked down.
"I always thought that we would go on like this until someone else appeared in your heart, or in mine, and took each other's place.
I pray to God that if there is such a day, I hope it will come later and love you for a second longer.
I really love you, I love you holding my hand and spreading around the school playground, I love you in the wind and rain, shouting my name.
Do you remember that at the beach, you picked up a shell and gave it to me, saying that when you got married, you would give me a diamond ring the size of a shell?
I still have the shell, but you've become a picture on my desk, and I don't know how far you are from me.
I prayed to God again and again, that He would help us, that you would appear before my eyes.
It's been two years, and God has finally heard my call, and He is willing to give us one more chance, a chance to never be separated again.
Banner, have you heard of S.H.I.E.L.D.? Their head approached me and told me that if you could join S.H.I.E.L.D., he could help us settle this.
I don't know whether to trust those people or not, but I've waited too long, and I long for you to come back to me.
Banner, come back, whether this opportunity is real or not, let's face it together, shall we? Come back, come back, I can't hold on anymore...... Love you Betty Rose. ”
After reading the last word, Banner couldn't stop crying.
He wanted to put on his wings and fly to Betty right now, even if it was a cliff waiting for him.
"The most painful thing in the world is that there are lovers on one side, and they can only be melancholy with their thoughts."
Before Banner could read the letter again, an unfamiliar voice sounded behind him.
"Who?" Banner jerked his head back and saw a young man in a tunic and sunglasses.
"Good evening Banner, please allow me to introduce myself, my name is Wang Xu, the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., and my guarantor."
Wang Xu smiled, it may not be easy for others to find Banner, but with Professor X, S.H.I.E.L.D., it is too simple to find someone from Earth.
Banner subconsciously lowered his head, glanced at the three words S.H.I.E.L.D. on the letter, and whispered: "You are my guarantor, what do you vouch for me?" ”
"I guarantee that you can return to the United States and live as a normal person, and the military and government will not arrest you."
Wang Xu said as he took out a document from the space ring, which had a head eagle on the front, which was the appearance of the U.S. national emblem: "This is an amnesty document signed by the president, as long as you promise to join S.H.I.E.L.D. and contribute to S.H.I.E.L.D. when necessary, you can get an amnesty." The losses you have caused at home can also be written off, and the military will also shake hands with you and make peace. ”
"Really?" Banner was a little incredulous, the military had not been chasing him for a day or two, and if he could have dealt with the military people so easily, he would not need to hide in Tibet.
Wang Xu saw Banner's concerns, and said with a smile: "Whether it's true or not, it will be clear when you return to China, I think with your strength, the military can't keep you even if you turn their faces, right?" ”
"I'm not afraid of them, I just don't want to hurt those innocent soldiers, you know, sometimes I can't control myself, especially when I'm angry, it's hard to show mercy." Banner himself is helpless, he is hiding not for the military, but for the Hulk hidden in his body.
Once the Hulk appears, he will not stop without venting his anger, not only will the military who captured him be unlucky, but even ordinary people will suffer heavy casualties.
"Since you're not afraid, come on, S.H.I.E.L.D. needs your strength, and your girlfriend needs you too."
"Wait, before I say yes, you have to tell me what S.H.I.E.L.D. is, I have no interest in serving an extremist organization."
In the face of Wang Xu's invitation, Banner did not agree, he had his own concerns.
Wang Xu nodded lightly and replied: "S.H.I.E.L.D., the full name of the Territorial Strategic Defense Attack and Logistics Support Bureau, used to be directly under the US Congress, but now it is directly under the United Nations and belongs to a world organization. We are divided into three divisions internally, one is the Secret Service Logistics Group, one is the Mutant Rapid Response Bureau, and one is the Avengers. And you, will be divided into the ranks of the Avengers, a newly formed department, and I am sure you will have a place in it. ”
Within S.H.I.E.L.D., ordinary people are a department, mutants are a department, and Marvel superheroes are another department.
His plan for the Avengers is not the same as Fury, raising a group of uncles who don't listen to the tune.
The Avengers will be a direct force of S.H.I.E.L.D. in the future, and Fury gives the Avengers a high degree of freedom because he does not restrain the power of this group of superheroes.
Wang Xu is different, he can use mutants as a constraint, national righteousness as a bond, and supplemented by money, status, rights, and honor as benefits.
In this life, there will always be some pursuits.
Those who love money, love power, love names, love profits, Wang Xu can meet all aspects.
For example, people like Captain America don't love money or beautiful women, and regard national honor as the highest mission, so Wang Xu will give him national honor.
Another example is a person like Spider-Man, as a small citizen with a sense of justice, Wang Xu gave him a decent job and a good salary, and he didn't believe that Spider-Man could refuse.
Banner is simpler, all he wants is to stay with Betty, give him an environment to stay with him, spend a vacation without anything, drive for a drive, and contribute to S.H.I.E.L.D. if he has something, and fools know how to choose.