In the afternoon, the sun in the sky is still blazing.

In front of the school gate of Midtown Science and Technology High School.

A school bus stopped at the door, and a group of students in yellow school uniforms were gathered in twos and threes next to the school bus, which was Peter and his party who were gathering to participate in the National Academic Decathlon Competition in Washington, D.C.

On the other side of the school bus, Ned, who had nothing to do, turned his head to look around, and suddenly saw a familiar figure.

"Rick! What are you doing here? ”

"Hello, Ned, it seems that I have come at the right time. You haven't set out yet. ”

"yes, we're already getting ready, we're going to Washington, D.C., Rick, are you here to see Gwen?"

"No, no, no, I'm here for a ride. I'm going to Washington with you! ”

"Really? So cool! You don't have to go to class anymore? ”

Ned opened his mouth in surprise when he heard Rick's answer, and shouted in a raised voice.

"Rick!"

At this time, Gwen and the others on the side of the school bus also heard the movement from Ned here, and when they turned around, they saw Rick on the side.

"It's all said, you don't have to send me off, why are you still here?" Gwen whispered in surprise and grumbling.

"I'm not here to send you, I am"

"Rick, he's going to Washington with us, too!"

Without waiting for Rick to finish, Ned couldn't help but say.

"Wow, that's so cool!" It's another group of envy who don't have to go to class directly.

"This time it's the coach in charge of our academic competition, Mr. Harrington will organize to take us there, do you want us to talk to Mr. Harrington, and take you with me by the way, anyway, the school bus is big enough for us to sit."

Gwen said to Rick with some concern.

"Yes, yes. Let's talk to Mr. Harrington, and he'll agree. Peter nodded as well.

"Huh? A senior who is not a member of our team, Mr. Harrington is unlikely to agree. Really, it's just like Peter, and he doesn't even have a fare to Washington? Do you want to rub our school bus to the race? What kind of person is what kind of friend he is! ”

As Rick talks to Gwen, Peter, and the others, it also elicits the rest of the academic decathlon team, when a dark-haired Asian teenager laughs out loud.

"Eugene, shut your mouth, I'm sure Mr. Harrington will agree."

Gwen pale and immediately shouted at Eugene.

"Students, what's wrong? Why aren't you ready, we're going right away!"

Harrington, the academic coach at Midtown High School of Science and Technology, walked over with a backpack.

"Mr. Harrington, this senior classmate, he wants to hitchhike with us to Washington. It's still normal class time, and I suspect he's skipping class. ”

Eugene Thompson immediately spoke up.

"Well, this classmate, are you?" Harrington noticed Rick on the side, the only one in the group wearing casual clothes in a-yellow ugly school uniform, which simply stood out from the crowd and made people stand out.

"Hello Mr. Harrington, I'm Rick Joe, and this is a letter from Principal Morita to you."

Rick reached out with his hand in his pants pocket, held a folded piece of stationery and handed it to Harrington in front of him.

Harrington took the letter and glanced at it.

"Alright, let's welcome our new companion on the road, Rick Joe. He will travel with us to Washington. ”

Eugene Thompson on the side looked surprised as if he had eaten.

"Damn, there's the headmaster's new, what kind of person is this Rick, Peter can have such a friend."

Thinking of this, his face became even more ugly.

"Eugene, you haven't come here to get in the car, aren't you going to go?" Rick was already on the bus with the rest of the team, and Harrington stood at the door and yelled at Eugene.

"Coming, coming, don't leave me." Eugene ran into the carriage in a bit of a daze.

"Hey, what are you doing in Washington this time? You haven't even told me. ”

Gwen and Rick sat in the back seat for two.

"I'm going to Washington to meet someone more important, and I think you happen to be in Washington for the academic competition, so I'll stop by and go together."

"How are you preparing this time, and are you sure about this academic competition?"

"Of course we're sure, we're going to win this time."

Gwen waved her small fist.

At this time, the students at the front of the carriage were also doing mock quizzes, and Gwen waved his hand, "I'll go over to simulate training with them, you can sit here first." With that, he got up and sat down in the front seat.

"Hey, new question, this time ask our Gwen to answer!"

At the front of the carriage stood a young girl, Betty Brandt, who immediately shouted when she saw Gwen coming.

"Gwen, please listen, which of Saturn's moons is the largest, and what is the most peculiar thing about this moon?"

Gwen did not hesitate at all, and said directly: "The largest moon is Titan, and the name is Titan. One of its most unique features is that it is the only moon in the solar system with a dense atmosphere. ”

Titans!

Hearing the familiar name in the discussion ahead, Rick couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

Whispered a name, "Thanos." ”

Soon, three hours passed. The school bus arrived in Washington, D.C.

As the traffic progressed, the school bus finally stopped in front of a luxury hotel.

The hotel is designed to host teams from high schools from all over the country who come to Washington to compete in the decathlon academic competition.

After Harrington parked, he was the first to get off the school bus, walked to the front desk of the hotel and cooperated with the hotel staff to do the registration work.

After a simple registration, he walked to Rick's side while beckoning the team members to let the two of them have a room, and men and women are free to find rooms to move in.

Before Harrington could speak, Rick spoke first, "Don't bother you, I came to Washington for other things." ”

"Ah, okay." Harrington paused, then nodded dumbly, and then sobered up and said: "I don't want to ask more about what you want to do, I also opened a separate room for you in the hotel, of course, the room money will be reimbursed by Principal Morita." If you take care of the matter, you can go back to the hotel and check in, and we can go back together after tomorrow's race. ”

"Okay, then trouble Mr. Harrington."

Rick was talking to Harrington, and out of the corner of his eye, a tall figure, dressed in black and wearing sunglasses, was a familiar figure again.

"Gwen, I'll go first."

"It's getting late now, are you, do you still have to go out at night, are you okay?"

Gwen said worriedly as she looked at the already dark sky.

"It's okay, don't you know what I'm capable of?" As he spoke, Rick smiled and looked around Gwen's son with his eyes.

Gwen rolled her eyes and didn't speak.

"Peter, Ned and Michelle, all of you come on! Aim for a few more medals! ”

"Don't worry, Rick, we're sure!" Peter laughed, and then leaned over to Rick's side, "Is there a big move to go out at night, do you need to take me?" ”

"No need, I'll go first, come on!"

Rick waved his hand and said goodbye to the group.

Walking out of the hotel, Rick glanced around, then walked around to the black Ford parked on the other side, opened the door and sat inside.

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