103. The beginning of a major event
When Scott Lang opened his eyes and sat up from the bed, he saw a serious old face full of wrinkles, he subconsciously lifted the quilt, confirmed that his clothes were neat and chastity was still there, and quickly breathed a sigh of relief.
This series of actions made Hank's face darken, and he began to wonder if he had chosen this unreliable thief the right choice.
"The scientific name is 'Parapenila Kravata', a giant tropical bullet ant, ranked first in the 'Schmidt Sting Index', don't think about running away or playing tricks, I'll wait for you downstairs."
After Hank simply dropped a sentence, he pushed the door and left, Scott looked at the dense ant colony on the floor, and couldn't help but feel a little startled, and tiptoed out of bed.
He hadn't yet realized what was going on, as a prisoner arrested on a major theft charge, Scott had just been released from St. Quentin's prison and was busy finding a new job.
As it turns out, even if you have a master's degree in electrical engineering, no company wants to hire a convict, not even a waitress at an ice cream chain.
In the United States, most companies conduct background checks when hiring for positions, and there are even employment background check companies that specialize in this job. If the other party has a criminal record, there is no doubt that they will be sentenced out.
Although the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has repeatedly stated that if an employer refuses to hire a person because of his criminal record, the employer must provide a valid business justification for a relationship between the current job and the previous offense.
Unfortunately, with little success, this kind of implicit discrimination is everywhere, and even if Scott is not a violent crime, it is still difficult to find a normal job.
In order to get access to the children from his ex-wife, he must have a stable job, a good living environment, and pay a certain amount of monthly child support...... In short, he needs a sum of money.
So Scott finally decided to take a risk, teaming up with his former cellmate Louis, and preparing to make a big deal against a retired billionaire, Hank Pym.
"Scott Long, you must know who I am, this is my daughter Hope."
Hank sat in the living room, put down the newspaper in his hand, he looked at Scott, who still didn't understand what was happening, and said with a smile: "I took great pains to let you steal my suit, but Hope ...... But you were caught in jail. ”
"Now that you're sitting in front of me, it's necessary for me to tell you about the next mission, after all, not everyone can get past my security system, and the cryo metal trick is especially clever."
"You're spying on me?" Scott frowned.
Hank leaned back in his chair and said bluntly, "I've been watching you for a while, ever since you robbed Vesta Corporation...... Sorry, maybe I should use the word 'theft'. Vestal has the most advanced security system in the industry and is virtually impregnable, but you break into its system, steal millions of dollars, and drive that boss's Bentley into the pool. ”
"Legally, this is a very successful crime, if you hadn't ended up with a hot brain and posted the transaction records online, the FBI found you."
Scott was silent and did not speak, he was not a bad person in nature, Vesta used financial means to illegally embezzle millions of dollars of customers' property, he found out about it, and immediately reported it to his boss, but he was fired instead.
As a technician, he couldn't bear this tone, so Scott impulsively played the role of modern Robin Hood, hacked into the company's security system, and returned the millions of transfers to the cheated customers, which caused widespread heated discussions at the time.
However, if you do something wrong, you have to be punished, Scott was arrested and imprisoned by the FBI on charges of trespassing, grand theft, his wife divorced him, and he lost custody of his daughter, which can be described as a heavy price.
"Dr. Pym, whatever you want me to do, or what purpose you want to have...... I didn't want to be a part of it. ”
Scott shook his head, he now understood that the old man in front of him had deliberately set a trap and released the news through various channels, so that Louis had his eyes on the oversized safe in the basement of his house.
And like a fish that obediently bites the hook, he broke into his door and stole the suit. Hank Pym orchestrated it all.
"With all due respect, you don't have a choice."
Hank is not a nice man, in fact he has a worse personality than Tony Stark, and there is hardly anyone who can work with him for long.
Overly self-sufficient, self-centered, and emotionally unstable...... All of this has made others shy away from Hank Pym.
"First of all, you broke into my home and stole important items containing cutting-edge technology, and if I don't cancel the dismissal, you'll be sent back to prison again, and this time you'll serve a longer sentence."
The old man said slowly, took a sip of black tea, and continued: "Secondly, you have completed this task for me, and I can promise to help you reunite with your daughter again." ”
Hank opened his chips, which is also Scott's Achilles' heel, and he has a lovely daughter.
"As a father, if you don't even have the qualifications to attend your daughter's birthday party and give her a gift, then you're too much of a failure, isn't it?"
Hank's last words made Scott sit back in his chair, he took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice, "I'm willing to do anything, as long as you don't let me break into someone's house to steal." ”
"I just need you to break into someone's house and steal."
Hank shrugged and said helplessly.
His student, Darren Krauss, struggled to replicate the Pym particle, and in fact he was about to do it, and planned to sell the cutting-edge technology to Stark Industries.
Whether it's selling Pym Particles or working with the Stark family, this is unacceptable to Hank.
Moreover, the leakage of this cutting-edge technology and its application to the military industry or the development of weapons and equipment will cause great harm.
That's why Hank wants to send someone to steal the "wasp suit" that has been researched, and destroy the server that holds the core data.
"Sorry, I have a question about this mission...... How do you bypass the Ultron program and get into the Claus Technologies server? ”
Scott raised his hand like a student and asked in a proper manner, "Although I don't want to say that, Mr. Tony Stark's Ultron program, so far, no one can hack into it." ”
"Stark Industries has offered a sky-high reward of $10 million, and if someone can hack into the Ultron program, they will not only receive a huge amount of money, but also get a good job in senior management of information engineering...... To be honest, I was very impressed, but it didn't work out. ”
Tony Stark...... A playboy who can only make flashy steel suits. I'll fix that. ”
Hank pursed his lips disdainfully, he had been a more brilliant genius than Howard Stark, and the businessman who was able to win that mercenary back then would not lose to the other man's son now.