177. Bad news
Waving goodbye to Helen Zhao in the underground parking lot, Luo Xiu walked through the noisy streets of Manhattan back to the apartment that Stark had bought him, and when he walked into the hallway, Luo Xiu found a quaint and delicate hammer hanging from the coat rack on the right side.
"Asgard settled?"
Unsurprised by Thor's surprise visit, Rosho strode down the hallway to the living room.
Thor sat on the sofa and watched TV quietly, and consciously took out a dozen beers from the refrigerator to drink.
"For now, everything has stabilized, except for Loki's whereabouts...... "Thor said as he picked up the beer in front of him and drank it down, then threw the glass bottle on the living room floor and smashed it.
"Tap, there's someone else living downstairs." Luo Xiu kindly reminded, "Earthlings don't have the habit of dropping wine bottles when they drink." β
"I really don't understand the taste." Thor complained in disgust, "It's not happy at all." β
Luo Xiu spread his hands: "Say whatever you want." β
"Did you say Loki is still in the court?" Thor blew another bottle of beer as he spoke, and just as he lifted the empty bottle and was about to fall, he hesitated for a moment and obediently put it back on the coffee table.
Luo Xiu nodded approvingly, and then said: "Loki is like a vulture, and the Rubik's Cube of the universe is carrion. β
"So you think Loki is still in the court? Actually, that's what I think. Thor said solemnly, "This damn boy has caused such a big trouble, and I must teach him a good lesson when I catch him!" β
"By the way, is your dad awake?" Luo Xiu remembered Odin and asked casually.
"He's still asleep." Thor replied, "It's a good thing I was able to stop the disaster in Asgard last time, otherwise interrupting my father's Odin sleep would have greatly reduced his lifespan." β
"That's good." Luo Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, if Odin was forcibly awakened this time, then he would barely survive "Thor 2", and "Thor 3" would have to receive a bento if he didn't last half of it.
"Instead of caring about my father, the father of the gods, I should care about my half-brother bastard!" Thor got up from the sofa, walked over to Luo Xiu and patted him on the shoulder, "Now that Asgard is in ruins, I still have to be responsible for the reconstruction of Asgard, and I definitely can't come to the middle court from time to time...... As for Loki, I'm going to ask you to help me keep an eye on it. β
"I will." Luo Xiu nodded, "After all, now Loki is probably brewing a plot to exterminate the human race, and it will be the entire earth that will suffer if he doesn't watch." β
"I really don't know what this kid is thinking." Thor's teeth itched with hatred, and lightning flashed on his clenched fists.
"But when I find Loki, you'll have to make a trip to the court." Luo Xiudao.
"Oh? You're afraid you won't be able to deal with Loki alone? Thor asked.
Luo Xiu shook his head with a smile: "No, I'm afraid that I will be too ruthless and slaughter Loki directly." But I guess he's your brother anyway, and it's better to leave it to you, isn't it? β
"Oh......" Thor suddenly realized, and smiled innocently, "That's right, thank you, brother." β
Luo Xiu patted Thor on the shoulder: "You're welcome." β
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A week has passed in the blink of an eye, and the Avengers scientific research team has been sleeping happily and dare not slack off.
Luo Xiu moved between the two project teams, and the workload was a full double that of the others.
Fortunately, with the blessing of the super soldier serum and system, otherwise he would not be able to withstand such a fierce pressure with his body, Dr. Zhao in the same group is already an excellent model worker, but compared to Luo Xiu, she is so leisurely that she seems to be on vacation.
"Xiu, it's time for you to take a break, sometimes I'm really worried that you're exhausting yourself." Dr. Zhao thoughtfully helped Luo Xiu brew a cup of coffee, and personally sent it to Luo Xiu's operating table and said, "I remember that after staying up late for the first time, you persuaded me, don't force yourself too much." β
"It's time to take a break." Luo Xiu said with a smile, sitting down to relax briefly, "Thank you for your coffee, Dr. Zhao." β
"How many times have you said it, just call me Helen." Dr. Zhao smiled whimsily, "Dr. Zhao sounds like an old pedantic name. β
"All right, Helen." Luo Xiu finally changed his name to Dr. Zhao, "Helen" is indeed more suitable for the young and beautiful sexy beauty in front of him.
"Good coffee." Luo Xiu took a sip of coffee and smiled in appreciation.
"Taste aside, it can at least cheer you up." Dr. Zhao elegantly shook the cup in his hand, and then casually poured the remaining coffee with crumbs of coffee beans into the potted plant next to the counter.
At this time, Tony Stark came in through the door with a serious face, and it seemed that he had brought some bad news.
"Mr. Stark, bad news?" Helen Zhao asked nervously.
The members of the Cosmic Cube project team also immediately put down their work and walked over to Stark's side.
"There is indeed bad news." Tony Stark got straight to the point, "A patient infected with the ice corpse virus has been found in Brooklyn, and the situation is exactly the same as that of the agent infected by the ice corpse virus, and now Agent Coulson has gone to the scene to investigate, and I am going to bring this patient back to the laboratory for treatment and research." β
"This virus is extremely contagious, and it is important to do a good job of isolation measures to find out where the patient has been and who he has been in contact with within 48 hours, and they are all potential carriers of the virus." Luo Xiu said in a deep voice.
"Understood, Coulson will take care of these issues." Stark said, "But since the Ice Corpse Virus has appeared in Brooklyn, it means that Loki is back." β
"Yes, the Ice Corpse Virus is his footprints, marking his whereabouts. After all, the Cosmic Cube is here, and Loki will come to visit sooner or later. Luo Xiudao.
"How's the development of virus antibodies?" Stark asked.
"So far, about 40% of the work has been completed, and it will take about a week." Dr. Zhao replied immediately.
"We've got to hurry." Stark looked solemn, "The virus outbreak is a matter of moments. β
"I understand." Dr. Zhao nodded hurriedly, "I will do my best to accelerate the development of virus antibodies." β
At this moment, Agent Coulson hurriedly came in from the outside, followed by two S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, one of whom was carrying a transparent sealed box.
"What's wrong, Agent Coulson? How did you come back so quickly? Stark sensed that something was wrong and quickly turned around and asked.
"Let's look at this." Coulson didn't talk nonsense either, and placed the transparent sealed box directly on the operation table in the laboratory.
Inside the sealed box was a filthy, fat rat, a nasty little creature that is not common in Manhattan, but is a regular on the streets of Brooklyn.
Everyone stared at the sealed box, they knew that the little mouse must have some ability, otherwise Agent Coulson wouldn't have bothered to bring it back for people to see.
And the rat didn't disappointβa few seconds later, the rat shook its tail, and then saw a thin ice pick condensed from its tail, similar to the ice blade condensed in the palm of the ice corpse's hand.
Obviously, this guy is also infected with the Ice Corpse Virus.