Chapter 104: The Return
Earth, USA, suburb of New York City.
"It's finally back! My incense car, my beauty, my Tony Stark is back! ”
After more than half a month of alien journey, the three of Bucky finally crossed the Rainbow Bridge and returned to Earth. In order to avoid being seen on the Rainbow Bridge, Heimdall sent the three Bucky to a sparsely populated suburb of New York.
"I can finally sense the afterlife, Bucky, Tony, I'll go back first, I've been missing for more than half a month, Jia Ying must be in a hurry. Goodbye two, I'll go first! With that, the blue light flashed, and Gordon disappeared in place.
"Ahem, this guy is going fast, Bucky, let's go back quickly!"
Looking at Tony and then at the desolate surroundings, Bucky spread his hands and said, "Go back?" Can you please call a car to take us to New York? ”
A drop of cold sweat ran down Tony's forehead.
"Gordon, you bastard, at least bring us back to New York!" After shouting angrily, Tony looked at Bucky again and asked, "None of us have any phones with us?" ”
"I was going to fight that day, so how could I bring such a cumbersome thing as a mobile phone." Bucky spread his hands and said helplessly.
Eventually, Bucky and Tony found a small town a few kilometers away and borrowed a phone. More than half an hour later, Tony's good uncle, Obadiah Stein, drove to the town himself.
"Thank goodness! It's great that you're okay, Tony! ”
The old fox Obadiah Stan hugged Tony, although he secretly hated how Tony was still alive, but both his expression and tone showed a look of surprise and happiness.
"Alright, Mr. Stan, I've got you covered with Tony, why don't you send me back first, and then catch up with your good nephew!" Bucky patted Obadiah Stan's shoulder and said with a smirk.
"Of course, Mr. Barnes, please get in the car."
Along the way, Obadiah Stan kept asking Tony about what happened during this time, but Tony had already agreed with Bucky and talked about him left and right, just not talking about his whereabouts these days.
After getting out of the car and saying goodbye to Tony, Bucky couldn't wait to knock on his door, but there was no response for a long time.
"Looks like Anna isn't at home!"
Looking left and right and seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Bucky jumped up to the second floor and entered the villa directly through his bedroom window. His room hadn't changed much, but when Bucky got to the living room, he found it a mess that looked like it hadn't been cleaned up for a long time.
"What's going on?"
Bucky was a little strange, this was obviously not Anna's style of life, and when he found his phone, he dialed Anna's number. It's just that the phone is not connected, and the telecommunications company gives a hint that the other party is not in the service area.
Bucky frowned slightly, and after dialing Anna's number a few more times, the prompt still did not change, and just as he was wondering, a doorbell rang in.
Opening the door, Bucky sees Coulson, who is always in a suit, standing outside the door.
"You S.H.I.E.L.D. really know everything, it's not been ten minutes since I came back this time, and you've come to the door!" Seeing Coulson, Bucky knew that his home was being watched by S.H.I.E.L.D. again, and his tone was a little unhappy.
Coulson smiled, as if he didn't hear Bucky's displeasure, and said in that calm tone, "I'm here to report to Mr. Barnes, won't you invite me in?" ”
News? Bucky immediately thought of the missing Anna.
Bringing Coulson to the living room, Bucky sat down directly on the couch and asked, "Where is Anna now?" ”
"I don't even have a glass of water, I really don't know how to be hospitable!" Coulson grumbled quietly, sat down across from Bucky, and said, "Miss Frost went to China. ”
"China? What does Anna do in China? ”
Coulson explained: "In the depths of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, there is a magical monk, it is rumored that he can divinate good fortune and bad luck, Miss Frost went to him on purpose, hoping to be able to divinate your good fortune and bad luck. ”
In his previous life, Baji, who was a hacker, didn't believe in divination and fortune-telling, but now in the Marvel world, everything is possible, and Bucky is not sure whether this monk really has superpowers in divination or is a liar, so he asked Coulson: "Is this monk you are talking about really have the ability to divination, or is he a charlatan?" ”
"Jianghu?" Coulson didn't quite understand the word, but he still understood the word "liar", and immediately knew what Bucky meant, and replied: "This monk's name is Wu Nian, and we have records from S.H.I.E.L.D., although there is no direct evidence that he has superpowers, but the records show that his divination does not seem to have gone wrong." ”
Bucky's heart moved, if this monk really had this kind of ability, he should also go to him for divination to see if he could find a way to improve his mental power or improve his physical ability from the genetic level.
"You S.H.I.E.L.D. should know where this monk lives, right?"
"You know, do you want to find him for divination too?" Coulson asked.
Bucky nodded and said, "If there really is such a strange person, it is natural to make friends." By the way, I can also go and bring back Anna, no wonder Anna's mobile phone is not in the service area, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain I know, it is normal that there is no signal there. ”
"But Barnes, you should have one more trouble right now."
"What's the trouble?"
Coulson took a newspaper out of his handbag, pointed to a headline, and said, "You better take a look at this report first." ”
"Monsters and the Plutocrats"? As soon as he saw the title, Bucky had a bad feeling.
Sure enough, this is a news report about the giant rat, and the accompanying picture of the report is a photo of Bucky fighting the giant rat, and Bucky's identity has also been revealed, the third largest individual shareholder of Microsoft, the owner of Barnes Network Technology Group. Not only Bucky, but Tony was also recognized, and the disappearance of two billionaires in this giant rat incident really caused quite a stir.
Coulson quipped, "You're an American celebrity now, you know, in the days you've been missing, Microsoft's stock has gone up 11 percent, and that's all because of you." Now you're America's second superhero, and the first is your buddy Captain America, Rogers. ”
Bucky complained, "It's really troublesome that his identity is exposed!" Why don't you S.H.I.E.L.D. help me hide it! ”
"America is a country of free speech."
"Shit! Bragging doesn't hit drafts! Although Bucky cursed in his heart, he didn't say anything, but stood up directly and made a send-off appearance.
After sending Coulson away, Bucky first made a phone call to Xavier's school, reported the safety of Jean, Oloro, and Scott, who had been fighting alongside him, and then called Clark, the career manager he had hired.
"Hello, I'm Clark."
Clark's voice was a little weak, not at all like a high-achieving student who had earned a doctorate in business administration and information engineering before the age of thirty.
"Clark, it's me."
"Boss? I heard you right, is that you, boss? Hearing the voice of his boss, who had been missing for more than half a month, Clark immediately jumped up from his chair and shouted in surprise.
"Relax, don't get excited, it's me, I'm back safely." After a pause, giving Clark a moment to calm down, Bucky continued, "I already know about this period of time, and it's not important to call you, just to report safety." I'm going to China tomorrow, and I'm not going to go to the company, I believe in your ability. Also, help me report to Mr. Gates that I'm okay, and I won't call in person, lest he ask me to go to Redmond for some boardroom. ”
"But, boss, although you have become a hero in New York, the employees of the company are a little emotionally unstable, don't you really come to the company to have a look?" The employees in Bucky's company are indeed a little listless these days, even Clark himself, many of whom have already sentenced Bucky to death in their hearts and are beginning to worry about whether they will lose their jobs.
Bucky smiled and said, "There's no need for this, just go and talk to them, I'm sure they'll be at ease." I still have something to do, so I'll hang up first. ”
After hanging up the phone, Bucky made some inquiries and directly booked a ticket from New York to Shanghai tomorrow, as for the visa or something, of course, it was handed over to Coulson to solve.
Early the next morning, Bucky boarded a plane to Shanghai, and after a dozen hours of flight, arrived in Shanghai at noon Beijing time.
Walking on the streets of Shanghai, Bucky was a little excited, although his body now looks like a Westerner, but subconsciously, Bucky still regards China as his hometown.
Without staying in Shanghai, Bucky took the train to Lijiang, which was not very convenient to travel in the future, and it took Bucky more than 30 hours to get to Lijiang without a suitable plane. When I came out of Lijiang Railway Station, it was already midnight.
As soon as he got out of the train station, a round fat man greeted Bucky and asked in stiff English, "Sir.CanIhelpyou?"
Bucky was carrying a travel bag, with a tall figure, handsome appearance, and decent clothes, no matter how you look at it, he is a foreigner who is not bad for money, and from Bucky's first step out of the train station, Luo said that he was eyeing him.
As a pimp in a famous tourist city, Luo said that although he is only 25 years old this year, he has been in the industry for nearly 10 years, and he knows very well that he has gained a lot more if he successfully pimps a foreigner who looks very rich, so don't look at Luo said that he didn't even graduate from junior high school, but he can also stumble and say a few words in the English commonly used by pimping.
For these employees around the train station, ordinary foreigners may not understand, but Bucky, who lived in China in his previous life, knows it very well. Bucky smiled and said to the round fat man in front of him in Mandarin with a bit of a northern accent: "I can speak Chinese." ”
A foreigner who opened his mouth was a foreigner who was more standard than himself, and Luo Shuo was really startled, and he was stunned for a moment before he said with a smile: "Sir, your Mandarin is really standard!" Is it a tourist for Mr. to come to Lijiang? I don't know if Mr. has booked a hotel, or I recommend one to you, not only clean, but also beautiful little sister, bath ......"
"Little sister or anything, you don't need it." Bucky smiled, and then said: "Take me to the best hotel in Lijiang, rest assured, your benefits are indispensable." ”
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Warmly welcome Clark and Luo Shuo to the two dragon sets~