Chapter 22: An Invitation from Osborne
Flint and Mercer sat on the couch chatting and drinking beer, while Dana watched TV.
Pepper went to California to report to Stark today, Dana was bored, Mercer also confirmed Flint's identity, and Dana moved back directly, anyway, Flint said that it didn't make a difference if he slept there.
Dana's illness is settled, and after the examination, it is found that it is only an early stage of cancer, as long as he is willing to treat, there is no problem, and Flint plans to drink two glasses as soon as he is in a good mood.
"Flint, how do you feel about drinking like this?"
"The taste hasn't changed, it's just sticky in the mouth. The tongue has a melted feeling. What about you, do you have any special feelings? ”
"No, you can't get drunk no matter how much you drink."
"That's good, Mercer, what are you going to do in the future?"
Mercer scratched his hair, it wasn't the first time someone had asked him that, and he had been thinking about it.
"I've been working on viruses in the past, and now I don't want to do anything about it anymore, so I don't know what to do."
Mercer had knowledge of all walks of life in his head, but he didn't know what to do.
His current thoughts are either high or low. Make a big deal, there is no capital; Doing small business, not in the mood.
"Brother, why don't you and Flint come to Stark Industries!"
"Don't go ......"
Before Mercer could finish speaking, the phone rang, and the number was an unfamiliar number. After connecting it, an adult man's voice came out, and the ink color felt a little familiar.
"Hello, is this Mr. Mercer?"
"It's me, you're it?"
"I'm Norman Osborne, Mr. Mercer must have heard my name, right?"
"Oh, you're the chairman of the Osborne Group?"
"Is there time for Mr. Mercer to come out and meet tomorrow?"
"When you have time, Mr. Osborne will set a time and place."
"Is it convenient for Mr. Mercer to be half past ten tomorrow? Is it right next to the Osborne Group building? ”
"No problem! See you tomorrow. ”
Mercer hung up the phone, looked at the other two with curious expressions, and smiled.
"It was a call from the chairman of the Osborne Group, who wanted to meet with me, probably trying to win me over."
"Is that the Australs? That's great! ”
That night, Mercer and Flint had spent the night playing games in the living room, and both of them were people who didn't know how to write the word tired anyway.
"Mr. Mercer, what do you think I'm going to do in the future?"
"You just follow me, there's no difficult job, just save the world, haha."
Mercer half-jokingly said that he wasn't here to save the world, but he didn't want to be ruined by those messy madmen.
"All right," Flint said, driving the car, and Mercer sat and looked around.
The Osborne Group, or Austra Group, building may not look as conspicuous as Stark Industries, but it feels more like the headquarters of a large group.
"Mr. Mercer, I have admired the name for a long time, but I have never had the opportunity to meet."
Norman Osborne, 42 years old, is a polite middle-aged gentleman with short chestnut hair combed meticulously. The temperament on his body can be said to be neither humble nor arrogant, which makes people feel very comfortable, and after receiving a call from Mercer, he personally went downstairs to greet him.
"Mr. Osborne is polite, your Aussburgh Group is even more admirable."
Flint was on the phone with his wife and daughter in the car, and Mercer and Osborne complimented each other and went to the chairman's office, and then began to make small talk about genetic technology and the like.
"Mr. Osborne, you didn't just come to me for small talk, what can I do?"
Mercer asked directly, he had a good impression of Norman Osborne, but he wanted to know more about the chairman of this large group looking for him.
He clearly remembered that in the "Spider-Man" movie, Norman Osborne became a Green Goblin, and later became an enemy with Spider-Man. But now that Spider-Man hasn't appeared, it's probably still a little kid.
"I have heard some about Mr. Mercer's experience, and I am impressed by Mr. Mercer's knowledge and ability, and I hope to hire Mr. Mercer to work in the Austro Group."
"Oh? I wonder what Mr. Osborne knows about me? ”
"Project Blacklight! And Mr. Mercer's special abilities," Osborne said, taking a sip of his coffee, looking strategic.
"Mr. Osborne is so powerful, is there anything I can do to help you?"
"Mr. Mercer may not know it, but we at the Ausstrata Group have been committed to the study of human strengthening, and I think Mr. Mercer has made great achievements in this area, so I ......"
"Mr. Osborne wants to study the black light virus? Then I probably can't do anything! ”
"No, Mr. Mercer misunderstood, I found a plan, but I encountered some difficulties, and I hope that Mr. Mercer will help me lead the plan."
"What difficulty? There is no shortage of researchers in the Austenstrar Group, right? ”
Mercer is strange that although the Austros Group is not as large as Stark Industries in terms of capital, it does not lack the ability to conduct independent research.
"The potion is not in my possession now, but belongs to my partner Mendel Storm, who is stealing the group's funds and doing research, I hope that Mr. Mercer can help me take the recipe for the potion and then study it."
"So you mean you want me to help you snatch the recipe and then help you research and utilize it? How did you know this thing existed? ”
"It's not the robbery, it's the research that the guy stole my money for. I sent someone to investigate, but only got a sample, the formula was nowhere to be found, I tried to reverse the formula, but there was no way to restore it. ”
Norman Osborne said angrily, and then continued: "I've already arrested Storm, I wonder if Mr. Mercer has access to the recipe for the potion?" ”
"You know I have a way? Do you have eyeliner in S.H.I.E.L.D.? ”
Mercer wasn't surprised that Norman Osborne had a way of knowing his experiences, but how did he know about his ability to devour memories?
"No, I don't want to mess with that S.H.I.E.L.D. behemoth, I just have my own people in the military, and I learned some news from them, a little more reasoning, but I don't know how far Mr. Mercer can go?"
The Austros and the military have always had a cooperative relationship, and Mercer's way of acting has not shy away from those military people, they can know Mercer's behavior of devouring others, and naturally they can guess some clues.
"Haha, Mr. Osborne is testing me, right? I don't know why you think I'm going to promise you instead of telling anyone else about your imprisonment of Mendel Storm? ”
"Yes, I'm tempting you, but the way you behave proves that you're an egoist, and I can offer you a high price, and you'll also gain from studying the formula, won't you? I just want the end result. ”
Norman Osborne had studied Mercer's direction, and although the other party worked closely with S.H.I.E.L.D., the purpose was more for his own benefit.
At the same time, if Mercer does not cooperate and leaks the news, Norman Osborne has a complete way to deal with it; If Mercer cooperates, the other party's devouring of Dr. Storm will become a lever, and there is no need to worry about Mercer's refusal to cooperate.
"Why do you need this potion so desperately?"
Mercer is very strange, if the research of the human enhancement potion is successful, it will naturally be a gold mine, but the Austenthian Group does not have to be it, there is no need to cooperate with him so recklessly?
"My wife is sick, terminally ill, and I need to get the results as soon as possible."
Norman Osborne's face was ugly, and Mercer was also sympathetic, as for whether it was true or not, it had nothing to do with Mercer.
Mercer was a mercenary in his previous life, and he did the business of killing people for money, although he didn't like to attack unarmed people, but in the end it was a matter of profit.
"What do I get?"
"If I can get the formula, I'll pay you $30 million; If you're willing to help me with my research, I'll give you the position of a consultant with an annual salary of $10 million; If I can save my wife, I will give you 3% of the shares of the Aussitus Group. ”
"Take me to that Mendel Storm."
……
Mendel Storm was held in a secret room attached to the chairman's office, which was the safest place to be.
"Norman, you're going to die of this heart, the human enhancement potion is mine, either kill me, or ......"
Mendel Storm was a man of short stature and lewd features, and his high-pitched voice made the individual feel uncomfortable.
"I don't need you to tell me now, Mr. Mercer, please!"
In the next second, Mercer's whip directly penetrated Mendel Storm's body, and after a burst of blood mist, there was no more Mendel Storm in the world.
"Interesting!"
After a while, Mercer said that this Mendel Storm was also innocent, but the human enhancement potion he found was really interesting.
Mendel Storm obtained a mutated plant sample a few years ago, and after what should have been an ordinary plant showed extraordinary survivability, resilience, and resilience, he extracted a cell that should have existed in animals.
Mendel Storm began experimenting with physical experiments, on mice, primates, and all the way up to human trials, using the funds of the Aussitter Group.
He was disappointed by the results of the experiment, this potion can indeed improve biological qualities and cure all diseases at the same time, but it has unavoidable side effects.
"Mr. Osborne, I've got his memory, but I might be a little disappointed," Mercer said.
"What's wrong?" Norman Osborne's face was rather unpleasant.