Chapter XVIII Equivalent Exchange
I was anxious and looked at my watch frequently. Obviously, Tony wasn't in a calm mood. This was not a surprise to Edward.
This is the real world, no matter who you are, it is very important to see your own life. Heroes who dare to sacrifice, so far, he has not seen.
The two quietly hid on the side of the wall, in the blind spot of the mob's sight. Silently waiting for the end of the matter. As for rushing out to kill the robbers, Edward said he hadn't thought about it.
"Breathe!"
Closing his eyes and taking a deep breath, Edward's extremely active brain, which brought him extremely keen perception, came into play in this moment.
The vague and noisy sounds were constantly captured by Edward's keen senses, turned into biological nerve signals, transmitted to Edward's brain, and Edward carefully screened and screened them.
“…… Hostage! We need hostages!! ”
"There, go catch him!!"
"Da! Da! Da!! ”
"Ahh
"Woo woo woo~~ Mommy, Daddy, Angel is afraid ......"
……
The noises, the struggles, and the cries of children were faintly heard in Edward's ears. The brain raced to pick up the familiar sound.
It's getting clearer and clearer.
Edward's face turned ugly.
Opening his eyes, looking at Tony, pacing back and forth in front of him, with an anxious expression, Edward's face was gloomy as water, countless thoughts flashed in his heart, watching Tony's eyes become more and more indifferent, and calmly walked to Tony's side.
"What are you going to do?!" Looking at the boy who suddenly appeared in front of him, I don't know why, Tony's heart struck, and his body took half a step back without a trace, looking at each other vigilantly.
"Mr. Stark, I'd like to ask you a favor." Edward said indifferently.
I don't know why, looking at the indifferent boy in front of him, Tony felt that the boy in front of him was the real existence, as if the gentle boy just now was a fake.
It's just that the other party's indifferent eyes made an inexplicable chill rise in his heart.
On the other side, on the streets, there are new changes between the two warring sides.
Bang bang bang!!
Gunfire continued, and the shootout between the rioters and the police continued, except that there was now less of a panicked crowd. There were no screams, and the lively streets seemed to be deserted.
The air was filled with the pungent smell of gunpowder.
Thorn!!
At this moment, the screeching sound of tire rubbing sounded!!
The tires of the truck, which was originally rampage, were blown out by the police in hot pursuit, and in a burst of emergency braking, it was parked on the street. The vitality of the police is ferocious.
"Damn it, quick! Fast! Fast!! ”
"Get off!!"
There was a loud shout, and then, five strong men in full armor rushed out quickly. Five, black hoods, covered with heads, showing only their eyes and mouths.
The first one, urging loudly, the five people moved quickly and quickly and got out of the car one after another, carrying an automatic firearm around their necks and a backpack on their backs.
Five heavily armed bank robbers!
"Damn, boss, the tires of the car have been blown out, the car is unusable, what to do now!!" One of the five people, the driver, got out of the car and glanced at the tires of the car, and shouted at the first person.
"The car doesn't work, ask the police for it!!" The figure of the first person is the most burly, even if he is masked and has the smell of iron and blood, he can't hide the identity of the other party, a veteran.
Five veterans, formed by a robbery gang.
The leader of the person, his eyes flashed with a resolute and cold look, and his gaze was like a blade, sweeping the messy streets, because of the riot just now, there was not a single figure on the streets.
"Hostage! We need hostages!! The leader roared loudly, his eyes scanning the surroundings.
Two figures appeared in the eyes of the thugs, one large and one small, none other than Peter and Angel. When the crowd rioted, the two hid directly in the clothing store that Peter had just left, but they didn't expect that the thug was standing not far from them, and now they were discovered.
"Go, catch them!" Then, a man rushed out and rushed straight into the clothing store. Then, the two were arrested by the mob.
"Damn, let go, let go!!" Peter's face was fierce, and he shouted loudly. It's just fear in my eyes. Now Peter is just a teenager, and he is naturally terrified in the face of the vicious mob.
And Angel, who had already been woken up, was even more frightened and cried.
On the other side, Edward, Tony Stark.
"Boy, what are you going to do?!" Tony looked at Edward with a wary look on his face.
"Mr. Stark, I'd like to ask you a favor."
"What's the busy?" Tony frowned.
"A group of thugs came out there, and they were killing civilians on a large scale, and countless innocent people were affected and killed."
"Ha, boy, you're not going to be a superhero and deal with those thugs, haha!!" Tony chuckled as if he had heard some joke, and looked at Edward a little speechlessly.
"No, the life of a stranger has nothing to do with me." Edward said, his tone indifferent.
"However, my brother and sister have now been taken hostage by the gangsters. I'm going to save them, and I want you to do me a favor. Edward's voice was calm, as if asking if you had eaten.
This calm tone made Tony very unhappy in his heart, glanced at Edward, pulled the corners of his mouth, and asked.
"Why? Why should I save them. Tony, shrugged, and there was an equally disregard in his words. To me, they are likewise strangers. ”
"I'll save your life, and I'll do you a favor. Equivalent exchange. Edward's expression remained unchanged, and the perception of his whole body was released, collecting information with all his might, perceiving the information of the mob.
"Haha, equivalent exchange?" Tony laughed, noncommittal in his eyes.
Equivalent exchange?
It's the world of superheroes, but it's a real world. There is never any equivalence or fairness in the world.
For Tony Stark, this is not an equivalent exchange at all, and in his opinion, the two are not equal at all. You put a super-rich man at the risk of his life to go to two completely unrelated people. I can only say that I have watched too many movies as a teenager.
However, thinking of Edward's strange methods, Tony's eyes were firmly fixed on Edward, and he was fully guarded.
Edward glanced at Tony's watch, but did not move, but stood there in silence, as if in a daze.
Suddenly, Edward moved.
"It's your $10,000." Edward tossed it lightly, and then, as if defiing the laws of physics, the check floated gently towards Tony Stark.