If you feel like you're carrying a load, someone is doing it for you.

While Li Ping'an and Christine were enjoying the beautiful sunshine in the beautiful sunshine, a group of people were sitting in a palatial hall in a pentagonal building in Arlington County, Virginia, southwest of Washington.

Today was supposed to be the weekend off, but because of something that happened recently, they had to gather in the Pentagon for a meeting.

A middle-aged man in a military uniform with two silver stars shining on it walked in quickly.

As soon as he sat down in his seat, he said dissatisfiedly: "What's going on, I finally gave myself a vacation, and I was going to accompany my wife to Pennsylvania for a trip, so let me hurry back for a meeting." ”

He looked at the few people in the room, waiting for the others to speak.

"William, you and your wife have been together for so many years and still have the heart to travel together, I'm afraid it's not a little wife." Another officer, who also had two silver stars, teased.

"It doesn't matter how big or small, it's all wives. Tom, do you know what we were doing here? The man known as William grinned, not caring at all about whether it was immoral for one person to have two wives.

"I don't know, you can ask Phil, he might know some inside information." Tom pouted at the other man across the table with a resolute face and three epaulettes.

"Phil, tell everyone what you know, so that everyone can understand the situation." William said with a grin, completely devoid of the respect of his subordinates to his superiors.

The lieutenant general known as Phil looked at several of his colleagues, although he was a little higher-level, but several of them were senior generals, and there was no need to pretend.

He first teased a major general who had not spoken, but also pricked up his ears to listen to the conversation of several people: "Brown, you haven't spoken, it seems that you are not interested, otherwise how about you cover your ears first." ”

The man known as Brown smiled, unlike the other generals, he looked much more gentle, at least in this circle.

Wearing a gold-rimmed glasses, his face is slender and thin, and he looks a little weak.

Phil didn't continue to joke about anything, he said to a few curious colleagues: "What is the specific reason that the general will come and say in a moment, I can now remind you that our gathering here is related to a recent incident that should not have happened, but it happened." ”

After speaking, he took a sip of the coffee on the table, and stopped talking.

"It shouldn't happen but it happened, you said it in detail, don't make it the same as the prophecy of the god." William said with a slight dissatisfaction.

Tom also spoke: "It shouldn't have happened, what you said is too general, my wife heard about a burning skeleton running down the road on a horse while she was chatting with other people at home, does that count?" ”

But no matter what they said, Phil just leaned back in his chair and drank his coffee comfortably, not replying at all, as if he enjoyed his colleagues being given a puzzle by himself, and then making these colleagues scratch their ears and cheeks in a hurry that they couldn't guess.

Brown, who had not spoken, pushed the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose with his slender fingers, and said slowly: "Could it be that it refers to the destruction of the Finch family." ”

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the room also froze, and Tom and William also looked at Phil, who was still calmly drinking coffee.

He put down the coffee in his hand, looked at a few colleagues who were staring at him, and said with a smile: "It is worthy of engaging in scientific research, and his brain is better than those of us who are fighting." ”

He did not affirm Brown's speculation positively, but praised Brown, which also affirmed Brown's answer from the side.

"No wonder it happened when it shouldn't have happened, the Finch family is deeply entrenched and really shouldn't have been destroyed suddenly, it's really wrong." Major William said as if he had realized something.

"It's not our turn to take care of him if he dies, those people are fighting all day long, even if the political struggle fails, it's normal to be destroyed, but what do you ask us to do, we can't go directly to the army to avenge the Vinci family, I won't do this, whoever likes to go." Major Tom spoke.

He didn't understand the political struggles of the upper class, but as a soldier, he also knew what his duty was, first of all, to defend the country, not to protect the interests of the upper class nobles from being harmed.

Just as he was about to ask something more, the door to the conference room was pushed open again.

Thinking that there were five silver stars on the epaulettes, an old man with a high nose, resolute eyes, and a thin but majestic face came in with a pipe in his mouth, and his steps were firm and steady, and he had an extraordinary bearing.

Seeing him come in, several generals who were originally sitting there immediately stood up and saluted.

The five-star general also gave them a military salute in return, and then motioned for a few people to sit down.

As the old man sat down, the door of the conference room was slowly closed, and then the old man spoke: "I know that everyone will be very puzzled when I suddenly call you over this time, but the situation is urgent, and I must call you over for discussion." ”

The crowd was no longer casual, and they sat upright one by one, their shoulders straight, and they didn't say a word.

"Hehe, don't be so serious, although the matter is more urgent, but it is far from the moment of life and death, you don't have to be so restrained."

After speaking, the old man glanced at William, who was sitting on the left-hand side, and teased: "I heard that you are hiding that your wife is going to travel to Pennsylvania with a beautiful lady, and after this incident, I will give you a vacation, so that you can take your wife and that lady out to play together." ”

"General, don't scare me, I have a bad heart and can't listen to this." William smiled wryly.

This can make everyone laugh, an Air Force major general said that he has a bad heart, I am afraid that anyone who hears it will feel ridiculous.

However, this time, the original solemn atmosphere has also eased, and the conference room is no longer dull as before.

"The reason why I'm calling you here this time is because something happened recently that shouldn't have happened, so guess what I'm talking about?" The old man said kindly.

As soon as they heard that this question was exactly what Phil said before, everyone secretly glanced at Phil, who was sitting calmly on the right hand side of the old man.

Seeing that Phil did not squint, looking at the old man with an open mind, everyone couldn't help but despise him in their hearts.

This guy obviously knew, and he looked at the boss with a thirsty expression, which was really shameless.

Then everyone quietly withdrew their disdainful glances from Phil, and they all made expressions that were very interested in guessing the answer to the boss's riddle.

It's easy to pretend to understand if you don't know anything, but it's not easy to pretend that you don't know everything and are curious about the answer.

Fortunately, several people present did it.

Seeing everyone staring at him with curiosity, the old man was very satisfied, and he said unhurriedly: "All the people of the Finch family are dead, and even the newborn baby is not left. ”

Speaking of this, the old man's originally kind eyes flashed with a gleam, like the old but still controlling the lion king, and there was a kind of majesty that should not be underestimated.

He quietly looked at the few capable men under him, observing the expressions of each of them.

If the memories of this group of people are seen by some people, they may have to raise the banner of racial discrimination to resist, because there is not a single black person in the few people present, and all of them are white high-ranking officials.

But this is the Pentagon, and if anyone dares to make trouble, he will disappear from the face of the earth forever.

Seeing that none of them spoke, he turned his gaze to Phil on his right.

Sensing the meaning in the old man's gaze, Phil knew it was time for him to speak.

He straightened up and spoke: "According to the news, the people of the Finch family were killed some time ago, and the people who attacked them were mainly people from the Addams family. ”

With Phil's speech, several other people also began to speak one after another, and began to discuss the matter.

"This political struggle is too vicious, I didn't even let go of the child, I also saw that Adams when I went to New York, and I didn't have the ruthlessness to do this kind of thing."

It was William, who was more active, who opened his mouth and pointed out that this was a political struggle.

It stands to reason that the military cannot talk about politics, but the few people present looked as usual and did not feel that there was anything wrong.

"Their politicians look personable on the surface, although they don't dare to go to the battlefield, but they are much more vicious than us in killing people."

Tom also took over at this time, he and William were the two more active people in the room.

It is not enough to be able to get mixed with them at this point, but also to have strong family power and excellent political vision.

They can also see that this matter must not be simple, it is a political issue, but it is not a simple political issue.

They are saying this in order to put the most sensitive issues of today's meeting directly on the table.

That way, the rest of the conversation can be opened up for discussion.

Seeing that their boss just watched them speak without the slightest hindrance, they knew that the next topic could be talked about openly, and the content involved might be very deep.

But so what, as long as the boss doesn't object, how can a few of them be afraid of what the water is not deep.

The shells and troops they have are their capital.

"The Finch family is deeply rooted, and several of us have more or less crossed paths with them, but the Addams family and the Finch family are far from the same order of magnitude."

Speaking of this, Brown, who was speaking, looked at the expressionless Phil and the old man who was listening carefully, was silent for a moment, and continued.

"It's surprising enough that Adams dared to make a move against the Finch family, and he won in the end, I'm afraid there are a lot of forces involved."

Brown pushed his eyes and finished speaking.

Although he still had a lot of words in his heart that he hadn't said, he chose to stop at the moment, and the next words might involve the essential purpose of this meeting, which should be said by the old man or Phil in front of him, not himself.

An approving smile appeared on the old man's face.

"That's right, the fall of the Finch family is not simple, otherwise it wouldn't be worth it for me to call you over for a meeting, let Phil explain the specific situation."

With that, Phil, who was signaled by the old man, got up.

"Yes."

Phil got up, gave a military salute to the old man, and began to talk about the situation.

"The collapse of the Finch family was ostensibly due to the defeat of the political struggle, but its roots are much longer. His opponents, the Addams family, are not as simple as they seem, and there are many families and consortiums behind them. ”

Speaking of this, Phil glanced at Brown and William, and spoke again: "The root of this matter can be traced back to a mission in 1943, and that mission also involved the mastermind behind this time-the Ten Rings!" ”

After some statements, after Phil explained the ins and outs of this matter clearly, everyone also understood the general process of this matter.

"It means that this Li Ping'an killed the boss of the Ten Rings after carrying out the mission, and he replaced the man who called himself 'Wenwu' and became the new Lord of the Ten Rings?"

Tom said in surprise, seeing that several of his other colleagues were almost the same as him, with a hint of surprise on their faces, he added, "This guy is really a fucking talent." ”

Several other people also nodded slightly in agreement, it was hard to imagine that this ordinary Chinese man had such great ability.

"Not only that, but this Li Ping'an is more or less related to you." Phil continued.

"One of his original leaders was called Phillips, a colonel, under the jurisdiction of Tom, and the super soldier serum project he researched now belongs to Brown's research institute, and when the Finch family wanted to take the Ten Rings from Li Ping'an, they seconded a few fighters from William's troops."

"When the fighter was seconded, the Finch family had all the formalities, and I couldn't blame it on me." William opened his mouth to defend himself.

It stands to reason that it is not so easy to secondment fighters, but with the power of the Finch family, this is not a difficult thing, and everyone naturally understands it, but the boss is here, and he still has to defend himself.

Tom scolded: "That Phillips is really a bastard, helping others deal with his own men, he doesn't know how to use the policy of tenderness, he provoked a great enemy for no reason, and he died in vain." ”

Brown didn't say a word, just looked down and was thinking about something.

"Okay, don't argue, this is not a meeting to hold people accountable, but to discuss matters related to the fall of the Finch family." The old man stopped the topic at this time and pulled the topic of the conference back.

Seeing the boss say this, several people except Phil breathed a sigh of relief.

Brown said: "In fact, there are still a few questions, that is, how strong is this Li Ping'an and the ten rings behind him, and is there a threat to us?" Where has Li Ping'an gone all these years and what is he doing? What is he coming back for? Is it for revenge or is there some other purpose? What attitude we should have towards him, and what attitude he should have towards us, these are all worth debating. ”

The old man looked approvingly at his thoughtful subordinate, which was also the core issue of the meeting.

"We also have an investigation into these issues, Phil, and you continue to tell you about the follow-up."

"Yes! Sir. Phil continued to answer again and began to explain.

"Where did Li Ping'an go in the past few years when he disappeared, we didn't investigate clearly, and everyone related to him didn't know this, as if he disappeared out of thin air."

"Is it possible that you have hid in the sphere of influence of the Ten Rings?" As soon as Phil finished speaking, Tom asked.

"I don't rule it out, but it's not very likely. Because when he returned to the Ten Rings some time ago, the process was not smooth, he killed a lot of people before he successfully took over the Ten Rings, and he shot ruthlessly, like a violent dictator. Phil answered Tom's question.

Then she continued: "The ten rings behind him involve various enterprises including but not limited to arms, chemicals, daily chemicals, finance, etc., including some leading enterprises, involving all aspects of life. ”

Tom and William were just a little surprised, feeling that Ten Rings seemed to be quite rich, but they didn't take it very seriously, but Brown's expression was a little frightened, and he knew very well what was at stake.

Phil took in all their expressions, and he continued: "It can be said that everything from the soap and pen used in everyone's daily life to the car you drive, the bank where you save money, and the plane you take out, all have the figure of Ten Rings. ”

Hearing this, Tom for William also began to feel that things were a bit big, this kind of company involves too many industries, and the forces behind it must be complicated.

"And that's just the power of wealth, and there are also state legislators and congressmen they support, as well as officials large and small, and there are countless intricate and deep-rooted forces, and it's hard to know how many of them are." After Phil finished speaking, he sat down.

"What do you think after listening?" The old man looked at the generals present with a smile, looking like he was accepting opinions.

"I think this force is very dangerous, it has reached the level of endangering national security, and what is even more terrifying is that its master is a Chinese, which is not under our control, and for the sake of national security, it must be eradicated." Phil happened first.

The old man did not agree or disagree, still smiling.

"William, what do you think?" The old man turned his head to look at William on his left and asked.

"I think that the Ten Rings should be suppressed, but it is not necessary to say that their forces should be killed cleanly, and they must not cause inconvenience to people's lives."

William's words are actually a kind of euphemism for robbery, that is, he wants to kill Li Ping'an and take over all his forces. Regardless of the extra strokes at the venue, he is a decisive and ruthless Air Force Major General.

For a guy like Li Ping'an, who is powerful and does not obey the command of the state, he naturally will not have a good impression of him, and there is no peace talks, but he chooses to use thunderous means to eliminate Li Ping'an, and then reasonably occupy all his wealth.

This is the essence of the world, the strong can ignore the law and right and wrong, and take possession of everything of the weak, and the struggle between countries is no different from the fight between ordinary two human beings.

The so-called international laws and conventions are essentially the leap of the loser, whoever has the bigger fist can occupy more resources, and law and morality cannot restrain the behavior of the state.

Because they are strong, they have the ability to ignore the law, this is the reality, there is no warmth and morality, only naked strength and weakness.

If you are strong enough, you can choose the laws that are good for you, let others follow them, and when the laws and regulations are against you, you can wipe your ass in front of the other signatories, even if it is a piece of paper that writes an international convention.

Tom is very supportive of William's statement, as a major general in the army, he is naturally not a person who likes to be calm and reasonable with his opponents.

At this time, Brown spoke: "It's not that simple, since this person can kill the leader of such a big organization as the Ten Rings, and kill the patriarch of the Phillips and Finch families among 500 heavily armed soldiers, it shows that his strength should not be underestimated." ”

"Indeed." Phil agreed with Brown's idea, and he continued: "Li Ping'an has a very powerful ability, it is rumored that he has invulnerability, fast self-healing, flight and the ability to emit red lasers from his eyes, and he can stand up to a unit alone. ”

"How is this possible, we have also seen the success of Super Soldier's serum, and Captain America under me is the first enhancer, but his ability is not as exaggerated as you say." Tom retorted.

It is worth mentioning that Captain America is now in Tom's unit and is an excellent soldier.

"Your Captain America also received an order to deal with Li Ping'an some time ago, which was an order issued by the school officer of the Finch family under you." Phil said lightly again.

A fluttering sentence made Tom's face turn the color of pig liver, although he was usually busy with affairs, it was normal not to know about these things, because a school officer naturally had the right to issue some small-scale combat orders.

But being said by Phil in front of the boss on such an occasion today still made him unbearable, but he knew that he couldn't blame Phil for not showing mercy to himself, these words must have been said by the boss.

But one yard is one yard, although the boss obviously doesn't want to worry about these things with himself, but he still seems to be very incompetent like this, and he can't even control his subordinates.

"And Steve and Li Ping'an are not on the same level, the intelligence shows that in the blood of Li Ping'an obtained by Phillips, serum molecules, genes of an unknown creature, and genes of the Eternals were detected, as well as the genes of the Eternals called the anomaly." Phil put the information in his hand on the table and said in an extremely serious tone.

"It can be said that today's Li Ping'an does not belong to the category of human beings, at the beginning, Phillips and they wanted to use the technology of the Eternals to collapse Li Ping'an's genes, but for some reason, the plan failed, which also led to the death of the patriarch of the Phillips and Finch families and more than 500 elite warriors."

Everyone was a little shocked, and they had a deeper understanding of Li Ping'an's horror, and they looked at each other one by one, wondering how to treat Li Ping'an next.

"I called you over to discuss how to deal with Li Ping'an's problem." The old man tapped lightly on the table, attracting everyone's attention.

"Boss, I think this guy Li Ping'an is a very dangerous element, he has great power, he also has a powerful force, he has a lot of wealth, and he is ruthless and ruthless, and he is not an American yet, I think it is necessary for us to strangle him." William was the first to express his opinion.

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"I also think so, if we don't kill him, in a few years, maybe our president of the United States should let those Chinese do it." Tom also made his opinion clear.

"Seconded the proposal, I also feel that it is necessary to deal with Li Ping'an." Brown echoed the words, without giving reasons.

Phil naturally doesn't need to say that although the four people here are all henchmen of the old man, Phil has been with the old man for a longer time, and he supports the old man's decision unconditionally, and he also knows what the old man thinks, so he didn't say a word for a while.

"Hehe, I won't hide it from you, before I came, Li Ping'an had already sent someone to contact me and wanted to make peace with us." The old man's face had always been that flat expression, and there was no joy or anger to be seen.

Hearing this, several people understood that they had called themselves and others over today to discuss how to deal with Li Ping'an, and if they had already made peace, then there was no need to convene a few of them for a meeting today.

The old man continued: "Li Ping'an rejected my conditions, war is inevitable, so I need to gather forces and prepare to deal with Li Ping'an together. ”

There was a majesty in the voice that could not be refused, and this sentence decided the outbreak of a small battle.

"I have consulted with many people, including the president, and told him about Li Ping'an's threat, and the president also supported us and issued a presidential decree that we should do our best to deal with Li Ping'an, and we will inevitably send this enemy of the United States to hell!"

Everyone stood up in unison, saluted and said, "Yes, sir." ”

Next, the old man began to issue specific orders: "Brown, you use the Eternals' Fastos to gather other Eternals to deal with Li Ping'an, and let him make more weapons, and at the same time, create 100 super soldiers at any cost, can you do it!" ”

Brown straightened up and replied, "Guaranteed to complete the mission!" ”

"Tom, you are responsible for summoning Captain America Steve and letting him command all the serum enhancers to deal with Li Ping'an, can you do it!"

Tom straightened up as well and replied, "Guaranteed to complete the mission!" ”

"William, you are going to arrange some excellent pilots, ready to report the most advanced weapons to prevent Li Ping'an from escaping from the air, can you do it!"

William also straightened up and replied, "Guaranteed to complete the task!" ”

"Phil, you are responsible for coordinating this operation, you must kill Li Ping'an and protect the security of our country, can you do it!"

Phil saluted and returned, "Guaranteed to complete the mission!" ”

The old man looked around for a week, looking at several of his henchmen, he slowly raised his hand, and also saluted: "Soldiers, you are the pride of the country, and it is the duty of our soldiers to protect the security of the country. ”

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After the crowd dispersed, the old man sat down in his chair and pondered.

No one knows what Li Ping'an talked about when he sent someone to negotiate with him, what Li Ping'an demanded, and what kind of reward he wanted.

Why did he want to deal with Li Ping'an so desperately and decisively after the negotiation failed?

Only he knew all this, he was too old now, he didn't have many years to live, and the horror of death made him, a hundred battle generals, tremble, and when he saw a sentence on a secret piece of information, he went crazy, and that sentence was only a few words.

It is suspected that the Ten Rings have the power ..... immortalize people.