When Li Ping'an was happy, Howard was suffering from inner torture in a research base in Washington.

When he saw the news in the newspaper some time ago, he couldn't believe that his friend would do something to kill civilians wantonly.

But now that there is no proof of death, he can't contact Li Ping'an, so he can only be anxious.

Frustrated, he went to find his old acquaintance Abraham, and it happened that Steve and Carter were also at Abraham's house.

Seeing this scene, Howard wanted to turn around and leave, because he also knew that what these people were discussing here must be about Li Ping'an.

He's tired enough now that he doesn't want to argue with Carter and make himself a block.

But it was clear that it was too late for him to leave, and Carter stopped him from behind.

"Howard, why are you leaving, could it be that there is something wrong!"

Hearing Carter say this, Howard secretly snorted in his heart, turned his head and looked at the few people present with a standard playboy smile.

"I'm not afraid that you are discussing some secrets, but it's not good that I accidentally overheard them." He replied, half teasingly, half mockingly, Carter.

"There's nothing we can't know, but you, how do you like to walk around with crows all day long, looking ugly and stupid!" Carter relentlessly looked back at the past.

Hearing Carter say this, Howard's heart suddenly suddenly, he knew how powerful the crow Li Ping'an gave to him was.

Several demons who are strong, hideous and terrifying, and bullets can't penetrate the skin will be torn to pieces by this harmless little crow with sharp claws, and he fights with himself on weekdays, this crow's temper is not very good.

He was afraid that if his crow pecked at Carter's head in anger, Carter's brain would probably be pecked open.

Fortunately, the crow on his shoulder did not react very much to Carter, and when he heard Carter's taunt, he only opened his squinted eyes slightly, and did not move otherwise.

Howard breathed a sigh of relief, he was really afraid that this little ancestor would impulsively rush over and peck Carter's head out at once.

He reached out and touched the crow's head, and now the little crow was much friendlier to him, and began to accept some of his gestures of overture.

Howard turned his head to look at Carter and said very seriously, "You can dislike my pet, but I don't want you to say it's ugly." ”

Carter frowned, "I'm not talking about this little crow, I'm talking about you looking ugly and stupid." ”

Howard was stunned, but the crow on his shoulder flapped its wings a few times and made a quacking sound, as if mocking Howard.

Even Steve and Abraham laughed unkindly.

The atmosphere was greatly eased, and even Howard laughed at the end, he was actually a living treasure, although he was proud and arrogant, but he was very open to his friends, and he didn't care about being the object of ridicule.

But this harmony was quickly shattered by the ensuing discussion.

"Have you seen the news lately?" Carter, the strong woman, was the first to speak.

"Look, this guy Adams was scolded for not being like words, and he stole my limelight." Howard said dissatisfiedly: "A few days ago, several reporters took a photo of me and an actress, and they wanted to ask me for money to buy the photo, but I gave him a thousand dollars and asked him to write more, and the title had better be prefixed with 'Mengnan', but recently he actually returned the money to me, and said something 'Mr. Howard, the money you gave me is not enough for me to help you do publicity', you say that you are not angry." ”

"You guy, it's so shameless for me, that female star, I know, is it the one who was often in the magazine some time ago." Steve's tone was a little sour.

The serum will make the good for the better and the bad for the better.

Steve was a short, skinny guy who was not treated well by the ladies before he became Captain America, and he was interested in pretty ladies.

After being amplified by the serum, his aspect was naturally magnified, but it was covered up by his nobler sentiments, but the yearning in his heart was still not enough for outsiders.

Especially when he is not in a good mood now, and when he hears about Howard's romantic experience, this sour tone makes the men present laugh.

Carter directly opened his mouth to extinguish the obscene aura that diffused from the scene: "Howard, you know I'm not talking about this!" With that, she glanced at her husband.

After getting married, the two discovered each other's shortcomings, she was a strong person herself, and she had seen Steve's thin appearance at the beginning.

In her heart, Steve, who was not confident in the face of women, was much cuter than now, and she always unconsciously treated the current American team with the same attitude as she treated that thin Steve.

It's a pity that Steve is also a very assertive person, and the serum magnifies the pride in his character, so he is extremely uninterested in some of Carter's behaviors.

"The Great Age of Genes"

There are constant quarrels between the two of them, but now is not the time to worry about this.

"You should have all seen the newspaper saying that Li Ping'an sent people to attack the procession, this guy is a naked demon, and he is not inferior to the Red Skull. I don't understand why the guys above gave up on their plan to let Steve lead the team to kill him, it was definitely a mistake. ”

Carter once again emphasized his attitude towards Li Ping'an, believing that it was necessary to kill Li Ping'an.

"I don't think Li Ping'an is that kind of person, he is a trustworthy friend, although he treats the enemy ruthlessly, but he will never slaughter ordinary people without necessity!"

Howard objected.

"How long have you known him, and do you really know him that well? Or that he has been manipulated by his own power, and regards all who oppose him as enemies! ”

Carter also did not back down, once again emphasizing the danger of Li Ping'an, and she always had an attitude of killing Li Ping'an.

"Agent Carter, I think you have a great prejudice against Li Ping'an. I know more about Li Ping'an than anyone else here, so no one is more qualified to evaluate Li Ping'an than me! ”

Seeing that the smell of gunpowder between the two of them was getting stronger and stronger, Steve hurried over to play the round.

"Whether it is the person appointed by Li Ping'an or not, we don't count, only after investigation can we determine whether Li Ping'an is innocent, and we don't need to fight for this." Steve hurriedly stops between Howard and Carter to avoid a confrontation between the two.

You know, these two people often have some arguments, and sometimes Carter will beat up Howard because Howard's mouth can make people angry to death.

Of course, she won't be heavy-handed, and she will just beat Howard out of a panda eye.

"Howard, is there any way for you to contact Li Ping'an and ask him to come forward and explain the matter clearly." Steve asked Howard.

Speaking of this, Howard poured himself a glass of whiskey and drank it all in anger, and said with some anger: "Since the accident, I can't contact that guy, he's like the world has evaporated." ”

"He's not a person who likes to lose, and the fact that there's no movement now shows that he has his own plans."

It was Abraham who said this, and he knew Li Ping'an's way of doing things, and knew that this was just the last quiet before the storm.

He slowly picked up the whiskey and poured himself a glass and took a slight sip.

Several people looked at him.

In addition to Howard, he and Li Ping'an had the most contact with him, and they also had the most right to speak.

"You're saying he might have something big to do, but it's just in the works?" Steve's expression was a little solemn.

If this is really the case, then he must stand up when Li Ping'an makes a big move to protect the security and dignity of the country.

"It's not possible, it's certain!" Abraham clearly knew that Li Ping'an may not have much profound wisdom, but he would choose to quietly endure when the situation was unfavorable to him, and then when an opportunity was favorable to him, he would strike fiercely and kill those enemies who were taken lightly mercilessly.

Just like when he was in Hydra, he had many opportunities to escape, but he chose to take vibranium and run away with himself.

Now that I think about it, Li Ping'an may have borrowed his own strength to strengthen his ideas after he had done it a long time ago.

The man was like a crocodile lurking in the river, lurking quietly, waiting for a chance to give its prey a fatal blow.

Thinking of this, Abraham couldn't help but take a long sip of wine, let the bitter alcohol stimulate his taste buds, and then exhaled deeply.

"Phew~, he must be waiting somewhere now, waiting for his enemies to appear, and then kill them with thunder! Those who calculated him will definitely regret it, the enemy they provoked is strong and patient, and ruthless enough, but when the time comes, Li Ping'an will really become our enemy. ”

At this time, even Howard did not doubt the judgment of this usually silent old man.

He just lowered his head and turned his wine glass, expecting Li Ping'an not to do anything too radical.

But he also knew in his heart that it was impossible.

***

The next day, his immediate boss, Ross Brown, summoned himself and Abraham to the institute, where Howard met one of his old colleagues, Fastos.

Originally, when Fastos saw his research being used for destruction, he left the institute in disheart and began his own life of seclusion.

But the US military again approached him some time ago and invited him to return to the institute for research.

Disappointed in humanity, he wasn't going to help humanity with any research, but the military came up with a file that successfully brought him back to the institute.

There wasn't much on the file, but it did fuel Fastos's anger.

There is a study of the monster serum on it, as well as a photo of Li Ping'an killing Ajak, and the file also records Li Ping'an's killing of Yin Karis.

Ajak in the photo no longer has a human form, she was bombarded by Li Ping'an several times, and the tentacles waving behind Li Ping'an in the photo also triggered his memories of the anomalous race.

This made Fastos furious.

The military also revealed the purpose of this time: to kill Li Ping'an!

"Fastos, didn't you leave the institute, why did you come back?" Howard asked, surprised.

To be honest, he was not interested in this self-proclaimed god, and although he admired the other party's skills, the attitude that Fastos sometimes showed made Howard extremely unhappy.

The impatience that came out of the midst of the peace was all too familiar to Howard.

He also has the same attitude towards many scientists, with a kind of: How can this kind of research be embarrassed to be shown by others, isn't it just me who can do it casually for a day?

If an earthling genius treats Howard like this, then Howard may admire him, but Howard already knows that the other party is an alien who has lived for millions of years, which will only make him feel that the other party is arrogant.

So Howard hasn't been very interested in him, and now he is not very enthusiastic about seeing him.

Fastos didn't have a good opinion of Howard, but now that he knows that he is friends with Li Ping'an, who killed his leader, he naturally won't have a good face.

"I'm here to help you and Abraham modify your old instrument so that it can make super soldiers, and to create more high-performing armor to equip those soldiers. I hope you will cooperate well with my work. Fastos said with a dark face.

Although Howard was concerned about Fastos's "dilapidated instrument", he was more concerned about the other information contained in the sentence at this time.

"Make soldiers and armor. The Super Soldier Serum is defective, why do you want to make this extremely flawed soldier in large quantities, is there any big move? Howard hurriedly asked.

He vaguely smelled a hint of conspiracy from it, and his intuition told him that these series of behaviors were definitely related to Li Ping'an.

"You just need to cooperate with my actions, you don't need to worry about other things, if you have any questions, you can ask Brown."

It's not just that Howard doesn't like it, but Fastos now has lost faith in the entire human race, believing that they are just a bunch of selfish and aggressive guys.

"One more thing, when the research department sent someone to clean your room, they helped you transport the vibranium from the manor in Brooklyn, and there was also a space gem!" Fastos said something that made Howard extremely angry.

"You don't have the right to take my personal belongings at will, even vibranium you can only take it with my permission. It's the same with the Rubik's Cube of the universe, you guys are breaking the law and committing a crime! ”

Howard's blood pressure rose from anger, and the originally white skin on his face was full of blood, and it looked like he had smeared a layer of blush.

Looking at Howard, who was furious because of the violation of his private property, Fastos did not feel guilty in the slightest.

He sneered and said in a few mocking tones, "Hmph, your thing. This kind of thing is not something that mortals can possess at all, and those who think they want to occupy it will only bring great disaster to themselves and their race. Let no mortal think of possessing him. ”

Speaking of this, he sneered through his nose: "Howard, although you are the smartest of the human race, it doesn't mean that you can manipulate these things that you don't understand. Even the space gem, it's not that I look down on you, this thing should be given to you by Li Ping'an, with your strength, you are not qualified to get this kind of thing at all. ”

The arrogance and rudeness of Fastos's words made Howard unbearable, and he went up and grabbed Fastos by the collar: "Fuck you aliens, you've only lived a little longer, if I lived like you for millions of years and still only had this level, I would never be embarrassed to talk to others here, what's so great about you." Your arrogant and rude companion like you, who thinks he is powerful, was still killed by Li Ping'an, who is also a human being, I think you should hide yourself and not be discovered by Li Ping'an. ”

As soon as he said this, Fastos's brain heated, and anger took over his brain, making him almost lose his mind.

It stands to reason that he shouldn't have been provoked so easily by Howard, but Howard's every word poked him in the sore spot.

Lies are not sharp blades, the truth is quick knives.

He has lived for millions of years, and the technology he has is still the old technology he got from the god Alithum, and he has not advanced and innovated for millions of years, which in itself is a regression.

And the deaths of Yin Karis and Ajak also made him full of bitter hatred for Li Ping'an, otherwise he would not have returned to the institute again.

Fastos grabbed Howard's neck with his backhand, although he was a scientific researcher, the physical fitness of the Eternals themselves was not something that ordinary humans could resist.

He grabbed Howard by the neck with a big fat black hand and lifted him off the ground with ease.

"You don't know how much we've paid to protect humanity, and what have we gotten in the end for these millions of years of guardian humans that we don't want to repay?"

Fastos was extremely angry in his heart, and the force in his hand began to gradually increase, seeing that Howard's face had been pinched red, and his feet kept kicking, and he saw that he was about to die.

Nearby security guards rushed over to catch Fastos aside and save Howard, but they were not as strong as Fastos and could not save Howard.

At this time, Howard regretted that he had not brought his crow in.

Previously, the crow on Howard's shoulder had been standing there when he entered the institute, but when he entered the institute, someone held a metal birdcage and told Howard that his pet should be put inside.

Because there are many important and dangerous things in the institute, if something frightens this cute little pet, causing it to fly in a panic, it is not good for people and this little guy if they touch something.

The staff spoke politely and politely, and Howard couldn't explain that his crows wouldn't be afraid of demons, let alone anything in the institute.

But he knew that he would only feel like a psychopath, and that there would be no danger in the institute, so he took the cage and put his crow in it.

"Man, I'll pick you up for a while, and I'll pick you up later." Howard said to the crow in the cage.

The crow in the cage remained motionless, its black feathers glittering in the bright light, like a statue cast of black iron.

Eyes half-open and half-closed, take a nap there.

Seeing that his crow did not object, Howard confessed: "Remember to feed my crow some fresh pieces of meat, it eats a lot of food, and likes to eat beef the most." ”

"No problem, Mr. Howard, we'll be sure to take care of your crows." Seeing that this crow was so well-behaved, the staff also answered Howard very cooperatively.

Howard felt that his relationship with the crow was getting better and better, and he patted the non-existent dirt on his hand and walked straight to the institute.

The staff member didn't make Howard either, and soon brought a small plate of beef strips to feed the crows.

The crow was not polite, and directly ate the beef on the plate in three or two bites, and then flapped his black and shiny wings a few times, and began to shout: "Not enough~ Not enough, but also~ more." ”

The staff member was shocked, it was the first time he had seen a talking crow.

"You can talk, you clever crow." The staff member was surprised, then looked around and muttered, "This can't be Mr. Howard's strange research project." ”

At this time, his curiosity came up, he got up and went back to his office, took out a magazine with a beautiful actress printed on it, pointed to the actress on the cover and asked quietly: "Mr. Crow, has Howard ever had dinner with this lady." ”

But the crow didn't answer his question, just flapped his wings and called: "Not enough~ not enough, still ~ more." ”

Seeing this, the staff gently tapped his head with the magazine in his hand and said, "Really, I really thought that this crow was the product of Mr. Howard's research, and I thought it was very smart." ”

He looked at the crow again, "Okay, okay, wait a minute, Mr. Howard is right, you do have a lot of food." ”

So he turned around and went to the back kitchen, ready to get some beef.

At this time, Howard happened to be stuck in the neck by Fastos, and the crow in the cage also seemed to feel something, and used its sharp claws to cut through the iron cage like cutting tofu, and flew in the direction of Howard.

The dexterous body was like a black lightning bolt, quickly cutting through the air, constantly changing postures in the not wide corridor, flying low or diving, and rushing towards Howard as fast as possible.

The petite body sliced through the air with a strong cracking sound, and was surrounded by a strong air current, and people walking around the corridor only heard a 'biu' in their ears, and then the air flow blew their hair away.

By the time they looked up, the crow had disappeared from their sight.

The researcher, who returned with the beef, looked at the cage that had been violently broken, and his mind went blank.

"It's over, I lost Mr. Howard's bird....."