Chapter Seventy-Two: Carter's Secret
"Duanmu, you're really not dead yet!"
The white-haired Carter looked at Duanmu Ruifeng, with a look of remembrance in his eyes, and said with great emotion.
"Knowing that I'm not dead, you're still erasing all of my identity records? And I didn't even get a stake in the Stark Group! ”
Duanmu Ruifeng sat on the seat in front of the bed and complained with some dissatisfaction.
But having said that, there was no complaint or dissatisfaction in his tone.
"Hehe, isn't this also to hide the existence of the mage?"
"Besides, when S.H.I.E.L.D. was founded, there were too many places that needed money, and you haven't appeared for decades, we all thought you were dead, so naturally we had to take those shares of yours!"
Carter's smile was not embarrassed, but a little triumphant, which made Duanmu Ruifeng feel a little crying and laughing.
I really didn't expect that Carter, who was once heroic, would have such a side when he was old.
But the more she was like this, the more sad Duanmu Ruifeng felt.
"I'm sorry I couldn't bring Steve back!"
Duanmu Ruifeng held Carter's wrinkled hand and said with some guilt.
"I know, but it's not your fault!"
"And that's good now, isn't it?"
"Where's the matter?" Duanmu Ruifeng cried and laughed, "You could have been together!" ”
"That's really good, and I never blame you!"
Duanmu Ruifeng could clearly feel that what she said was completely out of her heart, without any regrets or loss, as if the relationship with Steve was just a trivial matter that was completely insignificant to her, which also made Duanmu Ruifeng feel even more confused.
It can be seen from the movie that Carter's feelings for Steve have not changed at all because of the passage of time, but what is the situation now?
"You..."
Duanmu Ruifeng hesitated for a long time, but he didn't know how to speak, for fear of stimulating Carter and making her already very weak body deteriorate again.
"You're asking me if I don't have feelings for Steve anymore?"
As if he saw Duanmu Ruifeng's thoughts, Carter took the initiative to speak.
"Not bad! I was going to tell you that Steve wasn't dead, just frozen, but now it seems like there's no need for that! ”
Duanmu Ruifeng's tone was complicated, on the one hand, he hoped that Carter would stick to his feelings for Steve even if he reunited with the rest of the group.
On the one hand, I feel that this is not bad, at least Carter is not dragged down by that feeling, and can have a relaxed and happy life.
"It's great that Steve is still alive!"
Carter said with relief, but there was not much excitement or regret in his eyes.
"Although we will never have a chance to be together in this life, I still hope that he can have his own happiness!"
"Don't you plan to meet him?" After holding it for a long time, Duanmu Ruifeng finally spit out such a sentence.
"Of course I think, those old friends at the beginning, now that I'm still alive, I have no regrets about seeing you again!"
"There will be a chance!"
Duanmu Ruifeng nodded, and could only comfort him like this.
"Oh, there's something I forgot to tell you!"
As if he had suddenly thought of something, Carter took out a small box from under his pillow and handed it to Duanmu Ruifeng.
"What is this?"
Duanmu Ruifeng opened the box and saw that there was a blue reagent and more than a dozen red reagents placed side by side inside, so he couldn't help but ask curiously.
"This is the result of your research!" Carter looked at Duanmu Ruifeng and said with a smile.
"What do I find?" Duanmu Ruifeng said suspiciously.
"When I accepted your shares, I found out that the profits of the early years were all gone, so I did some research, guess what I found?"
Carter looked at Duanmu Ruifeng and said with a smile.
"Erskine..."
"He succeeded!"
Duanmu Ruifeng looked at the reagent in his hand and said in shock.
Since Carter was suspicious of this, with S.H.I.E.L.D.'s ability, it was impossible for Erskine to evade her investigation at all, so Duanmu Ruifeng did not continue to pretend not to know, it was completely unnecessary to do so!
"Not entirely successful, at least that's what Erskine said!"
"That blue reagent is a genetic evolution serum, which can change the genetic structure of the human body, so that people have the ability to absorb life energy and prolong their life!"
Duanmu Ruifeng frowned, if he still needed to absorb the life ability of others, it would really not be a success, and it was impossible for him to agree to increase his lifespan with this method.
Thinking of this, his eyes couldn't help but look at those red reagents again.
And Carter didn't let him think much about it, and directly continued to explain.
"The red reagent is a kind of life energy synthesized artificially by Erskine, and each one can increase the life span of people who have been injected with genetic modification agents by one year!"
Hearing this, Duanmu Ruifeng relieved himself, but doubts also followed.
"Is this what Erskine gave you? Why didn't you get an injection? ”
"There was a turmoil in Erskine's laboratory because of the genetically modified agent, and in order to prevent the spread of this agent on a large scale, Erskine had no choice but to destroy the important materials for the manufacture of this drug, that is, the tube of blood specimen you provided for him!"
"And this reagent in my hand can be said to be the only one left in the world!"
"As for the other two, one was injected by Erskine and the other by a tester in the lab!"
"Then why don't you inject her, but leave her to me?" Duanmu Ruifeng held the box and continued to ask.
"Because I'm tired, and my lover will eventually grow old and die! I don't want him to be alone at that time, I still have to accompany him! ”
It can be seen that Carter loves her current husband very much, but what kind of person can make her forget Steve completely?
At this moment, Duanmu Ruifeng felt very curious about this man.
However, it is clear that Carter did not introduce his lover to him, which also makes him feel a little regretful.
This man is really mysterious!
From Coulson's mouth, he already learned that Carter's husband was mysterious and never seemed to appear in the eyes of anyone else.
And S.H.I.E.L.D., out of respect and trust in Carter, never took the initiative to investigate this man.
It seems that this person can only become an unsolved mystery!
I just don't know how Steve will feel when he finds out about it.
After all, he is just like himself, but after a short moment, he has already been in the vicissitudes of life, and the girl he once loved has long abandoned his feelings with him, fell in love with another person wholeheartedly, and is already dying.
It's no wonder that the original S.H.I.E.L.D. created a time and space for him seventy years ago, wanting him to slowly adapt to the current world!