Chapter 68: New Ability—Spider-Sense!
Inside the New York Federal Bureau of Investigation conference room.
“With the approval of the Department of Justice, effective immediately, Rich Hood is relieved of his duties as Head of the Criminal Investigation Department and is appointed as a consultant to the New York Federal Bureau of Investigation.”
“Lynn Hall will assume the position of Head, and concurrently take charge of the Internal Affairs Department and the Training Department.”
“Alice is appointed Assistant Head of the Criminal Investigation Department, and Sean is appointed Assistant Head of Counter-Terrorism/Counter-Intelligence.”
“Miller Field is appointed Deputy Head of the Internal Affairs Department.”
After announcing the list of appointments, Director Duke declared the meeting adjourned and instructed Lynn to report to his office in half an hour.
After the meeting, Jessica, the Head of the Internal Affairs Department, stood up and approached Lynn: “Congratulations, I didn’t expect you to become the Head of the New York Federal Bureau of Investigation at such a young age.”
“However, I hope you can regulate your subordinates in the future. The Internal Affairs Department doesn’t want to keep an eye on you every day!”
With that, Jessica turned and left with the members of the Internal Affairs Department.
Meanwhile, Alan Maxi looked at Lynn with a complicated expression.
He had thought that after that idiot Kenny Davis died, he would be qualified to contend for the Head position.
He never expected that the Head position would ultimately fall into Lynn’s hands.
“Congratulations, Head Lynn.”
Looking at Alan, who stepped forward to congratulate him, Lynn said with a smile: “It’s just good luck. This time, we cracked the Felton Family cannibalism case and uncovered such a large number of cannibals.”
“That’s why the Department of Justice agreed to my promotion.”
“No matter what, you will be my superior from now on, so please take good care of me.”
As for Alan Maxi, who was actively trying to get close to him, Lynn didn’t believe that he genuinely wanted to defect to him.
However, he still had to keep up appearances: “I also came from field work, so naturally I will take care of ‘my own people’!”
After chatting and laughing for a bit, once he left, Lynn looked at Miller Field: “Miller, I’ve done what I promised you. From now on, you are the Deputy Head of the Internal Affairs Department.”
Looking at Miller Field, who had a grateful expression, Lynn smiled: “I’ll give you a piece of advice: within two years, you should completely get the Internal Affairs Department under your control.”
“You should understand what I mean!”
Hearing Lynn say this, Miller, who was originally still somewhat grateful to Lynn, immediately lit up and nodded heavily: “Don’t worry, from today onwards, I will slowly and completely turn the Internal Affairs Department into—”
“Some things, you just need to know!”
Patting Miller’s shoulder, Lynn motioned for Sean, Alice, and the others to follow him back to his office.
Inside the office.
“Haha, Boss, I never thought that one day I would also be promoted to D2 and become an Assistant Head!”
Looking at Lynn, who was sitting in the office chair, Sean obsequiously walked forward, wanting to give Lynn a shoulder rub.
However, he was pushed away by Barbara, who then walked behind Lynn and began to gently massage him.
Watching Barbara give him no chance to ingratiate himself, Sean chuckled and looked at Alice, who was also somewhat excited but much calmer than him, and then winked.
“I take back what I said. That was just drunken talk when I was tipsy. The Boss wouldn’t take it seriously!”
“Huh? Alice, what did you say?”
Looking at Alice’s blushing face, Barbara, who was massaging Lynn’s shoulders, asked curiously.
“When the Boss first became an Assistant Head, we went to a bar to drink once, and the Boss said that within five years he could make me D2.”
“At that time, I thought the Boss was bragging, after all, he was too young then, so I made a bet with the Boss: if he could promote me to D2, I would sleep with him for a month!”
At this point, Alice shrugged and then asked Lynn: “Boss, you’ve forgotten about this, right?”
Lorna, who was nearby, listened to their conversation and couldn’t help but look at Lynn.
Alice… should fit Lynn’s aesthetic, right?
She’s not only beautiful, but also tall, and most importantly, she has a pair of slender, long legs!
“Come on, I don’t want to sleep with a guy who looks like a woman but has a man’s soul for a month!”
“Phew.”
Hearing Lynn say that, Joey patted his chest and said: “You scared me to death! I thought the Boss was going to make Alice fulfill her promise!”
Saying that, Joey leaned forward and chuckled: “Boss, what about me? Sean and Alice have both become D2, I should also be promoted, right!”
“I don’t ask for D2, even S14 would be fine. At worst, this month I’ll let Alice and my other two girlfriends sleep, and I’ll accompany you, Boss…”
Before Joey could finish speaking, his leaning head was pushed away by Lynn: “Get lost, I don’t have such a good appetite as Alice!”
“Tsk, isn’t it just that my legs are a bit short? But I have big breasts!”
He puffed out his chest, looking proudly at Lynn.
This made Barbara, who was massaging Lynn’s shoulders, lower her head in self-consciousness.
“Alright, no more jokes, Joey. Kenny Davis is dead, and the Assistant Head positions for the Information Resources Department and the Security Department are vacant.”
“The Director’s intention was to promote Warren Toland to Assistant Head, but he is Kenny Davis’s direct subordinate and not one of us, so I dissuaded him!”
“I will raise your rank to S15. During this time, you figure out how to get the Information Department and Security Department under your control. Alice and Sean will help.”
“In at most half a year, I will raise your rank to D1. Remember, I want an Information Department and Security Department as solid as a bucket!”
Hearing Lynn’s serious command, Joey immediately nodded: “Yes, don’t worry, Boss. I have confidence in the Information Department. As for the Security Department, I will quickly organize a list and arrange our own people to replace them!”
“Mm!”
Nodding, Lynn motioned for them to leave.
After the others left, and even Polaris went to find Laura.
Lynn pulled Barbara over, pressed her shoulders, and slowly guided her under the desk: “Come, let’s celebrate!”
“We should celebrate.”
Barbara slowly knelt on the ground and said: “But Boss, are you sure you can celebrate? Didn’t the Director say you should go to his office in half an hour?”
“That depends on your skill.”
“Hehe…”
Tying her hair into a ponytail, Barbara began her battle of wits and tongues.
At the same time, inside Alan Maxi’s office.
“Lynn became the Head, but the Director did not announce the appointment of a Deputy Head, and the Deputy Director position is also vacant.”
He poured a glass of water and handed it to Jessica, the Head of the Internal Affairs Department, whom he had invited over.
Alan Maxi smiled: “I know, Head Jessica, you and Lynn Hall have always been at odds. Perhaps I can help.”
Looking at Alan Maxi, who was eagerly looking at her, Jessica suddenly chuckled: “What do you want to say?”
“Although Lynn is now at the same starting line as you, I believe the Deputy Director position belongs to you.”
James Duke had always valued Lynn greatly, believing he could lead the younger generation of HYDRA and take on more responsibilities.
Now, Lynn had joined HYDRA and even proactively presented his loyalty.
This made Duke even more satisfied with Lynn!
Handing Lynn a list of HYDRA members in New York City, James Duke said with a chuckle: “You can command anyone on this list as you wish.”
“What you need to do in the future is to slowly turn New York into our city!”
Taking the list Duke handed him, Lynn looked at the people on it.
While there were some political figures, there were more elites from the business World.
Just relying on these people to turn New York into HYDRA’s Base was simply impossible.
Among the 51 New York City council members on the list, only 9 belonged to HYDRA.
There were some people in City Hall, but their positions were not very high.
The only person on the list who was truly presentable was Deputy Mayor Chris Bell, but he was only one of five Deputy Mayors.
It turned out that his previous guess, when he accompanied Duke to a cocktail party, that the Mayor of New York was also a member of HYDRA, was incorrect.
After memorizing the personnel on the list, Lynn put the list into the shredder.
Seeing Lynn’s cautious actions, Duke was even more satisfied.
He took out two small boxes from the drawer.
One box contained 20 blue pills, and the other box contained 10 red pills.
“These are the super-powered drugs produced at that Base in Los Angeles. You should already know their specific effects.”
Hearing Duke say that, Lynn nodded slightly.
These were drugs that could temporarily grant people superpowers.
“These are things I’m giving you to save your life. After all, I went to great lengths to get you to join HYDRA, so you can’t die easily.”
Duke threw Lynn a cigar and said jokingly.
Taking the cigar Duke threw over, Lynn also laughed: “Director, I’m still waiting for the day our HYDRA controls the World, so if I die before then, it would be a huge loss!”
After walking out of the Director’s office, Lynn hadn’t even returned to his own office when his senior, Jessica, pulled him into her office.
Reaching out and grabbing Lynn’s soft spot, Jessica chuckled: “You’re in good shape, aren’t you? What, your little secretary didn’t let you release it?”
Pushing him to the desk, Lynn sat in her chair and lit a cigarette: “Barbara is still young after all, her mouth isn’t as skilled as yours, Senior.”
“Hehe…”
Sitting on Lynn’s lap with a smile, Jessica’s fingertips traced Lynn’s face: “Poor thing, your little secretary isn’t up to the task, and your subordinates are going to betray you too, Junior. You used to be—”
Before Jessica could finish speaking, Lynn directly flipped her onto the desk.
He raised his hand and slapped her Hips hard, and in an instant, a hint of mist welled up in Jessica’s eyes.
Looking at his senior, who was starting to get excited, Lynn smiled: “What, is your fiancé not good enough?”
“I’m talking serious business with you, aren’t you curious who betrayed you?”
“Why would I be curious? It’s just that idiot Alan Maxi. He knows your father is the Deputy Director of headquarters, so since he couldn’t snatch the Head position from me, he wants to defect to you!”
Pressing Jessica’s neck to make her lie prone on the office desk, Lynn began to emulate King Wuling of Zhao’s “Hu-style riding and archery.”
“Senior, have you never thought about the Deputy Director position?”
“You bastard.”
After a while of deep sighs, Jessica turned her head to Lynn and said: “My future isn’t here. You also said who my father is. The higher your position in New York, the more I will be in headquarters…”
Before she could finish speaking, Jessica’s phone on the desk suddenly rang.
Looking at the caller ID on the phone, Lynn smiled: “Your fiancé is checking up on you?”
“That is proof of my love with him!”
Looking at his senior, who was almost rolling her eyes, Lynn nodded in admiration: “Indeed, very loving!”
Jessica rolled her eyes at Lynn in annoyance, took a deep breath, and then said: “His family will be my future help.”
“Junior, in the future, I want to become the first official female President in U.S. history, besides Edith.”
“This is my goal, so I need to leverage his family’s power.”
With that, Jessica answered the phone.
The only reason Jessica came to Lynn this time was for one purpose.
As for Alan Maxi defecting to her, that was purely an added bonus.
And the real purpose was actually to show her attitude.
After all, their current positions were the same, and the Deputy Director position above them was vacant.
Since the Department of Justice did not directly appoint a Deputy Director, the candidate for Deputy Director would definitely be chosen from within the New York Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Therefore, instead of turning against each other and suffering mutual losses, it was better for the two to continue cooperating as before.
Moreover, Jessica had clearly told Lynn that she would go to the headquarters in the future.
Coupled with the power of her fiancé's family, she might even be able to leave the Federal Bureau of Investigation and run for President.
From university onwards, they had a relationship where they alleviated each other's loneliness; there might have been a little affection.
But it was more about mutual benefit.
Lynn naturally understood this, so he knew he could still trust her, as Jessica's favorability towards him hadn't changed.
However, what Lynn was more concerned about at the moment was Peter Parker.
After all, becoming Spider-Man's mentor was the easiest way to gain his favorability.
Half a month later, inside the Illuminati Base training room.
"Phew."
Peter, who had been kicked out again by Lynn, sat directly on the ground, not wanting to get up.
Especially when he saw that Lynn hadn't even broken a sweat, Peter Parker felt even more helpless.
"Lynn, my Spider-Sense can clearly predict your movements, but I just can't dodge your fists."
"It was the same when we caught Punisher; I can't imagine how you guys did it. Do you have some special training methods?"
Looking at Peter sitting on the ground, unwilling to get up, Lynn turned and took out two bottles of ice water from the training room's refrigerator.
After throwing one bottle to Peter, Lynn smiled and said, "This has nothing to do with training; it's mainly because you have less actual combat experience."
"Peter, since you became Spider-Man, your opponents have mainly been street thugs, and you can easily deal with them with your strength and Spider-Sense."
"But once you encounter truly powerful guys, it will be like this!"
Walking over to Peter Parker, Lynn also sat down: "The most crucial thing is that neither I nor Punisher ever intended to kill you."
"Otherwise, if it were truly a life-and-death struggle, you would already be a corpse!"
Hearing Lynn say this, Peter Parker nodded in agreement: "Spider-Woman told me the same thing."
Twisting open the ice water and drinking half a bottle in one go, Peter Parker stood up from the ground again: "Come on, Leader, continue training me! One day I'll surpass you all!"
"Today's training is over, Peter. Today is New Year's Day, so go back and spend time with your family!"
"After all, the most important thing in this World is always family!"
"Oh, damn it!"
Hearing Lynn's words, Peter Parker instantly clutched his head: "I forgot that Aunt Mei told me to buy eggs before I left!"
"Lynn, see you next week, I have to go back immediately."
Saying that, Peter Parker quickly ran outside!
Watching Peter Parker rush out, Lynn turned his head to look at Polaris.
At this moment, Polaris looked normal, but the look in her eyes as Peter Parker ran out was somewhat envious.
After she turned three, she had never spent New Year's Day with her family again.
Even during the years she was adopted by Magneto, it was mostly Raven and Aunt Owl who took care of her.
As for after she was sent to the orphanage, there was even less talk of any holidays.
So, when she saw Peter Parker rushing home, Polaris was very envious.
Just as Polaris was feeling envious, a warm large hand rested on her head.
Looking in the direction of the hand, she saw Lynn Hall smiling at her.
"Let's spend New Year's Day together; Gwen will be here soon too."
Gently patting Lorna's head, Lynn smiled and said, "Just in time to take you to the amusement park!"
Looking at the warmth in Lynn's eyes, Lorna Dane hesitated for a moment, then gently nodded.
"We're not children anymore, why go to an amusement park!" Laura, who was standing nearby, looked at the intimate scene between the two, then walked directly forward and took Polaris's arm, saying, "Be careful, don't be silly and get tricked into bed by Lynn."
After speaking, she gave Lynn a provocative look.
However, when she saw Lynn raise his hand, Laura giggled and hid behind Polaris.
Amusement park, huh?
She had never been there before!
Holding Polaris's arm, a hint of longing flashed in Laura's eyes.
In fact, amusement parks were full of attraction, whether for Laura, who had just turned 14 after her birthday, or for Gwen, who could constantly swing between buildings with her webs.
Watching the three girls scream with excitement on the roller coaster, even Polaris, who usually didn't like to express her emotions, had a big smile on her face.
Lynn seemed to be infected by their laughter.
However, when he heard the system's prompt that Laura's and Lorna's favorability had each increased by one point, directly becoming 6 points.
Lynn decided that he would take them on the drop tower and the giant pendulum several more times later.
Isn't that much more exciting than a roller coaster?
The three girls were having a great time, but Lynn's phone rang at an inconvenient moment.
After answering the call, he heard Peter Parker's voice from the other end: "Uh, Lynn, are you free right now? I seem to have gotten into some trouble over here."
"What's wrong?"
On the other end of the phone.
Looking at the robber lying on the ground, groaning, Peter Parker glanced at Uncle Ben and the Police.
Then he quietly explained to Lynn: "When I went to the store to buy eggs, I didn't have enough change in my pocket, which made the shop owner mock me a few times."
"At that moment, a robber wanted to rob the store. Originally, I didn't want to get involved, but then I remembered your teaching, so I still took action."
"I think it might be because of today's training, so my strength unconsciously increased a bit, and then the thief's hand was broken by me."
Speaking of this, Peter said helplessly: "As a result, that timid shop owner actually refused to help testify. Damn it, that robber was even carrying a gun!"
"Now, the NPYD who arrived want me and Uncle Ben to go to the Police station to make a statement, so..."
"I understand!"
Hearing Lynn say "I understand" and then hang up the phone.
Peter Parker blinked.
He thought Lynn would rush over, but unexpectedly, less than two minutes later, the Police officer's phone rang.
"Hello? Yes, yes, understood, Chief!"
After hanging up the phone, the Police officer even thoughtfully asked if they needed a ride home for Peter and Uncle Ben.
Seeing the two refuse, the Police officer escorted the groaning robber into the Police car.
Watching the Police car drive towards the hospital, Uncle Ben looked at Peter Parker: "Peter, who was that phone call you just made to?"
"A friend, Uncle Ben, you don't have to worry. He knows many people, and some of them might be from the NYPD."
Seeing that Uncle Ben still wanted to ask, Peter quickly held up the eggs in his hand and said, "Let's go home, Uncle Ben, Aunt Mei is waiting for us at home!"
Seeing Peter unwilling to say, Uncle Ben did not continue to ask.
The child had grown up and now had his own little secrets!
Inside the amusement park.
After hanging up the phone, Lynn sent a text message.
Perhaps the two didn't know that this time, Peter's choice directly changed Uncle Ben's fate of being shot.
After sending the text message, Lynn put his phone away.
Next, it was Uncle George's fate.
Dr. Curt Connors should be appearing soon; he would absolutely not allow Uncle George's tragedy to happen again!
"Lynn, what are you thinking about? Come and play with us, this drop tower is so exciting!"
Seeing Lynn standing there, Gwen ran over with a smile, pulling Lynn's arm, wanting him to play the drop tower with her and the other two girls.
At the same time, inside a university in Los Angeles.
"Eric, give up your plan."
Looking at the students fleeing everywhere, Professor X frowned and said, "I know you want to change the fate of Mutants, but your approach is wrong; we should coexist peacefully with ordinary people—"
"You're still so naive, Charles. Mutants and humans cannot coexist peacefully!"
Saying that, Professor X waved a finger, and the next second, dozens of Brotherhood of Mutants members rushed directly towards the X-Men.
Seeing this, Jean Grey also led the X-Men to charge at those Mutants, and a fierce battle instantly erupted on the campus.
Stepping through the fierce battle, Magneto's gaze remained fixed on the terrified woman behind Professor X.
"Charles, I don't want to attack you, so hand her over to me!"
Facing the approaching Magneto, Logan, who was nearby, was about to rush over, but Magneto just waved his hand lightly, and Logan was directly thrown hundreds of meters away.
Storm descended from the sky, blocking Magneto's path. Just as she was about to act, she heard Professor X from behind her say: "Ororo, take this girl and leave here, hand her over to someone who can protect her!"
"She possesses the power to change the World, so she absolutely cannot fall into Eric's hands!"
Hearing Professor X say this, Storm naturally knew the gravity of the situation.
After glaring at Magneto, Storm directly picked up the girl and flew away.
Seeing this, Magneto had just flown into the air, preparing to grab her back, but the next second, Phoenix blocked his path.
"Hmph!"
Looking at Phoenix in front of him, Magneto snorted coldly, then ordered his subordinates to pursue Ororo.
In the air.
Looking at the girl's terrified expression, Ororo flew with her, saying, "Don't worry, I'm taking you to a place where you can be protected..."
Mid-sentence, Ororo seemed to freeze in mid-air.
She struggled to look at the girl, only to see that the girl seemed to have changed personalities, her terrified expression gone.
In its place was a playful expression.
Early February, inside the Illuminati Base.
Swinging her feet and playing her PSP, Laura's gaze occasionally drifted to Polaris, who was beside her, watching a clichéd TV show on a tablet.
She glanced at Gwen, who was leaning on Lynn and whispering.
Then she quietly said to Polaris: "Lorna, I've noticed that your personality has changed a lot since that New Year's Day at the amusement park."
"Really?"
Hearing Laura say this, Lorna Dane subconsciously glanced in Lynn's direction, then continued to look down at the variety show: "I don't feel like I've changed."
"Hehe, that's because you haven't noticed it yourself."
Putting her PSP aside, Laura leaned closer to Polaris and said, "Your personality used to be a bit irritable, and you always had a gloomy expression on your face."
"But now you smile much more often. Tell me, is it because of Lynn?"
Facing her best friend's gossip, Polaris continued to watch the clichéd TV show without a word.
"Tch, fine if you don't want to say anything."
Picking up her PSP again, Laura shrugged: "But I really like you in your current state."
Seeing Laura resume playing her game, Polaris subtly raised her eyes and looked towards Lynn.
Watching Gwen lean on Lynn and act spoiled, a hint of envy flashed in her eyes.
On the sofa.
"I always feel like we're overworking him."
He changed his sitting posture again, allowing Gwen to lean on him more comfortably.
Watching Gwen hold up her hand and his hand, comparing their sizes.
Lynn then said with a smile: "Everyone in the Illuminati is enjoying a leisurely time at the Base, only Peter is wearing his Spider-Man suit and being a good neighbor in New York."
"That's because he likes it, and Peter and I have agreed that he'll be a good neighbor to New York citizens in the morning, and in the afternoon, he'll have a date with Mary Jane."
"So in the afternoon, I'll go as Spider-Woman to help citizens in New York who need assistance."
Speaking of which, Gwen looked up at Lynn: "It's already early February, and school starts in three days, so of course I need to spend more time with you!"
"Oh, right, after this last semester, I plan to attend New York University."
Saying that, she raised her head and looked at Lynn, a hint of 'pity' in her eyes: "Will you be willing to take in a beautiful, homeless college student from New York University then?"
Looking at Gwen, who was acting spoiled, Lynn pretended to think: "A beautiful, homeless college student? Hmm, where is she? I need to see what she looks like first..."
"You're annoying!"
Gwen lightly hit Lynn, then leaned back against him.
"【Received Gifted Skill from Gwen Stacy: Spider-Sense】"
Lynn was slightly surprised by the sudden system prompt.
He then lowered his head and kissed Gwen on the forehead.
"Hehe, what's wrong?"
Looking at Lynn, who had suddenly kissed her, Gwen asked, blinking her bright, watery eyes.
"Nothing."
Lynn smiled at Gwen and continued to let her play the childish game of comparing palm sizes.
Gwen had finally given him a skill.
When Gwen was an ordinary person, 9 points of favorability could only provide him with 50 experience points per week.
Since she became Spider-Woman, the weekly favorability experience gift had increased to 500 points.
Lynn had always been looking forward to Gwen gifting him a skill, and after several experience gifts, he finally received a skill gifted by Gwen!
Name: Lynn Hall
Intelligence: 3
Strength: 4
Speed: 2
Endurance: 3
Energy Emission: 0
Combat Skills: 6
Skills: Israeli Krav Maga LV10 【MAX】, Firearms Mastery LV9 【2604 / 11000】, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu LV7 【765 / 2100】, Muay Thai LV7 【125 / 2100】, Cold Weapon Mastery LV6 【785 / 2600】, Super Strength LV2 【0 / 3000】, Teleportation LV1 【0 / 2000】, Spider-Sense LV1 【0 / 2000】
Experience: 2780
Looking at the two skills that could currently be upgraded, Teleportation and Spider-Sense, Lynn thought for a few seconds.
Ultimately, he decided to upgrade the Spider-Sense skill.
Upgrading Spider-Sense would allow him to perceive impending danger and predict enemy attacks. Coupled with his own abilities, he could easily deal with even some powerful Mutants.
As the Spider-Sense skill upgraded to LV2, Lynn instantly felt his surroundings become clearer.
"Huh?"
Gwen, who was holding Lynn's hand, subconsciously looked up. She didn't know why, but she suddenly felt that Lynn had changed in an instant.
She curiously looked up at Lynn, and when she saw Lynn's familiar smile, Gwen lowered her head again and kissed the back of his hand while holding it.
Who cares if he changed, he was still her Lynn!
After lunch.
As Gwen transformed into Spider-Woman to be a good neighbor to the citizens of New York City, Lynn also got up, preparing to attend the party hosted by Tony Stark.
He didn't know what the party was for, but when Tony called him, he was already drunk.
Driving to Tony's Villa, as soon as he got out of the car, he saw Natasha opening the door and smiling at him.
Seeing Lynn arrive, Natasha walked forward to greet him, then whispered: "Coulson should have told you, Lynn, don't reveal my identity."
Hearing Natasha say that, Lynn shrugged: "I'll try."
"Tony Stark has been acting increasingly strange lately, even handing Stark Industries over to Ms. Pepper. We suspect..."
Before Natasha could finish, Tony Stark's voice came from inside the room.
"Hey, Lynn, why are you just standing there at the door? Wow, are you interested in my assistant?"
A somewhat tipsy Tony Stark broke free from a group of well-built models, then walked towards Lynn with a glass of wine.
"It's only two in the afternoon, and you're already drunk?"
Looking at Tony, who reeked of alcohol, Lynn asked: "What, are you planning to drink yourself to death?"
"If I can drink myself to death, I think even going to hell would be the most wonderful thing!"
Tony burped and handed Lynn a glass of wine: "But don't try anything with my assistant. You know she's from the legal department. When Pepper was choosing a personal assistant for me, I picked her at first sight."
"If you don't want to get sued for sexual harassment, then stop staring at her." Tony Stark said, pulling Lynn into the room.
"Hey, girls, let me introduce you."
He clapped his hands, quieting the supermodels who were dancing energetically to the music.
Once all the supermodels looked over, Tony Stark loudly declared: "Some of you here should know him, Lynn Hall, a big shot from the New York Federal Bureau of Investigation."
"The cannibal case that was reported in the news a while ago was solved by him."
"So girls, what are you waiting for? Show your enthusiasm to this big shot..."
As people in the modeling industry, these girls were naturally all smart. Even if Tony Stark didn't introduce Lynn's identity, they knew that anyone invited to Tony's private party must have an extraordinary status.
In fact, both Tony Stark and Lynn Hall were big shots they normally wouldn't even come into contact with.
So, at this moment, these models surrounded Lynn, uninhibitedly displaying their enthusiasm.
Seeing Lynn sit on the sofa, Tony Stark snapped his fingers, signaling Jarvis to turn on the music.
Soon, accompanied by energetic music, Tony Stark directly started dancing passionately with some other models.
Lynn picked up a bottle, poured himself a glass of wine, and turned to Colonel Rhodes, asking: "What's wrong with Tony?"
"I don't know!"
In response to Lynn's question, Rhodes picked up his glass and clinked it with Lynn's: "I'm starting to understand him less and less now."
"By the way, you know about him showcasing the armor at the expo, right?"
Hearing Rhodes say that, Lynn nodded.
"Since then, Tony has become increasingly indulgent. He was difficult to deal with before, but now he's even more difficult!"
After finishing a glass of wine, Rhodes glanced at the model draped over his shoulder, then continued to Lynn: "Like now, it's not like he hasn't invited models before, but..."
"Hey, what are you two talking about?"
Walking over with a glass of wine, Tony Stark laughed: "This is relaxation time, are you two just going to sit there?"
"You know these models, after receiving my invitation, they all had health check reports and even had birth control shots."
Speaking of this, Tony Stark sat across from Lynn and laughed: "Oh, right, didn't I promise to be your wingman last time?"
"Originally, I was going to invite Anne Hathaway, but unfortunately, she went to film."
"But it doesn't matter, all the girls here have long, beautiful legs. It's up to you to see who you can get!"
Listening to Tony's drunken words, Rhodes sighed, then got up and started shooing people away.
Lynn, however, looked at the drunken Tony and asked: "Tony, are you alright!"
Lynn knew that Tony Stark was currently suffering from palladium poisoning and there was no cure, which was why he was acting so indulgent.
"Of course, I'm perfectly fine."
Looking at Rhodes, who was actually shooing away the models he had invited.
Tony Stark was about to stop him, but the words caught in his throat.
He turned to Lynn and asked: "How is Obadiah Stane?"
In response to Tony's question, Lynn shook his head: "He committed suicide in prison!"
"Suicide?"
"Yes, perhaps he was used to having wealth, status, and freedom, and now suddenly losing everything, this huge disparity was too much for him to bear mentally, so he committed suicide in prison!"
Well, it was indeed suicide. At least, that's what the forensic report said.
It was a pity that before his death, Obadiah Stane's favorability towards him didn't reach -8, otherwise the inherited experience would have been more.
"If he's dead, he's dead. It's good that he's dead, at least he doesn't have to suffer mental torment anymore!" Tony Stark said with emotion, once again downing a glass of wine.
When Rhodes returned, Tony Stark suddenly said: "Oh, right, I've prepared two gifts for you two this time."
"Jarvis."
He called out Jarvis, and then Jarvis controlled a suit of armor to appear in front of Rhodes: "Rhodes, hasn't the Military always wanted my armor?"
"They couldn't achieve their goal by holding hearings, and those idiots even put pressure on you."
"Now, I'm authorizing a personal suit of armor to you. Of course, this armor can only be used by you alone. I don't want my things to be used by anyone else!"
"Tony..."
Before Rhodes could speak, Tony Stark waved his hand and looked back at Lynn: "Do you remember the private satellite account and password I gave you last time?"
"Lynn, it belongs to you now, as a thank you for saving Pepper last time."
"Now, one of you has my armor, and the other has my private satellite. I'm very generous, aren't I!"
Looking at Tony's drunken state, Rhodes and Lynn exchanged glances: "Tony, you're drunk,"
"Drunk? Heh... I'm perfectly sober right now!"
Raising his glass to both of them, Tony Stark said: "Shouldn't you two toast to the generous Tony Stark?"
"Anyway, from now on, you two guys absolutely can't speak ill of me anymore!"
Saying that, he didn't care about Lynn and Rhodes, and drank by himself.
Not far away.
Listening to the conversation between the three, Natasha Romanoff's expression remained unchanged, but she had already taken out her phone and sent a message to Nick Fury.
Stark Industries handed over to Pepper, a suit of armor authorized to Rhodes, and the private satellite given to Lynn.
This was simply like a private asset fire sale.
Current Tony Stark definitely had a problem!
Half an hour later, when Pepper rushed back from Stark Industries, Tony was already passed out drunk.
It was Lynn and Rhodes who helped him into the bedroom.
"He said he wanted to go to Morocco for an F1 race?"
Looking at the sleeping Tony, Rhodes folded his arms and said to Lynn: "I'm very worried about his mental state right now."
"So I'm planning to find him a Doctor. What do you think?"
"What you can think of, Pepper should also be able to think of."