At General Ross's military base, he had professionals mobilize satellites to locate Huang Wen's current position. If they couldn't find him, they would go straight to Chinatown and seal off the entire Wing Chun Martial Arts School. He didn't believe Huang Wen would never show his face.
"Ring, ring!" Just then, the base's contact phone rang. After the communicator answered the call, his face stiffened, and he quickly reported to General Ross, "It's the Chief of Staff, General Ross, the Chief of Staff wants to speak with you!"
"Chief of Staff? He knows what happened too?" General Ross's eyes narrowed. He walked to the phone and took it. "Sir, what are your orders?"
"Lieutenant General Ross, regarding the green monster, you have the authority to continue your research, as this matter was originally your responsibility. However, you are not to interfere with Mr. Huang Wen's affairs, nor are you to disturb him!" The Chief of Staff's firm command came through.
"Mark! You…" General Ross's expression changed, and he subconsciously wanted to refuse.
"Ross, mind your tone when speaking to a four-star general, the Air Force Chief of Staff!" Chief of Staff Mark's voice was slightly cold. "Don't forget who spoke up for you and which family cleaned up your mess after the Hulk caused such massive damage! The fact that I'm letting you continue this research is already showing you a lot of respect!"
"Yes, Chief of Staff!" General Ross took a deep breath and finally chose to obey the order. "I will continue with the super-soldier research. Although the Hulk is not very controllable, at least he can give us some hints…"
"I hope you can achieve good results as soon as possible. After all these years, you've wasted a lot of money, and many people have complaints about you. I've been covering for you all this time…" Chief of Staff Mark reminded him again.
"Oh, by the way, Chief of Staff, the reason I noticed that Mr. Huang Wen… was because Charles, the leader of the mutants, controlled my subordinate and told me this news. And he and Mr. Huang Wen seem to have a grudge…" Since General Ross could no longer get involved in Huang Wen's affairs, he didn't mind doing a favor to make up for the earlier harsh tone.
"Charles?" Chief of Staff Mark heard General Ross's words and felt even more convinced that his son had made the right choice. Huang Wen could render Charles, one of the mutant leaders, helpless and force him to borrow power to deal with him. Coupled with the mysterious methods he had displayed before, this gamble was indeed worth it!
Especially since Chief of Staff Mark already knew that some people had begun to learn these mysterious methods from Huang Wen. Thinking that his own son could also learn these mysterious methods, thereby giving the family more trump cards, and even passing them down, Chief of Staff Mark seemed to see a long-lasting influential family emerging.
"Alright, I understand. By the way, even if you want to research the Hulk, you must use gentle methods. I will handle the pressure from other places for you!" Chief of Staff Mark's mood improved, and his voice softened considerably.
"Thank you, Chief of Staff, I will be careful!" General Ross roughly understood something, nodded, and waited for Chief of Staff Mark to hang up first before putting down the phone.
"Plan canceled. Focus all efforts on researching the blood left by David Banner and the data from the previous super-soldier serum!" General Ross issued a brand new order to his subordinates.
"Jack, General Ross, who was preparing to deploy troops, has been handled by me. This matter was done by Charles of the mutants. Tell Mr. Huang Wen to be careful. Charles's abilities are too strange and unpredictable!" Chief of Staff Mark quickly contacted Jack and told him the latest news.
"Okay, Father, I will tell the teacher as soon as possible!" Jack nodded, somewhat happily. He believed that after today's events, his position in the Wing Chun Martial Arts School should be no less than that of Fisk.
In a secret base of S.H.I.E.L.D., Nick Fury's already dark face became even gloomier.
He had painstakingly set up a grand scheme, waiting for the special agent's superior to fall into the trap, and then capture him in one fell swoop to obtain more intelligence.
But unexpectedly, the arriving agent had just entered the base when he felt something was wrong. He didn't even resist, just shouted "Hail Hydra" and then bit down on the poison he had prepared, dying from the venom.
This showed that this agent was an extremely top-tier agent. Otherwise, he wouldn't have detected the unusual environment so quickly, and he even disregarded life and death for his beliefs, just to avoid exposing more people.
Nick Fury wanted to know whether Hydra had trained him so well or if S.H.I.E.L.D. had cultivated him so excellently.
"Ring, ring!" Nick Fury's private phone rang. Nick Fury saw that it was Frank calling and answered it.
"Nick, that martial arts master is even more formidable than we imagined!" Frank's somewhat heavy voice sounded.
"Hmm? How so?" Nick Fury's eyes narrowed, and he asked in a low voice.
"The satellite you taught me to control has captured part of what happened. See for yourself!" Frank organized his words for a long time, only to find that he didn't know how to describe it. He could only send the satellite footage to Nick Fury.
"This…" Nick Fury saw David Banner's abilities, the Hulk's strength and flaws, and finally the astonishing explosion. "How did he do that? No, such a person absolutely cannot… Wait! Is the military not making any moves?"
"I haven't received any news. After the incident ended, there wasn't much activity in Chinatown. That martial arts master didn't come back, and the military didn't send anyone over. There were some police patrolling nearby…" Frank quickly reported the latest situation.
"Police? Jack Sherman? General Ross, Mark Sherman? The Sherman family…" At this moment, Nick Fury connected some things. "Hmph! They acted fast, but given Mark's strong attitude, for him to make such a decision, it seems he has already thought it through. It seems I should also take a gentler approach…"
At the Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, Charles opened his eyes with a hint of apology, looking at Magneto and Mystique. He sighed softly and said, "I'm sorry, the plan failed. His strength is even greater than we imagined. More importantly, there are enough forces standing behind him…"
"Then he's not alone, Charles! You can totally threaten him with the people around him!" A cold glint flashed in Mystique's eyes.
"He could also reveal that Erik has been crippled. He could even come to the Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters and slaughter everyone. This is an unspoken agreement between us, a bottom line that neither of us would easily cross…" Charles shook his head and said helplessly.