Ah!" Skye, in a state of enchantment, let out a soft cry.
Only then did she remember they were still on the street and quickly got off Ye Li.
In the distance.
A blonde beauty observing them frowned.
Skye, identified by S.H.I.E.L.D. as having great potential, also known as Daisy Johnson, was actually being teased like this by a man.
Moreover, she remembered from the data that this lazy painter named Ye Li didn't just have Skye as a close female friend…
Chapter 23: Masterpiece! The Tracker!
"Skye, your program has finished loading," Ye Li pointed to the very high-tech laptop on the table.
He now also had hacking skills and could tell that Skye's laptop had very high specifications.
"Loading complete!" Skye's eyes lit up when she saw the progress bar on the screen.
However, she scanned her surroundings, felt it wasn't very safe here, and put the laptop away first.
Hmm… Sneaky, what kind of business is this… Although Ye Li only briefly glanced at the screen just now, judging by the skills copied from the system, Skye's hacking skills were very advanced, enough to make her visibly happy, so she probably hacked into some secret department's database.
After scattering the last few breadcrumbs to the fighting swans, Ye Li clapped his hands, "Let's leave here first. The wind tells me this place is already being watched."
"The wind?"
Skye thought Ye Li had some strange intuition, and picking up her laptop bag, she laughed, "Do all artists talk like that?"
She didn't think anyone would be watching her so soon after she just joined the "Rising Tide organization."
Otherwise, what kind of department would have such high efficiency?
"Alright, great artist, stop being so paranoid."
She pulled Ye Li's arm, "Let's go~ Take me to your art exhibition."
"There's nothing much to see there. I have a better place to go~"
Ye Li smiled mysteriously, "That's where my best works are collected."
…
Manhattan, Central Park.
In the Northern Building not far from Stark Tower.
"Sir."
The security guard greeted Ye Li, then operated a tablet a few times and handed it over, "This requires your unlock."
Ye Li took the tablet, which showed a floor not open to the public.
After entering some decryption information, Ye Li took Skye by elevator to this floor.
"Oh~! My goodness, Li, are all these your works?"
Skye exclaimed as she exited the elevator.
This floor was filled with various display cases of protective glass, containing paintings of all sizes and styles, and even some Oriental ink wash works.
Even an outsider like her, who didn't know much about the art market, could tell that these paintings were definitely a notch above those exhibited in the art gallery.
"Some are my works, and some are collections from other famous artists."
Ye Li came to a metal wall and pressed his palm against it.
The wall slid open to both sides, revealing a portrait painting taller than a person.
Inside the painting was a heroic and valiant goddess of war, looking incredibly lifelike.
Skye couldn't help but step forward and gently caress the glass framing her, "What a masterpiece… What is her name?"
Ye Li smiled, ""Goddess Athena", one of my masterpieces."
"Athena, huh."
Skye, interested in supernatural phenomena, had a fleeting thought, "Li, do you think gods, like those in Greek mythology and Norse mythology, exist?"
"I believe so-called gods are nothing more than more advanced beings, such as aliens."
Ye Li calculated the time; it shouldn't be long until Thor's Mjolnir falls.
"Li, you're like a materialist, but artists should be more romantic."
"Can't a materialist be romantic?"
Ye Li pushed with his hand, and "Goddess Athena" slid open, "If you want to find a private place to start operating your computer, this is quite good."
Inside was a spacious area where artistic ambiance and romanticism intertwined, with various fresh wood furnishings. In one corner of the room, brightly colored paints and various painting tools looked like they hadn't been used for some time.
He pressed a switch, and the connected window blinds automatically opened. Behind the one-way floor-to-ceiling windows, the view of New York stretched out before them.
"There's another room inside, that's really surprising."
Skye was amazed and also impressed—Ye Li actually used a priceless painting as a door.
There was a special kind of extravagance.
"Very few people know; I've only brought Gwen and Jessica here."
Ye Li invited, "Now I'll add you. Come in with me, little assistant."
Below the building.
The figure with long golden hair followed.
Barbara checked the surveillance of Ye Li and Skye's movements along the way but found no useful information. "Perhaps I shouldn't have followed them but gone directly to investigate the Ghost Spider Club."
She felt that by following these two, she would only get some puppy love.
Also, why was the wind so unusually strong today?
She had clearly checked the weather data before the operation.
"Found you."
Ye Li, who had been closing his eyes to sense, opened them, a smile curling at the corner of his mouth.
He had already locked onto the tracker through airflow sensing.
It seemed he had to teach her a lesson.
Chapter 24: Teasing Barbara! No Lewdness!
Boom!
Suddenly, dark clouds gathered over the Northern Building. In an instant, strong winds and heavy rain poured down, accompanied by loud thunder.
And it seemed to only cover one area.
Barbara didn't even have time to react, instantly soaked by the sudden heavy rain.
Her golden hair clung to her face, and the plain clothes she was wearing for the operation stuck to her body, fully revealing her graceful figure.
If it weren't for a thin combat suit hidden underneath, it would probably be even more alluring.
Unfortunately, no one was there to appreciate this beautiful sight.
"Damn it!"
She quickly pulled out a small handle-like object.
The small handle quickly extended and opened, transforming into a black umbrella.
This item was a gadget developed by S.H.I.E.L.D. researchers, and the umbrella surface also had bulletproof functionality.
"Are those guys so incompetent that they can even get the weather data wrong?"
Barbara was exasperated after blocking the downpour.
But before she could even breathe a sigh of relief, she heard thunder rumbling overhead.
Looking up, the clouds faintly showed lightning, with small tongues of electricity flickering erratically.
She had an ominous premonition...
She wouldn't get struck by lightning, would she?
Crack!
In the very next moment, a small lightning bolt streaked across the sky, striking down in an instant.
Looking at the charred marks at her feet.
Barbara was dumbfounded.
"What!?"
...
"Teacher~ Why are you smiling so happily?"
Skye had taken off her long coat, wearing a cool tank top and shorts, pressing a pillow, and lying on the large bed operating her laptop. In short, it was a very incorrect posture for typing.
"I thought of something happy."
Ye Li, leaning against the headboard, held a small board and was casually sketching something with a pencil.