What are you doing..."
"etc."
"This is our equipment, you..."
"This is a violation of our rights!"
"You can't do this."
"I want to be exposed!"
"…"
The Sun, The Washington Post, The Federal Journal, The United Press... As soon as the planes of some newspapers that could afford and maintain them landed, the soldiers who had been waiting for a long time rushed on.
Camera?
Confiscated.
Recorder?
Confiscated.
Recorder?
Confiscated.
These reporters, facing the attack of a group of soldiers, had no ability to fight back at all. The reporters who clamored for citizens' right to know and wanted to expose the matter were directly taken away by the military court on suspicion of leaking military secrets.
The Sun here.
Several soldiers came over to Lake and were obviously stunned when they saw Lake's major's uniform.
Lake pointed directly at Rachel next to him: "She's with me."
Then.
Lake left with Rachel, who seemed to want to protect her equipment. As for the helicopter pilot, he was politely invited to the lounge.
However, the equipment on the plane did not receive any preferential treatment. Like the equipment of other reporters, it was directly gathered together and burned on the spot. Afterwards, this group of reporters were also invited to the lounge.
Golf cart.
When Lake and Rachel rushed to the other end of the runway, where Hulk was, General Ross and Betty had also arrived.
Betty was visibly stunned as she looked at the big guy roaring at the Hulk in the middle of the field.
Nothing else.
Betty seemed to see the confusion, uneasiness and hesitation in Hulk's eyes as he looked around at him, just like what Betty saw in Bruce Banner's eyes that night.
Next second.
Betty, with scrapes on her face and arms, moved.
Ross grabbed Betty and said, "Are you crazy?"
Hulk's fighting power is obviously even higher than that madman who almost destroyed the entire port. With Betty's small body, she probably can't even withstand a punch, let alone a finger.
Betty turned to Ross and said, "Dad, I want to give it a try."
Ross frowned.
Just before, when Betty, Bruce and Ross were preparing to evacuate under the escort of soldiers, Madman had already locked onto Bruce to get what he wanted.
Bruce was already very uneasy at that time, and Hulk was already ready to make a move. However, because Betty seemed to be by Bruce's side, this uneasiness was just uneasiness, not the kind of panic.
but...
A tank came roaring over and was hurled directly over their heads by the madman.
Betty, Ross and the soldiers were all dumbfounded.
At that moment.
Bruce turned into light...
Green light.
With a roar, Bruce Banner turned into Hulk and appeared with a fist bursting out in green light.
The tank was directly knocked away and exploded instantly.
General Ross and a group of soldiers were directly hit by the blast. Although they were not injured, they were in a very miserable state.
As for Betty?
Ross didn't figure out what was going on. When he came to his senses, he saw Betty standing not far from him, unharmed except for some scratches on her arms and face.
Betty looked at Ross: "Dad, he won't hurt me, I'm sure."
Ross was silent for a moment, then let go of Betty's right hand, but still shouted to his soldiers, "Everyone, stay alert."
Betty crossed the soldiers' cordon and appeared in the field.
Hulk snorted, still with an angry expression on his face, staring at Betty who walked into his sight.
Ross, who was behind him, felt nervous.
Even Lake, who had just arrived, was prepared for Hulk's attack. Although Lake felt that his chances of winning against Hulk were at most 50-50, he should be able to rescue Betty in time.
But this worst-case scenario does not seem to have happened.
Betty looked up at the Hulk, who seemed to have grown to 2.7 meters tall due to his anger. She spoke gently, stretched out her right hand, and slowly approached the Hulk: "It's okay, it's okay, it's over. They don't mean any harm to you. You just protected me, remember?"
Hulk's chest heaved as he stared motionlessly at Betty's... outstretched right hand.
Next second.
Hulk moved.
Everyone was tense, and Ross was about to blurt out the order to open fire.
Hulk stretched out his giant hand like a palm-leaf fan, bent down, and slowly handed it to Betty with some hesitation.
Betty was a little nervous, but her expression was still gentle, and she encouraged Hulk's actions.
Big hands touch small hands.
Hulk, with his big watermelon-shaped head, showed a hint of expression on his face, which seemed to be joy, happiness, or something else.
Immediately following.
A green light appeared on Hulk's body.
The green light is very strong.
The light came and went quickly. When the light disappeared and everyone's eyes were focused on the green light, Hulk had disappeared. There was only Betty squatting on the ground, using herself to shield a man who seemed to have an exhibitionist fetish.
Where is Hulk?
Some soldiers who didn't know the inside story stared at each other in confusion. How could such a huge monster disappear? Who was that exhibitionist on the ground?
Many soldiers wanted to see the exhibitionist look of Betty's protector, but Betty blocked it well and did not expose the unconscious Bruce Banner to the sun.
Half an hour later.
Base medical room.
General Ross looked at Bruce Banner lying on the hospital bed with a gloomy face, but his right hand was still tightly holding his daughter Betty. He had the urge to kill him as soon as possible.
soon.
The test results are out.
The reason why Bruce Banner fell into a coma was very simple, that is, he had overdrawn his physical strength. Once his physical strength recovered, he would be able to wake up. Of course, there were also some other test results.
But Lake is not a doctor, and he feels overwhelmed when hearing those professional terms.
In short.
Bruce Banner is fine, and judging by his brain waves, he seems to be having a good dream.
quite a while.
Ross took Lake out of the ward. A team of soldiers was guarding outside the ward.
In the office.
Ross was tidying up his clothes. Such a big thing happened at the base, and Pennsylvania wanted him to go over and report.
"Have those reporters been brought under control?"
"Yes."
The guard nodded, then glanced at Lake next to him and said to Ross, "Sir, all the video footage has been destroyed and the confidentiality agreement has been signed, except..."
"The reporter from The Sun?"
"Yes."
Without even turning his head, Ross said to Lake beside him, "Your woman, take care of it yourself. We can discuss other matters when we get home tonight."
Lake opened his mouth and nodded. He originally wanted to tell Ross that he planned to sleep at Rachel's place that night, but Lake felt that he had been tricked by Betty.
I'm afraid that at this moment, Ross still thought that Betty had bribed Lake to change his position and stand on her and Bruce's side.
God is my witness.
Lake was simply considering it from the perspective of benefits and harms. Subduing Hulk is far better than pushing Hulk to S.H.I.E.L.D.
Rachel was placed in a separate room at this moment.
Lake walked over and nodded to the two guards at the door. After the guards left, Lake pushed the door open.
Rachel, who was looking at the confidentiality agreement in her hand, looked up at Lake and said, "The public deserves to know what happened here."
Lake took off his hat and said, "Wrong. The public's right to know cannot affect national security. This is what I told you when we first met. Journalists pursue the truth above all else, which is fine. However, when the truth comes into conflict with national security, which comes before the truth, the truth should take precedence."
Rachel said, "So, how are you going to explain what's going on here?"
Lake walked down and looked at Rachel with a smile: "You are a reporter, tell me what you want to say."
Rachel laughed and said, "Acting, experimental accident, anyway, the truth will definitely not be made public, right?"
Lake nodded.
Rachel looked at Lake. "What if I want to report it?"
Lake smiled and said, "Then we have our differences."
"So what are you going to do?"
"I'll try my best to convince you."
"What if I can't?"
"There is no such thing as impossible."
"oh."
Rachel put the confidentiality agreement aside, crossed her arms, and looked at Lake curiously: "Are you so confident?"
Lake thought for a moment and said, "My persuasion skills are still pretty good."
Interrogation equals persuasion.
Most suspects would honestly tell Lake what he wanted to know within three rounds.
Rachel was about to speak when she suddenly let out a cry.
The whole person has been picked up by Lake.
"What are you doing?"
"I'll sleep with you."
"…"
Lake always uses a simple and rough method to persuade suspects, using courtesy first and then force. If the suspect doesn't talk, he will start beating him. If he still doesn't talk, he will beat him again. Generally, when the suspect's last limb is broken, he will basically speak.
But Rachel is not a suspect, she is Lake's woman.
Lake's persuasion is also very simple and crude. If one attack is not enough, he will try again. Lake is not good at speaking, so he can only play to his strengths and avoid his weaknesses and make use of his expertise.
But Rachel was obviously more persistent than Lake had imagined.
This time persuaded.
It took Lake a full five hours. It was still daytime when he came in, and when he finally persuaded him, it was already dark outside.
My legs feel a little weak.
With her long hair scattered and wrapped in a towel, Rachel handed the signed confidentiality agreement to Lake with a satisfied look on her face. Then she looked at Lake with a smile on her face: "So, how many people have you used this persuasion method on before?"
Lake smiled slightly and looked at Rachel: "Only you."
"Really?"
"certainly."
He didn't need to convince anyone else.
After the first night with Rachel, Lake was already wondering if he had made a mistake by picking on Rachel. God is my witness, his purpose in looking for Rachel was not to seduce her, but simply to use her.
What's the result?
You dug your own hole and you fell into it yourself.
…