but...
Lake thought about it seriously. After Morin, he had made up his mind that he would never look for the tree that belonged to him again as he did before.
Why bother?
There are so many trees in such a big forest. How stupid must your brain be to only think of finding the one tree that belongs to you?
If this isn't sick, what is?
The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility.
Lake thought that since he had the ability to find more trees, why should he just find one tree? He was loving, and giving to one tree was love, and giving to several trees was also love, so why not find a few more trees.
so.
Lake likes Rachel, and Rachel is also single. If this is a trap, Lake said it would be better to have a few more, as it would just be flying back and forth all year round.
But it's okay.
Lake did not go to Hungary this year because there was only a rebellious son there, and Emilia was also very busy this year, so Lake made a phone call and did not go there.
Sefer?
Sefer came to New York to find Lake two months ago, but she came and left in a hurry, as if she just treated Lake as a tool. After venting her anger, she left again. It seemed that she had no intention of asking Lake to make any promises, and she didn't seem to need any promises.
Lake felt very subtle.
And then there's Rachel.
However, Lake has already promised Rachel that he will go to Los Angeles with Rachel and her daughter Josie next month, so for now, Lake feels that even if there are two more people, he can still control the whole situation.
Eight o'clock in the evening.
Lake got out of the car and rubbed his weak legs. It was a five-hour persuasion journey in which he didn't even have time to drink water. If it weren't for his strong physical fitness, Lake felt that he would have been persuaded in return.
Come into the house.
Ross sat on the sofa and read the newspaper: "Where did you go?"
Lake closed the door with his backhand: "You asked me to convince Rachel, have you forgotten where is Betty?"
General Ross snorted, "Still at the base."
Lake went to the kitchen to get a wine glass, then walked into the living room and spoke first: "My position has never wavered. When it comes to Betty and Bruce, I stand on your side."
General Ross put down the newspaper and looked at Lake expressionlessly: "Really?"
Lake nodded: "It's more real than real gold."
Ross chuckled and picked up the obviously upside-down newspaper again. "You don't act like that."
Lake sat down on the sofa next to him: "But, Hulk and Bruce are bound together. I think you should have noticed that it seems that only Betty can comfort Hulk."
Ross put down the newspaper again, took off his glasses, and looked at Lake: "What do you think?"
Lake spread his hands and said, "Let it be. It's just a relationship, not a marriage. Betty's personality is such that the more we oppose her, the more she gets excited. We've finally managed to get along. We can just wait and see. After a while, let Karen take Betty to more cocktail parties. Maybe she'll lose interest in Bruce."
It's not impossible.
After all, Bruce Banner cannot get excited. Once he gets excited, the Hulk will come out. Even if Bruce finds a way to merge with the Hulk, frankly speaking, that still won't work.
and.
Lake thought about the scene and thought, my goodness, it's not a question of whether it's eye-catching or not.
That's totally turning into a thriller.
After a while.
Lake changed the subject and looked at Ross: "What do people in Pennsylvania say?"
Ross rubbed his brow and said, "S.H.I.E.L.D. scientists and military scientists will conduct an autopsy on the monster tomorrow."
no way.
The Quantico base was demolished, and its reconstruction required funding from Pennsylvania. Coincidentally, Nick Fury, the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., expressed his willingness to fund the reconstruction of the Quantico base, on the condition that S.H.I.E.L.D. also invest in this research experiment.
Lake nodded and looked at Ross: "General, you have to keep an eye on Bruce. This newly renamed S.H.I.E.L.D. has a dark history of poaching people by any means necessary."
Lake can testify to this.
Look at how SHIELD poached him. They wanted him to die socially, and then SHIELD took over and accepted Riker, making Riker completely devoted to SHIELD and devoted to them.
This method of poaching people is simply shameless and vulgar.
Ross sneered: "Dr. Bruce Banner is a military scientist. Don't say they don't know the relationship between Hulk and Bruce. Even if they do know, I want to see how he catches him."
In reality, General Ross hates Bruce Banner, but not to the extent that he hates the Hulk.
At the very least, General Ross saw the invincible future of the military in Hulk, who is not afraid of bullets or artillery shells. It is no exaggeration to say that Hulk will become a sharp knife of the military. Moreover, from the current point of view, Hulk is not a mindless monster like the madman who only knows how to destroy. It seems that he is controllable.
the next day.
Lake did not follow General Ross to the Quantico base. He was too lazy to meet with the people from S.H.I.E.L.D., let alone deal with them. Lake went straight to the National Landmark Building.
The madman is dead.
nature.
The terrorist crisis that almost led to a nuclear test on the homeland was officially resolved.
Lake spent the entire morning in his office writing a report on this operation. He hid nothing and wrote down everything he saw. Anyway, this investigative report would be redacted by a specialist before it was archived.
Just like Lake's files, eighty percent of the text in almost all the operations involved is blacked out, and at first glance, it only makes you feel confused and powerful.
but...
After writing the action report, Lake still stayed in Washington for nearly a week. After all, this was a big case, and it was a major case involving joint operations of multiple departments. After it was solved, rewards were needed.
and.
Having finally come back, Rachel didn't want Lake to go back to New York so soon.
Anyway…
When Lake walked out of New York's Kennedy Airport again, he was tired and happy.
fatigue.
Rachel and I fought almost all night yesterday. In the morning, the smell in the room was very fragrant. By the fifth time, the condoms had run out, but we were still fighting.
Rachel didn't mind, she only cared about Lake feeling that the condom affected his performance, so she simply decided to engage in real hand-to-hand combat and started a vigorous fight.
hapiness.
After Lake got in the car, he smiled at Cassel, who was teasing that our deputy director had finally decided to come back, and said, "The person appearing before you now is the senior director of the New York State Department of Homeland Security."
Cassel was slightly stunned: "Promoted, good guy."
Lake smiled.
Such a big case was finally solved, how could there be no reward for the merit? Minister Kelly took this opportunity to directly transfer Director Carmen, who cooperated with Lake not badly but also not very well with him, back to the headquarters. Afterwards, the person who took over the position of deputy director was still Lake's old acquaintance, David, his former partner in the operations department.
Yes, that's David who looks like a Martian from the next universe.
Back home.
Skye happened to be following Lake as he went home from school.
"Hi!"
"Hi!"
Lake looked at Skye who was greeting him weakly, blinked and asked, "What's wrong? Are you being bullied?"
Skye glanced at Lake, then ran up the spiral staircase without saying a word.
Lake blinked as he watched Skye, who was trudging up the stairs with her coat tied around her waist.
What's going on?
Just then.
Alexis opened the door and walked in directly: "Uncle Lake, where's Skye?"
Lake was not surprised that Alexis could open his door. He pointed upstairs and said, "Upstairs. What's wrong?"
Alexis did not answer Lake's question, but walked upstairs one after another with a whoosh.
Lake was confused.
What are these two girls doing?
Is it so mysterious?
Lake looked up at the upstairs where noises could be heard from time to time. He resisted the urge to go up and take a look. He shook his head, drank the wine in his glass, and went out directly.
Maybe Cassel knew something.
downstairs.
Lake walked in and looked at Castle who was watching TV on the sofa. He said directly: "Do you know what Alexis and Skye are doing?"
Cassel looked at Lake: "What?"
Lake told the story of Skye entering the room, then Alexis entering the room, and then the two little girls running upstairs.
Cassel shook his head: "After Alexis came back, she whispered something to her grandmother and then left. I thought they were going out to buy pizza."
Lake looked at Cassel speechlessly: "You are a very incompetent father."
Cassel opened his mouth, then looked at Lake speechlessly: "You seem very competent. I couldn't hand in the manuscript this week, and it's all your fault that I was asked to submit it."
Lake waved his hand: "So, you don't know what they are doing?"
Cassel nodded.
Next second.
Lake and Cassel looked at each other, and Cassel turned off the TV immediately. He caught up with Lake who was walking outside, and then ran upstairs in no time. Then, they stood at the door and stared at each other.
"You go in first."
"You first."
"Why? This is your home."
"So guests first."
"…"
Just as Lake and Cassel were discussing who would go in first, Cassel's mother, Rogers Martha, walked out of the elevator. Looking at the two men blocking the door, she asked, "What are you two doing, sneaking around?"
Lake and Cassel immediately turned to look at Rogers Martha.
After seeing his mother, Cassel briefly told her about Alexis and Skye, then asked his mother curiously: "What did Alexis say to you just now? Do you know what these two girls are doing?"
Rogers Martha said to Lake and Cassel angrily: "Nonsense, if they didn't tell me about this kind of thing, would they tell you two grown men?"
Cassel, Lake: "..."