Should I go out and scare her?
Lake listened to Betty's mumblings and had some inexplicable thoughts in his mind.
After entering puberty, Betty naturally developed some bad habits, such as a love of parties. Many times, the parties were held secretly at her classmates' homes, so Betty would sometimes sneak out after her family fell asleep.
Lake naturally couldn't turn a blind eye to this.
Lake could guess with his toes what a group of teenage boys and girls with overflowing hormones could do when they got together. So, after catching Betty sneaking out several times in a row and being taught a lesson by Karen several times, the latter gave up the idea of sneaking out.
even...
Betty was jealous of Lake for a while.
The reason is simple.
Betty likes parties, but Lake is just the opposite. He is not interested in those little kids' gatherings. He would rather spend his time thinking about where he can find a job to make money.
For this reason, Karen grounded Betty, and then encouraged Lake, saying that it was okay for him to go, and even if he didn't come back all night, Lake would not be grounded. In this case, how could Betty not be jealous?
But Lake still didn't plan to go.
Without a doubt, the two were taken to see a psychiatrist by Karen again.
soon.
After Betty drove for nearly an hour and Lake followed behind for more than an hour, when they drove into Alexandria County near the Potomac River, Lake felt Betty's car slowing down, got out of the car first, and then, with a whoosh, jumped directly onto the roof and observed Betty from above.
Even though this place is close to the Special Administrative Region, it is just like any other place in the federal government. Once night falls, there are basically no people walking around on the streets. Even if there are, most of them are from the dark world.
After a while.
Betty's vehicle pulled over to a closed fried chicken restaurant near a public telephone booth.
get off.
Betty looked around, tightened her coat, and called softly, "Bruce?"
really.
Lake, who was hiding on the roof, raised his eyebrows.
"Here..." A voice came from behind the bushes next to the fried chicken shop. After the rustling sound, a white man with a messy hair and naked upper body poked his head out from behind the bushes.
Betty looked over and was slightly stunned: "Bruce?"
It's not Betty's fault that she was stunned, it's because Bruce's body shape and appearance have changed drastically.
Let me put it this way.
Bruce's body shape used to be that of a stickman, but now, just looking at the width of his shoulders, although he is not as muscular as a man, he is at least out of the stickman category.
Then comes appearance.
Although one can still see Bruce's previous appearance from his face, he has changed a lot.
Bruce gave a wry smile, "Yes, can you give me the clothes first?"
Betty came back to her senses and quickly threw over several pieces of General Ross's high-end clothing that she had just bought from home.
Bruce thanked him and hid in the bushes again to change his clothes.
After a while.
Bruce put on his clothes, stood up and walked out from behind the bushes. He looked around with a vigilant look on his face and said to Betty, "No one is following you."
Betty nodded, then said with a puzzled look, "Bruce, what exactly happened? Everyone at the base said that you and Yusuf are dead."
Bruce looked a little unhappy.
Unlike Yusuf who was so violent that he lost consciousness, Bruce still had some consciousness when Hulk was born. Unfortunately, he could not control Hulk's actions at all. It was not until Hulk fell asleep in the Potomac River that Bruce came back online and took over his body. However, he only dared to wait until late at night before coming out of the sewage outlet.
Then, relying on his knowledge, he borrowed a public telephone on the roadside for free and called Betty.
"...Do you know those two monsters?"
"Yes, they all said that you were killed by those two monsters."
"…Those two monsters are us."
"What?"
"It's me and Yusuf, Betty."
"…"
Betty blinked, came back to her senses, shook her head, and looked at Bruce with a confused look: "I don't understand."
Bruce smiled bitterly and said, "After Yusuf and I entered the laboratory, Yusuf had already planned it. Yusuf and I both absorbed excessive amounts of gamma rays, and the result was..."
Paused.
Bruce shook his head and looked at Betty: "Did you bring the money?"
Betty pulled a stack of Franklins from her bag: "I only have $10,000 at home."
"That's enough," Bruce said. "I'm leaving, Betty."
Betty was slightly stunned: "What?"
Bruce still had a wry smile on his face: "Betty, you and I both know how I will be treated if I go back."
Betty: "…"
What treatment?
The treatment of being experimented on.
Of course.
There may be exceptions. For example, if you have a background and you mutate, then at most you will be under the supervision of the military and then be subject to experimental research by scientists.
But does Bruce Banner have one?
have.
Betty is his girlfriend. From a certain perspective, General Ross is Bruce Banner's backer. It's a pity. It would be fine if Betty was his wife, but Betty is just his girlfriend. If you think about it, General Ross will definitely not approve of this boyfriend who is ten years older than his daughter. It would be better if this backer was not mentioned. If it is mentioned, it is estimated that he will go from being an experiment to being sliced for research.
Besides.
Over the years, many people have been taken by the military for experiments because of certain special abilities. Bruce Banner was also one of them.
But at that time, the stick didn't hit me, so it didn't matter.
at the moment?
The board hit him, and at this moment, Bruce Banner suddenly understood what the psychology of those voluntary experimenters was like.
Betty shook her head, "No, Bruce, you're a great asset to the military."
Bruce Banner was recruited from outside by the military at a high price. He has seven doctoral degrees and is worth seven.
"I wouldn't bet on it, Betty."
"That..."
Bruce Banner shook his head and said, "I plan to hide outside."
At least for now, he didn't dare to gamble. If he lost the bet by mistake, everything would be over and he would have to spend the rest of his life in a military laboratory.
Betty was silent.
Although she wanted to say that the military might consider Bruce Banner's value and choose to cooperate, Betty thought of the previous attitudes of her brother Lake and father Ross.
Without a doubt.
Rick and Ross knew that Bruce Banner was not dead, at least his body had not been found, but both chose to tell her that Bruce Banner was dead.
Why?
This basically explains what would happen if Bruce Banner was caught by the military. The reason why I told Betty was that I hoped she would believe that Bruce Banner was dead.
Shit.
Her brother betrayed her without hesitation again.
Betty cursed the villain Lake fiercely in her heart, then looked at Bruce: "Well, where do you want to go? I'll take you there."
Bruce was about to speak.
Just then.
"You can't go anywhere."
"...elder brother?"
Lake walked out from the darkness across the street with an expressionless face. He was wearing a well-fitting suit and a red tie. He looked at Betty who turned around and said, "Surprised?"
Betty said, "You following me?"
Bruce looked at Lake who suddenly appeared with a vigilant look, and a hint of green appeared on his body.
Lake looked at Bruce with interest.
Betty looked at Lake who walked up to her: "Brother, don't you know..."
Lake interrupted directly and looked at Bruce Banner: "Planning to run away to India?"
Bruce was slightly stunned.
He...exactly what he was thinking.
Not to mention him, even other people in the Federation would subconsciously choose India if they wanted to escape. As for the reason, maybe it was because the so-called yoga was in India.
Lake's face was expressionless: "Why?"
Bruce was stunned again. Why? If I don't run away, do I have to stay and wait to be sliced?
Lake said directly: "Dr. Banner, do you have some misunderstandings about yourself?"
All right.
Lake changed his mind.
"Dr. Banner, you're a genius with seven doctorates. Do you think the military will ignore your knowledge and simply slice you up just because of the monster inside you?"
"…"
In the original plot, there were many reasons why the military launched a capture attack on Hulk.
To put it simply, while Bruce Banner did not trust the military, Hulk also caused losses to the military. In addition, the military has always been straightforward. If you don't cooperate, you will be arrested. The relationship between Betty and Bruce is also involved, which made General Ross unhappy, resulting in increasingly simple and brutal actions.
So, the real fire came out.
This time?
Lake planned to try another trick: "Dr. Banner, even if the military wants to study the monster in your body, have you forgotten that you are not the only one?"
Bruce Banner was slightly stunned.
Lake laughed and said, "Between the monster Yusuf transformed into and you, what choice do you think the military will make?"
Betty looked at Lake, a little confused: "Brother?"
Lake looked at Betty: "Why, are you surprised?"
Betty nodded hesitantly. After all, it was obvious that Lake and General Ross's previous actions were intended to make Betty give up on Bruce Banner so that the military could take action.
But right now?
Lake's sudden appearance and his attempt to dissuade Bruce from escaping made Betty a little confused.
This feeling is very subtle.
It was as if... all the good and bad things were said by Lake, leaving no room for others to use their imagination and make up their own minds.
Lake chuckled.
Looking at Bruce Banner, he spoke with deep sincerity.
"Dr. Banner, you have to believe in your own value, and you have to believe in us. You are an important asset, just like the football players in those clubs. You are one of the players that cannot be traded."
"You have to believe in the organization!"
"…"