It's not that Lake doesn't care about Betty.
Quite the opposite.
Although Betty has no blood relationship with Lake, she grew up under Lake's care, so Lake really treats Betty as his own sister.
so...
Lake thought that in order to avoid a bad relationship with Bruce Hulk Banner in the future, it would be better to cut the Gordian knot and sever this bad relationship right now.
There's no better time than now.
Lake described the contrast between the pile of corpses and the meat pie to Betty in this way, just to make Betty have an association, that is, even if Bruce Banner appeared in the future, Betty's so-called hormones would be suppressed, and she would naturally associate Bruce Banner with the meat pie not far away.
People may be interested in other people, but they will never be interested in a puddle of meat.
So, don't blame me, sister.
Lake thought so as he looked at Betty, who was bent over and almost fainted from vomiting.
Ten minutes later.
Lake concluded his speech.
Betty had fainted from vomiting. There was nothing she could do. She wanted to cover her ears, but it was useless, and her stomach wouldn't agree. After all, Betty and Lake had eaten the sweet meat patties that Karen had just made in the morning.
In the evening.
Betty woke up slowly, looked around her bedroom, and seemed to have thought of something. She turned over, got out of bed, walked out of her bedroom, and ran towards the stairs.
"Good evening."
Lake sat in the living room, watching Betty walk down the stairs, and picked up the meat pie in his hand: "Would you like a piece? Karen just made it."
Betty paused.
Next second.
He turned around and ran back to the bathroom upstairs, and then the sound of retching was heard again.
Karen, who was in the living room, looked at Lake curiously: "What happened to your sister?"
Lake shrugged: "Maybe he's tired of eating it?"
Karen thought about it, nodded, and didn't ask about it anymore.
After a while.
Bang!
Without even looking up, Lake grabbed the pillow that was flying towards him.
Betty, standing on the stairs, threw the pillow at Lake again.
Lake caught again.
Karen next to him was speechless and said, "Betty, what are you doing?"
Betty pointed at Lake angrily: "Ask him."
No one is as bullying as him. Her boyfriend died, which was sad enough. Which brother would not want to comfort his sister? Not only did he not comfort her, but he also talked about the relationship between his boyfriend and Roupian.
Lake chuckled and threw two pillows onto the sofa beside him. Then, he looked at Betty thoughtfully: "Are you sure you want me to tell Mom the whole story?"
Said.
Lake nodded and looked directly at Karen.
Betty came back to her senses: "No."
Lake spread his hands towards Karen and made an apologetic gesture.
Karen was amused and looked at Betty: "You two brothers and sisters are hiding a secret from me."
Lake raised his hands and said, "I swear to God, I didn't."
Betty acted coquettishly: "Mom, don't ask me, my brother and I both signed a confidentiality agreement."
Karen frowned. "Is this what happened at Quantico today?"
Betty looked at Karen and said, "Mom, you know this too?"
Karen rolled her eyes at Betty and said, "Ross didn't sign any confidentiality agreement."
but...
What Betty knew, which would be announced to the public in a while, was that the experimental building was planned to be demolished and rebuilt, but the price asked by the outside engineering team was too high. Coincidentally, there were several artillery shells in the base that were about to expire, so, in order to recycle the waste, they directly used the artillery shells to bombard the experimental building to quickly complete the demolition work.
As for the several soldiers who died this time, the guards have already gone to their homes. For their families, the only thing they know is that they died in a parachute exercise accident.
Countless federal soldiers lose their lives every year in exercises, so this explanation is not surprising.
Around nine o'clock in the evening.
Ross, exhausted from the journey, returned home.
Betty looked directly at Ross with a nervous expression.
Ross shook his head, not understanding the trace.
Betty...
In fact, what Betty didn't know was that in the afternoon, Lake went to the base again, and the ruins of the laboratory building had been turned over. The bodies of Bruce Banner and Yusuf were naturally no longer there. Then, with a little imagination, she could imagine that the two monsters that appeared were Bruce Banner and Yusuf.
Lake found Ross and said that when he returned, if Betty asked about Bruce Banner, he should just shake his head and acknowledge Bruce Banner's death.
Ross asked why.
Lake betrayed Betty directly without hesitation. In this matter, Lake and Ross had the same stance. How could her sister (daughter) be so cute and find an old man who was ten years older than her?
The most important point.
Bruce Banner and Yusuf were destined to be captured, and the ending after the capture was already written. There was no other choice except the test bench.
After hearing this news that was the last straw for Betty, she locked herself in the room without any appetite. She must have spent the whole night commemorating her lost love.
In the study.
Lake and Ross closed the door, smoking cigars and drinking wine.
"Tell me more about it."
"Nothing specific. What I know is pretty much the same as what you know. It seems that Yusuf felt he was exposed and planned to commit suicide using gamma rays, but something went wrong. He failed to commit suicide and instead turned into a monster."
"…This is good news."
"…Huh?"
Ross said to Lake, "Actually, over the years, the military has pretty much figured out the formula for the super soldier serum Erskine created. They've even conducted several experiments, but ultimately failed due to the gamma ray variant. We've always wondered if gamma rays weren't effective at all."
Lake: "…"
During World War II, Captain America Steve Rogers was injected with serum in an iron box. This was not done for the sake of mystery, but because when Steve Rogers entered the iron box, the serum would be injected with the assistance of gamma rays. The iron box was also used to control the gamma rays to only exist inside the iron box.
Over the years, the military has roughly figured out the ingredients of the formula through various clues and experiments, but the proportions are not certain, and the final phase of the gamma rays is also a problem.
at the moment?
The appearance of the two monsters gave the military hope.
Gamma rays have a great effect.
As for why it turned into a monster, from the military's point of view, it might be because the amount was too large or it was not used together with the super soldier serum, but at least, gamma rays are effective, and that is enough.
It is estimated that the military's next step will be to allocate funds for full-scale research on gamma rays. Of course, the current target is the monster incarnated by Bruce Banner and Yusuf.
Lake said, "Have you found those two monsters?"
Ross shook his head. "Not yet. We are investigating along the upper and lower reaches of the Potomac River. As soon as we get any news, our people will be able to rush there as quickly as possible."
Lake nodded.
The Potomac River is not just an inland cruise. After all, the naval base is also in Quantico. The upper reaches of the Potomac River can directly connect to Washington, D.C., and the lower reaches can directly connect to the Chepapeake River, and then through the Virginia Sea to Bermuda...
Therefore, the range of where these two monsters can go is very large.
and...
In order to prevent these two monsters from going upstream to Washington, DC, the military has made full preparations in Washington, DC, and the Pentagon has reported the matter to the President.
This wasn't the result of their military experiment. Although the military has to take the blame for this matter, with some effort, they can completely shift the blame to S.H.I.E.L.D.
Why?
Your SHIELD claims to monitor global security. There was a madman who planned to attack the Federation with a hand-rolled nuclear bomb. After failing, he turned himself into a monster and also sacrificed a doctor with seven degrees. As a result, the Department of Homeland Security was the first to know the news. Tell me, what role did your SHIELD play here?
Nick Fury, who had just taken office as the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., was stunned and embarrassed when he heard the Pentagon's accusations against him from the white building.
But facing the Pentagon's accusations and blame-shifting, Nick Fury certainly refused to accept it. Until now, the two are still discussing the division of responsibilities at the Pentagon.
However, despite the discussions, SHIELD still sent personnel to help the military monitor the Potomac River.
at night.
Lake, who was sleeping, suddenly opened his eyes.
Someone was tiptoeing outside the house, but not the kind of person walking from outside to inside, but the kind of person walking quietly from inside to outside.
Betty?
It's already 2 a.m., what is this girl doing?
Don't you know that if you don't sleep at 2 a.m., nothing good will happen?
Lake stood up calmly, and waited until footsteps gradually appeared on the stairs before he slowly opened the door. He saw Betty, carrying a backpack, walking slowly downstairs very carefully, as if she was afraid of waking up her family.
interesting.
Was it Bruce Hulk Banner who called?
Lake thought so in his heart, considered it for a while, took the suit jacket on the hanger, put it on himself, closed his door, and followed Betty.
In the garage.
Betty opened the driver's door, got in, and carefully closed the door. She waited until the garage was completely opened before slowly starting the engine.
The vehicle starts.
Betty closed her eyes, silently counted one, two, three, four, five, and then listened carefully to something. After a while, Betty breathed a sigh of relief, started the car, and drove out of the garage carefully.
Ten seconds later.
The car hits the road.
Betty finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Tsk, you said you were so vigilant that you didn't even know I was sneaking out. So, you lied to me for so many years and made me miss so many opportunities to sneak out to parties? Liar, big liar!"
Lake, who was holding the rear of the car with his right hand, said: "..."