Lake and Rachel looked at each other.
Open the door.
Lake looked at the person standing at the door, feeling a little surprised and surprised: "Pepper."
Yes.
Pepper Potts, Tony Stark's personal secretary.
Pepper Potts, who was wearing a beautiful dress, hugged Lake and said, "Lake, Tony knows you're here and wants to invite you to dinner."
Lake asked curiously, "Really? I thought you and your boss would be on a private island overseas by now."
Aren't the various private islands overseas the first choice for these wealthy people to vacation? After all, on those private islands, they can do whatever they want without having to worry about paparazzi or public opinion.
"Not this year," Pepper said.
Lake turned his head to look at Rachel who was walking over and introduced themselves to each other.
"Pepper Potts, Secretary General of Stark Industries."
"Rachel Toledo, my girlfriend."
"Hello!"
"Hello."
After Pepper and Rachel shook hands, they looked at Lake and said, "So, are you going?"
Lake thought about it and nodded: "Of course, it's always a happy thing to be treated by someone, isn't it?"
Finished.
Pepper and Lake hugged each other again, then turned and left. Not far away, Happy, who looked more like a boss than a bodyguard, opened the car door and let Pepper get in.
soon.
The car left here.
Close the door.
Rachel looked at Lake with some curiosity: "That explains one thing."
Lake looked at Rachel curiously.
Rachel said, "You and Tony Stark are good friends, which explains your lifestyle."
Judging from outside speculation.
Although Tony Stark has always been unmarried, according to outside speculation, Tony Stark probably has no less than two dozen illegitimate children.
After all, some models who have dated Tony Stark once like to reveal gossip, such as Tony Stark's performance in bed.
Just right.
In Rachel's opinion, if Lake knew the wealthy Tony Stark, it would explain a lot of problems.
Lake was speechless. He was different from Tony, who only cared about his body but not his heart. "I don't think Tony Stark and I are good friends. We are just ordinary friends because I was the one who investigated the case of Howard and his wife."
and.
In a sense, this case is not truly over yet.
Because the last reboot of the Howard Stark case was weird from the inside out.
In the afternoon.
Lake took Rachel, who had spent two hours putting on makeup and dressing up, and Josie, and drove directly to Tony Stark's vacation estate, which was also located in Santa Barbara.
Pepper Potts was already waiting at the door of the manor's main hall.
Tony Stark was waiting in the lounge of the main hall. After Lake and others arrived, the dinner began.
A dazzling array of delicious food prepared on-site by top Los Angeles chefs is served on the table.
Qiao Xi enjoyed the meal very much. Even ordinary ingredients tasted different with the help of top chefs.
soon.
When dinner was almost over, Lake and Tony talked about going to taste some fine wine, and then Lake was taken to the basement by Tony.
Full of science fiction style.
After opening the wine.
Lake took a sip of bourbon and looked directly at Tony, who was sitting opposite him: "Any clues?"
Tony would definitely not treat him to a meal for no reason. At least, Lake knew very well that their relationship was not that good yet. So apart from just having a meal, there must be something important going on.
Tony put the bar down and called out the ubiquitous Jarvis.
Jarvis' voice rang out: "Mr. Edwin, I have searched various databases around the world and have not found anyone who fits your description of Wanda Maximoff."
Lake raised an eyebrow: "Sokovia?"
Jarvis said, "No, sir. According to your description, I checked various databases and didn't find this Ms. Wanda Maximoff. The only close match was a gypsy couple found at the Utah DMV. They are indeed the Maximoffs, but they don't have any children and have never adopted one."
Lake frowned slightly.
That's not right.
"Utah?"
"Yes."
Jarvis continued, "According to the information I've collected, the Maximov couple ran a gypsy amusement park. Because it's mobile, the information I can find only dates back to six years ago, when the old gypsy leader died, and the Maximov couple took over."
Lake touched his chin: "What about Wanda?"
Jarvis didn't say anything, but just projected a large screen. Suddenly, densely packed small photos filled the large screen.
"There are approximately 120,000 people named Wanda worldwide, 20,000 of whom are men. I'll exclude them first, and then, based on the information you provided, I'll eliminate women over 20 years old. However, there are still nearly 40,000..."
"…"
Tony shook the glass in his hand: "I never asked you why you were looking for this Wanda."
Lake came back to his senses and glanced at Tony.
Why?
The reason your parents' case was reopened and solved was because of this Scarlet Witch.
After all, Lake could think of the only one in the Marvel Universe who had the ability to modify reality, Scarlet Witch. As for the others, the Reality Stone was not on Earth and could not do anything.
but...
Lake didn't tell Tony why he was looking for it, because it was just a guess, what if?
Besides.
According to the timeline, regardless of whether Wanda is an adult now, even if she is, Wanda's awakening ability was awakened with the help of Hydra.
Lake frowned and thanked Jarvis: "If you can't find it, then you can't find it. Maybe I remembered it wrongly."
After all, this is reality, not a movie.
Maybe...
There is no Wanda in Lake's version, and the person who changed reality and deliberately made him take on Howard Stark's case may be someone else.
For example, a bald woman in the Snow Mountain.
Lake had only called out for and met the bald woman once when he was a child. If it wasn't Wanda who was causing trouble, then there was only one possibility left: Ancient One.
never mind.
If I get a chance I'll go to Brick Street and ask.
Lake thought to himself and looked at Tony: "Is this the reason you invited me to dinner?"
Tony shook his head.
Jarvis re-projected something.
Lake looked up and took a quick look. It was an autopsy report, but a closer look revealed a missing professional ranking. Lake was overwhelmed. "Whose is this?"
"Bucky Barnes's."
"oh."
Lake nodded and looked at Tony Stark with some confusion: "This guy died on the test bench. You should know about this."
Tony nodded: "Yes, I was at the scene and saw him die with my own eyes."
Lake frowned, "So?"
Tony said in a deep voice, "But later, I performed a detailed autopsy on him and discovered one thing. This Bucky Barnes is not Bucky Barnes."
Lake: "…"
What do you mean this Bucky Barnes is not Bucky Barnes?
Lake blinked and gave an expression that said, "You've lost me."
"Jarvis."
"Mr. Edwin."
After receiving the order, Jarvis immediately explained to the lost Lake: "According to the detailed examination and research of Bucky Barnes' organs..."
Lake listened to a string of academic terms popping out: "Just state the conclusion."
Jarvis readily agreed: "This Bucky Barnes is fake."
Lake's mouth twitched. "You're being too concise. I'm not a genius like your boss. Keep it simple."
Jarvis said directly, "According to laboratory research, the age of Bucky Barnes' internal organs is inconsistent with the age revealed on the outside. According to the experimental results, his organs are actually no more than two years old."
"ha?"
Tony, who was sitting opposite, said to Lake: "I suspect that this Bucky Barnes is a clone, and the real Bucky Barnes is still at large."
Clone?
Good job.
I'm just here for a vacation. What have I done to offend anyone? Can you please let me have a good vacation?
Lake came back to his senses, rubbed his brows, and digested the news. Then, he frowned and said to Tony, "If Bucky Barnes is a normal person, then what is his real age? Seventy-eight, right? We all know that Bucky Barnes was injected with some kind of drug by that Russian deep-sea organization. Perhaps it's because of the effect of that drug?"
Tony said bluntly: "Impossible."
Lake asked, "Why?"
Jarvis explained, "Mr. Edwin, such a powerful drug would surely be detected, even at the slightest trace. However, no trace of any non-experimental drug was found in Bucky Barnes' organs. Furthermore, according to a filed report, Bucky Barnes punctured a lung during an operation, but this body showed no signs of lung damage."
Tony looked directly at Lake and said in a deep voice, "This is a clone. They deceived me."
The murderer of my father is still alive?
Tony was in a bad mood. If he hadn't seen Bucky Barnes die, and the experiments on his organs were a bit weird, and if he hadn't asked several experts in the field of autopsy to jointly perform the autopsy, he would probably have thought that Bucky Barnes was dead. He was ready to go to Howard Stark's grave and tell him the news of revenge.
result...
This person is fake.
This Bucky Barnes turned out to be a fake.
The real murderer of my father is still at large from the beginning to now.
When Lake heard Tony Stark's confidence, his face turned a little unhappy.
Nothing else.
If this is true, then...
Good job!
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