What?"
"You're reopening the investigation into the Howard and Howard Stark case?"
When they returned to the Arlington family, as Lake had expected, General Ross and Karen were a little surprised to hear that Lake had asked for the right to reopen the case of Howard and his wife.
Karen, a prosecutor at the Ministry of Justice, looked directly at General Ross and said, "I remember that criminal was caught, wasn't he?"
General Ross nodded, then looked at Lake with some confusion.
Seeing this, Lake looked at Ross curiously: "General, have you seen his autopsy report?"
Ross nodded. "I know about this matter. The death is indeed a bit strange, but it's nothing special."
"Tony Stark assembled a group of the country's top forensic experts to re-examine the body. You know this, right?"
"Know."
General Ross chuckled and said, "I was the one who nodded. What's the matter? In the end, nothing was found. There's no possibility of murder."
Lake nodded: "Yes, but this Bucky Barnes is not the Bucky Barnes we want."
General Ross was slightly stunned.
Tony probably got the result at that time, but he didn't tell the military because he was suspicious of them. This is normal, as rich people's thinking is naturally different.
Lake told General Ross about Tony's discovery and said, "I think the military also wanted to find out what was causing Bucky Barnes to age slower."
Ross hummed.
Lake said: "But nothing was found, because this Bucky Barnes is not Bucky Barnes at all, but a clone based on Bucky Barnes."
From a certain perspective.
Hydra has found another way to immortality besides Dr. Zora's electronic immortality.
Cloning for immortality.
only...
Lake was a little confused. This thing was basically competing with hell for heads. How could the grumpy Lord of Hell just turn a blind eye and let the earthlings mess around here?
I really don't understand.
General Ross frowned and exchanged glances with Karen: "Cloning technology, was it really invented by the Russians?"
Just like what Tony Stark knew, General Ross also believed that Bucky Barnes was a member of the Soviet Red House. From a certain perspective, Bucky Barnes could be regarded as a passive slave of three surnames.
Begin to obey the military.
He was later rescued by the Red House and then obeyed the Red House.
Then came Hydra, and began to obey Hydra again.
Lake said, "I don't know if it's Russian technology, but even the Doctor can turn into light... the Hulk when he's angry. Cloning technology, which belongs to the scientific side, is not impossible."
Said.
Lake looked at General Ross curiously: "By the way, how is Bruce Banner doing recently? Is he still worried about being sliced?"
General Ross's face turned dark when he heard the name Bruce Banner.
Karen next to him shook her head. "I've seen this Dr. Banner. He's very talented. Recently, Betty has been practicing yoga with him, which can help him relax."
Lake raised an eyebrow.
Have you met your mother-in-law?
That's right.
When the father-in-law sees his son-in-law, the more he looks at him, the more he wants to kill him. When the mother-in-law sees her son-in-law, as long as her daughter likes him, she generally doesn't object. Karen is no longer there in the original timeline, so naturally, the father-in-law and son-in-law will definitely meet at war.
But here, under the tyranny of the mother-in-law, the father-in-law could only look gloomy and sulky.
the next day.
Lake took the body, which was still frozen in a cold storage at the Quantico base after the autopsy, put it in a coffin, and flew back to New York on a military plane.
After receiving the coffin at the airport, the land agents transported it directly back to the Land Building.
Lake returned to the Star Building first.
Open the door.
Skye, who was sitting cross-legged in pajamas, holding a notebook and craving a lollipop, heard the movement of the door and looked up at Lake who came in. She was a little surprised: "You're back?"
Lake hummed, his first destination naturally being the bar: "No trouble, right?"
Skye tilted her head. "If I say I don't want to go to the programming tutorial class, it won't be too much trouble, right?"
Lake took out his wine glass and turned to look at Skye: "If there is no reason, then it is a trouble."
Skye put the notebook aside, walked to the high stool at the bar, and said to Lake who was opening a drink over there, "Because my skills are much higher than that teacher's."
Lake raised an eyebrow: "Is this true?"
Skye whispered, "If I told you I could hack into your Department of Homeland Security database, what would you think?"
Lake chuckled and said, "I'll call the police and have you arrested."
Skye blinked.
Lake took a sip of bourbon. "Hacking into a federal database is a felony, you know? I pretended I didn't hear anything."
Said.
Lake suddenly looked at Skye with some curiosity. "That's not right. I remember that the Homeland Security database was written and maintained by several top computer geniuses from Harvard. How long have you been studying and you've already hacked into it?"
Skye said, "I have a good master."
Lake put his glass down and looked at Skye.
In the original plot, Skye's character when he first appeared was a top computer hacker. The story goes that he was self-taught.
but...
That's a story. In reality, it's bullshit.
Just look at Skye's living environment and you will know that he has no fixed place to live. He has met Lake twice, once because he had appendix and once because he had worms in his brain. If he had not met Lake, he would probably have been dead.
The most important point.
Any hobby is based on the subsistence level. Sky can only barely make ends meet and save some money instantly, but what can he do with that little money?
Even Lake knows that a hacker's weapon is a computer. A better computer can allow the hacker to exert twice the power. Not to mention whether Skye can afford to buy a computer, when his food and clothing are not guaranteed, even if Skye is self-taught, he still needs someone to push him from behind.
Movies tell stories, reality tells logic.
seem...
The good master that Skye mentioned is the logic behind Skye's superb computer skills.
"master?"
"Um."
"What's your name?"
"have no idea."
"Male or female?"
"Female."
"Oh... huh?"
Lake looked at Skye and said, "You don't even know his name, but you know he's a woman?"
Skye said, "Because I talked to her via Internet phone."
Lake frowned and said, "There are a lot of ghosts on the Internet. You can chat, but if they ask you to meet in person, don't go, understand?"
Skye blinked, "No, I think she's a good person. Besides, she seems to know you."
"I?"
"Um."
Skye mentioned the name of an orphanage, and then said to Lake, "She said that she grew up with you, and she doesn't mind me telling you that she is my master."
Lake raised an eyebrow.
orphanage.
Growing up together?
Female?
Computer expert?
Lake looked at Skye: "Sever?"
Skye was a little curious: "Look, you said you didn't know. This is the name of our interest group. However, I'm not qualified yet. She said she would let me join when I can become a master."
Group name?
Lake's mouth twitched and he took out the phone from his pocket.
Connected!
A lazy voice came from the other end of the phone: "Dear, do you miss me? Unfortunately, I don't have time to go to the Federation during this period."
Lake said directly: "Have you accepted Skye as your apprentice?"
Sefer on the other end smiled and said, "She's very talented in computers."
Lake said angrily: "I know, so why don't you tell me."
I spent ten thousand dollars to enroll Skye, and Skye's teacher was a former FBI computer expert. But in Skye's words, I became someone with poor skills?
Sefer laughed heartily. "Sorry, dear, but you already know now, and besides, I didn't tell Skye not to tell you. Besides, this is great."
Lake asked, "Okay?"
Sever said: "You are Skye's adopted father, so I am Skye's adopted mother, unless you say I am not. So, am I, dear?"
Lake opened his mouth, said, "You are," and then hung up the phone.
My ten thousand dollars.
Can I return it?
Lake thought so in his heart.
Skye, who was watching Lake making a phone call, blinked and said, "So, Lake, you know my master. What's her name? I've always wanted to ask, but she never tells me."
Lake came back to his senses and glanced at Skye: "Sever."
Skye blinked, "Sever is the name of the organization. I'm asking my master."
"That's Sev."
"...Yeah?"
"What do you think?"
Skye nodded, and then, driven by strong curiosity, she asked Lake: "Then you and my master...she is..."
"Your adoptive mother."
"…"
Lake drank the bourbon in the glass in one gulp, then poured himself another glass. Looking at Skye, whose eyes flashed with curiosity and gossip, he said this and walked towards the spiral staircase.
What is this?
The 10,000 yuan tuition fee definitely cannot be refunded. Even if it can be refunded, Lake will not ask for it. The world is big, but face is the most important thing.
Skye froze in place.
My adoptive mother?
...What the hell?
Skye came back to her senses, blinked, and looked at Lake who had disappeared into the spiral staircase. After figuring out what her adoptive mother meant, a big, bold, and black question mark appeared in her little head again.
Even as an adoptive mother.
Can...
Isn't the person most likely to become my adoptive mother Rachel, the famous female journalist in Washington, DC?
Break up?
Something is wrong. Lake and Rachel just went on a trip to Los Angeles. Even if Skye was in New York, she would have seen what happened in Los Angeles on the computer news.
So what's going on?
Next second.
Skye suddenly had an idea and a flash of inspiration came to his mind.
Jesus God.
Lake is playing both sides?
Skye came back to his senses and looked at the empty spiral staircase. While the fire of gossip was burning in his heart, there was something else in his mind.
for example...
If the master's adoptive mother asks her, should she tell the truth?
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