Chapter 63: Experiment! Barbecue Party!
"Let's go, we'll head over."
Tony, a bit impatient, questioned Jiang Bai. Now that Hulk had reverted to Bruce Banner, it was the perfect opportunity for them to invite or capture him. Jiang Bai merely smiled slightly, leading Tony to the cave entrance, but he didn't make a move on Bruce Banner or Betty.
He took a stack of U.S. dollars and a note from his System Space, placing them next to Banner and Betty. Then he led Tony away, leaving Tony quite bewildered by Jiang Bai's actions. However, he wasn't planning to explain anything, and Tony didn't ask further, knowing that Jiang Bai must have his reasons for doing so.
The note read:
"Mr. Bruce Banner, the Illuminati sends its regards. This is what you need. Good luck!"
According to the future timeline, Banner and Betty, after waking up, didn't give up on the idea of continuing to Mr. Blue's laboratory. Because they were out of money, Betty even sold her mother's necklace, which is why Jiang Bai left ten thousand U.S. dollars for Banner here.
At the same time, he also wanted to experiment with something. According to the Hulk's timeline, he would also fight Bronski, who would later become Abomination! So he was prepared to see if, after this short timeline ended, he would gain the opportunity to draw a transaction target.
He had gained the drawing opportunity back when Tony announced he was Iron Man, which was a brief end to the Iron Man timeline! So he wanted to see if this time, with the end of the Hulk's timeline, he would gain the opportunity to draw a transaction target.
Furthermore, Banner hadn't gone to Mr. Blue to experiment on whether he could eliminate Hulk yet, so even if an invitation was extended, he might not join. Therefore, letting Banner know the Illuminati had helped him and building some goodwill was sufficient.
The next day, Jiang Bai discovered that Tom and Jerry had already created something that could clear toxins from the body! To reward them, he immediately started a barbecue party at the Villa, with only Jiang Bai, Martin, Wanda, Lorna, Pietro, Tom, and Jerry present.
"Tony, come over here for the barbecue party. Don't bring your cover models, or I'll throw you out!"
"Alright, you really have no taste, but I haven't looked for cover models in a long time."
After some thought, Jiang Bai called Tony to join, as he had few friends, and Tony was barely one of them. Besides, the item to clear toxins from the body was originally for Tony! It was to prevent him from becoming deathly ill after palladium poisoning.
In the timeline, he had even pulled off the outrageous move of sitting on a giant donut and eating donuts! It's worth mentioning that, just like in the timeline, he had fully entrusted the company to his assistant, Pepper. Apart from researching and manufacturing armors at home, he was busy with Illuminati affairs.
Inside the Villa, Martin and Jiang Bai set up the barbecue grill and started grilling. There were all sorts of ingredients nearby. The two mischievous rascals, Tom and Jerry, were already chasing each other around the Villa. As long as they didn't dismantle the Villa, Jiang Bai wouldn't stop them.
Wanda and Lorna, on the other hand, used their abilities to levitate the barbecue in the air for roasting, achieving the goal of training their abilities. Pietro was fully responsible for cleaning ingredients and skewering various meats. Then he brought out all sorts of seasonings from the Villa.
At this moment, a Rolls-Royce appeared outside the Villa, which was Tony's car! After entering the Villa, Tony, Pepper, and Happy got out. He wasn't surprised by Pepper and Happy's arrival. After waving to Tony, he focused on grilling the barbecue.
"How's your cooking? Do you want me to help you? I'm telling you, I'm the Barbecue Prince! No one can beat me!"
"I'd believe you if you said you were the Fart Prince, but someone who probably hasn't even touched a barbecue grill claims to be the Barbecue Prince?"
"That's right, I agree with what Jiang said!"
"Uncle Tony is so full of himself as soon as he arrives, I can't stand you!"
When Tony arrived in front of Jiang Bai and the others, he spoke to Jiang Bai with a proud expression. Jiang Bai didn't humor Tony's arrogance and sharp tongue at all, directly retorting! Wanda and Lorna next to him even chimed in with Jiang Bai, mocking Tony together.
Happy and Pepper, however, were secretly astonished by Wanda, Lorna, and Pietro's abilities! They found it quite amusing to see Tony getting flustered. At this moment, their attention was drawn to Tom and Jerry. They watched Tom holding a black hammer with "One Hundred Tons" written on it in White letters, then slamming it down hard on Jerry.
Boom— — — — — —!
With a loud bang, a large pit appeared in the Villa, and Jerry was flattened by the hammer. But the next second, he was perfectly fine and sticking his tongue out at Tom. That one hammer blow from Tom just now shook the entire Villa. Even Jiang Bai was startled. After realizing it was Tom's doing, he looked towards Tom and Jerry with a darkened face.
Realizing he had caused trouble, Tom put the hammer behind him, cautiously preparing to escape! Even Jerry became restrained under Jiang Bai's gaze, pointing at Tom with his small hand. Jiang Bai smiled helplessly and said to them:
"Come eat, stop messing around!"
"This is for you. Drink it; it can clear the palladium from your body."
"Are you sure? Isn't this just a bottle of soda?"
"Are you going to drink it or not? If not, give it back to me!"
He told Tom and Jerry to come eat, then turned and placed a bottle of soda in front of Tony, telling him to drink it and explaining its effect! But Tony looked at Jiang Bai with a bewildered expression. After all, a bottle of soda clearing palladium sounded absolutely unbelievable.
He gave Tony an annoyed look, just about to take it back, when Tony opened the bottle and drank it all in one gulp! He took out a palladium tester with his gold ring and inserted it into his finger. Looking at the 0% reading, Tony's face was filled with disbelief, while Pepper next to him looked at Jiang Bai and Tony with a puzzled expression.
"palladium poisoning? Why didn't you tell me!! Tony!!!"
"Cough, cough, I was just afraid you'd worry, so I didn't tell you! And I can solve this problem, really, I promise!"
"You..."
Facing Pepper's questioning, Tony hurriedly explained, but it still made Pepper quite angry! Jiang Bai, however, looked meaningfully at Tony and Pepper. It seemed the two had already sparked a connection. After shaking his head, he put all the grilled barbecue into plates and carried them to the nearby table.
Taking out a few bottles of good wine, everyone sat together, enjoying the moment of tranquility. Tom and Jerry even had barbecue in one hand and wine in the other, eating with great relish! But they quickly became drowsy, clearly already drunk!
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