"Find a few people to let her try." Samuel instructed Miranda Tate.
Miranda Tate nodded, stood up, and left the conference room with Jenny Fokker.
"Hope, regarding your order... I can tell you clearly, your Mother is still alive!"
The recipient Hope wrote was her Mother, the original Wasp, Janet van Dyne!
When Hope was young, her Mother Wasp and Father Ant-Man went on a mission together.
To stop a missile, Janet shrunk to subatomic size and was thus lost in the Quantum Realm.
It wasn't until the second Ant-Man, Scott Lang, entered the Quantum Realm that he coincidentally discovered her existence, and then, along with Hank Pym and Hope, rescued her.
"Really?!"
Hope stood up with a 'whoosh', excitedly strode to Samuel, and grabbed his arm tightly.
"Is my Mother really still alive? Where is she? The Quantum Realm, she must be trapped in the Quantum Realm, right?!"
Hope asked and answered herself, unable to hide her excitement, tears already glistening in her big eyes.
The only remaining girl nearby sniffled slightly, feeling empathy, both lucky for the other person and a little anxious and envious.
Samuel waited quietly for Hope to calm down before somewhat dampening her spirits.
"Your Mother is indeed in the Quantum Realm, but as you should know, the Quantum Realm is vast, and finding her is not easy."
"So I won't take this order."
Hope's expression changed, "Since you know my Mother is in the Quantum Realm, why can't you find her?"
"Knowing is easy, doing is hard. I know many things, and I can do many things, the question is whether I want to do them, and why."
Samuel shook his head and said slowly, "If saving your Mother might lead to the World becoming an apocalypse, would you save her?"
Hope's heart skipped a beat, "You, what do you mean by that?"
Samuel said, "No one knows what's in the Quantum Realm, but I can tell you clearly, there is a virus in the Quantum Realm that can turn people into zombies!"
"Evidence?" Hope pressed.
"Of course I have evidence, but there's no need to prove it to you."
Samuel looked at her and shook his head, "I have already told you your Mother is alive, and I have told you the risks of saving her."
"I don't owe you anything, on the contrary, you owe me, so don't push your luck."
"You can go."
Samuel issued the order to leave.
Can this business be taken?
Yes!
Theoretically, Janet did not turn into a zombie, and saving her would not turn this World into a zombie World.
It's just that this order is too troublesome, and if Hope doesn't pay enough price, he won't take it.
Finding people is to allow Void Express to gain extraordinary influence.
He's not running a charity; without enough benefits, this business is better not taken.
Anyway, Void Express has already proven to have this ability. If you are unwilling to pay the price, then you can't blame others.
What?
You said I didn't even make an offer?
I want Hope, I want Hank Pym, I want their family to make Pym Particles for me forever.
Can she agree?
Even if she can?
Does what she says count?
This matter, she still had to go back and discuss it with Hank Pym.
Rushing isn't a good strategy; if they truly wanted to save someone, they would naturally figure out the price and come back to find him on their own.
Hope didn't make a scene; she sincerely thanked Samuel a few times and left quickly.
She also knew that Samuel was waiting for the right price, so what she needed to do now wasn't to argue with Samuel here, but to go back and discuss with Father what to do.
After Hope left, only Samuel and the remaining girl were left in the large conference room.
The atmosphere was a bit subtle.
Samuel looked smilingly at the girl who was quite far away from him.
"Doesn't this count as walking into a trap?"
The girl was slightly panicked, and said, pretending to be calm, "Wh- what walking into a trap?"
Pretend!
You can keep pretending!
Even if Your face turned to ash, I'd still recognize it!
"Skye..."
As soon as Samuel said the name, the other party sprang towards the door like a startled bird.
Trying to run?
Samuel said calmly, "Don't You want to find Your parents anymore?"
The movement of reaching for the doorknob stopped abruptly!
Skye gritted her teeth, turned around and looked at Samuel: "So many people saw me here. If something happens to me, You'll be in a lot of trouble."
"Is this a threat to me? Or a warning?"
Samuel said with a smile, "You're very clever, and Your reaction is quick, but You've overlooked one thing."
"They have something to ask of me. Even if something happens to You while You're with me, I'll be fine!"
Skye gritted her teeth secretly, feeling a bit desperate.
"If I wanted to kill You to silence You, do You think You'd still be standing here now?"
"Come over and sit."
Samuel's voice was neither loud nor soft, neither angry nor gentle, but it carried an unquestionable meaning.
Skye thought about it and decided to just go for it.
She had nothing to lose; what was there to be afraid of!
Looking at Skye sitting down next to him with an air of 'I've nothing to lose', Samuel couldn't help but feel a little sorry for her.
"The recipients You wrote are Your parents, but You don't even have Your parents' names."
"This isn't a regular search for people, so the fee naturally isn't a regular price."
"You understand, right?"
Void Express's business department doesn't have fixed standards; that business deal with Tony Stark was worth over 100 million U.S. dollars.
It's true that Skye wants to find her biological parents, but she has no money!
Let alone an unusual price, even a regular price, she might not be able to afford it.
She dared to come, partly to try her luck, and partly because she thought she could work to pay off the debt, after all, her hacking skills were very good.
A big company like Void Express must need technical staff, right?
But now... Skye felt a bit uncertain.
"What, what's the standard for an unusual price?" Skye asked tentatively.
Samuel said with a smile, "The fee for this kind of business basically varies from person to person, based on a comprehensive consideration of the identities of the sender, the recipient, and the person restricting the recipient's freedom."
"I can tell You very clearly, Your Father and Your Mother are not the same price!"
"Even for the relatively cheaper one, You can't afford it."
Skye gritted her teeth and said, "There must be a total number, right?"
"Your Mother is 100 million U.S. dollars, Your Father is 30 million U.S. dollars!"
"In addition, there's an additional condition, which is..."
Samuel's voice eerily echoed in Skye's mind.
Skye was startled, then clenched her fists tightly.
To find her parents, did she have to agree to her condition that would result in the loss of both person and wealth?
"You, Your condition is too dark, isn't it?"
"I don't have that much money. I, I can work for You. My hacking skills are very good."
Hacking skills?
Samuel curled his lip and said loudly, "Friday."
As his voice fell, a holographic projection of a young girl appeared in front of Skye.
"How do Your hacking skills compare to artificial intelligence?"
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