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Hearing this name, Fane was slightly stunned. He hadn't expected to come into contact with his target for this trip so easily.
Actually, thinking about it, it was quite normal. Someone so young who was also a board member, aside from Hank Pym's daughter, there probably wouldn't be anyone else.
"Thank you!"
Fane reached out his hand and shook hers briefly.
With Hope, a board member, leading the way, the security guard naturally didn't dare to stop them anymore, and Fane successfully entered the interior of Pym Technologies.
Compared to Stark Industries, the headquarters building of Pym Technologies was undoubtedly much smaller, but then again, there were very few companies in the entire world that could compare to the Stark building.
As they walked, Hope was also secretly sizing Fane up. She hadn't trusted Fane's identity based on a single business card alone, but because Fane pushed all matters to Helen Cho, hardly anyone knew who the owner of the laboratory actually was.
Therefore, until she could confirm it was fake, she had to treat it as real.
Arriving at the reception room, Hope smiled at Fane and said, "Please rest here for a moment. I'll go and inform Dr. Cross right away."
Although Fane's goal was to see Hope, because he didn't want to draw too much attention to himself, he nodded and sat down quietly on the sofa.
After Hope left, she didn't go to see the current CEO of the company, Darren Cross, right away. Instead, she first had someone contact the laboratory to verify Fane's identity.
Helen Cho received the message very quickly. Although she was quite surprised, she immediately got in touch with Fane to confirm it.
After getting Fane's reply, she didn't ask too many questions and simply acknowledged Fane's identity to Hope. Only then did Hope hurriedly find Darren Cross.
"The owner of the Silver Laboratory? The laboratory that is currently collaborating with Stark Industries?"
Hearing Hope's report, Darren Cross looked completely surprised and couldn't help but ask, "What is he doing here?"
"I don't know, but I think you should go and meet him!"
Hope shook her head, indicating that she couldn't guess Fane's purpose either.
"Alright!"
Darren Cross nodded. As he walked to the door, he suddenly paused, looked back at Hope beside him, and asked with a smile, "Do I look alright?"
"Of course!"
Hope smiled as she reached out to adjust Darren Cross's tie and replied.
The two of them arrived at the reception room together. Although he had already listened to Hope's description on the way over, the moment he actually saw Fane, he still couldn't help but be slightly stunned.
"I didn't expect the mysterious owner of the Silver Laboratory to be so young and handsome!"
Darren Cross walked over to Fane's side and introduced himself with an enthusiastic expression, "Darren Cross. Welcome to Cross Technologies, Mr. Hellsing!"
"Hmm?"
Fane was slightly taken aback, then looked at Hope beside him with interest and asked, "Isn't it Pym Technologies?"
Darren Cross's expression didn't change at all as he explained with a smile, "The company is currently in a transition phase. This relates to a new project we are researching, so please forgive me for not explaining too much. However, I believe you will see the day it changes very soon."
"It's fine, I look forward to that day!"
Fane naturally knew what Darren Cross meant. It was nothing more than waiting for the day the Pym Particle was successfully reverse-engineered.
"It will definitely not disappoint you!"
Seeing how cooperative Fane was, Darren Cross's favorable impression of him instantly shot up. However, he was even more curious about Fane's purpose, so he couldn't help but ask, "I wonder if there is any particular reason for your visit today, Mr. Hellsing?"
Hearing Darren Cross's words, Fane put on a helpless expression and replied, "Actually, I am an investor. My favorite thing to do is to invest."
"I got some news that you are researching a new technology that could change the world. Coincidentally, I have some idle funds on hand, so I couldn't resist coming over to see how things are going."
"Mr. Hellsing's intelligence network is truly impressive!"
Darren Cross gave Fane a surprised look. The reverse-engineering research of the Pym Particle was extremely secretive, and only the core personnel in the entire company knew about it.
Fane immediately shook his head and replied with a sigh, "Not at all. To this day, I still haven't been able to find out what kind of core technology you are actually researching!"
Hearing this, Darren Cross glanced at Fane. He couldn't tell if these words were true or false, but he could see that Fane seemed to have come this time wanting a piece of the pie.
"I can only say that the information you got is very accurate. If this technology succeeds, the entire world's landscape will change!"
Darren Cross said with a look of self-satisfaction. He held immense confidence in the research of the Pym Particle.
"Oh?"
Fane feigned an interested look and asked, "Can't you reveal even a little bit?"
"This is our company's highest secret!"
Darren Cross shook his head.
"Alright then!"
Fane didn't mind either, but in order to match the excuse he had just given, he put on a wealthy and overbearing front, asking directly, "Then are you short of investment?"
"For now, our research funding is still very sufficient. However, if there is a need, I will contact you right away, Mr. Hellsing!"
Darren Cross naturally didn't want Fane to come and take his money, but considering that Fane might be one of his future buyers, he had no intention of offending him.
"Alright, if there's a need, you must let me know."
Fane continued acting, putting on a look of disappointment.
"Definitely!"
Having learned Fane's 'purpose' for coming, Darren Cross dropped a lot of his guard against Fane, and at the same time, lost interest. So he looked at Hope beside him and said:
"If you don't mind, let our company's most beautiful and outstanding employee show you around. I still have some experiments to complete."
Fane wished for nothing more than for Darren Cross to leave quickly. This suggestion couldn't have been more perfect. So while keeping the disappointed expression on his face, he nodded directly, looked at Hope, and said, "Then I'll trouble you!"
Hope maintained her smile and exchanged a few polite words. After Darren Cross left, she took Fane on a tour around the company.
When they arrived at the company lobby and saw the photo of Hank Pym hanging on the wall, Fane took the opportunity to ask, "This should be the founder of this company, Hank Pym, right?"
Looking at the photo in front of her, a complicated look flashed through Hope's eyes, and her smiling expression unconsciously vanished. She nodded and replied, "Yes."
"How is he doing now?"
Hearing Fane's question, Hope's expression became even more complicated. She shook her head and replied, "He's getting old, so he left the company. He should be enjoying life right now."
"I see!"
Fane looked at Hope's complicated expression beside him. Considering there was surveillance around here, he didn't say much more.
It wasn't until they had finished touring the entire company and came outside, preparing to leave, that Fane took the opportunity to invite Hope: "Mind having lunch together?"
"I'm very sorry, I still have a lot of work to do!"
Hope shook her head. Although Fane was very handsome and wealthy, her mind wasn't on these matters, so she didn't accept the invitation.
And Fane didn't actually want to develop anything with Hope either; he just wanted to find an opportunity to talk to her alone. Seeing this, he could only helplessly confess, "Actually, I want to get to know your father. Mind lending a hand?"