Marvel Administrative Officer

Chapter 206
On Christmas Eve, the Murdoch family had a rare gathering, and even Jack's aunt rushed back with her husband and children.

For a while, the Murdoch family estate was overcrowded...

However, there will always be problems of one kind or another in the big family.

For example, Jack's half-brother, Harvey Murdoch, has an inexplicable hatred for Jack!
Originally, Jack thought that this hatred was due to the inheritance rights, but when Jack gave up the inheritance rights, the relationship between the two was still very cold...

This made Jack wonder if he snatched Harvey's toys when he was a child!

On the contrary, Jenny's half-brother, Henry, has a close relationship with Jack...

Of course, this is only the conflict between the third generation of the Murdoch family.

If you move up to John Murdoch's generation, the relationship becomes more complicated.

So although the dishes on the long table were delicious, the atmosphere of the dinner party was very dull.

Seeing everyone silently cutting the steak on the plate, Jack regretted bringing Elizabeth back.

The latter probably felt Jack's apology, she shook Jack's hand indifferently,
When you fall in love with someone, you will always tolerate everything about him...

Elizabeth is far stronger than Jack imagined.

The dinner was finally over, and after bidding farewell to Edward, Jenny and others, Jack and his party quickly left Boston.

This is Christmas Eve... If Christmas Eve has always been immersed in such an atmosphere, it would be too bad!
Through the portal, Jack had just returned to the Long Island Manor, and immediately heard the deafening music from Tony's house next door...

Normally, Jack would have gone back to his room to sleep soundly, but looking at Elizabeth behind him, he had an idea.
Jack grabbed Elizabeth, smiled and shook his head in the direction of Tony's house, and then asked:
"Interested in being an uninvited guest?"

Elizabeth immediately understood what Jack meant, and she replied with a light smile:

"Hope Mr. Stark has a fireworks show..."

Jack laughed loudly and said:
"It's not difficult, don't bother Tony."

After speaking, he took out his phone and called Cheney, and asked Blink to help. Jack's only request to them was to prepare a fireworks show that would overwhelm Times Square.

This task is not easy...

The fireworks used in the fireworks show are all ordered in advance. In just a few hours, it is very difficult to complete the design and production process. What's more, Jack also limited the conditions and must overwhelm the fireworks in Times Square. show!

But Cheney didn't complain. With his high salary and dividends, he was originally serving the boss!
Blink, on the other hand, was a little unhappy. She looked at Tony's manor reluctantly, and opened the portal under Jack's urging...

Tony was very surprised to hear that Jack came to his party.

You must know that he has invited Jack to his party countless times, but without exception, he was rejected by Jack.

If Tony remembered correctly, this should be the first time Jack took the initiative to participate in his own party.

Tonight's party is the theme of animal pajamas, Tony likes the tone of cosplay, so everyone present is dressed in animal pajamas,

There are baby pigs, tauren, dinosaurs...

Tony opted for a set of duck pajamas, which looked kinda cute.

After Jack entered the dance floor, he glanced at the audience with the help of spotlights,
Without Tarleton...

This reassured Jack a little, he was really afraid that something would happen between the two of them!
However, to Jack's frown... there was no Pepper at the party either.

Before Jack could think about it, Tony had already come to Jack with three bottles of beer in his hand.

He handed one of the bottles of beer to Jack, then nodded slightly to Elizabeth, and asked Jack loudly:
"Aren't you going to introduce this beautiful lady?"

Although Tony yelled loudly, under the blaring music, Jack only got a rough idea,

Then Jack said with some doubts:
"You haven't seen Elizabeth?"

Tony shrugged:

"I just know you have a mysterious girlfriend."

Jack looked at Elizabeth full of apology. At this moment, he realized that he owed Elizabeth.

Speaking of which, Tony is probably Jack's only friend,
In such a relationship, it was actually the first time that Tony met Elizabeth. This only shows that Jack did not fulfill his obligations as a boyfriend...

Jack's eyes caught Tony's eyes. He was a person who knew the meaning of this look, so he handed the beer in his hand to Elizabeth, and said with a smile:

"Beautiful lady, I'm Tony Stark, nice to meet you..."

Of course Elizabeth knew who Tony was, but she knew and Tony introduced himself, which were completely different things!
After receiving the beer, Elizabeth also introduced herself:
"I'm Elizabeth, Jack's girlfriend."

After finishing the pleasantries, Tony voluntarily withdrew to make room for the two of them.

In the round of introduction just now, Elizabeth drank half a bottle of beer, and her face was a little flushed at this time,

"I didn't expect Tony to be such a person..."

"In your impression, what kind of person should Tony be?"

"How should I put it... I saw Tony in the news before as a proud and arrogant playboy, but now I realize that the media should have misinterpreted his character."

Elizabeth analyzed it quite seriously.

After listening to Jack, he couldn't help curling his lips.
To be honest, Tony has never been an easy guy to get along with.

Elizabeth's cognition can only be said to be a beautiful misunderstanding.

But Jack is not going to correct this misunderstanding, at least Tony has changed a lot.

Neither of them like lively people. After feeling the lively atmosphere of the party for a while, the two of them found a quieter place, snuggled up and looked at the starry sky...

Neither of them spoke during this process, but Jack felt relieved.

The time comes to 24 o'clock...

Brilliant fireworks bloomed in the sky, making the originally dark sky more colorful and picturesque.

Amidst the cheers of the crowd...

Christmas Eve is over.

……

Da-da, da-da.

The sound of high heels woke the sleeping Jack, and after hearing a brief knock on the door, he saw Natasha walk into the bedroom.

Jack subconsciously pulled the quilt, and Elizabeth, who was sleeping next to him, was awakened by this action.

If it was before, Jack would have no problem with Natasha just entering his room, but now there is an Elizabeth lying beside him, which makes Jack a little embarrassed.

But Elizabeth didn't feel any discomfort, she looked at Natasha indifferently.

Jack said:

"Natasha, don't you think it's inappropriate for you to appear..."

Natasha glanced at the messy "battlefield", showing an ambiguous smile:

"Sorry, boss... I always thought you didn't need to fuck!"

Jack frowned, and said coldly:
"go out!"

Natasha took a serious look at Elizabeth, and then walked out of the bedroom calmly.

"who is she?"

Elizabeth pressed her face against Jack's chest and asked.

"My confidential secretary, don't underestimate her, she is a former ace agent of the SHIELD...but she is not mine, I am looking for the purpose of her coming to me."

"Where's Karen?"

"She resigned."

Elizabeth drew circles on Jack's chest with her fingers, and said softly:
"I have an idea……"

Jack kissed his girlfriend on the forehead and encouraged:

"Tell me……"

"I want to come and work with you."

Jack chuckled and asked, "Why, because Natasha made you feel pressured? Don't worry, she's not my type."

"I believe in you, but I still want to work by your side."

Seeing Elizabeth's seriousness, Jack asked softly, "What about your career?"

"No career is more important than a lover,"

Having said that, Elizabeth waved her fist, and then made a "vicious" expression:

"Don't underestimate me, an ace agent like Natasha, I can fight ten!"

what……

Jack couldn't help laughing, but he knew that Elizabeth wasn't exactly bragging.

She is one of the rare alpha-level mutants in the world, that is, mutants who can control their own abilities without training.

And her mutant ability is somewhat similar to that of the secret agent... It is to turn the power of thought into various weapons. When these weapons of thought power hit the enemy's body, they will directly cut off the enemy's central nervous system.

And in the past year, Elizabeth has also received Frank's training with the new X-Men team, and has certain combat skills.

But now she wants to fight the Black Widow one-on-one, I'm afraid she still can't do it, after all, fighting doesn't depend entirely on ability,
Otherwise, the little spider wouldn't be beaten up by the villains often.

Just looking at Elizabeth's firm eyes, Jack knew that the girl in front of him had already made up her mind...

"I happen to be short of a living secretary. Would Miss Elizabeth be willing?"

Elizabeth smiled slyly:

"Do you need a life secretary who is on the night shift?"

"Of course!"

As he said that, Jack pounced on Elizabeth with a hungry tiger.

……

Two in the afternoon.

Jack led Elizabeth to the watchtower base.

A rest day like Christmas is a luxury for Jack, and I don't know how many things happened on this past day.

Sure enough, just as Jack came to sit down in his office, Misty knocked on the office door.

The latter glanced at Elizabeth after entering the office, then withdrew his gaze, and reported to Jack Hui with a serious expression:

"Sir, there was an explosion last night targeting Mayor Snard..."

Jack frowned and asked:

"how is he?"

"Mr. Mayor escaped by chance and is now receiving materials at San Deman Hospital, but the Lucas MP who was with him died on the spot."

Lucas?
This was Jack's first political partner, but they parted ways because of different ideas.

I didn't expect him to die like this...

"What's wrong with the explosion?"

Jack knew in his heart that if it was an ordinary bombing case, it would be the work of the NYPD... If the case was serious, at most the FBI would be dispatched, but since Misty came to report so solemnly,
That means supernatural forces are involved.

"According to the case information, the explosive is a person..."

Extremis Warrior!

Jack then thought of his old rival Killian.

Killian seemed to disappear from the world after paying off AIM, but he didn't expect to appear suddenly at this time.

"Who is in charge of this case now?" Jack asked in a deep voice.

"The captain took the initiative to take over."

Jack chuckled, it seemed that the US team was a little brooding about the last fiasco at the hands of the Extremis.

But only the US team alone, Jack is still a little worried.

"Let the new X-Men assist the US team, this time we must uproot Killian!"

Misty nodded, and immediately planned to leave...

"Wait a minute, Misty... this is Elizabeth, I want her to study with you for a while."

Misty looked at Elizabeth suspiciously, then turned to look at Jack with a playful expression.

Jack said helplessly: "Elizabeth is my fiancee, but I hope she can learn from the bottom..."

Misty nodded, looked at Elizabeth again, and said directly:

"Come with me... I have to find you a uniform first, but it may not be easy to find a size that suits your figure."

Elizabeth is 1.8 meters tall and has a pair of long legs. It is really difficult to find clothes.

After saying hello to Jack, Elizabeth followed Misty and left, while Jack started to deal with daily chores.

In the evening, Jack finally signed the papers, and he immediately called for Blink.

Anyway, Mayor Snard, who used to be Jack's boss, was in the hospital with serious injuries, and Jack needed to go and see.

New York's Sandman Hospital Advanced Care Ward...

After being searched by four security personnel, Jack finally came to the door of Snard's ward!
If it were any other mayor of New York, it would certainly not be possible to have such a big ostentation, but Snader has another layer of identity. He is a Wall Street boss and a famous rich man in the United States.

These security personnel should have been hired by Snader himself.

Pushing open the door of the ward, Jack saw Snyder wearing glasses and reading a book, and sitting beside his bed was a man with a gloomy temperament...

"Duchamp..."

Mark, who followed Jack into the room, shouted in surprise.

"your friend?"

Jack bumped Mark's shoulder and asked in a low voice.

Mark nodded.

And the gloomy man named Duchamp stood up in surprise,

He walked up to Mark quickly, looked at the latter for a long time before opening his mouth and said:

"I didn't expect to meet you when I first arrived in New York!"

The two were old friends reunited and had a lot to say, so they simply left the ward, leaving a quiet space for Jack and Snard to talk.

After the two left, Jack walked to Snader's bed and sat in Duchamp's place:
"what did the doctor say?"

Snard chuckled and took off his glasses:
"I just fell down, but I am old, my body parts are unreliable, and my tailbone shows signs of cracking."

Jack nodded.
"Can you tell me about the situation at that time?"

"Is this for a record?"

Jack shook his head:
"Of course not, this is from the concern of friends."

"Well, that statement will be easier to accept.

In fact, when I said good-bye to Lucas, there was just a loud bang and then a puff of air that pushed me into... I didn't notice anything unusual. "

"Are you sure the other party is coming for you?"

Snyder nodded.

Jack fell into deep thought. He really didn't understand why Killian attacked Snader. There seemed to be no connection between the two!
After another conversation, Jack and Mark said goodbye and left.

Mark's friend Dushan stayed in the hospital. He was a bodyguard hired by Snard urgently, and his duty was.

(End of this chapter)