The Stark Paradox

Jazz and the ambulance were telling the truth, and he hadn't figured out what reason to use to convince the boss—although he was sure that Optimus Prime would eventually accept the fact, but he didn't want to disappoint their boss...and he and Natasha still It's not a good thing to let her meet more Autobots at this time.

He hadn't figured out what to do with Natasha...if she asked to see his companions.

But it seemed that the other party was considerate enough not to mention this matter right away...or the other party didn't have time to mention this matter yet.

The sudden attack of the Decepticons exposed them a lot. Going back, Tasha faced many problems, destroying the video, appeasing the witnesses, writing a sealed check, and repairing the aftermath.

That's enough to keep Tasha busy for a while.

In fact, she was delayed for a whole week before finally returning to Stark Tower in New York.Of course, part of the reason here is to avoid Carol's wrath.

Regarding this, Tasha once asked Jarvis to do statistics. Carol's anger peak can usually last for three days, plus the time lag of the news...Tasha thinks that one week is probably a safe period.

She let Jarvis secretly open the underground tunnel leading directly to the garage, and then sneaked into the building with Jazz directly from there.

"Tasha, I don't understand, why do you still act like a thief in your own home?" After parking in the parking space, after Tasha jumped out of the car, Jazz quickly transformed and sat on the ground looking down at the man on the chair. Tan waved his hand to activate the holographic screen, and the originally empty test bench was immediately filled with many blue holographic projections, which seemed to be much more crowded. Although they were not real, Tasha still looked away Some, and watched as Dummy slid over, tremblingly holding a cup of coffee careful not to spill it.

"That's because you don't know Carol..." Tasha casually took the cup from the little robot hand, and patted the place where both hands and head were held as rewards. chills.

"Hey, I'm sorry about this... I've caused you trouble... Ms. Carroll is on the phone, she seems very upset..." Jazz also heard Carroll's growl on the phone earlier, slightly Said with apology.

"Don't worry, they can handle it. SI has an entire army of lawyers, and I paid them to deal with this." Tasha waved her hand indifferently and told him not to worry.

Dummy was very happy because of Tasha's behavior. He spun around the wheel, and when he backed up, he accidentally tripped over the parts that Tasha threw there. Fortunately, Jazz quickly helped it up. let it fall.

"Stupid little guy." Tasha sighed and said with emotion as she watched this scene.

The former Dummy was created when she was 17 years old. At that time, she was not experienced enough to make a mature artificial intelligence... But Tasha is sure that she must have drunk some wine when she made the original Dummy, so this little Dummies are never smart.

But that's all about her old world, where she left everything she had, including her mechanical friends.The re-made Dummy is a replica of the original machine, she could have changed it to be smarter, at least hold the coffee cup firmly and not spray people with fire extinguishing agent... But she didn't do that, she tried her best to keep the original the design of.

Tasha casually clicked on the screen to check emails, while dangling on the chair, suddenly, the British accent of her smart housekeeper came to mind from the ceiling, very polite but a little indifferent "Madam, there is a General Hawk Waiting upstairs."

"What general? Why didn't I get notified before?" Natasha said without thinking, and planned to find a reason to dismiss these annoying government or military representatives, but her butler interrupted her.

"General Hawke made an appointment with Ms. Carroll three days ago, and added this matter to the to-do list. I reminded you, but you obviously didn't take it to heart as always." The smart butler replied indifferently She broke her statement mercilessly "Also, Ms. Carroll wants me to tell you that if you try to say no she will make you regret your decision... And with some personal threats... Given the authority she has, I can't Stop her behavior." Listening to the smart butler's calm retort, Jazz felt that the other party's flat tone revealed a kind of gloating.

"Old Jia, you were not like this before! Your first order was to ensure my personal safety!" Tasha raised her eyebrows and complained to her housekeeper.

"So I'm reminding you to take correct actions to avoid harm, madam." The steward replied unmoved.

"...Okay, okay..." Tasha seemed to resign herself to her fate. She rubbed her forehead and then stood up to tidy up the suit she hadn't taken off, wipe away the wrinkles from sitting down, and finally took a sip Coffee regained his spirits, shrugged at Sir who was waving to her for good luck, and got up to leave.

When Tasha arrived at the destination floor, she saw the general in camouflage uniform standing with his back facing her in front of the floor-to-ceiling glass in the lobby overlooking the scenery of New York—the Stark Tower is tall enough and eye-catching, it is the landmark of the whole New York sexual buildings.

"What would you like to drink? Whiskey? I have a lot of wine here." Tasha didn't rush to go behind the other party, but went around the bar to look around, and then asked politely before raising her eyebrows." I mean, do you have any rules such as no drinking during working hours?" Tasha never knew about this... Maybe Roddy mentioned related things... But she probably didn't listen carefully, let alone Roddy was with her There are always ways around these rules.

"I'm not working now...and I believe my superiors will allow me to drink a little for the mission..." General Hawke turned his head, but still stood upright with his hands behind his back, the expression on his face made him look majestic.

"Oh...well, whiskey." Tasha looked at the other party and knew that the other party would not answer her question, so she picked up one of the bottles without any burden, filled the glass with ice cubes, and put it in the middle of the hall Then she sat carelessly on one of the sofas, leaned on a cushion to make herself more comfortable after changing several positions, and then she noticed that the newspaper on the coffee table was turning to the article about her factory accident. reports.

Whether intentionally or not, Tasha believes that the other party has read this content in its entirety.So she sighed when the other party sat down and looked at the newspaper, "Listen, this was just an accident, I don't think there is anything that the military needs to intervene..."

A few days ago, she was yelled bloody by Carol on the phone because of this incident. SI is a big fan, and any disturbance will be noticed by all parties. Undoubtedly, this incident has imposed a lot on Carol. pressure.

"I'm not here for these trivial matters." General Hawke interrupted her very quickly. "I'm here for the increase in orders proposed last time. How are you thinking, Ms. Stark."

"Talk about business?" This caught Natasha a little by surprise. She raised her eyebrows and quickly restrained her surprised expression. She moved her position but didn't mean to leave the cushion and sit upright.

A general came to negotiate in person, indicating that the superiors attach great importance to this matter, which is enough for Natasha to dig out the conversation in that distant memory from the depths of her memory, "I want to talk about business matters, the liaison officer and my The assistant can handle it very well."

"I don't like Tai Chi, Ms. Stark, I need a definite answer... And for this matter, I believe that I can get a faster answer by directly contacting you. To reduce the waste of our mutual time, Ms. Stark, give I'll answer." General Hawk tapped the glass coffee table forcefully and rhythmically with his fingers, and said in a rather majestic superior tone... more or less in a commanding tone.It was the decisive voice of a general who has participated in the war.Hawke believed that this aura was enough to overwhelm an ignorant girl.

"..." If the person sitting across from him was just an ordinary businessman, it would indeed be a good choice to overwhelm him in terms of momentum... If Natasha hadn't worked with Captain America for so many years, but such oppression would only make him She was disgusted, so she squinted her eyes and prepared to turn on Carol's warning mode against Carol.

But before she could speak, the ubiquitous smart butler interrupted their conversation, "Sorry to interrupt, madam, but I detected an uninvited guest moving through the vent."

"..."

"...Your friend?" Tasha raised her eyebrows looking at Hawke opposite.

Then she saw the other party's impeccable expression and calmly replied, "My friend doesn't take the wind."

"Not your friend, nor my friend." Tasha waved her hand and said without hesitation, "Jarvis, you know how to deal with uninvited guests."

However, after 2 minutes, Jarvis said again, "Madam, the uninvited guest has broken through the ventilation duct and landed on the eighth floor, and tried to go underground through the elevator passage.

"..." Tasha knew that her expression froze at that moment, because General Hawke finally took a sip from the cup on the table after looking at her again, so she quickly raised her standard to this With a smile that the camera should have, she ordered to Jarvis, "Block the elevator, activate plan B... directly smash him into scum, don't show mercy." Her voice carried the emotion of absolute confidence in her design, "Since the building was built, I've been wanting to try this security system for a while now... oh, Jarvis, I have no doubts about your judgment, you're perfect."

"My pleasure, madam."

"Wait a minute." When Jarvis and Tasha went back and forth, General Hawke suddenly interrupted her, "I think I know this guest."

"..." Tasha leaned back on the cushion again and raised her eyebrows, and waved her hand amid General Hawk's nod, "Jarvis, you heard me, stop attacking, and invite that guest to come up."