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Although he won the bet with Tony, Sid is still not very optimistic about the new headline.Not only because he had confirmed from Susan that Burning Man was Johnny, but also because someone came to him because of this——

That's right, S.H.I.E.L.D.But it wasn't Fury or Hawkeye who came, it was Agent Coulson. "You mean, this matter has nothing to do with Stark Industries? And you don't know anything about it?"

At this time, it was just over half an hour since the fire bomb appeared.To avoid suspicion, Peter obediently left first.

"Of course not." Sid resolutely denied. "I was resting after I came back yesterday." Fortunately, Harry and Peter kept a low profile when they came here, and they were not caught by the S.H.I.E.L.D.

"Just rest?" Coulson's expression and tone didn't fluctuate, but this repetition already showed his suspicion.

"Oh, I saw a fireworks display, if you must." Sid shrugged.

"I..." Tony dragged his voice on the side, lazily, "I'm setting off fireworks."

This chorus, Coulson almost couldn't help raising his eyebrows.Sure enough, there is no common language with the wayward rich people, he thought so. "Okay," he quickly closed the folder in his hand, "I understand, excuse me."

Seeing him standing up, Sid asked, "They said you were in New Mexico yesterday." Based on the round-trip time, Coulson definitely didn't rush back after knowing the news of the firebomb!What is that for?

Coulson paused.He now feels a feeling that Natasha, Hawkeye, and even Fury have had, that Sid Stark is really difficult to deal with. "There are many things, thank you for your concern."

"I don't mean anything else," Sid smiled, as if he was talking about the weather, "I just thought there were some follow-up issues about the explosion."

Of course, the aftermath of the explosion is endless; even the detonator cannot be found, so how can it be finished?But Sid mentioned it himself at this time, making it clear that "I know there is a problem in it, but I just don't tell you what can you do to me?".

Coulson felt that this was becoming more and more of a headache.In contrast, if he can't get close to his childhood idol-yes, his idol is Captain America who just woke up-but at least he shouldn't be allowed to deal with this pile of Starks. something?The combined combat power of the two Starks really doubled and doubled!

There is no doubt that Fury and Coulson have no enmity, it's just that Fury couldn't find a better negotiator than Coulson.

"If necessary, I will seek your help again." Coulson finally came up with standard official words.In fact, he himself has no idea whether he can draw a convincing and reasonable conclusion about the explosion.

"By the way, I also heard," Tony said suddenly when Coulson walked to the elevator door, "an oversized lizard attacked your operation center?"

The operations center's classified messages are kept secret, so it's obvious how Tony would know.Coulson frowned at this, and felt that he should really suggest to Fury to strengthen the security protection of the system. "It was an accident," he said succinctly, "The New York City Police Department has also been involved in the investigation, and I believe there will be a result soon." After saying this, he walked into the elevator and went straight downstairs.

"NYPD?" Tony repeated, amused. "I'd rather trust S.H.I.E.L.D. to bring the moon down to those guys who can't even catch Peter!"

Sid looked at Tony disapprovingly.However, he didn't care about Tony's satire on the law enforcement agencies, but he cared about Tony himself hinting to Coulson that they obtained S.H.I.E.L.D. through abnormal means—no, it wasn't a hint, it was a show off. "You don't have to make yourself a target," he said. "Our target is big enough."

"Then let them come," Tony snorted. "Let me remind them that my anger is not over yet!"

Sid froze.Then he realized that he was the source of Tony's extreme dissatisfaction with S.H.I.E.L.D.To be honest, he felt that SHIELD did not get any benefits during the 20 or [-] days in which he was imprisoned, but this did not wash away SHIELD's intentions.

"Okay." He finally said that, but he was thinking of something else—not only the lizard, but Loki didn't know where he went.But no matter which one it is, you have to find it, otherwise he will suffer in the future.

This concise answer made Tony think of something. "You can deduce the decay rate formula of lizard venom together. I mean, no matter who is under that lizard, just give it a shot." Do you want the other party to come to Stark Tower to make a fuss again? ?

Sid nodded. "certainly."

"And that Norse god," Tony thought, was the real problem. "He's coming back, isn't he?"

"I think that's for sure. He was full of resentment when he left Asgard, and he must still be very angry now!" Sid tilted his head, "Of course, this kind of high anger refers to the treatment of Thor and Odin."

"According to what you said, I don't think it's impossible for him to vent his anger on Earth." Tony shrugged slightly.He is not a crow's mouth, he just stated the facts he predicted. "He calls us all mortals. Isn't this attitude obvious enough?" According to what Sid told him before, Thor deliberately smashed the Rainbow Bridge in order to prevent the war from spreading to the earth, so Loki will definitely fight against Thor!

"The workload of S.H.I.E.L.D. seems really heavy." He thought for a while, and then said, "S.H.I.E.L.D. is unlikely to find a way to fight Loki through the study of the Cosmic Cube, right?"

This inference is correct.First, the Cosmic Cube is an object far beyond the technological level of the earth; second, Loki hinted at Selvig to study the Cosmic Cube.The combination of these two points is enough to show that S.H.I.E.L.D.'s research on the Cosmic Cube will definitely evolve into a Loki-led disaster in the end.

This matter had nothing to do with Sid at all, but he felt inexplicably guilty.Because he hid from Tony the feeling that he touched the Cosmic Cube, and hoped that no one else would ever know about it.

"Indeed," he could only agree, "I think, instead of letting us guess, it's better to rely on Loki to find the door." He caught Tony's sharp eyes and hurriedly added: "At least we can know What the hell is he trying to do!"

Tony stared at Sid for a long time.It wasn't until Sid felt that he was going to have several holes in his body that Tony snorted. "You don't need to know what it is, it's nothing good anyway." He spread his hands, "They're all problems, which one to solve first?"

The two discussed it and finally reached an agreement to divide the work and cooperate.Tony continued to intercept S.H.I.E.L.D.'s news, supervised Sid's algorithm process, and then improved mechanical components for Harry's armor; while Sid went out in disguise and searched for the lizard man, Dr. Connors, with Peter.The matter of human-shaped fire bombs is naturally left to Susan. As for Loki, who can come and go without a trace, it can only be the same as Sid said, and wait for the other party to come to the door automatically.

But it didn't go so well, as the Lizardman seemed to be hiding.Everything was calm, and even S.H.I.E.L.D. did not escalate the situation—for example, with the New York City Police Department to clean up the city or something.Except that Doom's had an accident, nothing happened.

"Victor von Doom seems to have disappeared," Tony said when he brought it up—he was snuggled up on the sofa drinking—with a disinterested expression. "They're making a big splash this time."

Sid didn't reply immediately.

Tony was talking about them, the Fantastic Four—Reed, Susan, Johnny, and Ben.The bodies of the five people who encountered the gamma-ray burst in that space program all had mutations, but only Dum stood on the opposite side of the other four.The whole story is about the righteous four saving New York from the evil Doom, an old-fashioned heroic story.

"Probably back to Latvinia." That was all he guessed. "That is his kingdom, and the people there will never turn their backs on him."

Tony snorted again, obviously being irritated by being upstaged and talking about the kingdom.

"It's a good thing," Sid analyzed pertinently, "At least we are no longer the only ones in SHIELD's eyes."

"I think Dr. Richard probably won't let the four of them become the thorn in the side of S.H.I.E.L.D. He can't make a big mess."

"Neither will Susan," Sid continued. "How do you think we should deal with an employee who may be breathing fire at any time?"

"On the bright side, Johnny is famous now, and he will probably be able to pay off your car scrape soon." Tony took another big sip of wine, his voice became slurred: "In this way, we won't have that employee. "

Sid nodded in agreement. "His personality is really a problem." Pushy, playboy, ostentatious... In fact, none of this is a problem. The problem is that Johnny has a face exactly like Captain America!

"His face is the problem." Tony hit the nail on the head, but his tone was a little gloating: "I think the timing of the captain waking up is not right... If he goes out now, and someone grabs him by the collar on the street and makes him responsible, I don't care." surprise!"

Sid was helpless.He thinks this is very likely to happen, because the news hasn't spread yet, and everyone still doesn't know that Captain America is resurrected... oh, no, it's awakening.So, if their World War II hero walks around the streets, he will be recognized as Johnny the Human Torch in minutes.

This is really a tragedy for Steve.

"Let Coulson worry about this." Tony continued. "Or Fury...I don't believe they won't handle this well. After all, their previous attitude has already shown that Captain America is different. To be honest, with Fury's desire to control, I think S.H.I.E.L.D. He took care of his food, clothing, housing and transportation."

This is also true.Think about a person who lived 70 years ago. When he opens his eyes to the modern age, he must be uncomfortable in various ways.Even if Steve is Captain America and a super soldier, he has not yet reached the level of a god, and he must rely on others to a certain extent...

Before Sid's thoughts of "waking up to deal with S.H.I.E.L.D. might not be as comfortable as an arctic popsicle" drifted away, a new voice came in: "You can still care about others, it seems that I underestimated you." gone."

Sid jerked his head back toward the source of the sound, and Tony's hand on the glass froze.

Loki was very satisfied to receive four eyes on him, regardless of whether they were welcomed or not. "I'm here to fulfill my promise." He raised his chin slightly, and nodded again, the tip of the scepter shone with a sharp light that is unique to smooth metal at the height above his head. "See you again soon, Sid?"