Temptation on the tip of the tongue

Numbness spread throughout her body, Chen Xiaoxiao opened her eyes with difficulty, and looked at the boundless night and dense forest.

She should be in the third district.

She struggled to prop herself up from the thick fallen leaves, stretched out her hands to support her paralyzed head, and barely opened her eyes to look around in the dense forest.

There was a bonfire on the side, and a steel helmet was placed on the opposite side of the bonfire. The man in the steel battle suit was leaning on the opposite tree and drinking something, and the faint smell of alcohol spread from the side of the heat.

Chen Xiaoxiao's legs were still wooden, but her head became a little clearer: "Aren't you afraid of setting the whole forest on fire?"

The drinking guy glanced at her, and instead of answering her question, asked, "Are you full?"

Chen Xiaoxiao: "..."

Chen Xiaoxiao: "How do I look like a minor?!"

Tony Stark raised his eyebrows mockingly, raised a hand with a steel glove, and pointed at Chen Xiaoxiao.

Chen Xiaoxiao followed the direction he pointed, looked down at herself, and said angrily, "You pointed at my whole body just now?!"

Tony: "...But I have read your profile, you are already an adult."

With that said, he threw the wine jar in his hand into Chen Xiaoxiao's arms: "I'll give you the rest."

Chen Xiaoxiao drank the wine in one gulp, which relieved the thirst in her throat.She threw the bottle back into Tony's arms, adjusted her numb posture, found a tree to lean against, and struggled to stand up: "I thought I should have reached the third district."

Tony tightened the empty metal wine jar and put it away, turned his eyes to look at the swaying tree shadow: "I kept asking myself along the way: Is it right to sacrifice another person for the sake of one person?"

"My reason will always jump out and clamor: all living beings are equal, there is no superiority or inferiority."

He said, lowered his eyes, and laughed mockingly.

Chen Xiaoxiao asked: "Then do you have an answer?"

Tony shrugged. The steel shirt on his body made him glow coldly under the firelight: "In the end, I only found out that I still wanted to be a selfish person."

"Going back to that part of the irresponsible world can make me temporarily paralyzed, like taking drugs to get pleasure; but after I wake up, I will return it hundreds of times with pain and self-blame."

The smile on his face completely disappeared, and he looked at Chen Xiaoxiao with sad eyes: "So you said, what should I do?"

Chen Xiaoxiao didn't know how to answer.

She reached out and rubbed her numb leg: "What I learned in the secret service training team may be different from everything you learned in those prestigious universities: I only know two things: In order to protect yourself, you must hurt yourself. opponent; but before that, hurt yourself first."

"Even if you want to break your hand, foot, or neck, you have to let the other party relax."

"Mr. Stark, you have a heart as clean as gold under your metal-cold shell, but this heart is not suitable for this world. Let's make a deal, you will still be your savior, as for those dirty Let me do the despicable things for you, how about it?"

Tony's eyes were extremely cold against the night: "How dare I believe you, a scary person like you?"

Chen Xiaoxiao said firmly: "It doesn't matter, I believe you are enough."

Tony, who was sitting across from the bonfire, shrugged his shoulders: "Forgive me for asking too much, now in the eyes of anyone, I am a stupid betrayer, a waste of talent, and an accomplice of a brutal executioner. Why do you believe me?"

Chen Xiaoxiao lowered her head and replied firmly: "I'm different from them. I survived."

"Back when Brandon held the hunting and killing, I knew that I would definitely die, because the construction of the third district was solid, not to mention me, even an army would never be able to break through the barrier and escape smoothly. But I escaped .”

"There are two answers: either Brandon let me go, or the clever builder saved my life. I always wanted to know the name of the builder, until you showed up in front of me."

She raised her head slowly, her dark eyes reflected the fire, and a different light bloomed in the dark night: "From that moment on, I understood that Tony Stark had his plan long ago, and I was just an ordinary person. Don't think I'm capable of understanding the world of geniuses, but I hope I'm lucky enough to be a part of that project."

"To be honest, I didn't expect you to come in person. I thought it was Brandon, because that guy likes to kill himself the most."

"If I had known it was you, I would have followed you directly."

A smile slowly appeared on Tony's face: "Smart boy. But I don't like you."

He flipped the metal wine jug in his hand: "Don't tell me your name. I will call you number 84 from today on."

As early as he had released the child behind Brandon's back, he had left a place for her.

But that's a dead-end position.

He once thought that this was a child as cruel as Brandon, after all, she smashed his brother's head in front of him, but when he saw her embrace Peter, who had half of his body eroded, there was something Something extremely delicate touched him.

That's not the kind of feeling one should have for a mortal.

So almost stingy, he skimped on the appreciation she should have had.

Tony suddenly said, "Do you know what I said to you when I saw you for the first time?"

Chen Xiaoxiao stretched out her hand and scratched her face: "Flat chest, short legs, short stature?"

Tony: "..."

Tony: "You..."

Tony: "I'm talking to you very seriously."

The expression on his face was too serious, so frightened that Chen Xiaoxiao immediately sat upright, and put her hand on her lap neatly like a schoolboy.

Tony sighed, "I think you're brutal, bloody, and unsympathetic, just like Brandon. Not just because you killed his brother, but because I saw your reaction from his brother's studio There was no begging for mercy from the beginning to the end, only calm observation, inducement, and setting traps. Your insensitivity to pain makes me suspect that you are a natural psychopath."

Chen Xiaoxiao: "..."

You are so flattering on me.

I just grew up getting spanked and then learned how to pretend it didn't hurt.

Once the enemy discovers your weakness, they will think they have gained more power and multiply the torture.

I've known this from a very young age.

Tony's deep eyes stared at her for a long time, as if he was evaluating an exquisite machine: "But I later changed my mind about you."

"Brandon's tyranny and cruelty come from his cowardice and fear, but I can't find a reason for everything about you."

Chen Xiaoxiao didn't know how to explain, so she could only lower her head and wait quietly for him to finish.

After a while, she looked up curiously and asked, "Are we going to kill Brandon? What's your plan?"

Tony's eyes sank: "Kill him? Never. I want to support him."

"As I said, Brandon's tyranny and cruelty come from his cowardice and fear, he is just a—"

Tony stopped short.

He looked into Chen Xiaoxiao's eyes quietly, and for a moment, he longed to tell her everything he had discovered, but he soon understood: if he had too much emotion for this child, he might not be able to sit idly by She went to sacrifice.

So, he withdrew his gaze: "The rest, if you can come back alive, I will tell you."

"I promise, at that time I will have nothing to hold back."

He said, showing a blueprint in front of her: "I built the third district myself, and no one knows its hidden secrets except me. I left a door for you, although I don't think you Can escape alive."

He closed his eyes, trying to hide the feeling of powerlessness: "But, I still stayed for you."

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It was already late at night, and Loki, who should have gone to bed earlier, stood quietly in the central control room, waiting for his fish to take the bait.

However, just as he was concentrating on waiting for the opportunity to develop, a line of words floated on the instrument in his hand:

"Boss, you are the most handsome boss in the world! Just let me go!"

Loki: "..."

"Boss, not only can I bring back that antibody, I can also bring back that Dulles, I promise! Then we won't have to endure Dr. Ralph's shoddy work!"

Loki: "..."

Understood.

This girl had been using programs to hack into his computer all afternoon, and now she finally broke through the line of defense and sent out the things that she wanted to forcefully swipe his screen in the afternoon.

"Boss, I heard that Dr. Dulles's research on the hairline has made achievements that no one else can match!"

Loki: "??!"

He sneered, then calmly smashed the tablet in his hand.

Chen Xiaoxiao, just wait, I will shave your hair tomorrow.

You must be asking, "Why? Why? How?" Right?

Ha ha, I am your boss.

The irritable Loki raised his eyes and looked at Ralph who was standing in front of the instrument: "How is it? Has he taken any action?"

On the huge monitor, the sleeping figure of Captain America appeared on it. Soon, there was a creaking sound from the window, and a short girl and a boy in Pikachu pajamas broke in.

Loki looked at the Pikachu pajamas: "..."

Ralph looked at Chen Xiaoxiao: "..."

Ralph looked back helplessly, and said cautiously: "I think he should have shown his feet, but... but Chen Xiaoxiao and the others..."

Loki was so angry that he picked up the tablet that had been smashed just now and smashed it a second time.

"This damn girl is getting in my way again!"

"Shock her! Shock her to death!"

Ralph: "..."

Ralph kindly persuaded him: "But there is something wrong with the bracelet itself, it is easy to be electrocuted directly."

Loki couldn't be angry, and he couldn't really electrocute his most powerful men to death, so he could only lift his leg up suddenly, stomped down hard, and stomped the hapless tablet to pieces.

Ralph timidly looked at the slab that he had trampled to pieces, wiped the sweat off his brow, and continued to wait patiently for Chen Xiaoxiao and the others to leave.

After a while, he looked back with a pale face: "Well, the fact that Captain America is a fake was exposed by Peter."

Loki: "..."

He calmly crossed his fingers, sat calmly, with a cruel smile on the corner of his mouth: "Very good. Remember to shock him every day when you experiment, and shock him to death."

Ralph hesitated: "Yes, boss!"

Finally, Chen Xiaoxiao, who got in the way, took Peter away from Captain America's bedroom.

'Captain America', who even wore a striped uniform while sleeping, breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately rushed to the window, waiting anxiously for Chen Xiaoxiao and Peter to go away, then quickly rushed to his bedside, and put a tiny jar Take it out.

He pressed a button, and the whole jar suddenly grew bigger, appearing inflated on his bedside.

He took out a uniform from inside, quickly took off the existing Captain America uniform and put it on, and then took out the button again, which became extremely small in an instant.

Loki looked at the moving object that turned into a small dot on the screen, a smug smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"very good."

"This thing is much more useful than that old man."

With that said, he turned his head to look at Ralph; "Can you continue to follow?"

Ralph was busy in front of the monitor for a moment, and quickly zoomed in on the small red dot: "It's possible, but if we spend energy to track him, we need to use all the equipment in the entire base. Unexpected problems, we may not be able to solve them in time.”

As he spoke, he said worriedly: "If Chen Xiaoxiao runs away at this time, it will be troublesome."

Loki's attention was completely attracted by that little guy: "It's okay, follow him with all your strength. That girl can't escape."

He narrowed his eyes, looked at the small soldier riding on the ant, and smiled coldly: "Although I knew that Nick Fury would not teach me Captain America so easily, I didn't expect him to be so ambitious. , trying to get a fortune from me."

"The matter that can be solved by giving the little girl a toy, if he insists on making trouble like this, I have nothing to do."

He stretched out his slender fingers and tapped the screen: "Who is this guy?"

Ralph quickly called up his information: "Scott Lang, also known as Ant-Man, participated in the civil war between Captain America and Iron Man. The clothes on him allowed him to grow bigger, and he could become smaller, and can change the size of objects."

"As long as we get his equipment, it's easy to investigate other districts."

As the scene in front of him changed, Loki saw the little guy's appearance clearly, his funny eyes in the red mask, no matter how he looked at it, he looked ridiculous.

Ralph looked at the map: "He has come to the laboratory building, but he is obviously not interested in everything around him. His target is Spider-Man. The door of the laboratory has been opened, and there is absolutely no problem for him to enter."

Ralph said, wiping his sweat: "The only problem is that he ran out to find Chen Xiaoxiao, I hope he's back by this time."

Rocky snapped his knuckles: "This girl is good everywhere, the only troublesome thing is that her ability to cause trouble is as strong as her ability to do meritorious service, ha ha."

Ralph couldn't tell whether he was swearing or praising, so he kept cautiously silent.

After a while, he watched the little insect fly to the front of the laboratory, and found the position of the lock in the dark environment.

Ralph was dumbfounded.

It took him a long time before he hesitated and said, "Boss..."

"that……"

"We left a loophole for that guy."

He looked at Luo Ji in embarrassment, for fear that Luo Ji would be unhappy and directly electrocute Chen Xiaoxiao to death.

Loki frowned: "Speak directly."

Ralph said awkwardly: "But when Chen Xiaoxiao left, it seemed that she was afraid that we would find out that Spider-Man had escaped, so she locked the door."

Loki: "..."

He suddenly felt that hanging, which had been abolished for many years, now had a place to use.

Ralph worked profusely in front of the monitor for a while: "You said we're going to openly hang him up now, okay?"

Loki: "..."

Loki stretched out his hand to support his head, always feeling like a firework exploded in his mind at that moment.

After a while, he said weakly:

"Let that dead bug seek its own blessing."

Chen Xiaoxiao, you troublemaker, how can I deal with you tomorrow morning.

Not far from where the surveillance camera focused, a discarded bracelet lay on the cold ground, like a dead body, weakly emitting extremely weak light in the dark night.

The name on the bracelet has been broken:

Chen Xiaoxiao1307