The Witch's Bodyguard [Comprehensive Anglo-American]

Stark always likes to make big news, no matter when and where he is.

Just like this time, he held a temporary press conference in his office building. Although it was a temporary invitation, the reporters who were waiting to get the big news were already packed around the outside of the building, just like they had prepared in advance a few weeks ago. Similarly, they stood there dressed formally, welcoming familiar topic figures with joy.Stark has never let them down. He did prepare exciting news materials for the reporters who came to the meeting. This material is enough for everyone present to look forward to this month's bonus.

Stark Industries Arms was closed by him.

Yes, closure, not suspension or rectification, but direct closure, permanent, and effective immediately.

Now the entire United States and even the West are reporting the rhetoric of the CEO of Stark Industries after his return, and the peers are very happy. They wonder if this powerful competitor has been abused by the kidnappers and has lost his mind.

Therefore, Stark's mood is bad, of course not because of the series of chain reactions brought about by the closure of the Arms Department in front of reporters.He doesn't care if the stock market drops nearly 50 percent, or the name "Tony Stark" becomes a new joke on a talk show.

But Stark finally realized that the trouble caused by bad popularity was far more than Pep Potts. He couldn't find a second trustworthy person to help him replace the reactor on his chest.

Of course there are worse.

No one supported his decision, and none of the people Stark considered friends (and not many of them) understood him or tried to understand him, not even Pep Potts.Stark had to fight alone, as he always did, but this time, he was completely unable to face the loneliness of being alone as before, and he became eager to have someone around him to share it with.

This mood has lasted for a week, and there is a trend to continue.

This is not a good sign, Tony.

He said so in his heart.

Stark stayed in his workshop, a place that always gave him a sense of security like a fortress. He created a project file named "Mark 2" in his private service program half an hour ago, encrypted Then hide it in that program, which is a bigger project than making military weapons, requires more money and time, and is more difficult.

The possibility of failure is high, but it's not something Stark would consider.

"Jarvis, are you there?"

"Yes, sir, always on call."

Before starting to improve Mark 1, Stark planned to relax his tense brain, so he took the business card Ma Linglong gave him and looked at it for a while.

"Scan this," Stark said.

In less than a second, all the personal information about Ma Linglong filled the LCD computer screen in front of Stark without reservation, and he could use his artificial intelligence to gain more in-depth access to some private files.

If the other party has it.

It is an extremely real personal file. The Ministry of Magic prepares resumes for wizards who live in the Muggle world. It can be said that there is no leakage. The impression of that wizard is added to the memory.

But usually they don't impress them too much, at most they let them know that there is this person, and they use frequent transfers, or because of illness, they don't go to school as an excuse, so that wizards will be blank during this period of time in the wizarding world. It seems reasonable.

Then Stark let out a small chuckle.

"She actually studied at MIT?" Stark felt unbelievable and amused by this, "She doesn't look stupid, why didn't she graduate?" Not all students who applied for admission to MIT can graduate smoothly , and no other student besides him can leave from the highest school of engineering machinery on his 17th birthday.It's just that the vast majority of students will eventually graduate, it's just a matter of time.

But Ma Linglong failed to get any certificate of honor.

"What a windfall." If Stark's interest in Ma Linglong was 90.00% five before, then now it is [-]% oversubscribed, "Jarvis, let's see what caused this poor little boy He didn't graduate." Such a discovery was like timely help to Stark, like a coincidence arranged by God, he thought he had already figured out what words to use to persuade Ma Linglong to come to the villa to do things for him.

They were all students at MIT, and for no better reason than that.

"She submitted an application for withdrawal, Mr. Stark." Jarvis quickly responded, using his magnetic voice, Jarvis's voice made Stark subconsciously associate with Ma Linglong's British accent, he Pursing her lips, she kept her original smile, "Because of skipping classes, she was warned by the school, and soon after that, she applied for expulsion."

Jarvis is an artificial intelligence created by Stark. If he wants, he can even let Jarvis change the code of the United States' nuclear bomb launch.

Stark's bad mood gradually improved. He admired Ma Linglong's resume with sympathy, but he couldn't help laughing and said to Jarvis from time to time: "Is there any more interesting discovery than this? Jarvis, she doesn't look like a 'bad' kid who plays truant, and she's truanted more than me, which is awesome." Stark also played truant, he hardly spent much time in the classroom, but he never Not only has he not received even a single warning letter, but he is also the gifted student who is honored at the year-end college reporting conference at MIT every semester.

Stark picked up the coffee cup on the workbench, and carefully browsed Ma Linglong's life information like watching a movie. He found that her grades before college were very good, although they were still far behind his own. After all, he He graduated from university at the age of 17, and Ma Linglong only went to university.

Well, he is too harsh, most of the people are in college.

But it was obvious that Ma Linglong was not good at engineering and machinery, half of which passed and half failed.In addition, she performed well in all elective courses at MIT, almost all of them were excellent.

Wait, does MIT still have theological research? He thought the professors there should all be atheists.

Stark tried his best to find the "friend" she mentioned in Ma Linglong's files. It was the commission of that "friend" that gave him the chance to walk out of the desert alive. He felt that he should be able to find some clues.

Ended up getting nothing.

It wasn't until Stark read the entire content from beginning to end seven times that his eyes swelled and he finally gave up. He thought he could memorize it all.

Ma Linglong's resume was as simple as only two pages, and she had no special experience. Apart from failing to graduate from university, which impressed Stark deeply, she also had no extraordinary family background.The resume stated that she was adopted from China by a British couple. A few years ago, after the couple passed away, they left a legacy to their adopted daughter, Ma Linglong.

Now Ma Linglong runs a bar named "waiting" by himself. The location is remote, and its name cannot be searched on the map, let alone recommended by related websites. It seems that no one in the whole of America has ever been there.

"It's mysterious, isn't it, Jarvis." Stark said after withdrawing the information, "I thought she was just pretending to be mysterious."

"With all due respect, sir, I don't think so." Jarvis replied mercilessly, "Everything about her is extremely ordinary."

"Think about it, buddy, a Chinese girl put herself in danger, for me, there is no reason. You know, everything involving the East, there is always mystery, that's how it is played in movies." I don't understand, Jarvis knew he was talking nonsense, it was just an excuse he found for himself to pester the other party.

Stark stood up from the chair and put the coffee cup aside casually, "I think she is waiting for me."【Note】

"Old man, call the number on the card, I can't keep my girl waiting too long," Stark said to the AI. "No, wait, I think I'll do it myself."

The call was hung up twice by the other party. This is Stark's latest record. Most of the time, he is the one who hangs up other people's calls. Stark finally understands how unpleasant this experience is.

"Hi, Linglong baby." For the third time, the other party finally pressed the answer button, "I hope I didn't disturb your work."

"Excuse me." Ma Linglong's voice was particularly gloomy through the receiver, "Didn't you see that I hung up your call?"

"You shouldn't be busy at this time." Stark avoided the other party's accusations, "The bar is usually open after 7 pm, it's written on your business card."

Ma Linglong was silent for a few seconds. She guessed that Stark not only knew that she worked in a bar, but also that she had studied at MIT. Her face was a little hot, but her voice was extremely calm: "I'm here Sleep." Although it was expected, it still made her feel very unhappy, so her voice became lower, "Hang up."

"You're lying, baby Linglong, I know what kind of sound you make when you sleep. To be honest, it's very beautiful, much more beautiful than your current tone." Stark persisted, "Very well, we experienced Fleeing life and death, and sleeping one night, no, more than one night, we've been together for ninety days, maybe more, and now you're talking to me like a stranger. What did I do to upset you, huh? Not a week Shall I call you, I think you watched the news, I've had a very bad few days, I don't want negative emotions to affect your mood."

Ma Linglong was indeed not sleeping, she was receiving guests, of course not in that sense.This guest from the government was tricky and difficult. Although he was smiling and sincere, he even spoke carefully and politely.

But she knew he was tough, harder than Stark.

"Please wait……"

"I won't wait for a moment, I'm already on my way." Stark quickly turned from the workshop to his parking garage. He chose a big red Bentley sports car and sat in it. This is Stark The color was specially chosen, because Ma Linglong's information showed that she likes red.

What a coincidence, that's one of Stark's favorite colors too.

"I'm not talking to you." Ma Linglong said.

"Whoever that is." Stark ignited the engine, "ask him to leave immediately, because I will show up soon, and, I'm going to keep you all night."

Ma Linglong rolled her eyes, she took the phone receiver away from her ear, and then hung up it: "You heard that, Mr. Coulson."

Coulson left the bar very tactfully, without even saying a word of pestering, his smile and etiquette made him most of the success.Ma Linglong allowed him to talk in detail after seven o'clock tomorrow. She had more important guests to receive tonight, so Coulson didn't need to go to the cake shop to line up again.

Ma Linglong went back to the room and took out all the clothes from the closet. She hung them in the air one by one to try them on, and checked them in circles in front of the mirror.Stark gave her two hours to get ready. She was in a hurry but not too rushed. She took a quick shower, spread the makeup all over the dressing table, and had a dozen bottles of perfume.

The little bat flew down, carefully avoiding the hostess' cosmetics, sneaked up to the clockwork mouse, and then, once more, knocked the toy to the ground with its wings, and sat on the clockwork mouse itself. mouse position.

"What's your dissatisfaction with it?" Ma Linglong grabbed the little bat by the back of its neck and threw it on the sofa. She picked up the clockwork mouse and put it back in place. "Are you jealous of the machine?"

The clockwork mouse was the purely handmade product from Stark that hit Ma Linglong's forehead so painfully. She also brought it back and put it in front of the vanity mirror to wipe its metal surface with her own hands every day.The clockwork mouse was broken once, and Ma Linglong repaired it with a magic wand. When she was bored, she would tighten the clockwork to make the mouse run around on the ground, as if it had gained life.

But the little bat showed great dislike for the owner's new toy, and it almost knocked the clockwork mouse to the ground twice a day.

"You said I left you out?" Ma Linglong dabbed her foundation with a hair brush, "Don't get too far, I scratched your wings and belly 10 minutes ago, you're so comfortable." She could pass a simple spell can compress the cumbersome makeup steps, but she enjoys the process of manual makeup.Except for the lips, the pretty colors that Stark saw were actually full of magic, Ma Linglong didn't like to wear lipstick, whether it was for wizards or Muggles, so, she only used spells on her lips.

The little bat was still relentless, but was kicked out by the owner.

Half an hour later, a clear figure appeared in the mirror, and Ma Linglong turned her head in surprise: "Ethan?"

"Tony must be obsessed with you." Ethan is just a translucent ghost now, Ma Linglong's makeup mirror has magic power, so the image in the mirror is very clear, "I think, you too, you are dressing up for him now Well, I guess?"

"How did you come here, how did you come in?" Ma Linglong stopped her hands and stood up from her chair, "Aren't you going to reincarnate?"

"There is still a while." Ethan looked at her with a smile and said, "I have important things to finish, so I came here, have you forgotten that I am a wizard, the soul of a wizard is not the same as the soul of a Muggle, Your barrier can only confine Muggle souls."

"What do you need me to do for you?" The bedroom on the second floor of the bar is Ma Linglong's private domain. She does not allow ghosts to enter without authorization, so she set up a barrier.

Ethan said: "It's about Tony."

The night after Ma Linglong returned to the United States, Ethan's soul appeared beside her, which surprised Ma Linglong.Ethan died without any worries. He should have gone to the gate of reincarnation with the god of death at that time, but he suddenly appeared here.At that time, Ethan seemed to have something to say, but he also showed hesitation. He stayed by her side for a week until the second chance of reincarnation came.

The gate of reincarnation will be opened twice in total, one time after death, if the deceased has nothing to worry about, he can follow the guidance of the god of death to start a new life; the second time is a month later, on the night of the full moon, the god of death will not come again To meet, the deceased must walk to the place where the door of reincarnation opens by himself, and then enter.

If you miss the most important two times, you will become a ground-bound spirit. At that time, if you want to leave the world and enter reincarnation, you will have to rely on external forces.

Ma Linglong is the external force, but she doesn't want Ethan to rely on external force to enter reincarnation in the end, that is the most helpless choice for all souls.

"I don't know if I can tell you what I know as a ghost, but I'm very worried." Ethan's phantom floated back and forth in the room for a while.

"What do you want to say, did you know it before you were alive, or after you died?"

"After death, of course, otherwise I would have told you."

"Then you'd better not say anything." Ma Linglong said, "I said, unless you don't plan to reincarnate, the soul can't take the initiative to reveal the secret to the living, and it will make people in the spirit world have a big impression of you If you discount it, you may not be able to reincarnate as a human being."

"I understand, so I thought about it for several days." Ethan landed in front of Ma Linglong and said solemnly, "Then I figured out that the reason Stark was kidnapped was related to the Wayne Group."

The author has something to say: [waitingforme]: It means waiting all the time.