Chapter 241: The Small Stick is Beaten by the Big Stick
"revenge?"
When Howard heard this word, he thought about it, smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"It's better not to think about this kind of thing. It will only cause more trouble."
A dead person cannot even leave this world, so how can he seek revenge?
Tony remained silent, understanding what Howard meant.
But understanding does not mean acceptance.
Howard couldn't do anything, but Tony was different.
At this moment, Tony's original desire to meet Howard faded, firstly because he still didn't understand what happened to Potts, and secondly because if he met him at this time, Howard would definitely persuade him not to seek revenge.
Tony didn't want to hear any of this.
"After I kill Barnes, I'll come over to meet him." Tony thought, "By then, it will be done and the old man won't be able to say anything to me."
So Tony tried his best to control his emotions, put on a regretful look, and continued chatting with Howard.
He asked indirectly and got a lot of details.
There are those about Barnes, and there are those about Potts.
With this information, we will have a direction for investigation when we return to the human world.
He will definitely take revenge!
……
Steve said goodbye to his reunited friends and wandered the streets alone.
Two dark figures passed over his head, and Steve looked up to see that it was Katoom and Bruce.
"So you are here."
Steve waved and said, "I thought it would take a long time to find him. By the way, where's Tony?"
"Tony is with his dad," Bruce said. "Do you want to go meet them?"
"That's not necessary." Steve shook his head. "They are enjoying their family life together, why should I bother them? Oh, I have something I want to ask you, I don't know if it's convenient for you."
"What's going on?" Bruce asked.
"Can you help me find someone?" Steve said, "Bucky Barnes, former member of the Howling Commandos, died in 1943..."
As soon as he said this, Bruce interrupted him: "I know who you are talking about, but this matter is a bit difficult."
"Is there any difficulty?"
Steve was puzzled. He thought of a possibility, "Could it be that Bucky didn't come into this world?"
"Your guess is close." Bruce said, "Bucky didn't come into this world. He didn't die at all."
"not dead?!"
Steve's eyes widened. The news was so shocking that he didn't know how to react for a moment.
Bucky didn't die? But I saw him fall into the valley with my own eyes.
etc--
Who says falling into a valley will lead to death?
Didn’t I also crash into the deep sea and survive until now?
Maybe Bucky has encountered something similar.
"When we return to the human world, can you help find him?"
Steve pleaded, "Please, I'm not proficient in magic right now, it's going to be difficult for me to find him alone."
"Well..."
Bruce hesitated for a moment, but decided to tell Steve the truth.
"In fact, I suggest you stop getting involved with Bucky."
Then, with Steve's eyes filled with confusion, Bruce told him the truth about Howard's death.
"Bucky killed Howard?"
Steve felt his heart trembling, how could this happen?
Bucky and Howard are not only his comrades-in-arms, but also his close friends and his inseparable wings.
As a result, such a bloody incident happened between these two people!
"Is it for me?" Steve asked first.
"I don't know, but probably not," Bruce said.
That's weird.
Steve couldn't understand why there would be such a conflict between the two men if it wasn't for him.
After thinking for a long time, Steve finally came to a conclusion.
"Bucky is definitely not that kind of person. I know him. He would never kill his comrades!"
The thoughts just now made Steve think of a possibility.
"Zora! It must be Zora from Hydra!
"Bucky fell off a cliff in 1943, and the area where he disappeared was controlled by Hydra!
"It must be that Hydra found him later, and then Zora performed experiments on him, such as brainwashing or something..."
If this were not the case, Steve couldn't think of any reason why Bucky would kill Howard.
Steve didn't want to stay in this world any longer. He had to return to the human world immediately and investigate this matter thoroughly!
At this time, Bruce told him another bad news.
"Tony probably already knows about this."
Bruce said, "I'm afraid he now regards Barnes as his biggest enemy."
Hearing the news, Steve was silent for a long time.
After a long while, he said in a low voice: "It's my duty... If I were Tony, my reaction would probably be more intense."
Having said that, Steve still insisted on what he had just said.
There must be something hidden behind Bucky killing Howard.
"Looks like I have to find Bucky first."
Steve said, "Get the facts first, then decide what to do next."
……
Tony had a meal at Howard's house. The food of the deceased was different from that of the human world and tasted bland.
But Tony was still very satisfied. He hadn't eaten with his parents for more than ten years.
Although he ate this meal as Potts.
After dinner, Tony said goodbye and left. He and Howard agreed to meet again if they had the chance.
"Next time we meet, I'm going to bring Barnes' dog head with me," Tony thought.
If I cannot avenge myself in my lifetime, I will not be able to face my parents again even after I die.
When Tony left the apartment, he saw Steve and two owls waiting at the door.
It looks like they found themselves.
Steve…
When Tony sees Captain America now, he can't help but think of a question.
If he wanted to kill Barnes to avenge Howard, which side would Steve stand on?
"Howard lives upstairs?" Steve asked.
"Yes."
Tony nodded, but then said, "They are very tired now and it is not convenient for them to see the guests."
Until Steve made his point, he didn't deserve to see his parents, or so Tony thought.
Coincidentally, Steve was also full of thoughts and felt he had no face to see Howard.
"Well, I won't go up," he said.
After saying this, the atmosphere between the two became weird, even worse than before, and both of them kept silent.
Katum didn't care about all this. Since there was no reason to stay any longer, it was time to go back.
He flew to the two of them and grabbed them with the familiar move. A white light flashed before their eyes, and when they opened their eyes, they saw the familiar room again.
Steve had something on his mind, so he quickly said goodbye and left.
The two owls followed suit.
Tony sat alone in the room. His strained muscle had not yet healed, and it was inconvenient for him to move. He could only sit on a chair, supporting his chin with both hands, thinking for a long time.
"Jarvis."
After a long pause, Tony spoke up, "Find the reports about my parents' accident. I want all of them."
"Are you sure, sir?" Jarvis said, "You yourself said that you would never look at it again..."
"I'm sure!" Tony finally lost control of his emotions and shouted, "Find it out, now!"
……
Bruce returned to his room and transformed back into human form.
Katoom kept his head down and bounced up and down on the table, knowing Bruce had something to say.
Sure enough, after a moment, Bruce spoke.
"Katum, is there a possibility..." "Yes."
Katoom said, "This is Gotham after all, anything is possible."
"Really……"
After Bruce said this, he fell into silence.
He curled himself into the quilt, staring at the ceiling, with a lot on his mind.
It has to be said that after several years of getting along, Bruce and Katum have formed a unique tacit understanding.
Although Bruce didn't say it clearly just now, Katum had already given him the answer he wanted most.
Tony's parents originally claimed that their death was an accident, but it turned out to be a conspiracy.
What about Bruce's parents?
Could the so-called shooting be behind a deeper conspiracy?
And Katum's answer made Bruce realize that this conspiracy might really exist.
All Bruce can do is wait for him to find out.
……
The next day, Bruce got up from the bed, his eyes were bloodshot and his aura was gloomy.
He was so worried last night that he couldn't fall asleep and had to stay awake until dawn.
When he walked out of the room, the door of the room on the other side opened, and a little red-haired girl came out, looking at Bruce with a strange look.
"What's wrong?" Bruce asked.
This unexpected question made Wanda a little confused. Weren't they in a cold war? Why was Bruce talking to her as if nothing had happened?
But after hesitating for a moment, Wanda did not point this out.
Since Bruce spoke first, he won.
If you win, you win. There's no need to go into details and bring up what happened before.
She asked naturally, "Did you not sleep last night?"
"Did you see it?"
Bruce forced a smile and pointed his finger at Wanda's eyes.
The other party's eyes were also bloodshot.
"You didn't sleep all night either, what's wrong? Are you worried?"
"No, I just have insomnia." Wanda said, rubbing her eyes.
She didn't say that, but the situation wasn't that simple.
The nightmare war between Wanda and Bruce has actually been going on. During this process, Wanda's control over the scarlet magic has been increasing little by little.
At least she felt that she would not fail as she had done before.
Last night, Wanda was well prepared and wanted to let Bruce experience what an enhanced nightmare was.
result--
Bruce didn't sleep all night.
The other party didn't sleep, and Wanda was unwilling to let it end like this, so she could only keep her eyes open and wait, until now.
Bruce walked into the bathroom and took out his toiletries, trying to clean up and sober himself up.
At this time Wanda also came in.
"Move over a little," she said.
Bruce moved over and shared a sink with Wanda.
In the mirror, two people are standing together brushing their teeth.
Bruce couldn't have imagined this kind of scene would happen yesterday.
Wanda spit out the foam in her mouth, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Did you encounter anything unhappy?"
“It’s not a big deal.”
Bruce rinsed his mouth and spit the water into the sink. "I just suddenly thought of my parents."
Wanda wiped her mouth with a towel and kept glancing at Bruce.
So that's why. She suddenly understood why Bruce greeted her today.
It seems this guy is in such a low state now.
"I often feel this way," Wanda said. "In the middle of the night, I think of my parents and cry alone."
"I'm sorry to hear that."
Bruce asked, "So how did you get out?"
“I didn’t come out.”
Wanda said, “I still feel that my parents are by my side, always with me.”
Hearing this, Bruce turned his head and glanced casually behind Wanda.
There, two white illusory figures stood behind Wanda.
When the two figures heard Wanda's words about missing her parents, they clearly showed unusual fluctuations.
“Maybe you’re not wrong.”
Bruce said, "Maybe your parents really are with you all the time."
"That's great." Wanda nodded.
When the two finished washing up and walked out of the bathroom together, the previous cold war had completely disappeared.
They sat at the dining table and continued to chat about their families.
For some reason, Bruce should have been the one feeling depressed, but as they talked, Wanda became the one feeling lost, and Bruce was the one comforting her.
"Actually, I'm pretty good."
Wanda wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief. "I am most worried about Pietro. He doesn't say anything on the surface, but I know he just keeps these things in his heart."
is it?
Bruce thought back to how heartless Pietro usually was, maybe it was all a disguise.
"He's not truly happy," Bruce said with emotion.
Then, at this moment——
Pietro's room opened with a bang.
"Ha ha!"
Pietro slid out of the room with his hands raised.
Bruce rubbed his eyes to make sure he wasn't seeing things. Pietro was really gliding on the floor like he was skating.
"good news!"
Pietro said, "Maya from the next class accepted my friend request, I'm going to be single again!"
Ok……
At this moment, Bruce had an urge to tear his mouth apart.
Is Pietro's happiness really just a protective color?
Don't jump to conclusions so easily in the future.
But at this time, Wanda frowned and said, "Maya? Why don't I remember there is such a classmate in the next class?"
"I didn't say we were classmates." Pietro said confidently.
"That is--"
Wanda's eyes suddenly widened as she thought of something.
"Are you talking about Ms. Maya, the art teacher next door?"
Wanda screamed, "She's in her forties and her son is almost older than you!"
"so what?"
When Pietro saw that the situation was not good, he grabbed his schoolbag and ran away. It is the words of the saints that a small stick is punished by a big stick.
Bruce sighed and shook his head. It seemed that the loss of his parents had a significant impact on Pietro.
Let him like older women.
At this time, Bruce was stirring the coffee and felt that he should add some milk, so he naturally reached out his hand.
At this moment, Wanda stood up very naturally and took the milk for Bruce.
It all happened smoothly, as if it had happened countless times.
dreaming.
When they reacted, Bruce and Wanda were both stunned.
(End of this chapter)
