Void Express branch, second floor, restaurant.
The place was bustling with noise.
People gathered in twos and threes, some toasting each other, some whispering, the atmosphere lively and harmonious.
For Samuel and White Queen, they had been gone for a year, but for everyone present, they had only been gone for five minutes.
Samuel scanned the restaurant, his gaze sweeping over everyone one by one, and soon, his eyes lit up slightly, finding the difference from before the Crossing (crossing).
In the restaurant, there were two more people, two... acquaintances!
One of them was slightly closer to him, sitting beside Dottie Underwood, and the two seemed to be talking about the Red Room.
"Yelena."
Samuel called out to her.
The second-generation Black Widow, Yelena Belova!
By his calculation, she should be just sixteen this year.
Yelena came before Samuel upon hearing her name and called out "Master" with a slight sense of restraint.
Girls change a lot as they grow up, and at this time, Yelena already had some resemblance to the image in his memory.
Samuel asked with a smile, "How long has it been since we last met?"
"Ten years, ever since I met Master during a mission with Mother in Ohio that year, I haven't seen you again until now," Yelena replied obediently.
Samuel nodded and asked again, "Why are you here?"
This question stunned Yelena, and she hesitated for a moment before saying, "You were the one who came to the headquarters and brought us over."
"Void Express Headquarters?"
"Yes."
"You left the Red Room?"
Samuel asked again.
Yelena's expression became even stranger, and she shook her head, saying, "Of course not, the Red Room has already been secretly controlled by you for a long time, how could I leave the Red Room? I'm not her."
Her?
Was Yelena talking about Natasha?
Samuel nodded, smiled, and rubbed Yelena's head, "It's nothing, you can go back."
Yelena responded with a puzzled sound and turned to go back to Dottie's side.
"Buzz!"
Releasing his Mind Manipulation Ability, Samuel directly understood what had happened in the past ten years through Yelena's memory.
That year, after their 'family of four' mission ended, White Queen went back to the Red Room with them and controlled Dreykov.
Iron Maiden Melina became the second-in-command in the Red Room, above everyone else, but she didn't manage the Red Room's missions and development, only focusing on the scientific application of Chemical Conquest and taking care of Natasha and Yelena.
Their mother-daughter relationship didn't end after the mission like in the movie, but has continued until now.
The development of the Red Room was basically consistent with the movie; Black Widows were placed beside major powers, high-ranking officials of various countries.
Yelena was arranged by the Red Room to be at the Void Express Headquarters.
This was her first undercover mission, and it was specifically arranged by Melina.
It is worth mentioning that the Void Express Headquarters has a very large office building in Madripoor.
Its scale is at least twice as large as two S.H.I.E.L.D. Trident Bases!
This Void Express building began construction nine or ten years ago and was officially completed and occupied not long ago.
No need to ask, this must have been done by White Queen!
These years, Yelena was either undergoing Black Widow training in the Red Room or was with Melina, so there was nothing particularly special or out of the ordinary.
Natasha was different!
Ten years ago, Natasha was eleven years old, already sensible, and had her own judgment.
Melina's change in stance and her preferential treatment towards her made her feel a deep sense of crisis.
Simply put, she felt that there was no such thing as a free lunch, and Samuel being good to her must have ulterior motives.
Coupled with the fact that she knew her biological mother was killed by Dreykov, she decided to seek revenge.
Melina certainly wouldn't let her kill Dreykov so early, and as a result, Natasha was recruited by a S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent, not only leaving the Red Room but also plotting to kill Dreykov.
Of course, this was just what she thought; in reality, Dreykov did not die, but his daughter Antonia was severely injured by the explosion, and to save her, he had no choice but to use the Chemical Conquest chip to turn her into a super killing machine: Taskmaster!
The Red Room also moved from the open to the hidden, placing its Base in a flying fortress in the air, making everyone believe that the Red Room had been completely destroyed.
Now, Natasha is still a S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent, just as in her original destiny.
He had to say, this result made Samuel somewhat dissatisfied.
Although it was fake, I still gave you a happy family childhood and gave you great preferential treatment in training, making you a complete woman without the regret of being unable to be a mother.
Is this how you repay me?
You want to avenge your biological mother, okay, I can understand.
You also know that the true Master of the Red Room is me, couldn't you have waited a few years before killing Dreykov?
Did you have to disrupt my plan, did you have to betray the Red Room?
Is the protagonist's halo really that powerful?!
Natasha is a member of the original Avengers and a crucial part of the sacred timeline script.
Could it be that his immunity to causality means the resulting butterfly effect cannot change Natasha's final destiny?
Samuel pursed his lips noncommittally and nodded slightly towards White Queen, who was talking on the phone not far away.
She had made some arrangements in advance; after the Chemical Conquest chip was successfully developed, everyone in the Red Room was injected and modified.
Melina, Yelena, and Natasha were no exception!
The instructions included being unable to harm Dreykov, and also Samuel!
However, currently, only White Queen and Melina know!
This is the first thing.
Secondly, White Queen also issued memory instructions to the three of them: no falling in love, no using their bodies or charm to complete missions, and no intimate contact with the opposite sex.
Regarding White Queen's actions, Samuel could only say... Well done!
As a subordinate, White Queen is truly outstanding, very clear about his thoughts and preferences.
Having talked about Yelena, let's talk about the second change he found.
If Yelena's change was led by Samuel, then the other change was White Queen's own idea and action.
The second person who was added is named Maya Hansen!
Isn't this name very familiar?
That's right, she is the biologist who developed the biological regeneration technology!
Originally, in 1999, she should have met Tony Stark at the [World Technology Exhibition] and had a one-night stand.
Later, she even worked with Aldrich Killian to develop the Extremis virus based on biological regeneration technology.
Now...
Samuel directly used his Mind Manipulation Ability on Maya Hansen and once again praised White Queen's excellence.
She cut her off in advance!
She invested in Maya Hansen before her biological regeneration technology was successful and built a laboratory for her in Madripoor.
So now, Maya Hansen did not participate in the [World Technology Exhibition] at all, nor did she meet Tony Stark and Aldrich Killian.
Under the butterfly effect, Samuel also discovered another surprise in Maya Hansen's memory.
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