Chapter 8:
After Alex Chen clearly saw who had arrived, a small wave of excitement rose in his heart.
It wasn't because of Hawkeye, but because he was seeing the living, breathing Natasha.
She's even sexier than she looks on TV.
This was Alex Chen's first reaction upon seeing Black Widow.
"Hey, kid, what are you thinking about?"
Seeing Alex Chen standing there in a daze for a long time without responding, Hawkeye couldn't help but speak up.
Hearing Hawkeye's voice, Alex Chen finally reacted and asked:
"Is there something you need?"
Hearing that Alex Chen was still playing dumb, Black Widow frowned impatiently with her delicate brows.
"I advise you not to play any tricks with us. It's best if you answer whatever we ask honestly."
Feeling the impatience in Black Widow's tone, Alex Chen's mind was racing as he tried to figure out how to deal with the two people in front of him.
"Alright, ma'am. I'll tell you everything I know."
Seeing Alex Chen give in so easily, a hint of regret flashed in Hawkeye's eyes.
"Hey, kid, let me ask you — why did you let that driver go so easily just now?"
"Also, what's your connection to this matter? Why are you so obsessed with investigating Kingpin? What's your relationship with him?"
"And looking at your age, you're only around twenty. At such a young age, you have such skills. Who exactly are you?"
Hawkeye fired several questions at Alex Chen in a row.
Alex Chen, who was usually smooth-talking, suddenly didn't know where to start.
Hawkeye seemed to realize that it was a bit difficult to expect Alex Chen to answer so many questions at once.
Seeing Alex Chen standing there organizing his words, neither Hawkeye nor Black Widow urged him.
"I'm a freshman at Columbia University. I just happened to run into that guy earlier. I saw him getting beaten so badly, so I helped out. Recently the attacks have been making a lot of noise, and the TV news keeps reporting that the mastermind behind everything is the underworld boss Kingpin."
"I happened to overhear their conversation just now, so I asked a few questions to see if I could dig out some useful information and claim the reward from the TV station. As for those moves just now… those were Chinese KongFu!"
After saying so much in one breath, Alex Chen felt that it was a real shame he wasn't a movie scriptwriter with such literary talent.
But in reality, he wasn't confident at all whether he could fool the experienced Hawkeye and Black Widow.
"Kid, it's late at night. Why aren't you staying at home obediently? What are you doing out here alone?"
Under Hawkeye's gaze, Alex Chen felt as if he were a pervert caught streaking at night, like he had been seen through from the inside out.
"I just came out for a walk to digest my food."
Seeing that Alex Chen was still being slippery, Black Widow, who had already lost her patience, took direct action. With a simple knee strike and takedown, she firmly pinned Alex Chen against the wall.
"It hurts! It hurts! It hurts!"
"Can you go easier? I already answered everything you asked honestly. Why are you still using force? Does S.H.I.E.L.D. not care about reason?"
Alex Chen, pressed against the wall, grimaced in pain.
"You already know who we are, yet you still dare to play tricks with us. Are you really not one of Kingpin's people?"
An angry woman is truly terrifying. Even though Alex Chen was a head and a half taller than Black Widow, at this moment he was like a little chick in front of her, completely at her mercy.
"Auntie, I already told you — I'm really not one of Kingpin's people."
"Looks like you won't shed tears until you see the coffin."
With that, Black Widow suddenly increased the force in her hands.
"Don't, don't, don't!"
"Everything I said is true. No matter what you do, you can't change that."
Seeing that she really couldn't get any useful information from Alex Chen's mouth, Black Widow had no choice but to let go.
"Kid, are you short on money?"
Alex Chen was stunned by Hawkeye's sudden question.
What is this? Are they going to introduce me to Tony Stark?
While Alex Chen was thinking this, Hawkeye continued:
"I have a job here. Do you want to consider it?"
A job? Could it be…
"If you're interested, you can come to this place on Friday."
After saying that, Hawkeye and Black Widow turned and disappeared at the end of the street.
On the way back, Black Widow looked at Hawkeye with a puzzled expression.
"Clint, I know what you want to ask. I don't think that kid has any bad intentions. His skills aren't bad either, and he's never shown his face before, so he's very suitable as someone to approach Kingpin."
"But since he already knows this matter is related to Kingpin, he definitely isn't an ordinary person."
"So before letting him work for us, we still need to thoroughly investigate that kid's background."
After listening to Hawkeye, Natasha suddenly felt that the man in front of her seemed a little unfamiliar.
With that, Hawkeye walked straight onto the Quinjet.
After experiencing the series of events just now, Alex Chen no longer had any mood to wander around outside.
"You're back!"
As soon as he pushed open the door and walked in, Wanda came over to greet him.
"Yeah."
"Did you run into any trouble? How's the situation outside now? Why do you look so preoccupied?"
Facing Wanda's concern, Alex Chen casually said it was nothing, then explained the current situation outside to her in detail.
"It seems everyone still hasn't come out from the shadow of this attack."
Wanda sighed.
"Who knows how long this kind of situation will last. It's been so long since we went out to have fun."
As she spoke, a trace of anger appeared on Wanda's small face.
"I really hate these bad people. If it weren't for them, everyone wouldn't have to live in fear every day, and so many innocent people wouldn't have to suffer because of their crimes."
"Oh right, has there been any news from the police about who did this?"
Alex Chen shook his head, indicating there was no official information yet.
"But I can probably guess who's behind this."
"Who?"
Seeing Alex Chen stop halfway through his sentence, Wanda's curiosity was completely piqued.
"No, it's better if you don't know about this kind of thing. The more you know, the more dangerous it becomes."
Alex Chen said with a serious face.
"Fine, if you don't want to say it, then don't. I don't care anyway."
Looking at Wanda's puffed-up angry face, Alex Chen could only say that he would play her favorite video games with her tonight.
After coaxing Wanda, Alex Chen temporarily returned to his own room.
He took out the business card Hawkeye had given him earlier — Stark Industries.
Has the main plot started already?
Alex Chen stared at the card in his hand and fell into deep thought.
Not long ago, Hulk had just escaped from the hands of the U.S. military. According to the movie plot from his original world, Iron Man should currently be worrying about the arc reactor that sustains his life but contains deadly palladium.
Maybe he could take this opportunity to rip him off heavily. After all, Tony Stark isn't short on money.
Thinking of this, Alex Chen couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.
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