He couldn't waste any time while waiting for his inventory to be upgraded. Luke opened the cabin and visited Ivan Vanke.
Ivan had put on a little weight after a few days, and he looked a little dispirited, but not too dispirited.
When he saw Luke walk in with a big book on his head, he simply raised his eyes and continued reading the book in his hand.
Luke asked, "How's it going? Have you figured it out?"
After a brief silence, Ivan threw the book away. "Why didn't you just kill me? Don't tell me your bullsh * t rule about not killing people. I don't believe that you're an idiot who would tie your own hands and feet. "
Luke chuckled. "No, I only didn't kill people because it wasn't necessary."
Ivan squinted at him. "So, it's actually your fault that I caused more trouble the second time?"
Luke was amused. "There are prison escapees every year. Do I have to blame myself for not killing them all in advance? Or should I have killed them before they went to prison? In the end, should I have killed them when I suspected that they might have committed a crime? "
Ivan said, "Don't argue. You were the one who let me out."
Luke shook his index finger. "It was the capitalists who played with the law who let you out. It was their greed that allowed you to escape. I, on the other hand, am never responsible for other people's greed. "
Ivan narrowed his eyes. "Then, weren't you afraid that I would go after Tony Stark after you let me out?"
Luke shook his head regretfully. "Your plan to deal with Stark last time was interesting, but you missed the point from the beginning. The most you could do was cause a lot of damage to other people and then die. Tony still wouldn't suffer any losses."
Ivan chuckled. "Tell me about it."
Luke looked at Ivan as if he were an idiot. "First of all, Tony Stark is a super capitalist with hundreds of billions of dollars. The problems you created for him will only cause his wealth to fluctuate a little, but he's still one of the richest bigwigs in America. "
Ivan wasn't surprised. He nodded. "I get that. What else?"
Luke said, "Secondly, he's Iron Man. Even if you defeat him in the end, it'll be a failure on the hero's journey. He'll rise again in the end until he stomps on you, the villain, under his feet. By then, audiences all over the world will be satisfied and think that the movie is over. As for your father and Howard Stark, no one will care. Tony Stark is more righteous and successful than you, so of course his father is more righteous and successful than your father. "
Ivan's eyes flickered. "Is that so? What if I kill Stark? "
Luke asked, "Do you really think you can kill him?"
Ivan: "I can try."
Luke, however, smiled. "It's fine. Try it and you'll die."
Ivan raised an eyebrow. "So, you're going to kill me?"
Luke shook his head. "No, but it had nothing to do with me if you were killed while doing something bad."
Ivan closed his eyes for a moment, then opened them and stared at him. "The black catgirl?"
Luke smiled but didn't say anything. He didn't need such a low-level threat.
Ivan's armor was big, black, and thick. As long as Gold Nugget ambushed him, he would be killed in seconds.
It was just that Luke hadn't let Gold Nugget kill anyone for safety reasons.
If Ivan really dared to continue causing trouble in New York, it wouldn't be strange if John or V, the two local tyrants, shot him.
Ivan lowered his head and pondered for a long time. "What do I get if I agree to work for you?"
Luke smiled. "You can't use your face and your title of Mourning Whip anymore. Why don't you get some plastic surgery and change into armor?"
Ivan's expression didn't change. "What do you mean?"
Luke said, "You might not know this, but the black catgirl isn't the only friend I have. So, I don't mind having one more 'friend.' "
Ivan was stunned. "Me too?"
Luke chuckled. "You don't really think I'm a moral freak, do you? I just hate bad guys. "
Ivan was amused. "So, it was because I was a bad guy?"
Luke nodded matter-of-factly. "You can take revenge on Tony in private, and I don't care even if you beat him up and post a video online. But you fought him in an area where a lot of innocent people are gathered. Do you dare say you considered the civilian casualties? "
Lost for a moment, Ivan shook his head honestly. "I really didn't."
Both Ivan and Luke knew that he had no intention of attacking the audience, but he didn't care how many people he accidentally hurt.
Thus, Ivan wasn't a bad person, but he didn't have any good intentions either. He simply wanted revenge.
After a moment of silence, he finally nodded. "I can work for you, but what's the time limit?"
Luke said, "Until you die."
Ivan leaned back with his hands on his back. "Isn't that the same as spending the rest of my life in prison? Why should I agree?"
Luke said, "As long as you don't hurt the innocent, I'm not interested in keeping you locked up forever. Is that hard to understand? "
Ivan narrowed his eyes. "Are you saying that you want me to be a good person in order to give me freedom?"
Luke shook his head. "No, as long as you don't be a bad person. Otherwise, I can only paralyze you and hire a carer to take care of you until you're a hundred years old. Don't worry, I'm confident that I can paralyze you until you die of old age. "
Ivan's body turned cold. He didn't doubt Luke's words.
There was no need for Batman to lie to him, or let him go. Besides, a fracture wasn't far from being paralyzed for life.
Calmly rubbing the goosebumps on his arms, he nodded. "Deal. When can I start work? "
Luke said, "After the plastic surgery."
Ivan frowned. "Do I have to?"
Luke said, "You're pretty handsome, but I'm not interested in helping you deal with the rabid arms dealers, the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security, and NYPD. So, plastic surgery is a must, but I can make you even more handsome than before, the kind that women can't close their legs when they look at you. "
Ivan: "… Are you really Batman?"
Luke chuckled. "As real as I can be."
Ivan asked, "Then what should I call you?"
Luke said, "A rich guy, a hottie, Lord Wayne, or Bruce will do."
Ivan nodded with a strange expression. "Your name is Bruce Wayne?"
Luke nodded. "That's right. Now, let's choose a face for ourselves. "
…
Ivan didn't choose Luke's self-invented nanotech plastic surgery or the Thousand Faces plastic surgery.
After all, Ivan wasn't a tech newbie. Even if he didn't know how to play with nanotech, he could still find ways to destroy nanomaterials.
Luke also didn't want him to know about the Thousand Faces system.
Thus, Osiris, the medical AI, gave Ivan a facial plastic surgery in a formal and traditional way, and then washed away or altered the inexplicable tattoos on his body.
After completing these tasks, Ivan changed from a rough and handsome man to a handsome uncle with a slightly feminine temperament.
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