Dr. Pim was, after all, an old man.
Faced with Scott's expectant gaze, he simply put his phone away and nodded. "Okay, just wait. I'll get back to you in a week at the latest."
Scott, thankfully, made the sign of the cross.
Dr. Pim said impatiently, "What are you waiting for? This time, you actually lost to an ant and even got caught alive by it. Is that very honorable? "
Scott was dumbfounded. "Didn't you say it was a mechanical ant?"
Dr. Pim snorted. "Isn't it an ant if it's mechanical? Should you lose if it's mechanical? Why didn't you just admit defeat when you dismantled that bullsh * t Patriots? "
Scott left gloomily. He couldn't reason with the old man.
Besides, what was he going to do about Hope? It wasn't a loss to scold his cheap father-in-law a little! The spirit in Scott's head triumphantly walked away.
Dr. Pim watched him leave. When he heard Scott's footsteps leaving, he quickly took out his phone and sent a new request for Pim particles, along with a commission for Scott to clean up his criminal record.
Pim particles had a high priority in transactions. Even if he didn't have enough points in his account, he could still use them in advance.
He was an important partner, so he should have some face.
Seeing that both requests were "accepted," Dr. Pim exhaled and smiled bitterly. "It really isn't easy raising a daughter."
But there was nothing he could do. Who told him to lose his daughter's mother?
…
Seeing Dr. Pim's request for a trade and the commission to clean up Scott's criminal record, Luke accepted it and chuckled. "This old guy is really nice to his cheap son-in-law."
The reminder just now had been intentional.
Otherwise, the commission would've been kept on the back end for the time being, and wouldn't have immediately reminded him that he didn't have enough money.
But Dr. Pim had always made deals with bigshots directly, and rarely used the small commission function on his phone, so he wasn't clear about the process.
If it were someone from Bat Squad, they would've known that something was wrong.
Dr. Pim was a stubborn old man who wouldn't budge.
Luke didn't want to lose his integrity as a bigshot and screw him over in business.
But it wasn't a bad thing to slap the old man in the face. It didn't matter even if the old man found out in the future, in case he really thought that he was invincible.
This would also test Dr. Pim's attitude towards Scott. At the very least, he wasn't a useless tool.
Coupled with Scott and Hope's public display of affection in front of Dr. Pim, it was obvious that the two of them were involved.
Dr. Pym didn't have many weaknesses, but Scott and Hope weren't so hard to deal with.
As long as they interacted more in the future, it would not be impossible to pull this pair into the Righteous Alliance.
When the time came, they would enjoy all the benefits of the Righteous Alliance. Would they still hide their technology?
Ivan and Tony the Technician had come up with quite a number of technologies and had thrown them to the big bosses in exchange for points.
In such a mutually beneficial environment, how could these two young men be so shameless as to say that Dr. Pim wasn't doing anything?
If Dr. Pim hadn't made a deal with a big shot, it would be normal for him to hide it.
But if they went back on their word after making a deal, who would dare to trust them in the future?
Even if the old one's skin was as thick as a tortoise's shell, the young two shouldn't be at the same level.
There would come a day when Dr. Pim would see the truth!
Luke couldn't be blamed for being too scheming. The Pim particles were truly extraordinary, and the ant-man suits were only the most basic applications.
It was just like how Tony's armor looked cool, but the core technology was still the third-generation arc reactor.
With the arc reactor, he could create a lot of secondary products.
Many of them weren't any worse than the Iron Man armor, but they might not be suitable for combat.
With the large arc reactor, Tony's energy company already controlled 27% of the electricity supply for major cities in the United States.
They weren't making any less money than before, and their profits were rising steadily.
The reputation of being involved in high-tech new energy was like heaven and earth compared to selling firearms. It was also more suitable for Tony's character of being open and aboveboard.
Pim particles were similar technology, and could change Earth's technology in many ways, even surpassing that of other planets.
Luke had obtained the technology himself, but that was just a "guarantee."
What he really wanted was for Dr. Pim to keep working hard and study the Pim particles further.
For that, he was even prepared to give Dr. Pim some Water of Life.
The old man deserved to be busy for a few more decades. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to repay Luke's investment.
There was another person like Tony.
If it had been anyone else who had done something like Alchuang, Luke would definitely have taught them a lesson.
Tony, on the other hand, had only been mocked so that he would remember the consequences of his mistakes.
Talent was the greatest talisman.
…
Valentine's Day passed peacefully in the following days.
As a "sister city" to Los Angeles, San Francisco had experienced a major earthquake a few years ago. Most people were a little calmer than people in other places.
In just two months, the residents' negative emotions had basically disappeared, and they were even a little better than before.
After all, it had affected a lot of people this time, but because Luke had made arrangements in advance, there were very few casualties.
The casualties and property losses were far less than in the war in New York, or even the witches' riot in Grand Creek.
Both California and San Francisco had issued very strong disaster relief plans.
The classic official routine of wrangling for a few months and discussing disaster relief after the disaster was over didn't become mainstream.
The two levels of the city worked together, and many powerful bigwigs gave the green light. The number of wrangling during the disaster relief operation was reduced by at least 80%.
On the other hand, Tony and the Bat Squad's foundation continued to provide relief. Monster fans from all over the place also came on a "pilgrimage," and the vitality of the entire city was quickly recovering.
After the mission to clean up the radiation residue was completed, apart from the ruins where Muto had gone ashore and the last fight, most people could finally return to their sweet homes.
After the situation stabilized, it was already mid-March. San Francisco on the West Coast was filled with the scent of spring.
840 Winter Street welcomed an uninvited guest.
Standing at the top of the stairs on the second floor, Maggie stared helplessly at the man who was hugging her daughter, Cathy. "Scott, you didn't get visitation rights."
Scott didn't care at all. He just made a face at his daughter. "I'm just here to see Little Dou."
Maggie put her hand to her forehead. "Scott, last time, you promised to find a job and settle down, and then you disappeared for more than a month. You didn't even call during this period, and now you're suddenly back? "
Scott's hand paused for a moment before he finally let go of his daughter. He rubbed her little head and gave her the gift bag in his hand. "Go open the gift in your room first, and then I'll come find you, okay?"
Cathy's eyes darted between her parents. "Okay, but you have to eat barbecue with me later. Paxton's barbecue is delicious."
Scott nodded vigorously and watched his daughter jog upstairs. He then raised his hand and gestured to Maggie for the attic upstairs.
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