Without alerting anyone, Lin Ching-wan quietly entered Stark's villa. It was already early in the morning, so Maria and the others should be asleep. She didn't want to wake them up.
She gently closed the door, took off her heavy hiking shoes, scarf and hat at the entrance, and felt a lot more relaxed. Just as she was about to go back to her room to take a bath and sleep, suddenly, the light in the living room was turned on. Mr. Tony Stark, who was supposed to be sleeping on the bed, was sitting at the coffee table in the center of the living room. He squinted his big honey eyes and stared at her.
"Oh, Tony, you scared me." Lin Ching-wan said, but she didn't look scared. She took off her backpack and put it by the wall. She approached him, "Why are you still awake? Are you waiting for me? "
"Qing, narcissism is not good. I was just admiring the moonlight. "
"… Is that so? Then you continue admiring it, I'm going to sleep. "She stood up and looked like she was going to go upstairs to sleep.
"Hey!" Tony had a "I'm not happy, but I don't want you to be happy" expression. He asked casually, "Where's the gift you said you were going to bring me?"
"It's here." Lin Ching-wan put her hand into the pocket of her coat, as if she was going to take out the gift. But then Tony saw that her face slowly turned bad. Seeing her like this, Tony was a little suspicious. He looked at her with a pair of bright eyes, "Did you lose the gift … or did you not have a gift at all?"
"That's not right, I clearly put it in my pocket." Lin Ching-wan frowned and repeatedly fumbled in her pocket. Tony saw her like this and didn't want to blame her for losing his gift. Instead, he comforted her, "It's fine if you can't find it. Anyway, you don't have anything new."
Pretending to be looking for something, Lin Ching-wan pauses. She silently says three times, "He's just a big naughty kid." Then, under the cover of her clothes, she takes out a matchbox-sized jade pendant strung with a red string from the Ruins of Pills. "I was kidding. Here's the gift."
She suddenly admired Tony's ex-girlfriends. With his daily life of switching back and forth between an angel and a devil, to be able to endure and still be in a relationship with him at the same time, was simply a god!
After receiving his Christmas present, Tony sized up the translucent green rectangular object in his hand with a scrutinizing gaze.
"What is this?" He pointed at the carvings on the jade tablet that he had never seen before.
Lin Ching-wan, who was packing her backpack, glanced at him when she heard his question. "That's a type of spell carving. It has the effect of 'protecting' the holder. In a critical moment, it can save your life, although it can only save your life once. "
Tony Stark, the second generation of the technology and arms dealer, was full of doubt, "Well, let's not talk about whether this belongs to the category of superstition or not. Oh, don't roll your eyes, honey, you're not cute at all. For a tablet without consciousness, how can it determine the 'holder'?"
"Like this." Before he could react, Lin Ching-wan had already grabbed his thumb, took out a small knife from nowhere, and quickly cut open the flesh of his thumb and squeezed a drop of blood onto the carving.
Then, the scientific and technological genius, Mr. Tony Stark, who had always believed in science, was completely shocked — that tablet! He had actually absorbed that drop of blood! So clean, without leaving any trace!
"… Qing, tell me the truth, are you a witch?"
"I can tell you with certainty that I'm not, but I'm not sure if there are any other places in this world." She replied with a shrug.
"Well, I've given you the gift. I'm going to sleep. Good night."
"Oh, good night, honey." Casually waving his hand twice, Tony looked at the jade tablet in his hand for a long time, and then tied it around his neck.
*****
The next day, the Stark family had just finished their breakfast when the responsible butler, Mr. Jarvis, came in at the right time to remind them of today's itinerary.
"Mr. Stark, Madam should go to the hospital today for a re-examination."
"Okay, I know. Prepare an extra car. After going to the hospital, send Maria and Tony back first. I have something to do. "
Three years ago, Maria was diagnosed with coronary heart disease, but it was not serious. The doctor in charge said that as long as she reduced physical labor and took good care of herself, it would not have a big impact on her daily life. She only needed to be checked regularly to ensure the stability of her condition.
Maria turned a page of the newspaper in her hand and casually asked, "You're going to find Frey again? Are you coming back for dinner tonight? "
"Of course, I'm a good man who takes care of his family." Mr. Stark, whose hair had all turned white, was still glib.
"Oh, by the way, call Lin too. She'll go to Frey's with me later." This sentence was said to Jarvis.
"Okay, sir, I'll arrange it right away."
Tony drank the last bit of milk in the cup in one gulp, wiped his mouth with a napkin, and thought about the little thing he put in his father's car in advance. Under the napkin, the corner of his mouth curved into a sly smile.
After accompanying Maria for a re-examination, it was already afternoon. All the tests were done, and the results were that everything was fine. It was not a waste of time in the hospital for half a day.
However, the few of them who missed lunch were a little hungry.
Howard looked at his watch. It was almost time, and Lin should be arriving at the place they agreed to meet. He gave his wife a kiss on the cheek. "Maria, I have something to do, so I can't eat with you. Jarvis will send you back. Tony, take care of your mother. "
"Okay, dad." Tony waved his hand.
Howard drove the car to an inconspicuous alley, rolled down the window, and waved to Lin Ching-wan who had been waiting for a long time before opening the door. After she sat down, fastened her seat belt, started the car, and drove to S.H.E.L.D..
No one noticed that under the driver's seat, there was a button-sized black object quietly working.
"Why are you suddenly asking me to go to S.H.E.L.D. with those fragments?" Lin Ching-wan glanced at Howard and asked in confusion.
"You can take a look at this." He gestured to Lin Ching-wan to get the file in the back seat. "This is some of my research results — about something I discovered six years ago at S.H.E.L.D.."
"Of course, it's also about you."
She didn't say anything else. Instead, she opened the file and silently and attentively flipped through the A4 papers filled with fountain pen words.
"You already knew I was here for this," she said with certainty.
"Yes."
"So, why did you take the initiative to help me find the fragments? What do you want to use me for? Or, what do you want to use me for?" Lin Ching-wan held the papers with an unpleasant expression.
Howard had already anticipated her reaction. "Lin, don't be too angry. The truth is, neither I nor S.H.E.L.D. wants to force you. We collected the fragments because when I was researching that thing, I discovered that it contained a special kind of energy, and the fragment you're looking for just happens to have the same material and energy fluctuations as it. I'm not sure if this energy is good or bad, so I can only act first and minimize the damage. It's best to nip it in the bud. Everything we do is to protect Earth, which is still considered weak in the universe. "
Okay, she could accept this reason. Feeling that Howard wasn't lying, Lin Ching-wan didn't dwell on it. She put the documents back into the bag and turned to look at him. "Then what are you going to do now?"
"Return it to its original owner. I think it's safest if it's in the hands of its original owner. "
Lin Ching-wan raised her eyebrows. "Aren't you afraid that I'll use it to do bad things?"
"No matter what, we've been together for six years. I have a good eye for people." Howard, who had been staring at the road, finally glanced at her. There was curiosity and scrutiny in his eyes. "To be honest, I really want to know where you came from. Frey hasn't been able to find out anything about your background. It's like you … appeared out of thin air. "
"Maybe I just appeared out of thin air?" Lin Ching-wan replied with a mysterious smile. She didn't intend to satisfy his curiosity at all.
Since he didn't get the answer he wanted, he didn't force it. He shrugged and continued driving.
But soon, he was forced to stop.
"Who are you?" Looking at the strong men in black with guns in front of the car, Howard felt that they didn't come with good intentions.
Lin Ching-wan stared at the leading man for a while.
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