Chapter 84: Peter Parker: I met Captain America?
“And this time, their plane was also carrying seventy million dollars worth of drugs, but the plane unexpectedly made an emergency landing in the primeval forest of Oswego.”
“To avoid being discovered, they left a few people to guard the drugs on the plane, while sending people to New York to find the money laundering organization.”
“It’s just that, for some unknown reason, this criminal had a dispute with the head of the money laundering organization on the helicopter, then he killed the head, forced the helicopter to land, and then killed the pilot.”
At this point, Lynn sighed and said, “Then Uncle George’s police received the report, and then a series of things happened!”
Hearing Lynn’s explanation, James Duke frowned and said, “You mean there’s still seventy million dollars worth of drugs in the primeval forest of Oswego?”
“If that’s the case, then Lynn, you immediately take people to Oswego. If local support is needed, I will contact the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Oswego.”
“No need, Director, since this happened in New York, it means it’s New York’s ‘responsibility’.”
Lynn said, looking at Duke.
Well… the responsibility is New York’s, and naturally, the credit is also New York’s!
Most importantly, Lynn wanted to personally kill the bastard who hurt Uncle George!
Above the primeval forest of Oswego.
Looking at the endless primeval forest below, Alice turned to Lynn and said, “Boss, this primeval forest is too big. It will be very difficult for our thirty-plus people to find the criminal in this vast primeval forest!”
Hearing Alice’s concern, before Lynn could speak, Joey, who was beside him, retorted, “I really don’t know how you passed the training back then.”
“Now is the age of technology. For an endless primeval forest like this, we naturally have to rely on the power of technology to search!”
“I don’t know what the Boss saw in you to promote you to Assistant Supervisor.”
Facing Joey’s retort, Alice turned to look at Lynn for help.
She didn’t dare to refute, she didn’t dare to refute at all.
The last time Joey had a spat with her, he didn’t let her into bed for half a month.
Seeing Lynn give her a helpless look, Alice took a deep breath, then glared at Sean, who was grinning foolishly beside her: “You’re not part of this operation. Why did you follow us instead of staying home with your girlfriend?”
Seeing Alice vent her anger on him, Sean said innocently, “The Boss personally led the team to arrest the criminal who injured Director George Stacy. As the Boss’s most loyal and capable subordinate, of course I had to follow!”
“Heh!”
Hearing Sean say that, Alice sneered, “Most loyal and capable, how dare you say that? In that small town of Oswego, who led the action team to withdraw and left the Boss alone in the town?”
“I didn’t want to, but that was the Boss’s order.”
“The Boss told you to retreat and you retreated? Didn’t you think about what would happen if the Boss encountered danger in that small town?”
“You’re being unreasonable, Alice. It’s clear that our people would only drag the Boss down if we stayed in the town, and—”
“And my ass!”
Seeing that whenever he had a conflict with Joey, the anger would be directed at him, Sean turned his head helplessly to Lynn.
“Boss, control her!”
It was clearly the kind of camaraderie where they could block bullets for each other on the battlefield, but Alice would always vent her anger on him whenever she argued with Joey.
Wasn’t it just that he didn’t know her orientation at the time, and then pursued her for a long time?
Looking at Sean’s pleading eyes, Lynn shook his head: “Alright, stop arguing, argue again after we deal with those damn bastards and return to New York!”
“Also, Joey, are you arguing with Alice again?”
Hearing Lynn speak, Alice also became docile again, but her eyes were full of flattery when she looked at Joey.
“No way, Boss, how dare I argue with Alice? After all, she’s the one who can bring pretty women she picks up in bars home.”
“Maybe one day she’ll make me give up my bed to the woman she brings home!”
Facing Joey’s sarcastic remarks, Alice immediately clasped her hands together, pitifully begging Lynn for mercy, hoping the Boss could say a few words for her.
Seeing this, Lynn shook his head and no longer bothered with the matter.
Serves her right, bringing women home?
He always took them to hotels!
As the fighter jet landed in an open area, Lynn led a group of people off the jet.
The primeval forest before them was boundless, with towering trees dozens of meters high, lush and green. Sunlight streamed down from the sky, with only dappled light and shadows reaching the ground.
Seeing this, Sean looked at Joey and said, “Joey, in this situation, even satellites wouldn’t be able to find the people hidden in this primeval forest, right?”
“That’s right!”
Squatting on the ground and opening the box, Joey said, “But what satellites can’t find, we can search for using infrared-sensing drones.”
“This newly developed infrared-sensing drone has just been put into use, so it’s a good opportunity to test its performance.”
As he spoke, Joey took out the controller, and then twenty palm-sized drones took off from the box, flying from all directions towards the depths of the primeval forest.
Deep in the jungle!
Slap!
A black man slapped a mosquito to death, then pulled out a blade of grass with some disgust to wipe the mosquito’s corpse from his palm.
“How much longer do we have to stay in this godforsaken place?”
Hearing his companion’s complaint, another companion bandaged Jonathan’s wound, who had escaped from New York, and said, “Let’s wait a little longer.”
“Although the head of that money laundering organization was killed by Jonathan, he has already made contact with the drug lord in Canada.”
“It won’t be long before that Canadian drug lord sends people to find us!”
Hearing his companion’s words, the black man casually put his gun on the ground: “F***, I shouldn’t have gotten involved in this mess. The human trafficking business was doing well, but now I’m suffering here.”
“Also, Jonathan, I told you to go to New York to contact the head of the money laundering organization and figure out a way to transport the goods from the plane to Canada. Why the f*** did you kill him?”
Facing the black man’s complaint, Jonathan, whose face was pale from blood loss, said, “Killing him was letting him off easy, damn it. I only found out after I arrived in New York that he actually had the idea of withdrawing from the organization.”
“As one of the organization’s moneylenders, do you think the boss would let him leave alive?”
“And we’ve always had a single line of contact with him. If I hadn’t killed him in time, he might have implicated us!”
Hearing Jonathan say that, the black man finally nodded.
He also knew what kind of end awaited those who betrayed the organization.
Taking out a compressed biscuit and sitting on the ground to gnaw on it, the black man looked up at the dense branches above, then cursed softly.
“Everyone, come back and rest!”
After finishing the compressed biscuit, the black man said to his companions who were on guard with guns around him, “How can there be enemies in this godforsaken place?”
“After we finish this job, I’ll take you guys to that strip club in Europe for a good time. The last time I went to Europe, I—”
Just as the black man was excitedly describing the strip club with gestures, a burst of gunfire suddenly erupted from all directions.
Before one of the guys on guard could react, bullets directly pierced their bodies.
Hearing the sudden gunfire, the black man and two other companions immediately picked up their guns and prepared for battle.
“Bang!”
“Da da da”
As bursts of gunfire continued to ring out, these bullets immediately pierced the black man’s body, while the other two guys who tried to fight back were directly killed by Alice!
Kicking away the submachine gun next to the corpse, Sean held his submachine gun and looked at the scene, saying, “Clear!”
From the other side, Alice vigilantly surveyed her surroundings, saying, “Control!”
As for Joey, who was controlling the drones to observe the surroundings, he spoke to everyone through his earpiece: “No other enemies around!”
As Sean and Alice led the team to take down the guards, only the black man and two companions were left on the ground, wailing.
Coming up to Jonathan, a hint of coldness flashed in Lynn’s eyes.
It was this bastard who shot and wounded Uncle George.
Sean finished his supplementary shots and came to Lynn’s side, looking at the venomous-eyed Jonathan, then stomped on his head.
Alice, on the side, pulled back the tarpaulin covering the small transport plane. When she saw the neatly arranged flour inside the cabin, she immediately took out a bag and came to Lynn’s side.
“Boss, these are the drugs they were going to transport to Canada. Good heavens, the quantity is so huge. If the CIA found them, they would definitely make a huge fortune!”
Hmm, certain departments of the Central Intelligence Agency are quite experienced in “handling” drugs.
“Have someone take these drugs and these bastards back, and find out exactly which transnational criminal organization they belong to!”
“Yes!”
Hearing Lynn’s order, Alice waved her hand, and soon the action team members ran over.
Taking the submachine gun from Sean’s hand, he looked at Jonathan, who was lying on the ground, closing his eyes as if resigned to his fate.
Lynn took out his phone, then pulled the trigger without hesitation.
A burst of bullets riddled Jonathan’s body, and Lynn threw the gun to Jonathan, then turned and left.
Back on the plane, the group began to return towards New York.
Lynn looked at the call records on Jonathan’s phone, then handed it to Joey: “Figure out the identities of those numbers on the phone and pinpoint their locations!”
“Understood!”
Hearing Lynn say that, Joey took the phone and began searching.
At the same time, on the streets of New York.
“Hey, this isn’t your playground!”
Kicking a robber away, Peter Parker shot a web and pulled another robber’s gun away.
“Wow, is this your modified pistol? Cool!”
“Trying to run? You guys are a bit slow. New York is our Illuminati’s territory, what? If you have the guts, go ask our leader!”
Originally, Steve Rogers, who saw a group of robbers robbing passersby and was about to rush up to rescue them, stopped when he saw Peter Parker swinging in on a web.
He had seen the Illuminati’s files and knew that Spider-Man was one of the Illuminati’s members.
As Peter Parker easily dealt with these robbers, a police patrol car happened to arrive.
“Officer, there are a few robbers here, but I’ve already dealt with them. There’s surveillance on the roadside, so I guess I don’t need to go to the police station to make a statement, right?”
Handing the robbers over to the police officer, Peter Parker chattered.
“Of course not, after all, the leader of the Illuminati is Mr. Hall.”
The New York police were already used to Spider-Man and the Illuminati members.
Especially after knowing that the Illuminati was founded by Lynn Hall, they had no more resistance towards the subordinates of this Deputy Director of the New York Federal Bureau of Investigation, the adopted son of Director George Stacy.
Well, they always believed that since the Illuminati was founded by Lynn, then the members of the Illuminati were naturally Lynn’s subordinates!
“Thanks, then I’ll be going. There might be more people who need help.”
Greeting the police officers, Peter Parker swung away on a web, following the direction Steve had left.
A moment later.
“Is there anything you need me for?”
Steve asked, looking at Peter Parker, who had descended on a web string in front of him.
"Just now, when those robbers were mugging passersby, I saw you were about to rush up to help."
"Buddy, luckily I was faster; you know they all had guns…"
Mid-sentence, Peter Parker looked at Steve and suddenly said, "Why do I feel like I know you so well?"
"No, I must have seen you somewhere? Let me think carefully."
Listening to Peter Parker's muttering, Steve Rogers smiled and said, "Maybe I look similar to other people, so you mistook me."
"If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."
Seeing Steve prepare to leave, Peter Parker had no choice but to step aside.
After walking a few steps, Steve suddenly turned around and said, "When fighting people in the future, especially those with guns, it's best not to be long-winded. Eliminating the enemy is the priority."
Hearing Steve say that, Peter Parker looked at him in surprise, but still nodded and said, "I know. In fact, the leader also told me, and he said something about villains dying from talking too much."
"But those robbers were too easy to deal with. However, I don't think you're an ordinary person? My Spider-Sense tells me that you are very strong."
Hearing Peter Parker say that, Steve smiled, then left.
Looking at Steve's back, Peter Parker scratched his head and said, "I've definitely seen him somewhere."
Unable to remember for a moment, Peter Parker swung back to the Illuminati Base on a web string.
Inside the Base.
"Good afternoon, Professor."
Looking at Professor X, Peter Parker greeted him.
"Good afternoon, Peter."
Seeing Peter Parker return, Professor X asked with a chuckle, "Weren't you supposed to go on a date with your girlfriend this afternoon? Why are you back so early?"
"I originally wanted to go on a date with Jane, but she had some temporary matters, so the date was postponed. It just so happened that I encountered a group of robbers, easily subdued them, and handed them over to the patrol officers."
"However, ever since Lynn announced in the media that the Illuminati was founded by him, the New York police officers' attitude towards me has improved a lot. It's a pity that the Daily Bugle is still slandering me."
"Sometimes I really want to rush into the newspaper office and ask, how exactly did I offend J. Jonah Jameson!"
Listening to Peter's incessant complaints, Professor X's face always wore a gentle smile.
He liked these young people with a sense of justice, especially after joining the Illuminati, he found that almost all of them, except for Lynn, were just children.
Therefore, Professor X was always gentle, kind, and patient with them.
"By the way, I met a strange guy today. I always feel like I've seen him somewhere, but I just can't remember."
Putting his mask on the table, Peter Parker tapped his head.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a report about the Captain America exhibition in the magazine column on the table.
Peter Parker immediately jumped up from the sofa in surprise.
"What's wrong?"
Jean Grey, who came out with fruit, saw Peter's mouth wide open in surprise and asked with a smile.
"Captain America, oh my God, Jean, Professor, I remember! I saw his images and information in the Captain America exhibition."
"There's no mistake, the guy I saw today is definitely Captain America himself!"
"Lynn, believe me, I'm telling the truth. I really met Captain America, I swear!"
Listening to Peter Parker's confident words on the other end of the phone, Lynn smiled and said, "I know."
"I'm telling the truth, Lynn, he really is Captain America."
Thinking Lynn didn't believe him, Peter was about to speak when he heard Lynn say, "Don't tell anyone else about this for now. We'll talk about it when I get back to the Base."
Watching Lynn hang up the phone, Peter Parker was stunned for a moment.
Recalling what Lynn had just said, not to tell anyone else about this for now, which meant that Lynn believed what he said, and he already knew that Captain America was still alive?
Putting down his phone and looking at Professor X and Jean Grey beside him, Peter shrugged and said, "Lynn told me to keep it a secret for now."
"Oh my God, this is simply incredible!"
Looking at Peter's still somewhat surprised expression, Professor X smiled and said, "Since the news that Captain America is still alive hasn't been announced, then Peter, just pretend you haven't seen him."
"Alright, I wanted to tell Uncle Ben about this. He'd be so happy if he knew Captain America was still alive!"
Shrugging, Peter Parker said.
New York Federal Bureau of Investigation.
After getting off the plane, Lynn went directly to Duke's office.
"Director, the people have been caught, and seventy million worth of drugs have also been brought back by me."
Sitting in the chair, Lynn looked at Duke and said, "According to the interrogation, their group belongs to an international criminal organization. In addition to drugs, they also deal in human trafficking, smuggling, and black market arms."
"The Deputy Director Derek Johnson, whom we arrested some time ago, his Johnson Family's human trafficking, smuggling, and other businesses used the channels of this international criminal organization!"
Hearing Lynn's report, James Duke frowned, "So, New York's largest money laundering organization is actually also related to the Johnson Family?"
"Tsk, I didn't expect this international criminal organization's infiltration to be so strong. You know, we HYDRA have been lurking for decades just to fill the political arena with our people!"
At this point, James Duke looked at Lynn and said, "Where is the headquarters of that international criminal organization?"
"According to the confession of one of the black guys, the headquarters of the international criminal organization is located in London, but the boss is not in London, and no one knows the true identity of this boss."
"That black guy only met the boss once in Europe. He even suspects that the boss he met in Europe is not actually the real mastermind behind it!"
Hearing Lynn say that, James Duke pondered for a moment, "It seems you've caught a big fish this time."
"If we can take down this transnational criminal organization, then my chances of becoming the Director of the FBI will increase. Once I become the Director of the FBI, New York will completely belong to you."
Regarding Duke's promises, Lynn smiled and said, "The higher you go, the more stable my path in New York will be. However, Director, our strength alone doesn't seem to be enough."
"Yes, with the strength of the New York FBI, it is indeed not enough to take down this criminal organization transnationally and find the real boss behind the organization."
"Therefore, we must report this matter to the Department of Justice, and even cooperate with the FBI's overseas offices to handle it."
"Of course, this matter was discovered by us in New York, so we in New York must take the lead."
Saying that, Duke picked up the phone and said, "Lynn, I will go to Washington later to report this matter. Please organize the detailed information confessed by the prisoners and give it to me."
"During my absence from New York, the New York Federal Bureau of Investigation will be under your charge!"
"Understood!"
Hearing Duke say that, Lynn got up and left.
James Duke is the Director of the New York Federal Bureau of Investigation, so he naturally took the lead in this matter.
He even regarded this international criminal organization as a stepping stone for his future promotion to FBI Director.
Of course, Lynn's credit would not be diminished.
As James Duke flew to Washington, the entire New York Federal Bureau of Investigation was temporarily under Lynn's control.
Internal Affairs Department, Jessica's office.
"Director, you are harassing a female subordinate..."
Looking at Lynn, who had lifted her up and placed her on the table, then sat in her seat.
Jessica said with a smile.
Lynn took off Jessica's high heels and caressed her slender, long legs wrapped in black stockings.
"Compared to you calling me Director, I prefer your small, milky voice crying 'Daddy'."
"Is that so?"
Jessica leaned down and whispered into Lynn's ear, "Then Daddy, what can your daughter do for you?"
Looking at Jessica's seductive appearance, Lynn pinched her chin and said, "How's your fiancé?"
"Don't even mention it!"
At the mention of this, Jessica gave Lynn an annoyed glare, "Didn't you say you'd help me send him back to Washington?"
"He's currently the Mayor's legal advisor, and he's deeply trusted by the Mayor!"
Facing Jessica's complaints, Lynn pressed her down below the desk, "Don't worry, it's not time to move on him yet."
"But it should be soon!"
"Be gentle when you handle him."
Hearing Lynn say that, Jessica's voice was muffled, "Don't be as rough as you are with me. Before I get the support of his family's power, he can't be ruined!"
Looking at Jessica, who was fighting hard, so much so that she was tired and her words were slurred.
Lynn smiled and stroked her head.
Lynn's target this time was not Jessica's fiancé, but the Mayor of New York City!
After he failed to arrest Derek Johnson, the Deputy Director, Chris Bell's competitiveness was greatly reduced.
Oh... Chris Bell, one of the Deputy Directors of New York City, and also a member of HYDRA.
After Lynn joined HYDRA, he and the nine New York council members who belonged to HYDRA were all Lynn's subordinates.
Even though Lynn is currently only equivalent to the Deputy General Manager of New York City within HYDRA.
But as long as they are HYDRA in New York, they are all under Lynn's jurisdiction!
After arresting Derek Johnson, Lynn met Chris Bell privately.
If Lynn wanted to completely control New York, then the Mayor must obey his orders.
According to the current situation, once the Mayor of New York steps down due to some issues, the most likely person to succeed as Mayor is Chris Bell.
So, Lynn is currently trying to find a way.
Placing Jessica on the desk, Lynn got up and said, "Do me a favor, Jessica, find out from your fiancé what the Mayor of New York likes most!"
"The Mayor?"
Hearing Lynn say that, Jessica gasped contentedly, but her eyes lit up terrifyingly, "Hiss... Daddy, are you doing this to help me get rid of my fiancé, so you've set your sights on the Mayor?"
Jessica didn't know Lynn's true purpose. Even if she racked her brain, she wouldn't be able to figure out what Lynn's real goal was.
She thought Lynn was doing all this purely to help her.
So, she served Lynn even more diligently.
Three days later.
After upgrading his Durable Body to LV2, Lynn drove to the hospital.
There was no other way, after staying in the hospital for a few days, Uncle George insisted on being discharged.
No matter how much Gwen and Helen tried to persuade him, he wouldn't listen.
After receiving painkillers and other medications from the Doctor, Lynn drove the group back to the community.
Back home, sitting on the sofa, George Stacy let out a sigh of relief, then smiled at Lynn, "It's still more comfortable at home."
Hearing Uncle George say that, Lynn could only shake his head helplessly.
"I heard you caught the guy who injured me? He's backed by a very large international criminal organization?"
Facing Uncle George's inquiry, Lynn nodded and recounted the events.
"I didn't expect the Johnson, an old political family in New York, to be involved in such dirty dealings behind the scenes."
After a moment of emotion, George Stacy looked at Lynn and suddenly asked, "Lynn, tell me honestly, is Gwen Spider-Woman?"
"Hmm?"
Hearing Uncle George's question, Lynn was stunned. He really hadn't expected Uncle George to discover Gwen's true identity.
Aunt Helen, on the side, remained silent, while Gwen looked at Lynn, somewhat at a loss.
Seeing their reactions, George Stacy smiled and said, "It seems my guess is correct."
Hearing Uncle George say that, Lynn curiously asked, "Uncle George, how did you guess?"
"It's actually not difficult."
Regarding Lynn's curiosity, George Stacy said, "At first, the Daily Bugle kept slandering Spider-Woman and Spider-Man. But later, the Daily Bugle gave up on Spider-Woman and only continued to slander Spider-Man with all their might."
"I had someone inquire, and it's said that someone warned the Daily Bugle."
"Doesn't that sound like your style? You've always been like this since you were a child; no matter what others say about you, you wouldn't bother with those kids. But once someone talks about Gwen, you'd definitely get very angry."
"Just because of that?"
Looking at Uncle George in disbelief, Lynn said, "If it's just based on that, Uncle George, you shouldn't be able to confirm it, right?"
"That's right!"
George Stacy nodded and continued, "The first time I received a call from Spider-Woman was because of a group of drug dealers I was tracking. When I arrived with the police, those drug dealers were already hung on the wall."
"Although Gwen used a voice changer that time, I could still feel a hint of familiarity."
"After several subsequent encounters, I became even more certain of this feeling."
"Plus, the several tests I set up revealed that Spider-Woman trusted me immensely, even displaying an unconscious trust that far exceeded the trust street heroes usually have for the police."
"That's why I made my judgment."
At this point, George Stacy patted Gwen's hand, "Every time Spider-Woman appeared on the streets of New York, you weren't in your room."
"Once or twice is one thing, but a continuous string of coincidences wouldn't happen this many times."
Hearing George say this, Gwen pursed her lips, then cooed, "Dad..."
"Lynn also founded the Illuminati because of you, didn't he?"
Rubbing Gwen's head with a loving expression, George said, "After all, I once said that the appearance of Spider-Woman and Spider-Man was a provocation to New York's normal order."
"But in the blink of an eye, the Illuminati was established, and because of Lynn's identity, you also became a tacitly accepted part of the order by the police."
"Hehe... if he doesn't spoil me, who will?"
Avoiding her wound, Gwen leaned on her father and cooed, smiling as if it were only natural.
Watching Gwen cooing to him, Helen, on the side, also looked at Lynn and her daughter with gentle eyes.
She loved this warm family atmosphere the most.
In the evening, in Lynn's room.
"Do you think Mom will come over and knock?"
Gwen rested her head on Lynn's chest, listening to his familiar heartbeat.
"Are you worried that Uncle George and Aunt Helen won't let you continue to be Spider-Woman?"
Hearing Lynn's question, Gwen looked up and kissed Lynn's lips, "Hehe, when Dad exposed my identity during the day, I was really a little worried."
"After all, I really like the identity of Spider-Woman, and I also like how New York citizens enthusiastically greet me whenever I appear as Spider-Woman."
"But later I stopped worrying, after all, with you watching over me, Dad can also rest assured."
At this point, Gwen looked up and said, "But, has Captain America really been resurrected? Oh my goodness, I was stunned when I heard that news."
"I didn't expect Captain America, who had been dead for nearly seventy years, to still be alive!"
"Peter told you?"
"Yes!"
Gwen nodded lightly and smiled, "You told Peter not to tell anyone else, but there are no outsiders in the Illuminati."
"Oh, and also, I heard a while ago that New York University..."
As long as she was with Lynn, Gwen always had endless things to say.
Even some meaningless conversations made Gwen feel very happy.
At the same time, in an ancient castle in Europe.
"Useless!"
Listening to his subordinate's report, a middle-aged man said angrily, "Goods worth seventy million were confiscated by the New York FBI?"
"Not only that, the organization's money bag in New York was also destroyed by that fool Jonathan."
"As Jonathan and the others' superior, do you know how much this will cost our organization?"
Looking at the furious middle-aged man, the subordinate quickly explained, "Boss, Jonathan did this for a reason."
"He reported to me after killing Elson, saying that Elson had developed thoughts of betraying the organization and even wanted to kill him, which is why Jonathan had no choice but to kill Elson."
"As for this financial loss, I am willing to compensate!"
"It's best if you can compensate, otherwise you know the consequences. Get out!"
He waved his hand, signaling his subordinate to leave.
Hearing his boss's words, the subordinate immediately stood up, "Thank you, boss, but as for the New York FBI, should we..."
"That has nothing to do with you!"
"Yes, boss!"
After the subordinate left the room, the middle-aged man opened his computer and made a video call, then respectfully stood up, waiting for the video call to connect.
As the video connected, the middle-aged man immediately said, "Sorry, boss, this transaction with Canada failed. The goods were seized by the New York FBI, and all personnel were lost."
Hearing the middle-aged man's words, the man in the video said, "Useless!"
"Immediately withdraw the personnel from Britain!"
"Yes, boss!"
In early August, inside the New York Federal Bureau of Investigation.
James Duke had not heard back since he went to Washington to report on that transnational organization case.
He didn't know if the old man had personally led a team to London to dismantle that criminal organization.
"Boss, a car just sped up to our building and then threw a large black box at our entrance."
"The Hazardous Materials Unit has cordoned off the scene and used instruments to investigate, finding that there's no bomb or dangerous item inside this black box."
Hearing Barbara say that, Lynn said, "Have you found the information on this car?"
"Yes, the vehicle registration information shows that this car belongs to a guy named Frank Castle, Boss, should we track him?"
Hearing the Punisher's name, Lynn frowned and said, "Let's go take a look first!"
Inside the laboratory.
"Open the box!"
Looking at the two-meter-long black leather case in front of him, Lynn directly ordered someone to open it.
"Boss, why don't you step back a bit? What if there's danger inside this box?"
Lynn didn't pay attention to Barbara's persuasion; instead, he was very curious about what was inside the leather case.
As the box opened, Lynn saw that it contained a skeleton about 1.9 meters tall.
The skeleton's left chest ribs were broken, there was a hole in its skull, and its limbs were fractured to varying degrees.
Looking at this skeleton, which had clearly suffered severe injuries before death, Lynn said to the forensic Doctor, "Examine it carefully."
Lynn didn't think the famous Punisher would be so bored as to send a skeleton to the New York FBI.
So there must be something unusual about this skeleton.
Turning his head to look at Barbara, Lynn asked, "Besides this skeleton, did Frank Castle leave anything else?"
"No!"
Facing Lynn's question, Barbara shook her head.
"Boss, this skeleton isn't right!"
Lynn and Barbara were talking when the forensic Doctor, who was cleaning the bones and preparing for carbon-based testing, immediately exclaimed.
Hearing the forensic Doctor's exclamation, Lynn stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Look here!"
Pointing at the skull with his hand, the forensic Doctor gently pressed both sides of the skull, and then two sharp teeth extended out.
"This... Boss, is this skeleton a Vampire's?"
Looking at the two sharp teeth, Barbara asked in surprise.
When she went to Europe to capture that Mutant, she was the one who opened the portal to send Lynn and the others there.
So Barbara knew that Vampires existed in this World!
"It shouldn't be."
Lynn looked at the sunlight shining through the window onto the skeleton in the room, but the skeleton showed no change.
He then shook his head and said, "If it were an ordinary Vampire, it would have turned to ash under the sun's ultraviolet rays long ago."
"But this skeleton hasn't changed at all!"
At this point, Lynn asked the forensic Doctor to perform a carbon-based test on the skeleton, then left the area.
Back in his office, Lynn motioned for Barbara to close the door, then took out his phone and made a call.
"If a Vampire turns into a skeleton, or is killed and turned into a skeleton using special methods, will it turn to dust in the sun?"
Los Angeles.
The Vampire, who was testing the changes in the experimental subject after taking the drug, frowned upon hearing Lynn's question and said, "Of course it will!"
"Generally speaking, Vampires are very difficult to kill. Even if they are turned into a skeleton by special methods, they will revive as long as there is fresh blood."
"Of course, even if a Vampire turns into a skeleton, it will still turn into a pile of ashes under ultraviolet light. Why are you asking this?"
Facing the Vampire's question, Lynn said, "Someone sent a skeleton to our New York Federal Bureau of Investigation, and this skeleton should be one of yours, a Vampire's."
"But strangely, this Vampire's skeleton showed no change when exposed to sunlight."
Hearing Lynn say that, the Vampire frowned.
A moment later, as if he had thought of something, his voice was filled with shock: "The Lansas Family!"
"The Lansas Family?"
"That's right, I've heard a rumor that six hundred years ago, an unusual Vampire was born within the Lansas Family. He was born unafraid of any ultraviolet light, and even silver."
"At that time, the Lansas Family believed he was blessed by the Blood Ancestor Dracula, so they wanted to nominate him to be the leader of the Lansas Family."
"But then one day, all the Vampire families united and launched an attack on the Lansas Family. Overnight, the Lansas Family was annihilated, and that sixteen-year-old Vampire also disappeared without a trace."
"Since then, whenever the Lansas Family appears, it will trigger an encirclement by all Vampire families!"
