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Chapter 9 The gunshot

 "Speaking of which, where are you going this time?" Howlett asked with interest.

"The final destination seems to be in Zhonghai." Vanessa tapped her chin with her index finger.

"Zhonghai... I really miss the days when I was a kid chasing and running on Zhonghai Beach..." Howlett's eyes were full of memories. For the hometown where he was born and raised, the sixty- or seventy-year-old man couldn't help but

A moment of sadness.

Since the western city-state lost the continental war, he came to this colony located in the northern part of the American continent to work hard. With the help of a group of old friends, he finally conquered this three-acre land.

However, in the past ten years, in order to preserve this family property, he has almost never left the Alberta region, because he knew that as soon as he left here, other colonial estate owners in the Alberta region, and even the Governor, would

Like hungry wolves, they gnawed away all his property.

Although this is partly due to the fact that he was young and energetic and offended too many people with his actions, it is also closely related to his wealth as the largest manor owner in Alberta.

Now that he is an octogenarian, Howlett knows that it is almost impossible to return to his hometown.

Thinking of this, Howlett couldn't help but look at his grandson. Even if he had to go back and take a look, at least he would have to wait until James grew up before he could leave with peace of mind.

Vanessa asked tentatively: "Mr. Howlett, if you miss your hometown, why don't you take our cruise ship to China Shipping?"

Howlett waved his hand and said with a hearty laugh: "I still have to take care of my cattle and sheep. Let's go there in a few years!"

Robert and Vanessa looked at each other in confusion. They really didn’t understand what the big deal was without him as an old man here. Even if they wanted to raise cattle and sheep, it was not the owner of this manor’s turn to do it himself. But since Howlett said so, Vanessa

Sha didn’t say anything more.

With the addition of James, the topic became interesting. As Old Howlett said, this sixteen or seventeen-year-old guy had a strong curiosity about adventure and distant countries, and even learned from his

He can even ask such childish questions as "Are there any water monsters in Inmet?"

Robert looked at the black-haired boy. Although he was an innocent young man, he still felt an extremely bad feeling for some reason.

After searching in his mind for those hunky men with bulging muscles, none of them could match the young man in front of him, so Robert let down his guard.

For such an inexperienced little kid, Robert really couldn't imagine what qualifications the other party had to threaten them.

Moreover, the other party is not a protagonist similar to Spider-Man Peter, is it possible that there is danger around him...

James...James...

Robert's pupils shrank, James Howlett, couldn't be that James...

Robert looked at the green face, and he couldn't match it with the Wolverine with the big slicked back hair.

However, Robert, who opened the memory gate, quickly re-examined everything around him. Although Robert is not a senior Marvel fan, as someone who has watched the Wolverine movie, he can vaguely remember that the early days of Wolverine were indeed

The young master of a manor.

Although it is impossible to tell whether this is Wolverine or a young man with the same name as Wolverine, Robert will not think that everything is so simple. Even if there is only a little something wrong, Robert will treat and deal with it carefully.

Suppressing his inner thoughts, Robert became more vigilant. While nodding in agreement, he rehearsed the escape routes of several people in his mind several times. After confirming that he could take Vanessa and escape unharmed in times of danger,

Robert put down his concerns for the time being and carefully observed James' every move.

"By the way, does Inmet have a grassland as vast as ours?" James asked excitedly, stretching his arms.

"As for the grassland, there are large areas of grassland only in the central part of the United States. If it is in Gotham City, where my sister and I live, grassland is quite rare. You need to drive outside Gotham County to see the beautiful scenery.

, but as for forests, there are many in the suburbs of Gotham City." Vanessa thought for a while and answered.

"Is that so... Are there houses as big as ours in Gotham City?" Little James was very curious, because he had lived in this land since he was a child, and the surrounding houses were too small compared to their manor. Young James thought

His own house is one of the largest mansions in the world. In his imagination, the so-called "big city" his grandfather calls is just a gathering place built by houses and buildings of this type.

Tony finally couldn't help but interjected and complained: "Any building in Gotham City has dozens of floors. I think your house only has three floors..."

"Dozens of floors!" James' suspicious gaze once made Tony feel chest tight and short of breath.

Howlett said solemnly: "James, there are indeed dozens of floors of houses built with reinforced concrete."

He looked at Tony: "But any building has dozens of floors, I don't think so, Mr. Tony."

Tony snorted coldly: "In places like the central business district of Gotham City, what I said is true, and even in the industrial areas where ordinary people live, I think any building is better than yours."

This house has much more technical content."

Tony just told the truth, but after feeling Howlett's unkind eyes, he still shut his mouth very politely.

"Haha... at least our house is much worse than yours. It's not as exaggerated as Tony said..." Vanessa spoke at the right time to ease everyone's embarrassment.

James also started to smile again.

Afterwards, Howlett asked a few indirect questions about Inmet's political economy, but because Tony did not dare to speak, and Vanessa did not have much knowledge in this area, Howlett only knew that Inmet's economy was developing rapidly.

We have not heard anything about Inmet’s political leanings in the Alberta region or even the entire northern part of the North American continent.

On the vast grassland, this manor bathed in the morning light soon ushered in the scorching sun at noon, and finally, shrouded in the glow of the setting sun, it slowly entered the heart of the night.

And just when Robert was about to start strenuous exercise at night, a gunshot suddenly rang through the entire manor, buzzing in the dark night.

"Someone shot?! Was Tony killed by the shot fired by his bodyguard, or was it shot by Natasha, the spy?"

Robert stabilized the frightened Vanessa and softly comforted her: "You stay here and don't move. I'll go down and take a look."

Robert came to the door gently, and after making sure there was no abnormal noise on the stairs, he suddenly pushed the door open and went out.

The place where they live is on the second floor, and the place where the gunshots were fired is on the first floor.

Robert, who was at the top of the stairs, looked down and found that the matter seemed to be over.

Howlett is holding a gun, John is lying in a pool of blood, and the gardener is standing not far away and is still shooting.

"Bang!"

Howlett pulled the trigger of the shotgun in his hand.

The figure of the gardener fell down.


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