Riding a bicycle and walking in the narrow lanes of the slums, I was surrounded by the strong smell of curry.
It was getting late, and the slum residents who had been busy all day returned home in twos and threes. Curry rice with a strong family atmosphere was the first choice of many poor people.
The same is true for Banner. It has been three months since he came to New Delhi. He has learned not only Indian language, but also how to make curry rice.
Riding a second-hand dilapidated bicycle and wearing a brewery worker's uniform, Banner shook the bell with his hand while carrying the chicken he bought.
Meat is very expensive in India, and pork and beef are very rare. The former is considered unclean by Indians, while the latter is revered as a sacred cow by Indians, and most people will not eat it.
Banner currently works at a brewery as a warehouse clerk, driving a forklift to deliver beer into the warehouse.
His salary is very low. With his meager income and more than 13 hours of work, it is always difficult for him to save any money. Chicken is a daily luxury item.
The difficult years and dilapidated low-cost rental houses always made him sleepless.
As a physicist with a PhD in nuclear physics, when he was in school, he never imagined that his future life would be like this.
He should be in a neat suit and a white coat, walking around in various laboratories.
He used to do this, until the military launched the gamma ray project, and he was selected as a laboratory scientist, and caused that experimental accident.
"It's been three months. My salary will be settled the day after tomorrow. I have to move to the next place. I can't stay in New Delhi." Banner thought absentmindedly on the way home.
The military, headed by General Ross, has always wanted to capture him for an autopsy.
In order to avoid conflicts, Banner would move every three months and never stay in the same place for too long.
Looking at the slums at night, Banner was filled with melancholy.
When did the days of hiding in Tibet come to an end? He had almost forgotten the taste of steak and the fragrance of his girlfriend.
Thinking of his girlfriend Betty, Banner's face became a little more tender, and that was the only warmth in his heart.
"Banner, there is your letter!"
As he passed the shop at the intersection, Uncle Karp, who sold department stores, stopped him, holding an envelope wrapped in brown paper.
Banner turned the car around, walked over on his bicycle, and took the envelope with a smile.
When he looked down and saw that the mailing address was from the United States, he couldn't help but smile, and he couldn't wait to open it.
"Banner, how are you doing? When I was with you, we quarreled a lot. When I lost you, I realized that I loved you so much. In the blink of an eye, we hadn't seen each other for two years. In my sleep,
, your smile is so blurry, I can't remember your face clearly when I wake up. Banner, you once said that loving someone will not change because of distance, but will sublimate because of distance.
I used to feel that my love for you is unwavering, but as time goes by, I don’t know how long I can hold on. I long for your shoulders, a family, and someone to make coffee for me after get off work. , longing for you to be by my side day and night.”
The letter was very long, and Banner read it very slowly.
Halfway through reading, he burst into tears and wetted the letter paper in his hand.
"I'm sorry Betty, I'm sorry, this is not the future I want for you!"
Banner cried like a child. This was not the result he wanted, but he couldn't change it.
After wiping the tears from his face, Banner continued to look down.
"I always thought that we would continue like this until another person appeared in your heart or mine to take our place.
I pray to God that if such a day comes, I hope it will come later and I can love you one more second.
I really love you so much. I like you to hold my hand and spread it out on the school playground. I like you to shout my name in the wind and rain.
Remember when you picked up a shell at the beach and gave it to me, and said that when you get married, you want to give me a diamond ring as big as a shell?
I still keep the shell, but you have become a photo on the desk. I don’t know how far we are from you.
I pray to God again and again, praying that he can help us, praying that you can appear in front of me.
After two years, God finally heard my call and was willing to give us another chance, a chance to never be separated again.
Banner, have you heard of SHIELD? Their leader found me and told me that if you can join SHIELD, he can help us sort out all this.
I don't know whether I should believe those people, but I have waited too long, and I long for you to come back to me.
Banner, come back, no matter whether this opportunity is real or false, let's face it together, okay? Come back, come back, I can't hold on anymore, Betty Ross, who loves you."
After reading the last word, Banner burst into tears.
He wished he could spread his wings and fly to Betty right now, even if there was a cliff waiting for him.
"The most painful thing in the world is when lovers are separated from each other and can only express their sorrow with longing."
Before Banner could read the letter again, unfamiliar words sounded behind him.
"Who?" Banner turned around suddenly and saw a young man wearing a Chinese tunic suit and sunglasses.
"Good evening Banner, please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Wang Xu, the director of SHIELD and your guarantor."
Wang Xu smiled. It might not be easy for others to find Banner, but with Professor
Banner lowered his head subconsciously, glanced at the words SHIELD on the letter, and whispered: "You are my guarantor, what are you guaranteeing for me?"
"I guarantee that you can return to the United States and live a normal life. The military and government will not arrest you."
As Wang Xu spoke, he took out a document from the space ring. There was an eagle on the front of the document, which looked like the national emblem of the United States: "This is an amnesty document signed by the president. As long as you agree to join S.H.I.E.L.D.
Bureau, and contribute to SHIELD when necessary, you can get amnesty. The losses you caused in the country can also be written off, and the military will shake hands with you and make peace."
"Really?" Banner was a little unbelievable. The military did not pursue him for a day or two. If the military people could be eliminated so easily, he would not need to hide.
Wang Xu saw Banner's concerns and smiled: "Whether it's true or not will be clear when we return to China. I think with your strength, the military won't be able to keep you even if they fall out, right?"
"I'm not afraid of them, I just don't want to hurt those innocent soldiers. You know, sometimes I can't control myself, especially when I'm angry, it's hard to be merciful." Banner himself was also helpless. He was hiding and hiding in fear.
It's not the military, but the Hulk hidden inside him.
Once the Hulk appears, he will not stop until he vents his anger. Not only will the military who captured him be in trouble, but ordinary people will also suffer heavy casualties.
"If you're not afraid, then come on. SHIELD needs your power, and your girlfriend needs you too."
"Wait a minute, before I agree, you have to tell me what SHIELD is. I have no interest in serving an extremist organization."
Faced with Wang Xu's invitation, Banner did not agree. He had his own concerns.
Wang Xu nodded lightly and replied: "SHIELD, the full name of the Homeland Strategic Defense Attack and Logistics Support Agency, used to be directly under the U.S. Congress, now it is directly under the United Nations, and is a world organization. We are divided into three departments, one
They are the Special Agent Logistics Team, one is the Mutant Rapid Response Bureau, and the other is the Avengers. And you will be assigned to the Avengers. This is a newly formed department, and I believe you will have a place in it."
Within S.H.I.E.L.D., ordinary people are one department, mutants are another department, and Marvel superheroes are another department.
His plan for the Avengers is not like Fury's, to raise a group of bosses who do not listen to propaganda.
The Avengers will be a force directly under SHIELD in the future. Fury gives the Avengers a high degree of freedom because he has no restrictions on the power of this group of superheroes.
Wang Xu is different. He can use mutants as constraints, national justice as a bond, and supplemented by money, status, rights, and honor as benefits.
There will always be some pursuits in a person's life.
Those who love money, those who love power, those who love fame, those who love profits, Wang Xu can satisfy all aspects.
For example, for someone like Captain America, who doesn't love money or beautiful women and regards national honor as his highest mission, Wang Xu will give him national honor.
Another example is Spider-Man. As a small citizen with a sense of justice, Wang Xu gave him a decent job and a generous salary. I don't believe Spider-Man could refuse.
Banner is simpler. All he wants is to stay with Betty for a long time, give him an environment where they can stay together for a long time, have nothing to do, take a vacation, go for a drive, and contribute to SHIELD if necessary. Any fool knows how to choose.