New York State just received its first heavy snowfall a week ago, so at this time, in the wilderness north of New York City, even though it was noon, half-melted ice crystals could still be seen between the grass and shrubs.
Of course, the road where cars come and go is naturally the place where snow melts the fastest. The snow on the road has long been crushed and melted by the wheels, and the water stains have washed away the dust, leaving the road surface clean.
At this time, a gray off-road vehicle was speeding on the black asphalt road, heading northeast.
The driver was a black man. His skin tended to be bronze, and he had a short dark brown hair and a headband on his forehead.
He looked very strong. He was only wearing short sleeves in the car in the winter. The muscles in his arms were bulging like bricks. The sunlight shining through the car window made his muscles look shiny and reflective.
There were two people sitting in the back seat of the car, one large and one small.
Looking carefully, the child turned out to be the missing Eric, and the adult was a white man with a straight nose, black hair, full beard, and a yellow down jacket.
On the left side of his half-covered neck, there was a strange mark looming.
The adult smiled at Eric and said:
"Eric, don't be nervous. You should have heard your father tell you about me. My name is Ulysses Crow. You can call me Uncle Crow. I was your father's loyal partner during his lifetime."
This was not the first time that Ulysses introduced himself to Eric like this, but Eric kept his mouth shut and remained silent.
Ulysses opened his mouth and took a deep breath, feeling helpless.
But after he exhaled this breath, he continued to explain patiently,
"Eric, actually Uncle Crow really cares about you. After I learned that your father passed away, I went to your house to look for you, but you had already moved away by then. It took me more than a year to finally find you.
I found out that you live in New York now, why don’t I come here?”
Eric finally spoke. He put his hands together on his lap and said expressionlessly:
"Why did you kidnap me?"
"no……"
Crowe tilted his head and looked at Eric,
"How can I call this a kidnapping?! Your father has long known that what he and I are planning is very risky. He has said before that if he is unfortunately killed, I must take good care of you. I am here to come to you today,
It is to fulfill your father's instructions and for your safety."
"I'm doing fine now." Eric continued with a deadpan expression.
"Yes, your life is not bad now. You don't have to worry about food or clothing, and you go to such a good school. You even met a good-looking girl in school. I know all this."
Ulysses has been quietly investigating Eric for some time and knows his current life very well.
"But your father and I don't know each other at all about the rich man named Leo Erwin who adopted you. How did you know him? Why did you follow him?"
Eric remained silent, still expressionless.
Ulysses frowned. He had been looking for Eric for two whole years, certainly not to complete Njobu's commission.
Since Njobu's death, he has no way to obtain vibranium. Now his stock of vibranium is getting less and less day by day. Of course, he is very anxious.
Therefore, he set his sights on N'Jobu's son, hoping to raise Eric into an adult, and then gradually plot Wakanda's vibranium.
However, before he had time to make a move, Eric was taken away by Leo in advance, leaving him empty-handed.
But hard work paid off, and half a month ago, he finally found Eric's whereabouts.
However, he did not act rashly. In the past half month, he had been quietly inquiring about Eric based on his intelligence and connections.
He now knows that Eric was adopted by a wealthy businessman named Leo Irvine.
How rich is this wealthy businessman? It can be said that he now occupies half of the emerging electronics industry in the United States, and even has a tendency to develop overseas.
When he first learned the news, Ulysses' gangster spirit exploded, and he was planning not only to take Eric away, but also to blackmail the wealthy businessman named Leo Erwin.
But after he investigated more, he immediately gave up the idea.
Because he discovered that not only did this wealthy businessman miraculously calm down the chaos in Hell's Kitchen, but not long after he came to New York City to open a company, the former American gang leader Kingpin died mysteriously.
Ulysses was in the black market arms business, and of course he had business dealings with Kingpin, many of them. So he naturally knew what a ruthless man Kingpin was.
Regardless of whether Kingpin was killed by Leo or not, as long as Kingpin's death had even the slightest connection with that wealthy businessman, then the wealthy businessman who adopted Eric was a wolf killer, a bit more ruthless than Kingpin.
In addition, Ulysses also discovered that the S.H.I.E.L.D. organization affiliated with the Security Council seemed to have been keeping an eye on Erwin Technology Company this year.
This wealthy businessman named Leo Erwin seems to have a very deep background and is involved in too many things.
After Ulysses successfully stole vibranium, he was able to live peacefully for so many years without being caught by Wakanda because of his cautious character.
Based on the above doubts, he finally decided to quietly kidnap Eric, the wealthy businessman named Leo Erwin, and not mess with him, as he might capsize in the gutter.
So things became what they are now.
Originally, everything went smoothly according to Ulysses' plan, but now Eric was successfully kidnapped, but this kid was even more stubborn than his father. He didn't speak a word the whole way, and he finally managed to answer a few words just now.
words, and now remains silent again.
As his thoughts circulated, Ulysses could only continue to trap him:
"Eric, I am really your father's partner. Look at the mark on my neck. It was the first time I cooperated with your father to transport vibranium from Wakanda, and I was accidentally discovered by the guards of Wakanda.
The humiliation left behind."
Ulysses was sitting on the left side of Eric. At this time, he turned sideways, pulled down the collar of his down jacket, and showed it to Eric.
"Prince N'Job should have taught you the language and writing of Wakanda. Look, this brand means the word 'thief' in the Wakanda language. This is evidence that your father and I have cooperated.
There is even some vibranium stored in my shipyard. Think about it, how could I have successfully obtained vibranium from Wakanda without your father's help? So, I am really your father's partner."
In fact, this is just Ulysses trying to put money on his face.
Ulysses has been involved in gangs since he was a child, and later through his own hard work, he has been working as a black market arms dealer on the coast of Africa.
By chance, he learned that Wakanda seemed to contain a huge treasure.
At that time, he led several of his subordinates and prepared to sneak into Wakanda quietly to steal the treasure.
However, before he could truly enter Wakanda, or even find the entrance to the real Wakanda, he was discovered by Wakanda guards and arrested.
It was because of this that he met Njobu, who was in charge of guard work at the time.
N'Job had his own calculations at the time, and he finally thought of a way to get the king of Wakanda to agree to release Ulysses and others. Of course, the brand on their necks was the punishment they deserved.
Later, N'job was sent to the United States as a spy. N'job saw the backwardness and misery of Africa, the United States, and even the whole world.
So he came up with the great ideal of sharing Wakanda's vibranium technology to benefit Africa and even the world.
Finally, he found Ulysses and cooperated with Ulysses.
However, Ulysses believed that Njobu would not tell Eric these old things because he protected his son too well.
This made it convenient for Ulysses to lie to Eric and make these things close to arouse Eric's goodwill and closeness.
Sure enough, after Ulysses revealed things about Wakanda, Eric spoke again, but he was very angry:
"Ulysses Klaue, I know you, and I also know that you were my father's former partner. But you betrayed my father, and you intensified your efforts to steal vibranium just for personal gain, forgetting my father's ideals.
The back of the head.
That’s why my father found a second collaborator, who is now Uncle Erwin who adopts me. You can’t even try to lie to me.”
When Ulysses heard the first half of Eric's words, he really thought that Njobu was uncharacteristically telling his son everything before his death.
But when he heard the second half of the sentence, he realized that what Eric had just said was probably the lies of the wealthy businessman named Leo Irwin.
As for why the wealthy businessman knew clearly the content of his cooperation with Njobu, Ulysses couldn't figure it out for the moment.
But he knew that the most important thing now was to make Eric believe in him and doubt Leo.
Then Ulysses said angrily:
"Fart! Where did I forget the ideal of Prince N'Job? After I took out the first batch of vibranium from Wakanda, I immediately contacted Howard Stark, the most talented scientist in the United States, and handed over the vibranium.
He studies.
But he told me that these vibraniums are far from enough for experiments and cannot quickly break through technological barriers, so I will go to Wakanda again to get vibraniums, and your father knows these things and they are all approved by him."
Seeing Eric's relaxed expression, Ulysses had doubts in his eyes, so he struck while the iron was hot,
"As for the Uncle Erwin you are talking about, who is he? I can tell you responsibly that your father did not find any second collaborator at all. From the beginning to the end, Prince Njobu's only collaborator was
Me alone."
Ulysses pointed to his nose and said word by word,
"It's just me, Ulysses Klaue."
"is that so?"
Suddenly, a voice that was unfamiliar to Ulysses but very familiar to Eric suddenly came from the front seat of the car.
Ulysses and the burly driver were horrified to discover that at some point, a man wearing a cool black armor was sitting in the originally empty passenger seat.