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Chapter 212 Win-win Cooperation (Two in One)

Seeing Dr. Otto agree so readily, Tommy finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Finally, this restless bomb has been dismantled."

It’s not that Tommy is old-fashioned and wary of high technology, but that artificial intelligence is too unreliable.

Not to mention Dr. Otto, even a genius like Tony Stark would fail when it comes to the field of artificial intelligence.

The Ultron robot that guy created directly destroyed the entire Sokovia and almost wiped out the Avengers.

Fortunately, Vision later exploded and destroyed Ultron's consciousness with the Mind Stone.

Otherwise, God knows what the final outcome will be.

With this precedent in mind, how could Tommy allow Dr. Otto to continue his risky research?

Don’t let the Ark reactor be completed by the time an enhanced version of Doctor Octopus is created. That would be really fun.

Although Dr. Otto agreed readily and wrote the agreement in black and white in the contract, Tommy was still a little worried.

As we all know, scientists' words are lies.

Special creatures like scientists always have a fanatical pursuit of the unknown in their bones.

No matter how nicely Dr. Otto promised, there was no guarantee that he would not get up from the bed late at night, sneak into the laboratory quietly, and continue his research on the mechanical tentacles.

Tommy is not just worrying about something, it is very likely to happen.

In order to completely eliminate the hidden dangers, he decided to adopt the old method - arrange a few men around Otto.

It is for surveillance purposes, but it can also protect the safety of Otto and his family.

Tommy did not intend to act secretly, but to speak directly to Otto.

"By the way, Doctor, in addition to the benefits mentioned above, the company has also arranged several bodyguards for you, and there is also a special car to pick you up and drop you off at get off work. Don't get me wrong, this is all for your safety, I hope you don't mind."

There is nothing wrong with doing some things clearly.

But if you do it secretly, the taste will change immediately.

Just like the matter of arranging bodyguards, telling Ottomin directly would not necessarily cause dissatisfaction on the other side. Instead, it would show that Tommy was considerate and thoughtful as a boss.

But if he said nothing and just made arrangements in private, Otto might get upset after knowing it, feel that his personal freedom was violated, and gradually become disloyal.

If that is true, the birth of Doctor Octopus may not be far away.

As Tommy thought, Otto did not show any dissatisfaction with the bodyguard.

He is a smart man and naturally understands the intention.

For a project as important as the Ark Reactor, we must be 100% cautious and not allow for any carelessness.

We must eliminate the possibility of leaks from all aspects.

Besides, before he came to the company, he had heard some information from his good friend Connors.

Other scientists in the company, such as Connors and Morbius, enjoyed the same treatment.

Since everyone is the same, he has nothing to object to.

There is a saying that goes, "What is worrying is not the lack of wealth but the inequality of wealth."

If he is the only one who is treated specially, he may not object verbally, but he will feel suspicious in his heart, thinking that the company does not trust him and treats him like a criminal.

But if everyone did the same, he would feel at ease and think it didn't matter at all.

What's more, this arrangement is also for his own good.

As an expert in the field of energy technology, Otto is well aware of the cruelty of this industry.

Many scientists often encounter various "accidents" after making major breakthroughs, and then die quickly.

Disappeared from the world along with the new technology.

Capital competition is so cruel.

There is no propriety, righteousness, integrity, or morality here, only the law of the jungle and survival of the fittest!
Since the problem cannot be solved, just eliminate the person who created the problem.

This is almost an unspoken rule in the industry, a secret that cannot be put on the table but is known to everyone.

For example, the chemical giant DuPont family and the energy giant Roxxon Group particularly like to use the method of primitive aircraft to make the enemies they dislike disappear.

He would often blow up other people's entire families into the sky, letting them reunite in hell.

However, with the development of media in recent years, major families have temporarily restrained themselves in consideration of the impact of public opinion.

But that is at most not doing anything out in the open; the tricks they use in private are still endless.

What about accidental falling from a building, accidental car accident, accidental fire, or even accidental plane crash...

The most common method is "accidental drug overdose".

Other tricks require some thought to avoid being discovered by outsiders.

This one is much simpler.

Just spend a little money to bribe the target's private doctor and everything can be easily solved.

Even if an investigation is conducted afterwards, the blame will only be attributed to the doctor's negligence.

What does it have to do with big conglomerates?

Thinking about it this way, Otto actually had a better understanding of the company's arrangements.

He didn't want to die young for no apparent reason.

Thinking of this, he subconsciously looked down at his slightly fat body.

Well, let’s just say he is young.

After reaching a consensus on the contract, Tommy stood up, stretched out his hand, and said with a smile on his face:
"Well, it's a pleasure to work with you, Doctor. I hope that by working together, we can promote the success of the Ark Reactor Project and create a better future for mankind."

Dr. Otto also stood up, shook Tommy's hand, and responded with a smile:
"It's a pleasure to work with you, Mr. Vercetti. In the days ahead, I will do my best to ensure that the project goes smoothly and will never let you down."

The two held hands together, and the cooperation officially began from this moment.

……

While Tommy and Otto were negotiating the contract, someone in Giant God Company was paying close attention to the development of this incident.

Because she was promoted to project leader, Barbara Morse was assigned to an independent office.

The house is fully equipped.

In addition to the usual office facilities, there is also one of the best coffee machines on the market.

Let her enjoy the delicious hot coffee without leaving home.

This alone made Barbara very satisfied.

You know, when she was an undercover agent before, she never had such good living conditions.

I have to go out in the wind and rain every day, and fight with others for my life from time to time.

I am on the verge of life almost every moment.

But this time the task was very easy.

Every day I just need to give some instructions in the laboratory, produce some data, and then I can go back to the office to relax and drink coffee.

The company also provides free desserts in the afternoon.

At the same time, she can get a high salary and enjoy excessive benefits.

Just living this little life is so beautiful!

She was so happy with it that she didn't want to go back to S.H.I.E.L.D.

However, she could only think about this kind of thing in her mind.

If she dares to show any sign of wrongdoing, she will face a severe attack from SHIELD.

Taking this into consideration, she didn't dare to act rashly and decided to just be an agent.

Of course, although she couldn't continue working at Giant God Company, she could find ways to extend her working hours as much as possible.

SHIELD sent her here to monitor Tommy for a long time and collect intelligence about him to determine his danger level. Barbara did this very well.

After a long investigation, he discovered that Tommy Vercetti was not a simple entrepreneur.

His background is complicated and his style of doing things is mysterious and elusive.

Take the Giant God Company where she works now, for example.

It's such a big company, and Tommy Vercetti only comes once every few months.

This time, the other party took out various weapons and equipment, even including a semi-finished energy gun.

God knows where Tommy got these things.

If everything hadn't been going fine at SHIELD recently, she would have thought that guy had stolen it from SHIELD.

It was precisely because of this that she felt more and more that Tommy was no ordinary person. She reported this to her immediate superior and requested for further follow-up investigation.

After receiving the information, Nick Fury agreed with her idea, approved her application, and issued a new mission.

It’s not about the energy gun.

It's just a semi-finished product, Nick Fury doesn't even look at it.

They at SHIELD have better than that.

Moreover, he could probably guess the origin of the energy gun and those weapons and equipment.

In all likelihood, it was what Tommy got from his last contact with aliens.

From this point of view, the power behind the alien may not be as strong as he imagined.

Much worse than the Kree he had seen before.

Even less than the fleeing Skrulls.

Of course, there is another possibility, that the alien kept some things back and gave Tommy some ordinary stuff.

This is also very likely.

There is no reason to give good things to outsiders for free. Of course, they should be held firmly in your hands.

Nick Fury himself would definitely do the same.

Therefore, the surveillance of Tommy must not stop.

On the contrary, we must maintain a long-term and stable trend.

Just like he had Phil Coulson keep an eye on Tony Stark.

Therefore, Barbara's new task was to climb up as quickly as possible, the higher the position, the better.

It would be best if we could reach the level of personal assistant Kimberly Wexler.

If that doesn't work, the next best option is Donna Paulson.

The main thing is that I can report directly to Tommy and have more opportunities to meet him.

In this way she can obtain more and more important information.

"But how easy is this?"

Barbara shook her head.

It sounds easy to say, but it is extremely difficult to put it into practice.

Kimberly is a veteran of the company. She joined Tommy when he first started his business. With her hard work over the years, she gained Tommy's trust.

Of course, this is just the surface, and there are deeper reasons behind it.

According to her investigation, Kimberly was chosen by Tommy from Italy because of her Italian ancestry.

If Tommy knew what Barbara was thinking, he would tell her that she was totally wrong.

The main reason why he promoted Kimberly was because of the recommendation of the family lawyer Ken Luxemburg, because he knew Kimberly's family background inside and out.

It has nothing to do with the so-called Italian ancestry.

But how did Barbara know so much?
She still maintained her inherent idea that Tommy, who came from the Italian Mafia, would inevitably follow the ways of the Italian Mafia.

As for the position of family military advisor, it must be held by an Italian.

Apart from this, no other race is acceptable.

In her opinion, it was precisely because of this that the later assistant Donna did not gain as much trust as the former.

Judging others by oneself, it is even more impossible for him as the project leader.

The thought of this gave Barbara a headache.

As the leader of the project team, she was not qualified to contact Tommy directly. Usually she could only report to her assistant Donna, who would then pass the report to Tommy.

In other words, Donna is the bridge of communication between the two.

After all this, she didn't even have the chance to contact Tommy, let alone gain his trust.

After much thought, Barbara decided to find a solution on the project.

I can’t even think about reaching Kimberly’s level.

She has no Italian ancestry and she could never reach Kimberly's level even if she worked herself to death.

But it might be possible to reach the level of Dr. Connors.

And this requires her to spend more time on the project.

If she could perfect the half-finished energy gun, she would be able to prove her worth and rise in the company.

It is not difficult to accomplish this.

SHIELD already has the technology for energy guns, so they can just take it and make some modifications.

Of course, Barbara certainly doesn't have that much power to make decisions.

She is not a leader at the decision-making level, but just an agent who does the dirty and tiring work.

If you want to retrieve the information about the energy gun, you have to get the approval of your boss - Nick Fury.

In other words, she has to file a report again.

As for whether letting Tommy master energy weapons would cause too much danger, Barbara felt that there was no need to worry about it at all.

Not to mention that Tommy is a very law-abiding person. Even if that guy wanted to cause trouble, what kind of trouble could an energy gun alone cause?
Also, since it is called an energy weapon, it is of course centered around energy.

Energy weapons without energy are nothing more than a pile of scrap metal.

No, worse than scrap metal.

Scrap metal still has value for recycling, but energy guns can't even do that.

Realizing this, Barbara finally understood why Tommy held such a grand welcome ceremony. It turned out that he was counting on Dr. Otto's artificial sun.

Unfortunately, SHIELD had already conducted an investigation and believed that Otto's scientific and technological level was not enough to conduct research on an artificial sun.

It should be said that no one on the entire earth can do it.

Therefore, SHIELD did not intervene and let Otto do whatever he wanted.

Barbara was not interested in this and didn't even think about reporting it.

"Well, that's it!"

Having made up her mind, Barbara took another sip of her coffee with milk.

Not to mention, the company’s coffee beans are pretty good, with a very mellow aroma and taste quite good.

After adding milk, the taste of the whole cup of coffee becomes milder, and it is best drunk when relaxing.

For no apparent reason, Barbara put down the coffee cup in her hand and let out a long sigh.

"I just don't know how long I can enjoy this gentle life..."

(End of this chapter)