Lu Mingfei doesn't want to be a superhero

By the last few times, Fury was starting to hesitate, worried that he might be tricked into joining Steve and Tony's alliance.

He did hesitate about joining Tony and Steve's camp, after all, with their wealth, fame, and personal strength that made them unafraid of being "shot in the back and committing suicide," running for president was not impossible.

The problem is that once the war ends and Steve leaves, those who were wronged will definitely seek revenge. Tony's family is powerful and he is not afraid to offend various forces, while S.H.I.E.L.D. is relatively easy to deal with and will probably be the first to be targeted.

Just thinking about it is enough to make Fury lose his appetite for days.

What bothered him even more was that Lu Mingfei would often come over and interfere when he was trying to persuade Steve, and even give Steve some practical "advice".

For example, not long ago Lu Mingfei said that he discovered that the image of "Captain America" ​​has been heavily promoted by the government and the military for seventy years since his sacrifice. During this period, it has long become a national IP, encompassing comics, movies, cards, toys, songs and even games.

In some ways, they are somewhat similar to Guan Yu or the Monkey King in Chinese folklore.

In this situation, the captain has the right to collect portrait copyright fees—although everyone thought he was dead, he is now alive, and anyone using his image is infringing on copyright.

This is a huge fortune; even from Tony's perspective, it's not a small amount.

With such a popular IP in hand, Captain America could easily earn a large sum of money from his image rights, then publicly use that money to establish a charitable foundation, and help those in need under the name of "Captain America," thus gaining a better reputation.

This creates a virtuous cycle: "Because of a good reputation, one becomes famous; because of fame, one earns high revenue from image rights; because the revenue from the Captain America IP is used for charity, one's reputation becomes even better; because of a better reputation, one earns even more revenue from image rights..." This establishes a better campaign image and garners more votes.

There's also the option of publishing a memoir detailing one's experiences on the battlefield during World War II. A battlefield memoir written by a legendary American soldier would definitely be a bestseller, and the authenticity of the content is beyond doubt.

Fury, who was standing nearby, was so angry that he wanted to pull out his gun and shoot Lu Mingfei.

You're even giving him advice! Are you afraid he hasn't caused enough trouble already?

Oh right, it seems that's true.

Now that things had come to this, Fury really had no way to stop them. He couldn't just subdue them by force, could he? The three on the other side were all superhumans; it was uncertain who would defeat whom.

Although he still has a trump card, which is to summon Captain Marvel from the distant universe, and his combat power is second to none, his opponent is Captain America!

How did he convince Captain Marvel to let her go against Captain America?

Tell her that Captain America's presidential campaign to end the Middle East war would harm the interests of the wealthy, so S.H.I.E.L.D. has to stop him.

Captain Marvel's decision not to hang him on the bridge of the Helicarrier is out of consideration for their past relationship.

So Fury could only grit his teeth and smile, then watch as Lu Mingfei and Tony left the hospital with Steve.

"Or... should I hand over the directorship to Coulson or Natasha, and resign or retire?" Fury couldn't help but think.

……

"Ah... Achoo!" Natasha, who was checking documents in her office, suddenly sneezed.

……

At Tony's home.

“This is the initial plan. First, we need to solidify your identity as Captain America,” Tony said, looking at Steve. “If those politicians aren’t stupid, they will fundamentally deny your legitimacy, attack you as a fake Captain America, and lead the public to believe that you are an unscrupulous politician who has no bottom line for votes… Of course, this method is difficult to achieve. You are indeed the real Captain America, and as for waging a propaganda war… I’m not afraid of anyone.”

Tony was confident; he had Jarvis, after all. If it came down to a war of words, he certainly wouldn't be the one to suffer.

“The next election is about two years away, and we need to push your popularity to its peak during this period as much as possible,” Lu Mingfei said. “Unfortunately, you have just woken up and lack a foundation. Your greatest achievements are all from seventy years ago. Although they are glorious to the general public, they are too distant and lack a sense of reality. Unless you can achieve some particularly great results during this period, it is more reliable for us to wait for the next election.”

The three of them discussed their plans from afternoon until late at night.

Then Lu Mingfei suddenly stopped, looked at Tony, and shook his head: "Sorry, Tony, I have to go back first."

"Go back?" Steve was taken aback. "Can't we sleep here? This house looks big; there should be quite a few guest rooms, right?"

“No, when I say go back, I mean go back to my world,” Lu Mingfei said.

He would be missing for an indefinite period of time. After all, the captain was his ally, so it was not easy to keep it a secret. Moreover, this matter was not a big secret, and given the captain's character, he should not leak it. Therefore, Lu Mingfei told him about his origin from another universe.

Upon first hearing the concept of the multiverse, the captain's scientific knowledge, which was stuck seventy years in the past, was clearly challenged.

However, he quickly accepted the situation and assured Lu Mingfei that he would keep it a secret.

After saying goodbye to Tony and the captain, Lu Mingfei returned to his own world.

……

At Lu Mingfei's home in the Peacock Mansion villa area.

With a flash of light, Lu Mingfei appeared in his own bathroom.

He closed his eyes and carefully felt it—the Silver Oak Sword had already merged into his body, so he could clearly feel its presence.

If his senses are correct, the Silver Oak Sword... should have been brought into this world by him.

He raised his hand, and sure enough, countless silver threads with a reddish-gold luster floated out from his palm, instantly weaving into a long sword.

Lu Mingfei breathed a sigh of relief—before returning, he had been worried that the Silver Oak Sword wouldn't be able to follow.

After putting the Silver Oak Sword back into his body, Lu Mingfei pushed open the bathroom door and walked out, hearing the clear sound of rain outside.

Each time he travels through time, he leaves for 24 hours. It's normal that it's sunny when he leaves and rains when he returns.

Lu Mingfei walked out of the bedroom and felt a little hungry. He had spent most of the day at Tony's house discussing plans and hadn't eaten anything.

He doesn't have the habit of cooking, and he doesn't know how to cook either. Plus, he doesn't have a housekeeper, so he usually eats out. There aren't even any ingredients at home, let alone instant noodles. But the refrigerator is full of iced cola.

So even when it rains, Lu Mingfei can only go out at night, otherwise he will go hungry.

Picking up his umbrella, Lu Mingfei walked to the door, opened it, and froze.

A beautiful and familiar young girl was sitting by the railing at his doorway, under the eaves.

The wind and rain were quite strong tonight; even under the eaves, raindrops were blown in by the wind, wetting the girl's hair and clothes.

The girl seemed to feel cold in the rainy night, her arms tightly wrapped around her chest, her wet clothes clinging to her body, revealing her youthful and beautiful curves. Even though her wet hair was messily plastered to her forehead, it did not affect her beauty. Her lips were a little pale from the cold, but her eyelashes looked like they were covered with dew.

Lu Mingfei opened his umbrella, quickly stepped forward, and shielded the girl from the wind and rain, calling her softly, "Little Heavenly Maiden? Little Heavenly Maiden?"

"Hmm..." Su Xiaoqiang slowly woke up, looking at Lu Mingfei with some confusion, and it took her a few seconds to come to her senses.

"Come inside and talk, don't catch a cold." Lu Mingfei used his umbrella to shield himself from the rain, but he couldn't block out the wind. Su Xiaoqiang was soaked to the bone, and the wind could easily blow her into a cold.

Fortunately, the weather is starting to warm up, and you don't need to wear a coat when you go out. Even on rainy nights, the temperature is only a little cool, so it shouldn't make you freeze.

"Oh..." Su Xiaoqiang seemed not to have fully recovered yet. She looked up at Lu Mingfei and said, "My legs are numb. Can you help me up?"

Lu Mingfei helped Su Xiaoqiang to her feet, and Su Xiaoqiang was practically leaning half her body on Lu Mingfei. Lu Mingfei almost carried her into the house.

After closing the door, Lu Mingfei breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Little Heavenly Maiden, what brings you here? Is something urgent?"

Su Xiaoqiang was mostly conscious, but her legs were still numb, so she leaned on Lu Mingfei and spoke calmly, her tone so indifferent that it seemed like she was just saying something as trivial as "I came to your house to borrow a bottle of vinegar." But the content of her words almost made Lu Mingfei jump up.

“I had a fight with my parents and ran away from home. I have nowhere to stay right now, so I’m staying at your place for a few days.”

117. Chapter 116 After all, this was my first time doing something like this.

Lu Mingfei at home.

Su Xiaoqiang had just taken a quick hot shower and was wearing Lu Mingfei's bathrobe, drying her hair with a towel.

Lu Mingfei's clothes were a bit too loose for her, so when she was drying her hair, the sleeves slipped down to her shoulders, revealing her fair arms and long black hair. The loose neckline was also slightly open, revealing her delicate collarbone.

Lu Mingfei poured her hot tea—he wasn't really into tea, such an elegant drink; he preferred iced cola, especially Coca-Cola. The tea leaves were a gift from Uncle Su, which Lu Mingfei hadn't even opened after receiving them. He never expected that the first time he brewed them would be for Xiao Tiannu.

He used the tea leaves given to him by the little fairy's father to brew tea for her... It sounds quite reasonable.

Although he seemed very eager, Su Xiaoqiang didn't appreciate it at all. While drying her hair, she stared at Lu Mingfei with a murderous look in her eyes.

Lu Mingfei lowered his head and silently endured the sharp gaze—because he had gone to Tony's world yesterday, no matter how much Su Xiaoqiang knocked or called, he couldn't hear her, and there was no response when he called.

So Su Xiaoqiang could only wait at the door from afternoon until late at night, from windy days to rainy days, for a full six or seven hours. When Lu Mingfei opened the door and found her, she was already asleep sitting at the door.

Lu Mingfei didn't dare to take out his phone now, for fear that Su Xiaoqiang would see it and he would recall the scene when she was locked out and made countless calls to Lu Mingfei but no one answered.

If Lu Mingfei wasn't really home, that would be one thing, but the key point is that he was "at home." Especially after waking Su Xiaoqiang, Su Xiaoqiang specifically checked his shoes and trouser legs, which were dry—this proves that Lu Mingfei either hadn't gone out at all, or he had gone out and then went straight past her, who was sleeping by the door, to go back inside and change his shoes and trousers before waking her up.

In comparison, it is obviously less unreasonable to say "I was at home but didn't hear any knocking or phone calls".

So Lu Mingfei could only make up the excuse that his sleep schedule was messed up and he had just woken up.

To be honest, Lu Mingfei felt that Su Xiaoqiang was already being very magnanimous by only glaring at him and not rushing at him to scratch or bite him to death.

“Here, little fairy, have some hot tea,” Lu Mingfei said, offering the teacup with both hands. “Warm yourself up so you don’t catch a cold.”

"Do you think I'm some delicate little girl like Chen Wenwen or Liu Miaomiao? I exercise every day, I'm not that fragile and prone to illness." Saying this, Su Xiaoqiang still hung the towel she was using to dry her hair around her neck and reached out to take the teacup.

"Hiss..." Su Xiaoqiang's hand trembled slightly. She quickly placed the teacup on the coffee table, brought her hand to her lips, and blew hard. "Hot, hot, hot..."

Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment, then realized that he was now a hybrid, and had undergone another bloodline enhancement by Tony, so his body's resistance to hot and cold was naturally far greater than that of ordinary people.

"Are you alright?" Lu Mingfei's heart skipped a beat. He quickly picked up an empty cup from the side, instantly cooled it down slightly with his cold air, and then put it in Su Xiaoqiang's hand. "Quickly touch something cool."

Su Xiaoqiang held the cooled-down empty cup in both hands and breathed a sigh of relief. Then she glared at Lu Mingfei and said, "Don't you feel hot holding such hot tea? I thought you were only thick-skinned, but I didn't expect your hands to be so thick-skinned too!"

"Am I shameless?" Lu Mingfei scratched his head.

Su Xiaoqiang put down the cup, pinched Lu Mingfei's face with both hands, squeezed it a few times with a little force, then let go and nodded in satisfaction: "Yes, I have confirmed it, it is indeed very thick."

"So that's what thick-skinned means?" Lu Mingfei was stunned, not expecting that Su Xiaoqiang was referring to thick-skinned in a physical sense.

"So admit it, you're shameless." Su Xiaoqiang looked at him, raising an eyebrow smugly.

How could he possibly admit it? Lu Mingfei knew Su Xiaoqiang all too well. If he dared to admit to being "shameless" in the physical sense, Su Xiaoqiang would immediately distort the facts and say that he was "shameless" in the social sense. He had been tricked like this several times before when he was arguing with Su Xiaoqiang, and he would never fall for it again!

So Lu Mingfei decisively shook his head and retorted: "Whether it's thick or not is relative. You've only ever rubbed my face, so why do you say I have thick skin?"

“I’ve also rubbed my parents’ breasts,” Su Xiaoqiang blurted out.

"Words are no proof. How can I not know if you're lying to me?" Lu Mingfei didn't believe it at all.

Su Xiaoqiang reached out and pinched her cheek, then let go: "And mine is thinner than yours too."

"That's all your side of the story, it doesn't count!" Lu Mingfei continued to refute.

"Then...then you can compare it yourself?" Su Xiaoqiang's eyes darted around, and she leaned her face forward.

Lu Mingfei hesitated, seemingly unsure of what to do.

Su Xiaoqiang looked smug—she knew Lu Mingfei wouldn't have the guts. This guy gets nervous talking to pretty girls other than her, how could he dare to touch a girl's face?

However, she overlooked one thing.

After hesitating for a moment, a resolute look of defiance flashed in Lu Mingfei's eyes, and then he reached out and pinched Su Xiaoqiang's face.

It's pinching, not squeezing; the difference is that the latter is gentler, while the former...