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"Mr. Bai, let me introduce you. This is Susan Storm, our company's genetics director. This is Johnny... and finally, I am also going to the space station to collect data."

After Victor finished introducing everyone with a smile, Bai Ye frowned and asked, "I remember there was a scientist named Reed who first proposed this plan, wasn't there? Where did he go?"

“Oh, you’re really well-informed. Actually, Dr. Reed lost contact with us just yesterday, and no one can find him now,” Victor said with a regretful expression.

"We lost contact just yesterday?"

Bai Ye couldn't believe it was such a coincidence. He had originally come here hoping to have Reed research a suitable exercise machine for him.

After all, he had no doubt about Mr. Fantastic's scientific research and mischief-making abilities in the Marvel universe.

He arrived and then disappeared?

“Yes, it’s really unfortunate, but our project is already very well-developed, and we can proceed normally even without him,” Victor assured.

“Alright.” Bai Ye nodded and said, “But I’ve always been very interested in going to space.”

"So you mean..." Victor thought of something, and an excited look appeared on his face.

"I want to join the space station, is there a problem?" Bai Ye smiled.

"Of course not, it's always possible if you're willing," Victor said excitedly, feeling that the matter was settled.

"As for the candidates, can I choose them?" Bai Ye asked.

"Selection? How many more people would you like to send to space?"

“No, it’s just replacing a few people.” Bai Ye said, pointing to Victor, “You and Ben Grimm, you two don’t need to go to heaven.”

"Ah!" The people present were immediately stunned, not expecting Bai Ye to interfere in the personnel selection process.

Reed's departure already made the number of people in heaven four, and now two more have been removed.

But only Bai Ye knew that Ben would turn into a stone man and lose his wife after going to heaven, and Victor would become Doctor Doom because of this incident. So, out of a desire to do good, it would have been better not to go in the first place.

"I get it." Just as the others were stunned, Kingpin and Victor suddenly understood.

After Bai Ye's remark, only Susan and her brother remained, the meaning of which was all too clear.

Kingpin glanced at Bai Ye subconsciously. At 18, it was perfectly normal for him to have feelings for beautiful women.

He had been so busy being attentive that he had forgotten Bai Ye was also a young man, and that he might be using a honey trap. He would make up for it later.

Victor was currently caught in a fierce internal struggle. Susan was his long-time fiancée, how could he easily give her away to someone else? Even if Bai Ye was incredibly wealthy, he couldn't…

"By the way, since I've joined this plan, I'll invest too. I'll put in 30 billion to test the waters first. You can allocate all of this money, and we can add more if needed later," Bai Ye said casually, the figure he mentioned being three times the total investment for the entire project.

"Of course, no problem. Have a great time on the space station." Upon hearing about the extra money, Victor, who had been hesitant, readily agreed and happily shook Bai Ye's hand.

Bai Ye was taken aback by the knowing look on the other person's face, wondering if they had misunderstood him.

Chapter 101 Break all three legs!

"Hey, I disagree with what you're saying."

At this moment, seeing that Bai Ye and Victor had already decided on the candidates, astronaut Johnny immediately stood up in dissatisfaction.

"Ben was originally destined to be one of us, and he can't just leave because of your words."

"Johnny, don't be impulsive," Victor quickly pulled the future Human Torch back, not wanting to ruin the deal.

He even sacrificed his fiancée for this deal, so he can't let it fall through because of this.

Bai Ye, who was originally planning to leave after watching, looked at Johnny and asked, "Do you have any objections?"

"What objection do I have? Because you, a mediocre person who got in through connections, casually dismissed such an excellent astronaut with a single sentence. Do you think that's appropriate?"

Johnny shook off Victor's hand, stepped forward, and looked directly into White Night Road.

Looking at the large man in front of him, Bai Ye thought for a moment and said, "Your name is Johnny Storm, right?"

“That’s right.” Johnny said with a nonchalant expression, his hands in his pockets.

"If what you just said was serious, then to be honest, you really have a talent for comedy," Bai Ye said.

"What do you mean?"

“A year ago, you sneaked into the flight simulator with two Victoria’s Secret lingerie models, causing the flight simulator to crash and getting you kicked out of the space agency.”

"Given your level of dedication and past experience, I find it hard to imagine how you managed to get into this project without the help of your sister, the head of genetics."

"You say I got in through connections? What, are you tired of the flight simulator? Are you planning to smash up a space station this time?"

As Bai Ye spoke calmly, Johnny grew increasingly guilty under Victor's shocked gaze, which seemed to say, "There's such a thing?" Susan's face also showed an embarrassed expression.

"That's enough, no need to say anything more." Seeing Johnny's embarrassment, Ben stepped forward and said, "I'll leave."

Seeing Ben's moved expression at Johnny's righteous words, Bai Ye pondered for a moment, then smiled with pleasure and said to Johnny:

"Since you insist on having Ben go to the space station as well, then I take back what I just said. Ben's spaceflight quota is still valid, and you can all go up together."

'They changed their tune so easily?' The others were somewhat surprised, but then, remembering that Johnny was Susan's brother, they realized it made perfect sense.

But only Bai Ye smiled as he looked at the two who seemed relieved.

Since they insist on doing things their own way, I'll just leave them alone.

I just hope that when Ben, who has become a stone man and lost his fiancée, sees Johnny the Human Torch after he gains his powers, he can be a little more at peace with himself.

"That's settled then. Ben, Susan, Johnny, and Mr. White will all go to the space station together. I'll just wait for news on the ground." Victor breathed a sigh of relief, seeing that there were no major problems.

But at this moment, Bai Ye tilted his head slightly in confusion, because in his ears, hundreds of meters away, he could hear a constant stream of insults.

"Mutants, get down here!"

"Inferior people, die!"

"Demon Baiye, get out of the human world!"

……

At that moment, several hundred meters away, a procession of about two hundred people was marching towards the Doom Group, chanting insults.

Along the way, the grand procession attracted numerous onlookers wherever it went.

The reporters who were originally planning to film the White Nights were now excitedly taking pictures of the parade.

Most of these people are European and American rednecks who hate mutants. They were particularly upset when they learned that because of Bai Ye's influence, everyone would have to practice martial arts and pay taxes to Bai Ye in the future.

After learning that Bai Ye wanted to visit the Doum Group today, they immediately organized a march to protest against Bai Ye and demand that he withdraw his decision to collect taxes.

Soon, the huge commotion reached the ears of everyone in the company, and Victor's expression changed slightly. He hadn't expected so much trouble today.

The group went up to the seventh-floor balcony and looked down. They found that the protesters had surrounded the company. The sheer number of hundreds of people was overwhelming, making it difficult for the security guards maintaining order to calm them down.

Looking down at the rioting crowd below, Bai Ye laughed and said, "Has the online sentiment changed so quickly in just two days?"

"It's not your problem, it's just the current public opinion environment towards mutants," Kingpin said, sweating slightly, afraid that White Night would lose his temper.

Victor stepped in to smooth things over, saying, "Please don't take those people's words to heart. Please wait a moment in the company, and we will handle things properly."

"It's okay. It's the first time I've encountered something like this. It's quite fun. Let them hold it up for a while longer." Bai Ye leaned on the edge of the balcony, looking down at the parade below.

These people were also holding up posters of White Night, with their faces drawn on them in various spoof images.

"That mutant freak is over there!" At that moment, a sharp-eyed person downstairs pointed at Bai Ye, who was perched on the seventh-floor balcony, and shouted loudly.

Subsequently, various insults were directed at Bai Ye on the seventh floor. Some people even wanted to throw rotten eggs up there, but they had to give up because the height of more than 20 meters was too far.

Victor and Kingpin, standing to the side, stared nervously at Bai Ye, afraid he would get angry, while Johnny and the others watched with amusement, ready to see how Bai Ye would handle the situation.

On the balcony, Bai Ye stared at each of these people's faces.

He discovered that some of these people were the same people who had excitedly shouted his name and supported him at the building on the day of the press conference.

But then they joined the march and started hurling insults at him.

"Mutant freak, get down here!"

"You bastard, withdraw the tax bill!"

"Get off!"

……

Seeing the excited crowd below, Bai Ye gently tapped the edge of the balcony and said, "Kingpin, I remember what your job was again."

“Uh, I’m the chairman of Value Line Corporation, currently…” Kingpin answered hesitantly, but was interrupted by White Night the next second.

"Is this what I meant?" Bai Ye said calmly, "You haven't forgotten your roots because you've done too much legitimate business, have you?"

"Don't these people know I know kung fu?" Bai Ye looked down at the people below and said, "Have they always been this brave?"

“You mean…” Kingpin asked cautiously.

“Now, call a group of people and break their legs, two, um… let’s break three,” Bai Ye said with complete ease.

As he spoke, Bai Ye took out his phone, switched to wide-angle mode, and took a panoramic photo of the people below.

“Ah…” Kingpin paused for a moment, then whispered, “When?”

"Of course, now! Are we going to let them drag their good legs through Christmas?"

"This..." Kingpin hesitated for a moment. Even he wouldn't dare to do such a thing under the watchful eyes of so many people.

“Or rather, you can take their place and break three of their legs,” Bai Ye said slowly, startling Kingpin, who quickly replied, “You’re right, I’ll arrange for someone to do it right away.”

"Remember to be careful whoever instigates this, don't give them a chance to get compensation," Bai Ye said with utmost kindness.

Chapter 102 Everyone is equal

'What did he just say... he wanted to break all the legs of the people marching down there?'

Cold sweat streamed down the foreheads and backs of Susan and the others.

Victor forced a smile and looked at Bai Ye, saying, "You...you must be joking, right?"

Bai Ye did not answer, but Kingpin's subordinates had already taken out their phones.

"Dudududu!"

With a ring, the phone was immediately answered, and Kingpin's subordinate coldly ordered:

“Right now, call five, no, ten thugs to the gate of the Doom Group and break three legs of everyone participating in the march... Yes, three legs as you understand it.”