While in Hollywood, I used Taoist magic to quell American terrorism.

Little girl: "Yes, I remember your voice."

Cao Kun: "As you can see, those who arrested you and harmed you are all dead. Just pretend this never happened. Don't mention it to anyone again."

Also, please don't come out to sell flowers at night anymore.

"I understand, sir," the little girl said, behaving very maturely.

Cao Kun patted the little girl's head: "Go on."

Little girl: "Can I hug you?"

After Cao Kun nodded, the little girl took two quick steps and hugged him tightly.

Only then did her tears begin to fall.

Cao Kun patted her on the back to comfort her.

After a while, the little girl let go of Cao Kun, waved to him, and then turned and went into the apartment.

Cao Kun got back into the car after seeing her go inside, and then let Eileen's father drive away.

After the car left, the little girl came out of the apartment again, and even after the car was out of sight, she still didn't look away.

She never expected this.

In the most desperate moment of her young life, the man who bought her flowers appeared out of nowhere and pulled her out of her misery.

At that moment, Cao Kun seemed to be shining in her eyes.

After a long, long time, the little girl turned around and went into the apartment, ready to face her difficult but normal life once again.

Eileen's father escorted Cao Kun to the hotel.

Eileen, who had already changed her clothes, got out of the car with her father and Amy's father, and kept thanking Cao Kun.

Cao Kun glanced at Eileen and noticed that her eyes still held a hint of timidity.

She wouldn't have gotten out of the car at all if she hadn't wanted to thank Cao Kun.

Cao Kun sighed, "Let's find Eileen a psychologist."

"I will."

Eileen's father handed the pre-prepared check to Cao Kun.

Cao Kun put it away: "Go back quickly, Eileen needs to take a good shower and get some sleep."

"Thank you, Master Cao," Eileen said to Cao Kun with gratitude.

Cao Kun smiled and nodded.

Amy's father also nodded to Cao Kun.

He felt honored that the Taoist Master Cao, whom he had introduced, had been able to bring Eileen back.

After waving goodbye, Cao Kunchong and his group entered the Hilton Hotel.

Back in his room, Cao Kun filled a tub with water and soaked in it.

He never expected that his mission to rescue Amy would also lead him to rescue Eileen and the little flower girl.

In fact, what he encountered this time was yet another horror movie that mirrored reality.

This horror movie is called "Martyrs".

There is also a cult inside.

This cult believes in God and thinks that as long as pure young girls are constantly subjected to pain, they can succeed.

Under intense pain, a person may lose consciousness and enter a state where the soul is temporarily separated from the body.

At this time, one can connect with God and truly sense His presence.

The female protagonist in the film was captured by this cult and subjected to constant torture.

This time, Cao Kun encountered just such a cult.

Therefore, when Cao Kun saw Amy, she was being tortured.

That fat woman was the one who said those strange things.

That's why so many young girls are imprisoned in this cult's dungeon.

Even the little flower girl was kidnapped by them.

The existence of such a cult must be backed by someone with money and power.

For ordinary people, their power is overwhelming, leaving them at their mercy.

But they were far too weak in front of Cao Kun.

Although they are cult members, they have no real abilities.

Cao Kun killed them, and each of them only received 100 merit points.

Even with a dozen or so people combined, it's only a little over 1000.

However, it's better to have something than nothing.

This cult is nothing compared to the Brotherhood of Saints.

Even a random monster that Cao Kun has killed is far stronger than them.

The next morning, Cao Kun went to the hotel restaurant for breakfast.

He picked up the newspaper and looked at it, but couldn't find anything related to last night.

He read several newspapers in a row, and they all said the same thing.

It seems that this matter is destined to remain unknown to many people.

After breakfast, Cao Kun took a taxi to Marvel headquarters again.

Yesterday, Avi sent him a message inviting him to meet again today to discuss the matter.

It's the same meeting room as last time.

It's still the same three people as last time.

Cao Kun, Avi, Permat.

After exchanging greetings, the three got straight to the point.

Avi said, "Mr. Cao, we discussed it and came up with another plan."

Cao Kun's expression darkened slightly: "Tell me about it."

Avi: "You can become Marvel's second-largest shareholder, but our heroes aren't for sale; they're pledged to you as collateral."

Cao Kun was not surprised that Avi was able to propose this plan.

That's what they do in another world.

He mortgaged several heroes to his securities firm and obtained a loan of more than $5 million.

However, that's next year.

Now, Cao Kun decided to give it one last try: "That's impossible..."

The two sides then began to discuss the matter.

More than an hour later, Cao Kun and they reached a preliminary agreement.

Cao Kun invested a certain percentage, becoming Marvel's second-largest shareholder.

This share will be sold to Cao Kun by each of Marvel's current shareholders, who will each give up a portion of it.

As for the hero characters, some can be purchased by Cao Kun.

However, another portion was mortgaged to Cao Kun.

Interest is calculated according to the finance company's interest rate.

Cao Kun can clearly make a profit from this plan.

Avi and Permat are also acceptable.

Among the heroes Cao Kun wanted to buy, he specifically targeted Iron Man, Captain America, and Thor, plus Guardians of the Galaxy.

Without these characters, nothing can be discussed.

Avi and Permat, of course, cannot currently realize how much value these characters will create later on.

After discussing it together, they agreed to Cao Kun's plan.

Cao Kun remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was overjoyed.

These are probably the most valuable heroes in Marvel.

Even if Marvel doesn't make movies for these characters in the future, Cao Kun can still assemble his own team to do it.

With so many teams in Hollywood, as long as he can invest and provide a general plot, everything will be fine.

Next, we'll discuss the amounts involved.

Back then, Sony bought the film rights to Spider-Man for only $700 million.

However, that was in 1999.

After the huge success of the first two Spider-Man movies, these heroes can no longer be so cheap.

But it won't be too expensive.

The specific amount needs to be discussed in detail.

Those roles that were mortgaged to Cao Kun also need to be discussed in detail.

This will take more time.

Cao Kun couldn't just stay here and wait idly.

After signing a preliminary agreement with them, Cao Kun left NY.

He will then find a professional negotiation team to discuss the rest with Marvel.

That afternoon, Cao Kun took a plane and returned to Los Angeles.

Surprisingly, it was Douglas who came to pick him up at the airport.

The driver drove the car towards Beverly Hills.

Douglas said to Cao Kun, "I've found the team you need; they're absolutely professional."