Marvel's whitewashing cop, you want me to save the world?

Chapter 192 The Villain Isn't Brainless

Seeing that the person opposite him was stunned, Li En didn't pay attention and spoke again, his tone still gentle: "Since Pepper brought you here to find me, it must be a company matter."

Let me reintroduce myself—I am Lee En, the head of the Umbrella Corporation.

Killian snapped out of his daze and quickly nodded with a smile, speaking rapidly as if to make up for the momentary lapse in concentration: "That's right, that's right. I was originally planning to discuss a collaborative project with the Stark Industries, but after talking with Pepper, she felt it was more appropriate to approach the Umbrella Corporation directly, so I shamelessly came along."

"Really?" Lee En picked up a French fry and stuffed it into her mouth. "Then let's talk while we eat. It would be even better if you brought any relevant project information."

He waved to the waiter standing a few steps away, holding three set meals and hesitating to approach.

The waiter then walked over quickly with a sigh of relief, put down the three set meals, and turned to leave.

Killian pulled a USB drive from his pocket and handed it across the table: "The data is all in there."

Li En took the USB drive, plugged it directly into the port on the side of the watch, and said in a low voice, "Jarvis, help me compile this."

For the next few minutes, none of the three spoke; they simply ate their hamburgers in silence.

The brief silence was broken by Jarvis's steady synthesized voice coming from the watch.

"Mr. Li En, the Extremis Virus technology held by Pioneer Technology, based on preliminary analysis and speculation, is highly likely to produce a branch enhancement effect with the Dragon Blood Agent."

Professors Bruce Banner, Connors, and Tony Stark all strongly recommended the collaboration.

Upon hearing the name Stark from Lee En's watch, Killian's eyebrows twitched twice. He picked up his water glass, took a sip, and covered his face.

Lee removed the USB drive from the watch and handed it back to Killian.

Then he picked up the Coke, gulped down a few mouthfuls, rinsed the hamburger in his mouth, and took two tissues to wipe his fingers clean.

After completing this whole set of finishing moves, he finally looked up, stared intently at Killian, and asked, "Mr. Killian, how many shares of Pioneer Technology do you currently hold?"

Killian paused slightly, then answered truthfully, "Ninety percent of Pioneer Technology's shares are in my name."

Li En nodded and held up one finger: "Then, I would like to formally invite you and the Umbrella Corporation to form a comprehensive strategic partnership."

He paused for a moment, then clearly stated his conditions.

"Umbrella Corporation exchanged 5% of its shares for 30% of Pioneer Technology's shares."

Then, shall we work together to investigate the fusion pathway between the Extremis Virus and the Dragon's Blood Elixir?

Killian stared wide-eyed, his mouth agape, unable to utter a single word.

Pioneer Technology doesn't even rank in the top 50 worldwide.

Umbrella Corporation is the undisputed number one pharmaceutical company in the world, and no other company can be compared to it in the same table.

Even Stark Industries, the world's most powerful technology giant, formed a strategic partnership with Umbrella through cross-shareholding.

The same applies to another top-ten company, the Osborne Group.

In other words, if Pioneer Technology could sign this agreement with Umbrella today...

It could be dragged from the list of "who are the pioneering tech companies" to the top 15 in the world in just one day.

Even Pepper, who was sitting next to her, was a little surprised, but she quickly suppressed her surprise.

Having dealt with Li En for quite some time, she knew that this person was definitely not acting out of kindness.

His generosity only proves one thing.

The Extremis Virus does indeed have substantial value in advancing the evolutionary direction of Dragon's Blood Elixir.

Pepper turned her head and glanced at her old classmate.

Killian remained rooted to the spot, his mouth slightly agape, his eyes fixed blankly on the table, motionless.

Without making a sound, she reached out her elbow and gently nudged him.

Killian snapped out of his daze, speaking so fast he almost choked: "Of course! I have no objection to this cooperation proposal."

Li En smiled, picked up the Coke cup next to her, and raised it towards him.

Killian quickly raised his glass, and the two glasses clinked gently in mid-air, making a crisp sound.

"I will have our lead lawyer, Matt Murdoch, handle the specific contract terms and legal procedures."

"I'll personally handle things with Pioneer Technology," Killian quickly added.

Of course he knew Matt Murdoch, the chief lawyer of the Umbrella Corporation, the legendary lawyer who, despite being blind, secured top cases across the United States and would occasionally take on a bunch of pro bono cases.

Their abilities are beyond question.

"Then, it's a pleasure to cooperate with you."

"It's a pleasure working with you."

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

The contract details between Pioneer Technology and Umbrella Group have finally been finalized.

On the day the news was announced, Pioneer Technology's market value soared to ninth in the world.

The Stark Group remains in first place, while the Osborne Group is in second.

With Umbrella Group insisting on remaining private, any company holding its shares has become a highly sought-after "golden stock" in the eyes of the public.

After obtaining a complete sample of the Extremis virus, Connors and Bruce Banner temporarily withdrew from the development of the Space Shuttle and turned their attention back to drug research.

Tony is currently handling the spaceship task alone, with the other two only assisting him.

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As soon as Li En pushed open the laboratory door and stepped inside, Banner quickly came to greet him.

He held a vial of golden liquid in his hand, his tone revealing the excitement unique to researchers.

"The Extremis virus and the other viruses you brought back before are highly similar in their underlying characteristics—they all have the ability to repair human tissue."

However, the side effects are just as obvious as their lethality.

The things you bring back will destroy sanity and turn people into zombies driven only by hunger.

The Extremis virus, on the other hand, accumulates an extremely large amount of radioactive energy within the body, and once the stable period is over, it could explode at any time.

He carefully placed the test tube back on the temperature control rack, looked up at Li En, and spoke a few steps faster.

"You'd better contact Killian right away; the lab mice they're using for experiments need to be disposed of beforehand."

If one of them were to explode, it could potentially injure or kill the researchers.

Although Pioneer Technologies and Umbrella Corporation are now a joint venture, their laboratories still operate separately, only sharing some of their interim results according to the agreement.

The security standards at Umbrella were set by Tony Stark himself, and Pioneer Technologies may not have the same level of protection.

Lee raised his wrist and said to his watch, "Jarvis, connect me to Killian."

"Okay, sir."

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