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Chapter 233 Star-Lord: My Father Guarantees He's Not a Pervert

"Everyone, there seems to be a problem with this question."

Star-Lord glanced at everyone and said in an utterly bewildered tone, "My mother died of a brain tumor, not from murder."

"Star-Lord, do you really believe the quiz system can malfunction?"

Tony Stark's matter-of-fact question left Star-Lord speechless.

Yes.

Could such an incredibly sophisticated and revolutionary question-answering system malfunction?

Star-Lord simply doesn't believe it.

But this question just doesn't seem right no matter how you look at it.

Her mother had been bedridden for a long time due to a brain tumor, and he ultimately witnessed her die in her hospital bed—this is an undeniable fact.

It can't be wrong.

Even if Star-Lord was young at the time, how could he not remember such an unforgettable experience?

He still remembers it clearly to this day.

"Star-Lord, although it may be sudden and hard to accept, there are clearly other reasons behind your mother's death," Captain America said to Star-Lord with a serious expression.

"There's more to it than meets the eye?" Star-Lord was taken aback. What secrets could there be if someone had a brain tumor?

Her mother died of illness, not an accident.

However, Star-Lord then thought again that the fact that his mother had a brain tumor was only something his family had told him, nothing more.

He had never seen hospital diagnoses, test reports, or similar documents.

He was still young at that time, so naturally no one would show him these things, and he wouldn't ask to see them either.

So it's possible that his mother didn't die from a brain tumor at all.

Or did he die from other causes?

His family lied to him because they didn't want to frighten him, the little boy.

Or perhaps his family was also kept in the dark?

“Star-Lord, I have a lot to say on this matter.”

Tony Stark then began to speak to Star-Lord, "I always thought my parents died in a car accident, until one day, the quiz system suddenly presented a question asking how my parents died."

“My reaction was the same as yours, but after I finished answering the questions, I learned the truth about my parents’ deaths.”

"Now it's your turn. Do you want to know the truth about your mother's death?"

“If what you say is true, and there are other hidden circumstances surrounding my mother’s death, then of course I need to find out.” After some contemplation, Star-Lord began to slowly accept this, and he replied in a deep voice.

“However!” Tony Stark then changed the subject, saying, “There may be more to your mother’s death than meets the eye. We can’t be sure. We’ll have to wait and see after the quiz.”

“Fine, let’s figure that out now,” Star-Lord said, his eyes sparkling.

As soon as he said that, everyone in the room turned their attention to the big screen.

"Overworked to the point of illness, she died. That's how I remember my mother's death," Star-Lord said, glancing at option A first.

"I have never had a father since I can remember. My mother raised me all by herself, so she had a very hard life."

"That is a painful memory for me. I failed to take good care of my mother and could only watch her grow thinner and thinner in her hospital bed until she finally stopped breathing."

As he spoke, Star-Lord's voice was heavy with a hint of sadness.

Even after so many years, he still can't let go of this incident.

"So option A is currently the fact in Star-Lord's memory. There are two possibilities for this option: one, this is the fact; two, this is just the fact in Star-Lord's memory, and the real fact is something else entirely."

"Because Star-Lord was young at the time, there was a possibility that he couldn't see through the truth."

"This is an option we cannot rule out, but we also cannot be certain about."

Dr. Banner analyzed this option.

“If it were me, I would tend to rule out that option,” Tony Stark said.

"Why? Stark, have you discovered something?" Strange couldn't help but ask from the side. This option seemed perfectly reasonable, didn't it?

"That's how I ruled out the option of my parents' deaths," Tony Stark shrugged, then explained his theory to everyone again.

Because the information revealed by the quiz system is all about the future, and has never revealed any information about the past.

Not even once.

The only two topics that revealed the past were the Avengers wiping out the universe and Captain Carter's universe.

There are no exceptions.

How likely is it that this question reveals something about the past?

From a probability perspective, it is extremely small.

In other words, this question is very likely to reveal something about the future, which means that in the future, the death of Star-Lord's mother has been brought back to the forefront.

The investigation may be reopened, or other events may unfold that lead Star-Lord to a new understanding of his mother's death.

So why did this happen?

There's more to Star-Lord's mother's death than meets the eye.

“That makes sense.” Star-Lord nodded after hearing this.

Putting aside the content of the question itself, from the perspective of the question-generating patterns of the answering system, this question does indeed have a certain direction.

“It’s a very novel perspective.” Strange nodded in agreement. “But I must say, it makes some sense.”

After discussion, option A was temporarily ruled out.

Of course, the reasons for exclusion are not entirely convincing.

If the other options have more compelling reasons for elimination than the pattern of answering the question, option A might be retained.

"So what about option B? He died from a curse cast by his enemy?" Star-Lord then turned his gaze to option B, his brow furrowing slightly. "What is a curse?"

"In the past, I traveled to many places and came into contact with many strange things in order to find a way to cure myself. I had also heard of 'Gu'."

Dr. Banner, true to his doctorate, was indeed very knowledgeable and had a remarkable memory. "It is said that this is a form of witchcraft. They control all sorts of insects to invade other people's bodies and then use them to achieve all sorts of purposes."

“That sounds disgusting,” Thor couldn’t help but say with a look of disgust.

“Thor, that’s your prejudice. Gu magic isn’t necessarily bad; it can also be used to save people!” Dr. Banner said to Thor in a serious tone. “Of course, it can also harm people! And this thing is very mysterious. Even if it makes someone look like they died from a tumor, I think that’s possible.”

"No!"

Star-Lord shook his head firmly, "Even if this curse could make my mother sick and die, my mother doesn't have any enemies!"

"My mother is the most beautiful and gentle person in the world. She gets along very well with her neighbors and colleagues, and everyone likes her very much."

"How could she possibly have any enemies?"

"Not to mention killing her enemies!"

"Are you sure, Star-Lord?" Captain America glanced at Star-Lord and asked with a serious expression, "You've never seen any strange people, or heard your mother mention anything about them?"

“I’m sure!” Star-Lord said decisively without hesitation.

No one said anything more. Although Star-Lord was quite young at the time, she was his mother, and they lived together every day.

The little things and all sorts of details in daily life are not unnoticed.

Since Star-Lord so firmly said no, everyone had no choice but to believe him for the time being.

"Then what about C? Did he die from being infected with an alien virus?"

With option B concluded, Thor turned his attention to option C and asked, "Could an alien virus be mistaken for something like that brain tumor?"

“That’s possible, but interstellar grudges?” Star-Lord immediately shrugged. “That makes no sense! My mother is just an ordinary Missouri, oh, sorry, Earthling. How could she be involved in interstellar matters?”

"What if it wasn't because of your mother, but because of your father?" But Strange's leisurely follow-up question left Star-Lord completely stunned.

“‘With a divine body comparable to a mortal,’ Star-Lord, there’s a strong possibility that your father is a god!” Strange reminded him from the side.

“Dude, thanks for reminding me.” Star-Lord was slightly speechless. “But you don’t have to mention the phrase ‘comparable to mortals with the body of a god’.”

“You just mentioned it yourself,” Strange reminded him again.

Star-Lord: "..."

"In short, option C seems to be a possibility," Captain America said seriously to everyone. "We can't rule out this option for the time being."

Not only can it not be ruled out, but this option is also the most likely one among all the options available.

After all, Star-Lord's father is no human being.

"Option C is pending for now; let's take a look at the last option."

Dr. Banner chimed in, not quite managing a gasp, "Star-Lord's father killed Star-Lord's mother? I'm a little unsure how to analyze this option."

"Let's not even look at this option, shall we?" Star-Lord immediately shook his head, firmly believing it was impossible. "What kind of person would kill their own wife?"

"This world has everything, but it has no shortage of madmen," Thor said with a shrug. "This is my experience from living for 1,500 years. Compared to killing one's own wife, I've seen far more insane things. Do you want to hear about it?"

"No way! Why should I listen to this nonsense?" Star-Lord looked at Thor with the same disdainful gaze one would give a lunatic.

“Star-Lord, I think it’s better to put aside subjective factors at this point,” Strange chimed in. “Husbands killing their wives is rare, but it happens every year. Thor is right, there are plenty of madmen in this world.”

"And your father? It may be offensive to say this, but he left you and your daughter behind and disappeared without a trace. I don't think he was any kind of model husband."

“You’re right, there’s no shortage of lunatics like that in the world, but what are the odds?” Tony Stark joined in the analysis, his words dripping with professional expertise.

"We know nothing about the scenario described in option D, and we have no clues to analyze, so we can only look at the probability."

“Statistically speaking, such madmen are extremely rare, so the probability that Star-Lord’s father is such a madman is not very high.”

"See?" Star-Lord shrugged at everyone. "That's professional analysis!"

Although he didn't have a good impression of his father, whom he had never met, and sometimes even harbored resentment towards him.