Marvel Salted Fish Kryptonian

Although shooting a tranquilizer gun only counts when the trigger is pulled, it is too late to do anything once the trigger is pulled, as the warning is given at the rate of fire of existing weapons.

So Henry was paying attention to the man holding the gun's breath. Some less skilled shooters would hold their breath or exhale long before pulling the trigger to prevent the lungs from expanding and contracting and affecting their aim. The better the technique, the shorter this time would be.

The moment he realized that the man was holding his breath, Henry roared like a tiger and pretended to be pushed down, falling backwards.

The female breeder who was pulling with Henry lost her balance when Henry fell backwards.

But she didn't pounce on the man directly like in the movies, and even touch mouth to mouth to create an ambiguous plot. In reality, she just leaned over a little.

The truly fatal thing was that, alerted by the tiger's roar, Katie suddenly jumped to the side, allowing the tranquilizer gunner's ray to be released. The tranquilizer dart, which could have brought down a tiger, hit the female keeper's body directly.

The tranquilizer dart didn't have enough kinetic energy to carry a person away, but it was powerful enough to penetrate a tiger's skin. Of course, the girl who had been hit by that dart wouldn't be unharmed.

But it was not her turn to curse, as the dart knocked her down directly.

The young man who fired the shot didn't care that the target tiger was not tranquilized. He ran up with a strange cry and hugged the girl. Even the bald old white man who was originally in a panic reacted at this time and tried to control the situation.

Henry kindly reminded him, "Mr. Thomson, please contact your medical staff first. This tranquilizer shot is powerful enough to tranquilize a tiger. If someone is hit and not properly treated, you can prepare to mourn your colleague."

Chapter 389 The People Waiting

"Damn it!" Andy Thompson cursed. It was unclear whether he was cursing the ignorant girl or the situation in front of him.

In fact, the roads inside the zoo are driveable. It is not difficult to drive the car to the wild animal area and take Katie away with the least amount of witnesses.

Alternatively, they could wait until after the park closed before taking the tiger away, which would minimize the chaos. All it would take is for both parties to coordinate. Henry wasn't so unkind as to insist on causing chaos.

But faced with the female zookeeper's "enthusiasm", Henry didn't want to care about anything else and just wanted to leave as soon as possible. He didn't care whether the zoo was noisy or not. Anyway, with Katie by his side, she was clearing the area everywhere, and the path was easy to walk.

If anyone questions it, just say it's FBI-approved. I've signed the paperwork, paid the money, and everything is legal and compliant, so why shouldn't they let me take my pet?

My tabby cat is so docile, I didn't see it bite anyone. Those people who have weak bladders and wet their pants, who should they blame?

In the midst of this chaos, Henry and Katie, a man and a tiger, walked out of the zoo leisurely and got into their car.

Henry quickly put the chaos at the zoo behind him. He still had to deal with the rented house.

Back at Gary's apartment building, the charming man gave Henry a big hug. It wasn't about lust, just the warmth of a friend meeting. Knowing Gary's character, Henry accepted it.

"Hey, are you okay, Henry?" Old Gary looked around frantically as he asked. "You're not coming back to pack up and leave, are you? Hurry up, the FBI is almost emptying out your house. Once the police come, you won't be able to leave."

"Don't worry, Gary. I'm fine." Henry took out the check signed by the FBI and shook it, saying, "The FBI has admitted their mistake in this matter. This is the compensation check they signed.

"You don't think they'd willingly sign this check when it wasn't their fault. I have copies of some other declarations here. I won't show them to you, though. This check is the most practical."

Gary took the check from Henry with a look of interest and examined it carefully. "I've never seen a check from the FBI before, so this is really eye-opening. But... 700? What's this for?"

"I heard they took a lot of stuff from my house, but it's all gone. So this is compensation for those things."

"Walter! Do you know that the FBI almost emptied your house?"

Henry frowned. "Is it really that bad?" Actually, Henry had come back to see the situation privately and knew what was going on. But he had to play the whole show, maintaining the logical rationality of his actions. It had become a habit.

But as the saying goes, out goes the old, in comes the new. Using a bunch of old, destined-to-be-obsolete goods to trick thieves and federal thieves is good enough. But expecting others to foot the bill is downright unethical.

Old Gary said with a lingering fear, "I'd say even a thief moving out wouldn't be so clean. Charlize and I helped you clean up. Speaking of that girl, she's been really worried about you these past few days."

After laughing twice, Henry was about to say something witty when he heard a strange cry from behind him: "Henry!"

Then she pounced like a female leopard, jumping all over Henry and almost overpowering the Kryptonian.

With her legs wrapped around the man's waist and her head in her arms, Charlize Theron's excitement was unimaginable to outsiders.

Imagine that just when her life was about to begin to show a ray of hope, a man she considered a supporter was scared away by the FBI, and it was said that a kill order was issued. For a girl, this was no less than the end of the world.

She screamed almost hysterically: "What happened? I don't know anything. No one knows when I ask. The FBI won't tell me, and the police won't tell me either. I don't even know where to ask questions."

Comforting the koala girl who was hugging him as if he were a tree stump, Henry couldn't help but sigh, it's great to be young.

If this is the complete King of Serbia in the future, it would be like he is arming himself with aloofness, keeping strangers away, and he would not easily show such emotions.

In fact, according to Henry's understanding of Hollywood, look at how many child stars who were considered to have a bright future were forced to collapse by those unknown darkness.

Playing rebellious is just a small matter. Some people become demented and obese, and some even lose their lives. Beneath the glamorous spotlight of Hollywood lies an unimaginable darkness.

Charlize Theron, who came from South Africa, did not have the resources of a second-generation star, nor did her family come from a wealthy background. She fought alone to create her own world.

So in the future she will appear on the big screen with a cold attitude. Not only is she suitable for such a character, but it is also shaped by the environment.

If she hadn't protected herself this way, her situation would have been even worse than those child stars raised by toxic parents. It wouldn't have been surprising if she had faded into obscurity before reaching the top.

Henry held the emotional girl, comforted her and thought about her future.

JJ Harris, the agent who sent the girl back, looked at the scene in front of him with the same feeling as Henry.

Charlize Theron is undoubtedly a promising talent, but love is the biggest uncertainty in a woman's life, especially when she's dealing with such a... 'special' man.

Even with JJ Harris's experience of seeing countless people, she didn't know how to define the person in front of her.

Should I stay away from him or get close to him?

Can he lift the girl up and let her climb to a higher place, or will he pull her down and fall into the abyss together?

In JJ Harris's life, she had rarely encountered someone who made her so embarrassed.

Compared to the happy dilemma here, the situation on the other side is gloomy and bleak.

Henry thought it was just a gadget for destroying Kryptonian handmade equipment, but the amount of explosives was a bit too much.

An entire floor of Sony America's Los Angeles building was blown through. Not a single window remained intact; all the glass was gone.

Since the main purpose is to melt things, Henry doesn't use standard explosives...

He was just an ordinary citizen, so he couldn't buy explosives. Henry designed the incineration device, mixing the explosives himself with his knowledge of chemistry, which is why it went undetected.

Because of this, they miscalculated the power of the explosion. The only thing to be thankful for was that the power was greater, not less. At least their target, the handmade equipment, was indeed destroyed.

But the people responsible for working on the equipment, and Sony America's Los Angeles building, were not so lucky.

Thermite is the main component of Henry's self-destruct device, designed to melt equipment. This charge is quite effective against metal and biological substances, but is less effective against concrete.

So, the actual result of Henry's bombing was that the entire floor of researchers and their equipment were completely wiped out. This was especially true for the researchers, many of whom had just arrived from Japan. Upon arriving at the lab, they were met with such a warm welcome.

Fortunately, the building did not collapse, otherwise the scale of the losses would have been even greater.

Despite this, this is the biggest loss Sony America has ever suffered since its establishment.

Chapter 390: Invalid Evidence

Such massive destruction and loss of life certainly wouldn't go unnoticed. Furthermore, the incident involved a multinational corporation, raising the issue to the federal level. The LAPD wasn't even qualified to intervene; the FBI was handling the matter directly.

Sony America's president, Mickey Schulhof, was one of the people present at the explosion, so he couldn't just walk away. But because of his status, he was treated with great respect.

As it turned out, it was thanks to courtesy that he was invited to a quiet place to rest that he was not only able to avoid troublesome reporters, but also that his unscrupulous remarks were not heard by too many people.

When Owen Davis, the FBI boss in Los Angeles, met Mitch Schulhofer, his first words were, "Catch that pickled idiot Henry Brown! He blew up my company and killed so many people!"

"Mr. Schulhof, please be careful with your words. Without solid evidence, such remarks could be considered as false accusations."

"How could there be no evidence? I took his equipment from you, and it was those devices that exploded, causing me such huge losses. How could you do this? You didn't even find any explosives, and you just handed them to me like that!"

"Mr. Schulhof! We, the FBI, have not committed any illegal acts! If you insist on making such a claim, then we have no choice but to launch an investigation into you based on such false accusations. I believe this is something we would rather not see."

Having already met and exchanged greetings, Owen Davis immediately decided not to continue dealing with this old white man. He called a young agent and instructed:

"You will help Mr. Schulhof take his statement. Just focus on what you saw at the explosion scene. Don't say anything else, and don't record anything else. Do you understand me?"

"Yes, sir." The young man put on an expression that said, "I'll take care of everything, don't worry."

Are you relieved about Owen Davis' departure?

Everything that happened today was caused by his careless subordinates!

What's even more damn tragic is that when the most troublesome person leaves, the next person will take their place. There's always going to be a lot of worry. There will always be the worst person.

For example, the agent who has now been promoted to the number one troublemaker in his mind is walking towards him.

"Sir." The experienced agent who had met Henry Brown in the interrogation room and sent the plague away came forward and greeted him.

Even though he sighed inwardly or even wanted to strangle the other person, Owen Davis maintained his superior attitude. "Any results from the on-site investigation?"

The experienced detective said proudly, "Although we still need the Fire Scene Forensics team to prepare a report, I've taken a general look. The center of the explosion, based on the appearance of the wreckage and the testimony of the staff, is indeed the same equipment we seized from Henry Brown's house."

"That guy can't get away this time. He caused such serious casualties and losses. He's labeled a terrorist and will probably spend at least one or two hundred years in prison."

"Yes," Owen Davis said in a pretentious tone, "and then we'll all be charged with abuse of power and go to jail with him. I'll probably sentence you to more than ten years, and none of you will be able to escape. Five to seven years is enough."

The experienced agent frowned and asked, "Can't this be handled?"

Owen said coldly, "Don't forget what we just did today. We finally managed to convince Mr. Brown, who was mistakenly arrested due to 'administrative negligence,' to sign a letter of understanding."

"We also requested that no further action be taken regarding the lost items. We also provided compensation and determined the status of the equipment. You should understand the significance of this matter."

"This means that the connection between this batch of equipment and the Sony research laboratory has been severed."

"That's right! Any law student knows to raise questions. When a batch of stored items is stolen or lost, how can you prove that no one tampered with them and then blame the damage caused by these stored items on the original owner?"

"But we all know that these things were seized from his home. No one else would do this except him."

Owen Davis said disdainfully, "You've been doing this for a long time, don't you know that evidence becomes invalid once it passes through the hands of a third party who is not a notary public?

"Because no one can prove that this illegal third party didn't tamper with or contaminate evidence. Unless the entire process is thoroughly investigated and confirmed to be flawless at every step. But do you dare?

"Especially in today's incident, since there's nothing hard to forge, and all the evidence was burned, making forensic analysis difficult, it's difficult to directly link the bomb to Henry Brown.

"If we haven't reached a conclusion on the circumstances surrounding the loss of the items, we can still find a way to apply for Sony Research to be the forensic unit.

"Then we seized the evidence and handed it over to the forensic authorities, and everything went through legal channels. In this situation, Henry Brown would definitely not be able to escape. But what about now? With your professional knowledge, do you still think it's feasible?"

The usually astute agent was now troubled. "Another 'administrative oversight' claim to overturn our previous claim of lost property?"

"Do you think Stark Industries' legal team will just let you off like this? And tolerate you stringing this whole thing together with lies? Once this whole thing gets thoroughly investigated, everyone in our Los Angeles office will be implicated. Do the others agree?"

"But we all know it was him. Otherwise, this wouldn't have happened right after we signed the agreement!"

Owen Davis said coldly, "Yes, he is indeed the most suspicious person. But so what? Let me ask you first, how did he detonate the bomb? The timing was so perfect."

"Well, maybe it was done right after leaving the FBI office?"

"I asked his attorney about that time. He was with his attorney, on his way to the vehicle storage facility. He never left his attorney's sight. There was no question of how he'd break into the Sony lab."

"Phone! He specifically mentioned a portable phone. Perhaps that was the trigger."

"The lawyer said he didn't call. And how could a phone control a bomb?"

Carrying a phone to remotely control a bomb wasn't common in that era, so Owen Davis didn't even think about it that way.

The main reason is that mobile phones are expensive and require user information. It was only after the popularity of cheap phones that require prepaid cards, making it difficult to trace their source, that bombers began using this method.

Even if they wanted to investigate the cell phone, Henry could produce it because the detonator was a homemade board and a duplicate chip, and now that everything was melted, there was no way to prove that the phone had rung in the Sony building.

As for the communication records between the telecommunications company and the computer room, Henry certainly remembered to delete them afterwards. Years of honed hacking skills were meant to be used in times like these.

"Well, maybe the bomb was timed. That's why that guy agreed to our compensation so readily, just wanting to sign the agreement quickly."

Owen Davis scoffed and said, "You should consider the uncertainty inherent in your explanation. And from the very beginning, we wanted to resolve the issue of mistaken arrest by signing an agreement, simply because the other party had risen from the bottom."

"And his timid personality is just as we suspected. Even with his lawyer by his side, he didn't want to interact with us too much. After signing the agreement, everyone in the office laughed at him. Does everyone feel differently now? And..."

Seeing his superior hesitant, the experienced agent quickly asked, "And what?"

"Thinking back on the whole process, we weren't the first to seize the equipment. We were taking over another 'FBI' case. What happened in the intervening period before we arrived? Can you say with certainty that Henry Brown was responsible?"

"What are we going to do about Mitch Schulhof?"

"How do you explain it?" Owen Davis sneered again. "If he can't handle the Japanese, he'll be nothing.

"Could it be possible that they're taking it out on us? Besides, if the people at Sony are smart, it would be best to avoid making a big deal out of this."

The experienced agent was puzzled at first, then suddenly realized. "A business dispute?"

"That's right. Compared to a lawsuit for industrial espionage, a few deaths are no big deal." What Owen Davis was really concerned about was how Stark would react?

Chapter 391 Information Exchange

At the bar, away from the bartender, two men sat side by side, one black and one white. They seemed unrelated and didn't look at each other, but in fact they were talking.

"Fury, tell me what's going on. I've been badly hurt by the mess you guys made this time." The head of the FBI office in Los Angeles, Assistant Director Owen Davis, complained.

Black Nick Fury, who had nearly been fed a Molotov cocktail, also looked helpless. "How could I have known you were so quick? You just rushed in with some excuse. Isn't this the kind of reckless behavior you'd see in a new recruit on their first battlefield?"

"Who knew you would make an 'administrative oversight' and turn things upside down? If I didn't know how hairy you are, I'd be suspicious if you were setting me up on purpose."