Marvel: The Alchemist Just Wants a Peaceful Life...

Upon hearing the captain's words, Black Widow's smile grew even more cunning; she was already beginning to look forward to the captain meeting his 'interesting neighbor'.

Chapter 170 Giving the Captain a Shock from Modern Society (Part 1)

Sherlock had no idea that his neighbor on the other side of his house had been replaced without his knowledge. Meanwhile, Sherlock and the two girls finished their mission and used the Anywhere Door to take them home.

However, after returning home, Sherlock found that apart from temporarily confiscating the two girls' alchemical artifacts, he couldn't think of any way to correct them. In fact, whether or not the alchemical artifacts were confiscated had no real impact on the two girls.

After all, if the two little girls were to continue doing missions, it would simply mean replacing the explosive tags with grenades and turning the original close-in weapon system into a Gatling gun.

These can be easily obtained on the black market without even needing to use mainland hotel channels.

Moreover, as things stand, these two girls are definitely quite capable in combat; otherwise, Zhao Weike wouldn't have let them go out on a mission.

Clearly, what these two little girls need right now is moral education, not physical education.

This started to give Sherlock a headache, since he had to find a 'mentor' with relatively high moral standards for the two girls, and this mentor also had to be able to keep these two somewhat unruly girls in check.

Finding someone like that within Sherlock's social circle is harder than climbing to heaven!

What? You're asking why Sherlock doesn't do it himself?

Just kidding, what kind of good person could Sherlock possibly be, coming up with such a cultish interpretation of the word 'bodyguard'? You know, Sherlock was one of those 14 billion Jia Xu in his past life!!

No, to be more precise, Jia Xu at least read the classics, but who knows what kind of nonsense netizens like Sherlock are reading?

Just as Sherlock was worrying about this, there was a knock on the door of his house.

This puzzled Sherlock somewhat, but he still went and opened the door to his house. However, this time, the figure standing at his door surprised Sherlock.

The reason is simple: Sherlock is far too familiar with that figure. Anyone who has seen the movie should have a very deep impression of his large pectoral muscles and big, perky buttocks.

Captain America, Steve Rogers!

The captain was somewhat surprised to see Sherlock open the door, as he had never expected his neighbor to be such a young man. However, in an instant, the captain felt that it made perfect sense.

After all, if it weren't for a young person like Sherlock, no one would have given Fury such a fitting nickname as 'Black Egg'.

Seeing the look of surprise mixed with doubt in Sherlock's eyes as he opened the door, the captain realized what was happening and, somewhat embarrassed, handed Sherlock a package of oil paper.

"Hello, my name is Steve Rogers. You are the new neighbor. These are some homemade cookies. Please don't mind them."

Seeing the oil paper package in the captain's hand, which looked like it came from the last century, Sherlock's mood instantly brightened.

After all, they were looking for someone with high moral standards who could outmaneuver the two girls in terms of physical strength, and the captain just delivered himself to their doorstep—it was like a pillow being delivered to someone who was sleepy.

As for whether this was an arrangement by S.H.I.E.L.D., Sherlock no longer cares. What he cares about most right now is straightening out the two crooked 'saplings'.

After listening to the captain's self-introduction, Sherlock smiled and took the oil paper package from the captain, then pointed to himself with a grin and said...

"Sherlock Flamel, an alchemist, a proper alchemist!"

As he spoke, Sherlock summoned the Spear of Longinus and showed it to the captain. The captain watched as the red glove on Sherlock's hand instantly transformed into a strangely shaped spear, only to turn back into a glove in the blink of an eye. A huge question mark slowly floated above the captain's head.

?

No, is that right?

When he first came to his senses, that black-haired guy named Nick Fury didn't tell him that there were alchemists in this world.

Besides, aren't we living in a technological society now? Where did this alchemy come from?

Wasn't this thing already disproven in its own time? How did it resurface?

Most importantly, it was obvious that the alchemy this little guy named Sherlock Flamel was showing him was not the kind of alchemy those charlatans used to deceive people.

This little guy really can transform matter; those gloves and that spear that gleams with metallic light are the best proof!

Seeing the captain looking somewhat dazed during his demonstration, Sherlock decided to let the captain experience some more of the shock from modern society.

After demonstrating his alchemy skills to the captain to prove he wasn't a fraud, Sherlock pointed to the two girls sitting obediently on the living room sofa behind him and spoke.

"Anna and Mindy, the new assassins and bodyguards at the Continental Hotel, are striving for the highest honor in the family bodyguards, Chichimora."

? ?

After hearing Sherlock's words, the captain estimated Anna and Mindy's ages, and his mind was filled with even more questions, even feeling as if his worldview had been shattered.

What the hell is the difference between this and sending a child to the battlefield?

Having experienced World War II, the captain felt a bit unwell. However, to his surprise, Sherlock showed no signs of stopping and pointed to the house next to him, belonging to Zhao Weike.

"That's the house of John Wick and his wife. John Wick was the number one assassin on the hitman list, codenamed Nightmare. He's retired now and living at home with his wife Helen. He's a close friend of mine. He's probably on vacation right now. I'll call him when I have time and see when he's coming back. We'll throw you a welcome party."

???

After hearing Sherlock's explanation, the captain had even more questions on his mind. Wait, what kind of community did that bastard Blackie put him in? Is the name of this community Hell's Kitchen? Or is it some kind of Gotham Community?

Is this fucking right?

Seeing the captain's expression, which seemed to indicate that his worldview had been shattered, Sherlock shrugged and continued speaking to the captain.

"Don't be surprised, this is nothing unusual."

At this point, Sherlock pointed to the house across the street from his and continued speaking to the captain.

"Do you see the house across the street?"

The captain followed Sherlock's hand and looked at the exquisitely decorated house across the street. He nodded somewhat blankly, seemingly not understanding why Sherlock had singled out that house.

But Sherlock's next words completely crushed the captain's values, not only shattering them into pieces but also spitting on them.

"The previous owners of that house were a couple named Smith. Strangely enough, both of them were assassins from different families, and they didn't even know it was the other."

Later, their scheme was exposed. The couple joined forces to wipe out their respective small families, then sold the house and disappeared. Now, the owner of the house is rumored to be the son of a gangster.

team leader:"????????"

Chapter 171 Giving the Captain a Shock from Modern Society (Part 2)

As Sherlock described the community, the captain stood there, his color visibly fading and turning grayish-white.

In particular, when the captain saw a Harley-Davidson motorcycle drive into the community and stop in front of the house of the man who looked like a gangster's son, and then a man who looked a lot like Tom Hardy took off his helmet and waved to Sherlock with a smile when he saw him.

And after Sherlock, the alchemist, returned the gift in a friendly manner, the captain's worldview completely collapsed, shattered utterly.

The captain even doubted that he had been awakened by S.H.I.E.L.D. after being frozen for more than seventy years, but that he had finally died after being frozen for more than seventy years and had come to hell.

Otherwise, the captain really couldn't find any reason to explain why this community was full of killers, gangsters, and even Sherlock, an alchemist who was completely unscientific.

Perhaps only hell could allow people who don't value human life to live so kindly and harmoniously in what appears to be a wonderful community.

Of course, Sherlock couldn't hide the fact that the captain was almost colorless. To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that he wanted to trick the captain into becoming the mentor of the two little girls, Sherlock would have really wanted to tease the captain by saying, "Welcome to hell."

However, Sherlock suppressed this mischievous idea for the sake of his own plan.

Seeing that the captain had completely lost his color, Sherlock had no intention of letting him go. Instead, he beckoned to the two little girls who were sitting obediently in the living room.

After seeing Sherlock's actions, Anna and Mindy reluctantly carried Doro to Sherlock's side.

Sherlock then pointed to the captain, who had lost his color, and began to introduce him to the two little girls.

“Mindy, Anna, this is Steve Rogers, our new neighbor.”

At this point, Sherlock paused slightly. It was clear that neither Anna nor Mindy were particularly interested in the captain in front of them, even though he was top-notch in both physique and appearance.

Doro, nestled in Anna's arms, looked at the captain with curiosity in his eyes. For some reason, Doro felt that the man in front of him looked somewhat familiar.

Sure enough, Sherlock's next sentence directly revealed the captain's identity.

"Although he looks very ordinary, this Mr. Steve Rogers is actually Captain America himself, the living, breathing Captain America."

As soon as Sherlock uttered those words, Mindy, Anna, and Doro all looked at the captain differently. Their movements were perfectly synchronized, and their six large, sparkling eyes stared unblinkingly at the captain.

Even the captain, who had lost all color and was even questioning his existence, could not ignore the blinding light. He could only force himself to deal with his two and a half little fans.

At the same time, the captain was also surprised when he saw Doro. Although he didn't understand what Doro, who looked like a rag doll, was, his cute face made the captain not feel any wariness.

Coupled with the curiosity of the two little girls, the captain was almost half-pushed and half-pulled into the living room by the three of them, who were ready to pay their respects to this living legend.

Sherlock showed no dissatisfaction whatsoever; in fact, his face was beaming with the satisfaction of his plan succeeding.

The reason why Sherlock could cause such a drastic change in the three young girls the moment he revealed his identity as captain is actually quite simple.

Because Captain America is one of the most successfully managed IPs on the U.S. side!

Even now, there are countless comics, movies, TV series, and games about Captain America, coupled with the cultural infiltration by the United States after the end of World War II.

It's no exaggeration to say that the current captain is almost on par with the mouse who took control of the Magic House.

If the captain were willing to reveal his identity again, the revenue from the IP operations over such a long period of time alone would be enough to make him as wealthy as Tony.

If we include the compensation paid to those companies that developed Captain America's IP without his authorization over such a long period of time, Captain America might surpass Tony Stark to become the world's richest man.

The fact that Captain America still has a separate exhibition room in the National Museum of America in Washington, D.C., shows his status.

Moreover, if the captain's IP wasn't so amazing, there wouldn't be such die-hard fans of the captain as Coulson.

As for why Sherlock exposed the captain's identity, it's simple: as a moral exemplar, the captain probably couldn't tolerate the fact that innocent and carefree girls like Mindy and Anna had become assassins.

At that point, Sherlock won't even need to say a word; the captain will probably take on the task of 'correcting' the two little girls himself.

This is exactly what Sherlock wanted to see. It would be even better if these two girls could learn more from the captain. After all, in terms of combat experience alone, ten Zhao Weikes tied together couldn't compare to one captain.

After all, the captain has genuine battlefield experience, which is completely different from Zhao Weike's killer experience.

Meanwhile, the captain finally breathed a sigh of relief after being pestered by the two and a half little girls to recount many past events, and after also fulfilling their requests for photos and autographs.

It was obvious that Mindy and Anna were just treating the meeting with the captain as a fan meeting, and they didn't show their volatile side.

This made the captain begin to have a slight doubt about everything Sherlock had just said.

Could these two little girls be ruthless killers?

Sherlock could see the captain's suspicions, and seeing that the time was right, he forcefully interrupted their conversation and, in front of the captain, confiscated Anna and Mindy's weapons.

Sherlock obtained two custom-made pink-painted pistols from Mindy, and two grenades and about half a kilogram of C4 bombs hidden in his belt from Anna.

When the captain saw this scene, looking at the girl with a reluctant and miserable expression on her face, he couldn't believe that the things Sherlock was holding had been taken from these two girls who had just looked like innocent and carefree high school students.

For a moment, the captain even wondered if he was having a mental breakdown, and immediately stood up to say goodbye to Sherlock.

Sherlock didn't stop him, but when he saw the captain to the door, the captain stopped and asked Sherlock a question.

"Sherlock, there's a question I've been wanting to know. I've never revealed my identity, so how do you know it?"

Faced with the captain's question, Sherlock wore a bright smile and answered (or rather, fooled) the captain's question as if he had no ulterior motives whatsoever.

"I am an alchemist, and the god I worship is called Truth, and Truth is an all-knowing and all-powerful being!"

Sherlock paused at this point before continuing to speak to the captain.

"On another note, there is something I really can't figure out, and I can only ask the captain. I wonder if the captain can tell me the answer."

Upon hearing Sherlock's words, the captain raised an eyebrow, seemingly equally curious about what questions could possibly escape the notice of the omniscient and omnipotent 'Truth'.

"Captain, there's something that both Zhenli and I don't quite understand. Why didn't you jump into the sea and wait for rescue when the plane crashed? Why did you go down with the plane? Was it for dramatic tension at the end?"

team leader:"……"

Chapter 172 Giving the Captain a Shock from Modern Society (Part 2)

The captain ultimately did not answer Sherlock's 'sharp' question and left Sherlock's house with a sense of fleeing.

What really hurt the Captain was that after returning to the house arranged by S.H.I.E.L.D., he was mocked by Black Widow. Fortunately, her mockery didn't last long before it was interrupted by the doorbell.

When Black Widow opened the door and saw Sherlock standing there, her heart sank instantly.

As Black Widow had predicted, when Sherlock saw that it was Black Widow who opened the door, not Captain America, his expression instantly turned amused.

Sherlock: (?????)b

Sherlock's expression was ambiguous, as if he had said something and yet said nothing at all, which made Black Widow feel particularly uncomfortable. After coughing awkwardly twice, she began to explain to Sherlock.

"The braised egg asked me to stay here for a week to help the captain get used to modern society."

After saying this, even Scarlett Johansson was surprised. Why did she have to explain to Sherlock why she was there?

Although Black Widow did explain, it was clear that Sherlock hadn't listened to a word she said. Instead, he patted Black Widow on the shoulder with a knowing look on his face.

"Don't worry, I didn't see anything, I won't say anything, I won't tell anyone!"

Bullshit! If this can't be explained clearly, given how well Black Widow knows Sherlock, rumors about her and the Captain will probably start appearing on the phones of everyone Sherlock knows in the next second.