Chapter 09: Page 9

So assassination is used as a last resort.

Of course, the above are secondary. The main reason is that Lai Mu firmly believes that he is a person with conscience and will not easily do such a thing that takes human life lightly.

...sure!

Therefore, the next thing to do is to arrange Iron Man’s debut.

Then get rid of Obadiah and maximize the benefits.

Although the Iron Overlord mecha has thick armor, it should be able to be dealt with by an armor-piercing bullet. In the list of millions of skills of the Great Sage, there must be a technology tree that has armor-piercing bullets.

The Predator could also swallow Iron Tyrant directly, but Lemu had no intention of eating humans.

While thinking, Lai Mu snatched the chocolate that Da Mi had just taken from his paw, tore open the packaging and put it in his mouth.

Stark, Stark, I have worked so hard to help you achieve success, how can you repay me?

……

After a while, Tony Stark came up from the basement with a color photo in his hand.

He waved the photo in front of Lemu and Pepper and handed it to Lemu.

Lai Mu frowned after just one look. There were three people on it, and he was standing in the middle.

"When did you take the photo of me? Who are the two people behind? Is it computer generated?"

Stark sat on the sofa on the other side, crossed his legs, and calmly took a bottle of yogurt from the big bag of snacks that Pepper bought.

At the same time, he reminded: "Look carefully."

Lai Mu looked carefully as he was told, and found that the person in the photo was indeed different from himself.

She also had long light blue hair, and a face that was 80% similar to mine, so delicate, cute, handsome and attractive, making the sun dim and the stars ashamed...but her eyes were the color of rubies, and she was wearing a black Lolita dress.

In the background, on the left is a white-haired old man wearing a suit and looking serious; on the right is a noble lady wearing a light-colored dress.

A Siberian Husky was lying at the feet of the three men.

It looks like a special photo.

Pepper also came over and looked at it carefully.

Looking at the photo, Lai Mu thought seriously. Obviously, she had never worn a skirt and would never wear a skirt in the future.

This is not and cannot possibly be me.

Who would that be?

"Great Sage, do you have any clues?"

'I can't make a judgement.'

Stark finished the yogurt in one gulp, quietly threw it under the table, and kicked it with his toes.

His tone was unusually less nonchalant, and there was a look of nostalgia on his face.

"This is a photo from more than ten years ago... The two people in the background are my parents, Howard and Maria, and the girl is called Sophie. I have never seen her and I don't know her."

Stark spread his hands and continued.

"At that time, I was studying for my ... I don't know how many doctoral degrees overseas and rarely went home. She suddenly appeared and disappeared a few months later."

"My mother wrote me a letter saying they were going to adopt this girl and she included this photo - the letter has been lost and I haven't been able to find it. Not long after that she disappeared and Howard, well, I mean my father and mother never mentioned her again after that."

If she and Lai Mu were both aliens, it would make sense that they suddenly disappeared because they left the earth, at least it would be logically consistent.

"The first time I saw you in Afghanistan, I felt like I had seen you somewhere before... Do you remember? I should have mentioned that to you."

Lai Mu nodded. This was the impression he had.

Stark sat up straight and looked at Lei Mu with a probing look. "Perhaps, there is some kind of connection between you? She and you are from the same place? Are you related by blood? Her son? Or brother or something like that?"

Lai Mu burst out laughing. How is that possible? I am not even from this universe.

By the way, I told Stark before that I was from another planet and was an alien.

Lai Mu spread his hands innocently and resolutely pretended to know nothing. "I don't know. I have lived with... an old man since I was a child. I have never seen my parents."

"Oh...it's hard for you, kid."

The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it seriously. Pepper's nose felt sore, and she gently hugged Lai Mu and patted his shoulder to comfort him.

He has lived with his hunter grandfather since he was a child, all alone and helpless. Then his only relative was killed by terrorists, and now he is stranded in a foreign country with no one to rely on. How pitiful.

Pepper always thought that Lemu was the child of an Afghan hunter family.

Lai Mu turned his head and looked at Pepper. What happened?

Stark asked again, "Do all the people there have the same 'talent' as you?"

Stark was referring to the superpowers that Lemu possessed. He didn't intend to let Pepper know Lemu's identity as an "alien", so he used an obscure noun instead.

"Not really. I am a very special person there. Geniuses are always rare."

Pepper was a little curious, "What genius?"

Stark answered her seriously, "I guess it's just a photographic memory or something like that."

Lai Mu nodded seriously, "Yes, I have a photographic memory."

The great sage has a photographic memory, and the great sage is mine, so it means that I have a photographic memory, which makes sense logically.

Stark pondered for a moment and asked, "You can't go back now. You have no relatives or friends here. What are your plans?"

He sat up straight and stared at Lai Mu, trying to catch the subtlest expression on his face. "I hope you can stay here. If you are willing, I can help you with the adoption procedures. You will legally enjoy the inheritance rights of a multinational company with a market value of hundreds of billions."

"You may not understand what this kind of company is, as it is enough to decide the life and death of countless people."

Stark waved his hand, his voice hinting with temptation.

In fact, he was playing a trick. Having the right of inheritance does not mean that one will definitely inherit it. In the end, it is still up to him, Stark, to decide who the property will be given to and how much to give.

Stark is not kind-hearted and wants to take in homeless people or give away Stark's family business for free.

First, it was a test to see if this alien was greedy for money and power.

Secondly, we are not comfortable letting an alien wander around on Earth, especially when he has all kinds of weird superpowers. Who knows what kind of trouble he might cause.

Whether Lai Mu has ulterior motives or is being used by others, it is a very dangerous thing for human beings on Earth.

If something goes wrong and nothing is done, Stark believes it will be his responsibility.

Chapter 10. A true man is born between heaven and earth

Stark was also conflicted and simply threw the trouble of Lei Mu to the government.

But Lai Mu had saved his life in the desert after all - it happened yesterday, less than twenty-four hours ago.

Another thing Stark had to pay attention to was that Lemu seemed to have some connection with the girl in the old photo.

If there is indeed a relationship between them, Lai Mu might be related to me.

So, Stark planned to try to keep him by his side and keep an eye on him at all times.

Adopt me? Are you kidding me?

Lai Mu remained unmoved. He just frowned and looked at Stark in confusion, suspecting that he was hallucinating.

It doesn't matter whether I have money or not. I'm not a person who cares about money.

Could it be that Tony Stark got hit on the head in the desert, causing a delayed onset of illness?

The most important thing is, I treat you as a friend, but you actually want to be my father?

A real man is born between heaven and earth, how can he live under the inferiority of others for long?

Lai Mu's mind raced, and he thought a lot in an instant. The next second, he decisively shook his head and refused, "I'm so sorry, I don't like living under someone else's roof."

You can't get too close to someone with a damaged brain, as it's easy to get tricked and possibly get infected.

...This child is so strong!

As a bystander, Pepper was once again moved and her eyes were filled with tears.

A helpless child who was stranded in a foreign land, in order not to cause trouble to others, rejected the adoption offer from a billionaire without any regrets!

Looking at Lai Mu's tender profile, thinking of his tragic life and experiences, and his tough, kind and innocent heart, an impulse emerged in Pepper's heart.

She ruffled Lai Mu's long hair and whispered in the softest voice in her life, "Tony is right. It's too dangerous outside. We can't let you stay out alone. If you don't want to live with Tony, how about I adopt you?"

Afraid that Lai Mu would refuse, Pepper quickly gave her promise and guarantee.

"I am barely wealthy enough to provide you with a good standard of living and educational resources. I will ensure that you will have a good future. And I will be supervised by relevant agencies."

"I'll give you a thousand dollars in pocket money every month, and you can buy whatever you want."

In fact, Pepper is being modest. Internationally, the income of a personal assistant is 8-15% of the annual salary of the boss he serves.

Coupled with her frequent access to confidential information and the investments she made as a result, Pepper is actually a wealthy woman. Taking care of one or even several burdens is not a burden at all, and it is no more difficult than for an ordinary family to keep a stray cat.

This is true even though Stark Industries is in turmoil now. After all, who would put all their eggs in one basket?

Lai Mu was stunned. Is this an invitation from a rich woman to be supported? Stop it!

Stark coughed, pointed a finger at Pepper, and interrupted her, "Don't talk yet."

Pepper just smiled, with the tolerance and indulgence of an old mother... You have the final say, since you are the boss.

Stark looked at Lei Mu again, with a perfunctory smile and hypocritical tone, but with a hint of threat.

"If you don't want to, forget it. I'm not the kind of person who likes to force others."

"If there is no other way, I can only hand you over to the government agency. It's a good place, there are many... professionals who specialize in watching over... taking care of people like you. I won't let you become a 'vagrant' running around. It's too unsafe."

"And I still owe you an exoskeleton power armor. You can't just disappear without a trace before you get it. How can I give it to you?"