Chapter 10: Page 10

Stark put emphasis on the word "professional", which made Lei Mu think of the armed guards in black coats and the laboratory researchers in white coats.

But after hearing this, Lai Mu, no matter how slow-witted he was, understood it.

Stark is concerned about his own identity and abilities, and is afraid that he will bring some negative influence or harm to the people of Earth... This doesn't seem like something Tony Stark would care about, but it is indeed something Iron Man would consider.

It was also because there was a third person at the scene that Stark went around in circles with himself.

In fact, Lei Mu was no longer coveting the Mark II Armor. With the help of the Great Sage, he might be able to make it.

But if Stark insists on fighting to the death, he will also feel uncomfortable.

Whether he kills Stark or is exposed as an alien, Lemu cannot escape the pursuit of the US government.

He had only earned over 10 billion and hadn't started to enjoy the life of a rich man yet. He was absolutely unwilling to experience a life on the run.

As for swallowing Tony Stark and taking on his appearance...

As soon as this idea came up, it was rejected by Lai Mu.

Lai Mu knows that he is hypocritical, takes advantage of others, is profit-driven, has no conscience, and is not a human being... but he is not a bad slime.

Not eating people at will is one of the few bottom lines.

If you cross this bottom line, your non-human body and non-human mentality will really be no different from a monster.

This is not a one-time or two-time thing, but when you know you have a means to achieve your goal easily and this means is not restricted, you will use it again and again.

Moreover, staying for the time being is not without benefits. It will make it easier for him to guide the direction of events and gain benefits from the "Iron Man" incident.

This is one of the optimal solutions after comprehensive consideration and trade-offs.

Lai Mu nodded gently. "I have nowhere to go and no identity right now. It does take me some time to make the transition... but I have three rules to follow."

"First, I don't want to be adopted by anyone else. Second, after I get the armor you promised, I can leave at any time. You can't restrict my freedom. Third, the time cannot exceed one year at the latest."

"I will prove to you that I am safe, no matter where."

He locked eyes with Stark, unwavering, sending the message that his demands could not be refused.

It was impossible to stay forever, no one liked being watched and imprisoned. The world was so big, and Slime wanted to see everywhere, so a deadline had to be agreed upon.

Stark scratched his chin with his fingers... The armor should have taken about half a year from design to completion, less than a year. But it was more than enough for him to have a preliminary understanding of the true face of this alien.

If there is a problem, he will have the capital to fight the opponent with the armor. Now that he can get such conditions just by language negotiation, Stark is actually very satisfied.

Stark doesn't want to really anger an alien, or even force an alien with no ill intentions to be against humans.

Thinking of this, Stark's smile became more sincere. He stretched out his hand to shake hands with Lai Mu, "Of course, of course, the deal is done."

"And I hope you don't misunderstand me. I have absolutely no intention of restricting your freedom. It's just for safety reasons... I will also provide you with the necessary assistance and protection, such as helping you deal with your identity issues."

Lai Mu ignored Stark's outstretched hand and bowed in Eastern etiquette, "Well, sorry to bother you."

Slime is a very vengeful creature, probably.

Pepper looked at Stark, then at Lemu, her heart full of confusion. The conversation between these two always felt a bit strange.

Moreover, bowing... Do Afghans have this tradition? But Xiao Laimu's work looks pretty good, with a youthful coolness... It's good to be young...

Chapter 11. Bitter wine goes down my throat, and my heart aches

After arranging Lai Mu's affairs, Tony Stark felt relieved.

It's such a big trouble. It's troublesome no matter how we deal with it. It's also troublesome to let him live here.

I'm not interested in taking care of him or watching what he's doing every day. I need to find someone to do this.

Stark fixed his eyes on his secretary Pepper, "Pepper, I'm going to give you a new task. Help me watch over him 24 hours a day... take good care of him and help him adapt to his new life in the United States. The key is not to cause any trouble for me, and, absolutely do not let him enter the basement and affect my work."

The basement is also Stark's studio, where he usually does some DIY work, such as cars and machines. This is Stark's main business.

Pepper nodded and agreed immediately, "Of course, the boss has the final say. I have a lot of experience in taking care of children. After all, this has been my job for the past few years."

Stark sneered and shook his head in disdain. "Besides being my assistant, you have another job? Isn't the salary I offer high enough? When did you find a job... Forget it, I don't care about that. I'll give you a 30% annual salary and you can quit tomorrow."

He couldn't tolerate his personal assistant working another job at the same time, and had a subtle feeling of being...

“I’ve always had only one job.”

Pepper tilted her head and squinted her eyes with a smile.

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……

A certain Stark felt choked. Not refuting was the same as agreeing. Refuting would be childish, like a child. He really asked for it. If he didn't respond, it would be over.

Stark stood up and tried to sneak back to his basement, but when he turned around he quietly grabbed another bag of blueberries.

"Okay, that's fine. Pepper, I'll leave Mr. Etxeberria's identity information to you. If you have any problems, come to me."

He was going to build a new reactor to replace the old one in his chest. After all, the old reactor was a crude product made under limited conditions.

Pepper quickly contacted the secretary of the Immigration Bureau to inquire about identity matters.

It is not an easy task to apply for a green card for an illegal immigrant in the United States. If it were not for Stark's network of connections, it would be difficult for ordinary people to get it done. Even if you go through the back door, you still need to promise some investment in the name of Lai Mu to ensure that it can be processed quickly and safely.

Moreover, a green card does not mean citizenship. It just means that you are a foreigner with residency rights in the country. It will be more troublesome to immigrate and become a citizen.

Half an hour later, Stark suddenly called Pepper down.

Going down to the basement, she pushed open the door and saw Stark lying on a chair with his upper body naked, waving at her. It was obvious that the scene was not serious.

"Come here, let me see your hands."

Pepper raised her hands in confusion, not understanding what Stark was trying to do.

"Wow, little hands, very small hands. I need you to do me a small favor."

Pepper walked closer and saw that there was a small glowing reactor embedded in Stark's chest. She had known about such a thing before, but she had never imagined that it would be placed in the chest like this.

She couldn't tell whether she was amazed or incredulous, "Oh my God, this is what's keeping your heart beating?"

Stark raised the new reactor in his hand, "It used to be, but now this antique needs to be replaced. This is new, and I made a few improvements. You have to help me put it in."

As he spoke, Stark reached out and unscrewed the old reactor from his chest without hesitation, pulling it out with a click, which frightened Pepper so much that she became incoherent. It was like seeing a person reaching out and shaking a knife stuck in his chest, then pulling it out and throwing it away.

"You, me, what do you want me to do? Does it matter?"

"There's a wire in there, and I want you to reach in there and get that wire out."

"is it safe?"

"It's safe, just like a surgery. Just be careful not to let the wires touch anything or take my heart out."

"What surgery?"

"It's just a little game, don't worry."

Looking at the deep hole in Stark's chest, Pepper felt a chill in her heart, "I feel... I..."

……

After a lot of trouble, Pepper finally replaced the reactor with Stark's encouragement, but her hands were covered with pus, oh no, according to Stark, this was the protoplasm flowing out of the equipment.

She tried to calm herself down with deep breaths, and looked at Stark, who was smiling happily, a little madly.

"Never! Never! Never! Don't ever make me do this again!"

Tony Stark restrained his smile, looked up and looked at Pepper, "But, no one is willing to help me except you."

One second, two seconds...the air was silent.

Until both of them turned their heads away uncomfortably, the atmosphere just now seemed a little too ambiguous.

"Maybe Laimu would be happy to help you."

"No, no, no, he will be happy to help me unplug the reactor, but he won't be happy to help me put it back. Unless I give him two million, no, at least three million."

Pepper wiped the replaced old reactor with a tissue. "He won't be like what you said. Do you have any misunderstanding about him? How to deal with this?"

"Come on! You don't think his heart is consistent with his appearance, do you?"

Stark looked at Pepper in disbelief. She was a black-hearted bastard who dared to blackmail people with a liter of water in the desert.

"…As for the reactor, smash it or burn it. Nostalgia is not my habit."

"Nothing else, Mr. Stark?"

"No more, Miss Potts. Want some blueberries?"

"no thank you."

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Lai Mu made a wrong decision, and he suffered tons of damage inside.

At first, it was just to test the ability of the Great Sage and invade Jarvis' system. The process was still very simple. During this period of time, Jarvis could not even stop the invasion of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Then, a little curious about what Stark and Pepper were doing in there, they called up the surveillance in the basement.

You are still single, why do you want to watch others show their affection?

The moment Pepper and Stark looked at each other affectionately, Lai Mu knew that he was going to be in trouble... Others would trick their dogs into going in and kill them, but he would just go in and commit suicide.

He opened another box of yogurt and gulped it down. Two blushes appeared on his face, making him look delicate and charming.

The table was already cluttered with empty yogurt bottles, about a dozen of them.

The bitter wine goes down my throat and my heart aches, and the more I drink, the more it hurts.

I have decided that once I have laundered all the money I have, I will build a big villa for myself.