Chapter 715: Another Transaction, the Final Choice
When he saw Tony for the second time in just a few weeks, Zhou Yi immediately couldn't help shaking his head and smiling at him.
"It seems that your work is not very smooth. Otherwise, you would not find time to come to me at this time, and you came here in person."
"If you can, trust me, buddy. I don't want to come so often." Seeing Zhou Yi appearing in front of him, Tony immediately put down the cup in his hand and smiled wryly at him. "But, as you might guess, I'm in trouble. Big trouble, so I may need your help."
"Need my help? Tony, don't you want me to go to Washington with you to help you deal with your troubles?"
Upon hearing Tony's words, Zhou Yi immediately raised his eyebrows, and at the same time subtly gestured to Ada beside him with his eyes.
He made it clear that this was not in his office, but in his home. And in this place, the topic you are talking about is really too sensitive. You know, there are still a few women as difficult as Ada here, if you piss them off, then there is no good fruit for you.
It can be said that from the perspective of a friend, Zhou Yi has almost reached the point of benevolence. Of course, the premise of that is that he told Tony this kind of thing clearly, rather than implicitly hinting in the way of eye contact.
Tony's level is not yet at the level of being able to read people's hearts, especially when he is still upset by the appearance of Cerberus. So he almost ignored Zhou Yi's meager reminder, and said to Zhou Yi in a very serious tone.
"If possible, that would be the best. With you, many things can be solved. We can also..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Ada interrupted immediately. He blocked everything he wanted to say in his throat.
"It's impossible, Tony. You should know that he can't just leave this city."
"Why?" Tony was stunned. In his opinion, Zhou Yi should have no reason to reject him. Whether for his status as a friend or for this country. And just when he asked such a question, Ada was ahead of Zhou Yi and gave him an answer.
"It's very simple. There are two reasons. First, Yi's identity is no longer suitable to stand on the side of the United States and do any helpful behavior to the United States."
"After all, to some extent, we and the United States are the victors and the losers.
We are under no obligation, nor should we, to lend a helping hand to the losers. What's more, with the strength shown by Yi, he can't lend a helping hand to you. This world is not the world of the United States. After this kind of thing happened, any country is watching the situation while also fearing the existence of Yi. This is why even now, those countries are only interfering with you in public opinion, but have not actually launched an invasion. They were worried that they would offend this existence that shouldn't be offended by taking away Yi's fruit. This is a rather fragile, but also very stable balance. "
"However, if Yi reaches out to you, the situation will be different. It will give them a wrong signal, a signal that Yi is ready to meddle in the politics of the human world. Under this signal, those countries will inevitably The ground will figure out our thoughts in the wrong way and make some unnecessary actions. For us, we don't have any thoughts and these boring things. Therefore, it is impossible for us to agree to your request."
"Of course, this is only the first reason. The second reason is that we don't want him to get involved in this kind of thing. Tony Stark, it's up to you to act like a hero. Please don't Pull on Yi and let him get involved with this kind of thing again. We have our own family and children to take care of, and we can't manage so many people."
If the reason at the beginning is still well-founded, then the rest of the statement is completely merciless and blunt rejection. Faced with this kind of rejection, Tony's neck suddenly flushed red, and then he vented powerlessly as if someone had poked a hole open. This situation lasted for a while before he forced a difficult smile.
"You're right, I really shouldn't have such thoughts."
"Sorry, Tony." Seeing Tony's reaction, Zhou Yi inevitably felt apologetic. After all, this is his best friend. And letting his friends down was really not what he wanted. "Although I really want to help you, if it's this kind of thing, I'm afraid I'm really not very suitable."
"I understand, you don't need to explain." Waving his hand, although Tony's face was still bitter, it was obvious that he had let go a lot. Even at this time, he started to laugh at himself. "It's also my fault for my lack of consideration. With your current status, it's true that people like us can't be hired."
"Tony!" Zhou Yi opened his mouth, obviously wanting to explain. But after a moment of silence, he still shook his head and said to him with a sigh. "Sorry, I really can't do anything about this kind of thing. If there is anything else you need my help with, I will do my best to help you."
"Of course, I won't be polite to you in this kind of thing." Twirling the corner of his mouth, he smiled again. Tony set out his own conditions again. "Although you can come is the best solution. But if you can't come, then I can only go back and use other methods to solve my problem. So, I think I may need to ask you Need some people."
"An important person?" This idea is a bit novel, but it is not impossible. But after all, he is the patron saint of Huiyao City. To some extent, Zhou Yi also needs to ensure the safety of his people, so he just nodded and asked Tony without saying whether he agreed or disagreed. "This kind of thing is not impossible, but I need to know, who do you want, and what do you want to do?"
"I need them to help me deal with a special organization of Hydra - Cerberus." There was nothing to hide, Tony just sighed and explained in detail to Zhou Yi. "Just yesterday, the base where we held an important person was raided by Hydra people. One of the people in charge, the Mandarin, defeated me and Roddy with magical power, and told us a special news .”
"Hydra has organized a team called Cerberus, and the Mandarin is one of them, and I don't think he's the only one. If everyone in it is like him If it's difficult to deal with, then I'm afraid I can't contain them at all with the strength I have now. Therefore, I need your help. No matter what it is."
"I roughly understand what you mean. You want to borrow a group of people from me to help you deal with the group of super criminals who don't know the situation yet." Knocking his fingers, Zhou Yi thought for a while, and gave Tony replied. "I can give you some help, but we may need to negotiate on personnel. But first, you have to tell me who you want to help you?"
"It's best to be those elites under your command. I know you have a group of mutants with advanced abilities. If possible, they are my top priority candidates. In addition, the messengers of the gods you sent as gods , I'll need some too if I can."
Scratching his head, Tony spoke his mind. But as soon as he said this, Ada refused on behalf of Zhou Yi.
"Mutants can, but angels can't. That's tantamount to telling others that we have meddled in it. It goes against our original intention."
Once again, his thoughts were frustrated, and Tony's face inevitably became ugly. He looked at Ada who said all this, gritted his teeth, still couldn't help the resentment in his heart, and opened his mouth to complain to her.
"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, then, you can tell me a solution."
"Anyway, an envoy is impossible. If I could, I wouldn't even let Yi meddle in this kind of thing."
Did not give any answer, just dropped a bottom line. Ada stood up straight and walked away from the two men. This also means that as long as her bottom line is not exceeded, Zhou Yi can decide the rest. Do you want to send someone to help Tony? She will not ask whoever she sends. Of course, the premise is there!
Watching Ada leave, Zhou Yi smiled wryly. Just explained to Tony.
"Sorry, you should know. I can't help myself right now."
"I understand that if there are such difficult women around me, I will also have a headache. And I really admire that there are three or four such women around you."
Venting the depression in his heart with a slightly mocking tone, Tony corrected his attitude again after making complaints about it, and asked Zhou Yi.
"So now you can tell me, have you thought about providing those people to me to help?"
"Of course, you have two choices. First, I will mobilize some people from my mutant elite force to support you. At the same time, you can also chat with Magneto and Professor Charles in my name. See See if they are willing to provide you with some good players."
"Second, I have a group of special people under my command. Shady existences like vampires, werewolves, and wizards. They are all followers of Lilith, but now they are under the control of one of my subordinates. So, if you need , I can ask them to give you some help."
"So, pick one."
"I choose the second one."
Tony was very clear about what he wanted. He wanted a true warrior who knew how to obey orders and who could deal mercilessly with his enemies. In contrast, mutants have many limitations. Among other things, the conflicts caused by the war alone hindered his selection of mutants. Not saying it can't be done, but doing so obviously complicates things. Especially when those mutants still have their own positions.
Therefore, how to choose is actually a question that does not need to be thought about. (To be continued.)