"Boss, you're right." Journalist Hodge Lavis stood at Richard's desk and said mysteriously, "There's something wrong with that Rose." ”

This is not nonsense, of course I am right, do you want to say this? Richard sat cross-legged in his chair and motioned for him to continue.

"I've been looking up a lot of things about General Thaddeus Ross these days, and I feel like I've found a lot of things." Hodge suppressed his excitement and said, "Remember the labs I mentioned to you earlier, General Ross? Every year, the military allocates huge sums of money to his laboratory, but its research projects have not been made public. But in the wake of the monster rampant in New York, his labs were all shut down. ”

"Do you think there's a connection?"

"There must be a connection, boss!" Hodge said excitedly, "I also checked, Dr. Bruce Banner, the leading physicist in China, was recruited to General Ross's laboratory a few years ago, but he has not been heard from since. But guess what I've found now? Witnesses at the State University of New York said they had seen Banner in New York just a few days before the monster was making trouble! Myself! ”

"Oh." Compared to Hodge's excitement, Richard seemed completely unfazed.

Seeing that none of this surprised the boss, Hodge was not discouraged, and continued: "It's not over, boss, I still dig up more exciting news." I also found several witnesses who told me that a week before the incident in New York, a similar incident had already happened at the state university. They said there was a green Bigfoot and a bunch of maniacs who got armored vehicles and artillery on campus.

The army tried to catch the Bigfoot, but failed. I think there's a ninety percent chance that that team is General Ross's troops. That Bigfoot must have been the same monster as the one in New York, something that old man Rose had tossed up. ”

He waited expectantly to see his boss's reaction, but he was disappointed again.

What he said—to put it mildly—Richard had known it all his life. Isn't this the plot of the movie "The Incredible Hulk 2"? How could he not know as a traverser?

But...... What about the evidence?

He didn't send these reporters down to investigate these rumors that he had already heard, he needed evidence that could be seen in the newspapers.

Hodge took a deep breath: "Think about it, boss, who knows how many of these things are in the hands of those guys in the army?" What did they do with all the money? Shouldn't the masses know the truth? ”

"Well, you have a point." Richard nodded, "So, do you have any video materials about the story of 'Bigfoot vs. Army in College'?" ”

"Nope."

"Photos?"

"Nope."

"The name of the informant?"

"I can't tell you that."

Richard spread his hands: "Then what do you expect me to put in the newspaper?" Readers need facts, not conjectures. You're not a rookie anymore, Hodge, I thought you should get the idea. ”

"Of course, I know the boss." Hodge was a little embarrassed, "But this Ross ...... He's really not your average tough guy to deal with. This old man is so cunning that he can't catch any loopholes......"

"Don't beat around the bush, let's get straight to the point." Richard interrupted him with a wave of his hand, "If you really can't do anything, then you should be out there right now instead of coming to the office to complain to me." Say, your plan, and what do you want? ”

"Well, that's right, boss. I made a few phone calls and managed to ...... through some connections Some people from the military were contacted. I was promised to get on a line, and I could meet people who were in important positions but didn't agree with General Ross's ideas. If you're lucky, someone might be willing to reveal something......"

"You mean military secrets." Richard directly broke it.

"Isn't that my job, sir?" Hodge said.

Richard nodded slightly.

No matter what the so-called "military secrets" of that old man of Ross are, it will definitely not be a good thing anyway. As far as Richard's understanding of the character of Ross is concerned, that guy may not be able to do anything in terms of defending his family and country, but he is definitely first-class in terms of stabbing Lou Zi. If he just left Rose alone, maybe one day he would have made some red giants, yellow giants, blue giants, and green giants in the laboratory, and he would be able to form a giant team in a while.

If a military secret could be dismissed, Hodge wouldn't be a reporter for the planet daily.

"I've got to go to Washington for a few days, sir." Hodge finally spoke up.

So having said all this, in fact, this is his real purpose - reimbursement of air tickets.

Richard crossed his legs: "Economy class." ”

"Business class, boss?"

Richard didn't say a word, just kept a sneer and looked at him.

"Okay, boss, just economy class."

......

After sending Hodge away, Miss Secretary Stephanie followed her to the boss's office. She placed the black tea that Richard had asked for on the table and reminded, "You have an invitation to dinner tonight, sir." ”

"Oh? And with whom? Richard took a sip of black tea.

This is not unusual, a person's fame and social energy accumulate to a point where it will naturally have to cope with all kinds of social interactions.

"And Mr. Wilson Fisk." Stephanie said.

Richard couldn't help but be stunned.

Wilson Fisk? Which Fisk? New York City's crime tycoons?

Others may not know the inside story, but as a time-traveler, Richard knows it. Wilson Fisk is a successful entrepreneur and philanthropist on the surface, but his real identity is one of the biggest crime giants in New York at this stage, known as "Kim Merger". According to the original storyline, Fisk may even sweep away all of his rivals in the future and become the sole ruler of the underworld in New York in the true sense of the word.

Of course, the only people who know the real identity behind the code name "Jin Ji" are a few people that Fisk himself trusts, and to most citizens he is still just an amiable entrepreneur, a successful person who has nothing to do with the criminal world.

"Why should I eat with Fisk?" Richard frowned, "Find a reason to push it off, just say I'm busy and have something very important to do." ”

"Mr. Fisk has just sponsored our newspaper a large sum of money." Stephanie reminded, "Very big money. ”

Richard sat up straight.

"Tell me the time and place of dinner, and tell Mr. Fisk that I will be there on time."