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Chapter 17 - 17

Coulson looked at Watson, who was about to say something, and quickly interrupted, "Alright, let's talk business, buddy. We need your help. We're trying to find a playboy who's always leaving a trail of broken hearts everywhere. Do you have any good ideas?"

"Playboy? Tony Stark?" Hearing Coulson's words, Watson already knew what was going on. It seemed the plot of Iron Man 1 had begun. "I don't have any good ideas, but I think my pets might be able to help you, but~ I have one condition."

"What condition?"

"Besides this little notebook, help me fix my house, and if it could be bigger, that would be even better. And it needs to be fast; my uncle's funeral is the day after tomorrow!"

"Deal!" After saying that, Coulson looked at the braised egg in Watson's hand, just about to say something.

"Meow~ Meow?" At this moment, Braised Egg extended a paw towards Coulson.

"Braised Egg says, 'Nice to meet you.'"

"Wow! It can communicate with you? I'm so sorry, nice to meet you, I'm Coulson."

Coulson looked incredulous, then quickly shook Braised Egg's paw and introduced himself.

"It's called Braised Egg? Does it have any special abilities?"

"Braised Egg is very powerful, but it's not a primary combatant. Braised Egg sets traps!"

"Traps?? I thought it would suddenly open its mouth wide and eat the enemy~" This answer was somewhat unexpected for Coulson.

Watson suddenly curved into a mischievous smile: "Hey! Coulson! Do you want to try? Braised Egg's traps?"

"--- Is it dangerous?"

"No, it's very safe. Braised Egg's traps only control; they will never harm you! I swear!"

Looking at Coulson, who was seriously tempting him, Coulson had a very bad premonition: "No, absolutely not... Don't even think about it."

Saying that, Watson and Coulson walked out of the burger shop and saw a beautiful fiery red car with elegant lines.

"Where did you get this antique?" Watson looked at Coulson with surprise.

"Ah... Ah, Watson, it's rude to say that in front of a lady."

"Lady?"

"That's right, her name is Lola. Look at her lines, aren't they very graceful?"

"--- You definitely don't have a girlfriend. If you do, she must have never seen this car!"

"You're disappointed; I have a girlfriend, and she plays the cello! And she's been on Lola!"

"What?! You put your girlfriend and your mistress together!"

Seeing Watson's face darken, he quickly said, "Alright, no more fooling around, Coulson, do me a favor."

"What? Tell me."

"Can you help my pets get 'IDs'?"

The naive Coulson thought Watson was referring to the two large Jagras and Braised Egg: "Of course, no problem, small matter."

Afghanistan, a certain cave.

Sizzle... sizzle sizzle... hiss... hiss hiss... hiss...

Clink clank--- The overhead lights emitted an uncomfortable sound, as if they could stop working at any moment.

And the sounds of welding and hammering echoed endlessly in this dark, confined space.

Crack! Pop!

A furnace in the corner glowed with red-orange flames, occasionally spitting out sparks.

The dancing sparks illuminated two figures busily working: none other than the captured Tony Stark!

The other was Yinsen, the doctor who saved Tony's life.

Click!

The iron door at the entrance suddenly opened a small window, and a man with a big nose appeared in the window: "Hasa-ge!"

The two busy men stopped what they were doing.

With a series of unlocking sounds, the iron door opened.

A group of terrorists holding firearms walked in!

Step... step...

A bald man slowly walked in.

"Relax." The bald man slowly walked up to a man whose chest glowed with blue light, tapped on it with his hand, and said, "Bow and arrow, once terrifying weapons, allowed Genghis Khan to own territory from the Pacific to Ukraine! Twice the size of Greece at its peak, four times the size of the Roman Empire! And today, whoever possesses the latest Stark weapons can rule this land. Now, it's my turn!"

Saying that, the bald man slowly walked up to Yinsen: "How's the Jericho missile coming along?"

"It's in progress, going smoothly."

"Is that so? How much longer will it take?" The bald man stared at him intently, then slowly walked towards the furnace in the corner.

"Just a little more time, and we'll be done."

"Grab him." The bald man then used iron tongs to pick up a piece of glowing red scrap metal and slowly walked towards Yinsen, who was pressed to the ground: "Sometimes, people just don't like to tell the truth. I'll ask again, what are you doing?"

"Making Jericho!"

"What exactly are you doing!!!"

"Making Jericho!!!" Yinsen was surprisingly calm at this moment. He knew that if they were seen through, both of them would be dead!

"What does he want to do?! Yinsen?" Stark, realizing something was wrong, stepped forward, which caused a commotion among the surrounding armed men. "I need him as my assistant."

The bald leader looked into Stark's eyes for a long moment: "Build the missile before tomorrow." With that, the bald man left with a group of freedom fighters.

Leaving behind the lingering rage in Stark's eyes.

--- Clang! Clang! Ding!

After the silence, the sound of hammering resumed, only this time, it was more forceful than before!

--- Afghanistan, US Air Force Base.

Ding! Current map determined as Afghanistan - East - Parwan Province. Generating now.

Watson, who had been resting with his eyes closed, slowly opened them. He had arrived!

"Phew --- Meow?" Braised Egg also slowly woke up.

Accompanied by a huge whooshing sound, a plane with the S.H.I.E.L.D. logo landed on the runway.

A 'black guy' in military uniform with a serious expression was waiting at the boarding gate.

The cabin door opened, and out walked a handsome, sunny young man, an extra-large cat, and a --- shiny, large forehead.

"Coulson, from S.H.I.E.L.D."

"Rhodey, Air Force Colonel in charge of liaison with Tony. Pardon my rudeness, sir, but is it just you three --- two people? I thought there would be more reinforcements!? And who is this child? And he brought a cat??"

Coulson pointed at Watson and said, "Watson Dialant, Special Consultant for Strategic Tactical Support for S.H.I.E.L.D., and the main personnel responsible for finding Tony Stark. That's his pet, Braised Egg."

"Meow~ (=?ェ?=)"

"--- I mean no offense, but are you sure you want to entrust this matter to a child and a cat? With what? A plane? Our fighter jets and helicopters have been searching for over two months!"

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