Chapter 11 William Stryker
After striking a few classic Spider-Man poses, Li Jie suddenly crouched down and covered his face with his hands. No, it was his first time being a superhero. It was a bit embarrassing.
Li Jie feels that he is a very thin-skinned person, and it would be a social death for him to wear those tight-fitting clothes that show off his figure and go out to do chivalry.
No wonder those superheroes wear masks.
Jumping from a tall building, Li Jie imitated Spider-Man and shot webs from his wrists, wandering in mid-air in the steel jungle of New York. It was a summer-level shooting after all, and the important thing was the sense of ritual.
Listening to the whistling wind in his ears, Li Jie couldn't help but roar loudly. It felt like playing a VR game from a first-person perspective, and it was 100% physical!
"Well, New York City in the 20th century was really peaceful." After returning to his original appearance in a dark alley, Li Jie suddenly felt a little disappointed. He had just walked around New York, and there was not even a robber.
see.
He bought a newspaper with the change he had and tucked it under his arm. Li Jie opened the door of a restaurant, casually found a seat by the window and sat down, ordering a cup of classic latte coffee and a small cake.
The restaurant is not big, with only seven or eight seats. The room is very warm, and there is unknown lyrical music playing, which sounds very tasteful.
While drinking coffee and eating cake, Li Jie spread out the newspaper in his hand, and then Li Jie realized that he could not read English.
An inexplicable feeling of embarrassment made Li Jie's cheeks heat up. He blinked rapidly, and the English words in the newspaper were instantly translated into Chinese characters.
"Well, it looks much more comfortable this way."
This transcendental power of "I am thinking" is really very practical.
"Hello, is there anyone sitting here?"
A voice of inquiry rang in his ears. Li Jie turned his attention away from the newspaper and found that a middle-aged man was standing in front of him. He was wearing a black woolen coat and had a few touches of gray in his black hair.
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The man's voice sounded very majestic, and his gestures exuded the aura of a superior.
Li Jie's intuition told him that this person was here to find him.
"Of course, there's no one here, please take a seat." Li Jie showed an approachable smile, and after the middle-aged man sat down, he asked proactively, "Sir, are you here to see me?"
"Why did you say that?" The middle-aged man looked at Li Jie with interest. It was surprising that he was just an ordinary soldier, but he had such keen intuition and observation.
Li Jie looked past the middle-aged man and looked around. Apart from the waiter and the cook, they were the only two people in the whole restaurant who could breathe. There were so many empty seats but they just came over to share a table. Isn't the answer obvious?
The middle-aged man seemed to have noticed this, coughed awkwardly, and then took the initiative to introduce himself.
"William Stryker, affiliated with the government's secret service."
"Benjamin Parker, an ordinary person." Li Jie took a bite of the cake with a spoon, "What do you want from me?"
"I'm here to invite you on behalf of the government."
Stryker took out a sealed file and a small box from his handbag and placed it on the table. He was not a person who wrote ink, so he went straight to the point and stated his purpose.
"Parker, your performance on the battlefield is obvious to all. You have made great achievements for our country." Stryker said unhurriedly, "What is in this box is the Medal of Honor, the highest honor for soldiers. It should belong to
you."
"Thank you, but I have retired from the army. Maybe my next headache should be how to find a decent job." Li Jie did not refuse. At this moment, he only felt that his acting skills had exploded, and his emotions were completely transformed into that of a veteran.
, vividly explains...
"If you need a job, I think I can help you." Stryker said with a smile, interrupting Li Jie's yy.
"Appreciate further details."
"Although the war is about to end with our efforts and the fascist conspiracy is about to be crushed by us, there are still many unstable factors in the world, which threaten the security of the United States and the entire world at all times."
"The government needs talented people like you to form a special covert operations team to deal with these unstable factors."
"No need to hide it, Mr. Parker, your performance in the Battle of Iwo Jima was impressive."
Li Jie looked thoughtful. This old guy probably thought of him as a mutant. Well, he was responsible.
"Are you here to invite me to join the Howling Commandos?"
"Howling Commandos? No, no, no, that kind of organization is outdated." Stryker showed a proud look on his face, "I can't reveal the name of the covert operations team to you, but I guarantee that it will surpass the Howling Commandos.
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The Stryker in this universe seems different from the one in the movie.
"About this, I think I still need some time to think about it." Li Jie did not give an answer immediately, "After all, I still have a family, um, can you give me a day to think about it?"
"Of course, this is your right." Stryker stood up with a smile and nodded slightly to Li Jie, "I will wait for you here at the same time tomorrow."
"I almost forgot, there is something else I want to give to you." Stryker showed an apologetic smile and took out a check from his handbag and handed it to Li Jie.
"Thank you for everything you have done for this country. Although this gift is a little late, you deserve it."
"Please wait a moment." Li Jie suddenly stopped Stryker who was about to leave.
"What's wrong?"
"Excuse me, are you married?"
"I have a very virtuous wife." Thinking of his family, the smile on Stryker's face became gentler. Counting the time, he was about to become a father.
"Spend more time with your family." Li Jie took a sip of coffee and silently used his magic stick skills to make his words very convincing in Stryker's ears, "Only communication and companionship can
Give your family a happy future."
Stryker was stunned. He looked at Li Jie blankly. The two people's eyes met. At that moment, Stryker seemed to see the fleeting future through Li Jie's eyes.
Li Jie raised the coffee in his hand as a signal, smiled at Stryker, then walked past him and left.
"Waiter, this gentleman pays the bill."
Looking at Li Jie's leaving figure, the waiter's voice brought Stryker back to his senses.
"gentlemen?"
"...Oh, okay, no need to look for it." Stryker directly took out a Franklin and handed it to the waiter. He wanted to go home quickly.
"How boring would it be to have an unchanged future."
Chapter completed!