I Am Gwen's Spider-Man Mentor.

Chapter 160 Assassination of Pepper Potts (3)

What Sitwell told Jack Rollins was that it was not important to assassinate Pepper Potts, and it did not even matter whether Pepper Potts died or not. What was important was to get Pepper Potts injured or dead, and Let Tony Stark, the playboy and arrogant man, think that Raymond Xu did this.

——This was also Jin Bin’s idea.

The weakness of Stark Industries does not lie with Raymond or any one of Pepper Potts, but with Tony Stark who is always a ticking time bomb and may screw up everything at any time.If he was a playboy who didn't care about anything before, then the so-called "prodigal son turning back" in the caves of Afghanistan only made him care about human life.

So if he cares so much about human life, he will definitely act irrationally because of human life - and the life of the woman closest to him.

After Jack Rollins received this mission, he and Rumlow held a brainstorming session within SHIELD's STRIKE special team and used their brains a lot——

How did Raymond Xu get infected with Pepper Potts' blood?

This professor who has fought with SHIELD for several rounds, both covertly and overtly, is obviously not a good person. Last time Rumlow and the "Winter Soldier" went to catch him, not only did he escape, but he even captured the Winter Soldier—— His whereabouts are still unknown.

Therefore, using the conventional method of framing the crime, such as getting some DNA to appear at the crime scene, stabbing first, and then using evidence to frame the blame later, will definitely not work this time - Tony Stark can check it out by himself That evidence was fabricated.

Therefore, SHIELD adopted some unconventional assassination plans this time.

In order to keep a low profile, the ESU leadership arranged with Pepper Potts and Raymond Xu in the laboratory building where Professor Xu usually worked - although the third floor of this building was severely damaged by the Red Hulk, The school hired a construction team to quickly decorate it.

In addition, there is only Professor Xu's own research team in this building, and the serial sanitation workers are all independently hired by Xu himself. Comparatively speaking, it is also the safest place for both parties to discuss this matter.

Little Pepper slowly walked through one Raymond's laboratory after another. Professor Xu gave the students a holiday not long ago and sent them all home. Zhao Hailun also took many people to the Houston Space Center. Because of this, this experimental building seemed empty.

"Is your 'Starlink' going to be launched soon?"

"Yes, this period of time, Mr. Stark wants to set it on the afternoon of the opening day of the expo, so that it can attract enough attention." Raymond answered Pepper's questions fluently.

The two of them walked from the second floor to the third floor of the laboratory with questions and answers like this. The ESU board members who were following them became a little anxious and interrupted the conversation: "Ms. Potts, Professor Xu, if If I’m not old enough to remember such an important thing wrongly, are we here to discuss the controversy regarding Mr. Xu today?”

Pepper and Raymond looked at each other and smiled, and then she turned around and said, "Yes, we are about to discuss this matter. It is necessary for Stark Industries to reach an agreement with ESU."

Raymond took out the cigarette case from his trouser pocket and took out the lighter given by Kingpin to light it for himself. After taking a puff of the cigarette, he slowly blew out the smoke ring and then responded: "After all, this is about me. It’s not my place to interrupt, you should mainly discuss it with Ms. Potts.”

The school director nodded and turned to the blond woman on the side: "We don't have much time, let's quickly discuss a crisis public relations plan... Mr. Xu, shall we go now?"

Raymond nodded: "Let me finish smoking this cigarette first, and you will first listen to Boz describe Stark Industries' current public relations strategy on this matter."

As he said that, the professor dusted off his cigarette ashes in the trash can and strode towards the toilet.

----Dividing line--

Pepper Potts followed the director of Empire State University into the conference room in the laboratory building. This conference room was more like a lecture hall than a conference room. It was covered with cheap wooden floors and a pile of folding chairs were placed there. On the right side of the lecture hall, at the front is a podium. There is a desk with a microphone on it and a gray-white curtain that has been lowered.

Little Pepper sighed, and the school directors winked at the secretary who followed them: "Then let's sit down alive first."

The secretaries unfolded the folding chairs for the big shots. After everyone took their seats, Pepper and the school director first asked a question: "That student, Gwendolyn Stacey, how did you deal with her?"

"My students must be protected first." Since he didn't know the attitude of Stark Industries, especially Raymond himself, the school director carefully described his treatment of Gwen: "Miss Stacey...she She’s not a bad kid, but she’s a bit lazy sometimes… She didn’t tell us anything last time, and we can’t find her now.”

The school director spread his hands: "Have you contacted her recently?"

Chili Pepper recently got angry with Raymond, and Raymond was extremely helpless. He said at the time: "Gwen and I had a fight some time ago, and she blocked me. We can't get in touch now." "Then. Why don't you go find her face to face?" Little Pepper felt angry after hearing this.

"..." Raymond was speechless, and it took him a while to say: "I'm having trouble..."

Little Pepper spat out a mouthful of blood at that time - "She is 20 years old and you are 20 years old, why are you like this..." At this point, she remembered that Raymond Xu opposite was indeed only 24 years old, and she sighed helplessly. He breathed: "...Okay then!"

Of course - it was not that Raymond had no communication with Gwen. His public confession not only meant to play the emotional card and image card, but of course also meant to take the initiative to admit his mistakes and try to win back his girlfriend. Of course, Gwen also There was no initiative to contact him, so he considered himself a failure.

Thinking of this, Xiaojiao sighed again and shook his head. A large group of his people were busy following the young man and woman in love. The cards of these two were really big!
"Professor Xu has not been able to contact Miss Stacey recently." Pepper told the truth, spreading her hands, "But he does not support you in punishing this girl."

The school directors were not surprised by this result. Raymond's public confession had already made his position clear - "If you have any issues, come to me, not to Gwen." At this time, he still had to go to Gwen Si. Daisy's fault has to be carefully considered.

"Then we will temporarily suspend her from school. This is also to protect her..." The school directors looked at each other and gave the final solution to Gwen.

Although this incident was caused by Raymond, he still fulfilled his promise to protect Gwen - although the price was a bit heavy.

"Stark Industries' attitude towards this matter is to cool down first...describe this matter in the direction of a simple love between a young man and a woman, and downplay the background influence of both parties." Pepper briefly described the public relations strategy that Raymond told her. , "If a large amount of information is used to dilute the side of this matter that is not conducive to us, the public will automatically forget it."

The school directors looked at each other one after another. ESU did not have an absolute strategy for taking sides in this matter. They were more interested in seeing what Stark Industries would do and then doing whatever they wanted - now that the other party has given a solution, Then you can just copy it!

----split line----

Raymond put out the cigarette butt and threw it into the trash can. He washed his hands again and paced back and forth in the toilet twice. He looked as nervous as a child going to the exam room for the first time——

Gwen... Gwen, the key now is not whether we can reach a consensus with ESU, but whether the public relations strategy we formulated can be effective and whether we can really cool down the matter... In addition, if it leaves a long-term impact, leading to If Gwen can never return to school, the other party may never forgive her.

Therefore, rather than saying that she is afraid of public opinion, in the final analysis, she is still afraid of Gwen's reaction - until now, she has not even left a word to herself.

After thinking about it again and again, the professor found no better strategy than the current one.He was cruel, stamped his feet, and when he was about to walk out of the toilet, he bumped into a tall man in black.

"Hey!" Raymond frowned, "Be careful!"

"Sorry!" The other person lowered his head while wearing a peaked cap, and his voice sounded polite - the professor couldn't see the other person's face clearly.If it were normal, I should know everyone who comes into this experimental building, but this is not "usual". My research group is on vacation, and the experimental building has been handed over to the school's management. I am not sure who comes in now. , but it is also normal.

But the professor still kept an eye on it and asked: "Did the admissions committee call you here for a meeting? Or?"

"Oh!" The other party still lowered his head and couldn't see his face clearly under the dim light in the toilet. "No, the school board asked me to come over. The conference room in this building is not in good condition. I will move it." Chair, hit me!"

Raymond frowned, realizing that what the other person said was right.But this was a sensitive period, and the professor was still worried. He frowned, raised his voice, and tried to deliberately scare the other person: "I've never seen you. You're so sneaky. Why did you come to the toilet?"

"Professor!" Seeing that he didn't trust him so much, the other party's voice became a little angry. He took off his hat and revealed his face in front of Raymond: "You should be relieved now, right?!"

"Miles Warren?" Raymond was shocked, "Why do they have to call you for the job of moving chairs?"

Warren smiled: "I'm not like you. Alas, I can't say. I still have some diarrhea. I need to go to the toilet first!"

Raymond felt relieved, nodded and walked out.Miles Warren watched the professor's back disappear around the corner, secretly put on a pair of gloves, lifted the lid of the trash can, and carefully took out Raymond's just-extinguished cigarette butt from inside.

Then, he whispered into the earphone: "It's your turn now."

(End of this chapter)