There was no time to waste while waiting for the storage space to be upgraded, so Luke opened the small dark room and visited Ivan Vanko.
After not seeing him for a few days, Ivan had gained a little weight and looked a little depressed, but not too depressed.
When he saw Luke coming in with Ben's face, he just raised his eyes and continued reading the book in his hand.
Luke: "How is it, have you figured it out these days?"
Ivan was silent for a moment, then threw the book away. "Why don't you just kill me? Forget about your bullshit rule of not killing people. I don't believe you are the kind of idiot who would tie your own hands and feet."
Luke chuckled, "No, I don't kill people simply because it's not necessary."
Ivan squinted at him and said, "So the second time I caused a bigger mess, it was actually your responsibility?"
Luke smiled: "There are prisoners escaping from prison every year. Should I blame myself for not rushing into the prison in advance and killing them all? Or should I just kill them before they enter the prison? In the end, should I actually kill them in advance when I suspect they might commit a crime?"
Ivan: "Don't make excuses. You released me."
Luke stretched out his index finger and shook it. “The ones who let you out were the capitalists who played with the law. It was their greed that allowed you to escape. And I never take responsibility for other people’s greed.”
Ivan narrowed his eyes, his eyes flickering: "Then if you let me out, aren't you afraid that I will cause trouble for Tony Stark?"
Luke shook his head with regret. "Your plan to deal with Stark last time was interesting, but you missed the point right from the start. The most you could do is cause great harm to others, and then die, and Tony would still not suffer any loss."
Ivan chuckled: "Tell me about it?"
Luke looked at Ivan as if he were a fool. "First of all, Tony Stark is a super capitalist with hundreds of billions of dollars. The problems you created for him will at most cause his wealth to fluctuate a little, but he is still one of the richest men in the United States."
Ivan was not surprised and nodded: "I understand this, and then what?"
Luke: "Secondly, he is Iron Man. Even if you finally defeat him, it will be a failure on your heroic journey. He will eventually rise again until he tramples you, the villain, under his feet. Only then will the audience around the world be satisfied and feel that the movie is over. As for your father and Howard Stark, no one will care. Tony Stark is more righteous and successful than you, so of course his father is more righteous and successful than your father."
Ivan's eyes flickered: "Really? What if I kill Stark?"
Luke: "Do you really think you can kill him?"
Ivan: “You can try.”
But Luke laughed and said, "It's okay, you will die if you try."
Ivan raised his eyebrows: "So, you want to kill me?"
Luke shook his head: "No, but you were killed by someone else when you did something bad. It has nothing to do with me."
Ivan closed his eyes for a moment, then opened them and looked at him: "Black Catwoman?"
Luke smiled but said nothing. The threat he said was too low-level and he didn't need it.
Ivan's armor is big, black and thick, and Gold Nugget can kill him in seconds with a sneak attack.
It's just that Luke never let Gold Nugget kill anyone for safety reasons.
If Ivan really dares to continue causing trouble in New York, it would be no surprise if the two local bosses, John the Nightmare or V, shoot him.
Ivan lowered his head and pondered for a while: "What benefits will I get if I agree to work for you?"
Luke smiled and said, "Your face and the name of Mourning Whip are no longer useful. Why don't you get plastic surgery, change into armor and go out to play?"
Ivan's expression remained unchanged: "What do you mean?"
Luke: "You may not know, but I have more friends than just Catwoman. So, I don't mind having one more 'friend'."
Ivan was stunned: "Me too?"
Luke chuckled: "You don't really think I have any moral quirks, do you? I just simply hate bad people."
Ivan laughed: "So, the previous two times were because I was the bad guy?"
Luke nodded as a matter of course. "I don't care if you seek revenge on Tony in private, even if you beat him up and make him run all over the place, and then take a video and post it online. But you fought him in an area where a large number of innocent people gathered. Do you dare to say that you have considered the casualties of these civilians?"
Ivan was silent for a moment, then shook his head honestly: "Indeed not."
Ivan and Luke both knew that he had no intention of attacking the audience, but he also didn't care how many people were accidentally injured.
So Ivan is not a bad person, but he doesn't have any good intentions either. He just simply wants revenge.
After a long silence, he finally nodded: "I can work for you, but what's the time limit?"
Luke: "Until you die."
Ivan put his hands behind his back and leaned back: "That means going to jail for life, why should I agree to it?"
Luke: "As long as you don't harm innocent people, I have no interest in keeping you locked up. Is that hard to understand?"
Ivan narrowed his eyes: "You mean you want me to be a good person before you give me freedom?"
Luke shook his head. "No, as long as you don't become a bad person. Otherwise, I can only beat you up until you are paralyzed, and then hire a nurse to take care of you until you are a hundred years old. Don't worry, I am confident that I can make you live to the age of old age while being paralyzed."
Ivan felt a chill in his body, but he did not doubt this.
There was no need for Batman to lie to him, let alone let him go, and the distance between a broken bone and lifelong paralysis was not far.
Rubbing the goose bumps on his arms calmly, he nodded: "Deal. When can I start working?"
Luke: “After the plastic surgery is completed.”
Ivan frowned: "Do you really need plastic surgery?"
Luke: "Your face is handsome, but I'm not interested in helping you deal with mad arms dealers, the FIB, the Department of Homeland Security, and the NYPD. So plastic surgery is necessary, but I can make you even more handsome than before, the kind that women can't close their legs when they see you."
Ivan: "...Are you really Batman?"
Luke chuckled: "It's absolutely genuine."
Ivan: "What should I call you then?"
Luke: "A rich man, a handsome guy, Mr. Wayne or Bruce are all fine."
Ivan said with a strange look on his face: "Your name is Bruce Wayne?"
Luke nodded: "Right. Now choose a face for yourself."
…
For Ivan's plastic surgery, he did not choose Luke's own nano-technology plastic surgery, nor the Thousand Faces Plastic Surgery that was masquerading as something else.
After all, Ivan is not a technology novice. Even if he doesn't know how to use nanotechnology, he can still find ways to destroy nano products.
Luke also didn't want him to know the existence of the Thousand Faces System.
Therefore, the medical AI Osiris used formal and traditional methods to perform a facial plastic surgery on Ivan, and then washed off or altered the inexplicable tattoos on his body.
After completing these tasks, Ivan changed from a rough and handsome man to a handsome uncle with a slightly feminine and pretty boy temperament.