Luke didn't take it seriously at all.
He let go of Ivan's reins because... there was no need for them.
Batman and Ivan had an agreement before, and now Luke uses Beidou as a guarantee to let Ivan do whatever he wants.
After all the back and forth, Batman's promise was not compromised and his majesty remained the same. Ivan still had to remember Beidou's favor.
Besides, the first-level clone had no plans to return to the United States immediately.
Last time he found a lot of scoring projects in Neon, but he had to temporarily stop and return because of the DC aerospace carrier incident.
This time I just happened to take advantage of this batch of wool, and I won’t have to come here for a long time.
Giving Ivan a holiday was just a coincidence, as he was not needed to deal with those gang members anyway.
…
Letting the first-level clone continue to reap the last benefits in Japan, Luke also entered a semi-secluded state in New York.
After two weeks of research, he finally approached Tony as a big shot.
In the top-secret laboratory in the basement of the building, Luke "conjured up" the silver warrior armor.
Tony didn't rush to ask questions, but instead asked Jarvis to start the monitoring program.
For a scientist, it is a pleasure to discover the wonders of something for yourself.
Luke didn't say anything. He drank his Darjeeling black tea leisurely and let this guy do whatever he wanted.
At least ten minutes passed before Tony looked at him strangely: "Is this the armor that Shi Zhitian is wearing?"
Luke nodded.
Tony: “Is there a recipe?”
Luke shook his head regretfully: "Shi Zhitian hid, but he is dead now."
Tony was speechless, and nodded with a bit of regret: "What a pity, this thing... is a bit like some special alloy."
For example, someone's shield. The young master added silently in his heart.
Luke had examined the armor himself, so he certainly understood its value: "I'll lend it to you for research. In return, I want your research results. But they will only be used to manufacture equipment for the Bat Squad."
"Deal." Tony agreed immediately.
He has absolute initiative in this transaction.
Even if the research has achieved results, he has the final say on how much to pay and when to pay. Only a fool would not agree to it.
This old man really doesn't know how to do business, the former arms profiteer complained in his heart.
But then he remembered the relationship between the boss and Batman and Beidou, the mental hypnosis ability that allowed him to enter and exit freely in public, and the "space-based superpowers" that even space blockers could not stop.
With such strong own strength and loyal allies, the business will not lose money.
Moreover, the boss is not short of money at all.
When buying things from big guys, points are prioritized.
He buys from everybody, cash first.
A perfect resource of Pi Xiu, with nothing going out but only coming in.
As for the technologies that the big guys were reselling, Tony was too lazy to talk about them.
If we use fighter jets as an example, the big guys have fifth-generation jet fighters in their hands, while they give others propeller fighters or first-generation jet fighters.
This gap is not a matter of one generation anymore.
So, Tony didn't say a word about the boss selling a lot of technology.
Capitalists have no sympathy for their peers. It’s none of their business since they didn’t fall into the trap themselves.
Thinking this in his heart, Tony couldn't help but ask: "Where's the knife?"
Luke: "Beidou also uses a knife."
Tony was speechless.
Beidou doesn't just use a knife, he's very good at it.
When killing Shredder, he even used an Earth-Splitting Slash, which was so cool.
If it were Tony, he would get a "toy" he liked, but he would not sell it if he couldn't use it, let alone the most handy weapon.
After the Silver Samurai and nano semi-intelligent technology were delivered, Luke said goodbye and left.
He knew very well that delaying Tony's time would mean delaying his own skills.
The boss doesn't need to be friendly with Tony, business is business.
People like Dashao are very reluctant to accept favors from others.
Having a Batman is already the limit, it would be difficult for others to play the same game.
…
At this moment, Luke was at home eating skewers with Selina on the rooftop.
He picked up the cold beer and clinked the bottle with hers, then took a big gulp and suddenly said, "What do you think about us quitting our jobs and starting our own business?"
Selina: “Pfft~~~”
The gold nugget lying in front of her eating meat: (つ﹏?)
Luke was prepared and spoke when she was not facing him, so he didn't get sprayed with any beer.
At this moment, he calmly handed over two napkins.
Selina grabbed it, wiped her mouth casually, and then wiped the head of a dog head who came in front of her: "Why do you want to quit your job? What the hell is starting a business?"
Luke: "I've been thinking about it lately. I'm thinking about starting a business."
When Selena saw his expression, she knew that this "starting a business" was different from what she thought it was about making money.
It was because making money was meaningless to both of them that she thought the proposal was ridiculous.
Selina raised her beer and was about to take a sip, but then stopped to avoid getting any strange answers: "Tell me."
Luke flipped the skewers in his hand and said, "For example, opening a private detective agency in New York?"
Selina was stunned for a moment, picked up the bottle and took a sip, then nodded thoughtfully: "This... seems very interesting."
Private detectives and police detectives are two different things, but for Luke and her now, the difference is not that big.
As long as you have money, you won't have any trouble doing any job.
After pondering for a moment, she asked, "No problem with me, but why now?"
Luke picked up the sizzling lamb skewers on the grill in front of him, sprinkled some cumin and chili powder on them, and handed a handful of them to her, asking the woman to be a quiet foodie for a while and feed her gold nuggets at the same time.
He then explained: "There are several reasons. First, we originally wanted to support Dustin and Elsa. Now they have been promoted and no longer need to improve their crime-solving rate."
Selina nodded in agreement as she divided the loot with Nugget.
The two came to New York, and although they had the idea of becoming vigilantes, they became detectives because of Dustin and Elsa.
Today, Dustin and Elsa's resumes, abilities, and work performance are excellent, and with several waves of resignations in the NYPD, there is basically no obstacle to their promotion.
Dustin is already a Deputy Senior Inspector and is about to be promoted to the top officer of the Detective Bureau.
Elsa was a second-level police inspector (Lieutenant) last year. Next year, after she has worked in the position for enough years, she will be promoted to police inspector ().
As a result, the two were completely separated from the front line, and even had few opportunities to command front-line operations.
When Luke asked Ginny to donate to the police fund, he specifically mentioned their names.
Of course, there was no explicit request for promotion for them.
But the fact that Ginny, with her status and position, could name these two "little" policemen is an attitude in itself.
Commissioner Nelson understood the meaning of the message.
As long as Titanium Cellphone Company continues to donate tens of millions of dollars in funds and supplies to the NYPD every year, their careers as officials will not be bad.
At least before you are promoted to Deputy Chief (one star), the resistance will not be too great.
You have to know that there are nearly a hundred one-star positions in the NYPD. If every two of them can raise tens of millions in donations each year, that would be an additional 500 million in funding each year.
In fact, these people are considered capable if they can make 500,000, let alone 5 million a year.
The capitalists' money is also earned through hard exploitation. Since they have already paid taxes, why should they donate again for nothing
Don't say that giving to charity can be deducted from taxes.
You can do some charity by transferring money from one hand to the other, which can also be used to deduct taxes. There is no need to give it to the NYPD.
Giving money means obtaining privileges and benefits.