Although, it feels good to do good things occasionally.

However, Li Ran's mood at the moment was somewhat subtle when he saw a middle-aged man in an antique shop again.

not to mention.

"Boss, this gem?"

In the store, the middle-aged man looked cautious. He glanced at the layout of the store and subconsciously paused when he saw the familiar jade bracelet on the pile of groceries behind Li Ran.

"The finished sapphire is good, and the cut is quite translucent. The color is between the third and fourth grades, a bit bluish. Although it is a little smaller, it is still a good quality gemstone." Li Ran looked at the familiar gemstone in his hand.

, he was a little speechless in his heart. He didn't expect that after going around in such a circle, the gem he gave away would come back to his hand.

"In terms of price, the price of gemstones has dropped a bit recently, but it is basically stable. This sapphire is close to three carats, so when converted into price, it should be between 10,000 and 15,000. Of course, this is just my preliminary estimate.

, if you want a more accurate price, you need to use instruments to analyze it in detail."

Although he knew the gem in his hand very well, Li Ran still pretended to look around, then put on a professional posture and said to the man in front of him.

"How many, how many?!"

Although he already knew the preciousness of the gem, the man was still a little strict to hide his inner excitement after learning its actual value from Li Ran.

[Legendary from New Yorkers 0.5]

Lowering his head and scanning the contents on the data panel, Li Ran continued to reply calmly: "It fluctuates between ten thousand and fifteen thousand."

"Ten thousand, ten thousand, ten thousand so many..."

He stood in the antique shop and murmured for a long time with an expression that seemed to be crying and laughing at the same time.

The man suppressed his complicated emotions and his eyes flashed brightly: "Boss, if possible, I would like to exchange this sapphire for cash."

As he said that, the man's eyes subconsciously glanced at the bracelets on the pile of groceries: "And..."

"Well, it's different?"

In the laundry, Old Jack looked at the familiar figure walking out of the antique shop, but there was a somewhat puzzled look on his face.

"Why is it different?"

Li Ran walked out of the antique store, listened to Old Jack's muttering, and couldn't help but ask.

"The man's appearance seems to have changed a little compared to before, as if he has found hope again."

Old Jack tilted his head and said with some uncertainty.

"Isn't this a good thing?"

"Indeed." Old Jack nodded, but noticed that Li Ran was already preparing to close the store.

"Why did the store close so early today?"

"Because there is an important appointment waiting for me to attend." Li Ran smiled slightly and casually turned the sign at the door of the store to the closed side.

"Haha, really, which girl fell into the charm of our James." Old Jack laughed and said with a hint of ridicule.

"A nice girl."

Jennifer's beautiful golden hair flashed through his mind, and Li Ran accepted Old Jack's teasing calmly.

"Really, then I wish you good luck on your date, James."

"Thanks."

Li Ran nodded slightly and accepted the blessing from Old Jack.

"It's great to be young."

In the laundry, Old Jack watched Li Ran leave, smacked his lips and muttered something in a low voice, and then returned his gaze to the newspaper in his hand.

However, the entire entertainment section on the other side of the newspaper in Old Jack's hand was reporting on the grand party held by New York City's famous playboy Tony Stark last night, which was comparable to Victoria's Secret.

…

"James, thank you!"

After holding Li Ran's hand and coming out of the cinema, Jennifer leaned on his shoulder with a look of joy on her face.

"Hey, Jennifer, you don't need to say thank you to me."

Shaking his head, Li Ran stretched his hand across the girl's smooth blond hair and replied in a gentle tone: "It is my honor to spend a wonderful night with such a beautiful girl in front of me."

"James." Although Li Ran's lines were cliche, they still deeply moved the young girl Jennifer.

She looked at the man in front of her with blurred eyes.

Rumble——

However, at this moment, there was a huge explosion and screams.

It turned the originally tender scene in front of me into a disaster movie.

"what happened?"

Holding Jennifer in his arms, Li Ran looked at the panicked crowd around him with a puzzled expression.

Could it be that aliens are attacking New York?

It shouldn't be. Tony hasn't turned into Iron Man yet, and Captain America is still freezing in Antarctica. The time doesn't match up at all.

However, Li Ran did not remain confused for too long.

With a loud noise, a large hole was opened in the high wall of the cinema, and then a huge dark green figure appeared in front of him.

"I told you, it turns out to be the Hulk."

The huge size, green skin, and iconic pants allowed Li Ran to recognize the other person's identity at a glance—the Hulk, a member of the future Avengers.

Li Ran nodded suddenly, and then immediately realized that now was not the time to think about this.

The Hulk in this period was far less talkative than the Avengers in the future, because the endless pursuits by the U.S. military made the anger deep in his heart grow all the time. Had it not been for Banner hidden in Hulk's body, he had been working hard

While escaping with restraint, New York had long been turned into a wreckage by the Hulk's wrath.

Li Ran looked at the wall of the cinema in front of him where Hulk had knocked out a human-shaped passage, and then turned to look at the helicopter hovering in the sky. He was basically sure that the situation in front of him must be another means by which the US military would

Banner lured him over and planned to capture him, but accidentally released the Hulk, and the scene in front of him occurred.

Sometimes, Li Ran really couldn't understand some of the thinking patterns of the American military. He clearly knew Hulk's power and that ordinary conventional weapons could not do much to him, but he always adopted a tough attitude to arrest him instead of using more powerful weapons.

Contact Banner with a flexible approach.

Compared to the uncontrollable Hulk, Banner is the most suitable person to talk to, not to mention that Banner himself has always had the idea of ​​​​controlling or even completely annihilating the Hulk. At this time, if the military can be more gentle,

Showing goodwill can actually lead to cooperation and even research with Banner.

However, the military or the person in charge, General Ross, chose a tough line of confrontation.

What was a good situation of win-win cooperation was finally turned into the uncontrollable result by the military.
Chapter completed!