Chapter 110: From Now On, You Are My Friend

When Hawk returned home, in addition to pulling a twenty-inch carry-on suitcase, he also had an express envelope in his left hand.

This had been given to him by the courier just a moment ago.

They said it was sent via express from New York University this afternoon.

New York University?

After pushing the suitcase aside casually, Hawk sat down on the sofa, looked at the header of the express package, and tore it open directly.

The next second.

He took out an admission letter from the Faxue Academy of New York University, which included a full scholarship, from the envelope.

"Hiss!"

Hawk drew a sharp breath, blinking as he looked at the full-scholarship admission letter in his hand, which was already stamped and effective, just waiting for him to report in September next year.

Then...

He couldn't help but frown.

Good grief.

It really was just a gift with no strings attached.

Hawk thought to himself, then, while looking at the admission letter that had likely only been printed that afternoon, he took out his phone, searched through his call logs, and tapped the most recent one to dial.

The call connected quickly, and the voice from the other end carried a hint of pleasant surprise.

"Mr. Hawk!"

"I've received the gift."

"That's great... wait, Mr. Hawk, the New York University admission you mentioned isn't the gift; that was just a token of greeting."

"Hm?"

"I just checked, and it seems Mr. Hawk hasn't reviewed the real gift yet."

Hawk raised an eyebrow.

The next second.

Anna's voice came through: "Mr. Hawk, didn't you log into that webpage earlier to check my message?"

Hawk said "hold on," then stood up and walked over to the folding table, turning on his phone's hotspot while opening his computer.

It was the same underground forum as yesterday, and the same dialogue box.

But now there was an extra sentence in it, with a timestamp showing Anna had sent it after eleven o'clock.

Hawk looked at this additional sentence, his pupils contracting slightly.

Before his eyes.

"New Jersey, Fuhu, Bruce Banner and Betty Ross will be starting their Christmas vacation there."

"..."

The Hulk!

After grasping the content of this message, Hawk's breathing couldn't help but grow heavier once again.

"Is this information accurate?"

"As of now, Bruce Banner and Betty Ross's itinerary has not changed; the vacation cabin was booked by Ms. Betty Ross and has not been canceled."

Anna on the other end of the phone was still smiling.

"Does Mr. Hawk like this gift?"

"Call me Hawk."

Hawk said in a deep voice, his gaze focused on the message Anna had sent: "I like it very much. What do you want from me?"

Anna smiled.

"Mr. Haw..."

"Just call me Hawk."

"Alright, Hawk!"

Anna's voice seemed to sound even more joyful: "New York University was just a token of greeting; this is the real gift. Giving a gift to a friend is done without asking for anything in return, isn't it? Of course, if Hawk truly believes we are friends."

Hawk slowly withdrew his gaze from the computer screen and said in a deep voice: "If the information is accurate, from now on, you have my friendship, Anna."

He couldn't be bothered to guess who or what faction was behind Anna.

Whoever helped him was his friend.

The logic was just that simple.

Besides, the most likely scenario was that the faction behind Anna was just Hydra.

So what?

Because of the Hulk incident, he had long since lost his filter for these superheroes.

The so-called great villain Hydra?

Hah.

As the saying goes, if it fails, it's called a rebellion; if it succeeds, it's called a revolution.

Hydra failed, and history is written by the victors, so Hydra became the great villain.