Everyone turned their heads toward the direction of the gunshot—
They saw a woman put her gun back on her back, then straddle a black motorcycle, twist the throttle, and quickly leave.
It was "Maki Matsumoto" and Vinica.
Qin Feng: [Who is that?]
Peter: [Seems like a secret member of our group... I don't know much else...]
Ned excitedly said: [So there are girls in our group! Awesome!]
Tang Ren nodded lecherously: [I didn't see clearly, but her figure seems pretty nice...]
Song Yi: [I saw clearly!]
The four: [What does she look like?]
Song Yi hesitated: [She looks... like a girl from Japan, quite good-looking, comparable to Officer Chen...]
The four: [Wow~]
.....
"Nice! Headshot~"
A voice came from the metal chamber.
A female researcher gently knocked on the chamber door and said, "Boss."
"What is it? If it's nothing important, I'm going to keep playing a while."
"Uh... The volunteer test subject is about to arrive."
"Oh? Pietro."
Click—
The metal chamber door opened.
Ye Li sat up and said, "This thing is a bit troublesome. Have Wilder switch me back to the holographic glasses."
"O-okay..."
The female researcher shyly covered her eyes—the boss's bare upper body was just too stunning...
Although she wanted to sneak a few more glances, he was, after all, the big boss.
She didn't dare look too much.
…..
Once Ye Li had put on his shirt and coat, Pietro nervously…shuffled in, guided by his wristband…
"Ha, what's wrong? Why are you so scared?"
Ye Li looked at him and felt like he was watching a kid afraid of getting a shot...
"Huh? You're here too?"
Pietro saw Ye Li and let out a sigh of relief.
Having someone familiar made him feel a bit less nervous...
"Come on, don't dawdle."
Ye Li pointed to a machine, "Lie down on it."
Pietro widened his eyes: "You're experimenting on me?!"
Suddenly, he felt even more anxious...
"Don't be scared. Painless and fast."
Ye Li pushed Pietro—
Click!
The machine automatically locked him in.
Then, Ye Li continuously injected energy from the Infinity Stone into one of the machine's ports.
"This…this is starting already?"
Locked in, Pietro panicked, "Why does this feel a bit rushed? Are you sure nothing will go wrong?"
Ye Li reassured him, "Relax, no risk at all."
"Phew~"
Pietro exhaled in relief: "That's good then..."
Ye Li: "At most, you'll just die peacefully."
Pietro: "???"
"LET ME GO!!——!!"
...
Bang! Clang! Bang!
...
Inside the lab, the voice of a certain silver-haired boy echoed for a while.
"Alright."
Ye Li clapped his hands and released Pietro.
"You're a girl now. Just stay in observation for a few days."
Pietro: "???"
"Although I know you're joking... but..."
"As long as you know."
Ye Li interrupted his complaints and asked, "How has your sister been these past two days?"
"Wanda? What else could she be doing? She's still—"
Pietro recalled Ye Li's previous teasing and wanted to retaliate.
He deliberately imitated his sister, pinching his voice and saying, "Miss you~ miss you~ miss you~"
Ye Li: .....o_O???
Slap!!
"Ah!!"
A loud slap was followed by Pietro's miserable cry...
"Why did you hit me? Even my sister hasn't... has only hit me a few times!"
"Ahem... sorry, Wanda instructed—"
Ye Li blew on his palm, "Whew~ If you mock her behind her back, I have to help her teach her brother a lesson~"
"Really?"
Pietro covered the red mark, his tone full of doubt...
"Of course."
Ye Li would never admit that he simply found him too annoying and couldn't resist slapping him...
"Take your time getting used to the changes in your body. Later, I have a good job for you."
Ye Li handed Pietro a simple introduction file of the investigation team. "Here."
"It even comes with a job assignment?"
Pietro took it with some skepticism. "So, you're leaving?"
Ye Li smiled and said, "I'm going to take care of your sister for you."
Pietro: You son of a—!
…..
The next day.
Kamar-Taj.
"Pietro succeeded, huh."
Hearing the news about her brother, Wanda was very happy. Using her Chaos Magic, she lifted the teapot and brewed tea for Ye Li.
Filtered Himalayan snowmelt, aged tea leaves from the Ancient One's collection, and crimson flames conjured out of thin air...
Together, these elements combined, and a delicate fragrance of tea quickly filled the small, intricately carved wooden room.
"Not bad, you've learned to make tea. Tea brewing is good, it calms the mind—much better than my painting."
Seeing the crimson flames, Ye Li knew that Wanda's Chaos Magic had reached the level where she could begin altering reality.
"Not really. You're the amazing one~"
The young girl smiled brightly, the red glow in her eyes shimmering like starlight.
"Here, it's ready! Try it~"
The freshly brewed hot tea was gently levitated in front of Ye Li by red energy.
"I controlled the temperature with magic. See if it's just right~"