The Legendary Life of an American Superhero

the next day.

early morning.

When Lake and Skye got out of the elevator, Cassel had already pulled out.

"Skye."

Alexis, who was pulling the rear window down, beckoned to Skye and opened the door: "Come up, we're going to be late."

"thanks."

Skye said thank you to Alexis after getting in the car. She had heard Alexis say it when she was shopping with Alexis yesterday. She is also in Midtown High School, but she is a year older than her.

Cassell started the car directly after Lake got into the car.

Alexis in the back seat said: "Under normal circumstances, the school bus will stop at the entrance of our building at half past seven, and we will gather at the bottom of the building tomorrow."

Skye nodded.

Lake, who was sitting in the co-pilot, glanced at Skye through the rearview mirror and felt something was wrong.

Speaking of...

Shouldn't Skye's character be fearless and carefree?

Is it the butterfly effect?

Lake muttered inwardly, if this is to destroy the great devil who can break the earth in the future, Lake does not know whether he should be praised or punished.

……and many more.

correct.

Was Skye still the director of S.H.I.E.L.D.?

If Skye was Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., what am I, the adoptive father of S.H.I.E.L.D?

Lake began to exude thoughts.

After half an hour.

Midtown School has arrived.

Lake hadn't gotten out of the car yet. Seeing the acquaintance at the school gate, he looked at Cassel helplessly: "Did you tell George?"

Cassel shook his head. "I swear to God I didn't, but Beckett knew."

Lake: "..."

How is this different from telling George?

Lake shook his head speechlessly, pushed open the car door, and George, who seemed to have been waiting over there for a while, saw Lake, and immediately waved.

Gwen next to George looked curiously at Skye who got off the back seat.

Alexis and Gwen have met. After all, both of them are academic masters, and they are both little beauties. In addition, Cassel often hangs out with the New York Police Department now, so it is not strange to know each other.

Skye, Gwen is the first meeting.

After all, her father had said it a few days ago that Uncle Lake had adopted a girl and was trying to transfer her to Midtown High. Lake also asked George to talk to Gwen to help Skye. Get familiar with the environment.

Lake and George hugged: "No case at the police station?"

George looked at his watch: "It's fine in the morning."

Lake snorted, and out of the corner of his eye he paid attention to the position of the three little loli.

As a talented scholar, Gwen was not only a scholarship recipient of Midtown University, but also a student assistant in the ninth grade. Naturally, he was perfect in his contact with Skye.

Just after a while.

Gwen said to George and the others, "Dad, I'll take Skye to get the books and class schedule first."

George nodded.

Alexis also waved goodbye to Cassel. She was a freshman, but there was still time to accompany Skye to pick up books and class schedules.

Lake said to George, "How about Joe?"

When Joe was discharged from the hospital, Lake went to see it, and then he didn't have time to go. These days, he was busy with signing some documents for Skye's adoption and changing schools.

George said, "It's okay, it's recovered, but Montgomery still asks Joe to go to the psychiatrist every week."

Lake nodded: "Some problems take time to heal."

Cassel calmly took out a small notebook from his arms.

Lake's eyebrows beat: "What are you doing?"

Cassell said without looking up: "Material, as a classic quote from the Nikki Hitt series of resident agents of the Homeland Security Agency."

Lake's mouth twitched.

I can't wait to pull out a gun at this moment and shoot this lewd crime novel writer who habitually wrote him as a careless detective in the book with a headshot.

Time flickers.

soon.

Christmas in 2002 is just around the corner.

In the past few months, Lake has nothing to do. It is not every day that there are cases that endanger national security. Lake is also happy and relaxed. After all, it feels like he has done things for several years this year.

When it comes to Langley alone, I get twice.

This doesn't work.

If this offends Langley, there will be big problems.

S.H.I.E.L.D. is stunned, an illegal law enforcement organization that doesn't even deserve a name, but Lake is not cowardly.

Want to have fun?

There are also.

Lake gave the photo of Nick Fury to the New York Police Department, and asked George to talk to the patrol officers, and find fault with him and post a ticket when he had time. According to the grapevine, Nick Fury is no longer driving by himself.

This is New York.

Lake said he would treat Nick Fury slowly, and the patrolman was just the first course.

How many dishes are left?

This year is not available.

Lake bought him and Skye a plane ticket back to Washington this afternoon, ready to go home for Christmas, and next year, Lake promised to spare a month to play with Nick Fury.

Star Building.

Skye walked to the turn of the spiral staircase, leaned on the stairs, and said to Lake, who was pulling his small backpack over the sofa, "Are you sure I can't stay in New York alone?"

Lake said without looking back: "No."

"why?"

"It's illegal."

"I can be babysitting for Jason's house on the tenth floor."

"Because you only have three hours of care."

"..."

Lake pulled up his backpack, turned his head towards Skye on the other side of the stairs and said, "You want to stay in New York alone for half a month, wow, after I come back, I will be wanted by the Children's Department and the Family Court. "

Skye shrugged and walked upstairs: "Okay."

Lake looked at Skye's back and said, "Come on, we're running out of time for the plane."

"understood."

"..."

Lake listened to Skye's reply from upstairs and smiled. In the past few months, his relationship with Skye has also made great progress. At least, Skye is no longer so restrained now. , has also returned to the china girl mode where she dared to ask Lake for money when she ran into Lake for the first time.

Washington Airport.

This time it was Betty who came to pick up Lake.

"elder brother!"

Betty and Lake hugged, and then their eyes fell on Skye who followed Lake. Betty reached out to Skye: "Hello, Skye, my name is Betty."

Skye and Betty shook hands.

Lake opened the trunk, but after putting the suitcase in Skye's hand, he closed the trunk and walked directly towards the driver's door.

Skye sat in the back seat.

Betty is the co-pilot.

Lake looked at a sign on the right side of the windshield and said to Betty on the co-pilot: "Why, do you still accept what fate has arranged for you?"

That sign is an entry and exit pass for Quantico Biolabs.

It is clear.

Betty is still working in the military's biological laboratory.

"Uh."

Betty made an uncomfortable expression and looked at Lake: "I prefer this job, it is God's tempering for you, I won't stay in it for a long time, I still need love, I still need love."

Lake was a little curious: "There are so many Quanticos, don't you like it?"

Betty turned her head sideways: "They're all soldiers."

"What happened to the soldier?"

"Ah."

Betty looked at Lake: "There's already a dad at home and you, don't worry, I don't want to find such a boyfriend for myself."

Lake wanted to stop and knocked Betty hard.

What happened to the soldier?

Without so many soldiers in the Federation, what kind of preferential treatment do you think you can get overseas.

Even in an inn in Europe, it seems that federal tourists are the most popular.

Arlington County.

Karen was the same as every time Lake came back. After hearing the horn, she pushed open the door and looked at the car coming from not far away.

Lake and Skye and Betty got out of the car.

Karen watched as she got out of the car, with her unique mixed-race beauty, and finally gave Skye her long hair back, and gave Skye a big hug.

The adopted granddaughter is also a granddaughter.

Karen is satisfied with this.

Lake pulled the luggage out of the trunk, and after putting it in his room on the second floor and the packed Skye room, when he went downstairs, he saw the three women sitting on the sofa and looking at the album.

"What are you doing?"

"Show Skye a picture of you as a child."

"It's handsome."

"..."

Betty was silent for a while, looked at Lake, who was automatically walking towards the wine cabinet, and said with a serious face: "Brother, you are still the same as when you were a child, with the same high self-awareness."

Lake took out the bourbon from the wine cabinet: "Am I wrong? Who, the elementary school graduation party couldn't find anyone, and he insisted on pulling me to be the dance partner."

Betty gritted her teeth: "Again, it's not that I can't find anyone. That damn Frank ate something bad and was sent to the hospital. If there is a choice, I will never let you help."

Lake shrugged: "It's too late, this is your dark history, and it can't be erased."

Betty smiled: "Oh, black history?"

Lake frowned and looked at Betty.

Betty said directly to Skye: "Skye, do you want to hear about the embarrassment of Lake's first love?"

Lake hurriedly called out, "I ask for a truce."

Betty triumphantly said, "It's too late."

Lake reluctantly asked for foreign aid: "Mom, Skye is only thirteen years old this year. I don't think that story needs to be told."

Karen laughed and got up: "This is your business. I refuse to participate in it. At the age of thirteen, I should be able to talk a little bit, so take it as a warning."

Lake was speechless.

Betty laughed and told Skye about Lake's embarrassing story about his first love.

In fact, it's not an embarrassing thing to say.

It's just that Lake's first love was thirteen years old. Then, the woman came to the door and began to ask Karen and Ross, with some confusion, how to educate Lake, because his daughter, Lake's first love, had That knowledge is still taught by Lake.

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