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At least, breaking up is better than being cheated on.
At this moment, Dr. Reed said dejectedly, "Mr. Ryan, Susan and I have broken up, and for whatever reason, I cannot make this decision for Susan."
"If you really like Susan, Mr. Ryan, I hope you can maintain your previous gentlemanly manners."
"Using investment or something as a form of coercion is, frankly, rather despicable..."
Ryan looked completely bewildered and glanced at Dr. Reed.
Could this guy have misunderstood something?
"No, you two broke up?"
Raine originally wanted to directly offer to acquire the energy avoidance technology and the technology for receiving cosmic storm energy from the other party.
But before he could finish speaking, he glanced at Susan's radiant appearance.
Ryan's words were a bit off-key.
Dr. Reed took a swig of his drink on the table, looking dejected and resentful.
Susan, Johnny, and Ben, on the other hand, looked as if they had expected this.
This is right.
The other party acted so formally before, I thought they were really there to discuss business, but I didn't expect them to try to pressure me with their huge sums of money and put me in such a coercive position.
360 million! I never imagined Reed could cause so much trouble.
Susan remained expressionless, but secretly she felt a little smug. "I really am attractive!"
Johnny was practically drooling; he never imagined his sister was worth so much.
The atmosphere became somewhat awkward.
Ryan really wanted to say that he wasn't there to poach his employees.
But the other party has already misunderstood.
You can't just take the blame and get nothing in return.
No, women are always around, but the path to enlightenment is more important.
Ryan's gaze struggled to leave the radiant Susan. He coughed lightly and said, "Dr. Reed, I think you've misunderstood."
"What I mean is, is it possible that the lack of progress in your experiment is related to the location of the research?"
Dr. Reed paused for a moment, then said, "Mr. Ryan, I don't quite understand what you mean."
Ryan calmly stated, "The Sullivan Group has joined forces with the American Air Force, S.H.I.E.L.D., NASA's Kennedy Space Center, and other parties to invest hundreds of billions to establish a space research center."
“I think, Dr. Reed, you might need an experimental research lab that stands in outer space.”
"Of course, I suggest that Ms. Susan act as our representative to facilitate communication between our two sides!"
Dr. Reed: "..."
Susan: “…”
Johnny: "..."
These days, are people really willing to spend so much money to pick up girls?
Spending hundreds of billions?
Chapter 268 Only Reed can suffer.
Susan is definitely a very beautiful woman.
But as for whether Susan is worth hundreds of billions of dollars, for Ryan, it's both very much and completely not worth it.
As a pure practitioner, Renn did not value worldly wealth and money.
If you spend hundreds of billions of dollars, you can buy an opportunity to understand cause and effect.
For Ryan, that money was well worth it.
As the new generation's chosen one in the Marvel universe, after correcting the discrepancy between his own path and the secondary world, it became easier for Raine to comprehend the laws of nature.
Unlike the extremely obscure laws and environments of the Luofu World and the Immortal Cultivation World.
In the Marvel universe, due to the erosion of the world's laws by those powerful beings over the years, the laws of this world are exposed and relatively easy to comprehend.
Furthermore, things like the Infinity Stones are essentially manifestations of aggregates of laws.
Therefore, for Renn, an opportunity to comprehend cause and effect was not particularly precious.
But upon closer reflection, I realized I wasn't the kind of gentleman who would turn down a beautiful woman.
Being a womanizer is my defining characteristic, being a romantic is my essence, and dual cultivation is my cheat code.
Anyway, Susan and Dr. Reed have already broken up.
Moreover, Susan is a woman of pure yin.
A space research center costing hundreds of billions of dollars is bound to be built sooner or later, and it wouldn't be a problem to give Susan a little shock along the way.
Collecting celestial energy is certainly not something that can be accomplished with just one space shuttle.
With the Heavenly River True Law as his fundamental method, Raine's magical power and cultivation were far beyond what ordinary people could imagine.
Take the Earthly Fiend Realm as an example.
Within the underground beehive base, hundreds of millions of US dollars are spent daily just on cloning the Five Elements Spirit Insects, mass-producing Terrigen Crystals, and accelerating the cultivation of the Five Elements Earthly Fiend Crystals.
To this end, Raine took some of the money he had taken from the Undead Monk, the Golden Court Clan, and the Church of Light.
Through the channels of the Red House, a large amount of gold, silver jewelry, and antique paintings were laundered and converted into cash, which was enough to support the consumption of the underground Hive base.
Otherwise, even if the Sullivan Group is worth $200 billion today, it will be quickly depleted.
This is also why the Sullivan Group has been slow to list other projects.
Following lizard serum.
The next step for the Sullivan Group is to promote the Perfect Blood and Blood Orchid Longevity Project.
Using perfect blood as a fusion agent, people can perfectly fuse with a special gene extracted from the body of a Bornean python. Then, blood orchids are used to stimulate transformation, breaking through cellular limits, thereby enabling ordinary people to extend their lifespan.
This project could generate far greater profits than the previous lizard serum project.
Among the White House, the military, and major conglomerates, the Sullivan Group has already provided some prospective reports and data. There are even reports of elderly conglomerate heads who, after undergoing secret treatment, have successfully extended their lives by more than 10 years.
It was precisely because of such enormous profits that Rein was able to persuade the military, S.H.I.E.L.D., NASA, and other parties to unite and create a multi-billion dollar space research center.
Originally, Rein came here to directly acquire Dr. Reed's black technology for avoiding and accepting cosmic storm energy.
But since the other party was being so honest, pushing Susan towards him.
So giving the other party a little something sweet isn't a bad idea.
Sure enough, after Ryan promised to leave a laboratory for Dr. Reed at the Space Research Center.
Dr. Reed readily offered up his advanced technology.
After everything was agreed upon.
Ryan didn't say anything more to Dr. Reed and the others.
With Johnny the Human Torch pushing him, Ryan went along with it and invited Susan to have dinner together in the city.
Space launch center.
Dr. Reed watched as Ryan and Susan walked away together, and let out a long, dejected sigh.
"Ben, do you think my decision was wrong?"
“Reed, believe me, no woman can resist a man who will spend billions on her, and…”
"And what?"
“Reed, at least, well, at least you and Susan have broken up, haven’t you?”
"No, no, Ben, I know this isn't what you want to say. Tell me, what exactly do you want to say?"
Dr. Reed was somewhat anxious and irritable.
Ben's stone face showed an extremely awkward expression. He reached out and scratched his head, causing a pile of pebbles to fall to the ground.
Ben looked like he was having a difficult childbirth.
Johnny walked over with a check, beaming, and said, "Reed, I just didn't want to hurt your feelings. But if you want the truth, I'll tell you!"
"Compared to my brother-in-law, you're not handsome enough, you're not romantic, you're a deadbeat, you're not capable, and you often go bankrupt."
“Tell me, Reed, if you were a woman, who would you choose?”
Dr. Reed: "..."
Mommy Fuck.
Talk nonsense.
Johnny's merciless and sharp rebuke turned Dr. Reed's face as black as the bottom of a pot.
But one has to admit that what Johnny said seems to be true.