Chapter 44: Chapter 44
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James, who was standing nearby, was stunned when he saw this. "It's resolved?" he thought. James had expected the Green Goblin to make a comeback with a beautiful final punch. But unexpectedly, he was knocked out by our side with just one punch. This ending seemed rushed. He looked at Noel with awe in his eyes. This man was truly powerful. To him, Green Goblin was already strong, both in speed and strength. But the complete suppression with no struggle could only mean the man before him was even more formidable.
Noel looked at the unconscious Green Goblin and muttered to himself, "I thought I would have to use magnetic handcuffs to restrain your movements during the fight. But it turns out I was thinking too much. Your fighting ability is really lousy." After that, he took out two pairs of magnetic handcuffs from his waist and bound Green Goblin's hands and feet. After doing all this, he looked at James again and said, "The trouble is resolved. Let's continue with the contract." James nodded quickly, "Okay, Mr. Li, I will sign the contract now."
Noel walked back to the coffee table and handed the two copies of the contract to James. James quickly found a pen and began to sign his name. Seeing this, Noel felt good. After all, the lowest market price was 13 million, but he managed to get it for 11 million. And it wasn't even cash, but the future profits of Osborn. It could be said that he made a great deal. With this 20% stake, after acquiring some scattered shares in the stock market tonight, he would have enough to achieve a 51% absolute controlling stake. After tonight, Osborn would belong to him, Noel.
Actually, even without Noel, Osborn would not go bankrupt and decline. Soon, Green Goblin would regain control of the company, relying on his strong scientific and business abilities. He would quickly revive Osborn and make it grow bigger, eventually becoming a giant company to rival Stark Industries. However, from this night on, history would change. Osborn would take a completely different path. It would belong to Noel and become a massive business organization serving Noel. James finished signing the two contracts and handed one of them to Noel, saying, "Mr. Li, the contract is signed. Congratulations! You will become the new ruler of Osborn." He extended his hand.
Noel shook James's hand and said, "Thank you." He put away the contract and pointed at Green Goblin, "I'll take care of this person." James nodded. Noel then lifted Green Goblin and picked up his flight device. Skillfully, he placed it in the trunk and put the flight device under the seat. After doing all this, Noel drove home. The car shuttled through the neon-lit streets, illuminated as if it were coated with a layer of colorful dream paint. A song called "Sunset Boulevard" was playing in the car. In a good mood, Noel hummed along: "We run in the middle of this road, We cry at both ends of this road, Whenever the sunset sunlight colors everything, I see the darkness of the night, The evening breeze blows over the golden beach banquet, I'm still not used to that taste." Accompanied by the familiar melody, looking at the modern city and the familiar skyscrapers, Noel felt as if he had returned to his past life. Fragments of memories from his past life flashed through his mind—childhood, adolescence, youth. It felt as if he had never left.
Unconsciously, the car drove back to the area of Hell's Kitchen. Bang! Bang! Not far away, a jewelry store was being robbed. A massive rhinoceros-like man easily smashed the glass and took out the gold jewelry. The nearby store clerks trembled in the corner. That massive figure, with that huge rhinoceros head, brought Noel's thoughts back. Reality told him that this was no longer his past life, but a Marvel world full of fantasy. At this moment, Noel completely felt that everything had changed. Noel shook his head and cleared his mind. He continued driving towards the safe house. As for the rhinoceros man robbing the jewelry store, it had nothing to do with him. He was busy now, needing to go home to complete today's research tasks and deal with the Green Goblin. After a few more minutes of driving, Noel finally arrived at the safe house.
He carried the Green Goblin downstairs, opened the basement door, and placed the Green Goblin on the workbench. Using magnetic handcuffs, he securely chained him to the workbench. The basement had already undergone some changes. Transparent glass surrounded each workbench, turning them into separate rooms. When the clones and thieves saw Noel carrying the Green Goblin, they all showed expressions of sympathy and sadness. Another unlucky guy with the same fate had arrived. Noel saw the clones and others looking at the Green Goblin, so he pressed a button. Soon, the glass was no longer transparent and became invisible. After completing these tasks, he left the Green Goblin's room and prepared to wait for him to wake up and ask about the Green Goblin's strengthening potion.
He returned to his equipment room and began to complete the unfinished tasks for the day. A row of unfinished button weapons was placed on the workbench. He was preparing to create a batch of button weapons. Currently, he already had two types of button weapons: neurotoxin and electromagnetic pulse. On the workbench, there were two more button weapons, one was a high-voltage shock button, and the other was an alarm button. The high-voltage shock button could release a huge electric current in a short period of time, stunning the enemy. The alarm button, when placed in a special location, could alert if someone appeared or through some other means. This thing was mainly used around houses for early warning.
Noel quickly operated with both hands. Soon, one weapon button after another appeared on Noel's workbench. Suddenly, a slight vibration occurred while Noel was working. Immediately, a loud noise came from the computer monitor. Noel looked over. He saw the rhinoceros man who had previously robbed the store appearing in his neighborhood, fighting against an agile figure. It was Ghost Spider, Gwen. The rhinoceros man charged onto the road outside his house, flipping over the cars on the side and smashing them into the walls. If it weren't for his sturdy walls, they would have been smashed through. Gwen was fighting against the rhinoceros man. The wall across the street was directly blasted open by the rhinoceros man. Seeing that his home was about to be attacked, Noel put on his Toad goggles and fisherman's hat, and rushed out. He leaped up, crouched on top of his own wall, and lowered his hat brim, speaking in a low voice, "Hey, big guy, can you stay away from my house?"