Chapter 75: Chapter 75: Nine Years Later
The secret room was located under a dilapidated residential building in Hell's Kitchen, bought by Clark shortly after his crossing, belonging to the kind of corner that, despite being in a bustling area, was hard to notice.
When Clark and Mindy came out of the secret room, they found that everything around them looked the same as in his memory, but was actually quite different.
Or to put it another way, his secret room and the residential building it was in hadn't changed much since he entered the quantum realm, but the surrounding environment had undergone great changes.
Seeing the familiar yet strange surroundings, Clark's heart sank halfway.
"Gurgle..."
Just as Clark was pondering how to determine the current background environment, a protesting sound from a stomach suddenly came from beside him. Turning his head, he saw Mindy shyly lowering her head, looking like she dared not face him.
"Let's go!" Seeing this, Clark gave up on immediately exploring the truth: "Let's go eat something first."
They found a McDonald's nearby, ordered two hamburgers, a bucket of chicken wings, and two cups of red bean milk tea, and sat down at a spot near the window to eat.
It's unknown what exactly happened in the quantum realm, not only Mindy but even Clark's stomach had been protesting, but his body control was stronger, so he didn't let it make any sound.
The moment they started eating, Clark immediately showed an eating strength several times that of the little loli, finishing a large amount of food and only feeling half full.
Having no choice, he ordered another set just like the original, finally feeling the happiness of being full and satisfied.
Looking out the window, he saw Tony Stark on a huge billboard across the street, bragging during a media interview.
At that moment, a kid at the next seat also noticed Tony on the billboard, curiously pestering an old man with a white beard: "Grandpa, Grandpa, how many girlfriends does Tony Stark have?"
It could be roughly determined that they were still in the Marvel universe, and even before Tony became Iron Man.
Otherwise, the kid's question would have been about how many girlfriends Iron Man had, not using Tony's name.
This might be considered good news?
Suddenly, Clark felt like he was being watched. Turning his head, he saw a white man in a black suit, black hat, black trench coat, and thick black sunglasses on his nose, walking towards them with a smile. His appearance alone exuded a strong mafia vibe.
Clark raised an eyebrow and joked: "Are you trying to make yourself the American version of Xu Wenqiang?"
Receiving +666 impression points from Matt Murdock!
The visitor was indeed Daredevil, Matt Murdock. Hearing Clark's words, he was immediately puzzled and said: "Sorry, I don't know who you're talking about, so I can't appreciate the joke."
As Murdock sat down in front of Clark, he asked: "Clark, where have you been all these years?"
Hearing the other's words, Clark secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
From the fact that the other recognized him, it could be determined that he, Clark, was still in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and hadn't crossed into any other messy parallel universes.
He was very certain that in the nearly 200,000 parallel universes of the Marvel world, the only universe where a nobody like Clark Lee could chat and laugh with Daredevil wouldn't have a second instance! So, it seems he only crossed the timeline and didn't experience spatial displacement, which could be considered a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.
This feeling from the quantum realm trip, rather than calling it crossing, felt more like a retreat.
After the retreat, everything had changed for the better, with significantly increased strength.
Although Clark still didn't understand the principle behind his power surge and Mindy's superpower awakening.
He sighed softly and said: "I really want to know what happened during the time I disappeared."
"Compared to that, could you first tell me about the situation outside, like what year it is now, and what major events have happened since I disappeared?"
Seeing Clark and Murdock discussing serious matters, Mindy decisively kept quiet, playing the part of the background.
Hearing Clark's question, Murdock hesitated slightly before shaking his head: "There's a lot to say about that, let me think about where to start."
"Just start with yourself." Clark immediately made the choice for him: "Mindy and I just appeared less than an hour ago, and you're the first person to find me. I don't think this is a coincidence."
Murdock sighed again: "Of course it's not a coincidence, because Hell's Kitchen is my turf?"
Clark was instantly confused.
What's going on? But with Murdock's explanation, he also roughly understood what had happened.
It turns out that during the time Clark and Mindy were in the quantum realm, a full nine years had passed in the outside world! The current date is April 16, 2008! After the original Avengers quartet took down the New York branch of the Hand, New York's underground power became even more chaotic.
The fall of a major power often means a reshuffling of various forces and a redistribution of the pie.
Feeling that ordinary citizens' lives became even more miserable under the scourge of gangs, Murdock began to doubt whether his previous actions were right or wrong.
The hot-tempered Punisher proposed to kill all gang members, one by one, until those with ill intentions were scared off, making the world peaceful.
Murdock, with his saintly nature, of course, wouldn't agree to such extreme proposals, but he also knew he couldn't persuade the Punisher, so he continued to inquire about Clark's situation, dragging the Punisher to find Hank Pym, hoping that Pym, with his high status and experience, could stop the Punisher's irrational behavior.
Then, it's unclear exactly what Pym said to them.
But after leaving Pym's place, the superhero world's Shura and saint miraculously reached an agreement.
Daredevil, Murdock, directly took over the Hand's remnants, officially starting his gangster career, with the Punisher voluntarily helping him establish a large territory!
Thus, with Pym's encouragement and the Punisher's help, Daredevil became the new leader of the New York Hand and, after some struggles, the biggest underground kingpin in New York! Clark felt this outcome was quite good.
As Pym said, given the political environment in the US, it's impossible to eradicate gang power, so it's better to have it in Daredevil's hands, which is better for ordinary people.
After understanding Murdock's situation, Clark raised another question that concerned him more.
"So, what about everyone else in these nine years?"
Afraid Murdock might miss the point, Clark immediately added: "Like Uncle Pym, Hope, Big Brother Hawkeye, Nalan Bai, and my Nirvana Film."
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