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By the way, Loki had left his brother Thor on Earth for so long, and Lin Rui didn’t know how things were going with him. If Loki had successfully obtained the Mind Stone from Thanos, perhaps they could completely neutralize the threat posed by Thanos.
Without the Infinity Stones, Thanos, despite still being incredibly powerful, would lose the ability to snap his fingers and wipe out half of all life in the universe.
Thinking about this, Lin Rui contemplated while following T’Challa back to the royal palace of Wakanda.
This time, the treatment they received alongside Tony was much better than when Lin Rui and Bucky had first arrived in Wakanda. And when Lin Rui saw Princess Shuri waiting at the entrance of the great hall, he nodded and smiled at her.
To ensure the continuation of negotiations, Lin Rui had spoken to Shuri a few more times before leaving Wakanda. Before departing, he informed her that if he was pursued after leaving Wakanda, T’Challa should thoroughly investigate the High Priest. Lin Rui had a strong suspicion that the High Priest was behind it.
Of course, Shuri initially didn’t believe that the High Priest would do such a thing. However, she remembered Lin Rui’s words and secretly watched Lin Rui and Bucky as they safely left Wakanda.
So, with this information, Lin Rui had taken decisive action to deal with the armed group sent by the High Priest. This cunning move not only eliminated the threat but also provided T’Challa with an opportunity to see through the High Priest.
As for Lin Rui’s earlier speculation about the “Power of the World” affecting the plot, by now, when he had grown to his current level, its influence on him was limited. Unless it somehow enabled Thanos to come knocking on their door with other Infinity Stones.
If that were the case, Lin Rui believed they might still have a chance. After all, the Space Stone was now in Lin Rui’s possession.
The Time Stone was in the hands of the sorcerer known as the Ancient One, the Reality Stone existed as the Aether in Asgard’s vault, the Power Stone was on Xandar, and the Soul Stone had yet to be revealed. With Thanos not having all the Infinity Stones, he might not be unbeatable.
By the way, Loki had left his brother Thor on Earth for so long, and Lin Rui didn’t know how things were going with him. If Loki had successfully obtained the Mind Stone from Thanos, perhaps they could completely neutralize the threat posed by Thanos.
Without the Infinity Stones, Thanos, despite still being incredibly powerful, would lose the ability to snap his fingers and wipe out half of all life in the universe.
Thinking about this, Lin Rui contemplated while following T’Challa back to the royal palace of Wakanda.
This time, the treatment they received alongside Tony was much better than when Lin Rui and Bucky had first arrived in Wakanda. And when Lin Rui saw Princess Shuri waiting at the entrance of the great hall, he nodded and smiled at her.
To ensure the continuation of negotiations, Lin Rui had spoken to Shuri a few more times before leaving Wakanda. Before departing, he informed her that if he was pursued after leaving Wakanda, T’Challa should thoroughly investigate the High Priest. Lin Rui had a strong suspicion that the High Priest was behind it.
Of course, Shuri initially didn’t believe that the High Priest would do such a thing. However, she remembered Lin Rui’s words and secretly watched Lin Rui and Bucky as they safely left Wakanda.
So, with this information, Lin Rui had taken decisive action to deal with the armed group sent by the High Priest. This cunning move not only eliminated the threat but also provided T’Challa with an opportunity to see through the High Priest.
“By the way, where’s your bodyguard?” Just as Lin Rui approached the door and was about to greet Shuri, she suddenly spoke.
“Uh… about that…”
Hearing Shuri’s question, Lin Rui realized she was asking about Bucky, whom he had transported away using the Space Stone. His current identity couldn’t be revealed, or it could lead to dire consequences, which Lin Rui couldn’t predict.
Before Lin Rui and Bucky had arrived in Wakanda, Wakanda had already conducted an investigation into their identities. Bucky, as a pawn set up by Lin Rui in Wakanda’s eyes, had a relatively good relationship with T’Challa. Therefore, Wakanda would naturally investigate T’Challa’s identity thoroughly.
Although Wakanda hadn’t been able to investigate him thoroughly due to Lin Rui’s interference, they still knew that Bucky wasn’t a simple mercenary.
However, after Lin Rui had revealed his first identity to them, T’Challa and Shuri had classified Bucky, who was supposed to be a bodyguard sent by SHIELD to protect the diplomatic envoy, as less important. Of course, that might have been a deliberate choice to maintain the first identity.
“Bodyguard? Jackson, did you hire a bodyguard?” Upon hearing Shuri’s question, Tony, who was beside Lin Rui, also heard it and asked.
“No, it’s a friend. He happened to be free, so I brought him along,” Lin Rui explained hesitantly upon hearing Tony’s curious question.
Although Lin Rui had already destroyed all the information regarding Bucky’s past as the Winter Soldier under Hydra’s control at the Siberia base before arriving in Wakanda, he was still worried about a face-to-face encounter between Tony and Bucky. After all, Bucky had remembered the crimes he had committed under Hydra’s control.
If Bucky were to see Tony face to face, the guilt in his heart might lead him to turn himself in. In that case, Lin Rui wouldn’t know how to resolve the situation.
Given Tony’s personality, he would never let the guy who had killed his parents off the hook. From Rogers’ perspective, his best friend had committed those crimes under Hydra’s control, and he didn’t deserve to be executed for them.
Lin Rui had maintained contact with Bucky and helped him evade SHIELD’s pursuit for so long to prevent Tony and Rogers from discovering him. This way, the Civil War, which would have inflicted heavy losses on Earth’s superhero factions and the Earth Federation, wouldn’t have happened. As for how to deal with this trouble in the future, Lin Rui hadn’t thought of a good solution yet.
“Friend?” Hearing Lin Rui’s answer, Tony was a bit puzzled but didn’t ask further questions.
Since Lin Rui said he was a friend, then he was a friend. Besides, judging from the way the Wakandan princess acted, she didn’t seem to be an important figure. Right now, Tony was more attracted by the various advanced technologies in Wakanda.
“Hopefully, T’Challa won’t look for Bucky. Otherwise, Tony will be even more curious.”
And so, with Lin Rui and Tony each having their own thoughts, they sat down at the negotiation table with T’Challa.
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