Chapter 56 Defender

Driving into a remote location.

Luke Cage parked the car, looked back at Matt and Axing in the car, and then opened the car door, leaving room for the two to talk.

Matt turned his head slightly and sighed when he heard the noise coming from the front seat and the soft footsteps outside the car. In fact, not only Ah Xing, he also hopes to persuade Luke Cage to join his team against the Hand.

It's just that Luke Cage's attitude has always been clear and obvious, and he doesn't want to get involved too much.

"A Xing, Mrs. Gao has appeared again." Shaking his head helplessly, Matt first returned his attention to A Xing sitting next to him.

"Mrs. Gao?"

Although he knew very well who Mrs. Gao was, and even knew her identity better than Matt as Daredevil, on the surface Li Ran still used his clone to put on a confused expression and asked.

Although he couldn't see the expression on Ah Xing's face, Matt still sensed the emotion he wanted to express from the tone of his words, and then reminded him: "That's the person we fought in the factory before."

"Oh, you mean that weird old lady." He nodded with a bewildered expression, and Axing said mercilessly: "To be precise, we have never fought, and I have never been Legs, and you just got slapped by her."

"..."

Axing's words made Matt silent for a moment.

Recalling the scene in the factory, even now, he could still feel the faint pain from the wound that Mrs. Gao left on his chest.

"Okay, maybe what I said was not accurate enough." With a helpless smile, Matt suppressed his bitter memory and showed a serious expression: "Axing, I need your help, just like last time. "

"Is it because of Mrs. Gao?" From what Matt said before contacting him, Li Ran in the antique store had already guessed the key to the other party's request, which was to help him deal with Mrs. Gao.

"That's right." As expected, after hearing this, Matt nodded and continued: "Not only did Madam Gao appear again, but she also brought a very dangerous organization - the Hand. With the terrifying power of the Hand, she attempted to integrate The illegal drug trade throughout Hell’s Kitchen.”

"The Hand?"

"This is a very scary organization, and it has been hidden in the darkness. I have only recently come into contact with news about this organization, and have had several short battles with them." When it comes to the Hand, Matt's expression There have been some changes. Obviously, the previous battles were not as simple as he said.

"The power of the Hand is too strong, and I don't have the confidence to stop them with my own strength." The successive battles during this period not only left numerous wounds on Matt's body, but also continued to test him. With this superhero's willpower, he felt more and more the insignificance and fragility of fighting against evil alone.

As Claire said, he needs an alliance to help him fight against the threat from the Hand.

"Axing, your power is crucial to me."

After saying everything, Matt breathed a sigh of relief and waited for Ah Xing's final decision. He was even prepared to be rejected.

"OK."

However, without much hesitation, Axing immediately gave Matt a positive answer.

"Why?" The hand holding the guide stick subconsciously tightened, and Matt looked at Ah Xing, his tone a little excited but also a little confused.

"Being chivalrous and righteous, rescuing lives and healing the wounded is the duty of martial arts practitioners like us. This is the principle taught by Master Ye when I was practicing martial arts in Penglai."

"Master Ye?" Ah Xing's answer was mixed in Chinese and English. Even Matt, as a lawyer, didn't understand everything.

However, he still detected a title from the other party's words.

Noticed.

In the antique store, Li Ran used his clone to observe Matt's reaction and secretly praised the superhero's sensitivity.

"Master Ye is a martial artist who accidentally entered Penglai. According to what he said, he was originally a warrior. Because he was tired of fighting and felt powerless in the war, he traveled sadly and ended up in Penglai."

After throwing out a little bit about the setting of Ip Man, Li Ran stopped briefly, leaving room for the imagination of his opponent Matt.

Keeping Ah Xing's description of Master Ye in mind, Matt immediately focused back on the battle he was about to face. Although, with the addition of Ah Xing, he is no longer as powerless as he was alone in the past when fighting against the Hand, but he also knows that if he wants to truly eliminate the threat of the Hand, he and Ah Xing must rely solely on himself and Ah Xing. Two people are definitely not enough.

They need more help.

And right now, the closest and most suitable candidate to the two is naturally Luke Cage standing outside.

This invulnerable and powerful big man simply exists to fight.

"Perhaps you can let me try it."

Facing the distress expressed by Matt, Axing couldn't help but speak.

From Li Ran's perspective, he naturally hopes that the more people and clones can act together, the better, because in this way he can gain more legend.

…

After getting off the car, Li Ran couldn't help but raise his eyebrows in the antique shop when he looked at Luke Cage standing a little far away, silently entranced.

Although Luke Cage looks tall and thick, his personality is completely different from that of ordinary black people. Perhaps it is because of his experiences and memories in prison that this big man is very content with his duties. Even a little too content with one's duties.

"Long time no see, Luke."

Walking forward, Li Ran controlled Ah Xing and said hello to him.

"It didn't take long actually." Turning his head and looking at the clone, Luke Cage said lightly.

"I heard that you started taking action after I left Harlem."

"I did that because of Dad, because there is a place in Harlem that deserves my protection and is within my ability, instead of running to join forces with a blind man to fight against some weird organization."

"But, Luke, have you ever thought that if you don't stand up now and defeat the Hand, their power will come to Harlem sooner or later, and by then, illegal drugs will be rampant throughout Harlem. Are you willing to see this happen?"

"That's just speculation on your part."

Li Ran's words clearly touched upon something that Luke Cage had been avoiding and unwilling to think about deeply.

"Do you really think so, Luke?"

Turning his head and looking directly at Ah Xing for a long time, Luke Cage finally sighed and made a compromise in his heart: "Okay, I agree to join you. What is the name of your team?"

"What are we called?" Although Li Ran already knew the name of the team, he still gave this opportunity to Matt, who was standing not far away.

Matt stood next to the car. Although he was a little far away from the positions of Xing and Luke Cage, his super senses still allowed him to clearly hear Xing's inquiry. He slightly raised the corners of his mouth, and the blind lawyer nodded and said.

"Defenders."