Simultaneous travel: I have forged an immortal name in the heavens

Chapter 166 [The Split of Stark Industries, Envious Peter]

next day
At the Stark Group's New York press conference.

Tony Stark stood still in the background, watching the military spokesman Colonel Rhodes speak on TV in front of him.

Below him were a group of expectant reporters, with cameras pointed at him and broadcasting the event live.

Colonel Rhodes: "The incident yesterday where an Iron Man tamed a tiger that escaped from a circus has nothing to do with the failure of the Stark Industries reactor."

"Shit, he's lying!"

Looking at his good friend Colonel Rhodes on the TV camera, Tony Stark's expression was very serious, even with a little suppressed anger.

"Tony!"

Pepper grabbed Tony's arm worriedly. She knew why Tony was so angry, because the military and SHIELD had fabricated an untrue lie.

But sometimes, even the arms giant Stark Group has to remain silent. The truth is very heavy and it is not something that can be revealed casually.

"I see"

Tony closed his eyes and let Pepper put makeup on him. He could still vaguely see the faint scar on his forehead.

Yesterday, there was a lot of blood here.

Fortunately, there is the super healing potion provided by the Osborne Group.
"I paid for the entire Stark Industries complex, but I could only watch as Obadiah was rescued by the secret organization my father founded, and the Stark Industries weapons division was split off."

Tony's eyelids twitched and he took a deep breath, "I don't mind at all, really."

"But you can get a sufficiently generous compensation, as well as Obadiah's shares and the extraordinary power Stark, but you must learn to keep silent first."

Just as Tony was being sarcastic, a figure in a black windbreaker approached.

It was Nick Fury. He looked at Tony with his one eye, and after a long moment, he sighed, "I'm sorry, Tony, but it's for the greater good."

"That's something Hydra and the Nazis would say!" Tony turned his head away stubbornly.

He didn't accept Nick Fury's hypocritical apology.

Pepper had to step forward and take the note handed to her.

Tony sneered, "What is this? Is this the script you prepared for me? Or do you want me to just give up the entire Stark Industries?"

"Neither, it's an alibi." Nick Fury said calmly.

"Last night, you stayed on a small island in the Pacific Ocean, enjoying a wonderful and exciting night with fifty guests. It was no different from your previous style. Don't make any mistakes Stark."

"I'll try my best, Mr. Lie. Did you know that you're wearing your eyepatch backwards?"

Watching Tony leave angrily.

Nick Fury sighed deeply, and a hint of fatigue appeared on his resolute face.

He subconsciously adjusted his eye mask a little.

Was this a sign of blindness? Or was it Tony's way of mocking him for being blind in his good eyes?

"You're really sharp-tongued, Tony."

Nick Fury knows that Tony Stark doesn't understand him.

He even resented him for rescuing the dying Obadiah from the ruins of Stark Industries and for stopping Tony from taking revenge.

But he doesn't have the final say over SHIELD. There is the Security Council behind him, as well as his old boss Alexander Pierce who oversees SHIELD.

Last night, after that earth-shattering explosion that was like a meteorite hitting the earth.

Stark Industrial Park was destroyed.

But to everyone's surprise, both Tony Stark and Obadiah survived the horrific explosion.

Tony Stark's last remaining energy was controlled by Jarvis to sprint in the opposite direction, and he eventually escaped the explosion range, but was blown away by the air wave.

Obadiah was not feeling well, his whole body was almost burned to charcoal.

But despite this, Obadiah still displayed extraordinary healing and regeneration abilities, as well as tenacious vitality, and managed to withstand the explosion.

This is the moment Nick Fury has been waiting for.

He ordered S.H.I.E.L.D.'s special forces and the tactical team of the Extraordinary Center to rush in.

Controlled both Tony Stark and Obadiah Stane.

Then comes the cleanup work.

More than thirty people died and thousands were injured. Tens of thousands witnessed the chase and filmed it and uploaded it to the Internet.

Fortunately, Obadiah initially transformed into a terrifying saber-toothed tiger and did not reveal his true appearance.

This also gave Nick Fury an opportunity to cover up the matter.

Obadiah would have nothing to do with these things.

However, the video of Tony Stark driving a battle suit and fighting in New York was found by some resourceful netizens and compared with the video.

Tony Stark's identity is difficult to deal with.

That’s why we had this press conference.

Rescue Obadiah and establish a good relationship with the Holy One behind Obadiah.

It was the decision of the Security Council along with Alexander Pierce and even Nick Fury himself.

The only choice is to sacrifice Tony’s interests!
With the entrance of Tony Stark.

So the reporters all quieted down. They were warned in advance not to ask questions, but they all looked expectant, hoping that Stark could say something useful.

Little did they know, they would next witness the birth of Iron Man!

On the podium.

Colonel Rhodes patted Tony on the shoulder without saying anything. It was both a comfort and a warning.

Tony Stark remained noncommittal, standing in front of the stage looking at the pairs of eyes below that were eager for the truth.

silence
After a long while, Tony finally opened his mouth with difficulty.

"Some people say I am the hero who protected Los Angeles"

"I have never been a hero. I am just a businessman and a playboy."

From the TV, it can be seen that Tony pursed his lips insincerely.

There is no doubt that these body language were deliberate on his part.

"In fact, the truth is"

Tony pulled out the note Pepper had slipped him.

"hehe."

The way he blatantly told everyone that he was lying caused the reporters to laugh, made Pepper laugh, amused Rhodes, and made Nick Fury sigh and put his hands behind his back.

But Tony didn't want to laugh.

He looked at the small words on the note, and then thought of his own powerlessness and huge losses, anger burned in Tony's heart.
Tony Stark looks up
"He put the note down with a straight face and then said to everyone, 'I am - Iron Man!' Man, this is so fucking cool!"

Osborne Building.

In the luxurious room on the top floor.

Sitting sideways on the sofa in the spacious living room, Yang An lazily crossed his legs, listening to Peter Parker repeating Stark's famous scenes over and over again, with a frown on his forehead.

"That's enough, you've said it a dozen times man."

“And it’s being shown on TV right now.”

"I can see. I'm not blind."

Yang An said unhappily and put down the wine glass in his hand.

There is Scotch wheat whisky in it, and the amber liquid collides against the wall of the glass.

"So, you're a Tony Stark admirer now?"

"Of course, it's Iron Man, OK." Peter Parker showed his youthfulness and repeated the word 'Iron Man' tirelessly.

"Then you have to learn Tony Stark's playboy habits. Why not start by sleeping with the Playboy cover girl who has slept with her for twelve months? Do you want me to arrange it for you?"

After Yang An said this, Peter's face turned shy and hesitantly stopped talking.

"Or do you also want to loudly tell everyone that you are Spider-Man?"

Yang An finally spread his hands and said, Peter kept repeating Iron Man, not because he liked Iron Man so much, but subconsciously, he envied this feeling.

Which boy doesn't dream of becoming a hero?

Not the masked hero, of course, but the hero standing in front of the stage cheering.

"I, that's not what I meant." Peter stammered, but his eyes avoided.

"Peter, the greater your ability, the greater your responsibility." Yang An stood up calmly. "You don't want to be recognized by the criminals when you are saving people and take revenge on Aunt Mei and Uncle Ben, right?"

"."

Peter was stunned for a moment, then wanted to say something, but swallowed and swallowed his words back.

"That shouldn't be the case, right? Aren't there police there?"

This lack of confidence made Yang An laugh out loud, "Do you believe in the American police?"

"."

Peter was silent again.

Even when Chief George was still around, he was not helpless against the chaos in the police system.
"What if the citizen you rescued gets hurt? What if they ask you for compensation? After all, they didn't ask you to save them, and they didn't sign a waiver with you. Do you have to sign a waiver before you save them?"

"What if the bad guy you beat up sues you? You have jurisdiction, right? Now you do, but it's ultimately a mess. You don't want to be in the dock, do you?"

Yang An gave examples one by one as if nothing had happened, and finally Peter's head hung lower and lower.

His eyes became clearer and clearer.

Peter suddenly said, "I understand."

"What?" Yang An raised his eyebrows.

"I don't have the strength to stand on the stage and make everyone shut up," Peter said dejectedly.

Yang An smiled and said, "Don't think that Tony Stark will have it easy. He is now in the spotlight, and troubles will come to him one by one."

Peter was a little puzzled. What kind of trouble could it be?
But seeing the cold look in his friend's eyes, he couldn't help but shiver and swallowed back the question that was about to come to his lips.

Compared to Gwen, Peter felt that Harry was the most intelligent and majestic one.

Only then did he remember that Harry was still the actual helmsman of the Osborn Group, and old Mr. Norman had retreated to the second line.

Tony Stark is in real trouble.

Since the culprit who caused the injury could not be found, he was pushed to the forefront.

The families of the injured and victims demanded that he explain the truth and take responsibility.

It would be better to give each of them a huge compensation of at least eight zeros.

After all, Tony Stark is so rich, why can't he give them some? In comparison, Tony Stark is fine, but they have lost their loved ones!
Soon, the only criticisms of Tony online and in reality were accusations, as if he had suddenly become an unforgivable sinner.

S.H.I.E.L.D., the military and the government all chose to ignore the public opinion that made Tony anxious.

It's hard to believe this had they not contributed to this, as punishment for Tony Stark not complying with the request.

Whether Peter Parker understood it or not, Tony now knew how much trouble he was in.

Stark Industries Building, New York.

Tony hid in the office, refusing to see anyone, including Pepper. He drank listlessly, "Am I really wrong?"

Below, there are crowds of people holding protest marches one after another.

These protests reached their peak a week later.

Obadiah Stane appears and says that after discussing with Tony Stark, they decided to split Stark Industries.

Simply put, it took away all weapons research and development and production tasks, as well as military orders.

Tony had no choice, after all, he couldn't afford to pay such a huge penalty.

Only now did he realize that he, who once thought he was omnipotent, was now so powerless in the face of criticism from the entire world.

Just as Tony was getting drunk, he stood up and staggered to the wine cabinet to look for a new drink.

A sudden voice appeared, causing Tony's body to shudder.

"This is the famous Iron Man. What a disappointment."

This sentence is very abrupt and full of malice.

"."

Tony turned around suddenly and looked towards the place where the sound came from.

In front of the floor-to-ceiling window, a handsome young man with luxurious clothes, elegant demeanor and lovable appearance appeared there silently.

He was looking down at the crowd of protesters surrounding Stark Tower, leaving Tony with only a side profile.

"who are you?"

Tony Stark hesitated for a moment, making sure that he was not seeing things, before speaking in a muffled voice.

But when the other party turned around and stared at him with those inhuman eyes that looked like flowing hot magma.

Tony Stark's originally drowsy head suddenly became clear, he was awakened by the shock.

"Damn it!"

He shouted subconsciously and stepped back.

But Tony soon calmed down, "Are you a superhuman?"

"It's obvious." The young man said softly, frowning, "Don't you think there's something missing in this room?"

"What's missing?"

Tony subconsciously looked around. This was a top-notch office that cost tens of millions of dollars to decorate. It was located on the top floor of the building and had a great view of Manhattan.

"sound!"

A silent evil smile appeared on the handsome and somewhat majestic face of the young man.

next moment.

Countless noisy voices appeared in Tony Stark's ears.

"Get out of here, you coward!"

"Give me back my child, my child."

"You should tell us the truth, you're not a hero at all!"

"That's right, we want the truth, Tony Stark is a liar!"

In an instant, countless shouts and scoldings appeared in Tony Stark's ears.

He upset himself by knocking over the bourbon he had just taken out.

The wine bottle fell to the ground and exploded with a bang.

This seemed to anger Tony Stark.

"Enough, enough!"

"I've said enough!"

He roared and overturned all the expensive wines on the wine cabinet, threw them on the ground, and exploded into expensive wine bubbles.

Accompanied by various noisy sounds, it seems like a symphony describing the end of the world.

There was a more playful look in the boy's eyes.

He just watched coldly until Tony Stark accidentally fell to the ground.

"Shh-!"

All sounds disappeared, as if the world was muted.

"Huhu. Huh."

All that was left was Tony's heavy breathing.

“You are angry.”

The young man's calm voice sounded.

Tony suddenly raised his head again, his eyes bloodshot, "Shouldn't I be angry?!"

"Your anger is just to stand here and wait for the abuse to drown you out?"

"Oh, you are not angry, you are cowardly."

The harsh words were like the tip of a knife piercing Tony's heart. He clenched his fists and tried to control himself, trying to suppress his anger and chaotic thoughts.

But all kinds of evil thoughts grew in his heart and could not be shaken off.
At this moment, the boy's voice suddenly rose an octave and became extremely bewitching.

"Tony, Tony!"

"Do you want to have the power to make them shut up?"

(End of this chapter)