Marvel: The Imposter Inventor

Chapter 43 The Whole Story
"Danglang~"

Luca casually tossed the iron bar he had picked up aside, looking calmly at Dragan, who was lying at his feet like a dead dog, without uttering a word.

He reached out and took the clean handkerchief that Samira handed him, casually wiped his mechanical prosthetic limbs a few times, and then fell into deep thought.

At first, Dragan racked his brains trying to exonerate himself.

Unfortunately, the man named Barton was much more sensible than him. Knowing that he was doomed this time, he readily confessed everything he knew, only asking for a quick death.

Dragan, on the other hand, wasn't exactly a tough guy to begin with, and after Samira used some underhanded tactics...

Having already gained a general understanding of Luca, I have also filled in the remaining information.

According to Dragan, two minority shareholders in Orange Industries had always had some cooperation with Kingpin.

After the Battle of New York, both of the unfortunate minority shareholders 'happened' to die, which brought Kingpin's attention to Orange Industries, or rather, Luca, the naive boy with a gold mine in his arms.

Perhaps Kingpin wanted to use Orange Industries as a springboard to secure a contract for handling alien debris in Manhattan after the disaster, or perhaps he simply coveted the assets of Orange Industries.

In short, after some investigation, Kingpin took the initiative to find Dragan, who was struggling to make ends meet in Las Vegas.

They wanted to use his Orange identity to swallow the entire Orange Industries whole.

However, Kingpin may have initially prepared for two scenarios.

Alternatively, they could take a gentler approach and have Dragan bewitch Luca, this 'naive young man,' so he would willingly relinquish control of the company.

Or, to be more efficient, just kill Luca and make Dragan his puppet.

However, even though Dragan doesn't seem to have any cards in his hand, he still has his own little schemes.

Clearly, even as a puppet, he preferred to directly control the entire Orange Industries, which is why he ruined his 'long-awaited reunion' with Luca.

Dragan vehemently denied the subsequent car accident.

Luca also believes that it must have been Kingpin's doing, since it happened so quickly.

'Perhaps something unexpected has happened, making Kingpin somewhat anxious?'

Normally speaking, that kind of car accident would be considered fatal, especially since the timing happened to be shortly after he left the cemetery.

After that, Kingpin only needed to use his connections slightly, and without evidence, it wouldn't affect his subsequent involvement in Orange Industries.

However, Luca himself was unharmed after the car accident, and Kingpin seemed to have learned that Pepper Potts had appeared at the funeral.

The famous Tony Stark may have some unclear or ambiguous relationship with Luca.

Not wanting to provoke Iron Man, Kingpin decisively abandoned the overly conspicuous open assassination attempt and prepared to seize Orange Industries through 'legal' means, so that regardless of success or failure, he would have a way to distance himself from the situation.

And Dragan, naturally, became his bargaining chip.

'On the contrary, it was tonight's night raid.'

Looking at Dragan, who looked like a dead dog, Luca shook his head speechlessly.

These men were indeed Kingpin's men, but they were not Luca, whom Kingpin had ordered to assassinate.

Their true identities were actually those of 'bodyguards' assigned to watch over Dragan.

However, Dragan, with his silver tongue honed from his swindling and cheating in Las Vegas, successfully persuaded these people to get rid of Luca for him, promising them a large sum of money afterward to help them escape. Only then did they choose to send their men out to attack Luca's villa in the middle of the night.

"So, where did that huge sum of money you're talking about come from?"

As he spoke, Luca lifted his foot and ground it into three of Dragan's right fingers, causing him to scream in pain once again.

"Ahhh~~ It's all gone, I have no money left! I lied to them, I gave them all the money I had! Ahhh~~ Please have mercy on me!"

"Out of money? These people will definitely run away after betraying Kingpin. If you can't come up with the money, aren't you afraid they'll kill you before they run away?" Luca asked curiously, pausing his movements for a moment.

"They... Ah, they definitely wouldn't dare. If they just killed you, they would be helping Kingpin, and Kingpin wouldn't bother to hunt them down. But if they killed me, it would be like ruining Kingpin's entire plan, and Kingpin would definitely not let them off the hook then."

"Moreover, as long as I'm alive and in control of the company, I will definitely make up for this money later! Really!" At this point, Dragan's mind had completely collapsed, and he explained everything without thinking, hoping to suffer less.

Seeing his appearance, Luca practically rolled his eyes wildly behind his glasses.

'Looks like she does have a brain, but really only a little.'

For a moment, I didn't know whether to admire his courage and confidence or to laugh at his ignorance and arrogance.

Dragan's thinking was simple: if he was the only heir to Orange Industries, he would keep him alive as long as King didn't want the company's assets to fall into the hands of the government.

Even if he becomes a puppet, he can still enjoy the wealth and fame on the surface.

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Logically speaking, the fact that he was able to persuade his guards to betray Kingpin for non-existent money while he was under house arrest suggests he was quite capable.

But didn't he ever consider that after this was accomplished, Kingpin might turn around and kill him too?
Or does he believe that by 'cooperating' with Kingpin, he can rest easy forever?
However, having already obtained almost all the information, Luca was too lazy to dwell on these minor details any longer and went straight to asking the last question.

"Who has the share transfer agreements for those two deceased shareholders?"

Upon hearing this, Dragan, who had been trembling, suddenly tensed up, his face filled with an unconcealable despair.

Seeing that look in his eyes, Luca nodded calmly.

"understood."

Upon hearing this, Dragan felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

next moment.

Luca raised the [Dominator] in his hand.

"Bang~"

There was a gunshot.

Dragan's body on the ground was extremely twisted, and then his upper body exploded into a pile of minced meat.

Looking at his suit jacket splattered with a few drops of blood, Luca clicked his tongue inwardly.

'I knew I shouldn't have used lethal mode so close, it's fucking disgusting!'

Seeing this, Samira, who was standing to the side, felt a little sorry for her and said something.

"Young master, you can let me do it next time. There's no need for you to get your hands dirty."

Upon hearing this, Luca simply waved his hand dismissively, took off his blood-stained suit jacket, and casually covered Dragan's gruesome corpse with it.

Young Master Luca is kind-hearted and cannot bear to see such a bloody scene.

"Young Master, shall we begin faking the kidnapping scene?" Samira asked.

Yes, according to Luca's previous plan, he intended to stage the incident as if he had been attacked at home and then kidnapped by criminals.

Finally, he and his loyal bodyguard, Samira, used their intelligence to successfully fight back and escape from the enemy.

Afterwards, they either call the police or summon Tony Stark directly.

In this way, everything I did today would be perfectly legal and I wouldn't leave a bad first impression on Iron Man, the superhero.

However, after learning the whole story, Luca hesitated again.

Now, besides dealing with troubles and getting revenge on Kingpin, Luca has some other ideas.

Well, to put it bluntly, they've got their eyes on the shares held by Kingpin.

And they don't want to spend money.

(End of this chapter)