American comics: Starting as the Jinchūriki of the One-Tailed Beast

Chapter 100 Are your eyes dry?

At the hospital entrance.

A large number of reporters gathered here to broadcast the event live.

The news that Happy was injured in the bombing did not escape the notice of the Los Angeles media.

After discovering that Happy was also a victim, major news channels and media outlets immediately recognized the news value of the case and sent reporters and photographers to the hospital where Happy was staying.

When Roy and Tony arrived at the hospital, reporters tried to interview them.

But neither Roy nor Tony were in the mood for interviews and went straight to the hospital.

"About ten minutes ago, Roy and Tony from the Avengers arrived at the hospital and went to the VIP ward."

According to the hospital, Happy Hogan, the injured head of security at Stark Industries, underwent surgery half an hour ago.

"We are currently unaware of Happy Hogan's specific situation, but we will report any updates as soon as they become available."

"As you can see, reporters from major media outlets have gathered in front of the hospital. Everyone is waiting for Roy and Tony to come out and hopefully respond to the bombing."

Inside the hospital.

After leaving the VIP ward, Roy said to Tony, "If you want to go straight back to the villa, I can take you back."

"Need not."

Tony shook his head.

Are you planning to give an interview?

Roy asked.

Tony put on his sunglasses, and without saying a word, walked solemnly toward the hospital entrance.

Roy didn't say anything more and walked towards the door as well.

As soon as they came out of the gate, reporters and photographers swarmed around them.

"Mr. Stark, we have information that the Mandarin also orchestrated this terrorist attack. Do you know any other details?"

"Stark Industries was once the military's largest supplier. Was the Mandarin's attack an act of retaliation against Stark Industries?"

"Mr. Roy, you came all the way from New York. Does this mean the Avengers will officially join the Mandarin's capture operation?"

"You are all household-name superheroes, when do you plan to eliminate the Mandarin and protect the safety of the people? —"

Tony, who was walking toward the Audi R8, stopped and looked at the middle-aged man who was asking them when they planned to get rid of the Mandarin.

Although he was asking questions, it was clear that this middle-aged man was not a reporter.

He had no microphone in his hand, no photographer behind him, and no media badge on his chest. Instead, he was dressed in a gray casual outfit and taking photos with his mobile phone.

Tony stared at the middle-aged man, his face serious, and said, "You really want to know?"

The flashbulbs kept going off.

Whether it was the middle-aged man filming with his phone or the other reporters, everyone was waiting for Tony to say something next.

"Christmas is just around the corner, and I have a small Christmas present for the Mandarin. I've just come up with a message for him."

"I am Tony Stark."

"You are not scary, because you are just a coward, a coward who doesn't dare to take action himself or show his face in public, and only dares to harm innocent people."

"I'm ready. You're about to die!"

"I will kill you with my own hands. It has nothing to do with politics; I'm doing it out of personal revenge."

"It has nothing to do with the Avengers or the military; this is a personal matter between you and me."

"Let's have a fair and square competition. This is my home address."

"10880 Malibu Port, 90265. I'll open the door to you, if you dare to come."

Tony stepped forward and took the middle-aged man's phone: "Are you satisfied now?"

Before the middle-aged man could answer, Tony turned to face the pillar next to him and threw his phone heavily against it.

Apart from Roy, no one expected Tony to do this, and they all looked at Tony with surprise.

"Go ahead and sue me for damaging personal property!"

After saying that, Tony went to the car, opened the driver's side door, got in, and started the vehicle.

Once Roy got into the car, he immediately stepped on the gas and drove towards the seaside villa.

Before they even arrived at the villa, Tony's declaration of war against the Mandarin became headline news on major websites and media outlets.

"Are you going to accept the commission now?" Tony turned to look at Roy and suddenly asked.

"What do you want to entrust?" Roy asked in return.

Tony quickly said, "Protect Pepper until the Mandarin matter is settled. Name your price."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Roy saw the request message in his field of vision.

[Commission: Protect Pepper]

[Status: Incomplete]

[Commission Reward: Spirit Communication]

After reading the request, Roy continued, "Why not hire me to kill the Mandarin?"

"As I just said, this is a personal matter between him and me!"

"I will personally seek justice for Happy!"

Tony replied quickly.

Roy didn't answer Tony immediately, but quickly began to think.

Thor has not yet evolved into his complete form and needs Mjolnir to summon lightning.

Similarly, Tony did not become the complete form.

Although he is already a household name as Iron Man, his inner self is not yet fully in sync with Iron Man's current state. He only feels like Iron Man when he has the Iron Man suit.

Without the suit, he doesn't consider himself Iron Man.

In the original timeline, Tony only truly realized that he was Iron Man, regardless of whether he had the suit or not, after experiencing the "Fake Mandarin" incident orchestrated by Killian.

It was only after the "fake Manchukuo" incident that he finally made up his mind to undergo surgery and remove the arc reactor from his chest.

"I've accepted your request."

"As for payment, you owe me breakfast, so how about lunch instead?"

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Roy spoke slowly.

"Thanks."

Tony said with a solemn expression.

Seaside villa.

As soon as Tony returned to the villa, he gave Jarvis instructions.

"Collect all information related to the Mandarin and establish a dedicated database."

"In addition, collect all the data from last night's bombing and virtually reconstruct the crime scene."

"Yes, sir."

Jarvis replied quickly.

After giving Jarvis his instructions, Tony immediately headed towards the studio.

When he arrived at the studio, Jarvis's voice rang out again.

"Sir, I have followed your instructions and intercepted relevant intelligence from official agencies such as S.H.I.E.L.D., the CIA, and the FBI, and have built a database on the Mandarin. Shall we begin reconstructing the crime scene immediately?"

"Rebuild immediately."

Tony replied.

Without hesitation, Jarvis immediately used the information he had gathered to reconstruct the crime scene of last night's bombing in the studio using virtual projection.

While Jarvis was virtually reconstructing the crime scene, Tony browsed other intelligence.

"He was called a staff officer, meaning an advisor to the leader."

"South American insurgency strategy—speaking like a Baptist missionary—lots of information, and quite a lot of it." Tony turned to Roy, who was eating a hamburger, and asked, "When you were active in the underworld, did you have any contact with this guy, or know anything about him?"

The hamburger Roy was holding was something they bought on their way back to the villa.

Tony also bought a copy, but he didn't have much of an appetite right now.

Roy shook his head, put down the hamburger, picked up his sugary drink, took a sip, and replied, "No."

"However, I know this guy is just a front, not the mastermind behind a series of terrorist attacks."

Tony looked at him with surprise and asked, puzzled, "How did you know?"

"It's very simple."

"I could tell from his eyes."

Roy replied.

"How come I can't see it?"

Tony continued to ask.

Roy said casually, "Because you haven't killed enough people."

"If you've personally killed thousands of people, you can tell that his eyes aren't the eyes of a terrorist leader."

"There was no indifference to life, no feeling of treating life as worthless, in his eyes."

Tony frowned immediately: "You've killed tens of thousands of people?"

Roy immediately rolled his eyes at Tony.

He felt just like Sun Wukong in Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons, when Tang Sanzang asked him why his eyes weren't dry after not blinking for so long.

I said I kill without blinking, and you ask me if my eyes are dry?

I haven't counted them exactly.

"However, even if it doesn't exceed ten thousand, it's still several thousand."

Roy thought for a moment and then gave an answer.

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