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But the problem is... Cao Gui seems to remember that Kem's stepfather later became the villain, and it was her stepfather who killed Kem's mother.

"I understand, I'll come find you," Cao Gui said. "Gwen, be careful to protect Kem, I have a feeling something's not right."

Upon hearing this, Gwen paused for a moment, then nodded. Cao Gui, aside from using deceptive positions in bed, generally wouldn't spout nonsense.

After hanging up the phone, Cao Gui pressed the earpiece: "Beth, help me find out the flow of funds in the companies under Kem's stepfather's name, and also, the insurance policies under Kem's mother's name."

“Okay, I’ll look for it now,” Beth said quickly.

Cao Gui stroked his chin. It seemed he would have to deal with this Killian eventually; letting someone else kill him so easily would be too good for him.

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Please take one day off.

It's been so hot these past few days, so I've been taking cold showers and drinking iced beverages like crazy. And when I woke up... damn it, I caught a cold!

I was sleepy all day from taking medicine, so I'll update again tomorrow. I'm very sorry, dear readers. I'll make up for it in a few days...

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Chapter 379 (Full Version) of the Extremis Virus

“Honey, we found it.” Beth said into the earpiece, “Kem’s stepfather, Stuart St. John, has a company that has financial dealings with Killian’s AIM. Maya told me that.”

"Furthermore, Stuart St. John's funds are depleted, he is on the verge of bankruptcy, and he owes a Russian tycoon several million dollars."

"What about Ms. Cheno's insurance?" Cao Gui asked. Hearing Beth's feedback, Cao Gui was basically certain that his judgment was correct.

“There’s an accident insurance policy,” Beth said in a low voice.

"Not only her, but even Kem's biological father, Mitchell Bryan, has such an insurance policy. The policyholder is unknown, but the beneficiary is Stuart St. John."

"Tsk tsk... How melodramatic..." Cao Gui clicked his tongue repeatedly. The world of the rich is really complicated. One person likes another, one person is still entangled with another, and finally, a bomb explodes, and the matter is over.

“Go find Kem and…Gwen first, I’m hanging up now,” Beth said, abruptly ending the call.

In a villa in Los Angeles, Beth took off her headphones, looking somewhat sullen.

When Cao Gui made the call, his headset was still on, and his conversation with Gwen was clearly transmitted to Beth.

Although she already knew, Beth was still somewhat upset.

"He... he actually had a lover behind your back?" Maya Hansen asked, frowning. She and Beth were, strictly speaking, cousins ​​from the same maternal family. They had known each other for many years and were very good friends. She was extremely resentful of Cao Gui's behavior.

“No.” Beth shrugged and said helplessly, “They’re a couple, I’m the third party.”

“Uh…” Maya Hansen was speechless for a moment. Her righteous indignation had nowhere to go, and she could only look at Beth speechlessly. How could such an excellent girl be so blind as to do such a thing?

"So...you didn't think about getting rid of her?" Maya Hansen continued to ask. Beth owned such a huge company, she was rich and powerful, it would be too easy for her to deal with a woman.

“You can’t get rid of her,” Beth said quietly. “She’s stronger than your Extremis soldiers…”

Maya Hansen was completely speechless. What on earth was all this about?

"Forget about that." Beth waved her hand. "Knowing Cao as I do, he'll definitely make a move against Killian. Come help me, I need to hack into your AIM network."

……

A blue light flashed across the road, and a Chevrolet sedan suddenly appeared, as if someone had copied and pasted the car, which was very strange.

Before long, Cao Gui drove to a hospital where Kem's mother's body was being kept.

Gwen walked out of the morgue with Kem, whose eyes were red and whose face was pale. The body was unrecognizable and could only be identified by the clothes on the body. Kem almost fainted from crying in the morgue.

As for Kem's boyfriend Jimmy, he is with two middle-aged men, Kem's two fathers, her stepfather and her biological father.

Apart from Cao Gui, none of the people present suspected that it was a premeditated murder; they all attributed it to the notorious Mandarin.

Even Brian, the rescuer, never suspected anything. It has to be said that Stewart St. John's murder-for-insurance scheme was truly flawless.

Although he missed out on Brian, who had put a hat on him, he achieved his overall goal: to kill his wife for insurance money while maintaining his image as a loving husband and family man.

“My child…” Brian held his daughter, tears streaming down his face. Losing his wife in middle age was a huge blow to him.

When Cao Gui arrived, he happened to witness this scene.

“Darling…” Gwen walked over and gently put her arm around Cao Gui’s arm. Kem’s emotions had affected her to some extent.

“Let’s go. This is their family’s business now,” Gwen said softly.

"Not necessarily," Cao Gui said. "Kemm's stepfather has some dealings with the Mandarin..."

"What!?" Gwen's pupils shrank, and her expression changed instantly.

“Let’s go. We won’t get involved in this. Let’s leave it to someone more suitable,” Cao Gui said with a slight smile.

A few hours later, Brian received several photos, which were screenshots from surveillance video of Stuart St. John visiting Extremis soldiers.

A day later, Kem St. John issued an obituary stating that Stuart St. John had been killed by a crocodile while eating crocodile meat.

After his death, an insurance company came knocking on his door. Stuart St. John had purchased an accidental death insurance policy, with his daughter, Kem St. John, as the beneficiary.

Two days later, a gunfight broke out in a building in Los Angeles, where a Russian criminal gang was wiped out by an unsung hero, resulting in numerous deaths and injuries, and Stewart's debts vanished in an instant.

Less than three days after her mother's death, Kem suddenly became the head of a huge company, which even she found amazing.

……

In a villa, Beth and Maya Hansen stared intently at the computer screen.

"Damn it... so Killian had already developed the complete Extremis virus!" Maya Hansen's face turned ugly.

She always thought she was the core of the entire research team, and she always believed that the research on the Extremis virus needed Tony Stark's help to go further.

She was even prepared to threaten Killian with her own life, but she didn't expect that Killian had already perfected the Extremis virus before her and truly developed an Extremis virus without any aftereffects.

“I underestimated him…” Maya Hansen murmured, her face pale as she watched the Slavic man on the screen who had self-destructed and then escaped safely. It turned out that the Joker had always been herself.

Beth didn't say anything, but went into Killian's private server and copied all the data directly; this stuff looked like it was very important.

Upon seeing this, Maya Hansen was overjoyed, put aside her worries, picked up another computer, and began to study the copied information.

She was more interested in scientific research than in feelings of frustration.

"Maya..."

“Huh?” Maya Hansen turned around, somewhat annoyed at Beth for interrupting her.

"With these things... could you create an Extremis virus like Killian?" Beth pondered for a moment before slowly asking.

“Of course!” Maya Hansen patted her chest and said confidently.

"While I may not be as good as Killian and Tony Stark, I'm better than them, and I can do just as well... Wait, why are you asking this?"

Maya Hansen exclaimed in surprise, looking Beth up and down. What was this girl up to?

“I want to be like them,” Beth said softly, it was unclear whether she was referring to Cao Gui and Gwen, or to the Extremis soldiers.

Hearing Bei's unequivocal answer, Maya Hansen opened her mouth, unsure how to respond. After a moment of silence, she slowly said:

"I'm not sure if this drug will have any side effects. So far, the only successful case is you, Killian, and your Slavic bodyguard. But your boyfriend has already killed that bodyguard, so Killian is the only remaining sample for observation."

“I’ll fund your continued research,” Beth said with a slight smile. It’s just money, isn’t it? She has plenty.

“Okay.” Maya Hansen nodded, agreeing with Beth’s idea.

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Chapter 380 Colonel Rhodes: I could fight you all day long!

"Well……"

Tony Stark slowly opened his eyes, feeling uncomfortable all over. This was different from his comfortable bed at home, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

When he opened his eyes, he saw several bodyguards in black standing around him, his gold and red Mark armor fixed to one side, and in the center of the room, a blue, red and white painted Iron Patriot was hanging.

"Tony? You're awake?" Colonel Rhodes' voice came from inside the Iron Patriot, his tone filled with deep disappointment.

Before I even made a move, my good buddy went from being a girl back to being a man. It's so disappointing and frustrating.

Tony's face darkened. "What the hell are you trying to do, you bastard? I treated you like a brother, and you actually want to sleep with me?"

This is absolutely outrageous!

"Ahem, Tony, how did you get captured by them?" Seeing Tony's unfriendly expression, Colonel Rhodes immediately changed the subject.

“I was drugged,” Tony said glumly. He had been questioning the actor about the “Mandarin” when a grenade flew in, and with a burst of white fluorocarbons, he lost consciousness.

"No way?" Colonel Rhodes exclaimed in surprise, "Doesn't the armor have a filtering system? How could it be knocked out by a single tranquilizer dart?"

Tony's face twitched slightly. His armor was an old-fashioned suit, originally designed to fight the masked man. Its focus was entirely on combat power, with no consideration given to gas filtration.

Later, newer armor designs did incorporate this feature, but... those were women's armor, with long, slender frames, completely unsuitable for him to wear now.

"My condolences..." After hearing Tony's explanation, Rhodes smacked his lips, speechless. Who told you to change size at will? You got what you deserved.

"And you? How did the famous Iron Patriot end up like this?" Tony asked.

"They didn't have any martial spirit, they just launched a sneak attack." Colonel Rhodes was indignant. An Extremis warrior disguised as a civilian ambushed him, causing his armor to malfunction and killing him instantly.

If you let him fight without restraint, he'll wipe out everyone in no time.

"It's really strange that a U.S. Army colonel would actually say something like 'fair combat'," Killian said sarcastically as he walked in with two bodyguards.

Which of these bastards doesn't bully others by relying on their weapons, equipment, and air and sea superiority? If it were a true battle of equals, the US would be nothing but a little brother!

“Alright, Colonel, now I’m going to get you out of here. Cooperate a little.” Killian took off his suit jacket, revealing his shirt, and smiled.

"Give up. The war machine won't start without orders," Colonel Rhodes said dismissively, curling his lip.

“Uh… Rhodes…” Tony hesitated for a moment before saying, “Actually, it is possible. This armor has an emergency opening function. Once the armor is severely damaged by external force, it will open automatically.”

"Wang Defa!?" Colonel Rhodes shouted, "His armor was damaged and he opened it again? Doesn't that just make me die even faster?"

Colonel Rhodes was puzzled. Did they expect him to handle a situation that even the Iron Man armor couldn't handle with his bare hands?

“This is a requirement of human rights organizations. We must protect the human rights of everyone at all times,” Tony said with a shrug.

“…Fuck you!” Colonel Rhodes cursed angrily.

Killian ignored their conversation and raised his right hand, placing it on the abdominal armor of the Steel Patriot.

Suddenly, a fiery red light shone in Killian's eyes, and his entire right arm instantly became like a branding iron, turning transparent in the fiery red light.