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"Okay, see you tomorrow at noon."

Coulson was investigating the Iron Man who appeared in Afghanistan, and when he heard that Tony Stark actually wanted to talk to them, he naturally agreed without any hesitation.

Coulson actually preferred to go and talk to Tony Stark right now.

However, since Tony Stark had specified a time, he wouldn't break the rule and would talk at the agreed time.

Tony Stark had also gone to sleep, regarding the unidentified, unknown creature.

You won't find anything out by relying on him, but Coulson might know something.

Soon, around noon the next day...

Coulson arrived at Stark Estate right on time for his visit.

The two met in the lobby on the second floor.

"Hello, Mr. Tony Stark, thank you for agreeing to meet with me."

Coulson greeted Tony Stark politely.

"I don't know what your bureau wants to know from me?"

"But before that, you need to answer some of my questions."

"Once my problem is solved, I will tell you what you want to know."

Tony Stark met Coulson and then didn't waste any time.

"Okay, you ask first."

Coulson knew that Tony Stark was arrogant and haughty, so he didn't mind.

Do you know anything about this figure?

Upon hearing this, Tony Stark pressed a button with his right hand, and an image appeared—it was the figure that Jarvis had recorded.

"I know who he is, but could you tell me where you took the picture?"

Coulson's eyes narrowed when he saw the dark figure in the image that left him, Commander Fury, and Natasha helpless.

However, since the figure was floating in the air and the photo was taken from a level perspective, its location could not be determined.

"Gumila, Afghanistan"

Tony Stark paused for a moment upon hearing this, but did not hide anything.

If the other party is indeed a unit that specializes in investigating strange events, then finding out his identity would not be difficult at all.

It will be exposed sooner or later anyway, so there's no point in deliberately hiding it.

When Coulson saw Tony Stark mention Afghanistan again, he immediately thought of Iron Man's appearance in Afghanistan.

That Iron Man is undoubtedly Tony Stark himself, since Tony Stark has no intention of hiding it.

"I see, then it's not surprising."

"This creature claims to be from the void, and our bureau does not know its real name."

"However, on Earth, he has an alias called Death, and he is active in the shadowy mercenary world."

So Coulson told everyone he knew.

"The mercenary world... no wonder Jarvis couldn't find a single piece of information related to him."

Tony Stark paused for a moment upon hearing the word, realizing that Jarvis couldn't immediately determine the other party's identity.

He had heard of mercenaries before, but he didn't have anyone he wanted others to eliminate, so he had never connected to the legendary Black Network.

Now that he knew, Tony Stark immediately ordered Jarvis to connect to the Blacknet.

“Mr. Tony Stark, I didn’t mean to offend you.”

"Even if your artificial intelligence is connected to the dark web, you still won't be able to find anything."

"Our bureau once paid a hefty price to arrange a meeting with Death."

"The same applies to the assessment of the existence of the Grim Reaper."

"His appearance, strength, and origin are unknown. The only thing we know is that he is a male and extremely dangerous."

Coulson politely reminded Tony Stark that he had investigated Death.

"Yes, sir, all I can find out are some superficial rumors."

"No one knows as much as Coulson."

Jarvis's voice rang out at this moment, but he still released what he had found out.

Jarvis knew that if Tony Stark cared, then he wanted to see it.

Some records about Death appeared in the form of text before Tony Stark.

"Coulson, you're saying you can pay a high price to meet him?"

"Why did you want to meet him in the first place, and what was the price you mentioned?"

Tony Stark asked as he looked at the stories and rumors about Death circulating on the Black Web.

"I can't tell you the purpose of meeting him yet. I can only tell you after I get the information I want from you."

"However, the price for meeting him is to issue a specific task, and the deposit alone is tens of millions of US dollars."

"Including the compensation after completion, it starts at least at twenty million US dollars."

Coulson paused for a moment upon hearing this before explaining.

"What did you say?"

"Is twenty million US dollars really such a high price?"

"Is your department really that poor?"

Tony Stark originally thought he had paid for something so valuable that money couldn't buy him a meeting with Death.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be something that could be solved with money. In Tony Stark's view, problems that can be solved with money are not considered big deals.

"Our department isn't poor, it's just that we need a plan and an application to allocate funds..."

Upon hearing Tony Stark's words, Coulson looked slightly embarrassed and tried to explain.

"To put it bluntly, isn't it just that you have to be mindful of the higher-ups' moods in order to mobilize some funds?"

"Twenty million US dollars, you all need to go through detailed planning and application before you can transfer it."

"Doesn't that just prove your department is poor?"

Tony Stark immediately interrupted Coulson's explanation, giving him a knowing look.

Chapter 20: The Results of the Negotiations

Coulson felt a surge of anger when he heard Tony Stark's irritating tone, but his professionalism as a secret agent allowed him to suppress it.

He wasn't here to argue with Tony Stark, but to talk and exchange information.

“Mr. Tony Stark, I have already explained some intelligence to you.”

"Shouldn't it be my turn to ask now?"

So Coulson suppressed his anger and spoke politely.

"You can ask."

Tony Stark was somewhat surprised to see Coulson clench his fists, clearly angry, but manage to calm himself down in just a few seconds.

However, Tony Stark is a man of his word, so he let Coulson ask the question.

“Mr. Tony Stark, how did you get from…”

Coulson also began asking questions.

Tony Stark said everything he could, except for mentioning that he had built the Arc Reactor.

He recounted how he created the Iron Man suit to escape, and even the subsequent modifications.

Because his modified Mark 2 has already been shown to the world.

After listening, Coulson was completely certain that the armored man that was currently being rumored to be Iron Man was indeed Tony Stark.

He was also sensible enough not to say anything to Tony Stark to hand over the technology to the country.

“I see. As expected of Mr. Tony Stark, your mind is a treasure trove.”

Coulson directly praised Tony Stark with admiration.

"Isn't it already common knowledge that I'm a genius?"

Tony Stark accepted the compliment without any modesty.

"Then may I ask, Mr. Tony Stark, what exactly do you intend to do with the suit of armor you've created?"

"You saved some people in Gumila, Afghanistan. Were you there to clean up some trouble left by Stark Industries' weapons?"

"Or do you think you have the ability and want to help them?"

However, Coulson, seeing Tony Stark's arrogant response, did not intend to criticize or argue with him, but rather confirmed Tony Stark's will.

Superheroes must be kind-hearted; Tony Stark was once a carefree playboy.

Does such a person truly possess a kind heart and a great love, willing to contribute to the world?

Without knowing the specifics, Coulson could only leave it as a question mark.

"Both, I suppose."

Upon hearing Coulson's words, Tony Stark thought of Ethan, paused for a moment, and then spoke.

Ethan risked his life to save him, and Gumira is Ethan's hometown. He cannot bring Ethan back to life, but he must at least protect Gumira's peace.

Will you still help other people in danger in the future?

Upon hearing that both were true, Coulson's eyes lit up and he asked again.

“I’m not sure, Gumira is the hometown of one of my friends, which is why I want to protect it.”

"As for the others, I'll have to wait until I encounter them to find out the answers."