Chapter 54 Waiting for You to Go Home

Daniel never felt that he would lose this lawsuit.

After discovering that the Stark Industries Board of Directors did not have a very good attitude towards Tony Stark, they began to unscrupulously fabricate gossip, and they barely concealed it......

And the reason why they dare to do this is only because Stark Industries does not seem to intend to protect the chairman who is already about to become the predecessor; The government's attitude is also ambiguous at present; and Tony's own whereabouts are unknown, and Miss Potts is too busy for the company, so she doesn't have time to deal with them.

But Daniel is different, he has already held back the fire in his belly, and he has endured it for a long time, until now that he has enough and conclusive evidence in his hand to tell all the media about it, he will make such a move......

Daniel is confident of winning this lawsuit.

But what he didn't expect was that on the day of the trial, a black lady suddenly stopped him outside the courthouse.

"You're going to speak for him? A murderer? ”

A black lady from the Human Resources Department, who worked for the State Council, stood in front of him and said, "Stark has the money, he could have countless doglegs like you to speak for him, plus hire a regiment of lawyers to defend him, but he can't!" He can't be ...... before his conscience If he had such a thing, he would not be worthy of a word to defend himself. ”

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"Sir, do you want to turn off the video?"

"No, no, Jarvis. Actually, sometimes it's funny to see how people scold me. ”

Tony was hiding in a sparsely populated farm warehouse stealing electricity, and the Mark 43 steel armor next to him was sitting in the corner of the wall charging as if he had lost his strength, his head hanging to the side

He sat on the ground in spite of the mess, nibbling on a tuna sandwich with a holographic projection from Jarvis in front of him.

"This sandwich tastes good, Jarvis, make a note of the brand, and you can buy it again next time."

"Okay, Sir. However, according to my analysis, it is because you are too hungry. ”

"yes, I haven't eaten in two days...... What's next? Oh shit, Africa! All right...... Let the Mark43 charge for a little more before heading off...... I wish it was a little simpler this time. The Mark43 in Colombia couldn't hold on. Damn drug dealer, he expected someone to come and grab the Desperate Virus...... But he's a good father, it's just that the method is not quite right, her daughter is dying of illness, and the injection of the desperate virus will only speed up her death......"

"Sir, you saved his daughter."

"Yes, Maya's Desperate Virus is not stable, but I can make it stable. It's simple, I'm a genius...... As simple as I removed it from Pepper's body, Maya wanted to use it in her medical career to save people, not hurt others...... It took me a long time to rewrite the code of the inner part of the country, and I saved the girl...... But I also sent her good father to prison. ”

"You're doing the right thing, Sir." Jarvis replied.

"Overall, I saved someone...... Stronger than the last time, Senkaria I killed thirteen people, my head was blown up, and I felt like my hands were all blood......"

[…… His name is Charles, he is my son, he is a very good kid, he has excellent academic performance and a good heart, but, Tony Stark killed him! In Skovia! ]

"Oh! Rare...... This time it's not a slander. She didn't seem to be lying, Jarvis...... Skovia ...... Truly...... It's really my fault......"

Tony muttered to himself, "But...... Why do I suddenly feel a little tired, Jarvis...... You say, how easy it would be if I could give up! How nice it is to leave nothing at all! ”

[Tony Stark is a murderer!] Evil arms dealers, death merchants, villains who will do anything for money! Don't pretend to be any justice, just like the media reported, he has been a rich second generation who only knows how to eat, drink and have fun from the beginning, and has become Iron Man, and he is just a madman who is vain and loves to show off in the name of justice! ]

Tony stood up suddenly.

With trembling fingers, he ripped Mark 43's metal head off and put it on his own, closing the mask and pretending to be fine.

Then, he walked around the empty warehouse twice and teased his AI, "There's one thing I think should be defended...... Actually, I don't do everything for money, I have enough money myself. ”

However, Jarvis asked calmly again: "Do you want to turn it off, Sir?" ”

"No need, let's read it all." Tony replied.

But his eyes are a little afraid to look at the other protagonist in the video, the one, Daniel, who has been angrily scolded by the black mother who lost her son in his place.

God, is he disappointed in himself too?

Just like Pepper did every time, cleaning up the mess again and again, disappointed again and again, and finally reaching the limit of patience, and choosing to leave himself if he couldn't bear it?

This made him a little panicked, more panicked than being scolded by countless people.

[What Iron Man?] What else does he have besides that multibillion-dollar layer of armor? ]

"That's a good question, I just had a new home, an inexplicable son, and a lover who somehow confirmed a relationship......"

Tony hid in his metal helmet and replied softly.

"Do you want to turn it off, Sir?" Jarvis interrupted his thoughts again and insisted.

"Jarvis, I remember you sued me for not being able to solve a qiē."

"Yes, Sir. But it's avoidance, avoiding some negative feelings that are too strong so as not to trigger your anxiety. ”

"My anxiety has gotten better...... Let me read it quietly, Jarvis. Let me see myself as others see me. ”

“…… As you wish, Sir. ”

[Do you still want to defend him?] Do you still have to defend this murderer, the villain, the madman? ]

[No, I'm not going to defend a murderer, a villain, a madman.] ]

"Turn it off! Jarvis! ”

Tony immediately shouted.

He looked like he had been whipped violently, his face was so ugly that he could endure half an hour of scolding from a strange mother, but he couldn't stand Daniel's words of denial.

"I'm not sick, my anxiety has healed......"

He tried loudly to convince himself, his voice was loud, but the next moment, he couldn't support his body and fell to the ground.

"Damn, turn it off, you're right, I should have listened to you a long time ago, I regret it...... I've always been like this, and I've ...... again and again."

He held his head with both hands, his face turned gray, his heart palpitating and holding his breath, and his brain was in chaos.

I've had enough...... He gritted his teeth...... He lived so brilliantly and magnificently, so chic and free...... He lives in a mansion and drives a luxury car, spending a lot of money......

But he just couldn't silence those voices, all sorts of voices, all sorts of accusations: 'Dead merchants, arms dealers, murderers'; ’； You're always creating disaster, and sooner or later, your own actions will kill everyone. ’

The sounds pounded on his brain, making his heart ache, his fingers unconsciously stretching back and forth, but his palms were empty, and he couldn't grasp anything.

"Turn it off...... Turn it off, Jarvis ......"

He lay on the dirty floor, his body trembling and said, "...... I'm tired, do I still have a heartbeat...... It would be nice to give up this qiē...... I really wanted to give up right away, and then I just went to rest...... Of course, I won't...... There are still things to be done, and there are still two desperate situations that have not been destroyed...... But I really want to...... Oh my God, Jarvis...... I really want to ......."

"I think you should listen to this, Mr. Black is not what you think, Sir."

"What?"

Because he was not ordered to turn off at the first time, the loyal and intelligent housekeeper seized the opportunity to re-release the holographic projection and turned up the volume.

“…… Because the people I defend have never been murderers, scoundrels, or madmen. ”

"He's Iron Man!"

Tony cried silently in his metal helmet.

He hugged his head tightly in his hands and sat down against the wall, his heart beating again.

[…… The first thing he did when he returned to modern society from Afghanistan was to close the Stark weapons research and development department, for which he was almost kicked out of the board of directors of Stark Industries...... The first thing he did after becoming Iron Man was to save the innocent people who had been bloodily colonized on the outskirts of Gmira......]

[…… When New York was invaded by aliens, it was he who rushed into the sky with a nuclear bomb...... And if this is still in the limelight? Then I have nothing to say......]

[…… Skovia was a mistake, in the wrong place, in the wrong place, in the wrong place, in the wrong way to implicate innocent people, but he had already fought on the battlefield until the last moment...... He did his best to save countless people, and he kept making up for it afterwards...... Of course, no one appreciates him, because he is rich, cheap-mouthed, arrogant, sharp-cut, and does not put on an attitude that you will like and be satisfied with......]

[I dare say that no one here here is as good as him in terms of conscience - a playboy has a conscience...... At the very least, he never stopped on his own path, and after falling and making mistakes, he would get back on his feet, never escaping any of his mistakes and responsibilities. ]

[…… He continues to protect the country, protect the people of the country, and occasionally save the world...... Then, continue to be misunderstood, hurt, and hated, and feed a large number of media friends present with countless scandals and black history that cannot be washed away......]

[He's a hero, he's made a lot of mistakes, but he's still a hero, a superhero.] ]

"Sir, the Mark43 is charged."

"Oh, okay?" The person who had been motionless as if he had died suddenly moved.

Tony looked up, and the charged Mark43 metal helmet in his head was shining brightly again.

Half-loud, he muttered to himself: "I never knew that I had such a good image in Daniel's heart, and he usually laughed at me......"

Then, Tony slowly stood up and began to summon his armor, and the golden red armor flew towards him as if it had come to life, wrapping his whole body quickly and tightly like a flowing liquid: "Jarvis, let's go!" I kind of want to go home. ”

He flew into the sky again in his golden-red armor, heading in the direction of Africa.

At the same time, in front of the courthouse, Daniel crouched down and hugged the crying black mother tightly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. ”

Except for a few words of defense for Iron Man in front of the media, he did not try to say a word of justification in front of this mother.

Because the words of a qiē are superfluous for a mother who has lost a child.

He just kept apologizing, whispering in the mother's ear: "Charles is a good boy, we couldn't save him." I know...... I always knew that he was excellent, with a GPA of 3.6, he was admitted early to Intel, he was a wonderful good boy, he had a kind and warm heart, and he wanted to engage in philanthropy...... He had a big smile on his face...... He went to build eco-houses for the poor and couldn't afford to live in them during the summer vacation, and he was fantastic...... But we lost him, and he was an angel......"

"You ...... Why do you ...... Why didn't you save him......"

"I'm sorry...... I'm sorry...... Sorry ......"

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Fighting a winning lawsuit is not very tiring.

However, in the face of that innocent mother, Daniel felt exhausted of all his strength.

In the Avengers Mansion, the Scarlet Witch Wanda whispered behind him, "You...... How do you know that mother...... I mean Charles, how do you know about Charles? ...... of the grade point or something"

"Because I remember the name of every deceased person who killed Skovia." Daniel turned around and answered her calmly.

Wanda covered her mouth in surprise, she looked at him, half loud, as if uncomfortable, and as if ashamed to whisper: "If there is a chance......"

She paused and said, "If there's any more aftermath of Skavia, can you call me and Piero?" We want to help too. ”

The young girl's face showed age-appropriate sadness and guilt.

But her personality made it difficult for her to utter weak pleas and confessions, so she had to stare at Daniel with those eyes that seemed to be able to speak.

"Absolutely." Daniel tried to give her a smile back, hoping to soften the heaviness of the moment.

He blinked, smiled, and said, "If I don't do that, will your brother Pietro throw me off the roof again?" ”

Wanda also laughed with relief: "No, it won't. ”

The two of them stood side by side on the building, looking into the distance.

"Still no Stark's whereabouts?" Wanda asked softly.

"The latest news from the captain's side says that he flew over to a remote part of Africa."

Daniel replied worriedly, "Vision has used many methods to track his whereabouts, but Jarvis is clearly superior. I feel like Tony is such a fool if he doesn't want people to find him, he has a hundred or more ways to hide himself. ”

"But in your heart, he's also a lovely fool?"

Wanda said in a narrative tone, "You said a lot for him today. In fact, before that, I thought no one would like him...... I even hated him......"

"Normal, Stark was born with a mocking face."

Daniel didn't care much and said, "Please, don't mention today's incident, I think it's a shame." ”

The Scarlet Witch was a little surprised by his rare fierce tone: "Is it because I said Stark, did you make you angry?" ”

"No, it's not." Daniel denied it very quickly: "It's because a hero actually needs others to defend him in order to gain recognition, which makes me feel disgusting." It was a complete failure from beginning to end, and for a moment, I really wanted to persuade Stark to retire. ”

Wanda was stunned.

"Leave me alone, men always have a few days of bad luck every month."

Daniel chattered: "This world is like this, a person can't make mistakes, as long as he makes mistakes, everyone will hold on to them, no matter what he does later, I hate this world!" ”

Wanda subconsciously took a step back.

"Okay, okay, I'm just talking casually, don't you think it's very imposing to talk like this?"

Daniel looked sideways at her, his blue eyes as gentle as ever: "What's more, even if it's for Charles......"

He looked down at his wrist, where the black mother had scratched a circle of bruises from her excessive grief.

The lady of the State Council, at the last moment, held his wrist tightly, held back tears, and asked him: "In order to live up to Charles...... You're going to save more people, aren't you? ”

"Yes, we will save more people and protect more people." Daniel responded to her.

He closed his eyes and said to Wanda, "So, even for the sake of all the innocent people who have died, New York, London, Skovia ......"

After a while, he muttered to himself, "Every day, you have to go on." Because to avoid, to avoid more people, to die like them. FUCK Nick Fury, I TM feel cheated again, obviously saying that when I am a civilian, they go to war, I am a logistics officer, but why am I so worried, why am I so sad? ”

The Red Witch subconsciously raised her eyebrows, and slowly let out a shallow smile.

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It's another late day's return,

"Baby Lukes, my God, why haven't you slept yet?"

Daniel looked at the children sitting on the carpet playing puzzles in the living room, looked at his watch, and said in surprise: "Honey, it's past eleven o'clock, aren't you sleepy?" ”

"I'm waiting for you."

Lux yawned, but pursed his lips stubbornly: "You haven't seen me in many days." ”

"Ah, do you miss me?" Daniel showed a happy smile, he picked up the soft little child, and kissed his little cheek happily: "I'm sorry, I've been a little busy lately. ”

"I saw today's news." Lux said slowly, "Daniel, you ran to help Iron Man speak." ”

“…… Yes, that's right. ”

"You're so nice!" Lux stretched out his little arm around Daniel's neck and said in a happy tone, "They say bad things about Iron Man, it's a bad guy, you're a good guy." ”

"Lux?"

"Iron Man saved me." Lux said, "I love Iron Man. ”

But he couldn't...... Save your mom and grandpa......" Daniel whispered, "and your missing dad......"

"You're not right." Lukes' eyes widened and he slapped Daniel's face with his little hand.

He childishly taught the other party and said, "Iron Man is not a god, he can't save everyone...... In fact, I don't think even God can save everyone...... But he saved me, and I have to thank him. ”

Daniel hugged him and buried his head in the child's neck, which still smelled of milk.

Yes, Tony is not a god!

He remembered a lot of things about Tony, details that he thought he had forgotten......

He wears golden-red armor and buys doughnuts surrounded by a group of girls, arrogant and wanton, with no one in sight; He stood in front of his new house in New York, the golden sun shining on his face, fine fluff, big caramel eyes, showing off and self-satisfied; When he apologized to Hawkeye, his embarrassed and embarrassed expressions, and the stacks of high-tech arrows piled up in the studio; He stood in the tattered tool room with a wrench in hand, covered in engine oil, and sulked; Dressed in a high-profile golden-red mech, he flew through the skies of New York......

He lived a real life, he lived a high-profile life, he occasionally caused chaos, and occasionally saved the world.

He never stopped, he fought until the last moment.

Sometimes adults can be vulnerable, and at this time, children need to give them some encouragement. ’

Lukes was very considerate and patted Daniel on the back with his little hand.

But he was still a little confused: 'What exactly does an adopter do?' Isn't it miscellaneous? Why did you suddenly go to the courthouse to speak for Iron Man? Could it be that the adopter has a crush on Iron Man? ’

Lux, who is very good at 'treating others with himself', thought to himself: 'It's good, Daniel has a crush on that golden Iron Man, I like pink ...... At least, from this point of view, we still have a tacit understanding. ’

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"Sir, Mr. Black, at three o'clock in the morning, I sent you a voice message, would you like to listen to it?"

"Uh...... Listen to it. ”

[…… Last night, I suddenly noticed that my Patronus had changed......]

"What is a Patronus, Jarvis?"

"I searched for several possibilities on the Internet, Sir, Disney cartoons, ......"

"Don't talk about that useless, Jarvis, keep it simple."

"According to the analysis, it is probably a god who people think can protect themselves, a kind of spiritual sustenance."

"OK, go on."

[My Patronus has changed...... Previously it was a bird with wings...... But recently, it turned into a dog...... At first, I was pleasantly surprised that it was a more powerful wolf...... But it turns out that it's just a wolf-like dog, and it's so bad that I can't feel like I'm going to be majestic in my life......]

What was he talking about? Why can't I understand? ”

Tony listened to Daniel's disgusted and chattering voice, thinking about the crazy look that often appeared on the blue-eyed boy's face, and wanted to laugh inexplicably, but he didn't know what the other party was talking about.

"Analyzing, Sir." Jarvis struggled to retrieve.

But it's a pity that wizards have been separated from modern society for many years and have only recently begun to integrate, and there is very little common sense about wizards on the Internet, and this knowledgeable intelligent butler obviously can't figure out the meaning of these words.

[Tony, the captain has brought everyone to you, they want to help you!] ]

[…… Bad guys are bad guys, there's nothing for you and mine, don't talk about unnecessary self-esteem all day long, everyone wants to help you, believe everyone, believe in the Avengers...... As long as you're not that asshole, after hearing the message, contact the captain. ]

[I promise you, no one will arrest you back, and no one will stop you from retrieving the Desperate Virus......]

[Remember what I said in Skovia?] What should a person do when he is in danger? ]

[There is always only one answer: help and together.]

[With everyone, do what you have to do, and then ......]

[Lux and I are waiting for you to come home.] ]