Anton Vanke glanced at Old Stark, opened his mouth, and was speechless.

"In Mr. Vanke's opinion, our device is worth only about $0," said Dufran, "so he decided to let the gangsters rob him directly. ”

"Just last night, we were attacked by more than two dozen armed thugs on our way back to the hotel, but luckily Kimchi Lubu and I were good enough to catch the gangsters. Am I right, Artem Ivanov? ”

Ivanov's face was pale, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he could not utter a complete sentence: "Yes, that's right." ”

Old Stark's face was rarely angry, and he looked directly at Anton Vanke and asked, "Didn't I already say it, why are you still doing this!" ”

Anton Vanke argued: "I'm sorry Stark...... But they just want to blackmail us, we can't let them get away with it, I'm doing it all for the company! ”

Old Stark banged on the table and raised his voice: "But now you've brought the company to the brink of danger!" Once this matter spreads, Stark Industries' reputation will be on a par with that of the gangsters, have you really thought about the interests of the company and the shareholders? ”

"I'm sorry, Stark, I'm really sorry......" Anton Vanke also messed up himself, and he couldn't talk about it, so he could only keep apologizing to Old Stark, "I will take all the responsibility, and I won't affect the company." ”

"How can it not be involved! Anton Vanke, I thought you could do things as rigorously as you did experiments, but I didn't think you were a ...... Reckless bastards! Old Stark was clearly trying to suppress his anger as much as he could.

Anton Vanke bowed his head and remained silent.

Old Stark took a deep breath and then shouted, "Jarvis! ”

Soon a middle-aged man with a tall and thin figure and a slightly reserved temperament came in from outside the door: "Mr. Stark." ”

"Lock these three up and don't let anyone else know."

"Okay."

Jarvis answered, and then led Ivanov's three gangsters out of the room, and Duflan didn't say anything, watching them leave and closing the door.

Old Stark sat down in his seat, took a deep breath, and said in a somewhat heavy voice, "I'm so sorry that this happened, Dr. Duffran. However, you probably haven't let anyone else, such as the police or the media, know about it. ”

Duflan: "Of course, I know that doesn't represent Stark Industries, which is still the company I respect the most. ”

Old Stark nodded, and then there was nothing to say, and the room fell silent for a long time.

After a while, he spoke again: "So, Dr. Dufran, you're still willing to sell us the device, is that so?" ”

"That's right, the price won't change, $100 million in cash, and 20 percent of Stark Industries' stock." Dufran took out the Sia Empire Energy Stone from his briefcase and placed it on the table.

When Anton Vanke heard this, he couldn't help but say again: "Naked blackmail! ”

"Say no more, Vanke." Old Stark said in a deep voice.

"I'm very bullish on the future of Stark Industries, so I can guarantee that I'll hold these stocks for the long term, at least until the next century," Duflan added. ”

Old Stark looked at the energy stone on the table, and nodded after a moment: "Okay, I promise you." ”

Once Anton Vanke's matter is poked out, no matter how it is handled, Stark Industries will plummet, and as the founder of the company, Stark Sr. will definitely not want to see this result.

The only way to avoid that is now is to exchange $100 million in cash and 20 percent of the shares for energy stones, as Duflan offered.

In this way, Duflan became one of the largest shareholders of Stark Industries, and he promised to hold these shares for a long time, which is in line with Stark Industries' interests, which naturally means that he will not expose the matter.

This is the only option Old Stark has at the moment, and it doesn't seem too bad, although it has paid a high price, but it has also gained energy stones.

So after a short period of thought, he agreed to Duflan's offer.

Dufran couldn't help but smile and stretched out his hand to shake old Stark: "Happy cooperation, Mr. Stark." ”

"It's a pleasure to work with." Old Stark also forced a smile.

The two sides then discussed some more details, and about an hour later Dufran and Kimchi Lub left Stark Industries, leaving only Anton Vanke and Stark Sr. in the room.

"I'm sorry, Stark......" Anton Vanke said with his head bowed in the quiet air.

Although he hasn't been here for a long time, he still has feelings for Stark Industries and Howard himself, and this result does make him feel guilty.

Old Stark stood in front of the window with his hands in his pockets and let out a long sigh, "I hope this device will bring us enough profit." ”

"I'll do my best." Anton Vanke said that this was probably the only way he could atone for his crimes, "In any case, in five years at most, I will definitely complete the Ark reactor project!" Trust me, Stark. ”

……

Antarctica, Fireplace Valley.

Luo Wei withdrew from the training space, reflecting on the battle just now, and then a knock on the door came from outside.

"Come in."

The door opened, and Dufran and Kimchi, dressed in suits and leather shoes, walked in: "Great lord." ”

"You're back, how's it going, did you sell the energy stone to Howard Stark?" Luo Wei asked with a smile.

"Yes, this is the agreement we signed with Stark Industries, you can take a look." Duflan pulled out a copy of the agreement.

Luo Wei glanced at the agreement a few times, and felt a little surprised: "100 million dollars, and 20% of Stark Industries' stock?" ”

"What do you think of the price?" Dufran asked.

Of course, Luo Wei nodded in praise: "You really deserve to be a business knight, Du Fran, I originally thought that it would be good for you to sell 100 million dollars." ”

In fact, he didn't know how much it would sell for, but it was obviously not something that could be done casually to get Stark Industries to take out a fifth of its shares.

Dufran asked, "Great Lord, how are we going to arrange all this money and stocks?" ”

"What do you think?"

"We can register an investment company in the secular world, and the company will hold the stock of Stark Industries for a long time and use that $100 million as an investment," Duflan said without thinking. ”

"Okay, just do as you say, and you will be responsible for the secular business affairs of the Knights in the future." Luo Wei nodded, and then remembered something, "By the way, have you figured out the name of the investment company?" ”

"Not yet."

Luo Wei thought for a moment: "Hmm...... Let's call it the "Golden Hand". ”

After all, the Knights of the Silver Hand is a non-secular organization, mainly for cultivation and fighting, and it is obviously not appropriate to directly name the Silver Hand, but if you don't want to do it at all, it can't reflect the connection with the Knights.

So he finally chose the name "Golden Hand", which was at least very appropriate for the occasion and a battle.

The Hand of Gold... Luo Wei nodded secretly, and couldn't help but be satisfied with his excellent aesthetic level.