Chapter 15: Tony's Dilemma (Part II)

Tony is not a cold-blooded person who only knows that he is drunk and dreams of death.

Maybe he used to be a jerk, but since he came back from Afghanistan, he's grown a lot.

His good nature is evident in shutting down Stark Industries' weapons department, becoming Iron Man, and even giving out full relief money to innocent people who have suffered unexpectedly due to supercriminals, otherworldly invasions, and military experiments.

Steve's suggestion about the Foundation was just a gesture for him, after all, there was too much money to spend.

If it were only a requirement to ensure basic subsistence, it would not be a heavy burden to feed the world's population for decades, given Stark's ability to create wealth and financial circulation.

The reason why he has not done so in the past is entirely because of what happened to him in Afghanistan.

He is not as naïve as Steve, who understands that ambition is at both ends of the political scale, and the benchmark that causes him to swing is military prowess.

Not all of the poor are innocent, and there are not a few of them who are hateful.

What's more, there are the United Nations and various international relief organizations in this world, and those "poor" can follow their own goodness and help the poor live better by donating money, but if Stark Industries intervenes, the impact is likely to upset the current fragile political balance.

Good intentions don't necessarily lead to good deeds.

That's why Evan prefers to put the sky-high wealth of Glazer Industries in the bank and turn it into "dead money", rather than let it flow to expand the scale of his wealth, or use it to form an international rescue organization.

That's not kindness, it's a source of turmoil that undermines financial stability.

A small amount is also not good, just like Steve is burdened by fame, whether it is Tony or Evan, as long as they intervene, they themselves represent a certain attitude, which can easily be used by careerists to pull countries into the quagmire.

Of course, it's just that the Foundation's business is not worth Tony's trouble, he can find a professional to achieve better results in a more subtle way, and what really overwhelms him is Steve Rogers joining the "Avengers".

Undoubtedly, it is a good thing for "Captain America" to join the "Avengers", and with the prestige of the other party, it should be invited by himself, the captain of the Avengers.

In addition, Tony Stark has also heard about what happened to Steve Rogers.

At the moment, there is no better solution to his dilemma than to join the "Avengers" with "Vi" and "Evan Glazer".

It's just that...... How should it be arranged?

Although Steve is not a person who cares, even if he openly supports and accepts it, Tony feels that his captain of the "Avengers" has become a little unjustifiable.

He went to lead Captain America?

Will the other Avengers agree?

Natasha and Bruce Banner, needless to say, both showed joy and even a little restraint when they met Steve for the first time after defeating the Abomination.

As an agent, "Black Widow" should be just a disguise of statement, otherwise Tony wouldn't have figured out that she was a Russian...... Belch...... Women, why do you worship "Captain America" so much.

But Bruce Banner's performance was definitely genuine, and he really admired and adored Steve.

Not to mention Evan, although he was directly taken off the battlefield by Wei because of weakness at that time, combined with the boy's previous performance, I think his feelings for Steve are not ordinary.

As for the ......

This is probably Tony's most confident Avenger, with her big grin, what "Captain America" and "Captain Dragonfly" are no different in her eyes.

The only one who is clearly at odds with Steve is Wade Wilson, but as long as the money on Evan's side is in place, Wade, who is still good at heart, is managed by the American team who has three discordant views, and he can bring his own bedding to sleep with him at night.

Reason tells Tony that he should give up his position as captain, but pride in his heart has not allowed him to make this decision.

Unlike the original plane, Tony has experienced more at this time, and his merits and dedication are no worse than Steve's, so it is naturally impossible to make this decision like admitting defeat.

He would rather Steve ask for the captaincy of the position on himself, then he can go with the flow and focus on the big picture.

But Steve has a "servant" face that doesn't care about anything, and he still has to rush to deliver the captain's position to him, why?

Tony can only sulk with himself about this.

Because it has nothing to do with Steve, and it has nothing to do with Evan and the others, it is entirely his own maturity that conflicts with dedication and pride in his heart.

Steve was a man of Howard's time, and both the Avengers and the public recognized him immensely.

Although they may not have had the idea of letting Steve replace Tony as captain, it was this recognition that made Tony Stark recall himself once again under the aura of his father, and his heart was awkward and embarrassed.

However, Evan's presence warmed his heart.

Compared with others, the recognition from Ivan, who has always advertised "Captain America", undoubtedly makes Tony more happy: I'm no worse than Steve!

The awkwardness in his heart suddenly disappeared, and he made a decision that he had always thought was right, but his pride in his heart had never allowed him to make - ask Steve to be the captain of the "Avengers"!

......

Tony Stark, who had figured it out, looked soothed, and was about to say something, only to find Evan's expression as empty as a machine.

"Evan, you ......"

"Command: Displacement—"

As soon as the words fell, Tony Stark suddenly found that everything around him had turned into a congealed ball.

Soon, however, the mottled colors faded and his visual capture of his surroundings returned.

He looked around and saw that he had gone from his villa to the wilderness far from his villa, and Pepper Potts was standing not too far from him, with two glasses of juice in his hand.

"Evan, this is ......"

At this time, Evan had returned to his usual appearance, not as emotionless as he had just been, and Tony immediately asked, wondering why Evan had moved the three of him and the two sofas under him to a place away from the villa.

"Boom-"

The doubts were pressed back without asking, and he looked at the villa where he could faintly see something—where he had just been—which had now turned into a large crater under some kind of great impact.

Cold sweat soaked his back, and for a moment, he was a little overwhelmed.

His gaze shifted over Evan and Pepper's bodies for a long time, but fortunately it was quickly replaced by a rage that almost swept him away, and he gritted his teeth as if gnawing on the flesh of his attacker, and his voice almost squeezed out between his teeth: "Jarvis, what about your monitor, you tell me, tell me what the fuck this fuck is made of!"

"Sir, I'm sorry, I didn't detect any unusual ......"

"Whew-"

With a long exhale, Tony was afraid that he would faint from the air.

He knew that Jarvis should not be blamed for this kind of thing, after all, it was just an artificial intelligence, and it was already a problem to be able to hide Jarvis's monitoring and make it still come to the conclusion that there was "no abnormality", but his own technology was not enough.

That's why he almost went mad, because he couldn't accept that Pepper and Evan would die with him because of his skills.

"Hammer!"

Ivan interrupted Jarvis's broadcast of various parameters with an inexplicable expression, and he was secretly glad in his heart, thanks to the premonition of crisis obtained by the inexplicable connection after summoning Ahri, otherwise he would not have had an accident with many backhands, but Tony and Pepper may not be able to survive.

"What?"

Tony Stark looked at him suspiciously, not because he was surprised that Evan knew the answer, but because he felt that the answer was too ridiculous for him.

"A hammer, a hammer that fell from the sky!"

Ivan who sensed the scene just now repeated the answer, and had already scolded Odin who threw the hammer several times in his heart.