Chapter 451: A Lingering Past

Caught up by the past", Man-sama used a rather clever statement, which made Tony unable to care.

"What do you mean?" He asked, "What exactly did you do to my armor?" ”

He asked, and continued to try to restore the armor's system, but so far there was no progress. The systems of the various modules of the armor are functioning normally, there is no problem with the hardware, and there is no sign of intrusion at all, just refusing to move for half a minute for no reason......

Tony thought of something. It was as if all of a sudden, he had some idea what the problem was.

Intrusion is not detected because there is no intrusion at all. The reason why you can't find an exception is because the system doesn't have an exception in the first place.

It's not the Iron Man suit that's wrong, it's himself.

The boy from before walked back to him, looking at him with eyes like poisonous snakes.

"You really don't know who I am, do you?" The boy asked with a sneer.

Yes, he didn't know. But he already vaguely realized that this teenager might be the key.

So he asked, "Who are you?" ”

"yes, who am I? I bet you'd be curious to know who the man who controlled the switch on Iron Man's system was. The boy said, the corners of his mouth hooked.

So he confessed that Tony's physical abnormality was really related to him.

The boy stared at him for a while, and then said slowly, "My father never thought that way in the past, but in fact, as far as I think, you are actually very similar to him.

You see, my father was also a scientist, just like you. He is passionate about the practical applications of biomagnetism, he has devoted most of his life to it, and he has certainly made progress to be proud of......"

As he spoke, Tony's brain was racing. One by one, he searched his mind for all the people he might have described, the criminals he had defeated, the innocents he had fought for, or the family members who had lost something to his weapons......

Names and faces flashed through his mind, but then they were quickly dismissed. He couldn't imagine who the boy's father might be or what kind of entanglement he would have with him.

And the truth did exceed his expectations.

"After a long period of research, my father discovered that biomagnetic implants can alter nerve impulses." The boy continued, "Think about what you can do with these applications in medicine. Maybe he can cure depression, maybe he can cure schizophrenia, and maybe even change the soul of a person and turn a sociopathic criminal into a law-abiding model citizen. Who knows? If he can continue, none of this is impossible.

But of course, this filthy world won't allow things to go that way. At the most critical point in the experiment, my father began to run out of funds. He needed money, lots and lots of money, but he didn't have the patience to go and ask the school for grants.

No, that would take decades - if he's lucky. People are sick, and they need treatment! So he started working with the government. The government made it clear that they were interested in his research, but the value they found in it was different from what my father had in mind. The Government has always had little interest in humanitarianism...... I'm sure you're the most aware of this part, right, Tony? ”

Tony knew he was implying that he had been an arms dealer. The story he tells is not so rare so far – a tragedy, but one that is very common. There are many scientific researchers in the world who are experiencing this all the time, and countless laboratories may have had opportunities to make the world a better place, but they have all been stifled in the cradle for similar reasons.

Not everyone can be lucky enough.

"You see, at the end of the day, the weapon design is what everybody cares about." The boy continued, his pale face expressionless, and he did not seem to resent it, "This is a lucrative cake, because everyone thinks that the result is more important than the means. Can a small price save millions of lives and serve humanity? And at what cost, Tony? You've designed landmines that keep thousands of children crawling around for the rest of their lives, and you're telling people that the profits you make from selling these weapons are all about making better prosthetic limbs? ”

Then he smiled, smug like a condescending victor.

"So maybe you should guess the ending. My father's dream was never fulfilled in the end, and he dreamed of becoming a beneficier, not a demon like you who spread death. But in the end, he became just like you. Biomagnetism was eventually designed as a weapon, and guess who was the first person to be lucky enough to be implanted with this weapon? ”

Little by little, the fog was lifted, and the boy's words strung everything together. Suddenly, Tony seems to have an incredibly terrifying truth in mind. Man-sama said that he would be overtaken by his past, and now he seemed to finally begin to understand what that meant.

"So your father ......" Tony still had one last bit of luck before hearing the other party's personal confirmation.

"If you're really as genius as everyone says, then I think you've already guessed it." "Yes, my father, the man who saved your life, gave you a second chance, and even indirectly contributed to the birth of Iron Man." But at the same time, he also implanted the device in you, making you a part of the problem he left behind......"

"Hou Yinsen." Tony limbly pronounced the name, "You're Ginmori's son." ”

Hou Yinsen, the person who became the biggest turning point in his life, the person who gave Iron Man meaning, the person who had only been with him for a short time, but who had become a close friend that he would never forget in his life.

If it weren't for Ginmori, he would have been doomed long ago when he was dragged back to the Ten Rings base. If it weren't for Ginmori, he wouldn't have been able to build a small arc reactor on his own. Without Ginmori, MK1's Iron Man armor wouldn't have been fully charged before the terrorists stormed their lab - it was Ginmori who rushed out to fight the terrorists with his life, trading his life for his chance to escape.

After coming out of the cave, Tony had always felt that he was no longer just living for himself, but for Ginmori's sake. Later, he went to Ginmori's hometown, swept away the terrorists who had occupied his hometown, and gave the town all the aid he could......

When he did it, he felt like it was his responsibility, as if the town he had been bullied was also his hometown.

And it wasn't until today that he realized for the first time that he didn't know the best friend he thought he did.

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