Cleaning up the mess had nothing to do with Mercer, but Flint took the initiative to stay on the scene and brought his own renovation team over, and if this rhythm was maintained, Flint's renovation company would definitely be prosperous.

"Alex, is the matter settled?"

Melinda leaned against the head of the bed and looked at the magazine, looked at Mercer who jumped in through the window, and asked without the slightest surprise.

"Solved, I'm really starting to sympathize with Phil now, don't you have anyone else in S.H.I.E.L.D. to work?"

Mercer withdrew her clothes in front of Melinda and slipped on a loose white T-shirt and shorts.

"No, he's in charge of Manhattan now, and Manhattan hasn't been peaceful lately, so he hasn't been idle."

"I also told him that Manhattan has been like an evil person recently, and it hasn't stopped, and if it weren't for me, how would S.H.I.E.L.D. deal with Hulk."

Melinda thought for a moment, then shook her head, she didn't know how to deal with the situation either, beings like Mercer and Hulk hadn't thought of it before, but this year it was a team.

Chatting and chatting, the two of them did something good for their bodies and minds.

Mercer likes this feeling, he doesn't need to open his mouth and close his mouth to talk about his feelings, but naturally goes with his feelings, and if he likes it, he will go on, and if he doesn't like it, he doesn't have any resentment.

……

While Mercer was enjoying life, Tony's lab was bleak.

The glaring 24% on a blood detector stiffened Tony's usual dashing smile, and he had pointed out the source of energy when Mercer had brought out the Iron Suit, which was now his Arc Reactor, which caused metal poisoning.

Looking at the black lines on his chest that spread like spider webs, Tony didn't know how long he would live.

He could choose to take a certain risk and have surgery and stop using the steel suit, so that the metal poisoning would not threaten his life, but could Tony do that?

The steel suit had long since become a part of his body. Especially when he'd seen a bunch of superhumans like Mercer and Hulk, the Iron Suit was the only thing that could give him a sense of security.

"Tony, what's wrong with you?"

Pepper came to report to Tony, but Tony's abnormal expression was immediately discovered by her.

"It's alright, Pepper, there's something to arrange. I intend to appoint you as the new CEO of Stark Industries. ”

"I ......"

"What you're doing now is no different from CEO, it's just a change of title for you, I've already decided, tomorrow you can do the preparatory work, prepare the change documents as soon as possible."

Tony has an absolute controlling stake in Stark Industries, and the current major shareholders will not disagree with him, besides, for Pepper himself, he has always been responsible for hosting the work, and Tony's so-called CEO is just a name.

"Hmm."

Pepper didn't continue to refuse, but reported to Tony about the opening ceremony of tomorrow's Stark Industries, and then turned to leave, and the doubts about Tony's unusual performance were suppressed in his heart.

The next day, Mercer was invited to the opening ceremony.

Tony's cool debut, colorful shows, and good food and wine, Mercer really likes this kind of event.

Especially there is no need for him and those messy people to be false and wronged, just eat, drink and have fun, and look at those white thighs by the way.

"Tony, has the metal poisoning of your arc reactor been resolved?"

After exiting, Mercer asked alone, and then saw Tony's face turn ugly.

"Uh, well, solved, nothing too big a problem......"

"Well, if I need help, I should have a solution......"

As Mercer spoke, he saw a reasonably pleasing woman approach, and it was obvious that the target was Tony.

"Hehe, I'll go first, your prey, not your hunter."

When the woman saw that Mercer was leaving, she hurriedly said, "Mr. Mercer, please wait a moment. ”

Tony laughed, "Look, you're the prey." ”

"I'm a government magistrate, and there's a military hearing tomorrow that needs Mr. Stark and Mr. Mercer to attend, and here's a flyer."

Mercer was surprised: "Military hearings? You still want me to attend, they're for Tony's steel suit, what does it have to do with me? ”

The other party's attitude was good, and he said in the same tone: "Mr. Mercer is an important shareholder of Stark Industries, and he has a close connection with this matter, so ......"

"Hey, this pretty government sheriff, do you know who I am?"

Mercer smiled deliberately, then asked rhetorically, and at the same time a tentacle appeared on his back, he was not sure if the military still wanted to get the news of the black light virus from him.

"I ......"

Obviously, this law enforcement officer also encountered this situation for the first time, and he appeared a little flustered, and hurriedly took two steps back.

"Alex, you see you're scaring everyone," Tony said, pretending to be a good man, "give me the flyer, we'll be here tomorrow." ”

The two leaflets were handed to Tony, and the sheriff ran away in a daze, she didn't know the details of Mercer, but when she saw that black tentacle, she always remembered something evil.

"Hahaha......"

Tony and Mercer naturally burst into laughter when they saw that no one was around, and then agreed to attend the so-called military hearing together tomorrow.

Mercer saw that Tony didn't continue to ask for his solution, and he didn't continue to explain, Tony had his own pride.

……

Sure enough, the purpose of the hearing organized by the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee was to demand that Stark hand over the steel suit, but there was no direct demand for Mercer, which made Mercer quite puzzled.

"I'm sorry, I need to interject, Councilor Stein, right, what is the purpose of summoning me here today?"

Mercer looked at the obnoxious-looking congressman, chattered there, and interrupted the other party's speech.

"Mr. Mercer, you are also a shareholder in Stark Industries, and according to reliable sources, you have also mastered a combat armor technology."

"Hahaha......", Mercer laughed suddenly, he didn't know if the councillor really didn't know, or if he pretended not to know.

"Mr. Stark, having this sophisticated weapon in your personal custody poses a threat to national security, and if this technology is leaked, ......"

"My technology will not be leaked, and in twenty years, no one else will be able to master my technology."

"But ......"

Mercer watched Tony tease the councillor in front of him, whose intelligence was definitely no more than 5, and felt speechless for a while, if he didn't want to cause more trouble, he would have left right now.

"Mr. Stark, please don't change the concept ......"

The person who spoke changed, but the voice of the bull was more disgusting, and Mercer was pulled back into his thoughts.

A man with a greasy head and a pink face, who is not ugly, but who doesn't know why people feel disgusted, stands next to Tony and Stark.

“…… This Mr. Mercer's previous laugh is pointless, and I think you're just a Tony's ass......"

"Shut up, garbage with bad perfume", Mercer interrupted the other directly, and then turned to Tony, "Who is this garbage?" Also a parliamentarian? ”

Tony shrugged his shoulders and said, "He's the president of Hammer Industries, Justin Hammer." ”

"What is Hammer Industries?"

"A small company that buys weapons."

Mercer asked deliberately, he had already found information about Justin Hammer in his memory, a first-class weapons developer, but not much in high-end weapons.

"This second-class dealer in a white suit, first of all, please stay away from me, your smell makes my nose feel very uncomfortable; Second, shut your stinky mouth, there are some people you can't discuss. ”

Mercer said directly that this person was the first person he had met in this world to speak out about himself.

"Also, Mr. Councillor, I don't want this piece of garbage without any authority or accomplishments to point fingers at me and Tony Stark, and if there is a hearing I will refuse to attend, and if you want to make a direct arrest, then show the warrant."

Mercer got up and left, and Tony didn't stay any longer, as long as there was no direct evidence that he would threaten national security, let alone a congressman, even the president couldn't help Stark Industries.

One hearing turned into a farce, with only the grim-faced commissioners and Justin Hammer on the verge of shock.

……

"Tony, let's go to your company together, there are some things to discuss with you."

"Okay."

PS: I didn't enter the palace, and after returning to China, I went to see my mother-in-law, and I didn't have a chance to turn on the computer