Chapter 64: The Overwhelming News
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First stop, Las Vegas, Nevada.
The first thing Grant did when he stepped on the land was to exhale a breath of turbidity.
To be honest, Grant didn't think he'd ever come back in the open. It seems that although Theron has a bit of a bad taste and likes to play tricks on people, he is still more reliable when it comes to critical times. But when he comes back here, as Grant himself said, this is his territory, and he can only rely on himself.
The reason why the first stop was Las Vegas instead of going directly to Tony Stark's villa in Malibu Beach, California, or the headquarters of Stark Industries in Irvine, was because Grant tried the preferred option. He has a storage box here, and he is not the only one who knows the location of this storage box.
Of course, the other person is not necessarily nearby, so you can only try your luck.
The storage compartment was opened, and a wad of green dollars was placed there, underneath which were several temporary ID documents, as well as a pistol and a few magazines. None of this caught Grant's attention, and the latter's gaze fell entirely on a safety clasp. This is the one he landed on the battlefield during the last big battle with the Winter Soldier.
There was also a note with three lines written on it.
"Caesar's to Caesar (the stalk that appeared in Steel 1)."
"The dagger will be given to you next time we meet."
"I'm not in the United States."
The scene is familiar, as he left a note for Natasha when he left near Lake Yalkali. Now that I think about it, it seems that it has not been long ago.
Natasha didn't know which country she was going to, so she chose to declare the plan a failure. However, this did not affect Grant's rare good mood. He can also activate the backup plan - which is to keep an eye on Tony Stark's pins. Humming a song, he opened the car door and started the car, and he set off for California.
The car was bought from the used car market. Fifteen minutes to completely solve the problem, no papers, skipping the process, Grant once again experienced the accuracy of the phrase "money can make the devil grind". You can almost buy a new car for the money, but hey, it saves you a lot of trouble, doesn't it? The most important thing is to save time, and it is not yet known when Obadestan will carry out the "coup", and Grant needs to pay close attention.
In fact, Grant wanted to go to Coulson. His former S.O. would be ready to do both, even if he didn't dare to believe him 100 percent. Unfortunately, Coulson appears to be on a mission in New York. Grant also thought about asking Skye for help and hacking into Stark's communication network. It's just that every time Skye looks for him, he doesn't have Skye's contact information at all. Therefore, it is still up to him to step out and keep an eye on it personally.
It's not the first time Grant has done this kind of work, and he has learned some systematically before, which is a little experience. In fact, you only need to do two things well - clever camouflage and close following. As long as it is not discovered and not thrown off, the work of stalking is 90% complete. The remaining 10 percent depends on whether you are lucky or not, and whether you get any useful information.
And Grant's staring at Tony Stark's tip this time was much smoother than expected.
Recently, the news that Tony Stark was going to close Stark Industries' weapons department caused a stir in the United States and even the whole world. Grant heard the news as soon as he set foot on North American soil, which changed his impression of Tony Stark a little. However, there is definitely not a majority of people who think like Grant, and the tendency of public opinion can be known from the overwhelming criticism in newspapers, magazines, and even television programs. If you want more objective and convincing data, you can refer to the stock price of Stark Industries. Since Tony Stark announced the news, the market value of Stark Industries has evaporated by more than half in an instant.
From one of the important cornerstones of the country and one of the largest companies in history, it suddenly became a thousand people, just because of Tony Stark's words. In Grant's view, the intention was good, but the approach was really ill-conceived. Now that this is the case, Tony Stark should start crisis public relations and show up more often, using his credibility to win back people's support and save unnecessary losses for his partners, especially the rest of the board. Otherwise, even if the chairman's seat can still be retained, it will be difficult to escape the fate of being divested.
Grant didn't think that he would one day put himself in Tony Stark's shoes. It's just that he didn't expect that Tony Stark didn't do any of the ways he thought of. In fact, since he was deployed outside 10880 Malibu Street, he hasn't seen Tony Stark out of the house for so many days. No luxury cars come out of garages, and no private jets fly off rooftops. If it weren't for the fact that the villa was perched on a large rock, twenty or thirty meters above the water, he would have wondered if the target had left on a cruise ship.
Could this be how the greatest genius of modern times responded to this corporate crisis? Hiding at home and doing nothing?
Of course, there are a lot of measures that have already been put in place, but Grant doesn't know it. After all, Miss Pepperpots, Tony Stark's working secretary and nanny, would come almost once in a while, and stay inside for as long or as short as he could. Besides, there's the Internet, and video conferencing isn't a new thing. It's just that this kind of effect doesn't seem to be as good as Tony Stark walking around in front of the public. Look at what is said in the news: Tony Stark made a will and was confirmed to be dead soon; Tony's life hung by a thread, and Stark Industries' stock price fell again; Tony Stark's last public appearance; Stark Industries' power changes, Obadistan returns to power; The arms industry has been reshuffled, and the negotiations between Hammer Industries and the Ministry of Defense have entered a substantive stage......
Well, none of these things have anything to do with Grant. He's just too bored, so he just uses his phone to surf the Internet. It's just that the news about Stark Industries and Tony Stark himself is overwhelming, and he can't pay attention to it if he doesn't want to.
"Damn, Obadistan is so calm? Tony Stark didn't want to find out who had hurt him? ā
Unable to assassinate Obadistan in public, or to find the other party's home, Grant waited for the target to come to a place where there were not many people. Whether Stan is going to kill Stark, or to contact him about his relationship or to talk about work, it's impossible to bring a group of bodyguards, and this is Grant's chance. As a result, Stan has not moved, and Stark has no intention of forcing the mastermind behind the scenes, which makes Grant's situation very embarrassing.
It may seem like a waste of time to keep waiting; But don't wait, what if it happens. Now that the chaos has arisen, several other inferior arms dealers are on the move, and the Hammer Industries is even more unabashed. Maybe a short-term deal will be reached in the next moment, and maybe somewhere will soon be the first collaboration between Hammer Industries and the DoD.
Alas, Grant really wanted to rush into that villa and pull Tony Stark out.