Whether to open a branch office or not will not be decided until I go back and discuss it with Bruce.

The immediate issue is not whether the company can be opened, or how much support it gives Hammer Industries, but the disappearance of Tony Stark.

As the owner of Stark Group, one of the world's top scientists, a super-genius and a famous playboy, Tony Stark has a huge influence around the world, and the impact of such a kidnapping is huge.

This incident in particular had an even worse impact on the military, as Stark was snatched under their protection, which made the military very incompetent.

Because of his special identity and the situation at the time of the accident, the military has never stopped the search and rescue work of Tony Stark, and it is really carried out according to that sentence: live to see people, dead to see corpses, absolutely not to become a fruitless unsolved case.

In this case, S.H.I.E.L.D. can't watch the excitement from the sidelines, and Tony Stark has a very special relationship with S.H.I.E.L.D.: HIS FATHER, HOWARD Stark, is one of the founders of S.H.I.E.L.D.

The founder's son was kidnapped? In every way, S.H.I.E.L.D. has to do something.

"So...... You want me to help?"

"With the relationship between Major and Howard Stark, there is no way to sit back and watch his son have an accident, right?" Because of Louie's identity, S.H.I.E.L.D. did not send anyone to contact Louie casually, and it was still Nick Fury who came out in person.

"While I have a good relationship with Howard, it was between me and Howard...... And Howard is no longer there. "I have a good relationship with Howard, and if Howard asks him to take care of his children, then Louis is happy to help.

But now it's not Howard Stark who is talking to him, it's Nick Fury, and Louis doesn't want to be a tool for S.H.I.E.L.D. casually.

At one time, his job was transferred to the Science Strategy Corps, but with the reorganization of the Science Strategy Corps into a new department, S.H.I.E.L.D., various positions and responsibilities have changed, and Louis and S.H.I.E.L.D. only have some 'nominal' connections, and strictly speaking, he is not a S.H.I.E.L.D. person at all.

"Howard Stark is gone, and he only has such a son. "Nick Fury is sure that Louie will definitely help, in fact, the two are competing now not whether Louie will help, but just making it clear that Louie is not from S.H.I.E.L.D., so Fury can only come to 'ask' him for help, and cannot be transferred casually like his own subordinates.

Louie also lacks interest in joining S.H.I.E.L.D. for a position, and even if Fury only offered to be an advisor, Louie turned it down on the grounds that 'you can please me'.

Today, Louis owns a small stake in the Stark Group, a stake in the Hammer Group, a small stake in the Coca-Cola Group, and a bunch of other well-known companies.

and George Lucas's Star Wars series, all kinds of revenues, all have to be shared by Louis, even if there are no shares that only rely on the various shares of Star Wars, he doesn't have to worry about money in this world.

At present, the money will be transferred to Esther's name, and some procedures will be required: Louis will be legally resurrected so that he can recover the assets that belong to him. Louis didn't care much about it, not to mention that he had enough money in his wallet.

Nick then proposed that he could go through the 'internal channel' to let Louie complete the 'resurrection' process as soon as possible, and promised that he would not make any public announcements, so that Louie could have a relatively peaceful living environment.

"You don't need your help for such small things. "Esther and Peggy's connections are just as easy and quick to deal with this little thing, and it doesn't even require Louie to intervene himself, and in a few days he will be able to become a living person again on the legal level.

After talking for a while, Fury finally realized that he couldn't get anything to make the other party happy, and he seemed to have to lower his posture and ask Louis for help.

"It's that simple, you always want to make it too complicated. "Frecken 'succumbs', so Louis doesn't have to continue to be 'ruthless'.

Even if Nick Fury doesn't come looking for him, Louie will find time to search for Tony Stark in the Middle East.

The reason is simple, in order to ensure that Tony Stark can survive safely and evolve smoothly into Iron Man.

Although generally speaking, if he doesn't participate, the overall plot will not change much, but it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no accidents, Louis feels that he is more reliable to focus on, and he can respond in time if the situation is not for him.

He wasn't worried about Tony being killed in the attack, because if Tony had died, he would have left his body at the scene of the attack instead of missing.

He still remembers the guys called freedom fighters in the original film, and also made a video of Tony, as if to prove that he had captured the famous Tony Stark, and let Tony Stark prove that they had a powerful enough weapon in their hands.

Next, as long as you can see the videos posted by those people, you can partially determine the situation of Tony Stark.

Of course, if Tony Stark does have an accident, then Louie will have to consider backup plans, such as having Peggy wear the Iron Armor and debut under the name of Iron Man.

Or Esther become Iron Man? Even if he doesn't become Iron Man, Louis is ready to prepare some equipment for Esther to protect himself.

Even Justin Hammer is on his shortlist. It's just that this one doesn't understand combat at all, and the sequence is very backward.

Because he had no way to stay in this world, he could only endure his unhappiness and delete his name from the list.

Make an appointment with Fury, and after packing up his things, he sets off to search for Tony, and then sends off the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. director.

It wasn't until Fury drove away that Esther asked Louie about his plans, and by the way, what was Louie's 'mission' to come back this time?

"If there are no accidents, Tony Stark's life will change dramatically, and I am here to witness this change. ”

Esther understood why the conversation with Fury was not pleasant, but Louis still agreed to search for Tony: "So you are here to make sure Tony doesn't have an accident." ”

"Almost. ”

It's hard for Louie to really refuse Fury's request, because Fury still has a big killer at his disposal: he can go to Peggy.

As one of the founders of S.H.I.E.L.D., Peggy Carter also has a good relationship with Howard, and will definitely not sit idly by and watch her grow up with Tony's accident, and Peggy's relationship with S.H.I.E.L.D. is even closer, and for these reasons, she will never refuse Fury.

Peggy's old subordinate came forward, and Louie would definitely agree to help.

But in that case, it would be tantamount to severing direct contact with Louis to some extent, and it would be difficult for the two sides to have direct contact again.

It's better to be like now, Fury took the initiative to give in and owe favors, at least to maintain the connection with Louie.

"Do you need to bring something?"

Louis was not going to a tourist destination, it was a desolate area with nothing but sand and stones, and the climate was not very pleasant - hot during the day and freezing to death at night, Esther was already thinking about whether to prepare more clothes and shoes for Louis, lest Louis go there and live in discomfort.

"Don't bother, I'll go talk to Peggy about it first, and get some gear from her by the way. ”

"I'll go with you. ”

Esther longed to be with Louie every day, and when she thought that Louie would have to go out for a long time in the future, she wanted to seize all the time, preferably not to be separated for a second.

After saying hello to Peggy over the phone and driving to the secret base, Louie quickly picked out the gear he needed.

However, Louie's choice left Peggy speechless: What do you want to do with Bruce's exclusive equipment?

Seems interesting? Peggy immediately fetched something for Louie to bring.

"What is this?" Louis looked at something about the size of a fist in his hand, which looked like a ball with a camera?

"Small camera and recording device. Peggy briefly explained the function of this thing: "After using it, it will automatically keep a distance of three to ten meters from you, and then record all your actions, and it can also be used as a small reconnaissance device, in fact, this is its real purpose, and the screen can be viewed simultaneously through a helmet, glasses, and a microcomputer." ”

"Oh?" Louie quickly found the switch, and when he activated it, he saw that the device had changed a little: two rotors were stretched out and deployed, hovering steadily in mid-air, and always pointing the camera at him: "Sounds good?"

"Originally, I wanted to make it smaller and harder to detect, but at the moment it can only be done to this extent. ”

If you want to continue to shrink and reduce noise, you need more black technology, and even change the way you fly.

"Is this on the equipment list as well?"

"If there is no way to improve and upgrade in a short period of time, it will be packaged for you to take back with you. ”

Louis nodded and did not continue to ask, even if Tony was rescued, there would still be a long time before the birth of Iron Man, and no one could be sure if there would be any breakthroughs during this time.

"That's it......" Louis didn't bring the bat-powered armor, only the battle armor and various items, and placed them in his dressing slot.

After making these preparations, Louie did not return to the mansion, but contacted Fury directly and rushed to a nearby military airport, where he would take a plane arranged by S.H.I.E.L.D. to the Middle East.

"I thought you'd take a day off before you set off. ”

"I've promised to help, there's no need to waste any more time. ”

"I'd like to introduce you, this is Agent Phil Coulson, who will assist you throughout this operation. ”

"It is a great honor to work with you, Major. With a smile on his face and a good-natured look, Coulson shook Louie's hand: "You can tell me anything you need in this operation, such as mobilizing local garrison support." ”