Woo Woo Woo ~ Whew!

Bang!

Tony didn't fly far out of the ravine, and the steel armor made of improvised tools and limited materials fell crookedly to the desert, shattering into tatters.

Card!

Kicking away the tattered armor on his body, Tony struggled to crawl out of the sand pit.

"Ahem! Good job!" Successfully escaping the terrorist base, Tony looked up at the front and squeezed out a smile to himself.

However, Tony, who has escaped, can't hide his sadness for Ethan's death in his eyes, the good old man who saved his life and helped him leave. Then, with the scorching desert sun overhead, Tony left with great difficulty, and he had to go back alive in order to be worthy of Ethan's sacrifice.

......

Buzzing~

In the barren desert as far as the eye can see, a small black dot is constantly moving forward. It's getting slower, though. Under the scorching sun of the desert and the yellow wind blowing in his face with fine grit, Tony's physical strength should have been exhausted a long time ago. At this time, in addition to the strong desire to survive in his heart, the coolness that had been coming from his chest also played a lot of roles.

Call!

Stopping again to rest against the strong wind in the desert, Tony slowly sat down on the ground. Exhausted, Tony reached for his chest, where in addition to the small ark reactor that had kept him alive, there was a simple pendant strung with rope.

"Jackson, you've surprised me again and again!" Tony thought silently in his heart, feeling the coolness coming from the little pendant.

That's right, Tony finally left New York with the Guardian of Freya that Lin Rui gave him. After being kidnapped, the humble talisman was fortunately not taken, but remained with Tony. While Tony was hit by shrapnel and Dr. Ethan rescued him, Freya's Guardian has been silently guarding him.

And now, fleeing alone in the endless desert, Tony finally feels exactly what kind of power there really seems to be in this little thing. Whenever he felt that he couldn't hold on, there would always be a coolness flowing from his chest, and the lost physical strength would recover somewhat, supporting him to continue to move forward.

"Alright, it's time to keep going!" Tony regained some strength with the help of the little thing in his chest, and Tony got up again and walked forward. He didn't know if he would be saved, but he wouldn't give up.

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Thundered~

Just as Tony continued to walk forward for about half an hour, there was a sudden roar above his head, the sound of a helicopter!

Brush!

The next moment, several helicopter gunships belonging to the United States had already rushed out from Tony's back.

Thundered!

"Hey!!I'm here!!hey!hey!!hey!!!!

Call!

Thundered~

The rescue helicopter, which had been searching in the desert for a long time, finally slowly descended in front of Tony, and Tony's friend Colonel Roddy rushed over with a group of rescuers.

Burst!

Seeing Roddy appear, Tony, who had held on until now, finally fell to his knees weakly.

"Hey, do you want to sit on your jolly jeep?" Roddy asked with a smile as he hurried up to Tony.

Tony, who was sitting in the desert, pulled out a smile and didn't answer, he really didn't have the strength.

Call!

Looking at Tony's miserable appearance, Roddy hugged him, "Man, come with me next time, okay?"

......

New York, Queens, Lin Rui's house, Lin Rui's bedroom.

Card~

Card~

Lin Rui, who was lying on the bed, changed the radio station boringly, since the last time the news broke that Tony was kidnapped by terrorists, there has been no news from him for more than a month.

However, Lin Rui had a hunch that Tony was about to return. Because, just yesterday, Lin Rui suddenly found that the completion of the main quest about Tony, which had not moved for a long time, suddenly increased. It seems that Tony brought the Guardian of Freya that he had given him, and it was already working.

Card~

"A piece of news: Tony Stark, the owner of Stark Industries, who has been missing in the Middle East for more than a month, and the great genius of this century, is back today! He will hold a press conference in an hour, let's wait and see!" Finally, after Lin Rui changed the station again, such an astonishing news suddenly appeared on the TV.

One can imagine how much of a shock Tony Stark's return will have on New York and the United States as a whole. And, Tony, who had just escaped from the battlefield, was going to hold a press conference, and what would be announced?

"I'm finally back!, though, I don't know if the doctor who saved Tony survived. Looking at the continued coverage of Tony's return on TV, the corners of Lin Rui's mouth curled up slightly and muttered in a low voice.

Brush!

The next moment, Lin Rui had already jumped up from the bed. Tony is about to have a press conference, how can he not be there as a reporter for Tony Stark?

Call!

Picking up the camera on the table, Lin Rui had already rushed downstairs.

"Mom, I've got something to go out!"

......

Whew!

"Mr. Stark!"

"Stark!"

When Lin Rui came to the place where Tony held a press conference as fast as he could, he could only see a group of people hula in front of him. In addition to journalists, there are many Stark fans, and more are stockholders who hold Stark Industries stock in their hands.

"There are so many people!" sighed, Lin Rui hung his press card on his chest and walked towards the venue.

"Stark!"

"Mr. Stark!"

"Let Jean! Thank you, please let me!" squeezed out a way through the frantic crowd, and Lin Rui came to the entrance of the venue. However, just as he was about to go in, he was stopped.

"I'm sorry, but only a few invited media will be allowed in today's press conference. The security guard who stopped Lin Rui glanced at the press card on his chest and said lightly, obviously "Clarion Daily" was not invited.

"Uh...... Wait. I didn't expect to be stopped at the door, Lin Rui was stunned for a while and took out his mobile phone.

"Hey, Miss Pep, I'm Jackson. Well, I'm glad Mr. Stark is back. I'm at the door of the press conference now, but I was stopped by the security guards, can you help me get in?" quickly called Pep's personal phone, and Lin Rui told me a little about his situation.

"Well, okay, thank you!" I don't know what Pep said, Lin Rui thanked him and hung up the phone and stood aside and waited.

And the security guard who stopped Lin Rui before also stood back in his position again, he didn't care if Lin Rui had anything to do with Tony Stark's personal secretary, he just did his own thing.

Lin Rui didn't wait long, and he made a big man he was very familiar with from the venue, who was Tony's bodyguard, and the guy who took Lin Rui to see Tony before. However, Lin Rui still doesn't know what his name is.

"Mr. Jackson, please come in with me. The bodyguard walked up to Lin Rui and said directly, and then turned around and left.

"Yes. With a promise, Lin Rui followed him into the venue.

Of course, the security guard wouldn't stop him anymore this time. Tony Stark's bodyguards still knew each other, and he obviously didn't have to worry about the number of invitations to be allowed in.

......

"Miss Pep is over there. Leading Lin Rui into the venue, Tony's bodyguard pointed in one direction and said to Lin Rui.

"Yes, I saw that. Nodding, Lin Rui had already seen Pep's location.

Then, the bodyguard brother left Lin Rui and walked towards the podium of the previous press conference, where Tony was sitting on the ground under the podium to rest.

"It's still so freewheeling Tony!" Seeing that Tony was still injured and sitting on the ground so unimaged, Lin Rui shook his head and muttered, and then walked towards Pep.

"Hello, Miss Pep. When Lin Rui walked towards Pep, an uncle had already come over to talk to her in advance.

"Hello, what's the matter?" said Pep, who was paying attention to Tony in front of him, politely in response.

"Can I have a word with you?"

"I don't need it right now, but the press conference is about to start. Pep replied with a slight tilt of his head, already politely refusing.

"I'm not a journalist, I'm Agent Coulson, representing the U.S. Homeland Strategy Intervention Enforcement Logistics Department. The uncle, who identified himself as Agent Coulson, handed Pep a business card as he said his tongue-twisting name.

"It's really tongue-twisting. Pep was a little impatient, but politely accepted the business card handed by Coulson.

"That's right, we're working on this little issue as well. Coulson said lightly.

"So you're helpless about the name!" Just as Pep was about to ask what their department with a tongue-twisting name was for, a familiar voice suddenly came.

"Hello, Miss Pep, long time no see! glad Mr. Stark is back safely, uh, maybe not so safe. Just as Pep turned around, Lin Rui had already walked over and expressed his joy for Tony's return.

"Hey, Jackson, thank you for caring about Tony. Seeing Lin Rui coming over, Pep put Agent Coulson aside and greeted Lin Rui.

"I knew Mr. Stark was going to be fine, and I've always believed that, and I'm sure Miss Pep thought so too. Walking up to Pep, Lin Rui said seriously.

"Well, I'm glad Tony is back. ”

"Miss Pep, we would like to hear some specific details of Mr. Stark's escape. While Pep and Lin Rui were chatting, Agent Coulson, who had been left to dry, finally spoke again.

"I'll arrange it, okay?" Pep was really annoyed at this time, and casually agreed.

"Thank you. With a thank-you note, Agent Coulson departed in acknowledgment. However, before leaving, his gaze stayed on Lin Rui's body for a while longer.

"Jackson, I think Tony will be happy to talk to you after the conference. "Send away the annoying Agent Coulson," Pep said with a smile at Lin Rui.

"Well, that's exactly what I mean. Lin Rui agreed with a smile.

Then, their eyes all turned to the front, and the press conference officially began. However, because of Tony's request, everyone was sitting on the ground at this time, making the press conference look a little less serious.

“...... I didn't make it in time to see my father for the last time...... So, I decided to close the Stark Industrial Weapons Department ......"

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