Stark took a deep breath, then looked at Bucky and asked, "You said in the wreckage of the car, there is a safe box for classified documents, what is in there?" ”

Bucky shook his head and said, "I don't know, when I saw that box, it was already charred shards. ”

But Stark keenly sensed the problem, saying, "The safety box built by Stark Industries will be burned to pieces by car explosions and flames?" Even in 1991, it was impossible to ......"

Bucky took a closer look and said, "No, it doesn't look like a Stark Industries creation, or even quite American?" ”

Stark was stunned for a moment and spat out a word: "...... USSR? ”

After leaving Bucky, Stark had no time to think about philosophical issues, and now, before him, there was a more realistic problem, that is, there might be another hidden meaning behind Howard's death.

Back at Stark Building, Stark began to rummage through the past records, but the production records of that period were not detailed, and there was no record of any safety box, Stark had no choice but to go to Obadiah, who was the old friend who accompanied Howard all the way.

Obadiah had been dealing with the commercial side of Stark's business, and he wasn't surprised that Stark came back to him, and Obadiah didn't give a clear answer to Stark's question, he just said:

"Tony, at that time, you hadn't officially inherited the group, so you probably didn't know that around 1990, the Stark group suffered the largest sanctions in history."

"Before, I heard that the military wanted to force you to hand over your technology, but did you ever think that your father might have suffered the same thing?"

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Obadiah knocked lightly on the table, and there was some embarrassment in his tone, and he said: "At that time, the world pattern was a foregone conclusion, and the behemoth on the other side of the ocean was already certain to die, it was a carnival. ”

"But there are some people who are not satisfied with just dividing up the corpses, there is no enemy, there is no sense of urgency, they want more, including Stark Industries."

"At that time, the Stark Group had not yet developed such a large scale as it is now, and it was mainly engaged in the arms business, and since the Cold War could no longer be transformed into a hot war, some people felt that it was time for the Stark Group to make more contributions to the country."

"So, a run and sanctions began, and at that time, the news media, public opinion, all crusaded against Howard, saying that he was an indifferent and cruel executioner, buying and selling arms and creating wars."

"Yes, they are right, but even if we are hunting dogs, the owner of the dog should not pretend that he has not enjoyed the prey."

"Those idiots, after learning that without the threat of the Soviet Union, they were finally able to provoke wars at will and sell arms, they were no longer satisfied with their previous share of profits, they wanted to control everything."

"At that time, many extremists believed that the opportunity to unify the world had come, and they needed strength, technology, and a powerful enough killing machine."

Obadiah sighed, stood up from the table, looked out the window and said, "I know that you have always resented your father, and in the last days of his life, he was not awake much, he was always drunk, but you must know that at that time, he was under more pressure than you. ”

"He was a shrewd businessman who spent his life chasing fame and fortune, but in the last years of his life, the reason why he was so miserable was because he still felt that he was a human being and had to be human."

"I'm sorry, Tony, but no one has told you all these years, but at that time, we all had a hunch." Obadiah took a deep breath, touched the white hair on his sideburns, and then said, "Perhaps, you know that the technology of the original Ark reactor was jointly researched by your father and a Soviet. ”

"On the eve of the collapse of the Soviet Union, Vanke committed suicide, and at that time, he abandoned the peaceful and comfortable environment to resolutely return to his homeland, but nothing changed."

"And before he died, he gave your father, Howard Stark, the results of so many years of working to improve the Ark Reactor."

Stark's eyes widened, which was incredible to him, because in his impression, the Soviet Union and the United States should be enemies, how could a Soviet man give technology to the Americans?

"I know, you want to ask, why didn't he give this technique to his compatriots? Tony, if he really believed in his compatriots, if he really had someone to rely on, he wouldn't have committed suicide in despair. ”

"Even, in his last letter, he hated his so-called compatriots more than the Americans."

Stark had some hunch in his mind, so he asked, "So, that technique ......"

"It's unfortunate that at the beginning, their domestic turmoil was turbulent, and Vanke thought that it was keeping it a good secret, but in fact, he had long been targeted, and as soon as Howard got this technology, the CIA found him, and the military also learned the news."

Obadiah turned back, came to Stark, and said to him, "You are too similar to your father, if it were you, what would you do in such a situation?" ”

Stark thought for a moment, a trace of anger crossed his eyes, and then said: "I'd rather be broken than broken, if they want to coerce me into handing over this technology, and I am powerless to resist, then, no one can think of it." ”

"That's how your father chose."

Stark was stunned, and then, as if thinking of something, he took a few steps back in some despair, and heard Obadiah say:

"Howard retreated again and again, giving up a lot of technology, including some achievements in the direction of mechanization of human body transformation."

"But the CIA and the military will not give up, Howard has repeatedly tolerated concessions and compromises, and the reality continues to destroy his arrogance, so that he can only rely on alcohol to numb his pain."

"For the sake of the family, he thought he could endure it forever, until one day, he found out that they had hit you with the idea, and it is not surprising that you are Howard's only weakness."

"Howard understands that they won't give up because of his concessions, and that damn hyenas will only bite off every piece of his flesh, so he is not going to put up with it."

However, Howard's talent is limited by the development of the times and basic science, he has no steel suit, he is just an ordinary man, and he has almost no strong means to deal with the battle-hardened agents.

"At that time, social pressure had forced him and Stark Group into a corner with nowhere to retreat."

But he wasn't going to give up, and Howard knew that the C.I.A. could get detailed information about his whereabouts, so he deliberately took the information with him, along with a self-destruct device mounted on a car engine.

"Howard is already the last person to have this technology, and when he dies, no one can expect to get the technology of the Ark Reactor."

Stark's eyes turned red, and he seemed to have seen Howard's hands holding the steering wheel, his eyes revealing madness, it was a man who had been cornered, and his father had no way out.

Obadiah stepped forward, patted Tony on the shoulder, and said, "Don't blame him for abandoning you, at that time, he had no other way to go." ”

"Even if he hands over that part of the information, the military will still think about his genius brain, hoping that Howard can produce a humane killing machine for them......"

"Although your father was a businessman, who made his fortune by selling arms, and did not have any noble morals, he at least wanted to give you a broader future, not to repeat his mistakes and spend his life atoning for the sins of his birth."

Stark closed his eyes in pain, and Obadiah also showed a wry smile, he said: "Your father installed a black box on that car, and the pictures before his death were all passed back, in fact, I already knew who did it, but I didn't tell you, do you know why?" ”

Stark looked at him with tears in his eyes, and Obadiah looked into his eyes and said in a low tone, "Guess who the technology of the robotic arm used on Sergeant Bucky Barnes came from?" ”

Stark closed his eyes in despair and pain, he now understood what Bucky had said about Howard's dying surprise emotion.

Perhaps, Howard was indeed surprised by the identity of the person who killed him, after all, Bucky was a soldier who fought for his country, and now he has become the killer of Hydra.

But what surprised him even more was that Bucky's robotic arm was likely to use some part of Stark Industries' technology.

But this is also very normal, in that era, Stark Industries represented the pinnacle of mechanical engineering technology, Howard was the founder of modern mechanical engineering, this kind of technology that seemed very advanced in that era, in addition to him, who else could it come from?

Stark thought that perhaps it was because Howard recognized the technology on that arm, discovered Sergeant Barnes's abnormal mental state, and thought of the reason why he would become a killer, so he resolutely pressed the button to end this never-ending series of tragedies.

Stark was almost unsteady on his feet, he held the table with one hand, leaned against the side of the table and half-knelt down, Obadiah stood opposite him and said, "Your father was only a businessman, not a great man, but he is still your father. ”

"He may not be a good man, nor a good father, but at the very least, at the end of his life, he made a stupid decision that went against the greedy nature of a businessman, and retained a trace of noble kindness, so that when you miss those good times, you don't have to hide and feel guilty, and you can rely on something."

After a moment of silence, Stark suddenly stood up, controlled the steel suit, and rushed out of the glass curtain wall of the building to the sky of New York.

A silent roar burst out of his chest, and the citizens of New York saw only a shining meteor gliding across the skyline, and when he stopped, Spider-Man swung to the roof of the building.

Spider-Man rarely did not greet in that brisk tone, but said rather seriously: "Mr. Stark, there are some things I want to talk to you about......"

Stark stood silently at the edge of the building, and Spider-Man sensed that something was wrong with his emotions, but when the words came to his lips, he had to speak, so he could only bite the bullet and say: "I just came back from the hospital, and Gwen's father, that is, the New York Police Department Sheriff George, was injured and hospitalized. ”

Spider-Man stepped forward and stood side by side with Iron Man, looking at the sunset on the distant skyline, he sighed and said, "But he was not injured by the criminals, but by the shuttle's defense system......"

Spider-Man lowered his head and said, "Yesterday, the day I said that my spider silk launcher was stuck by the security system of my new suit, the case I didn't catch up with was handled by Sheriff George. ”

"A bus driver who was about to be laid off rushed into the shuttle with explosives, and I couldn't stop him in the first place because of a problem with my suit, and the spider silk couldn't be launched, so Sheriff George rushed into the shuttle alone to subdue him."

"However, Sergeant George was too busy with work, and when he changed his uniform, he forgot the traffic card of the shuttle in his last clothes, and he did not have the traffic card on him, but the gangster did."

"I know,The security defense system of the shuttle is very perfect,If someone doesn't swipe the card,He will give three warnings,After the three warnings,Won't attack directly,As long as the person who didn't swipe the card stands in place,Or slow movement,The defense system will not start,Just remind repeatedly."

"And only people who are not swiping the card, but are moving at high speeds, and who are carrying dangerous objects and making aggressive movements, can trigger the defense system, which is really reasonable, because this is to prevent those crazy people who want to rush the card."

"However, Sergeant George was anxious to arrest the prisoner, so he rushed in directly, and as a result, although the prisoner was also knocked down by the defense system, Sergeant George was also hit."

"Although the bullets used in the defense system on the shuttle are all electric shock bombs, which only corona people and do not bleed, Sheriff George has been injured before and has some heart problems, and the electric shock irritates his heart, causing him to be hospitalized now."

Spider-Man said in a somewhat low tone: "Although Sheriff George's life is not in danger, Gwen is still very worried and cries very much. ”

Iron Man turned to look at him and said, "What do you want to say?" You think that's my problem, right? So, you'd rather wear the old suit than the new one? ”

"No, Mr. Stark, my new suit has been sent for overhaul......"

"Then why don't you let me make you another one?"

"I ...... Mr. Stark, calm down......"

(End of chapter)