In the bright and spacious Stark Group office, a burly figure in a suit stood in front of the window, the door was knocked, and the bald man with a gray-white beard turned around turned around squinted slightly against the light.

Walking in was a black woman, dressed in a smart security uniform, and when she walked in, she nodded lightly at the bald man, who was visible to the naked eye and relaxed.

"Mr. Obadiah, what we promised you to do is done, and what about your payment?" The black woman spoke.

"Don't worry, I have to hear about Tony's death before I pay." Obadiah raised his chin, his ravine-lined face sunk in shadows, like the mysterious, dark far side of the moon.

"He's dead." The black woman raised the communicator in her hand and said, "The Ten Rings are not vegetarians, they prepared a large number of explosives, ambushed Tony Stark on the road that Tony Stark must pass, drove up, and then 'BOOM' ......"

The black woman raised her hand and made an explosive gesture, but she didn't see the dim light that Obadiah saw in her eyes.

Suddenly, there was another knock on the office door, and the black woman suddenly turned her head and narrowed her eyes vigilantly, and Obadiah held out a hand to signal her to be calm, and lowered her voice and said, "It may be that Pepper notified me to join the board." ”

"It's more likely that they've come to announce your death." The black woman raised the corners of her mouth and smiled smugly.

But at this time, it was not the secretary in a suit and leather shoes who appeared outside the door, but a security guard in a security uniform, Obadiah snorted a little dissatisfied: "What's wrong?" What can't I call? ”

"I'm sorry, Mr. Obadiah, but your designated secure communications satellite phone has received a call from an unfamiliar number, and we are not sure if we can notify you by ordinary electronic means of communication, do you want to go to the security section in person?"

Obadiah frowned deeply, and the black woman walked forward and slammed the door shut, regardless of the security guard's expression, turned to stare at Obadiah and said, "It may be Tony Stark's distress call, you can't answer it." ”

Obadiah showed a hesitant expression, and the black woman stepped forward and said, "You have taken this step, sir, there is no turning back, and if Tony Stark survives, he will not let you go." ”

"He didn't know ......"

"He'll always know."

Obadiah took a deep breath, relaxed his shoulders slightly, and seemed to have made a decision in his mind, he asked the black woman to open the door, looked at the security guard and said, "Where does the communication signal come from?" ”

"Within the United States, sir."

Obadiah was completely relaxed, he looked at the black woman and said, "It may be an instrument manufacturer that I secretly contacted before, you know, some equipment needs to go through the Mexican border to get in. ”

After saying that, he straightened his suit and tie, walked out the door quickly, and took the elevator to the security department.

The satellite phone was being put on hold, and the moment Obadiah picked it up, he heard a deep voice from there.

"He got it."

"Toot-toot-toot-"

The phone was hung up.

Obadiah's hand holding the telephone receiver suddenly stiffened, and he turned to look at the black woman who was following him, and stared at her with a vicious gaze, "Tony Stark is not dead!" Some say he knows! ”

"Who said that?!" The black woman rushed over to take a look at the phone number, but unfortunately anyone with a discerning eye could see that it was a masked virtual number, and it was difficult to trace the source.

Obadiah pursed his lips tightly, the flesh on his cheeks drooping downward, making him look even more gloomy, and he took a deep breath, his bulging chest almost bursting through his suit.

Without staying long, Obadiah pushed away the black woman and walked out, and turned back to her and said, "Compared to me, Tony will not let go of the murderer who directly attacked him, if he comes back alive, none of you will be able to escape!" ”

Looking at Obadiah's disappearing back, the black woman could no longer pretend to be calm, her fingertips began to tremble, she took a deep breath, picked up her phone, and walked out of the building briskly while speaking into a vernacular that Americans did not understand.

In the office on the other side, Pepper flicked her hair back, put the phone to her ear, and heard the familiar Stark's voice on the other side, she said with some confusion, "Tony, what's wrong?" Didn't the expedition to Afghanistan go well? ”

The voice on the other side sounded a little noisy, but Stark's voice still came clearly: "It's nothing, the investigation went well, I just...... I just want to hear your voice all of a sudden, you're busy. ”

"What's wrong? Tony? Pepper's tone became a little anxious, and she said, "You're so noisy over there, what the hell are you doing?" OMG! Are you shaking? What the hell is wrong with you? Tony! Tell me! ”

Pepper heard Tony on the other side take a deep breath and say in the same pretended calm tone that Pepper had heard countless times, "We just experienced an attack...... Oh my God, oh my God, Pepper, don't get excited, listen to me, listen to me! ”

"It was very dangerous, our car overturned, and a lot of people threw bombs at us, but luckily we met a mercenary, his name was Eric, and he saved me."

"I've just gotten into a car we were looking for locally, and I'm heading to town, and it's a little scary, but I'm definitely not scared, I'm just calling you...... Forget it, it's nothing, I'll hang up first. ”

Ignoring Pepper's anxious shouting, Stark hung up the phone, he took a deep breath, clenched his phone and closed his eyes, while Eric, who was driving, turned his head and looked at him with some concern and said, "Are you okay?" Tony, is she your girlfriend? ”

"No, it's not." Stark was a little flustered, he reached out and rubbed his hand under his nose, sniffed again, and said, "Not yet." ”

Eric laughed brightly, and he said, "It seems that it will be soon, people always instinctively think of important people when they are dying, and it seems that the moment the missile flies at you, she stays in your mind for at least a second." ”

"Nothing." Stark then denied it, he put his elbow on the open window, pretended to look out the window relaxedly, and changed the subject a little stiffly: "You said you are here as a mercenary, so which country are you from?" ”

Stark tilted his head, not seeing the gloom in Eric's eyes, Eric picked up and lowered his hand from the steering wheel, and said, "Wakanda, I'm from Wakanda." ”

Stark took his sunglasses down a little and looked at Eric from the top of the glasses, with undisguised surprise in his eyes, Eric shrugged helplessly and said, "What?" Don't I look like it? ”

"No offense, but, I thought you would, uh, a little bit more technological."

"That's a common misconception people have about Wakanda." Eric smiled and said, "Actually, high technology is only in the hands of royals, and ordinary people, although they are still rich, will not master lethal force. ”

Stark was silent for a moment and said, "You know what? Eric, this trip has been a great shock to me, I didn't expect that the weapon I developed at Obadiah's words would be used in such a place, it was meaningless! ”

Stark's tone revealed loss, looking at the curiosity in Eric's eyes, he opened his mouth to explain: "Obadiah is my uncle, he is the best person my father has treated me since his death, he wants me to study a lot of weapons and sell them to the army or something, I don't know how many people I have killed indirectly like this, I just don't think I can go on like this." ”

Eric didn't say anything, just reached out and patted Stark on the shoulder, but suddenly the hand he pressed on the steering wheel suddenly slammed into the side of Stark's forehead on the side of the window.

"God! What's wrong? ”

"Boom, boom!"

"Damn it! Here they go again!! Eric yelled as he controlled the car to avoid the missile attack, "The firepower is stronger than before, who the hell are these people?!" Why haven't I ever seen one here?! ”

"They're coming for me!" Stark struggled to grasp the handrail next to the car, and roared amid the sound of artillery fire: "The Stark Group has a lot of enemies, and they all want to kill me!" ”

"Bang! Bang bang! ”

In order to avoid the bombardment of the nearby shells, Eric had to desperately hit the wheels, the tires of the car pressed on a raised small dirt slope, the high-speed turn made the car's center of gravity more unstable, "bang", the off-road vehicle directly rolled over on its side, and the two people in the car were hit by their heads and bleeding.

Lying on the steering wheel, Eric gasped in pain and reached out to touch the gun next to him, but the next second the thicker muzzle of the gun was against his head, and Eric could only slowly let go of the hand and raised his hands above his head.

The car was pushed right, and Eric and Stark were dragged out of the car together, and Stark was about to say something when he was put on a black hood.

Eric lowered his eyes, clearly in a tangle.

It's one thing to save the richest man in the world in a surprise attack with a lot of firepower, it's another thing to be kidnapped with him to another unknown location.

Eric knew very well that the firepower of the first attack was enough to kill the helpless big guys, but it was nothing to a mercenary like them who had been here all year round, but once he saved Stark, he had a chance to go to the land of lighthouses and let the birds fly, with low investment and high returns.

But now the situation is stronger than people, the other side has already subdued the two of them, if he and Stark are taken away together, Stark is the richest man in the world, the other party kidnaps him and can ask for ransom, he is just a mercenary, the other party will only think that he is the bodyguard of this big guy, there is no use value at all, and it will become inevitable to be killed.

Eric's hesitation caused him to miss the best opportunity to speak, and he was also put on a hood and stuffed into the car.

From the actions of this group, Eric found that they were probably not ordinary terrorists, because the car had been circling in a certain area, and even the experienced man could not determine where the car had finally stopped.

Eric finally made up his mind, and the moment the car door opened, the miniature thermal energy dagger that he had hung on his wrist like an ornament popped out, instantly cutting the rope that bound his hands, and with a strong swing, the blade of the dagger grazed the throat of the terrorist who opened the car door.

The moment it touched the skin, the laser energy skyrocketed, cutting off the opponent's head like softened butter, and the other terrorists were stunned by this scene for a few seconds.

Eric kicked the driver down and drove away, the bullet behind him only sending up a puff of smoke behind the car, but it didn't stop him from leaving.

Stark, who had been dragged out of the car, seemed to sense what was happening, his hands squeezed tightly behind his back, and despair overwhelmed his heart.

He was dragged and staggered forward, and after walking for about ten minutes, he felt the light in front of him turn from bright to dark, and the next second he was pushed by a pair of big hands and fell straight to the ground.

He heard English ringing in his ears with a thick accent, to the effect that Tony Stark was a scientist who had invented many powerful weapons, and that he had to continue developing weapons for them here or he would die.

After the rustling sound, the group left, and Stark found that the rope that bound his hands was loose, and he struggled to open the restraints, trying to rip the hood off his neck.

Suddenly, he felt a pair of hands pressing his neck, Stark struggled desperately, but he didn't feel the other party's force, and soon he heard a gentle voice:

"Don't move, I'll help you untie it."

(End of chapter)