Stark was discharged from the hospital in the afternoon, and he didn't even spend twelve hours in the hospital, and like a fire burning his ass, he went back to the Stark Group's laboratory.

Tony Stark isn't a very clever man when it comes to scheming, but he always has some genius inspiration and wit.

He instinctively felt that the top priority now was not to run around the crowd like headless flies, but to hurry back to the laboratory to create the intelligent battle armor he had envisioned before.

Although common sense believes that fishing for people from any prison is the result of profit, Stark feels that this armor is most likely the key to his plan.

But just as he was ready to start work as fast as he could, he learned from Pepper that Eric, the mercenary who had rescued him, had arrived in New York and now wanted to meet him.

Stark frowned when he heard the news.

People often say that don't go to morality to kidnap others for selfless dedication, being a hero should be rewarded, but people will instinctively praise heroes who do not ask for anything in return and selfless dedication.

Stark, a person with a hero complex, is somewhat morally kidnapped, and when he doesn't lead by example, he will project his fantasies about heroes onto others, and now that he really intends to save the world, it is inevitable to judge others with a scrutinizing eye.

When Stark's intelligent brain began to work again, he instinctively noticed that something was wrong with Eric.

First of all, the timing of his appearance was too coincidental, Stark appeared as soon as he was attacked, but this was nothing, and the most suspicious thing for Stark was that Eric was only one person when he appeared, and he was not followed by other comrades.

But Eric is not an individual mercenary, he is organized, and the mercenary organization he belongs to has no combat missions nearby, and the base is far away from here, so what is Eric doing here?

Secondly, after the second attack, he ran away, but turned back to save Stark, which is not a problem, it only shows that he is a good person with perseverance.

But the third time I came back, it was a little suspicious, and there was a conflict of behavioral logic.

Eric's first run away and turn back proves that he has a high level of risk aversion, and in extreme cases, he will choose the least risky way to deal with things, so he chooses to drive away first and then return to the rescue, rather than using the hidden weapon in his hand to fight in place and risk killing all the kidnappers.

And anyone can think that the third return must be a huge risk, if Eric is willing to take the risk, then he can not run in the first place, if he is averse to risk, then why come back the third time?

This inconsistent logic of behavior made Stark more vigilant.

Of course, Stark still admits that Eric saved himself for the first time, but once a person has a bad impression of something, he will preconceived many of his subsequent choices.

Stark muttered for a moment and then said to Pepper, "Tell him to wait for me in the reception room, I'll be there in five minutes." ”

Eric, who had been led to the reception room, managed his disappointment and pretended to be curious.

He was also a little nervous, he thought that he would be invited directly into the laboratory by Stark as a special guest, but he didn't expect to wait for him in the reception room like ordinary guests.

But the Stark Group did an impeccable job of etiquette, with someone showing Eric on the one hand, champagne and cheese on the other, and even a black department manager coming over to say hello and chatting with Eric about the customs of Africa, showing great enthusiasm.

After Stark entered the reception room, he immediately gave Eric a big hug, he patted Eric on the shoulder, and said very happily: "It's good that you're back, I'm still thinking about how to find you in Afghanistan, I don't want to go to that hellish place anymore, your mercenary organization is fine, right?" ”

Eric immediately showed a sad and regretful expression, he shook his head and said, "They are dead, and I came back to the United States this time to investigate this matter." ”

"What's going on?" Stark immediately asked anxiously, "Who killed them?" You're not hurt, are you? Did you see the murderer? ”

Eric shook his head again, then he looked up at Stark and said, "I...... I'm sorry, Tony, I didn't save you, but luckily you did. ”

"But I'm kind of glad I do that now." Eric suddenly spoke, "If I had taken you away at that time, I would have taken you back to our station, and if the enemy came at that time, I might have troubled you." ”

Stark sighed lightly, patted Eric on the shoulder, and said, "God bless you, my brother, that you escaped." ”

"But don't worry, Eric, no one can hurt you here, I'll protect you."

Showing some frustration, Eric turned around and went to the couch and sat down, while Stark sat on the other side, and he heard Eric say, "Thank you very much, but I can't stay here for long, there's a good chance they're coming for me, Tony, it could be dangerous for you." ”

"What's going on?" Stark asked.

"I said I was a Wakandan, but I was actually expelled by my relatives and became a mercenary." Eric covered his face, sighed deeply and said, "They still don't want to let me go, I've already affected a lot of people." ”

Stark leaned forward and asked, "What the hell is going on?" ”

"I ...... Once offended the royal family of Wakanda. Eric tilted his head to the side and said, "I was too reckless in my youth, and I angered the king of Wakanda, and he expelled me. ”

Stark reached out and patted him on the knee and said, "It's okay, Eric, I said I would protect you, so be it, I'll give you a position in the Stark Group, so that you can stay in New York as a matter of course, no matter who wants to hurt you, they can't break through the Stark Group's defenses." ”

Seeing that Stark didn't ask about Wakanda, Eric's eyes flashed with a subtle hint of disappointment, but he knew that this was the best result he could get today, so he stood up and hugged Stark and said, "Thank you for your willingness to take me in, Tony, if it weren't for the fact that I really have nowhere to go, I won't bother you." ”

Stark patted Eric on the arm again, motioning for him to stop talking like that, and then he picked up his phone and called Obadiah.

Hearing Obadiah's name, Eric's eyes instinctively widened, and after Stark finished arranging work and hung up the phone, Eric immediately said anxiously to Stark, "Who is Obadiah?" Is he also from Stark Group? ”

"Yes, he's in charge of security now, what's wrong?"

"I've heard that name from the mouths of the attackers, Tony, and it's likely that he instructed the group to attack you." Eric raised his voice and said, "He's behind it!" ”

But the next second he paused, because Stark showed a puzzled expression, and even a little dissatisfied, Eric heard Stark say, "He is my uncle, he grew up watching me, how could he want to kill me?" ”

"Obadiah is my only guardian since my father's death, and if he wants to kill me, he won't have to wait until now, wouldn't it be better to do it while I'm a child?"

"Okay, Eric, you must have heard it wrong because of too much pressure, Uncle Obadia's side must have already arranged it, you go to the security department to report, my experiment still has some content that needs to be adjusted, so I won't accompany you."

After Stark turned to leave, Eric clenched his fists and cursed inwardly.

In the middle of devouring the engine, Stark shook his head and said, "As the saying goes, you can't kiss, he's a little too anxious." ”

Nick sat down at the bar and took a sip of his wine before saying, "Not only that, but his rank is too far from Schiller's. ”

Stark turned his head to look at Nick, who wasn't very good at this kind of thing, and the others looked at Nick to hear what the King of Agents had to say.

Nick held up a finger and said, "I don't mean to belittle him, but Schiller is a natural manipulator, and I have never met anyone stronger than him when it comes to manipulating people's minds and influencing their behavior, and this is because he has a special talent." ”

"This Eric is obviously also a psychopath, this kind of person is charismatic to ordinary people, so it is easy to influence the actions of others."

"But for now, Eric is just a fledgling calf with all talent, and they usually take advantage of others and feel that this is the best shortcut and so they can't control it."

"But manipulating others is a very profound science." Nick shook his head and sighed a little and said, "The biggest reason why people like them can never achieve great things with this is because they don't understand the nature of manipulation, or they understand but can't. ”

"How?" Stark pricked up his ears.

"They won't love." Natasha tapped her finger on her cheek and said, "Psychopaths are incapable of love. ”

"Therefore, once they have this ability, absolutely no one can resist their manipulation." "That's the biggest reason Schiller can get everybody to act according to his plan, he's a psychopath who can love," Nick said. ”

"You might think that Eric's emotions are well expressed, but almost all of the emotions of people like them are deduced to hide their cold-blooded and ruthless nature."

"But a fake is a fake after all, and it's okay if it's someone else, it's Tony Stark." Nick looked at Stark and said, "Your emotions are too rich, which makes your emotional receiver power naturally much greater than others, you can detect every subtle change in emotions, and almost no one can hide it from you in this regard." ”

Stark was silent for a moment and then said, "Schiller's affection for me and for all of us and for the whole of human civilization is definitely not fake, I can fully perceive it, maybe sometimes a little excessive, but it is real, surging, and fiery...... It's like looking directly at the sun. ”

"Exactly." Nick tapped his hand on the top of the bar and said, "At least in the case of love, his emotions are real, and with him as a comparison, it is easier for Tony Stark to tell the truth from the fake." ”

"And the most important thing." T'Challa spoke, "That's why I said that Eric couldn't be the king of Wakanda, he was always clever and superficial, but he never paid attention to the heart of the problem. ”

T'Challa poured Nick another glass of wine and continued, "Schiller's ultimate goal in setting up this series of games is to direct Stark's gaze to Pierce. ”

"Why would he do that?" Eddie, sitting on the couch, asked.

And Venom's deep voice sounded: "Because there is a strong enough enemy, a united front can be formed." ”

T'Challa nodded and said, "That's right, the terrible news that the head of S.H.I.E.L.D. is Hydra allows Tony to tolerate all small moves for the time being, because only by gathering enough allies can it be possible to defeat Pierce." ”

"Then first of all, Tony's conflict with Obadiah would not have erupted, and most importantly, it would have made Schiller valuable."

"Judging from Tony's character, he can't let Pierce go, but he's not the kind of person who does assassination, and he will inevitably want to try Pierce openly, so there must be evidence."

"But the news came so suddenly, and the only breakthrough Tony could think of to collect evidence was Schiller."

Nick smiled and said: "This can be called the highest level of Stockholm patient cultivation method, it does not require a closed environment, does not require the presence of the person, but can attract all the attention of the other party to him, and can even create more pressure than the closed space, prompting the other party to complete the change of concept." ”

T'Challa went on to explain: "Schiller has long confessed that he is a hydra, but this Tony chose to accept it, and even chose to save him at all costs, because Schiller has achieved the unity of emotional value and profit value. ”

"And the key that Eric didn't grasp is that he only wants to have emotional value, but he can't create benefit value for himself, he is used to exchanging emotional value for benefit value, but this can only be exchanged for small profits."

"Humans claim to be emotional animals, but history tells us that if we come again 11,000 times, we will only want profit and not feelings, and we are much more indifferent than we think," said T'Challamo, holding the wine bottle. ”

"If a person in a relationship can only provide emotional value, but constantly wants to use feelings to seek benefits, then sooner or later the relationship will fall apart."

The people who raise the text must be wondering how this unit is so long

Actually, it's a two-in-one hee-hee-hee

(End of chapter)