Chapter 20: Stark Industries' press conference

When the military plane slowly landed at the airport, Pepper Potts, who had been waiting here for a long time, looked at his boss who was supported by the two of them, and his eyes were a little red for a while.

And Tony, who got off the plane, also directly called away the two military doctors who came over on a stretcher.

also shook off the support of the two people around him and walked to Little Pepper alone.

"Well, your eyes are red, are you crying for your long-missing boss?" Tony could see Pepper's reddened eye sockets almost at a glance.

It's just that Pepper Potts didn't mean to follow Tony's words: "These are tears of joy, I hate looking for a job." ”

"That's true, now the holiday is over." Tony also responded decisively to Pepper's words.

Looking at the two cars that he had asked Pepper to arrange before, Tony also motioned to Hou Yinsen, who had escaped from the cave with him, to get in the car and prepare to leave here together.

Hou Yinsen was a little embarrassed, and smiled at the American officer beside him: "Let's go first." ”

"Trust me, I'll be following soon." For this person, Rod is also quite kind, after all, from Tony's description, it was this person who hanged Tony's life in that harsh condition before.

He knew too well that under the harsh conditions of the Middle East, Tony could still appear the way he is, and he could be said to have contributed a lot.

Hearing Rod's answer, Hou Yinsen just smiled and got into the car that Tony arranged for him.

Seeing that his friend who came out with him had already sat down, Tony didn't delay anything anymore and sat directly in his luxury car.

"Where are we going, sir?" Harpy, who is a bodyguard and driver, also asked his own question at this time, they must have at least one destination.

Pepper Potts took a step ahead of Tony and said, "Harpy, let's go to the hospital, thank you." ”

"Nope." Tony spoke out and rejected Pepper's proposal.

Pepper looked back at the man beside him with bruises in shock.

"What do you mean no? Tony? You have to go to the hospital. ”

"No, no."

"At least you'll have to get a doctor to show you."

"I don't have to do anything. I've been in captivity for three months, and I have two things I want to do, the first thing, I want an American cheeseburger. Tony also turned his head to look at the secretary beside him who had worked hard for himself, and said seriously.

"One more thing..."

Before Tony could finish speaking, Pepper had already interrupted him. As Tony's secretary, she knew too well what Tony's unblurted out second half of the sentence at this time.

"That's enough." But there's really no way to accept that one of the things that my boss wants to do most when he comes back now is that it's so hard to talk about.

Tony can also understand that Pepper understands his words into another meaning, but at this time he must explain that he definitely doesn't have that kind of mind.

"It's not what you think, I need you to help me hold a press conference right away."

"Press conference? Why? Pepper Potts now feels like she can't fully understand the man.

But Tony didn't say anything anymore, but turned to Harpy and said, "Hogan, drive, let's go find the burger first." ”

β€œYes, sir.” Harpy started the car and drove towards the outside of the airport.

"Tony, I need to tell you the very sad news that Obadiah is missing too." Pepper Potts also spoke directly, ready to tell him everything he hadn't been in the United States during this time.

Of course, the first thing is the news that Tony's uncle is missing, and may even be dead.

Tony, who heard the news, froze there for a while, he didn't expect that he was back, but the uncle who treated him very kindly was missing.

In the end, he could only say something numb: "Where did you go missing?" ”

"A desert not far from Kunar Province where you disappeared."

"How long have you been missing?"

"More than two months."

Tony stopped talking, and he knew why Obadiah had disappeared there. That uncle of mine decided to go there because he wanted to change himself back.

It's just that he didn't expect that he would end up burying his bones in that desert.

The atmosphere that was originally somewhat relaxed has become solemn again at this time.

At this moment, Felicia, the small secretary of Hammer Industries, also found the news that Stark Industries was going to hold a press conference on the news section.

The little secretary, who didn't think there was anything, was also shocked when he saw the name of the person who presided over the press conference.

Tony stark.

The person who has been missing for more than three months suddenly appeared again at this time, could it be that the American military found this playboy in the vast desert?

But now is not the time to shock the news, Felicia knocks directly on the door of Kara's office, ready to tell her the news.

Before the little secretary could actually knock on Kara's door, Kara's voice could already be heard from inside the office.

"Come in."

Felicia had long been accustomed to her friend's magical moments, and she always had a sense of whether Carla had any extraordinary abilities.

Pushing open the door, what she saw was not a conscientious chairman on the desk, but a cara who was closing her eyes by the window and basking in the sun.

"Is the reason you hired me here to watch you fish so happily every day?" Felicia is really not vomiting or unhappy now, and Kara, who is obviously the chairman, should not be so relaxed.

Now, it seems, Kara has evolved a little bit in the direction of Tony Stark.

At least Tony Stark still knows how to develop something well, and it's good to lie down in the sun every day.

"The work is done, I'm not here in the sun, what am I doing?" Kara didn't even think about opening her eyes, just enjoying the warmth of the sun covering her.

"Then I'd suggest you'd better start your job as soon as possible, and Tony Stark is back." Felicia also told the boss who was lying flat what she knew.

Now Felicia really hopes that her boss will jump up after hearing the name of this famous arms genius and be ready to continue her own weapons development work.

After all, when Tony Stark returns, Stark Industries will have its own backbone again, and it also has unimaginable research and development capabilities, and it is even likely to have a great impact on their Hammer Industries.

It is possible that all will shake their Ministry of Defense orders.

But the reality is that even if his boss heard Tony Stark's name, he didn't do anything. Still lazily lying in the sun enjoying the warmth.

Felicia walked up behind Carla with some indignation, reaching out and rubbing Kara's face.

"Aren't you worried at all?"

Kara just shook her head quite calmly, indicating that she had no intention of worrying in the slightest.

For this state shown by her best friend, Felicia didn't know what to say for a while, whether to say that she had a big heart, or a big heart, or a big heart?

"Okay, if you don't work, forget it, do you want to join me to see what that playboy has to say?" Giving up the ravages of her boss, Felicia sat down directly on Kara's large sofa, which she barely used, and turned on the TV.

After all, every press conference of Stark Industries can be said to be fully live, this kind of thing is not easy to see, Felicia is really a little sorry for taking such a high salary from Kara.

The boss doesn't pay much attention to this kind of thing, and she, as an employee, also has to share her worries.

Felicia first saw the press conference and realized that it was probably the most bizarre press conference she had ever seen.

All the perspectives are from high to low, and Tony Stark, who is the host of the press conference, is sitting on the floor in front of the podium eating a hamburger.

"As soon as I returned, I received the news that my uncle Obadiah was missing." When he said this, Tony was a little bitter.

"I couldn't say goodbye to my father, and now I can't say goodbye to my uncle."

After showing off his only bite of the burger to his mouth, Tony spoke again: "Actually, if I can see my father, I have some questions for him." ”

"I want to ask him what he thinks about the company's actions? I want to ask him if he has struggled and doubted? Maybe he's really just like the man in the news documentary. Wiping the corners of his mouth, Tony began to organize his language again.

"I saw young Americans killed, and it was the weapons I made to defend them that killed them." After a pause, Tony looked around at the reporters who were sitting on the ground in the same position as him, and continued, "I also see that I have become part of a system that is unwilling to take responsibility. ”

When Tony said this, the reporters who sat down also asked him questions one after another.

"Mr. Stark?"

Tony clicked on a reporter he was more familiar with: "Ben." ”

"What did you experience there?" The male reporter was quite curious at this time, what kind of life did Tony live in that terrorist base like a demon cave?

"My eyes were opened, and I realized that I could do more for the world than just make a blast." The reporter's question made Tony stand up again, walk onto his own podium, and then stared at the reporter who asked the question, "Therefore, with immediate effect, I am going to close the weapons production department of Stark International." ”

At this moment, all the reporters were blown away by this sudden bombshell news, and they never thought that as an arms giant that occupies more than 50% of the American arms market, it would destroy its own pillar industry with its own hands.

Tony completely ignored the noise in the audience and continued to recount his decision: "Until I decide the future of the company, decide the direction of his direction, which I can accept, and which is consistent with the highest interests of the country." ”

After saying this, the returned playboy walked down directly, ignored the questions of those reporters, and left the press conference.

And Felicia, who had witnessed all this, had opened her mouth wide at the moment, and now she couldn't believe what she had heard.

Stark Industries abandoned their weapons division!

In other words, Hanmer Industries has become the top arms company.

"It's unbelievable!" Felicia was really a little afraid that she had misheard, which seemed like the words of an arms veteran.

You could say that he may have found a conscience, or perhaps he has finally begun to face up to what he has caused. But at this point, you can't put the label of businessman on Tony Stark. Kara, who was originally basking in the sun with her eyes closed, suddenly spoke at this time.

"Or the original identity of the merchant is the most inconspicuous of his many shining halos." Slowly getting up from the recliner, Carla also stretched herself.

"But you have to believe that Stark Industries will come back to life as long as it's in Tony Stark's hands." Looking at Press TV, which had already begun to report on Tony Stark's abandonment of the arms business, Kara just calmly turned it off.

"And you have to believe that the arms market in the future can only get smaller and smaller, and it is impossible to become bigger." Kara looked at the picture of Tony Stark still hanging his right arm on the TV and said indifferently.

"Alright, Stark Industries can't be our opponent for the next period of time." Kara relaxed her body and said softly.

"Tonight is Mr. Fisk's dinner invite." Kara said softly.

"That's right." Felicia kept Carla's schedule in mind and nodded decisively.

"Then let's see which great philanthropist has what kind of surprise has in store for us, shall we?"