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Chapter 342 Four Packages Forty-Four: Tony Stark's Encounter

"This is really strange."

Stark Tower.

On the top floor of a multi-billion dollar skyscraper, Tony Stark, shirtless, leaned quietly against a floor-to-ceiling window that was at least three people tall and overlooked all of New York City, his gaze brooding.

His assistant, Pepper Potts, dressed in a professional suit, held a large stack of documents that required Stark's signature, quietly watching Stark, whose gaze seemed to have entered a sage-like state.

Something's not right. Something's very wrong.

Who is Tony Stark?

The richest man in all of New York, the smartest man in all of New York, the owner of the Stark Group whose wealth rivals that of a nation, a ruthless man whom even the US government has to give due respect.

At the same time, he is also a playboy, a dissolute, unruly, sharp-tongued, arrogant, and conceited scoundrel.

As for why Pepper noticed that Tony was acting strangely?

It wasn't just his recent melancholy gaze, but also the fact that she was frequently harassed by him after becoming Tony's secretary.

However, it has been a week since Tony last held a pool party on the top floor of the company.

Tony wasn't even bothering himself; he hadn't slept with a woman for a week.

This novel change amazed Pepper, but at the same time, she was very worried about Tony's condition.

After all, many geniuses enjoy daydreaming, and those who daydream inevitably end up pondering philosophical questions like the meaning of life.

Then the more he thought about it, the more confused he became, and finally he came to the absurd conclusion that the meaning of life is meaningless, and then he committed suicide to embrace death.

Pepper Potts was very worried that Tony would turn out like this. Not only had the two spent a long time together and developed a friendship, but the most important thing was that although this boss was a pervert, to be fair, he paid well, didn't he?

In reality, most of the time, employees don't care what kind of person their boss is. If a boss is sharp-tongued and harsh, but he pays you hundreds of thousands of dollars a month, then even if he has many flaws, they will only turn into shining advantages.

"Tony."

Chili glanced at the empty wine bottles on the round table made of precious nanmu wood not far away, and found it hard to imagine how much Tony had drunk in the past few days.

Looking at the deep bags under his haggard face, it's easy to see that Tony has been having a tough time lately.

"Is this a document that requires my signature?"

Tony sighed, weakly raised his arm and waved his hand: "Put the things on the table, I'll sign him off in a bit."

"Of course, there are documents that don't require your urgent signature, but there is an important meeting to discuss with the military."

Chili Pepper pulled out a document and said, "Hammer Industries is also involved in a multi-billion dollar order located in the Middle East."

After saying that, Pepper Potts fell silent. After all, in the past, whenever she mentioned Hammer Industries, Tony would always give a scathing critique and sarcastic comment.

But this time, unlike before, Tony just shrugged and said nothing.

I will get there.

He turned his gaze back to the window, but his mind was filled with thoughts of his entire life.

If we were to ask Tony Stark what the most important moment in his life was, what would it be?

He was in immense pain on the day his parents died.

The other one happened recently, when he learned the truth about his parents' deaths.

He was brutally murdered by a guy named Bucky.

During this period, he had posted thousands of bounties on employer websites in an effort to find the murderer who killed his parents, but with little success.

This troubled Tony greatly. If the killer died of old age, wouldn't he never be able to get revenge?

While Tony was agonizing over revenge for his parents, at the same time, in a luxury apartment...

The portable laptop was open, and a man with a headscarf was displayed on the fluorescent blue screen. He was looking at the portly man sitting on the sofa through the screen.

"Obadai, thank you for the intelligence you provided."

This terrorist leader looked down on Obadiah, a traitor who betrayed his own people. He would be looked down upon no matter where he was, but that had little to do with him. They kidnapped Tony simply to carry out their own plan.

"Then, stay in touch, Obadiah."

After saying that, the leader immediately hung up the phone.

The computer returned to silence, its silvery-blue light reflecting Obadiah's unpredictable and slightly menacing expression.

"No, I did all of this so that Stark Industries could go further!"

Obadiah slowly stood up, his heavy body swaying as he walked to the French windows, gazing quietly at the distant scenery.

He co-founded Stark Industries with Howard and was a founding member of the company, having shed blood and sweat for it, but he had to put up with the arrogant Tony every moment.

"I've had enough of this!"

"So, you succeeded again this time?"

In the Middle East, the endless desert exudes only dryness and boredom. Tony stares blankly at the scenery outside the car window, replying to the soldier escorting him back, "Of course, because I am Tony Stark."

Although he was frustrated, Tony was clearly not the type to vent his anger on innocent people.

"Then, could you sign your autograph for me?"

Several soldiers were eager to try, after all, this was Tony Stark! A celebrity.

"when"

Tony was about to utter the word "ran" when he suddenly felt the world spinning—no, literally spinning. The desert outside the window seemed to have flipped upside down and hung in the sky, while the sky seemed to fall below as if it had been turned upside down.

If physics doesn't fail, or if aliens attack Earth...

After a brief moment of thought, Tony's face turned deathly pale. If he wasn't mistaken, they had been attacked!

boom!

A violent explosion rang out, followed by the armed pickup truck crashing heavily into the desert.

"Enemy attack!"

"alert!"

The shouts of the escorts came from outside the window, accompanied by the roar of bullets and the sound of firearms.

"quick!"

"We must get out of here!"

The soldiers inside the vehicle kicked open the door and practically dragged Tony out.

At that moment, the yellow sand filling the air, mixed with the pungent smell of blood in his nostrils, made Tony feel dizzy.

They were dragged behind a rock.

"You stay here and don't wander off!"

After offering these words of comfort, the soldiers responsible for protecting him quickly joined the battle.

Then, he was shot in the head and his head was smashed by a sniper from a distance.

This battle came quickly and went quickly.

Clearly, the American soldiers, who are touted as invincible, are not actually bulletproof.

Faced with a premeditated, organized, and planned attack.

This group of people was quickly wiped out one by one, like rabbits trapped down a rabbit hole.

(End of this chapter)