He's in Marvel, working behind the scenes.

Matt pinched his temples and gently rubbed them to relieve the headache caused by deep thinking.

After a moment, when his headache subsided, he continued to ponder: If it was an official organization, why would they resort to assassination within their own country?

Shouldn't an arrest warrant be issued and people be arrested directly at their doorstep?

"These two organizations are problematic!"

Matt looked up at the direction the two organizations were watching, hesitated for a moment, then leaped across rooftops and charged toward the organization that had launched the assassination.

If the organization that's been secretly watching me is about to make contact, then I don't need to worry about them escaping; rather, I'm worried about the organization that's launching the assassination.

If we don't investigate this thoroughly, the trail will go cold.

Talking two ends.

As Daredevil investigates the Yorozuya's suspicious activities, the Vongola Family's sudden appearance and subsequent dominance of the Harlem underworld begins to unfold.

S.H.I.E.L.D., the FBI, the CIA, and the military all received relevant information and took a series of actions against the Vongola.

Then, the Hell's Kitchen gang also got the news.

Zhongcheng United Company, Director's Meeting Room.

"Gentlemen, you must all know about the unification of the Harlem district's gangs!" Kingpin glanced around at the gang leaders, seeing their composure, and continued, "Have you ever heard of the Vongola family before?"

"No."

"never heard of that."

"My forces are all in Hell's Kitchen, and I don't know anything about the situation there."

"They might be from Rattlesnake!"

The gang leaders were all talking amongst themselves, none of them having ever heard of the Vongola family.

Kingpin was somewhat puzzled.

While Harlem's crime rate wasn't as high as Hell's Kitchen's, it was far more chaotic and disorderly. He tried several times to unify the gangs there and establish order, but ultimately failed.

The fact that the Vongola Family was able to take over Harlem District with lightning speed is enough to demonstrate the strength of their power.

But why has no one heard of it?

Because of the extraordinary power displayed by the Vongola family, both S.H.I.E.L.D. and the US government chose to impose an intelligence blockade, so King was unable to obtain detailed information. However, his keen intuition still sensed that something unusual was going on.

"Dong Dong!!"

Mrs. Gao stomped her cane on the floor.

The crowd stopped their discussion and looked over.

Seeing this, Madam Gao said, "Let's not discuss such meaningless things as the origins of the Vongola. Since they have already taken control of the Harlem district's gangs, we have no choice but to send someone to contact them and discuss business matters."

"Mrs. Gao is right."

The Japanese yakuza boss, Shin, chimed in, "As long as the plan goes smoothly, it doesn't matter who we cooperate with, so there's no need to care about the Vongola family's background."

If only it were that simple.

If the Vongola family is indeed an enemy deliberately sent to sabotage the plan, making contact rashly will only expose our weaknesses.

But since the highly respected Madam Gao had said so, Kingpin didn't say much more. He simply gave Madam Gao a meaningful look and gave the order: "In that case, send someone to make contact!"

Amidst turbulent external events, various forces are poised to make their move.

By increasing his prayer points and using information from his previous life's movies and TV shows, Gu Qing was able to make some inferences and get a general idea of ​​what was going on.

But he didn't really care.

Because what you learn through screens or rumors is not as detailed as what you experience firsthand, and the feelings you have about it are not as profound.

Naturally, the number of prayer points won't be very high.

Ordinary people already offer very few prayer points, and the number of people who learn about it through various channels is almost nonexistent, so he naturally wouldn't be interested.

Otherwise, he would have already been teaching Sun Breathing live on a global broadcast.

At this moment, Gu Qing, who had just finished shopping, was having lunch at a high-end restaurant.

"I never expected to run into you here, Gu Qing!"

Gu Qing looked over at the sound and saw a man walking over with two men who looked like fashion models on his arms.

Gu Qing frowned slightly and ignored him.

He approached Gu Qing with a smile, "Although we didn't get along well, we're still acquaintances, aren't you going to say hello?"

Gu Qing chuckled softly, eating as she spoke, "What's the point of greeting a dying person?"

Upon hearing this, the man's smile froze, but he quickly recovered. "I don't understand what you're talking about?"

"What are your symptoms?" Gu Qing looked up at him, hesitated, and said, "Never mind, since you don't want to talk about it, then forget it. I was originally going to introduce you to a doctor who could solve your problem."

"and many more!"

The man called out, then looked at the two women, "I have something to do, you two go order first."

"Ok!"

The two women obediently left.

The man sat down in the empty seat opposite Gu Qing and said, "Alright, now you've got your wish—the opportunity to have a one-on-one chat with Tony Stark."

Gu Qing raised an eyebrow and laughed, "I've been seeing news lately that you've gone even further than before in picking up girls and throwing parties. I thought you'd changed, but it turns out you're still the same shameless person you always were."

If a person changes, is they still themselves?

"Do you want to discuss philosophy with me?"

“Although I’m not good at philosophy, if you want to discuss this, well, I mean, what did you mean by what you just said?” Seeing that Gu Qing was about to get up and leave, Tony stopped talking and got straight to the point.

Gu Qing chuckled softly and sat back down. "Even though you're wearing makeup, you can't fool my eyes. You've been poisoned!"

“That’s right.” Tony hesitated for a moment, but finally told the truth: “I’ve tried everything, but I can’t solve it. I can only slow down the spread of the toxin!”

"I know a doctor who can solve this!"

"Who?"

Tony looked at him expectantly.

Although he didn't believe that if he couldn't solve it, no one else could either, he still wanted to give it a try because it concerned his life.

"Twenty million!"

Chapter Twenty-Four: The Confidence Behind Threats

"Twenty million!?"

Tony's eyes widened in disbelief.

He's rich and not stingy.

If it were for his own life, he would be willing to take out not just 20 million, but 200 million, 2 billion, or even 20 billion.

This self-important genius was confident that as long as he lived, he could recreate countless Stark Industries, not to mention a paltry fortune of tens or hundreds of millions.

But being rich doesn't mean being stupid. They are willing to spend exorbitant amounts of money to buy designer brands, but they won't spend exorbitant amounts of money to buy overpriced items, and Tony is no exception.

He's just introducing a doctor, not treating him, yet he dares to ask for so much. Does he think Tony Stark's money is nothing?

"Is there a problem with twenty million?" Gu Qing glanced at him strangely, slowly cutting her steak as she said, "Do you really think the life of Tony Stark, the smartest genius of the 21st century, isn't worth twenty million?"

"Are you underestimating me?" Tony scoffed dismissively. "My worth cannot be measured by mere money."

“That’s right, so I’ve changed my mind. Thirty million!”

"..."

Tony's mouth dropped open slightly.

Am I shooting myself in the foot?

No, no, this guy set me up.

Tony snapped out of his daze, looking annoyed. "You're still as annoying as ever!"

"We're in the same boat!"

Their meeting was not pleasant.

At that time, Tony had just returned from the Middle East and held a press conference to abolish Stark Industries' weapons division. On his way back, he was stopped by Gu Qing.

He told Tony that the whole thing was a conspiracy deliberately designed against him, that someone at Stark Industries was colluding with terrorists and had leaked his travel plans, and that he knew who that person was.

At that time, Tony also had his doubts.

Therefore, they inquired about the identity of the murderer.

Gu Qing immediately asked for ten million, leaving Tony speechless.

If a complete stranger rushes up to you claiming to know who the murderer is and then offers such a high reward, anyone would instinctively assume they're a fraud.

Tony, believing he could recover the money through Jarvis and government agencies even if he had been scammed, negotiated with them, and the price was eventually raised to thirty million.

Well, Tony had learned what kind of person Gu Qing was and knew that further bargaining was almost impossible, so he gritted his teeth and made the decision to buy the intelligence for 30 million.

As a result, he told Tony that the killer was "Obadai".

Obadiah was the person Tony trusted most at the time, while Gu Qing was the person Tony trusted least.

When Gu Qing revealed that "Obadai" was the mastermind behind the murder, the outcome was predictable... Although it was eventually confirmed that Obadai was the murderer, it's true that they almost came to blows at the time.

Moreover, Tony has a very arrogant personality.

Although he has toned down his personality a lot after experiencing the Middle East events and Obama's betrayal, many of his traits still remain, and he has gone from being arrogant to being haughty.

Although he knew he had misunderstood Gu Qing and felt apologetic towards him, he refused to admit it.

I ran into him by chance today... Because he was about to die, he originally intended to apologize so as not to leave any regrets in his life.

As soon as they started talking, the topic veered off course.

Tony had forgotten his original purpose for coming here. He looked at Gu Qing, who was leisurely enjoying his lunch and seemed to have him figured out, and he couldn't help but feel angry.