Marvel: Starting with the Glint-Glint Fruit

It started with tens of millions of dollars, then hundreds of millions, and now profits exceed three billion dollars.

Compared to Stark Industries' current market valuation and profits earned from the Department of Defense, this doesn't seem like much.

But you should know that this is a clandestine, private annual profit.

The most absurd thing is that Obadiah actually falsified the accounts for this profit, and through these falsified accounts, he distributed this annual profit as dividends to other board members and shareholders of Stark Industries.

It is clear that these people have formed cliques and factions in private, creating a collective interest group.

This includes Tony himself, of course.

Tony doesn't care about this profit, or rather, he has Jarvis and a dedicated private accounting team, so he doesn't need to worry about every penny earned in his private account each year.

Tony looked at the order information, and in a fit of rage, he laughed. He picked up the whiskey he had poured and took a big gulp.

But he quickly calmed down.

"Jarvis, erase all traces and save this data in my private database."

"Yes, sir. Should I investigate the other board members?"

"No need, don't do anything for now."

Tony refused.

He rubbed his temples, sat on the sofa, still holding the thick-bottomed wine glass in his hand, leaned back on the sofa and looked up at the expensive crystal chandelier on the ceiling.

He was thinking about how to handle it.

In fact, Odebayar's actions have already violated the law.

But he cannot simply disclose this information.

Because his account also received dividends, if the Ministry of Defense finds out, it will inevitably use this as an excuse to attack, and then it will be much more than just demanding compensation.

Chapter 222 Tony Stark's Crisis (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

According to the original logic, the first thing to do would be to impose a huge administrative fine.

Based on Obadiah's annual profits, it is roughly two to three times the transaction amount.

The total amount is at least several hundred billion US dollars.

The administrative fines are acceptable, but compliance supervision and external audits should also be included.

The project's top-secret status may be revoked, and it may even be stipulated that the project will not be allowed to touch any high-end military industry for several years.

This is also an extremely staggering loss.

If things go wrong, Stark Industries could be crippled within a few years.

In addition, they face federal felony charges.

He's basically in prison and won't get out.

With its core business collapsing, the Federation will intervene to forcibly break up and acquire Stark Industries.

Don't think this is just Obadiah's personal fate; it also involves all board members who will share the profits, including Tony himself.

Even if Tony can clear his name...

How long will this process take?

During this period, the entire Stark Industries brand is likely to have fallen apart, and even with Tony's genius, it will take several years to slowly revive it.

Tony has always been very confident in himself.

Even arrogance.

However, arrogance does not mean that Tony will blindly lose his mind. Over the years, he has always been labeled as a playboy and a genius scientist, but his business acumen is also top-notch.

Tony just didn't want the hassle.

"I should thank those guys, shouldn't I, Jarvis?"

While Tony was thinking, he blurted out something out of the blue.

“I think so, sir. If it weren’t for your continued interest in tracking those two mysterious and powerful forces, you wouldn’t have come to the attention of Sokovia.”

"Heh~~"

Tony chuckled self-deprecatingly, then picked up his glass and took a sip.

What a coincidence.

If it weren't for that major incident in Sokovia, Tony wouldn't have paid attention to this small country he had never followed before.

Tony was initially very curious as to why people in such a small country would go to such lengths for this.

After a brief background check on Sokovia, Jarvis gave him a big surprise.

Goodness, it turns out Sokovia has been plagued by war for years.

I was actually one of the beneficiaries.

It's not that Tony is trying to whitewash himself; he never claims to be a saint. He's a businessman.

A successful businessman.

He developed weapons; his livelihood depended on the war effort.

Unlike other arms dealers who beg on their knees, Tony begs standing up.

His orders were for the U.S. Department of Defense, and he profited from that lucrative deal.

Tony didn't care who the Department of Defense used these weapons to attack or who they sold them to.

Tony believed that the so-called suffering of the people was simply a result of their own country's government being rotten to the core.

To put it bluntly, Tony himself was far too far removed from the lower classes.

Without experiencing it firsthand and witnessing it yourself, you cannot truly empathize.

The saying that the environment determines everything is not just empty talk.

Tony spent an entire night watching the video footage that Jarvis had found during his investigation.

They saw the rebels using weapons they had developed to bomb the city of Sokovia, killing countless Sokovian civilians. The ruins were filled with bewildered, desperate cries of people.

A husband holding his wife who only has one arm, a father or mother desperately digging through the rubble in an attempt to pull their child out.

The sheer visual impact stunned Tony.

If Tony were just a capitalist who only cared about money, that would be one thing.

What is guilt?

The death of 10,000 people is a number, the death of a million people is also a number, and indifference is the only thing that matters.

Ironically, Tony possesses exactly what capitalists shouldn't have.

conscience.

Therefore, Tony was angry, angry at Obadiah for hiding things from him and for betraying him, and also guilty that these innocent civilians died because of the weapons he had personally developed.

More importantly, he could see in these things a motive that Tony least wanted to see.

Ambition!

In Tony's own mind, Stark Industries is his own business, passed down from his father to himself.

Obadiah is his uncle, his father's best friend, and someone who has been with him since childhood and to some extent replaced his father.

Therefore, Obadiah himself was also one of the owners of Stark Industries.

Why did Tony trust Obadiah so much to be CEO for so many years, even though he didn't interfere with many of the company's operations? It was because of this reason he believed in.

Unfortunately, he discerned Obadiah's ambition in these things.

The other party never treated him as family; he was merely a tool to expand Stark Industries.

It's even possible that one day, once Tony is no longer of any use to him, he will ruthlessly eliminate him from the game.

It is essentially a classic business strategy.

Such incidents are common in the business world.

Since that's the case, Tony doesn't intend to show any mercy.

"Jarvis, put Obadiah under full surveillance. Simulate a virtual access level and gradually remove his permissions from the database. I want every document he accesses to be under your supervision."

"Finally, erase his dividend data from me, including other board members, conduct background checks on all of them one by one, and find out everyone connected to the Obadiah Group."

"Also, contact Roddy for me."

"Okay, sir."

Jarvis fell silent after he finished speaking.

Tony was left alone in the living room, drinking. Under the lamplight, his determined eyes, rippling with emotion, were reflected.

Do you want to kick me out and seize power for yourself?

Then let him go to jail and dream his dreams.

Furthermore, he thought of the research and development plan he had been working on before.

After realizing Obadiah's ambition.

Tony became worried about his safety. Security personnel? None of them were reliable.

It's better to rely on yourself than on others.

With that thought, Tony stood up, casually turned off the holographic projection, and walked towards the underground laboratory with his wine glass in hand.

.......

After being officially renamed Terra, Sokovia entered an era of great development.

It didn't affect Matthew's side.

Instead, it was another impotent, furious dark boss who affected Matthew.

Dormammu.

Dormammu initially used dark power to lure Kaecilius to his side, attempting to use this opportunity to sow discord within Kamar-Taj and hasten the reincarnation of his old rival, the Ancient One.

Unexpectedly, Matthew's appearance led to this.

Instead, Casillas jumped around a few times and then disappeared.

This infuriated Dormammu.

So they spared no effort to increase the strength of the Ancient One, but unfortunately it had no effect at all.

That's why it's called impotent rage.

But Dormammu was, after all, a T0-level god in a single universe, and he was unwilling to give up so easily, so he started to have crooked ideas again.

Chapter 223 Hurry up, leave this city now! (Seeking monthly votes)

A warehouse district in Brooklyn, New York.

In the darkness, screams echoed endlessly.

"Fuck, devil, he's the devil, run!"

"Don't kill me, please, don't kill me, I can be your subordinate."

The burst of gunfire quickly subsided, replaced by terrified pleas for mercy.

All that could be seen in the empty warehouse were about thirty people, wearing thick cotton-padded clothes, covered with countless bullet holes, scattered guns, and severed limbs.

Only three people remained, slumped on the ground in terror, still clutching their guns that had run out of bullets.

They never intended to just come here to make a deal, but they were suddenly attacked by the monster in front of them.