Tony stepped forward and shook hands with Maya, his seemingly affectionate blue eyes gazing at her.
"Of course, it's my honor!"
Maya immediately nodded in agreement and gave her room number: "I live in room 602 upstairs. You can come and see me anytime you have time."
"As expected, no woman can resist Tony Stark!"
Tony smiled smugly to himself.
But he didn't know that Maya was the kind of scientist who was truly devoted to scientific research and had no romantic feelings for men or women.
She invited Tony simply to take the opportunity to ask him questions about the Extremis virus.
Maya then returned to her room, while Tony continued to mingle among the many scholars who expressed their admiration and respect for him.
By the time the impatient Tony managed to shake off the scholars, it was already dark.
He immediately took his bodyguard Happy and boarded the elevator, preparing to go to Maya's room for their appointment.
Just as he entered the elevator, before he could even press the door open, a figure limped into the elevator.
The person who entered was Killian.
There were too many people in the lobby just now. Killian had been trying to get closer to talk to Tony, but because of his disability in both legs, he didn't get a chance.
Tony didn't hurry up and catch up until he left the crowd and entered the elevator.
Happy placed his right hand on his waist and warily stood in front of Tony.
"Hello Mr. Stark, I am Aldrich Killian!"
Killian didn't notice Happy's actions; his voice trembled with excitement: "I've read one of your academic papers on gene and cell inheritance, and I greatly admire your knowledge!"
"Oh, really? I don't remember... and there are so many people who admire me."
Tony didn't even look up, and said in a flat tone.
"I saw in your paper that you mentioned that unknown mutations may occur in genes and cells during intergenerational inheritance..."
Killian wanted to ask Tony some of his questions.
"I'm sorry, sir, I have other things to attend to right now. Can we talk about your matter later?"
Tony glanced at his watch and impatiently interrupted Killian's rambling.
"Oh, I'm sorry... you have something to attend to."
Killian gave an awkward laugh: "I can wait for you on the rooftop first. How long will it be before you have time?"
"Five minutes!"
Tony glanced at the fluctuating floor numbers and answered casually.
In fact, he hadn't listened carefully to what Killian was saying; he was just giving him a perfunctory answer.
"Ding dong!"
At that moment, the floor door opened, and Tony led Happy downstairs.
"Thank you, Mr. Stark. I'll be waiting for you on the roof!"
Killian shouted excitedly at Tony's departing figure.
Tony was already standing at the door of room 602. He casually tidied his hair and knocked on the door.
The door opened quickly, and Maya exclaimed with delight, "Mr. Stark, you've arrived! Please come in!"
"You can just call me by my first name, Tony. That's what my friends call me. Maya—may I call you that?"
Tony entered Maya's room, subtly closing the distance between them.
"of course can!"
Maya nodded and got straight to the point: "Tony, I've read all your papers on biology and know that you have a deep understanding of biology, so I have some questions I'd like to ask you."
She shared some information about the Extremis virus and also told Tony about some of the problems she encountered in her research.
"Uh-huh……"
Tony casually flipped through the documents in his hand, but in his mind it felt like a million alpacas were stampeding through his mind.
He initially assumed that Maya, like other women, was captivated by his charm, which was why she had invited him to her room.
Unexpectedly, Maya turned out to be a research fanatic, and the reason for inviting her was simply to discuss research!
As Maya was speaking, Happy was vigilantly searching around Maya's room for any dangerous items.
At that moment, he noticed several oddly shaped potted plants in the living room, and out of curiosity, he reached out and broke off a branch from one of them.
"don't want……"
Maya noticed this and tried to warn them, but it was too late.
"boom!"
The entire potted plant burst open instantly, spraying green sap everywhere, splattering Happy, who was closest to it, and Maya and Tony were also unable to avoid it.
"Oh, S**T!"
Seeing the fluids on his body, Tony couldn't help but turn to Happy and yell, "Happy, what are you doing?"
"I'm so sorry, sir, I didn't mean to."
Happy knew he had made a mistake and could only apologize to Tony repeatedly.
"Get back to your room, wash up, and change your clothes!"
Tony took the opportunity to get rid of Happy.
"Okay, sir."
Happy turned and left in a disheveled state, leaving only Tony and Maya in the room.
"You see? This is the biggest flaw of the Extremis virus. During the regeneration of biological tissues, heat accumulates rapidly, which can easily cause the organism to spontaneously combust or explode."
Maya casually wiped the green sap splattered on her face while continuing to explain the flaws of the Extremis virus to Tony.
"You haven't achieved the threshold between energy consumption and regeneration."
Tony casually pointed out the essence of the problem.
Then he picked up a pen and paper and started doing calculations on the research data of the Extremis virus.
Maya was about to lean over to see what Tony was writing when Tony avoided her and said, "Maya, you should go to the bathroom to wash up first, and then change your clothes! I'll figure out a way to help you solve this problem first, and I'll be able to finish it by the time you come out. I'll borrow your bathroom then, I hope you don't mind."
"If you can solve this problem, you can do whatever you want."
Maya nodded meaningfully to Tony, then turned and went into the bathroom.
Although she has no romantic feelings for Tony, Maya wouldn't mind having something happen between them if he could solve the flaws in the Extremis virus.
Hearing the sound of running water coming from the bathroom, Tony whistled happily and quickly deduced a biological equation based on the research data in his hand.
“Maya just said she works at a company called Future Medicine. Jarvis, can you help me investigate this company? They can develop something like the Extremis virus, so they can’t be as simple as they seem.”
Tony wrote down a long string of biological equations he had just calculated, while whispering instructions to Jarvis.
Chapter 74 The Changed Plot (Seeking First Subscription)
As a seasoned player in the dating scene, Tony Stark is no naive fool.
Although he was very interested in the Maya, he needed to find out about their background and influence first, lest he be set up.
Jarvis received the order and immediately began the search.
Mark hired professional lawyers to act as the company's nominal manager and nominal director, which was enough to deceive ordinary people.
At least Killian, Maya, and the rest of the company never knew Mark's true identity as their boss.
But Jarvis easily hacked into the Commerce Authority's database and found the name of Future Medicines' true major shareholder—Rosalie Payne.
Because Mark is still a minor, all of his company shares are currently registered under Rosalie's name.
"Sir, according to the information I found, the largest shareholder of Future Pharma is Rosalie Payne, who owns 51% of the shares. Maya Hansen owns 20% and Aldrich Killian owns 29%."
Jarvis quickly relayed the information he had gathered to Tony through a hidden earpiece.
Tony had just put down his pen and paper when he heard Jarvis's words and immediately looked surprised: "Who! You're saying who the largest shareholder of Future Pharmaceuticals is?"
"The official name is Rosalie Payne! But according to the information I found, it was Mark who acquired Future Pharma and provided funding for the company."
Jarvis continued.
"This, this..."
Tony was at a loss for what to do.
He never expected that Maya, who had piqued his interest, would turn out to be one of Mark's employees!
Although no DNA test has been conducted yet, Tony is already convinced that Mark is his biological son.
If Mark finds out about this, Tony feels he'll lose all face as a father!
He didn't care about waiting for the romantic encounter that was about to happen, and immediately got up and walked outside.
"Tony?"
Seemingly hearing a noise, Maya, who was taking a bath, called out to the outside, but received no response.
When she came out of the shower, she found that Tony Stark was no longer in the living room.
Maya was initially a little confused, but she soon noticed a long string of biological equations that had appeared in the research data.
Her attention was immediately drawn to the equations, and she picked them up to examine them closely, quickly forgetting all about Tony's sudden and inexplicable departure.
"Oh right! The person I met in the elevator earlier, wasn't his name Aldridge Killian?"
After leaving Maya's room, Tony seemed to suddenly remember something and stopped in his tracks.
"Yes, sir! He is also one of the shareholders of Future Pharma. He had previously asked you to meet him on the top floor, but sir, you never seem to remember when you meet with other men."
Jarvis made a comment.
"Uh……"
Tony had indeed forgotten about Killian and had no intention of going to the rooftop to see him.
But after learning that the other person was also one of Mark's employees, Tony still decided to go and meet him.
At this moment, on the rooftop, Killian was hiding in a sheltered spot, shivering from the cold.
"Oh my god! I was so excited to see Mr. Stark just now. It was such a terrible idea of me to ask him to meet me on the rooftop!"
Killian was initially quite regretful, feeling that the meeting place he had chosen was not appropriate.
But as time passed and Tony still didn't appear, Killian began to have doubts.
"The appointed time has arrived, why hasn't Mr. Stark arrived yet? Has he forgotten that we agreed to meet here?"
"Impossible! Mr. Stark is a true genius, how could he forget what he said? Unless, he's playing me?"
"Just because I'm lame, does that mean I should be made a fool of like a clown?"
After waiting for nearly an hour, Killian was utterly disappointed, and his admiration for Tony gradually turned into resentment.
Only then did he remember what Mark had told him: Tony Stark is arrogant and conceited, don't easily believe what he says!
"Tony Stark, how dare you play me like this! I'll make you pay for this someday..."
Killian roared angrily at the night sky.
Just as he was about to turn completely evil, just like in the original story, a voice suddenly rang out behind him: "Mr. Killian?"
"Uh……"
Killian's roar stopped abruptly. He turned around and saw Tony and Happy standing behind him.
“Something unexpected happened in the Maya room earlier. I went back to my room to clean up, which took a while. Please forgive me.”
Tony apologized to Killian.
Even he didn't expect that Killian would actually wait for him in the cold wind on the rooftop for almost an hour because of his casual remark!
Therefore, Tony's apology this time seemed very sincere.
"The famous Tony Stark actually apologized to me personally?"
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