Facing Tony Stark's gaze, Cao Gui slowly yawned, then pulled Beth beside him and turned around to leave.
Damn...
Under the visor, Tony Stark's face darkened, how dare this man ignore him!
Tony Stark actually has a very bad memory, and he will selectively delete useless information. But Cao Gui is different. This is a person who bullied him, so he remembers very clearly the people who bullied him since childhood.
There are not many, Cao Gui is one of them.
Also, this boy has a girlfriend who fits his aesthetic standards very well... Huh? The person next to him just now was not the blond girl.
Tony Stark, who was in a good mood, rolled his eyes and saved the screenshot just now. If he has a chance, he might be able to embarrass this kid, hehehe...
In a flash, he had arrived at Stark Industrial Park. On the other side, Cao Gui and Beth held hands and walked slowly on the bustling Fifth Avenue.
"Cao, who was that very naughty Iron Man just now?" Beth looked away slightly and asked with a smile.
"Don't you already know?" Cao Gui said with a smile.
"Is it really Tony Stark!?" Beth said in shock.
"Yes... you seem shocked?" Cao Gui asked confused, Tony Stark is Iron Man, is there anything wrong with that?
"Sorry." Beth shrugged:
"In my impression, she is a guy who keeps dating Playboy cover girls, a super playboy."
Cao Gui shrugged: "He is indeed such a person, but he is also a genius with three doctorate degrees. Don't underestimate him."
"What about the guy he was fighting?"
"Obadei, an old man with long hair, is not worthy of attention."
"Oh...Stark steel armor, Osborn survival armor...it seems like the world has changed all of a sudden." Beth held Cao Gui's hand, feeling a little worried.
Cao Gui nodded slightly, the chaos had indeed begun, but... it also became interesting.
…
"Regarding the accident in Times Square last night, we have confirmed that it was indeed caused by a robot malfunction."
On the podium of a press conference, Colonel Rhodes said with a smile, his tone was gentle and unhurried, as if he was just stating a simple matter.
In a hotel room, Pepper was helping Tony dress and tie his tie.
"Pepper, I really can't figure out why this matter needs to be hidden?" Tony raised his neck so that Pepper could help him:
"Shouldn't the great Stark appear in the spotlight, with thousands of people watching and admiring him? This is the great Tony Stark."
Tony said, defeating Obadiah and regaining the entire Stark Industries revived his once depressed state.
"Tony, this is an order from the Ministry of Defense, we should obey it." Pepper said speechlessly.
"Okay, okay." Tony shrugged, then picked up a newspaper next to him:
"But... the title Iron Man seems to sound good. Although it's not quite right, after all, I use gold and titanium alloy, but the name is really... well, really good."
As he spoke, he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.
Tony Stark is the one who attracts everyone's attention and is admired by everyone. He hides in the suit and shows up... Then why do I need this suit?
At this time, Colonel Rhodes opened the door and walked in: "Tony, I have prepared a speech for you."
"Oh, thank you, Rod." Tony looked at the result:
"Wow~ I was in Las Vegas last night?"
"Yes." Colonel Rhodes chuckled: "You were a bad gambler in Las Vegas at the time. We have the casino's surveillance video and the testimonies of the gamblers."
"Shit... you are the bad gambler..." Tony Stark said with a black line on his face:
"Why don't you give me a better one? For example, just me and Pepper swimming together on the top floor of the Venetian Hotel or something."
As he spoke, he smiled tenderly at Pepper, who was still busy. During the Obaday incident, he realized the heart and courage of the people around him.
"That doesn't fit the character of an old pervert like you." Colonel Rhodes curled his lips and exposed Tony Stark's true face without mercy.
"Shit!"
"You are the old pervert... Even if I was before, but I have changed now, I want to be a good person!" Tony Stark was about to retort, but when he met the eyes of Pepper and Rhodes, he really couldn't deny it.
.
"Then go tell the audience and see if they believe it or not." Rhode spread his hands and said with a strange smile.
"Damn it, you guys are so vicious and cruel today." Tony Stark gritted his teeth and said bitterly. This guy actually hurt him again and again.
How abominable!
"Okay, okay, Tony." Pepper quickly held his shoulders and carefully helped him tidy up the mustache on his lips:
"Tony, don't worry about what Rhodes says, you can say whatever you want."
"Yes, I'm Stark, I can say whatever I want." Tony nodded, almost being led astray by his bad friend.
After a while, Pepper clapped her hands: "OK, it's done, Mr. Stark, now you are the most handsome man in the world."
"Haha, let's go to the press conference!"
"Ahem, wait a minute." General Rhodes clenched his fist and coughed lightly: "Pepper, there are some things I want to talk to Tony alone."
"This..." Little Pepper looked confused.
"No, Pepper is the person closest to me. If you have anything to say, just tell me." Tony said.
"About Palladium!"
"Pepper, you go out first." Tony Stark changed his face at the speed of light.
Little Pepper looked at the two of them doubtfully, nodded, and left the room.
"Rhode, what do you want to say?" Tony said seriously.
Palladium is a strategic resource, not to mention that he has a reactor fueled by palladium.
Colonel Rhodes pulled out a mirror and shined it on Tony's neck:
"You have been poisoned by palladium, sir."
Through the reflection of the lenses, Tony could clearly see the dark brown lines on his neck.
Tony Stark's face changed slightly. As a top scientist, of course he knew this, but... he didn't want to give up the steel armor, nor did he want the tiny shrapnel on his chest to enter his heart.
"I know, I will handle it." Tony said seriously.
But Rhodes took out a pink potion and sucked it into the syringe.
"What is this?" Tony couldn't help but take a step back.
"Lithium dioxide can effectively relieve your symptoms. Stretch your hand over." Colonel Rhodes smiled.
"This..." Tony hesitated, but Colonel Rhodes directly pulled his arm over, rolled up his sleeve and inserted a needle directly.
"Okay, let's continue with the press conference." Colonel Rhodes patted him on the shoulder.
"Okay... don't tell Pepper about this." Tony said seriously.
"certainly."
…
Bang bang bang bang...
As Tony Stark walked out, there was a series of applause.
"Now, Mr. Stark will issue a statement, but he will not answer any questions. Dear journalists, please cooperate."
Pepper Little stood on the podium and said slowly, giving up the podium to Tony Stark.
"Uh... hello everyone, long time no see, since I announced the closure of the weapons department last time." Tony took out a piece of paper and said with a smile:
"So, I'd better read it according to the script. There are rumors that I participated in the battle in Times Square..."
"I'm sorry, Mr. Stark." A beautiful reporter interrupted her. Tony Stark raised his eyebrows without being angry. This was a woman he had slept with.
"I can guess what you will say next. The Iron Man named Tony is not you, but a person with the same name as you. You must have been eating, drinking and having fun somewhere at that time, right?"
"Mr. Stark, do you think we will believe it? Aren't you bullying us honest people?"
The beautiful reporter spoke righteously and asked loudly.
"Well... it sounds very mysterious, but as a reporter, you have the courage to question the truth of things. This is a very good quality, but you should not comment on me as a superhero. This is wrong." Tony considered the words,
Said slowly.
"I didn't say you were a superhero. Norman Osborn is, but you are not." The beautiful reporter chuckled, crossed her legs, and said lazily, showing no mercy.
"Oh, really?" Tony was in a daze and felt inexplicably uncomfortable:
"Ahem, you are right, I am indeed not a hero..."
"Tony, please read the speech according to the script." Pepper couldn't help it anymore and leaned into his ear to urge him.
"Pepper, I seem a little uncomfortable."
"Here... finish reading the manuscript and then we go to the hospital."
"Okay." Tony Stark took a deep breath, picked up the manuscript and was about to speak, but what he didn't notice was that everyone in the audience widened their eyes, as if they had seen something incredible.
At the same time, Tony Stark's eyes were sharp and he shouted:
"Now let's make things clear. In fact, I am steel... 嘤嘤嘤...!?"
