About two hours later, Stark saw Obadiah in the ward. Looking at the familiar old man, Stark said straight to the point: "Can you help me take the things from the coat pocket hanging on the hanger?"
come out?"
Obadiah was stunned for a moment. He was shocked by the complexity in Stark's tone. A sense of confusion and guilt arose in his heart. So he instinctively followed what Stark said and got him a coat.
When he put his hand into his pocket, the strange touch of the thing made his fingertips pause for a moment.
Obadiah took out the thing. It looked like a small piece of cloth, but the texture on it told him that it was human skin. The moment he saw the tattoo design, Obadiah's hands trembled violently.
Got up.
He had seen the exact same pattern on the black woman's body - Tony Stark knew it.
Obadiah took a deep breath and froze on the spot for half a minute before slowly exhaling it. He put the small piece of human skin back into Tony's pocket and turned to look at his nephew lying on the hospital bed.
"Tell me what's going on, Obadiah." Tony looked into Obadiah's eyes and said, "I thought you were my only relative."
"I'm Tony." Obadiah's breathing was a little shaky. He loosened his grip on the coat and put the coat on Stark's bed. He sat on the edge of the bed and looked at Stark and said
: "I thought your situation would improve when you grew up, but you didn't. The situation got worse and worse."
Stark frowned deeply, he didn't understand what Obadiah meant.
"The Stark Group is almost unable to protect you, Tony." Obadiah looked at Stark seriously and said, "Or because of you, the military must sanction the Stark Group. They want you."
Obadiah turned his head away and said: "Don't be so naive as to think that they will let your most intelligent brain in the world make pistols and missiles in a private company. They want something more lethal."
Obadiah's Adam's apple twitched and said: "About three years ago, the military began to gradually shrink its orders from Stark Industries, and instead invested in Osborne Group and Hammer Military Industries. You know, Hammer is completely military.
It was supported by Fang."
"They are constantly weakening the Stark Group in order to attack you, or at least coerce you into making something more valuable for them."
"And you're going to kill me."
"Because I don't want the military to get what they want, not just for you." Obadiah's tone was surprisingly cold. He said: "If the era of super weapons comes, the military will no longer buy ordinary arms.
, Stark's military industry will completely decline."
"So you'd rather kill me?"
Obadiah shook his head and said: "Tony, I don't have such great ideals as you and your father. I just want to be a successful businessman, and any good businessman will not give any buyer a chance to make a deal.
"
"With you here, they are willing to pay no matter how high the price is, but without you, they can only choose me." Obadiah rubbed his hand on the armrest and said, "And I will make them pay for the previous sanctions.
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Stark's hands holding the sheets tightened. Obadiah looked at Stark and said: "You showed your value too early, Tony. I don't remember how long ago I warned you. You
Do you think your father's terrible state before his death was an accident?"
"Why are they never satisfied?!" Stark gritted his teeth and said: "They have never thought about letting talented people perform their duties and letting people live a better life. Instead, they just keep forcing them, or create
Weapons, or become weapons."
"This is the country, Tony. Any cutting-edge technology in the world will be first used in military and medical applications, and cutting-edge medical technology will ultimately serve the military. This is human beings, and you can't change anything."
Stark took a deep breath, then as if he thought of something, he tried hard to suppress the anger in his heart, looked at Obadiah and said: "Your attack did not cause fatal injuries to me.
A mercenary saved me."
Obadiah immediately showed a suspicious expression, but his doubts made Stark a little confused. Obadiah asked: "A mercenary rescued you? Who is he? Which mercenary organization does he come from?
?Have you seen each other since?"
"Is this important?"
Obadiah was silent for a while before speaking: "Some time before and after you were attacked, I received a phone call, and the other person only said one sentence, 'He knows'."
Stark's eyes widened. Of course he could understand what this sentence meant. At that time, Obadiah was going to kill him, and the caller was telling Obadiah that you failed and the plan was exposed.
Okay, hurry up and prepare for the second action.
Stark froze in place. Suddenly he sat up straight, stared into Obadiah's eyes and said, "Do you know Alexander Pierce?"
Obadiah was stunned by his question. He thought about this familiar yet unfamiliar name for a moment, and then said: "Director Pierce, isn't he the director of SHIELD? And he is about to retire. What happened to him?
"
"He was the one who rescued me."
Stark sighed helplessly. It wasn't that he wanted to tell Obadiah everything. The problem was that he really couldn't figure out the messy relationships among the upper classes.
He knew that Alexander Pierce was the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., but he didn't know which faction he belonged to or who he belonged to. Only Obadiah could figure this out.
Sure enough, Obadiah seemed to be shocked by the news and remained silent for a long time. After a while, he said slightly cautiously: "As far as I know, Director Pierce is not a nosy person."
Stark was almost ready to tell his dangerous speculation, but it was too shocking, and in the end he didn't speak out.
Because if we look at the timeline, Pepper received the address in the email but did not go to save him. There is no abnormality in the access records of the email website. Stark believes in his technical level, so it is impossible for anyone to invade or intercept the email.
.
So where did Pierce know the address of the abandoned base?
If there is no problem at the receiving end, then the problem must be at the sending end. The person who sent this email is Schiller. Schiller is a hydra. Schiller also has a high-ranking teacher and boss.
If anyone could monitor the messages Schiller sent, it must be the teacher and superior who restored his identity and has been giving him orders.
Then Pierce showed up.
The moment Schiller was held down, this guess had already formed in Stark's mind, which is why he felt fear - that was the director of SHIELD!
SHIELD itself was established to deal with Hydra, and today, even the director has become Hydra. Stark dare not think about how much shock this news will cause if it is released, and it may even change the world.
situation.
But of course Stark can't just ignore this. If Pierce is really a Hydra, then the harm he can cause will be too great.
But Stark didn't have any evidence. Pierce only needed to say that they had placed spies among the locals and saw Stark. After all, there were many people during the evacuation, and no one paid attention to everyone's movements. Pierce
The divine weapons descended from heaven prove nothing at all.
Then the only person who can identify Pierce is Schiller.
Stark's brain was spinning rapidly. He thought that Schiller would let him go at the last moment to prove that he was definitely not hopelessly evil.
Schiller will explain to him his willingness to save people, indicating that at least part of him also wants to use the power of the Stark Group to return to civilized society, indicating that he also wants to get rid of Hydra, then he is very likely to be willing to be this stain
witness.
Stark knew he had to rescue Schiller.
Schiller gave up the execution of his boss's plan at the last moment, thus allowing him to be successfully rescued. What's more, without his superb medical skills, Stark might have died of excessive blood loss or infection in the cave. Schiller saved Stark.
Ke twice, out of emotion, Stark must find a way to save him.
And if Pierce is very likely to be Hydra, and wants to use saving Stark to do something, Stark will never let him succeed, and will find a way to counterattack him, then Xi
Le, a Hydra insider, has become quite valuable. He is likely to have evidence of Pierce's crime. Out of interest, Stark has to find a way to save him.
More importantly, Stark knew that Pierce did not bring the police and the army, but asked SHIELD agents to take Schiller away, which proved that he did not want Schiller to go to court to face trial.
Considering Schiller's powerful power, it is obvious what Pierce wants to do.
Even if Pierce is Hydra, he has been lurking for so many years without causing any trouble and is not in a hurry to deal with it. But if Schiller loses control, his powerful power may cause the death of many people. At that time, he will again
There is no chance to get on the right track.
Thinking of this, Stark became more and more anxious. He made a decision in his heart, so he looked at Obadiah firmly and said: "Listen, uncle, I can regard your attack on me as your pressure.
It doesn't matter if your wife acted out of control, or maybe a cult organization seduced you."
"The important thing is that we all know that this matter is not over yet. If I am still alive, the military will not give up. The person who kidnapped me for the second time was Hydra, and they are also targeting me. In addition, there may be
There are more people watching around."
"I need you to assure me that the entire Stark group is united and we must stand together, Obadiah."
Obadiah's eyes widened, as if he didn't recognize Stark. He stared at him blankly for at least two minutes, then shook his head gently and sighed: "Tony, you have grown up."
Obadiah stood up and said in an unbelievable tone: "If it were before, you would have gone crazy and rushed up to me and punched me, and then told me to get out of the Stark Group immediately."
"I also want to punch you now." Stark turned over and sat on the edge of the bed, looked up at Obadiah and said, "But we all know that this is useless. The enemy is much stronger than we imagined. If we
If we cannot unite, if there is a slight mistake, everything will be over."
Obadiah frowned in confusion. He instinctively felt that Stark had not told him everything.
He knew that his nephew would not show his mature side if he was not facing the huge pressure of life and death.
Obadiah couldn't help but stepped forward, held Stark's shoulder with one hand, looked into his eyes and said, "Tony, tell me the truth, what did you see in Afghanistan?"
Stark stared at him silently for a while and then said: "I saw a psychiatrist."