"Miss Potts, may I speak to you for a moment?"
Agent Phil Coulson, with a bitter face, squeezed through the crowd and approached Pepper Potts.
Pepper Potts is Tony Stark's secretary and is very trusted by Tony Stark.
He had been unlucky some time ago and lost all his memories of his time in Afghanistan. When he woke up, he found himself lying on the streets of Kabul in only a pair of shorts. What's worse, according to SHIELD records, he used his authority to transfer $8 million to a temporary account.
After receiving the transfer, the account was closed, and even S.H.I.E.L.D. couldn't find out.
If Director Nick Fury didn't trust him very much, he would have been stripped of his agent qualifications even if he hadn't been thrown into jail.
Because of his mistake, SHIELD knew nothing about what was happening in the mountains of Afghanistan.
SHIELD really wants to know where the mysterious sinkhole came from. They did not find any residual nuclear radiation at the scene. Such a powerful weapon appeared on Earth, so they must investigate it thoroughly.
Tony Stark, the eyewitness at the scene, is very important. Phil Coulson must get an eyewitness report from Tony. Unfortunately, after Tony Stark returned from Afghanistan, he seemed to be autistic and locked himself in the basement of the Malibu villa. SHIELD had no way to contact him.
This press conference is a rare opportunity.
"I'm not a spokesperson. The press conference is about to end. If you have any questions, you can make an appointment."
Pepper Potts refused. She had already given the bald reporter a cross in her mind. Tony Stark would only meet those reporters with hot bodies and blonde hair and blue eyes.
"Sorry, I'm not a reporter. I'm Agent Phil Coulson, working for the Strategic Homeland Defense Attack and Logistics Support Agency."
Phil Coulson introduced himself: "We would like to ask Mr. Stark to describe in detail the process of being rescued in Afghanistan."
"I'm sorry, the DOD, FBI, and CIA have all contacted us. You can request a report from these departments."
After experiencing the incident in Afghanistan, Tony Stark's connection with the Department of Defense has become closer. Although he has been kept in the basement, he has held several online meetings with senior government officials and even obtained a large amount of secret information from the Department of Defense, a considerable part of which is the military's research on mutants.
He concealed nothing in his report and described truthfully the terrifying power of "Moko Wuliang".
“We are an independent department with more centralized authority.”
Phil Coulson explained. SHIELD's position is somewhat awkward. Although it is basically controlled by the US government, it is an international organization in nature. Therefore, departments such as the CIA and the FBI will not communicate with SHIELD.
"Then I'll arrange a time for you."
Potts made a note of the incident in his notepad.
"Thanks."
Phil Coulson said.
Tony Stark finished his speech quickly. The main purpose of this press conference was to announce Stark Industries' next business strategy and boost the stock price which had plummeted due to the kidnapping.
He needs more funds to move forward with his plans.
"Hello, Mr. Stark, I'm a reporter from N. I'd like to ask why Mr. Obadiah Stan didn't show up at the press conference."
A reporter stopped Tony Stark as he was about to leave: "There is news that he is the mastermind behind your kidnapping. Is this true or false?"
At this press conference, Obadiah Stan, who was very active in the past, did not appear, which aroused the curiosity of reporters.
"Stan just had some health problems. He is still the person I trust the most, but he needs to spend this period of time in the hospital."
Tony Stark explained, and he quickly left the press conference under the protection of security guard Happy.
“Straight back to Malibu.”
He sat in the back seat, holding a tablet in his hand to modify the design drawings of MK2.
"Tony, you can't stay in the basement anymore. The shareholders are very unhappy with you and the CIA for restricting Obadiah Stan's freedom. You need to stand up and explain to them."
Pepper Potts said a little uneasily that Tony Stark made her feel very insecure recently.
"These matters are up to you, Potts. I have handed the company over to you."
Seeing that Pepper Potts still looked unconfident, Tony Stark reached out and held her hand in his.
"You don't need to explain anything to them. The CIA has all the evidence of Obadiah Stane's crimes. The reason why they haven't sent him to jail yet is just to ensure a smooth handover and prevent Stark Industries from falling into chaos. You just need to coax them. Soon, I will kick them all out."
Obadiah Stane, that bastard, actually hired a terrifying monster like Batman to kill him. If it weren't for his good luck, he would be dead now.
"Potts, believe in yourself, you can do it."
When Tony Stark arrived at the mansion, he went directly into the underground laboratory and manufacturing workshop. In just a few weeks, his basement had undergone earth-shaking changes.
The original garage had disappeared, and a huge electromagnetic acceleration rail replaced the original space. Next to it were a dozen forged breastplate modules made of different materials. These were the most advanced materials he had obtained through the military and Stark Industries.
"Material No. 57, first test, impact force of 100 tons, speed of 600 meters per second, 30 rounds per second."
Stark stood behind a meter-thick bulletproof glass to observe the experimental results. This was the data he derived from the Green Goblin data provided by the CIA, which he used as an imaginary enemy for the creation of MK2.
Although an ordinary hydraulic press can easily reach the power of the Green Goblin's fist, its power is simply not enough to restore the speed and frequency of his punches.
Only this electromagnetic acceleration rail powered by the Ark Reactor can fully simulate the power of the Green Goblin's fist.
"Sizzle..."
Amid the sound of the electromagnetic guide rail's supercapacitor charging, a steel column forged from gold-titanium alloy was violently ejected.
"boom!"
Material No. 57 barely withstood the impact of the first steel column, but quickly deformed and strained under the impact of the second and third steel columns, and was easily penetrated by the fourth steel column.
Stark drew a cross on the tablet in disappointment. The robotic arm removed the breast armor module with a big hole in it from the test bench, threw it aside, and replaced it with No. 58.
He knew that Broly not only had physical attacks, but could also release a variety of powerful energy attacks. These armor modules couldn't even block his fists, let alone those even more terrifying energy attacks.