"So, what you're saying is that the unknown factor who quelled the unrest in Gumi'la Town in the previous news was actually you!
You, wearing that iron suit, single-handedly eliminated an entire company of terrorists!"
Pepper Potts couldn't believe it and covered her mouth with both hands. "This is too dangerous, Mr. Stark, you must stop this willful behavior immediately. You still have Mark to take care of, and there are tens of thousands of Stark Industries employees who depend on you for their livelihood. Think about the last time you came back, your suit was full of bullet holes. If something happens to you, what will happen to these people!?"
"Calm down, Pepper, calm down! Don't get so excited. Those bullet holes only look scary, but they didn't actually cause any critical damage to the suit.
You also know that Mark and I possess intelligence far superior to that of ordinary people. The Mark III, developed with our combined wisdom, is undoubtedly safe and reliable."
Tony placed his hands firmly on Pepper's shoulders, looking directly into her eyes as he patiently soothed her.
"I'm really worried about you, you know? You barely escaped from those villains, why are you putting yourself in danger again?"
"Perhaps this is the growth I gained from the kidnapping incident. It is precisely because I clearly understood the dangers I would face that I developed the Mark III to protect myself, right?
And as long as you support me, I can remain at peace even in dangerous situations."
Tony finally said the golden words he had carefully searched for on the Internet at the most appropriate time. As expected, the situation turned around instantly. Pepper blushed and lowered her head, and no longer mentioned opposing Tony's adventure.
"Pepper, if you don't mind, I need you to do me a favor... I want you to go to my office, hack into the main computer, and find all the recent shipping manifests." Tony handed an object to Pepper. "This is a password chip. You can easily hack into it with it. The manifest may be in the main folder, or hidden in the drive. In that case, you have to search for the smallest title."
"If I get the list back, what will you do with it?" Pepper was a little worried that Tony would do something dangerous again.
"Just like last time, they're dealing in secret, and I have to stop them. I have to find those weapons and destroy them."
"Tony, you know I'm willing to help you with anything. But if you're in charge of this matter, I can't help you." Pepper refused awkwardly.
"Okay, then this is your next task. It's an order given by me, Tony Stark, as the boss." The straight man Tony appeared again, breaking the good atmosphere that had been established with great difficulty.
"Really? Then I quit." Pepper didn't back down and threw the password chip onto the table.
"You've been by my side all these years while I profited from destruction; and now that I need to protect those I've put in danger, you're leaving me?"
"You're going to get yourself killed, Tony! I don't want to get involved."
"Everyone should have a goal in life. The Tony Stark of the past died in the explosion in that cave in Afghanistan, and the reborn Tony Stark needs a new goal. I'm not crazy, Pepper. I just suddenly realized what I should do, and I know it's the right thing to do."
Pepper didn't reply, but silently picked up the password chip on the table, "You are everything to me, too, you know."
…
At the Stark Group office building, Pepper showed up at the company half an hour early, breaking her usual schedule. Her nervous expression suggested something was indeed unusual.
Before arriving at Tony's office, she looked around and found that no one else had arrived yet. She quickly opened the door and walked in, then quickly closed the office door.
After arriving at the destination, Pepper did not waste a moment and hurriedly turned on Tony's computer host, connected the password chip and began to search for the required information.
Following Tony's instructions, she first searched the main folder for information, but after searching for a while, she found nothing. She then opened the computer's driver folder, which contained many missile blueprints and information designed by Tony. However, after searching for a while, a blueprint for a giant steel armor caught her attention. This design clearly had a similar concept to the suit she had seen Tony wear before, but the appearance was very different.
"District 16? What the hell are you doing, Obadiah? Could it be that Little Mark's previous guess was correct…"
Recalling that when Tony had just escaped danger, Mark once told her that she and Obadiah were the only ones in the entire company who knew Tony's itinerary, so the traitor must be among them.
Now it was clear that the answer was at hand, and the next video he found confirmed Pepper's suspicions.
In the video, Tony, tightly bound and with his ears blocked, sits in the center of the room, surrounded by a group of burly men with turbans covering their faces and holding rifles. The leader holds a manuscript and speaks in English with a Middle Eastern accent.
"...You didn't tell us that the person you wanted us to kill was the famous Tony Stark. As you saw, Obadiah Stane, you will pay the price for your deception and lies. The price of Tony Stark's head has just increased..."
"Oh my God!" Pepper didn't expect this to be true. Tony's most beloved uncle actually wanted to kill him secretly.
Seeing this, she quickly transferred the two important documents into the password chip, preparing to take them back and tell Tony the truth.
At this moment, the office door was opened, and the person who came in was Obadiah Stan. "Oh, Miss Pepper, I didn't expect you to show up here before work hours. I'm really surprised..."
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