On his way back, Tony Stark encountered two fighter jets intercepting him.
After much dodging and maneuvering, Tony Stark finally managed to return to Stark Manor in New York.
Upon returning home, Tony Stark immediately instructed Jarvis to compile all the evidence of Obadiah Stane's crimes.
Afterwards, Tony Stark proactively announced that a board meeting would be held in the evening.
Tony Stark also asked Colonel Rhodes to wait for his signal before taking action.
Although he had created the Iron Man Suit, it was not yet time to reveal it.
Furthermore, he did not want to act recklessly with the Iron Man Suit; that would not be atoning for his past sins.
Without the Iron Man Suit, Tony Stark was just an ordinary person, so he naturally worried that Obadiah Stane might turn desperate and suddenly attack him.
Even though Tony Stark was schemed against by Obadiah Stane to be removed from the board, Tony Stark's initiative to call a board meeting still held influence.
Everyone at Stark Industries with the right to attend the board meeting received the notice.
Because Stark Industries had been attacked that morning, the board of directors of Stark Industries was already going to discuss a decision.
Now, Tony Stark's summons gathered them all.
Obadiah Stane's heart sank when he received Tony's call for a board meeting, but he still decided to attend.
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Soon, it was five o'clock in the afternoon.
Numerous guards patrolled around the Stark Industries Tower.
At this moment, inside the Stark Industries conference room.
Tony Stark looked at the old-fashioned, corpulent men in their forties and fifties sitting around the table; Harvey Anberaka was not among them.
He knew that Harvey Anberaka must have already known some of his thoughts and actions.
Otherwise, for something that could cause unease among the other shareholders of the board, Harvey Anberaka should have come to listen and discuss the relevant policies.
Obadiah Stane had already bribed most of the other influential shareholders within Stark Industries.
Half of the entire board were his people, which was key to his daring to attend the meeting.
However, since they hadn't completely fallen out yet, some respect was still due.
"Tony, what do you want to tell us by calling us here this time?"
Obadiah Stane asked Tony with a smiling expression.
"Before I explain, I want everyone to see something."
"Jarvis, display it."
Tony Stark saw Obadiah Stane's hypocritical demeanor and did not respond, but rather commanded Jarvis on his own.
Upon receiving the instruction, Jarvis immediately displayed the compiled video evidence.
These videos were all evidence that Obadiah Stane had instructed the Ten Rings Gang to kill him.
The timestamp in the upper right corner of the video showed that the conversation took place a month before Tony Stark decided to go to Afghanistan, meaning his itinerary had been exposed early on.
There was also footage of Tony Stark truly being attacked and critically wounded a month later.
Subsequently, there were recordings of Obadiah Stane explaining to the Terrorists of the Ten Rings Gang that once Tony Stark's value was extracted, they should kill him.
The entire board watched these videos in silence.
Even the other shareholders who had been persuaded and bribed by Obadiah Stane felt a chill in their hearts at this moment.
They had been persuaded by Obadiah Stane solely because Tony Stark had decided to close the weapon manufacturing department without any discussion.
This damaged their interests and wealth, which was why they joined Obadiah Stane's ranks to remove Tony Stark from the chairman position.
But they never expected that Tony Stark, who was rumored to have only traveled to Afghanistan for two months, had actually encountered an assassination attempt there.
If Tony Stark hadn't presented this evidence, they would still be kept in the dark by Obadiah Stane.
If Obadiah Stane could eliminate Tony Stark so silently, then what if they chose the wrong side in the future, or were deemed worthless?
Would they also be silently eliminated in the same way?
Although Tony Stark somehow received favor and ultimately escaped, it did not mean that everyone could survive a terrorist attack.
"Obadiah Stane, you watched me grow up, so I always regarded you as an uncle to be respected."
"For many years, our cooperation, though not seamless, was each performing our duties, making Stark Industries stronger and stronger."
"I never intentionally concealed any of my inventions or plans from you."
"So I always believed our relationship was good."
"But I never imagined that I would one day be betrayed by my uncle."
Tony Stark felt the silence in the conference room and looked at Obadiah Stane, whose face had turned grim as his deeds were completely exposed, and spoke with a hint of sadness in his eyes.
Because he knew that all of this was Obadiah Stane's doing, Tony Stark recalled that when he had just successfully test-fired and the Military was interested in purchasing Stark Industries' technology.
Obadiah Stane immediately contacted him, asking about the situation.
It wasn't concern that things weren't going smoothly, but rather concern if he had already arrived at the designated Military experimental Base in Afghanistan.
After confirming, and hanging up the phone, Obadiah Stane immediately gave the information to the Ten Rings Gang; thinking about this made Tony Stark feel disgusted.
Then, Tony Stark finished speaking and pressed a button.
With a "bang!", the conference room door was directly opened.
Uniform footsteps were heard, and a group of FBI agents led by Colonel Rhodes immediately streamed in.
"Click! Click! Click!" Handguns were all aimed at Obadiah Stane.
The board members were too scared to move.
"Obadiah Stane, you colluded with Terrorists and betrayed national intelligence, resulting in the loss of some national talents."
"And you deliberately attempted to murder Tony Stark; you are under arrest."
Colonel Rhodes looked at Obadiah Stane and declared his crimes.
With his wealth and means, Obadiah Stane might still have a chance of being released if it was just attempted murder.
But with the charge of colluding with Terrorists and betraying national intelligence, Obadiah Stane would spend the rest of his life in prison.
"I want to make a call, and these matters..."
Obadiah Stane stood up, speaking, wanting to make a call, but as soon as his hand reached into his pocket.
Colonel Rhodes fired a shot with a "bang!", directly killing Obadiah Stane on the spot.
Obadiah Stane had caused him to lose some brothers and also brought him trouble from his superiors.
The Terrorists were not so easy to deal with, but now he knew that Obadiah Stane's collusion had led to the loss of his brothers.
Therefore, Colonel Rhodes gave Obadiah Stane no chance to explain.
"Carry him out."
Colonel Rhodes looked at the other shareholders in the conference room, who were trembling with fear, and said coldly.
Two soldiers directly carried Obadiah Stane away.
"Alright, let's continue the meeting."
"Now we need to discuss the future direction of Stark Industries."
Tony Stark was a man who had gone through the cruel and ruthless Afghanistan, so his expression did not change at all in the face of this scene, and he spoke.
"..."
Facing Tony Stark, who clearly had deep connections with the Military, none of the shareholders present dared to oppose Tony Stark's opinion.