The news of Obadiah Stane's death was immediately covered up and did not spread in New York.
However, Stark Industries' decision to transition into the energy industry was announced.
This news led many people in New York to be unoptimistic.
Stark Industries was undoubtedly the industry leader in weapons, but in the energy industry, Stark could not be considered a leader.
Unless Stark Industries could produce a groundbreaking advanced energy source, it would be impossible for Stark Industries' stock to return to its peak and show a sustained upward trend.
However, this news also reassured some people who still held shares.
Although it would be difficult to return to its peak, transitioning to the energy industry, given the connections and relationships Stark Industries had established in the past, establishing a foothold in the energy industry would not be a problem.
And Tony Stark did not immediately announce the Ark Reactor news because it was not yet time.
His own armor needed further modifications.
Moreover, he also had to find a way to ensure that the Ark Reactor was truly used in the energy industry, to prevent it from being exploited by certain interested parties.
As long as it was done well, it would be no difficult task for Stark Industries' stock to return to its peak or even rise higher.
After resolving the biggest problem, Obadiah Stane, he still had many things to do.
But there was no longer such urgency, so after Tony Stark returned to Stark Manor, he proactively contacted Harvey Anberaka.
He wanted to share his joy with Harvey Anberaka and chat with him to see if he could get some other information.
"Sir, the other party declined the call."
However, in less than a moment, Jarvis's words were like a bucket of cold Water poured over Tony Stark's head.
Tony Stark heard that the other party did not ignore it, but directly declined the call.
What kind of person was he? A famous playboy in New York and a celebrity in New York's upper class. Since childhood, no one had ever dared to decline his calls.
"Good heavens, he actually dares not to answer my call."
It truly made Tony Stark laugh out of anger.
"Keep trying to contact him for me."
So Tony Stark continued to tell Jarvis to contact him.
Anyway, he didn't have to do it manually; he could easily bombard Harvey Anberaka with messages.
However, as soon as Jarvis made the second call, Jarvis didn't even need to report.
"The number you have dialed is switched off..."
The appearance of this robotic female voice silenced Tony Stark.
"Does he not have any other contact methods?"
After a moment, Tony Stark asked somewhat unwillingly.
"If nothing unexpected happens, Mr. Harvey Anberaka should have directly unplugged the landline."
Jarvis replied upon hearing this.
Tony Stark, though helpless, temporarily gave up on contacting Harvey Anberaka.
As for going to Harvey Anberaka's place in person, that was absolutely impossible.
If he really went to find him, wouldn't that imply he was begging Harvey Anberaka to chat with him?
Jarvis also knew Tony's personality, so besides remote contact methods like mobile phones and landlines, he did not suggest that Tony could drive to Harvey Anberaka's manor to find him directly.
"Help me contact Pepper; I have some questions to ask her."
Tony Stark ordered.
Pepper was upstairs watching the news; she had heard the news of Obadiah Stane's death.
She also knew that Obadiah Stane had intended to assassinate Tony Stark, so she didn't have too many opinions on it.
So Pepper quickly received the message and hurried downstairs.
"Pepper, do you know Coulson?"
Tony Stark asked immediately when he saw Pepper come down.
"I do know him, but weren't you uninterested in learning about him before?"
Pepper asked back, surprised, upon hearing the name.
"I wasn't interested before, but now I am."
"What is the scope of the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division? Did he tell you?"
Tony Stark walked to a chair and lay down, asking casually.
"Let me think, it seems to be a special unit specifically established by the International Security Council to handle various strange incidents."
Pepper's memory and efficiency were very strong, which was why she became Tony's capable secretary.
"Strange incidents, huh? Do you have his contact information?"
Tony Stark heard the scope of responsibility, thought for a moment, and asked.
"Although I don't know if it will be useful, I do have his contact information."
Pepper nodded upon hearing this and said.
"That's perfect; help me contact Coulson."
"Tell him I want to meet him tomorrow at noon to have a chat."
Tony Stark immediately instructed upon hearing this.
"I'll try; I don't know if he's available now."
Pepper, though not understanding, immediately took out her phone and started contacting him.
"Miss Pepper Potts, hello."
"How can I help you?"
To Tony Stark's and Pepper's surprise, Coulson answered immediately.
"Mr. Tony wants to meet you tomorrow at noon to have a chat."
Pepper also explained the idea.
"Alright, then I'll see you tomorrow at noon."
Coulson was currently investigating the Iron Man who appeared in Afghanistan, and now hearing that Tony Stark actually wanted to talk to them, he naturally agreed without the slightest hesitation.
Coulson actually wanted to go and talk to Tony Stark right now.
But since Tony Stark had specified the time, he would not break this rule and would talk at the agreed time.
Tony Stark also went to sleep; as for that unidentified creature.
He couldn't investigate anything on his own, but that Coulson might know something.
Soon, it was twelve o'clock the next day.
Coulson arrived at Stark Manor on time to visit.
The two met in the hall on the second floor.
"Hello, Mr. Tony Stark, thank you for agreeing to meet me."
Coulson said politely upon seeing Tony Stark.
"I don't know what your Division ultimately wants to know from me."
"But before that, you have to answer some of my questions first."
"As long as my questions are resolved, then I will tell you what you want to know."
Tony Stark saw Coulson and then did not waste any words.
"Alright, you ask first."
Coulson knew that Tony Stark was arrogant and proud, so he didn't mind.
"Regarding this Shadow, do you know anything?"
Tony Stark pressed a button with his right hand upon hearing this, and an image appeared, which was precisely the Shadow recorded by Jarvis.
"I know who he is, but can you tell me where you took his image?"
Coulson's eyes narrowed when he saw the Black Shadow in the image that made him, Officer Fury, and Natasha feel helpless.
However, this figure was floating in the air and was shot from a flat angle, so its position could not be determined.
"Gomira, Afghanistan."
Tony Stark paused upon hearing this and did not hide it.
If the other party was truly a unit specializing in investigating strange incidents, then investigating his identity would not be difficult at all.
Anyway, it would be exposed sooner or later, and deliberately hiding it would be useless.
Coulson immediately thought of the Iron Man who appeared in Afghanistan when Tony Stark mentioned Afghanistan again.
That Iron Man was undoubtedly Tony Stark himself, since Tony Stark had no intention of hiding.
"I see, then it's not surprising."
"This creature claims to be an existence from the void; our Division doesn't know its true name."
"However, on Blue Star, he has an alias called God of Death, active in the underground mercenary world."
So Coulson also said everything he knew.
"Mercenary world... No wonder Jarvis couldn't find any news related to him."
Tony Stark pondered for a moment upon hearing this term and also realized why Jarvis couldn't determine the other party's identity at the first moment.
Because he had heard of mercenaries in the past, but he himself didn't have anyone he needed others to eliminate, so he had never connected to the legendary dark web.
But now that he knew, Tony Stark immediately ordered Jarvis to connect to the dark web.
"Mr. Tony Stark, I'm not trying to discourage you."
"Even if your artificial intelligence connects to the dark web, you won't find anything."
"Our Division once paid an expensive price to meet God of Death."
"The judgment regarding the existence of God of Death is also..."
"Appearance unknown, strength unknown, origin unknown; the only thing known is that he should be a male and extremely dangerous."
Coulson politely reminded Tony Stark upon hearing that he had investigated God of Death.
"Yes, sir, all I could investigate were some superficial rumors."
"Not as much as this Coulson knows."
Jarvis's voice also sounded at this time, but he still released what he had investigated.
Because Jarvis knew that since Tony Stark cared, he wanted to see it.
Some records about God of Death appeared in front of Tony Stark in text form.
"Coulson, you said you could meet him at a high cost?"
"Why did you want to meet him then, and what was the cost you mentioned?"
Tony Stark asked while looking at the deeds and rumors about God of Death circulating on the dark web.
"The purpose of meeting him cannot be disclosed to you for now; I can only tell you after I get the information I want from you."
"However, the cost of meeting him is to issue a designated mission, and the deposit alone is ten million U.S. dollars."
"Including the remuneration after completion, it starts at least at twenty million U.S. dollars."
Coulson paused upon hearing this and explained.
"What did you say?"
"Can twenty million U.S. dollars be called a high cost?"
"Is your department really that poor?"
Tony Stark originally thought that it was a valuable thing that money couldn't buy that allowed him to successfully meet this God of Death.
He didn't expect it to be something that could be solved with money. In Tony Stark's opinion, problems that could be solved with money were not considered major issues.
"Our department is not poor, but the allocation of funds requires planning and application to be mobilized..."
Coulson heard Tony Stark's words, a hint of embarrassment appeared on his face, and he wanted to explain.
"To put it bluntly, you have to curry favor with the higher-ups to mobilize some funds, don't you?"
"Twenty million U.S. dollars, and you need detailed planning and application to mobilize it."
"Doesn't that prove that your department is very poor?"
Tony Stark immediately interrupted Coulson's explanation, looking as if he understood.
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