Another week had passed since the S.H.I.E.L.D. incident.
At this moment, Chen Ye was driving a jeep, speeding towards Stark Manor.
It took Chen Ye nearly three hours to reach his destination from Hell's Kitchen.
Stark Manor is located two hundred miles from the Big Apple City.
A magnificent and beautiful manor is situated there.
The so-called World-renowned rich man, within a hundred-acre radius, all assets belong to the Stark family.
Greeting Chen Ye was Happy, Tony Stark's driver and bodyguard.
Chen Ye drove his car into the outdoor parking lot and saw it filled with various luxury cars, their colors quite flamboyant, much like Tony Stark's personality.
Chen Ye's jeep parked among them looked a bit like a husky mixed into a pack of wolves.
Seeing Chen Ye get out of the car, Happy quickly went up to shake his hand: "Mr. Chen Ye, long time no see. Welcome to Stark Manor. Stark is currently busy in the Underground Room, I'll take you in first."
Inside Stark Manor, it was quiet and peaceful. Surrounded by green trees, it was full of vitality.
The manor also had many recreational facilities, such as a swimming pool and tennis court, for its Master, Tony Stark, to use.
As Chen Ye toured, he thought that he was rich now, and perhaps he should buy a Villa like this to enjoy himself. However, as soon as the thought of changing houses appeared in Chen Ye's mind, he immediately slapped himself.
Isn't being a landlord good enough? Why live in this godforsaken place? Looking at the scale of this Villa, who knows how much property tax would be paid in a year. But changing the car is certainly an option.
Chen Ye decided that when he returned to Hell's Kitchen, he would go look at cars. His current car was still left to him by his deceased father, and its age was even greater than his own.
Happy led Chen Ye towards the Villa. Stark was not working in the Underground Room, but was already waiting for Chen Ye at the Villa entrance.
Upon seeing Chen Ye, Tony Stark opened his arms to greet him: "Buddy, welcome to my home, Stark Manor."
"Your home is truly massive. If it weren't for Happy, I'd probably get lost in here. You're a single man living in such a huge place, don't you feel lonely?" Chen Ye teased Tony Stark.
Tony Stark put on his usual obnoxious expression and said, "Because I'm Tony Stark, a World-renowned billionaire. I've lived in a manor since I was a child. This is the only place fit for a person to live, isn't it? Aren't you?"
After listening to Tony Stark's obnoxious remarks, Chen Ye was speechless. What he was thinking was that the previously mentioned commission was too low.
But Chen Ye still said without showing weakness, "You live alone, how lonely that must be. Why doesn't Pepper move in too, so you'll have a companion. If that really doesn't work, I still have quite a few empty rooms in my apartment; I can rent one to you, and you can keep Ethan company."
After hearing Chen Ye's words, Stark's face showed a very obvious awkward expression.
Then he walked into the Villa on his own. Chen Ye didn't care that Stark didn't respond and followed behind Stark.
Stark took out a bottle of red wine, poured it into two glasses, one for Chen Ye, and held one himself.
Chen Ye waved his hand: "Don't drink and drive, don't drive and drink. A can of Coke will be fine for me."
Stark, seeing that Chen Ye wanted Coke, said irritably, "Happy, buy me a hundred cases of Coke and bring them back. Let him drink his fill, and if he can't finish it, make him take it with him. Consider it his reward for reminding me last time."
After Tony Stark returned to the company, he specifically investigated Natasha and also uncovered many commercial spies hidden within Stark Industries.
"How can you be like this? I kindly reminded you, and you only give me Coke. I originally wanted to give you some clues this time, but the matter you entrusted to me was delayed for a while because of your undercover secretary," Chen Ye said angrily.
As soon as Stark heard there were clues, he immediately became serious and eagerly asked, "Tell me, who exactly wants to kidnap me?"
Chen Ye, on the other hand, was not in a hurry and retorted, "It's been a month, I don't believe you haven't been able to find out yourself, or perhaps you don't want to find out."
Tony Stark was stumped by Chen Ye's question. In fact, with Stark's intelligence, it was impossible for him to have no clue at all, as it was actually quite easy to guess. If Stark himself were to die unexpectedly, the biggest beneficiary would be his own uncle. However, Stark truly did not want to believe that the mastermind was the uncle who watched him grow up. At this moment, Stark's state of mind was disturbed by Chen Ye's counter-question.
"Actually, you know it yourself. Let me say it for you. Yes, it's the person you're thinking of, Obadiah Stane, your father Howard Stark's good friend and business partner." Chen Ye slowly revealed the answer, afraid that Stark wouldn't hear clearly.
When Tony Stark heard Chen Ye's answer, his chest hurt as if struck by a heavy hammer. The pain was unbearable, and his eyes became hollow, as if he had lost his soul.
He recalled how his uncle Obadiah often visited him when he was a child. At that time, his uncle always smiled at him, full of patience and love.
No matter how close they once were, how much they confided in each other.
Tony Stark forced himself to remain calm, but his trembling hands had already betrayed him.
"What evidence do you have that it's him? Why would he want to kill me?"
Chen Ye looked at Stark, who was forcing a smile at this moment, and sighed. It seemed that even now, Stark still didn't believe his uncle was the mastermind.
"Currently, I don't have the evidence in hand, but I know where the evidence is. If you don't believe me, I can tell you where it is, and you can go check it yourself," Chen Ye replied.
"Then I'll commission you to find the evidence for me and give it to me. One million U.S. dollars." Tony Stark said weakly, as he now believed what Chen Ye had said.
"That's your uncle, your beloved relative and friend, you need to add more money!" Chen Ye said excitedly.
However, at this moment, Stark was still processing the fact that Obadiah Stane was the mastermind and did not pay attention to Chen Ye.
Chen Ye looked at Stark's dejected appearance and couldn't help but soften his heart.
"Alright, I won't charge you this time. The evidence you want is in Obadiah Stane's office computer. Inside, there's a video of him talking with the leader of the armed militants who kidnapped you."
"As for the force that kidnapped you, it's called the Ten Rings Gang. The Ten Rings Gang has a history of nearly 100 years and is an old organization. Its leader is called the Mandarin. This is not something you can deal with right now."
"As for the reason, your uncle has been secretly selling weapons to various armed forces behind your back, and the Ten Rings Gang is one of them. Your uncle has always disliked you monopolizing Stark Industries and always wanted to take it for himself. That's why he wanted to get rid of you."
Chen Ye explained.
"You be careful, your uncle won't give up easily. If anything happens, call me. It's okay to be down for a day or two, but don't act like it's the end of the World. This isn't the famous playboy Tony Stark I know."
"You still have Happy, and you still have Pepper. If something really happens, just call me, I'll help you, after all, we're friends. I'm leaving first."
Chen Ye saw that Stark was very depressed at this moment and expressed great understanding. If he were the one betrayed, his performance might be even worse.
At this moment, Chen Ye also knew that a man doesn't need comfort, he just needs to be alone quietly. No matter how others comfort him, it's useless; some things only truly become clear when one figures them out oneself.
Chen Ye also wisely left a piece of advice and turned to leave, as staying would only make him seem sentimental.
Chen Ye knew that the next time they met, Tony Stark would become the well-known Iron Man from his previous life.