As for which one it is, that's it.
Well...
I guess he's saying that it's over for the woman, not that the relationship between the two is over.
That's what Lake thought.
As for whether it is true or not, maybe we will find out as we go along and see.
soon.
Long Beach.
Lake parked the car at the gate of the manor and pressed the intercom at the door. Psychics are a very strange thing. Only the family members of the person involved can go and find the psychic in person. Only then can the psychic use this as a medium to find those relatives who have died and are now in hell.
The closest psychic to New York is in Phoenix.
Lake was too lazy to leave the city, so he planned to come and find Tony Stark and ask him to go to Phoenix to find the psychic to confirm it when he was free.
only...
Lake raised an eyebrow as he listened to the intercom after no one answered.
No one is here?
There's no reason.
When Lake was about to come over, he called Pepper to confirm that she was at home.
Bang.
Lake got out of the car and walked to the gate of the manor. While looking at the manor owner's building not far away through the well-built courtyard, he called Pepper again.
The call went to voicemail.
Lake looked at the surveillance camera on the upper right corner of the manor entrance: "Jarvis."
Once again, there was no movement.
Lake raised an eyebrow.
"Red Queen!"
"Here I come."
"Look what Jarvis is doing?"
"...Hey, this guy's system is offline?"
"…"
When Lake heard what Red Queen said, he raised his eyebrows and asked Red Queen to restart Jarvis. Then, he looked around and made sure that there was no one around. Then, with a whoosh, he took off from the spot and when he landed, he was already in the manor.
Then...
Lake walked into the main building of the manor.
Catch the eye.
It was empty, but there were no signs of forced entry.
Lake walked into the basement and the first thing he saw was Pepper Potts lying in a pool of blood.
Good job.
What's going on again?
The plot of Iron Man 1 opens so unexpectedly?
Lake hurried to Pepper Potts' side, looked at her shot abdomen, tested to see if she was still breathing, then glanced at the cell phone that was smashed into pieces beside her, picked up Pepper, and walked to the sofa not far away.
Next second.
Lake flipped his right hand and took out a bottle of red potion.
Anyway, in this lottery, the red potion was won by drawing by the number of times. Lake wouldn't feel bad if he used twelve bottles, let alone one.
Open your mouth.
Direct filling.
After choking twice, Pepper drank the red potion in big gulps. As the red potion went into her mouth, Pepper Potts' life gradually returned.
With a ding sound.
The bullet wound in the abdomen was also healing rapidly. After the wound healed, a bullet was squeezed out.
Ten seconds later.
"Ahem!"
Pepper Potts coughed again and opened her eyes. When she opened her eyes, she looked at Lake who appeared in her sight: "Tony?"
Lake smiled and said, "Sorry, he's not here."
All right.
Tony has low emotional intelligence and Pepper is face-blind. How could a handsome man like me be comparable to Tony?
After hearing Lake's words, Pepper came back to her senses instantly, turned over and sat up from the sofa, looking at the basement where only two people were, then seemed to think of something and looked at Lake: "Lake, Tony was captured by Stan."
Stan?
Obadiah Stan?
How lazy is the will of the universe? Doesn't it plan to change the villain?
Lake was thinking so in his heart, and when he was about to ask Pepper, there was a ding sound, and the Red Queen had restarted Jarvis and put it online.
"Mr. Edwin."
Seeing Jarvis online, Lake glanced at Pepper, who was obviously still in the confused state of the first level after the trauma, and said directly to Jarvis who was online: "What's going on?"
"Mr. Stan shut down my system," Jarvis said.
"I know, what about the others?"
"Mr. Stark discovered that Mr. Stan had been secretly selling arms to foreign terrorist forces over the years and had copied the complete cloning and resurrection plan from the database. Mr. Stark questioned Stan, and this morning, Mr. Stan shut down my system after entering the manor."
"…"
Pepper seemed to have thought of something beside her: "Tony once gave Obadiah Stane safe control over Jarvis."
Lake curled his lips.
How could such a thing happen if Obadiah Stane didn't have complete control?
and...
Still calling?
It seems that Tony's injuries have not fully recovered. His appearance seems to have recovered, but his brain should not have fully recovered. Doesn't this clearly tell Obadiah that you'd better take the final step?
Lake took out his phone.
"Sir!"
"Obadiah Stane has kidnapped Tony Stark and issued a nationwide announcement."
"...yes!"
Lake listened to the footsteps heading towards the National Operations Center, then looked at Pepper, who was sitting on the sofa, holding her forehead and entering the second level of post-traumatic stress, or reflective state: "Hey, we should go."
Pepper came back to her senses and looked at Lake.
By the time Lake took Pepper out of the main building of the manor, the silver Porsche Cayenne, the only one of its kind in New York, had automatically driven to the door under the control of Red Queen.
Get in the car.
As Lake drove away from the manor, he glanced at Pepper in the passenger seat: "Did Obadiah say he was taking Tony there?"
At this time, Tony Stark had not yet invented the Iron Man armor.
so...
What was Obadiah Stend trying to do?
Pepper shook her head. She usually wouldn't go to the basement. After all, it was a paradise for science and engineering men, not hers. At that time, Pepper was handling things in the living room. Lake called, and Pepper was about to let Jarvis tell Tony.
But Jarvis didn't respond.
Pepper then stood up and prepared to go to the basement to tell Tony. At that time, Obadiah Stane was already there. Who knew that as soon as she went down the basement, she was kidnapped by Obadiah Stane in the blink of an eye.
And then...
That's all.
Pepper thought back to the last thing she knew, and suddenly thought of something. She looked at Lake and said, "Oh right, Obadiah kidnapped me because he wanted to clone me and get the key data for my resurrection."
Lake raised an eyebrow: "Another cloning resurrection?"
Pepper nodded, her thoughts racing: "Yes, it's cloning and resurrection. The first thing Tony did after waking up was to have Jarvis delete all the information about cloning and resurrection."
Lake said, "Does Obadiah also want to be resurrected?"
Pepper nodded. "In 2001, during the September 11th incident, his wife and children died in the accident."
Lake raised an eyebrow, "That's not right. Obadiah isn't married."
At least not on the surface.
When facing interviews with reporters, Obadiah's favorite saying is, "I don't have a son, but I have a godson, and from the very beginning, my godson has made me extremely satisfied and gratified."
Obviously.
Obadiah lied, but if you think about it, you can guess that such a wealthy man may not use marriage to restrain himself, but as for offspring, doesn't he still want as many as he wants?
Illegitimate children are a common practice among the wealthy in the federation.
Lake is very ashamed of this. If you dare to do it, you must dare to take responsibility. Lake disdains to do such things without any sense of responsibility.
Pepper's subsequent words also prove this.
Lake said, "So, Obadiah Stan wants to resurrect his wife and children?"
Pepper nodded noncommittally.
Lake couldn't help but sigh. This little broken ball would be completely destroyed by this group of people sooner or later.
Just then.
There's news from the Department of Homeland Security.
"Sir."
"speak."
"New Jersey Air Traffic Control just sent a message saying that a Stark Industries private jet left the country about half an hour ago."
"Leaving the country?"
"Yes."
Tiffany, gathering information at the National Operations Center, said, "I just contacted the control department over there. They ended the call after I left the country. I just tried to get in touch, but the radio went silent."
"…"
After hearing this, Lake fell silent.
Others fled with the money, but Obadiah Stan fled with his people.
sharp.
Where are you going?
The same place, Afghanistan?
Lake thought of what Jarvis had just said, that Tony Stark had discovered that Obadiah Stane had been secretly trading arms with a foreign organization over the years.
If there are no changes, then he must be making a deal with the Ten Commandments Gang's men.
What was that bald guy's name?
Also, after all the twists and turns, are we back to the original plot of Iron Man 1?
MMP.
It's 2006 now, not 2008. Why the hell is it opening so early? What are you trying to do?
Lake couldn't help but have a headache.
Pepper, who was sitting in the co-pilot seat, seemed to have thought of something and looked at Lake: "Lake, you must not let the outside world know about this, otherwise, Stark Industries will be in danger."
Stark Industries is a listed company with the world's largest market capitalization. If the outside world knew that Obadiah Stane, the executive director of Stark Industries, had kidnapped the chairman Tony Stark, my goodness, the market capitalization would probably be cut in half.
In the original plot, the disappearance of Tony Stark alone caused the market value of Stark Industries to shrink significantly. This kind of infighting would probably be even more fierce.
Lake looked at Pepper: "Why didn't you say so earlier?"
The notice has been sent out to the whole country, and it is only a matter of time before the media know about this matter. Lake knows nothing about finance, otherwise he would not have been so miserable and failed to win the lottery so many times. He originally wanted to buy some stocks once, but the money did not last long and was withdrawn directly.
Pepper opened her mouth, feeling that a storm was about to come. Stark Industries was likely to be thrown into complete panic this time.
Just then.
Lake thought for a moment, then looked at Pepper and said, "This matter cannot be concealed. However, I do know one or two disguise masters. It should be no problem to have them come over and make a cameo appearance."
Pepper: "…"