Ethan was a noble man, a gentleman, of that there was no doubt. He was also a Doctor and a scientist. However, what use were his character or his identity in a war-torn place like Gomera?
There are two Chinese proverbs: "A scholar meets a soldier, and reason is useless" and "A scholar is useless in a hundred ways," which perfectly describe Ethan's current situation.
He could only stitch wounds and heal physical ailments after others were injured.
He couldn't heal despair.
Ethan was also in great pain.
But he had no regrets.
As Stark's savior, it would have been easy for Ethan to live a comfortable, peaceful life.
But he was unwilling.
This would be a betrayal of his deceased wife and children, and a betrayal of his homeland, which was in dire straits.
What Ethan could do was limited.
If I cannot save you from hell, then—at least I will accompany you in hell.
Ethan stitched the wounds of the Ten Rings Gang soldiers.
An AK47 was pointed at his head.
If Ethan intentionally messed up, a bullet would undoubtedly blow his brains out.
Ethan's expression was calm, and his movements were precise and steady, like a precise machine.
Soon, the wound was stitched, the excess thread was cut, and it was bandaged.
"As agreed, release the people," Ethan said to a person next to him, without a hint of fear in his eyes.
This person's head and face were wrapped in gray cloth, revealing only a pair of sinister eyes. He was Raza, the small leader of the Ten Rings Gang who kidnapped Stark. He was an old acquaintance, but how many people knew his name?
When Mike went to the mountain cave to rescue Stark, he conveniently knocked out the Ten Rings Gang members outside. After rescuing Stark, he accepted Stark's commission to destroy Stark Industries' weapons.
As a result, Mike detonated the explosive talisman, causing a series of explosions.
Heaven knows, Mike didn't intentionally blow up those people; he just… forgot.
Then again, even if he remembered, would Mike have spent time rescuing the Ten Rings Gang members?
Most likely not.
Raza actually survived, but he suffered severe burns all over his body, and his face… If Deadpool's face was like an avocado, then Raza's face was a charred avocado, also poked with an awl.
In short, Raza miraculously survived and, despite his physical disabilities, remained determined to continue the unpromising career of a Terrorist.
Ethan, without suspense, fell into Raza's hands again. He treated a soldier, and Raza released a captured civilian.
These civilians were natives who had worked for the U.S. Military. To gain the natives' help, the U.S. Military made a bunch of promises, such as money, food, asylum, immigration, and so on. In the end, with a few "very regrettable, very sorry," they packed up and left, leaving the natives to face the returning warlords alone.
Civilians in wartime were like weeds.
Ethan saved one at a time; this was what Ethan could do.
Later, Stark saw a statement in the news that the Ten Rings Gang would broadcast the execution of "traitors."
Stark immediately put on his Iron Man Suit and flew to Gomera.
The rescue process was not complicated.
The Ten Rings Gang might have been able to lord it over civilians, but in front of the Vibranium Iron Man Suit, they were like cheap plastic guns, unable to even scratch an itch.
In front of Stark, Raza furiously ripped off his headscarf, revealing his charred avocado head. This caused Stark the greatest injury since the two sides began fighting—he was startled, then disgusted.
Facing Raza's accusations, Stark was silent for a moment, "Who are you?"
With that appearance, even his mother wouldn't recognize him; how could Stark be expected to?
That simple sentence made Raza, a pure male, so angry that he got an irregular period.
When Stark figured out that the person in front of him was Raza, who had kidnapped him, and then saw the gruesome avocado face, Stark felt much better. Then, after understanding the reason for Raza's anger, Stark was direct.
"I wasn't the one who set off the bomb, hmm, but I know that person. I can give you his phone number!" Stark directly sold out Mike, completely ignoring that he was the one who hired Mike to do it.
Raza suddenly felt that life was not worth living.
He had even hated the wrong person.
"Ah ah ah!"
Raza picked up a machine gun and sprayed, giving the Vibranium Iron Man Suit an acupuncture massage.
Stark's shoulder opened, and a miniature missile with a tail flame hit Raza.
Boom!
In a beautiful fireworks display, flesh and blood flew everywhere.
If he could still survive like this, it wouldn't be a miracle, but a divine miracle. (Deadpool: What are you talking about?)
On the way back, Iron Man was discovered by the satellite at Edward Air Force Base in California. To be precise, almost everyone capable of detecting him did.
Besides radar, high-altitude early warning and satellite Hawkeye all captured the Iron Man Suit. The reason radar didn't detect him was that the Suit was too small, and the radar cross-section was insufficient.
After communication among various U.S. Military and intelligence agencies, the identity of the unidentified flying object was still not determined. Immediately, two F-22 fighter jets, code-named "Whiplash," took off from the airport.
A several hundred million U.S. dollar Iron Man Suit, and its stealth capability is so poor? Mike seriously suspected that Stark had not put any effort into stealth capability, always ready to expose his identity.
During Stark's entanglement with the fighter jets, he accidentally caused one of them to crash. Fortunately, the pilot was ultimately fine.
However, things got serious.
Stark had to admit his identity to Rhodes. In fact, from the beginning, Colonel Rhodes suspected that the unidentified flying object was related to Stark; otherwise, he wouldn't have called to probe Stark. He just didn't expect the unidentified flying object to be Stark himself wearing the Iron Man Suit.
Next, the Military fooled the public under the guise of an exercise. The Military stated that they were well-versed in this, as it was their daily routine. Given that no one died, the melon wasn't ripe enough, and few people cared. The matter should have ended there and quickly been drowned out by other news—a fighter jet crashing accidentally was nowhere near as eye-catching as Stark collecting models!
However, a video of the Iron Man Suit battling Terrorists was uploaded to YouTube.
A selfie quickly went viral online. The photo showed Stark holding a Gomera refugee boy.
The little boy's eyes were clear and timid.
The key was that Stark was wearing the Iron Man Suit, with his faceplate removed, showing a "charming" smile, and making a very silly peace sign.
Colonel Rhodey was so tired.
Stark…
Can you just settle down for a year or so?
What to do?
Of course, issue a statement, stating that this was a photo processed by an expert.
Fake.
As for why no PS traces could be seen… it was said "expert," if you could see it, what kind of expert would that be?
As long as Stark honestly issued a statement according to the draft, found dozens of witnesses to prove his alibi, and then uploaded some fake photos, mixing truth and falsehood, then the truth wouldn't matter. A week later, the heat would naturally fade.
The question was, was Stark the type to "honestly issue a statement according to the draft"?
Of course not.
"The truth is… I am Iron Man." After some rambling, Stark finally recreated the famous scene.
Where's the butterfly effect?
At that time, Mike was munching on potato chips while watching the news.
Pfft!
Chewed potato chips sprayed all over the floor.
Peter, who was cleaning the floor, looked resentful: "Boss, you're making it difficult for me, Fat Tiger."