Company

Awesome! Exciting! Of course, Tony's main point is that the T-virus enhancement is fantastic.

This body is no longer afraid of kidney deficiency. Of course, the law of conservation of energy still needs to be followed. All night long, Tony either does sex or eats. This also shows Tony how extravagant a capitalist's party can be.

In addition to the invited models and minor celebrities, there was a whole team of chefs and party staff to serve them, with a constant stream of delicious food and drinks.

Tony, who didn't drink in his previous life, drank quite a bit in this extravagant atmosphere. However, his body, enhanced by the T-virus, had a faster metabolism, and the rate at which alcohol was broken down was much faster than the rate at which it was ingested. After all, Tony's main focus was on groping the beautiful women present.

The next morning, Tony got up early, had Jarvis see the guests off, and then went to the garage, picked out a sports car, and headed to Stark's office building with Jarvis's navigation.

Soon after I entered, Happy ran over.

"Sir, what are the arrangements? Should we notify the board of directors to hold a meeting?"

Happy remembered that Tony didn't usually come to the company, especially since he had just been kidnapped and returned in a close call. He would definitely want to relax for a while. If Tony came to the company now, it must be because of something important, such as a board meeting or announcing some matters.

"No need. Where is Pepper? In my office?"

Pepper is the CEO's assistant, but since the CEO, Tony, is often absent, the CEO's office has effectively become Pepper's solo workspace.

"Ms. Pepper is in the conference room on the 32nd floor. Several shareholders are quite anxious lately, given that the stock price has been falling rather quickly. Would you like to go and see her?"

"No need, I'll wait in my office. By the way, has Mr. Obadiah arrived?"

As the head of security, Happy was already very attentive to the important figures in the company, and after hearing Pepper and Tony's conversation yesterday, he paid even more attention to Obadiah. He immediately replied, "He didn't come. Several department heads tried to find him but couldn't. His secretary only said that Mr. Obadiah had some personal matters to attend to."

"I understand. You go ahead and get busy. I'm going to my office." After sending Happy away, Tony headed to his office.

Upon arriving at the office, Tony took off his glasses, pressed a button on the side of them, and Jarvis's voice rang out.

"Sir, what can I do for you?"

"What's Obadiah doing? Can we track him down?"

"As per your request, we have been closely monitoring Obama's movements. Here is his specific whereabouts from yesterday to now:"

Analysis of surveillance footage from the villa complex where Obadiah resided revealed that he did not leave the villa last night. This morning at 7:00 AM, his vehicle departed the villa. Simultaneously, it was detected that Obadiah made three phone calls while in the car: one to General Cross of the military, one to the business manager in charge of production at his company, and one satellite phone call that did not go through. By hacking into the satellite system, it was determined that the phone signal was located in the Middle East, the region where you control missile bombing operations.

"And then, where is Obadiah now?"

"Sir, please look at the screen." With Jarvis's voice, the computer screen lit up, then a series of windows opened on the screen, finally stopping at a monitoring screen.

The footage comes from an internal camera at a hotel by the sea, and the angle of the camera happened to capture the beach.

Jarvis adjusted the image, zoomed in, and it became very blurry.

"The image needs some processing, please wait a moment, sir." Under Jarvis's control, the image changed rapidly, like decoding a mosaic, filling in colors piece by piece until it became recognizable.

Obadiah stood on the shore, talking to a short-haired man in a black suit. Obadiah was very agitated, rambling on and on, and in his agitation, he even tried to push the other man.

But the other person was not a pampered person like Obadiah; on the contrary, he was very agile and dodged Obadiah by taking a step back.

At the same time, he put his hand on Obadiah's shoulder to calm him down. Obadiah's bodyguards in the distance immediately wanted to rush over, but Obadiah had also calmed down and waved his hand to tell them not to come over.

The two chatted for a while longer, then the man took out something the size of a business card and handed it to Obadiah before getting into a black car and leaving. Obadiah soon followed suit and left as well.

The scene ends here. Tony guesses that the man in black and his kidnapping are related to the attempt to kill him. Obadiah's agitation is probably because the other party failed to handle the matter properly.

After all, Obama's most important task recently should be dealing with himself; there's nothing more important than killing himself.

"Jarvis, follow these two cars and get his information too, and also find out what's written on that card given to Obadiah."

"Okay, sir." Having reliable AI is convenient.

Just then, the office door opened, and Pepper returned.

When he saw Pepper return, Tony took his feet off the table, stood up, walked quickly to Pepper, and hugged her tightly.

Pepper was stunned by the sudden hug and didn't think to refuse, as Tony simply pulled her into his arms.

However, Pepper reacted before Tony's hand could reach down, slapping away Tony's groping hand and saying with slight annoyance.

"This is considered workplace sexual harassment, and I will call the police."

Tony spread his hands innocently and said sincerely, "I can't help it, I miss you too much."

Pepper still didn't quite believe that Tony could change his ways in matters of the heart, and of course, she was right.

"Have you turned over a new leaf? Or did you just come back and haven't found a new goal yet?"

Tony said with feigned seriousness, "Ethan asked me what I would most like to do and who I would most like to see if I came back alive. I thought about it a lot but couldn't answer. Finally, when the terrorists were waterboarding me, I thought of you. I've been with many women in my life, but at that moment, I was thinking of you. So I told Ethan that the person I most want to see is Pepper Potts, my little pepper."

Pepper still looked at Tony with some suspicion, but her tone had softened somewhat, and she asked curiously, "Who is Ethan?"

This gives us something to talk about. Thanks, Ethan, even though you're gone, you can still give me a boost.

"Ethan was my fellow inmate when I was kidnapped. His family had all lost their lives in the war, but he always encouraged me not to give up..."

After hearing Ethan's story, Pepper was already teary-eyed. Ethan's ordeal was indeed tragic, but even so, he ultimately drew fire to allow Tony to escape, making the story even more moving. Tony's emphasis on his inhuman suffering further amplified Pepper's heartache.

Of course, in Tony's story, he doesn't say that he created the biohazard. Instead, he uses the original story, where he uses materials for making missiles to make some weapons and escapes. Ethan sacrifices himself to attract the terrorists' attention in order to save him.

Seeing Pepper looking a little sentimental and completely absorbed in the story, Tony stepped forward, put his arm around Pepper's shoulder, and said that she was okay, but his hand had already slowly pulled Pepper into his arms.