Chapter 302: Ready to Court Death (Bonus Chapter)

On the other side-

Pepper Potts and Natasha returned to Tony's seaside villa. The two of them immediately immersed themselves in busy work, as there were too many phone calls coming in, inquiring about the situation.

"Despite the Monaco incident, the foundation of our company is still very solid."

At this moment, Natasha was also answering the phone beside her and then said to Pepper Potts, "The Associated Press wants you to make a statement."

Pepper Potts covered the phone's receiver and said softly, "Fax them this statement."

Rhodey received the news of Tony's return and immediately rushed to the villa. After passing the authentication at the front gate, Rhodey entered the villa and saw the two busy women.

He directly asked, "Where's Tony?"

Natasha turned her head to look at the newcomer and then said, "He doesn't want to be disturbed."

And Pepper Potts, seeing Rhodey, said, "He's downstairs."

At this time, the midnight news on the TV was still reporting on Tony Stark's Monaco incident, and the host was questioning Tony.

Rhodey went downstairs, entered the password, opened the gate, and then said to Tony in the lab, "Tony, you have to go up and control the situation outside."

"I've been on the phone with the National Guard all day, convincing them not to bring tanks over, crash through your gate, and take these."

Rhodey pointed to the steel armor placed in the room, speaking with excitement, "They want to take your Iron Man armor, and they don't want to play games with you anymore."

"Someone even suggested investigating your company. They have suspicions, thinking that Charles Doyle is an enhanced individual developed by you."

"You said no one Would have this technology in the next 20 years. Guess what? Today someone has it, and it's no longer just theoretical."

"So they suspect that during the hearing, Charles's words were also false. They suspect that you are conducting illegal experiments."

Looking at Tony, who remained silent, Rhodey walked over and said, "Are you listening?"

Listening to Rhodey's words, Tony was stunned for a moment, then his face changed.

"What nonsense is this? Investigate my company? What authority do they have?"

"If suspicion can be evidence, then I suspect they are aliens infiltrating to disrupt human unity. Can I apply to detain them and conduct a molecular-level detailed investigation of their bodies?"

"If they suspect something, let them present evidence for their suspicion, rather than self-testify."

"Rhodey, others may not know the situation here, but don't you know? Our company develops mechanical technology weapons. We haven't been involved in serum projects since its establishment."

Hearing Tony's angry words, Rhodey hesitated for a moment and then said, "Tony, I believe in you, and I've always stood by your side."

"But you know, I'm just a Colonel in the Air Force Base's Armaments Procurement Department. Although my power is not small, it's not much in front of those who suggest ideas."

"And there's the issue of Charles Doyle. They're not just focusing on you; they're also looking at him."

"And he's always been mysterious, but there are things that others mightn't find out but it can't be hidden from the military."

Hearing Rhodey's meaningful words, Tony fell silent for a moment before speaking, "Rhodey, pray that those old men up there don't mess with him."

"Do you think those tanks and cannons can hurt anyone? Can they break through my defense, or can they hit Charles?"

"Surely they wouldn't dare to drop a nuclear bomb on New York. That would be too crazy."

Tony's face showed a mocking expression, obviously looking down on those old men sitting in the higher positions.

"Tony, you know the military's power is not just these. Moreover, his identity is different from yours. There are some methods they can't use on you but can use on him."

"Even though he is the second major shareholder of Stark Industries, a publicly known capitalist."

Tony looked at Rhodey with a solemn expression, then spoke word by word, "Rhodey, I advise those people not to provoke him. His strength is not something you can handle."

"Otherwise, when the time comes, the military will have a hard time ending it."

"Tony, do you know something?"

Tony recalled the sparring by the seaside, where he dismantled his mech with bare hands, which was extremely abnormal.

Although he had upgraded many versions now, the materials used for defense back then were already the most robust.

He couldn't possibly make it as thick as the Hulkbuster, but, even the Hulkbuster wouldn't escape the fate of being dismantled.

"I'm not his opponent, nor those military toys."

Rhodey looked at Tony and said incredulously, "Are you serious?"

Tony's face showed a trace of impatience. Admitting that his strength was not as good as Charles would be difficult for him to say, but he still stood up and said:

"Yes, at least I'm not his opponent for now, but I believe that after studying for a while, I can surpass him."

Rhodey didn't pay attention to Tony's subsequent words, only confirming that Iron Man was not his opponent for the time being. His expression changed several times and finally said, "I'll go first, Tony."

"I must stop them from causing chaos; otherwise, it will be a big mess."

After speaking, Rhodey turned and ran. After running out of Tony's villa, he directly drove towards the air force base. This important information had to be reported.

Looking at Rhodey leaving in a hurry, Tony Stark smiled and then directly took the Arc Reactor attached to his chest, put it on the table, and picked up a bottle of chlorophyll to drink.

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Charles's Agency - Training Room-

After the last destruction, the training room was completely renovated by Ginny. She used the Gold Titanium Alloy from the Archangel Satellite for construction, which cost a huge amount of money.

But the advantage was that this time, after the sparring between Charles and Tsunade, the training room was not demolished.

At this moment, Charles was lying on the ground panting, and Tsunade squatted beside him, ready to use medical ninjutsu to heal Charles's injuries. However, Tsunade didn't have the chance to do it herself.

She hadn't caused any harm to this guy, and his recovery speed was faster than her.

Uncomfortably, Tsunade punched Charles in the chest, then began to use the Palm Sage Jutsu to heal him.

"Cough!"

"You attacked by surprise; the sparring is already over."

Tsunade glanced at Charles lying on the ground and said nothing.

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