While Kurohane was distracting Tony on the phone, his feet were already moving swiftly towards the exhibition's backstage. There, he spotted Justin Hammer, impeccably dressed in a fine suit, appearing like an upper-class socialite—though his physique clearly didn't support the flamboyant style of Tony Stark. Tsk, so being a playboy requires more than just money. Killer abs and steel kidneys are a must! This Hammer clearly isn't up to it, his suit looks tight on him, Kurohane thought cynically.
However, Hammer, wearing glasses, had quite sharp eyesight. He noticed Kurohane infiltrating the restricted area.
"Alright, I'm here. We can talk later," Kurohane offered a faint smile, ended the call with Tony, then slipped his phone into his pocket. His eyes fixed on Hammer, whose glasses were identical to Tony's model, then he waved.
"Hey! Who are you?! This is the back area of our Hammer Company, full of high-tech products. The slightest leak and you'll—Ah—!" Hammer spread his arms, stepping forward, attempting to stop the 1.9-meter tall man. However, Kurohane was faster. He seized Hammer's right wrist, pressing him directly to the ground. Somehow, a pistol had already appeared in his hand, its cold barrel pressed against Hammer's head, making the businessman tremble in fear!
"Silence! I ask, you answer! Say one more word, and I'll break one of your fingers!"
The nearby Hammer Industries staff were all stunned by Kurohane's actions. A group of staff watched their boss being held down. Strangely, none of them stepped forward to help; instead, they felt a peculiar joy! Everyone's a regular worker, our boss is a bit neurotic, and making a living under him isn't easy. Now the iron fist of the proletariat has struck our boss's head, we should open champagne to celebrate when we get home today! they thought, as if in conspiracy.
Kurohane shoved Hammer's cheek hard with the muzzle of his pistol and asked, "Where is Ivan Vanko?"
"What Ivan? I don't know—Ah—!" An expressionless Kurohane immediately broke Hammer's pinky finger. Hammer had never experienced such excruciating pain. He screamed as if being slaughtered. Originally, Kurohane intended to stick the gun barrel into his mouth, but this M9 had been with him for a long time, and he was a little reluctant. So, he could only press it against Hammer's cheek again!
"I'm asking again, where is Ivan?"
"Damn it, I'll kill you, I'll kill you—Ah—!!"
Another finger snapped. The loud cracking sound of bone could be heard even by the staff standing nearby. They wished they could applaud Kurohane, even secretly hoping Hammer would argue a few more times, so all his fingers would be broken!
Pepper and Natasha also arrived backstage, witnessing Kurohane breaking fingers. Natasha was completely unfazed, after seeing so much violence, such a thing was commonplace for her. But Pepper was different, this was the first time she had seen Kurohane act so ruthlessly. Indeed, just as Tony explained, this guy had no humanity when working! Breaking someone's finger was like breaking bread! Terrified, Pepper clamped her mouth shut, afraid to scream.
Kurohane flicked off the pistol's safety, pulled the hammer back, and placed his index finger on the trigger. "Last time I ask you..."
"Hammer Industries! Ivan is at Hammer Industries!" Hammer finally surrendered. There was no other choice, Kurohane was too terrifying! He said he would break his finger, and he did. Now he had even removed the pistol's safety, he was truly ready to shoot! He was currently the U.S. Military's largest arms supplier, a capitalist with a net worth of hundreds of millions of dollars. There was absolutely no way he could die at the hands of a lunatic like Kurohane!
Bang—!
The bullet grazed Hammer's face and fell to the floor. The flying debris shattered Hammer's glasses!
Slap!
Kurohane released Hammer's hand, then slapped him hard on the back of the neck. "Why are you talking so loudly! You startled me!"
Kurohane then pulled out a pair of handcuffs from the Space Ring, cuffed Hammer, then turned to look at Pepper and Natasha. All killing intent vanished, replaced by a bright smile.
"My mission is complete. That mad scientist Ivan is at Hammer Industries, and it was this Mr. Hammer who helped him escape. Pepper, remember to call the police to take him away. I'll take care of Ivan."
"I'll go with you," Natasha stepped forward and took Kurohane's hand. Kurohane, the big spender, looked incredibly handsome when working. Especially after finishing his work, he could smile like a cheerful boy, he was too cute!
"You'll have to come with me, I don't understand computers."
"Why do you need to understand computers?" Natasha tilted her head and looked at Kurohane. Suddenly, she saw a red and gold figure emerge from the night sky, landing on the main stage. Three seconds later, the Iron Patriot armor Tony had given to Rhodes began firing at Tony. The newly mounted Gatling gun on the back brought back some bad memories for Kurohane. He didn't know what these people were thinking. If they wanted to increase firepower, they just added a Gatling gun, it seemed they had a serious disease!
At the same time, all the robot soldiers Hammer Industries was using for the show began firing at Tony. Both sides immediately began an intense aerial battle, even if Kurohane wanted to intervene, he couldn't!
"Because Rhodes's armor is controlled by that Ivan," Kurohane explained, pulling Natasha to move quickly. "If we want to help Tony, we have to revive Rhodes's armor."
"So, we need to go to Hammer Industries headquarters?"
"I'll drive." Kurohane pulled Natasha, who was wearing high heels, and ran, specifically telling Pepper over his shoulder, "Find a safe place to take shelter, and stay away from those robot soldiers."
"Okay..."
The person Pepper admired most now wasn't Kurohane, but Natasha, who ran incredibly fast in high heels. This skill was simply a life-saving skill designed for urban women, she definitely had to ask Natasha to teach her later!
Kurohane and Natasha walked out of the venue and found only one very expensive-looking car, parked right at the main entrance of the event. The only one with this status was probably Pepper's car!
Happy Hogan was leaning on the car hood, watching the flying robot battle in the sky, his mouth agape, even his chin was doubled! Kurohane didn't even greet Happy, he just opened the car door and got in. By the time Happy reacted, the car had already been started by Kurohane.
"Happy! Quickly get inside the venue and find Pepper, protect her safety. I'm taking the car!"
With the initial launch, Happy spun in place three times, only vaguely hearing that it was Kurohane's voice. Without the slightest hesitation, Happy, with his over 200-pound body, rushed into the venue!
"Why does he trust you so much? Is he not afraid his car will get scratched?" Natasha had already started taking off her high heels. Kurohane also threw her combat gear at her.
"Because I am the true Autumn Mountain Car God!"
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