Damn it! Give me that thing!" Tony reached out to snatch the phone.
Victor retracted his arm, easily evading him.
"I'll give you five million dollars! Give me that damn phone!" Tony's face was dark.
However, Victor remained unmoved.
"Am I someone who lacks five million dollars?" Victor pulled out a check: "What I lack is more money. If you sign this check, I'll delete your dirt."
Tony's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
The check Victor pulled out was none other than the "one hundred trillion" check from a few days ago!
Moreover...
According to Victor, even if he signed the check, the data would only be deleted, and the phone wouldn't be returned?
"Is your phone made of Vibranium?" Tony was very angry: "Even if it were made of Vibranium, it wouldn't be worth one hundred trillion!"
Before Wakanda was revealed, the only known Vibranium in the world was the Vibranium shield that Captain America used to make popsicles.
Victor smiled without speaking.
He put away his phone and the check, then nodded towards Obadiah, who was lying motionless on the floor.
"Let me guess, you were ambushed just now, right? Since you knew he hired someone to kill you, why didn't you revoke his access to your villa?"
Tony's face twitched; even with his sharp tongue, he was unable to refute.
Even with the sonic weapon, how could Obadiah have approached and ambushed him so silently?
It was still because Obadiah had access to the villa, and his clearance was not low, so he wouldn't trigger the alarm when he entered.
Seeing Tony remain silent, Victor showed a victorious smile.
Four previous encounters, all ending in his victory. The Marvel universe's sharpest tongue was nothing more than this.
Victor made a "Y" gesture towards Tony and said, "Twice, I saved you twice. I'll collect on this favor later."
After speaking.
Victor turned and left directly.
"What? Do I need you to save me?" Tony's exaggerated voice came from behind: "Even without you, I could have handled it myself! I don't need you to meddle!"
Victor waved his right hand without looking back, then retracted four fingers, leaving a middle finger for Tony.
This inevitably led to another roar from Tony.
After Victor left the villa.
Tony's irritable temper suddenly subsided, and he stared at Obadiah on the ground with a somber expression, lost in thought.
--- Victor, who had left, didn't know what happened next. The dormant monitoring program had been cleaned up by Jarvis after activation.
He spent three minutes quickly returning to his villa; Wanda's new game hadn't even ended yet.
She didn't even know Victor had left the villa.
Victor didn't wait; he immediately had Alice log into Wanda's opponent's account and start playing against Wanda.
Carrying Wanda as a teammate no longer brought much excitement; it was much more interesting to "boot camp" Wanda relentlessly!
And so.
Throughout the latter half of the night, Wanda's mouth remained pouted, holding back a surge of energy, wanting to counter-kill Victor. But having just started the game, her understanding of the heroes wasn't deep enough, and her operations weren't flashy.
Victor was simply a straight man of steel; he didn't even know how to let a girl win in a game?!
This led to Wanda being silent throughout breakfast, her head bowed as she pondered Victor's operational details.
Seeing her serious expression, Victor stroked his chin in thought.
Since Wanda enjoyed competitive games and had a strong desire to win, he could consider forming a team for her in the future.
After dinner.
He was still in the second living room, listening to Felicia report on some work progress. All previous instructions were proceeding as planned.
After the report.
Felicia went back to her busy schedule; her workload was still very heavy.
Victor, as the villainous capitalist, naturally continued to lie comfortably on the beach, enjoying the caress of the sun while pondering some trivial matters.
This kind of lazy life, who knew when it would end?
He had been charging for almost 10 days!
He wondered if his psychokinesis, when fully enhanced, could help him fly out of the atmosphere?
He could try it then.
If it worked, he would exchange for a "Superman Bloodline · Super Respiration · Anaerobic Respiration" which would allow his light energy to replace his respiratory cycle, enabling him to survive in a vacuum.
Directly exposed to space, without the weakening effect of the atmosphere, charging should be much faster.
Lost in thought.
Victor slowly drifted into dreamland, waking up precisely at sunset.
As soon as he sat up, Alice's voice sounded.
"Chen, today at 13:04, Obadiah Stane, CEO of Stark Industries, was arrested. Mr. Stark has filed 12 charges against him, including 'theft of corporate trade secrets' and 'hiring a hitman'.
The trial has not yet taken place, but it is expected that Obadiah Stane will spend the rest of his life in prison. If convicted, his shares in Stark Industries Group will be repurchased by Stark Industries Group, increasing the shareholdings of other shareholders.
This news was not concealed. Before the stock market closed, Stark Industries Group fell by 6%, with many retail investors selling off. In addition to Mr. Norman's full acquisition efforts, Mr. Stark was also buying.
Mr. Norman called an hour ago. Since you did not respond, he took the liberty of acquiring shares from 14 small shareholders of Stark Industries Group. He now holds a total of 17% of the shares, making him the second-largest shareholder after Mr. Stark's 37%.
Currently, Osborn Industries Group's available liquid funds have reached their limit. To prevent a financial chain collapse, if he wishes to continue purchasing shares in Stark Industries Group, Mr. Norman will need to sell his shares in Osborn Industries Group to raise cash.
Mr. Norman left a message asking if you still wish to continue purchasing?"
Alice's report surprised Victor somewhat.
Norman, that old fox, was actually wholeheartedly acquiring shares in Stark Industries Group? He even planned to sell his Osborn shares to continue buying?
Was it because of the incident about the floor last time, making him feel he had angered Victor and wanting to perform well?
Or was he preparing to bet all his assets on Victor?
Whatever the reason, it was clearly a good time to buy low, and Victor wouldn't miss out. Why refuse free money?
Victor ordered: "Tell Norman to retain ownership of the Osborn Building; convert everything else into Stark shares. Buy as much as possible."
"Alright."
Having given the order, Victor no longer paid attention to the matter.
If Norman perfectly executed his orders this time, then the new company Victor envisioned later could indeed be entrusted to his management—Felicia was already stretched thin managing a game company.
However, there was another matter Victor was very concerned about.
Victor wasn't surprised by how Tony handled Obadiah.
With a miniature arc reactor in hand, releasing unfavorable news, causing shareholders and investors to lose confidence in Stark Industries Group, leading to a massive sell-off that lowered the stock price, and thus acquiring more Stark equity at a low price.
This approach, though somewhat underhanded, was how capitalism worked, a basic operation.
But...
Putting Obadiah in prison, this kind of plot... felt just like the movie.
Defeat the villain but don't kill them, just imprison them, then the villain makes a comeback and attacks you again.
Also.
Without the appearance of the "Iron Monger," in what capacity would Tony become "Iron Man"?
Victor expressed his anticipation.
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PS: 13th spicy~ All you old buddies, keep it up~ Let's rush to first and drain the blue waste~