Chapter 29 Surging Undercurrent
"So you admit your identity?" Coulson asked meaningfully.
"No, I am just a traveler who accidentally came to this World. If Tony hadn't warmly invited me, I wouldn't have come here." Fang Bie flatly denied this assertion.
His own arrival in this World and being invited by someone else are completely different in meaning, it's the distinction between a guest and an Invader.
"Yes, I invited him!" Tony, seeing that Fang Bie had already admitted it, naturally had nothing to hide, and readily acknowledged it.
The two sides just calmly looked at each other, neither showing weakness.
"Okay, I hope you won't do anything to harm Earth. This is my Business Card, you can call my Phone if you have any questions!"
Unexpectedly for both of them, Coulson really just came to understand the Situation. After handing out his Business Card, he left without looking back, taking his team of Agents with him, leaving three people sitting in disarray on the Sofa.
"Why did you suddenly reveal your identity and origins?" Ethan asked, puzzled. They had clearly agreed beforehand to try not to reveal Fang Bie's origins, but he himself was the first to violate this Rule.
"What did I say? I didn't say anything!" Fang Bie grinned mischievously, which made Ethan realize what he meant at this moment.
They were all smart people, and sometimes words didn't need to be so clear.
Just because the two of them knew Fang Bie's origins, didn't mean that others knew. Moreover, people's ability to imagine things is limitless. Fang Bie only admitted his identity as a guest from another place, but he didn't reveal any of his Secrets.
At most, it would just add a piece of Data with his Name and photo to the Shield Bureau's Records. Everything else would still be blank.
Even if Fang Bie didn't say anything, Shield Bureau would classify his Identity as top secret. The moment he returned with Tony, he understood that he had already entered the sights of this huge organization.
"Just a report and warning, no need to bother with these annoying Agents. As long as Stark Industries doesn't fall, they won't dare to make trouble for you!" Tony at this time seemed quite unconcerned.
After casually fooling Obadiah Stane with a few words, he still held control of the entire Stark Industries. However, due to being framed, he didn't trust anyone in the company.
Anyone who knew about the company's Action might be someone who wanted to kill him. Tony even decided that before he truly found the mole or possessed enough Ability to protect himself, he would not attend any dangerous meetings or engage in nonsense with the company's shareholders.
But this would involve another Matter, which Pepper, the Secretary, mentioned to them from the side.
In just a few days, because of what Tony Stark said at the Press Conference, Stark Industries' Stock price was plummeting almost in a cliff-like manner.
Even Fang Bie, who didn't know much about the Situation, knew that once the Nasdaq index fell to a very dangerous line, Tony's entire company would fall apart.
After all, a company that originated from Military Arms and stopped producing Military Arms meant that their industrial chain would be directly cut in half.
Of course, Stark Industries was a true commercial empire. Besides Military Arms, they were also involved in industries including Mobile Phones, home appliances, ships, steel machinery manufacturing, and all kinds of daily necessities. But even so, it couldn't alleviate their current Crisis.
Time had passed for several days. Ethan, just like in the Cave, was accompanying Tony in the Laboratory, continuing to construct the Robot they imagined.
The Robot was called Mark One, a Name given by Tony. After large-scale adjustments in the Laboratory, this Robot had long lost its semi-finished clumsy shape and had become light and sturdy.
It was not made of roughly joined steel, but Armor reinforced with high-density sound-absorbing Alloy. Just in terms of impact resistance, the two were not in the same class.
Fang Bie at this time was still lying on the Sofa, constantly browsing Documents and TV Series, strengthening his learning Ability.
It had to be said that such a Tool was truly a divine object for learning. Fang Bie did not deliberately memorize those Words, but in just a few days of reading, he was already able to very quickly read the information on these Words.
Moreover, he was also able to conduct some simple English Language conversations and simple writing. In fact, in America, you only need to master 3000 English Language Words to be able to have daily conversations.
Mastering 30,000 Words basically meant you could travel unimpeded in this country. The number of Words he now mastered was close to 10,000. Even without the assistance of such a Translator Device, he still possessed the Ability to converse with the other two.
"Tony, Stark Industries' Stock has plummeted by 46.7%. If you don't come out to explain, I'm afraid many of our businesses will be directly shut down!" Pepper was standing outside his Laboratory, yelling anxiously.
"No need, Obie (Obadiah Stane's nickname) told me to be quiet for a few days. I haven't even left Home, isn't that quiet enough?" Tony didn't put down the light welding equipment in his hand, but instead said in a slightly innocent tone.
"That's not what I'm talking about, you should know it in your heart! If you don't come out to confirm that you haven't disappeared or been kidnapped again, I'm afraid the Stock will plummet again. If the shareholders make a fuss, we'll be finished!" Pepper said anxiously.
"Don't worry, we are the major shareholders of the company. Before their voting rights exceed ours, no one can violate my decision!" Tony shook his head. He possessed an Invention Patent that could shock the World. As long as it was fully developed, it was actually not difficult to make Stark Industries stand at the top of the World.
"But..." Pepper was still very anxious, but as a personal Secretary, she had no Method to restrict Tony.
She also disliked Fang Bie, who was sitting on the Sofa continuing to learn English Language. She always thought that these two guys were parasites attached to Tony. At least Doctor Ethan was somewhat useful and could assist Tony in some less dangerous experiments.
But Fang Bie was a guy who did nothing all day long, holding a Translator and gesticulating in front of the TV.
She unceremoniously placed a Fast Food in front of him, "Takeout Tony ordered for you! You guys better restrain yourselves a bit. If Tony continues like this, I don't guarantee Mr. Stane won't throw you out!"
As she spoke, she left the Villa with the clatter of her high heels, leaving Fang Bie somewhat stunned as he looked at the TV in front of him.
Of course, Fang Bie wouldn't be shocked or anything by what she said. The reason he kept staying in this Villa was still because of Tony's request.
As someone who had truly experienced MC World, Tony couldn't possibly not be shocked by that World, with its completely different physical Rules from this World and the Block-building Ability that seemed like that of a creator god.
If he didn't need to deal with Matters in this World and find the person who framed him, he would have already gone back with Fang Bie to continue developing in that World.
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