Chapter 316: Trapping People

Noticing Tony's small movements behind her, Pepper subconsciously glanced back.

Facing Pepper's puzzled gaze, Tony immediately pulled the corner of his mouth to reveal a forced smile and retracted his hand behind his back.

"Tony, have you forgotten how you promised me in the first place?"

Seeing Tony's reaction, Pepper couldn't help but shook her head slightly and said, "Stop lying to me or deceiving me."

The series of accidents, especially Tony's disclosure of his address in front of the camera, which later led to Killian's attack on the villa, greatly shocked Pepper.

"Have it?"

Hearing Pepper's words, Tony subconsciously raised his eyebrows and touched his rough, bearded chin: "Why don't I remember saying that?"

"Tony!"

"Okay." Facing Pepper's increasingly angry look, Tony shrugged his shoulders: "I remembered, it seems that such a thing really happened. You know, I have been busy with new projects during this time. research, it is inevitable that we will forget some other things, so..."

"It would be great if you were so concerned about Stark Industries."

Faced with Tony's obvious excuse, Pepper couldn't help but snorted.

"Isn't it about you? You should know, Pepper, that I handed Stark Industries into your hands because I believe you can do it well."

Although, he knew the purpose of Tony's words.

But it is undeniable that as this sentence was thrown out, the angry expression on Pepper's face suddenly softened.

Taking another look at Tony, who was blinking in front of him with a 'harmless' expression on his face, Pepper withdrew her gaze and turned back to the child Abao in front of her.

As Pepper's eyes left, the awkward expression on Tony's face also faded.

He looked at Abao, who had a chubby face, and took out a 'toy' the size of a Rubik's Cube that he had prepared from his body and gently pressed the center of the blue circle on it. Transforms into a pocket-sized version of the armored gauntlets. Fidgeting with the small version of the gauntlet in his hand, Tony began to make a silent threat behind Pepper's eyes.

Such threats, if placed on ordinary children, might actually have an effect.

After all, the gauntlet in Tony's hand is just a simplified and smaller version of the steel suit he uses.

But there is still no denying its cool appearance, especially for a child.

Since the Battle of New York, the Avengers have not only been known to the world, but have also become an object of admiration for children.

However, it happened that the Abao standing in front of Tony was no ordinary child.

But he looks like a child, but his true identity is the mastermind behind the turmoil in New York and the world.

With this kind of relationship, how could he be so easily seduced by Tony's petty profit?

Therefore, after exchanging the big black and white eyes with the expressive Tony, Abao then straightened his little face and said to Pepper: "I'm sorry, madam, I'm just here to deliver food. I don't know what happened in the office just now." What is Mr. Tucker doing..."

"Huh~"

To be honest, the moment Abao opened his mouth, Tony felt a little uneasy in his heart.

After all, after the previous series of contacts, he knew how much the kid in front of him was at odds with him.

However, the answer given by Abao immediately made Tony's heart suddenly drop a little.

Looking down at the small gauntlet in his hand, Tony was thankful for his adaptability.

"However, although I didn't listen to everything, when I just came to the office, I seemed to hear Mr. Stark making plans to go somewhere cool at night. I didn't know the details because I saw it later. When I walked in, Mr. Stark said no more."

However, before Tony could completely let go,

Immediately afterwards, Abao suddenly gave such a vague answer in a roundabout way. At the end, he blinked his eyes and asked with a confused look towards the darkened Little Pepper in front of him: "By the way, madam, you Are you an employee of Mr. Stark’s company?”

[From the legend of Tony Stark...]

[From the legend of Pepper Potts...]

"Kid, you..."

Being tricked by Abao, Tony opened his mouth and was about to deny it, but his eyes immediately caught the terrible look on Pepper's face, and he quickly opened the corner of his mouth to explain: "Pepper, you know, since I was with you, After we got together, I rarely went out to attend those messy parties, and during this time I was focused on research and had no time to do such things."

"Who knows, you are Tony Stark, a famous playboy in New York City."

In response, Pepper curled her lips and her tone became colder.

After hearing this, Tony knew that no matter what he said next, he would obviously be unable to convince Pepper to believe in him.

After all, what she said was the truth.

However, these titles that he was proud of in the past have now become his weaknesses in the quarrel between himself and Pepper.

Thinking of this, Tony looked fiercely at Abao beside him.

For a moment, I felt vaguely regretful for provoking this brat.

"Ma'am, I think I should go. Mr. Tony Stark doesn't seem to welcome me to stay here."

Tony's eyes had just expressed his emotions, and Abao on the other side made an aggrieved expression, moved his steps and said.

"Tony!"

Noticing the grievance on Bao's face, Pepper shouted to Tony almost without thinking.

"Abao is just a child."

"He's not an ordinary kid."

Hearing Pepper's words, Tony couldn't help but reply.

He is being tricked by this child right now.

"Don't be afraid, Po."

Although, as far as the actual situation is concerned, what Tony said is the truth.

However, Abao's chubby little face was too deceptive, so after hearing Abao's words, Pepper spoke without hesitation, looking at Tony in front of her and comforting him: " Tony Stark doesn't welcome you, I welcome you, and from now on you can come whenever you want, Jarvis."

"I'm here, Ms. Pepper."

"Register Abao's access rights to the building..."

Looking at Tony in front of him, Pepper ordered Jarvis word by word.

"Jarvis!"

Hearing Pepper's words, Tony subconsciously opened his mouth to stop him.

He had just made up his mind to give up eating Shaomai in the building in order not to see this kid again. How could he allow the other party to freely enter and leave his company building at this moment?

However, the moment the words came to his lips, Tony met Pepper's eyes, remained silent for a while, and finally chose to give in.

Tony's compromise relieved Pepper's original anger a little, and through Jarvis, he gave Abao permission to enter and exit Stark Industries.

Pepper reached out and touched the other person's little head, and said softly: "Okay, Abao, from now on, you can come in anytime you want to come to Stark Industries. You don't have to wait for the delivery time." However, there are some important research departments within Stark Industries, so you still have to pay a little attention and try not to go there if possible."

Although she gave Abao permission to enter and exit Stark Industries, Pepper was not completely unreasonable. She asked Jarvis to give Abao C-level permissions, which meant he could enter and exit some ordinary things in Stark Industries. Locations, offices, staff canteens, but when it comes to more important places, such as the energy research department, higher permissions are required to enter.

"Thank you ma'am, you are such a good person."

The access rights to Stark Industries were not Abao's purpose in the first place. For him, it could only be said to be an unexpected surprise.

Po nodded his head solemnly and thanked Pepper. Abao then turned his head and looked at Tony beside him.

Or, to be precise, the thing in his hand.

"What, kid?"

Sensing the gaze cast by Abao, Tony said with a cold face and an unkind tone.

Ignoring Tony's sarcastic words, Abao silently glanced at Tony's hand, slowly withdrew his gaze, and then spoke to Pepper in front of him: "Ma'am, the thing in Mr. Tony Stark's hand is the one he had before. He promised to give it to me, but looking at the situation now, it seems that he..."

[From the legend of Tony Stark...]

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"The members of the Security Council are obviously very dissatisfied with your delay in the 'Insight Project', Nick..."

S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters, inside the Tri-Wing Building.

Alexander looked at Nick Fury in front of him and said with a complaint.

"Because of your words, all our preliminary preparations were in vain."

"I know."

Faced with the complaints from his friends, Nick Fury had obviously expected it: "Don't forget, Alexander, S.H.I.E.L.D. is the executor of the entire "Insight Project", and I am very aware of the impact of the delay." Turning his only intact body One eye glanced at Alexander's no longer young face in front of him, and Nick Fury continued: "But, I know better than these. If I don't do this, I will always be uneasy. The arrangement of the "Insight Project" is too radical after all. If we cannot achieve 100% peace of mind, if something goes wrong with these weapons in the universe, it will be a huge disaster for us."

"I understand your concerns, Nick, which is one of the reasons why I will also help you convince the council to delay the plan."

Faced with the concerns revealed in Nick Fury's words, Alexander put on a supportive look.

"But, you should know, Nick, there is never a 100% plan in this world. What if the arrangements of the "Insight Project" never achieve what you hope?"

The moment he said these words, Alexander's eyes met Nick Fury's one eye.

"Then I'd rather stop this plan all the time."

He looked at his friend silently, and Nick Fury answered clearly.

"Until it can be done 100 percent."

"..."

In the office, the two looked at each other silently for a few seconds.

Alexander then withdrew his gaze and said helplessly: "Anyway, you owe me a condition."

"certainly."

In response, Nick Fury nodded without hesitation.

"I heard that Steve had a fierce battle in Hell's Kitchen before."

After receiving a "satisfactory" reply from Nick Fury, Alexander nodded and then changed the topic to the previous battle between Captain America and the Defenders against the 'Pacifists' and Kingpin in Hell's Kitchen.

As a member of the Security Council and the former director of SHIELD, Alexander has authority within SHIELD second only to Nick Fury, so he naturally knows everything the Avengers encountered in Hell's Kitchen.

"In fact, not only Captain, but Tony Stark was also involved in that battle."

After the fierce battle in Hell's Kitchen, SHIELD collected a large amount of remains of the 'Pacifist' robots. Although these machines were seriously damaged, Nick Fury still drew some clues from them: "From Tony Stark Judging from the reports, the other party has amazing technological strength, and its level is almost as good as Tony Stark himself, and maybe even higher."

"Beyond Tony Stark?"

As for SHIELD's successful research on the 'pacifist' robot, Alexander also had full control of it through Hydra's spies.

However, Alexander couldn't help but be surprised when Nick Fury said that the other party's technological level might be higher than Iron Man.

Tony Stark has always been the target of Hydra's vigilance, and it is such a dangerous existence, but now a mysterious existence no less than Tony Stark has appeared.

"What does our superhero Iron Man think about this?"

Although he was surprised on the inside, Alexander still maintained his unchanged expression on the surface.

"Obviously not very good. After the battle in Hell's Kitchen, he also collected a large number of remains of 'pacifist' robots. He obviously had his own purpose."

"No matter what, the appearance of these robots also shows that there are still many unknown threats in this world. For example, this mysterious existence that creates 'pacifists' is the target we must be vigilant against. This is also" The original intention of "Insight Project" is to nip everything in the cradle."

After some conversation, Alexander turned the topic back to the "Insight Project".

"Yeah, nip everything in the cradle."

Nick Fury silently repeated Alexander's words and suddenly said: "Speaking of which, how many years have we known each other, Alexander?"

"How many years?"

Alexander was stunned for a moment by Nick Fury's question. After thinking about it for a moment, Alexander replied with a look of recollection: "It must have been nearly twenty years, right?"

"Twenty years is a really long time."

Hearing Alexander's answer, Nick Fury couldn't help but sigh.

"yes."

Following Nick Fury's sigh, Alexander also matched his expression with a reminiscence expression.

"When you and I first met, you even had two eyes."

"I also miss seeing things with two eyes."

After hearing Alexander's words, Nick Fury reached out and touched his eyes that were covered by the blindfold.

In the office, the two people's expressions were reminiscing, but there seemed to be an inexplicable atmosphere mixed into them.