So...
It was that diary owner, Zhou Cheng, who rescued Tony Stark?
Black Widow's expression was one of sudden realization.
Ever since Tony Stark was attacked in Afghanistan, various organizations, including the military, the FBI, the CIA, and S.H.I.E.L.D., had conducted extensive investigations.
But without exception, they all came up empty.
And everyone knew that when it came to finding missing persons, the longer it took, the slimmer the chances became.
Generally speaking.
After the "golden 48 hours" had passed, it became extremely difficult to get a concrete result.
Not to mention...
Tony Stark had been missing for over a month and a half!
Such a long time.
Almost all traces of him had vanished, every single clue erased completely.
Finding him seemed almost impossible.
The diary also clearly stated that Tony Stark had ultimately escaped on his own, not rescued by anyone.
Yet, despite all this, someone had actually rescued Tony Stark!
They had accomplished what even S.H.I.E.L.D., and all official organizations, couldn't!
Black Widow wouldn't have been honest if she said she wasn't surprised when she first got the news.
She found it hard to imagine who could have accomplished something that seemed almost impossible.
And now, she finally had the answer.
It turned out...
...the one who had done this incredible thing was the mysterious diary owner, Zhou Cheng!
It seemed the diary owner was indeed no ordinary person.
However...
...a flicker of doubt reappeared in Black Widow's eyes.
At first, didn't the diary owner say he didn't know where the cave was?
Could he have actually figured it out during this month and a half of investigation?
[This haul is really something.]
[Not only did I get a billion in commission, but I also snagged Stark's blueprints.]
[Later, I'll have Little work on them, and they should sell for a good price.]
[Not bad, not bad. Stark's rescue wasn't in vain this time!]
[If I'm not mistaken, Stark is about to announce the closure of the weapons manufacturing department, right?]
[Haha, waiting for Stark's show!]
"That guy, he really doesn't play fair!"
Tony Stark couldn't help but mutter in his heart.
A billion in commission was indeed a lot, but for Tony Stark's wealth, it was just a drop in the bucket; the playboy didn't really care.
But you're clearly getting paid to do a job, and yet you still swipe my blueprints? That's just a complete lack of principle, isn't it? However, as Zhou Cheng had said before, without an energy source, those iron lumps wouldn't be very practical.
After all, a stationary Iron Man suit was just a pile of scrap metal in Tony Stark's eyes.
The playboy didn't dwell on the matter.
What Tony Stark was truly concerned about was that Zhou Cheng planned to have "Little" secretly sell the blueprints.
This person, "Little," wasn't the first time he'd appeared in the notebook; Zhou Cheng had mentioned him long ago.
Tony Stark knew his name was "Wade."
Although he didn't know any other information, it seemed, from the current situation, that he had a close relationship with Zhou Cheng.
Since that's the case, hehe~
Tony Stark's gaze sharpened.
This was a huge opening! He, Tony Stark, just needed to focus on the deal related to this blueprint, and he could then find that "Little."
Which would further lead him to Zhou Cheng.
Adding to that the physical characteristics of Zhou Cheng he observed in the cave, you little punk, you're not going anywhere!
And then there's this.
The diary owner, Zhou Cheng, also mentioned several times that he wanted to take advantage of his opportunity to close the weapons manufacturing department to manipulate stocks.
This was also an opportunity! Originally, Tony Stark was still annoyed because he was constantly being predicted by the other party.
But now, Tony Stark's slight annoyance had long since vanished.
He could absolutely use this opportunity to play the situation in reverse!
After all, when he actually announced the closure of the weapons manufacturing department, normal people would go crazy selling off Stark Industries stock.
If someone went against the grain, there was definitely something fishy!
This was also a massive flaw.
[Wait a minute, it seems there's a bug!]
[The original trajectory of Stark's fate should have been him creating the Iron Man armor and escaping.]
[But although he escaped, the blueprints for the first-generation armor fell into the hands of the Ten Rings, and then into the hands of Obadiah Stane.]
[Iron Monger, Iron Man's first nemesis, was born.]
[It was precisely because of that earth-shattering battle between the uncle and nephew that Iron Man was able to come into being.]
???
What the hell?
Tony Stark frowned slightly, a hint of confusion appearing on his face.
It has to be said.
The information contained in the few sentences just updated in the diary was truly significant.
The first part, about the blueprints and the initial armor falling into the hands of the Ten Rings, was easy to understand.
Even expected, you could say.
The blueprints especially.
He'd escaped in a rush, so not being able to take everything with him was normal.
As for the original Mark armor...
It was hammered together by Tony Stark, piece by piece. The craftsmanship was incredibly crude.
After supporting his escape, it was scrapped and abandoned in the desert, so it wasn't surprising that the Ten Rings found it.
But the key question was:
Why did the Ten Rings, after obtaining the armor and blueprints, end up with Stane?
Could it be that after his escape, the Ten Rings' base was exposed, and Stane sought revenge for him, eliminating the Ten Rings entirely?
And then he got his hands on the blueprints?
Considering his relationship with Obadiah Stane, Tony Stark naturally preferred to believe this was the case.
But why did the diary say that Stane would be his nemesis?
That was impossible!
Stane had always been like an uncle to him, Tony Stark.
He had provided him with a lot of help and support, and Tony Stark respected Stane very much.
But the diary clearly stated that Stane was his enemy.
Not only that.
The other party had also created armor to fight him!
The title "Iron Monger" was very obvious; it was undoubtedly a counterpart to "Iron Man"!
Stane had definitely created armor capable of competing with his own!
Even the origin of his, Tony's, "Iron Man" title was due to the battle between him and his uncle.
So~
What the hell was all this?
Why did Stane get the blueprints from the Ten Rings, and why did he create armor to fight him?
Tony Stark really wanted to figure this out.
Stane had previously leaked this information, but after some consideration in the past few days, he made some revisions and removed this part of the leak. It was more appropriate to put it later, and he apologized for the confusion caused to some readers.
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