"That guy, he actually sees me as a character?"
"Like he's watching a movie or reading a novel, viewing my life?"
"Maybe he's even eating popcorn and drinking soda, and just casually making a few comments in his notebook when things get interesting?"
"I have to say, no one has ever looked at me from such a strange perspective before."
Tony Stark felt incredibly displeased when he thought about this, and also a bit odd.
All along, he, Tony, had countless labels attached to him: super-rich second generation, super genius, playboy, groundbreaking scientist, and so on.
Each label symbolized the extraordinary nature of the great Tony, and Tony was quite satisfied with this.
But a character? This wasn't just about looking down on him; it was a kind of condescending contempt, a high-and-mighty overlooking.
"That's exactly what you'd expect from a transmigrator, isn't it?"
Jarvis's voice echoed, sounding quite understanding. "It's not his world to begin with. For him, everything here is just like a game, or a movie."
"It's not surprising that he'd adopt a 'playful' attitude towards this world, or treat it like a spectator."
Tony Stark didn't argue; Jarvis's reasoning held weight.
Furthermore.
Tony Stark's mind drifted, recalling some related terms described in the diary before.
"Iconic Scene."
The term had appeared previously, though Tony Stark hadn't given it much thought at the time.
Now that I think about it…
This term is more appropriate for novels, movies, and other works, right?
After all, who would use the term "iconic scene" to describe something happening in real life?
So, that Zhou Cheng guy, he really has been treating my big Tony as just a character all along!
No, not just my big Tony, but everyone in this world!
The iconic scenes that Zhou Cheng listed included a lot of people.
But so what if he treats us like characters, like he's just watching a show? He's actually taking my big Tony's life and dividing it into parts, like a book!
Or maybe multiple parts? Isn't he taking a bit too much pleasure in this, getting a little too into it?
"Wait a minute, is there a possibility!"
But after some grumbling, Tony Stark suddenly had an idea. He thought of another, more reasonable deduction.
"In Zhou Cheng's world, my story was filmed into a series of movies called Iron Man?"
"The 'second installment' and 'plot' mentioned in the diary, are they actually talking about that movie?"
When this thought flashed through his mind, Tony Stark's eyes couldn't help but light up.
He thought this possibility was quite high.
After all, it's perfectly normal to make biographical movies about famous people and big shots.
Considering that if that superhero era really arrives, every superhero will be a superstar.
Their influence and popularity would probably far exceed that of ordinary celebrities.
It's only natural that someone would make a series of movies about those superheroes.
In other words.
Zhou Cheng transmigrated to this parallel universe, which is equivalent to transmigrating into a world that's a fusion of several movies.
What was happening in reality was exactly the same as the plots of the movies he'd watched!
This would indeed make Zhou Cheng mix and intertwine reality and the movies when viewing things.
He subconsciously treated these living "movie characters" as roles in a movie.
If that were the case, wouldn't the whole thing be smoother and more logical?
This would also further explain why Zhou Cheng showed no respect for anyone in his diary, and why he made fun of and judged everyone so freely.
The other party had indeed, subconsciously, adopted the mentality of watching a movie character.
"It's not impossible!"
"In fact, it's highly probable."
Jarvis also expressed deep agreement.
"So, sir, in Zhou Cheng's world, you're just a character in a movie!"
Jarvis even let out such a sigh.
"At least, I'm the protagonist, aren't I?"
"Iron Man, it's a movie specifically made for me!"
The playboy started to get cocky again at the thought.
Even if Zhou Cheng treated him like a character in a movie, the great Tony was still as cool and excellent as ever!
However, Tony Stark, without the perspective of a god, couldn't possibly guess the shocking truth.
If I remember correctly, the "Showdown Hearing" scene is about to begin, right?
That Hydra senator is going to do all sorts of things at the hearing, bringing together Justin Hammer and War Machine...oh, wait, it should be Rhodes. Rhodes isn't War Machine yet.
That Hydra senator gathered these heavyweights, trying to encircle Stark and force him to hand over his armor. It was quite the imposing display.
But what happened? Stark totally smacked them down!
And with a resounding slap! He even swore in public! In front of the news media.
Haha, it was so pathetic. How did someone like that even get into Hydra?
"'Showdown Hearing'? I like that description!"
Tony Stark clapped his hands in satisfaction. "Showdown," that word was really vivid and expressive!
Even before reading the description of the hearing itself, just those two words perfectly captured the invincible and awesome style of the great Tony.
You could say it really suited his tastes.
Hmph!
As he read further, Tony Stark couldn't help but let out a cold snort.
It was that Hydra senator again!
This guy was actually eyeing his Iron Man armor?
He must be dreaming!
And that clown, Justin Hammer, was actually attending the hearing?
Birds of a feather, flock together!
But even a hundred of those types wouldn't be worth a second glance from the playboy.
But Rhodes was there too? Tony Stark was slightly surprised.
You see, Tony Stark didn't really have any friends. Rhodes was practically his only friend. Could he really be stabbing him in the back at the hearing?
But the playboy quickly shrugged it off.
Rhodes was in the military. He couldn't help himself!
Tony Stark believed Rhodes wouldn't truly betray him. He was probably only attending the hearing because he was ordered to, manipulated by that Hydra senator.
Tony Stark decided not to dwell on the matter for the time being.
Instead, he focused his attention on something else.
"So, Rhodes is War Machine?"
Tony Stark hadn't expected that.
He'd always thought they were two separate people. Turns out, it was all Rhodes.
That meant one less person in the future who would get their hands on his Iron Man armor.
Tony Stark immediately felt a lot better.
It meant he had one less problem to solve!
"Who is that 'Hydra Senator'?"
Nick Fury's focus was completely different from Tony Stark's.
He wasn't concerned about how the "Hydra Senator" had pressured Stark and tried to steal the armor.
What he cared about most was figuring out who the Hydra senator was!
Although Satan hadn't given a specific answer yet, he had provided a detailed enough description.
When the hearing officially started, he just needed to see who was jumping around the most, yet getting beaten down the hardest, maybe even cursing.
And this would be the first Hydra mole Nick Fury caught!
Nick Fury began to take the upcoming hearing seriously, even looking forward to it.
I really don't know what Hydra's selection criteria are, but everyone in it seems so weak.
That senator was humiliated by Stark, becoming his background from start to finish, not even worth mentioning.
And that bald guy with glasses was also a coward. Such an important plan like Project Insight was completely spilled after being frightened by Black Widow.
"That bald guy was alright, at least he got kicked off the building by Black Widow, and was actually facing a life-threatening situation, so it was understandable."
"Baron Strucker, now that was pathetic."
"He surrendered immediately upon seeing Captain America, without even a hint of trying to resist!"
"Looks like Hydra isn't all that impressive," Zhou Cheng said.
"Just a bunch of rabble," Tony Stark added.
Seeing the various ugly states of Hydra described in the diary, Tony Stark couldn't help but curl his lip in disdain.
Whether it was the senators at the hearing, or that "bald guy with glasses," or Baron Strucker.
Without exception, they all looked like people in high positions.
Result, everyone is like this.
Either they have no ability, or they have no backbone. You can see the level of Hydra from these few people.
Of course.
Tony Stark doesn't care about Hydra or anything like that.
He's just complaining, treating it as fun, that's all.
But for Nick Fury in front of another diary, it's far from that.
The Director takes this bit of spoiler very, very seriously.
Finally, the diary revealed a few more Hydra agents!
Although the specific identity of the bald, bespectacled person wasn't mentioned, the characteristics "bespectacled" and "bald" narrowed down the possibilities considerably.
After all, not many people fit both descriptions.
"Project Insight."
When Nick Fury's gaze landed on the words, he immediately fell deep in thought.
Without any context, Fury naturally couldn't analyze much from just that phrase.
But it was undoubtedly a secret Hydra plan.
The diary also stated it was a very important plan for Hydra!
At that moment, Nick Fury immediately made a decision: he had to secretly investigate the nature of this plan!
Other than that, Fury couldn't do anything else for the moment.
As for Baron Strucker?
Alright, this is pretty straightforward.
Satan even stated the name outright, revealing the other party's identity so directly.
For Fury, this actually saved him a lot of trouble.
The Winter Soldier seems really strong, a super soldier even, taking on so many Avengers alone at the counter-terrorism building, he was ridiculously fierce.
During the Project Insight battle, he even beat up Captain America like a dog.
But such a powerful individual, going all out, deploying so many people, couldn't even kill Fury.
Fury escaped all on his own.
Of course, he did beat Fury up pretty badly too, and Fury's high-tech car played a significant role.
[Letting someone escape is letting someone escape, that's an undeniable fact!]
[He didn't kill the person when he went in for the second strike either.]
Winter Soldier!
The moment this term appeared, it immediately changed Tony Stark's expression, a hint of resentment and killing intent surfacing.
This was the murderer who killed his parents.
So the diary finally started to reveal this guy!
Tony Stark immediately began to pay close attention to this information.
Seeing that the Winter Soldier could actually fight many Avengers on his own, the playboy's expression was still very unpleasant.
This was not good news for him.
The diary had already stated that the Winter Soldier was a super soldier. Tony Stark naturally knew the man was strong, but he never expected him to be this strong!
Looking further down, Tony Stark's eyes widened, and he couldn't help but clench his fists.
The Winter Soldier was also a member of Hydra!
Ever since learning that the Winter Soldier had killed his parents, Tony Stark had been relentlessly pursuing any leads on the man's whereabouts, but without any progress.
Tony Stark had long suspected that there was a powerful, shadowy organization behind the Winter Soldier.
But the playboy never imagined that the mastermind was Hydra!
So, Hydra had erased all the evidence!
"Hydra, I should have known!"
The playboy spat out the words with hatred.
The Strategic Scientific Reserve had been established to combat Hydra, and even after it was reorganized into S.H.I.E.L.D., it continued to fight against Hydra!
Seeing it this way, Hydra killing his parents wasn't really that unexpected.
In an instant, boundless hatred and killing intent flashed across the playboy's face.
Although he had known about Hydra's existence for a long time through the diary, and later learned how they had grown to a horrifying extent,
he had always just been a bystander, nothing more.
But now it was different!
Hydra had killed his parents, which made them enemies of Tony Stark!
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