And also, this S.H.I.E.L.D. you mentioned? What kind of organization is that?"
Tony Stark naturally knew that if he could ask questions freely, he would certainly have to fulfill the requests Qi Jun made later, so he didn't hold back.
He asked very calmly, as if the person who couldn't accept all this earlier wasn't him, Tony Stark.
But Qi Jun still detected a hint of sorrow deep in Tony Stark's eyes… "James Buchanan Barnes, nicknamed Bucky Barnes."
"That's right, it's the same Sergeant Bucky, Captain America's good friend, who you thought had died!"
"In fact, Sergeant Bucky, who fell off the cliff back then, did not die."
"Instead, he was found by a search party sent by Hydra."
"Because Sergeant Bucky was on the verge of death at the time, Hydra didn't want to retrieve a corpse, so they injected Sergeant Bucky with a super soldier serum they had developed themselves."
Seeing Tony Stark about to speak, Qi Jun waved his hand, signaling Tony Stark to listen until he finished.
"Of course, because the original super soldier serum data had long been destroyed, and the developer of the super soldier serum, 'Abraham Erskine,' was killed by Hydra."
"Therefore, Hydra's super soldier serum is an incomplete version."
"But even so, it saved Sergeant Bucky at the time."
"And one of Sergeant Bucky's arms was shattered beyond repair when he fell off the cliff."
"Hydra simply replaced it with a mechanical arm, which, after decades of research, can now crush a rocket barehanded without a problem!"
"Later, Sergeant Bucky was brainwashed by Hydra and turned into a killing machine exclusive to Hydra!"
"However, because the super soldier serum was incomplete, Sergeant Bucky was not entirely controllable."
"So, Hydra only activated him for assassination missions, and directly froze him at other times!"
"Therefore, within Hydra, Sergeant Bucky also has an alias called the Winter Soldier."
"Of course, from the end of World War II until now, even if Sergeant Bucky's activation frequency wasn't high, it wasn't low either; the people who died by his hand number no less than eighty or ninety, if not a hundred."
"Currently, Sergeant Bucky should be frozen in one of Hydra's secret bases."
"Hmm, all in all, that's roughly the life of the person who killed your parents, if no one disrupts all of this."
Qi Jun nodded at Tony Stark, indicating that the part about the killer was finished.
But Tony Stark was dumbfounded, indicating that the information he had just heard was too vast and simply unbelievable!
Even the great Iron Man, Tony Stark, was shocked.
"Sergeant Bucky?"
"Incomplete super soldier serum?"
"Hydra?"
"Hydra!"
Chapter 57: The Origin of Hydra
Regarding the fact that Tony Stark's parents were killed by the Winter Soldier.
As one of the parties involved, S.H.I.E.L.D. was aware of it!
Even Captain America later became aware of it!
Because Howard Stark and Captain America, Steve Rogers, were actually good friends.
Moreover, Sergeant Bucky was an even better friend, one for whom Captain America would betray any faction.
Therefore, Nick Fury, after some thought, still informed Captain America about the truth behind the murder of Tony Stark's parents.
[This can be seen from the plot of 'Captain America: Civil War'; Captain America knew, and he knew it very early on!]
Only one person was kept in the dark—Tony Stark!
Oh, no, that's not right, there was one more—the already deceased Obadiah.
If Obadiah had known the cause of Howard Stark's death, and that S.H.I.E.L.D. had a hand in the Stark Industries, he would never have dared to harbor thoughts of killing Tony Stark.
Of course, there's no need to focus on the dead… In fact, in Qi Jun's eyes, Tony Stark was actually a very tragic person.
Tragic from beginning to end!
Young, well, he wasn't that young, was he?
But according to U.S. federal law, Tony Stark should not have been an adult when he lost both parents.
He lost his father and mother at a young age, and when he grew up, he indulged in a life of luxury, while his own corporate empire began to be embezzled by his godfather, who even sought his life!
Fortunately, he survived the ordeal and punished the ungrateful Obadiah, only to then fall into the despair of palladium poisoning.
At this time, S.H.I.E.L.D., which had been secretly controlling everything from behind the scenes, took Howard Stark's inheritance—which rightfully belonged to Tony Stark but had been hidden away—and, with joyful steps, approached the newly minted Iron Man to gain favor, forcibly capturing the destined N-PC!
Then, S.H.I.E.L.D., or rather Nick Fury, meticulously orchestrated events, subjecting Iron Man—Tony Stark—to various restrictions (S.H.I.E.L.D. was definitely behind the hearings!), ultimately leading him along the path designed by Nick Fury to save the world, effectively becoming an external enforcer for S.H.I.E.L.D.!
He also became S.H.I.E.L.D.'s extra piggy bank, to be used however they wished.
Later, during the Civil War, Nick Fury, while hidden, pressured Tony Stark from various angles, and due to circumstances, Tony Stark had no choice but to accept the signed oversight agreement! The Sokovia Accords!
Later, due to the invasion of the Sunset Purple Yam, the great Iron Man was forced into interstellar travel, and under the performance of a scoundrel, he helplessly lost the chance to save humanity, and was stabbed through the stomach by the Sunset Purple Yam, left to die.
Fortunately, he was rescued by a certain Captain Marvel and returned to Earth, where he lived a relatively happy five years and fathered a little baby he loved three thousand times.
Finally, once again compelled by circumstances, he traveled through time, gathered six Infinity Stones, resurrected those who had vanished, and simultaneously brought another timeline's Sunset Purple Yam, leading to a chaotic battle, and eventually, he died!
Thus, Tony Stark's tragic life finally ended… So, when Qi Jun saw Tony Stark, he couldn't help but reveal some secrets.
Of course, Qi Jun would not violate the rules he set for himself; having promised neutrality, he would naturally remain neutral.
I! Qi Jun! Will never favor anyone! Or any organization!