In fact, Howard Stark was an absolute super genius!"
"As early as World War II, he had already developed an anti-gravity car capable of hovering in the air for half a minute."
"Don't deny your old man's talent. Even Captain America's Vibranium shield was personally crafted by your dad, making it absolutely the hardest weapon on Earth!"
"If it weren't for the limitations of the era and his early assassination, the title of Iron Man would have nothing to do with you!"
Seeing Tony Stark's unconvinced expression, Qi Jun didn't care, because it was simply the truth!
If Howard Stark's era had sufficient material support, arc reactors would have been commonplace, and there would be no need for a playboy to swagger around all day with a first-generation palladium arc reactor.
Of course, this isn't to say Tony Stark isn't smart.
In fact, this guy's talent in the field of physical mechanics is absolutely number one on Earth!
Think about it, from the emergence of Iron Man to the "I love you 3000" snap in 'Avengers: Endgame,' in just fifteen short years, the Mark suit iterated to Mark 85.
He even developed nanotechnology applications! Space travel! And time-traveling technology. He is absolutely a master in the field of physics!
Of course, this didn't stop Qi Jun from looking down on the current playboy—Tony Stark.
"S.H.I.E.L.D."
"This was originally an intelligence agency of the U.S. federal government."
"Later, after several global emergencies, major countries saw the benefits of this organization's existence."
"So, S.H.I.E.L.D. transformed into a violent intelligence agency under the World Security Council, capable of enforcing laws globally!"
"Oh, by the way, with the exception of the ancient Eastern country, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s reach doesn't extend into the pan-Asian region! They have their own corresponding agencies there!"
(Alright, censorship warning, glossing over this, not saying more.)
"Here, from a personal standpoint, I want to warn you, don't think S.H.I.E.L.D. is some good organization!"
"Also, don't think that just because your dad contributed to S.H.I.E.L.D., you should show it any special consideration."
"You should know, if it weren't for this, your dad wouldn't have been too busy with work to spend time with you!"
"Nor would he have been assassinated and brutally murdered because of this!"
"S.H.I.E.L.D., from beginning to end, is an intelligence agency!"
"I need you to guarantee that not a single piece of information about me will flow from you to S.H.I.E.L.D.!"
Seeing Tony Stark's indifferent look, Qi Jun finally couldn't help but give a gentle warning.
Of course, the main reason was that Qi Jun didn't want any information about himself to be known by S.H.I.E.L.D.
After all, if S.H.I.E.L.D. knew, then Hydra knew.
And if Hydra knew, then the entire Hydra knew.
If the entire Hydra knew, then the whole world knew.
No way, sometimes, intelligence doesn't have absolute secrecy!
Even Hydra sometimes needs to share some things.
Otherwise, would you really think there are no organizations in this world that have discovered Hydra?
Qi Jun would bet that, at least in the ancient Eastern country, Hydra's secret absolutely couldn't be kept!
As for how Hydra managed to keep this secret, Qi Jun said: he didn't want to know at all!
..."No problem!"
"I guarantee it!"
Seeing Qi Jun's serious demeanor, Tony Stark naturally wouldn't be perfunctory.
"Jarvis!"
"Delete all information related to Jun Qi!"
"Sorry, your Chinese names, I'm not very used to saying them."
Rarely, the usually suave Tony Stark actually showed a hint of embarrassment towards Qi Jun!
If certain sensationalist reporters had seen it, would it have become: Shocking! The high and mighty Stark, because of this matter, was actually embarrassed!
Of course, Qi Jun knew that this was the inevitable result of equal status, or even overwhelming strength.
"It's okay, I know your customs."
"You can just call me 'Qi Jun,' there's no need to separate the given name and surname."
In response, Qi Jun also had a friendly expression, even allowing Tony to call him by his full name directly.
After all, 'Jun Qi' or whatever, sounded even more uncomfortable!
"Okay, Qi Jun!"
Indeed, this time, Tony Stark said it very smoothly.
"By the way, Qi Jun."
"You're telling me to be careful of S.H.I.E.L.D."
"Is it because… is it because there's something within S.H.I.E.L.D. that's similar to Stark Industries?"
Tony Stark's eyes gleamed with wisdom. In just a few sentences, Tony Stark had already guessed something… "You're very smart, Tony!"
Qi Jun said this a second time.
But Tony Stark rolled his eyes, even turning his head away, not wanting to look at him.
Come on, you just said I wasn't as smart as my dad, Howard, and now you're turning around and saying I'm smart.
Where's your shame?
Of course, Qi Jun didn't care about this, and even watched this guy throw a tantrum with amusement.