"I never thought that in the end, it was my money that saved me."
Tony laughed at himself self-deprecatingly.
Indeed, in others' eyes, he was a war criminal who manufactured weapons. In fact, his weapons had indeed fallen into the hands of these Terrorists, so this was only natural.
Besides those with vested interests, who else would be kind enough to specifically save a war profiteer like him?
"Besides money, you don't seem to have anything else worth coveting, but as far as I know, there are quite a few people who hate you.
I remember passing through Sokovia before and meeting a pair of siblings. The weapons for their country's civil war all came from Stark Industries. Their parents were killed by missiles from your Stark Industries. They said they would never forgive you in their entire lives."
George shook his head and said.
Although Quicksilver was already dead in this Universe, and there was a high probability that there was no Witch, it didn't stop him from using this matter to strike at Tony and deepen his resolve to close the weapons division.
"It's right for them to hate me. I really was a self-righteous jerk before."
Tony felt his heart being fiercely stabbed. Ethan, who was behind him, saw this and comforted him:
"You still have a chance to make amends. Don't give up."
His family had also died from Stark Industries' weapons, but he understood that it wasn't the weapons that were wrong, but the Terrorists who used them.
Moreover, through their interactions, he believed that Tony was kind-hearted by nature and had been misled before, failing to see the truth behind it. Once he sobered up, with Tony's abilities and assets, he could definitely influence and help many people.
"I'm Tony Stark, the most brilliant inventor and entrepreneur. How could I give up?"
Upon hearing this, Tony immediately hid his guilt, revealing his usual unrestrained expression as a disguise, and said to George:
"Even though it's because of money, I still want to thank you for saving us. As a friendly reminder, I will hold a press conference at 5 PM the day after tomorrow. Before then, quickly sell all your stocks, otherwise, you might lose a lot."
"I just realized, you're actually quite nice!"
George looked at Tony with some surprise. He already knew about Tony's plan to hold a press conference to close the weapon manufacturing division when he used Legilimency and telepathy.
He was surprised that Tony had told him directly, which was clearly giving him money.
"Because now I don't plan to be a jerk anymore."
Tony shrugged.
"In that case, maybe we can still be friends in the future."
George suddenly sensed something, stopped the jeep, opened the car door, and slowly ascended into the air:
"The army looking for you will be here soon. I'm leaving now. If possible, don't tell anyone else about me."
The magnetic force allowed him to sense many cars and helicopters approaching from a distance. It was probably because of the recent explosion that Colonel Rhodes, who had been searching for Tony's whereabouts, had made a discovery.
"This guy can actually fly! When I go back, I'm going to make something that can fly too!"
Seeing George ascend and gradually disappear into a black dot, Tony couldn't help but envy him.
He decided that after returning, he would further optimize the blueprints of his first-generation Iron Man Suit, adding the ability to fly to it.
Shortly after George left, Colonel Rhodes found Tony and Ethan sitting in the jeep with a large contingent of soldiers.
And George, who had already returned to the X-Jet, had also contacted Leon using the special communicator on the jet before that.
"You can buy now, but remember, you must sell all the stocks again before 5 PM the day after tomorrow."
"George, can we go back now?"
Seeing George finish his call, Isa turned the jet and asked.
"Let's go back."
George nodded, then began to think about his next plan.
As soon as the news of Tony's return emerged, Stark Industries' stock price would inevitably rebound quickly. As long as he sold all the stocks before the press conference, he could make a large profit.
After the press conference, Stark's stock would plummet to an all-time low due to the closure of the weapon manufacturing division. At this point, he would use the money he earned to buy in a second time.
Once Tony admitted he was Iron Man, he would just wait for Stark Industries' stock to appreciate. When he needed money, he would sell a little. Anyway, barring any accidents, Stark's stock would only get better in the future.
But he also needed to pay attention to one thing: he had killed the bald leader of the Ten Rings Gang and destroyed the original blueprints in the cave. Without those, Obadiah wouldn't be able to build the Iron Monger, and he would probably make other moves.
For the sake of his stocks, he couldn't let Obadiah get desperate and kill Tony.
But he didn't want to kill Obadiah directly right now.
On one hand, he felt that with Obadiah around, the Stark Industries stock could be slowly stabilized after the press conference, giving Tony time to research the Iron Man Suit, and thus use Iron Man's popularity to bring back the stock price.
On the other hand, he could also wait for Obadiah to deal with Tony and then intervene, making Tony owe him another favor.
It was important to know that among people, the hardest debt to repay was a debt of gratitude, except for those without integrity.
"I need someone to help me keep an eye on things. It seems I need to find a Doctor soon."
He needed to cooperate with his clone to study and research magic, so he couldn't keep an eye on Tony Stark every day. And the only one in the Base good at this was Wolverine.
However, he wasn't comfortable with Wolverine in his current state and needed to help Wolverine solve his body's toxin problem soon.
If possible, he could also alleviate Professor X's epilepsy, and the students' learning problems would be solved together.
Previously, he didn't dare to find a Doctor for treatment, fearing that the Doctor would leak their information after treatment. But now that he had initially learned the Memory Charm, he could easily erase the Doctor's memory afterward.
The next day, the news of Tony Stark's return shook the World. Stark's stock price rapidly rebounded, even exceeding its original price before the incident.
On the third day, Tony Stark returned to New York by military plane and announced a press conference at 5 PM.
After the press conference, Stark's stock price plummeted.
And that night, George met Leon on the rooftop again.
"Mr. God of Death, this is the cash you requested."
Leon handed a box full of cash to George.
This time, Leon looked at George as if he were looking at a deity.
In just a few short days, his assets had increased tenfold. Now, the Leon family's money exceeded the combined total of half of the thirteen families in the Bronx.
"Tomorrow, reinvest most of the idle money into Stark's stock."
George took the box and instructed. He still didn't explain why, and Leon didn't ask, because Leon now completely regarded George's words as a sacred decree.
"Oh, and by any means necessary, find me a few of the best neurosurgeons and neurologists, then bring them to this rooftop tomorrow night. I have a use for them."
Before leaving, he entrusted the task of finding Doctors to Leon.
As one of the thirteen families, a proper local bigwig, finding Doctors was a piece of cake for him.
"Please rest assured, tomorrow, the best Doctors in all of New York will be here for you to choose from."
Leon patted his chest and guaranteed.
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