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"I never expected that the one who saved me in the end was my own money."
Tony smiled self-deprecatingly.
That's right; in others' eyes, he's a weapons manufacturer and a war criminal. After all, his weapons did indeed end up in the hands of those terrorists. So, it was only natural.
Except for people with a stake in the matter, who would willingly come to the aid of this war profiteer?
"You seem to have nothing else besides money that others care about, but as far as I know, there are quite a few people who hate you."
I remember meeting a brother and sister when I passed through Sokovia before. The weapons in their country's civil war came from Stark Industries, and it was your missiles that killed their parents. They said they would never forgive you for the rest of their lives."
George shook his head and said.
Although this version of Quicksilver is dead and it's likely there are no witches in this universe, it doesn't stop him from using it as leverage against Tony to deepen his resolve to shut down the weapons department.
"They should hate me; I used to be an egotistical asshole."
Tony felt a sharp pain in his heart, and Ethan comforted him by saying:
"You still have the chance to make amends. Don't give up."
His family was actually killed by the weapons of Stark Industries, but he understands that the fault lies not with the weapons themselves, but with the terrorists who used them.
Moreover, through his interactions with him, he believes that Tony is a good person at heart. He was blinded before, and did not see the truth behind it. After waking up, with Tony's abilities and assets, he can definitely influence and help many people.
"I am Tony Stark, the most talented inventor and entrepreneur. How could I give up?"
Tony immediately hid his guilt, revealing the carefree and unrestrained expression he usually wore as a mask, and said to Joezie:
"Although it's for money, I still want to thank you for saving us. As a friendly reminder, I will be holding a press conference tomorrow afternoon at 5 pm. Sell all your stocks before then, or you may lose a lot of money."
"I just found out that you're actually a nice person!"
George looked at Tony with some surprise. He had already known about Tony's plan to hold a press conference to close down the weapons manufacturing department during his psychic impressions and telepathy exercises.
George was surprised that Tony would actually tell him this, which was clearly giving him money.
"Because now I don't want to be a jerk anymore."
Tony shrugged.
"If that's the case, we might be able to become friends in the future."
George suddenly felt something, stopped the jeep, opened the door, and slowly took off:
"The army looking for you is almost here. I'll be leaving now, and if possible, don't tell anyone about my business."
The magnetic field made him sense that there were quite a few cars and helicopters coming from a distance, probably because of the explosion just now. This caused Major Ross to discover Tony's whereabouts.
"That guy can actually fly! Once I'm back, I'll also get a machine that can fly!"
Watching George ascending into the sky and gradually becoming a black dot that disappeared, Tony couldn't help but feel envious.
He decided that after returning, he would further optimize the design of the previous generation of Iron Man armor, adding the function of flying.
Shortly after George left, Major Ross led a large group of soldiers to the jeep where Tony and Ethan were sitting.
Meanwhile, George, who had already returned to the X-Wing fighter, had also used the special communitator on the aircraft to contact Leon before that.
"You can buy in now, but remember, you need to sell all your stocks again before 5 pm tomorrow afternoon."
"George, can we go back now?"
Seeing that George had finished his call, Yasha turned the fighter and asked.
"Let's go back."
George nodded, and then began to think about his plan for the future.
As soon as the news of Tony's return is out, the stock price of Stark Industries will inevitably recover quickly. By selling all the stocks before the press conference, a substantial profit can be made.
After the press conference, the stock price of Stark Industries will drop to its lowest due to the closure of the weapons manufacturing department. At this time, buying stocks with the profits can be done again.
After Tony admits to being Iron Man, they wait for Stark Industries' stock to appreciate, selling a bit when they need money, as the company's stock is expected to improve in the future.
But there's also a point to note: he killed the bald leader of the Ten Rings, destroyed the original design plans in the cave, and it's estimated that since Obadiah couldn't make Iron Monger, there might be other actions as well.
To protect their own stocks, they cannot let Obadiah act impulsively and kill Tony.
But he didn't want to kill Obadiah right now.
On one hand, he thought that with Obadiah around, after the press conference, he could gradually stabilize Stark Industries' stock, giving Tony time to study the Iron Man armor. In this way, the popularity of Iron Man could be used to pull back the stock price.
On the other hand, he could wait for Obadiah to confront Tony and help him out, so that Tony owes him another favor.
People to people, the most difficult debt to repay is a person's favor. There are exceptions for those without class.
"I need someone to keep an eye on me. It looks like I have to hurry up and find that doctor."
He needs to coordinate with his duplicate for learning and researching magic, and it's impossible for him to watch Tony Stark all day. The only one in the base who is good at this is Logan.
However, he is not satisfied with the current state of Wolverine and needs to solve his body toxins problem as soon as possible.
If possible, it would also be good to alleviate Professor X's epilepsy, which would also address the issue of the students' learning difficulties.
He didn't dare to seek medical treatment before because he was worried that the doctor would leak their secrets, but now he has learned the Memory Charm spell and can erase the doctor's memory after the event.
The next day, Tony Stark's return made headlines worldwide, causing the price of Stark stock to surge rapidly. At one point, it even exceeded the stock price before the incident occurred.
On the third day, Tony Stark returned to New York by military aircraft and announced that he would hold a press conference at 5 pm that afternoon.
After the press conference, the stock price of Stark Industries plummeted.
And that evening, George met with Leon again on the rooftop.
"Mr. Grim, here's the cash you wanted."
Leon handed a box filled with cash to George.
This time, Leon's gaze at George was like that of a worshipper looking at a deity.
In such a short period of time, his assets have increased by more than ten times. Now the money of the Leon family has exceeded half of the total wealth of the thirteen families in the Bronx district.
"Tomorrow, I'll reinvest most of the idle money back into Stark Industries stock."
George took the box and instructed, "I will reinvest most of the idle money back into Stark Industries stock tomorrow." He didn't explain why, and Leon didn't ask, because Leon had already treated George's words as commandments.
"Oh, by the way, no matter what it takes, go find some of the best neurologists and neurosurgeons for me. Bring them to the rooftop tomorrow night. I'll use them."
Before leaving, he entrusted the matter of finding doctors to Leon to handle.
As one of the Thirteen Families, he is definitely a local strongman. Finding doctors for such a thing is just a piece of cake.
"You can be assured that tomorrow we will have the best doctors in New York available for your selection."
Leon promised with a pat on his chest.
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