"Aren't you afraid of dying?"
Tony Stark couldn't help but twitch his eyes nervously, looked at Uehara Naraku who was blocking his way, and casually replied, "Haha, it's just too stuffy at home..."
Although Tony Stark suspected that the model at the industrial expo might likely be the key to a new energy source for the Iron Man suit, possibly replacing the Palladium Energy Plate and solving his palladium poisoning problem.
But...
Tony Stark didn't want to share this secret with Uehara Naraku at all, even though he knew that Uehara Naraku was currently on the same side as him!
However, Uehara Naraku had deceived him before, and Tony Stark swore he would never share any secrets with this guy!
Or rather...
Tony Stark didn't trust S.H.I.E.L.D. either!
Tony couldn't be sure that once S.H.I.E.L.D. learned where the key for the new energy element was, they might change their attitude and hide the key first!
"You find the seaside villa stuffy?"
Uehara Naraku raised his eyebrows slightly, stepped forward in front of Tony Stark's sports car, his expression becoming cold: "My orders are to protect your safety until you deal with the danger within yourself, you are not allowed to leave this villa."
"I know, I know..."
Tony Stark's fingers slowly tapped on the steering wheel as he pondered his strategy: "But Pepper just told me there was an urgent matter at Stark Tower..."
"I haven't received any contact from Special Agent Romanoff or Miss Pepper."
Uehara Naraku exposed Tony Stark's lie in one sentence and continued softly: "Besides, no matter what trouble Stark Industries encounters, Special Agent Romanoff will help handle it, any trouble is not a problem for S.H.I.E.L.D..."
"Hmm..."
Tony Stark couldn't help feeling a bit conflicted, continuing slowly, "I've got a lead, need to buy some materials, can you help me get them?"
"To buy what you need late at night..."
Uehara Naraku's words abruptly stopped, his body suddenly froze, as if he was in shock, and his body seemed unable to move.
"What is that..."
Tony Stark's face flashed with surprise!
Although Tony Stark couldn't judge Uehara Naraku's condition, under the light from the car, about a dozen thin lines connecting Uehara Naraku's body were shimmering faintly!
It was clear...
These fine lines were quite resilient!
Could it be that these thin lines were holding Uehara Naraku's body in place?!
Tony Stark gradually raised his head to look towards the sky following these lines!
Under the moonlit galaxy was an ugly giant white bird, which didn't look like a living creature!
What surprised Tony Stark even more was that two figures wearing cloud-patterned black robes stood on top of the giant white bird, making the situation appear completely unscientific!
Tony Stark felt his worldview flipping upside down!
One red-haired teenager gazed coldly at the ground, his fingers bending as if playing a piano, seemingly using the puppet strings to control Uehara Naraku, preventing him from moving!
As for the other blond young man, he landed lightly on Tony Stark's car hood, with a joyful expression as if he had no weight at all.
The blond youth chuckled a few times, raised his thumb to signal to the immobilized Uehara Naraku behind him, "Hehehe... Howard Stark's son, do you need us to help get rid of this guy who's restricting your freedom?"
"He doesn't seem like a bad guy."
The red-haired boy standing on top of the white giant bird suddenly spoke, softly explaining: "Through the puppet strings, I can feel his inner will; this person wants to protect you in front of us, seems not to be the enemy of Howard Stark's son..."
"You guys..."
This was the second time that day Tony Stark heard his father's name from someone else's mouth; these two ridiculously young-looking men knew his father!
This world...
How strange can it get?
Tony Stark quickly snapped out of his astonishment, hurriedly waved his hand, and said gently, "There's no need for that... although Agent Uehara Naraku has lied to me before, he's indeed a good man..."
"Is that so?"
The blond youth pinched his lips, nodded slowly, "Then we don't need to avoid him being around for what we're about to say next..."
"No, no, no..."
Tony Stark shook his head quickly, regretting not wearing his Iron Man suit at that moment.
Unfortunately, he was worried his body couldn't withstand more palladium poisoning and needed to leave enough time to study new element energy.
Facing these two alone seemed a bit dangerous!
However, Tony Stark would definitely not be willing to have all his secrets known by Uehara Naraku, the S.H.I.E.L.D. agent!
Tony Stark soon realized that Uehara Naraku seemed to have no power to fight back in front of these two people, unable to protect his safety...
Moreover...
These two figures in cloud-patterned black robes seemed harmless, possibly old acquaintances of his father Howard Stark, just unknown whether they were enemies or friends...
Could these two be from Hydra?
Tony Stark pondered for a moment, then suddenly said, "Let's find a private place to talk... How about my house?"