Chapter 54 Hearing
A few days later, when Li Heng was watching short videos, he saw Tony's video, which was about Tony attending the Stark Expo in New York.
The video recorded in detail the process of Tony, wearing the iron armor, jumping off a helicopter from a height of 15,000 feet and landing directly in the center of the stage of the venue.
When landing, Tony struck a handsome pose to greet the cheers from the audience.
Then, under the watchful eyes of the audience, the stage under Tony's feet began to spin, and a mechanical arm extended to help Tony take off his suit. After two spins, Tony was left in a suit and bowed to the audience.
His high-profile and cocky look didn't show at all the bad mental state he was in a few days ago.
Tony then began his speech:
"I didn't say that the long-term peace that the world has finally maintained over the years is because of me!"
"I also didn't say that no one in the world can rise from the ashes like a phoenix like me!"
"I didn't even say that the government can enjoy its leisure time at ease because no one in the world dares to challenge me in my peak form!"
"Tony! Tony! Tony!"
After saying these three sentences, the audience below was completely excited and shouted Tony's name loudly.
Tony then continued:
"I am not important, you are not important, none of us are important, what is important is inheritance! What do we want to leave for the future? That's why starting next year, outstanding talents from different countries and companies around the world will share their views and create a better future. So, what I want to say is: Welcome back to the Stark Industrial Expo!"
Li Heng looked at Tony in the video, and after his speech, he started playing a video of his father, Howard Stark, to explain the purpose of holding the expo and the significance of technology.
At this time, Li Heng saw the map model that appeared behind Howard, and he remembered that Tony seemed to have used this map model to discover new elements to replace the target elements and create a new generation of reactors.
If he hadn't watched the video now, Li Heng might not remember what the map looked like.
Howard's video was playing on the stage in front, and Tony was testing the toxicity in the blood nearby, which showed that the target was 19% poisoned.
At this time, Tony's face no longer had the high spirits just now. Instead, it was filled with sorrow and a thoughtful expression.
After leaving the Expo, Tony met the woman who came to serve him a subpoena. She said to Tony:
"You are ordered to appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee tomorrow morning at 9:00 sharp."
Tony turned to look at Happy and asked:
“How far are we from Washington?”
"Washington? Two hundred and fifty miles."
As soon as Happy finished speaking, Tony drove off in his sports car.
The next morning, in Washington, at the Military Committee.
Because Li Heng knew that Tony would face a hearing the next day to hand in his combat uniform, he got up early to watch the live broadcast.
At the same time, Li Heng knew that this was already the plot of the second part of Iron Man.
After the scene, Tony's answer to the senator, and the gag in the middle, "It's a high-tech prosthesis."
Tony's words caused everyone to laugh.
But the senator kept emphasizing:
"My priority is to deliver the weapon of the suit to the American people..."
Before he could finish his words, Tony strongly opposed it.
"Don't even think about it. I am Iron Man. The suit and I are one. If I hand over the suit, I'm handing over myself."
In short, the senator tried every means to get Tony to hand over the suit, but Tony firmly opposed it.
When the stalemate reached a stalemate, the senator invited Justin Hammer and James Rhodes, hoping to make them a breakthrough for Tony.
Then, while playing the video brought by Rhodes, Tony took the opportunity to hack into the system, and then found out the tests conducted by Justin Hammer in other countries. He wanted to secretly build a battle suit, but it caused huge casualties.
Tony's move directly exposed all his past, and he even mocked:
“It takes five to ten years for each country, but it takes twenty years for Hammer to get results.”
As the Senator and Hammer explained, Tony said:
"You want my product? Don't even think about it! But I've done you a big favor! I can maintain world peace by myself!"
After saying that, he stood up and faced the people behind him, and everyone stood up and applauded Tony.
Obviously, Tony won this hearing.
Meanwhile, in the polar bear territory, Ivan Vanko was watching Tony on TV, who had won the hearing.
At the same time, his hands kept moving. Relying on the information left by his father, Ivan Vanko also rubbed out a small reactor with his hands, and then made a battle suit with the reactor as the core.
He wants to rely on this to find Tony and avenge his father.
After Tony returned to the villa from the hearing, he checked his blood again and found that he had been poisoned by 24% of the target element.
Jarvis began to say to Tony:
"If you continue to wear the suit, your poisoning will only get worse."
Tony knew it too, but his personality wouldn't allow him to take off his suit easily.
But if he persists in the current state, Tony will need to replace the target element energy plate from time to time and watch the poisoning become more and more serious.
Jarvis has already conducted simulations and experiments on all known elements, but none of them can replace the target element, so Tony is running out of time and options.
At the same time, Li Heng also prepared to go to Tony's villa, find Tony, and tell him something.
As soon as Li Heng arrived at Tony's villa, he heard Pepper being angry with Tony.
Li Heng asked, "What's wrong, Pepper? Why are you so angry?"
When Pepper saw that it was Li Heng who came, he immediately found the person to accuse:
"Oh, Li, you're here. It's just right. Can you give me your opinion on whether Tony is right or wrong?"
Li Heng saw that Tony was still drinking that green stuff, and he knew that Tony's condition must have gotten worse, but he still said to Pepper:
"Oh? Tell me, what did Tony do?"
Pepper told him the whole story.
“He donated our entire collection of modern art!”
"He donated everything without consulting me!"
"Guess where he donated it? He donated it to the Boy Scouts of the United States!" Pepper was very angry.
"You know, it took me ten years to collect and organize those things, and he donated them without even saying anything!"
Pepper was very angry with Tony.
