Chapter 1656 Kama Taj Hijacking

"I know, I know." Tony Stark crossed his arms, and the dirty, oil-filled towel was rubbed randomly and thrown aside. He calls this kind of life Debug, which includes getting up early in the morning to make coffee and cleaning the front steps, leaving all work matters to the CEO he appointed. "I have handed over the relevant rights to you, and you have the right to answer this call, Pepper." He clapped his hands, and the garage door closed automatically, covering up what he was making, "I am repairing the lawnmower. Well, what else could be more important than this?"

"The call from the Pentagon," Pepper Potts said deadpan. "Also, I saw you put motor oil on your arm, Tony. If I had any common sense, I would know that a lawnmower doesn't need to So much oil. Unfortunately, I have common sense."

"Just making some small adjustments to the suit." Tony Stark smiled awkwardly, "You know, I have a lot of inspiration. This is just a small experiment, Pepper, there is no danger."

"If you feel bored living together in the country, you can go back to the institute." The tense expression on Pepper Potts' face relaxed, and then she frowned again, "I didn't tie you here. , Tony. Your genius brain is just here to rest for a while. This does not mean that I am asking you to quit all research and development work. I am not asking you to make such sacrifices. All I ask of you is not to waste your time. Waste it on catching street gangsters - actually you can do that, but don't go to the Middle East or anywhere again - there has been no alien invasion for a long time, you should relax your nerves, right?"

Tony Stark waved his hand.

"We'll discuss this later, let's see what new enemies the Department of Defense has. You can listen here, Pepper. You are the CEO of Stark Industries, and you have access to this classified information."

"No."

Pepper Potts refused without hesitation. She had already taken several steps back before Tony Stark pressed the answer button. Tony Stark had never thought that someone could retreat so fast in high heels, even stepping out of the soft grass. A few tiny holes. He wanted to explain to Pepper that he had modified the procedure to water the lawn in the morning instead of the usual evening time, but seeing that the latter did not care about the cleanliness of the heels of his high-heeled shoes, he gave up on this, which would probably incur consequences. The topic of complaint. Let her think it rained last night.

"Get out of the hands of the Pentagon as soon as possible, Tony, or you'll never be free. Don't forget that the Pentagon wants your suits, your reactors, and its clean energy projects from us. We're not Lockheed Martin, Tony. We can't stand with the Pentagon forever." She paused. "And the Avengers. The Avengers have disbanded, haven't they?"

Watching the woman leave, Tony Stark still had a dry smile on his face.

Pepper Potts' dream is very beautiful, but he cannot leave the Pentagon, and the Stark family cannot leave the Pentagon, even if Stark Industries refuses to provide weapons manufacturing-related services. In fact, many of Stark Industries' technologies still flow to the military manufacturing industry. Military companies such as Lockheed Martin and Raytheon hold shares with Stark Industries, and many technology patent authorization documents from Stark Industries still exist. transferred between different military industrial enterprises. Stark Industries' latest large-scale research and development project is a radar technology. Anyone who has been exposed to this project can see that this is an airborne radar and is likely to be installed on an improved model of the F-35. .

Stark Group has never exited the military manufacturing industry, but has only changed to a more covert method, becoming a military industry company focusing on technology research and development and earning profits from other military manufacturing complexes. It is impossible for the Stark family to break away from the entire military manufacturing system. Without the protection and exchange of benefits from the Pentagon, Stark Industries, which withdraws from the arms deal, will not end well. Countless intelligence agencies and military-industrial enterprises around the world are coveting Stark Industries' databases. The FBI and Homeland Security find industrial spies trying to obtain Stark Industries information every day. Whether it is information leakage or the kidnapping and murder of him, it shows that the real core of the Stark Group is his own research and development capabilities rather than others. It is also because of these departments that the work of the director of Stark's security department seems so credible. Only if there is no need, Tony Stark will let his driver Happy hold a position that only requires obedience and no ability.

Pepper Potts' CEO position had access to this information, but she declined. She also knows that there are employees from state departments within Stark Industries who can handle this information. All she needs to do is to be responsible to the shareholders (the largest shareholder currently is Tony Stark himself), nothing more.

"We need you to come to Houston, Stark." On the other side of the video call, Colonel Rhodes's face filled the screen, "The Rogue rescue ship is about to arrive in the Neptune ring to start salvage work on the New Domain spacecraft. Both the Pentagon and Houston would like to invite you to join us to see the situation of the New Domain spacecraft, do some on-site analysis, and provide off-site technical support."

"I said, if you don't give me the information about the hyperspace engine, I will not participate in more work." Tony Stark frowned, "I don't understand why Houston wants to hide this information. So deep, no relevant information was found on Friday. What's more... Roddy (nickname), do you know how much signal distortion and delay there are from the earth to Neptune? Do you know what the current speed of Voyager 2 is? Even if I After going to Houston, I couldn't provide any effective help. The only people who could help the Hero were aliens. As far as I know, the aliens we know about are not very friendly, and they would definitely not invite the Hero. The crew went home for dinner.”

Colonel Rhodes deliberately coughed loudly a few times to cover up Tony Stark's voice.

Hacking into the databases of NASA and the Pentagon is undoubtedly a felony. The last organization to do so was SHIELD. If officials around you hear this news, someone in Congress will immediately file a complaint against Stark Industries. accusation. The military-industrial complex is not an unbreakable alliance of interests. The many patented technologies in the hands of Stark Industries are very eye-catching. Members of Congress who have the fingers of the military-industrial complex and Wall Street stuffed in their butts will definitely become targets of Stark Industries. pawn. Stark Industries is not without friends, but no one can guarantee that there are no other forces in the Pentagon. Every general Colonel Rhodes knows is a beneficiary of the interest chain of the military-industrial complex, even he is no exception.

"I only found information about the Pegasus Project, but I'm sure this information is incomplete. There is no information about the Pegasus Project in the information exposed by SHIELD." Tony Stark said in a nonchalant and self-centered voice. . He accidentally stepped into the rotten grass created by the program and couldn't help but curse a few words under his breath. "I only know that the Pegasus Project is related to the Cosmic Cube, but this does not explain how the hyperspace engine of the New Domain spacecraft is manufactured."

Colonel Rhodes coughed a few more times. "I assure you, we do not have the technology to build a hyperdrive."

"So the hyperspace engine technology comes from aliens? We don't have a production line or related manufacturing equipment, so we can't reproduce it now?" Tony Stark raised his eyebrows. Colonel Rhodes expressed his assent in silence. Tony Stark saw him keep looking out of the frame, finally seeming to realize that an officer was standing nearby. "I don't know who you are," he said bluntly, "but if you want me to go to Houston, the Pentagon has to give me more information."

"We'll share, Stark, the Pentagon isn't as stingy as you think."

The official in military uniform squeezed into the frame. If Tony Stark's memory is better, he will find that this is General Ross's subordinate before he ran for the Secretary of Defense. It seems that after General Ross became the Secretary of Defense, his former subordinates also followed the chickens and dogs to heaven. However, since General Ross was exposed to have conducted human experiments on himself, and transformed out of control and completely disappeared during the Avengers Civil War, the faction that lost its political power began to suffer a blow, otherwise it would not come to Houston.

"If you want to know more, come to Houston and watch the rescue operation of the spaceship Rogue. I promise you that Stark Industries will be commissioned to reverse engineer the hyperspace engine. We must surpass other countries in the field of spaceflight." , the hyperdrive will be a key piece of equipment for us to maintain our position."

Tony Stark looked at Colonel Rhodes who lowered his head.

"I will go," he sighed. "Remember your promise, General."

"Thank you for your cooperation, Stark." The general glanced at him in the video, "The country thanks you for your efforts."

"How should we make a plan?" Watching Tony Stark on the screen angrily hang up the call, the Guards Commander Constantine looked at the other Guardsmen. "Hijacking on the way, or going directly to Tony Stark's residence? There is reason to believe that Tony Stark will take a helicopter to Houston. The plane is also equipped with a portable armor. If the US air defense is to If the system's surveillance forces the helicopter to stop, then the political impact of Tony Stark's escape may be beyond imagination. At present, we do not have the relevant data of that suit of armor and cannot take targeted actions."