Chapter 1660 False Alarm

"Your nerves are too frayed."

"Tony, the secret service officer responsible for protecting you is dead!" After seeing the intelligence, Colonel Rhodes dragged Tony Stark to the safe house regardless of his resistance. Standing outside the door of the safe house were two soldiers armed with assault rifles and wearing desert camouflage body armor. "This means that someone wants to attack you, but they don't know that you will come to Houston, so their plan failed. Now we are not sure whether the group knows the news and whether they will raid your residence, so we Will help you contact Pepper, and at the same time strengthen the security of Stark Group."

"Don't kid me. The death of a Secret Service officer three kilometers away has nothing to do with me."

"There is a village only about ten kilometers away from your house, Tony. The address of the safe house is a secret, and ordinary terrorists will not know the monitoring station and special agent team set up by the Department of Homeland Security there. For your safety, the Secret Service visits every year It's going to cost a fortune. Don't forget, communications between your house, Stark Industries, and the Pentagon are already top-notch secure, with special ciphers, jammers, and phone systems at your service. "

"I can guarantee that the money will not be as much as what the congressmen took from me. At present, it seems that the Pentagon's money is well spent, after all, many of the products are produced by Stark Industries."

Since Stark Industries withdrew from the weapons manufacturing industry and joined the Avengers without official restrictions, the media's evaluation of him has become polarized. Even conservative and liberal media have become polarized after he became a so-called "superhero." "The attitude towards him is also completely different. It's clear that there's also a difference of opinion between the two soldiers about him, with Tony Stark clearly seeing that one of them is very agitated.

But now is not the time to sign.

Tony Stark followed Colonel Rhodes slowly into the open door. Colonel Rhodes glared at him, then closed the door and lowered his voice and said, "The new president is about to announce his appointment. At this time, there will be many personnel changes in the Pentagon. Especially this president is a Republican populist, and the previous president belonged to the liberal Democratic Party. , the personnel changes in the Pentagon will be very drastic. Although many appointments and dismissals are still in the confidential stage, I have heard some rumors, many of which are related to you. For example, the president wants to make you the secretary of defense."

"Me?" Tony Stark couldn't help but raise his voice, "In the eyes of the media, I am a liberal, and Steve Rogers is a conservative."

"But Steve Rogers committed treason, and he is no longer on the side of the United States today." Colonel Rhodes said, "This has nothing to do with politics, Tony. The new president wants to use you I'm here to promote the reshoring of manufacturing and fulfill my promise to Rust Belt voters, so next you may go to Washington and the new president's chief of staff and the president himself will talk to you. You will get a lot of benefits, Tony. I am not right Idiot who knows nothing about this world, I know you always have ideals, but I know there are many families who have taken this opportunity to become a part of the United States. Maybe your descendants may become president one day, and then you can Build another organization similar to the Avengers instead of being obsessed with the present."

"Rody, who taught you to say these words?" Tony Stark took a few steps back, "Whose money did you receive?"

"I don't take anyone's money, Tony. I was asked by an old acquaintance to tell you this." Colonel Rhodes continued to lower his voice, "As long as that person's name is spoken on the phone, it will trigger a federal investigation. Bureau’s monitoring alert.”

"Hmm - blindfold, scar?"

"Yes."

Tony Stark nodded understandingly. He hadn't heard from Nick Fury for a long time, and it was really a surprise to hear it from Colonel Rhodes. He also thought that Nick Fury was hiding in a safe house in an unknown corner, or that he had been caught by a certain country's intelligence agency and put in a dark cell for interrogation. Even though there was some unpleasantness between him and Nick Fury, he heard that The name of an acquaintance still brings a sense of joy that seems to come from another world.

"Have you seen him lately?"

"He came to see me."

"This is also in line with his style of behavior." Tony Stark crossed his arms. "I hope the alarm will be lifted soon. If he has contacted you, it proves that he knows my schedule very well. I am not sure what those in the secret service department know about it." Are there any agents loyal to him, but if I am in danger, he will definitely tell you."

"I'm not sure you don't understand his tendency to keep secrets."

"Believe me, I know people with a tendency to keep secrets very well." Tony Stark winked. It's not the right time to say too much now, because someone is listening in on what's going on here via a hijacked Stark Industries civilian communications satellite. However, this does not prevent him from spewing venom from the sharp tip of his tongue that makes the skin itchy, red and swollen, or even slightly stinging, but only a slight sting. "A tendency to keep secrets doesn't mean keeping all information secret. If someone does that, it just means that person has a special preference for information, doesn't it?"

His last words amounted to little more than a murmur between his lips. After all, he has seen someone "You know who" use superpowers to smash someone's head from thousands of miles away, and that person is moody. Who knows if that person will be watching what happens here from a distant information receiving end? everything.

"This is not the time to discuss this, Tony. What matters is that someone is planning to cause a threat to you."

"Alarm cleared." The sergeant pushed open the door, hot sweat dripping from his forehead. It was obvious that the alarm had made him so nervous, and so many checks had been scheduled, that the air-conditioning that enveloped the building was unable to lower his body temperature. "You can continue your work, Mr. Stark."

"I told you so." Tony Stark puffed out his chest and handed out a business card. "Your professionalism is respectable, sir. Do you intend to work in the security department of Stark Industries after retiring? I rarely send out invitations, but this invitation to you has no expiration date. I believe in your professional skills. To be able to thrive there.”

"Thank you for the recommendation, Mr. Stark."

The sergeant's attitude obviously improved a lot. As an elite member of the Navy SEALs, after it was determined that he could not be promoted, the industries he could join after retiring were almost all private security companies or serving as bodyguards for big shots. He has long heard about the salary package of Stark Industries, and the work pressure of the security department is extremely low. If this promise can be obtained, he and his wife can live a rich, fulfilling and safe life.

"Follow me. The general is still waiting for you. It's not long before the mission begins."

Slender fingers slowly tapped on the marble tabletop, and the white and fluorescent green strings reflected by the holographic projection in the center of the room flowed like a waterfall, in the dark room and on the dark green cloak of Regent Victor von Doom. The dye bloomed, and the gold disc lapel pins and gold chains on both sides of the collar of the cloak, symbolizing royal power, still shone brightly in the dim room. When a specific string of characters appeared, Regent Victor von Doom finally stopped tapping on the table, and other rooms connected to this room with a large number of computers and related personnel immediately became busy.

"The virus has been implanted and the satellite coordinates are being searched. The search is completed and the data is being uploaded to the Tianjian Space Station data link."

"Order Tianjian Space Station to implement the Delta-5 plan." Regent Victor von Doom said, "Shoot down the satellites, clear the space, and ensure that there are no other satellites in the nearby space."

"After calculation, the satellite debris will fall into the Pacific Ocean."

"Very well. I don't want this operation to cause any disruption to the political situation on Earth."

Victor von Doom looked at Tony Stark standing on the command podium from multiple angles through micro cameras and the internal cameras in the Houston command center. The latter always raised his head casually and looked at the surveillance camera in the command hall, looking guilty and nervous. It seemed that he already knew that there was someone behind the camera looking at him with hawk-like eyes, scrutinizing his every move and measuring him. Is a life with his family worth sitting on someone's desk. However, he didn't know that the person who was staring at him closely was thinking about another matter that was more worrying at the moment, which was the reason that prompted the Guardsman Derrick to take the risk and cross the border to deliver the message.

Regent Victor von Doom picked up his scepter and stood up from his chair.

The scepter was ignited by his psychic power and the room returned to light.

There is nothing more to care about here. Tony Stark has handed over the blueprints of the Rogue spacecraft, and the blueprints of the New Domain spacecraft have also been found in the database of the Houston command center. As long as the plan goes according to plan, the Houston command center will lose all information about the New Domain and the Rogue rescue spacecraft, providing ample opportunities for the Emperor's planned actions. No other forces in the world will know that they were there just now. The emperor who appeared on the news has arrived at the Tianjian Space Station and is preparing to take the sky aircraft carrier to the space near Neptune. To Victor von Doom's amusement, when the Emperor reappeared, he received intelligence that the leader of the rebel organization who had been trained by the CIA and received funds from non-profit organizations immediately booked a flight abroad. It seems that he does not intend to return to the Yugoslav Federation, and overseas non-profit organizations in the Yugoslav Federation cannot even call the police because they do not have a license.