Delivery to Your Doorstep

After Charlotte left Tony Stark's Seaside Villa.

On the other side.

In Stark Industries Tower, Obadiah, sitting in his office, his face grim, glared at the person giving his report and roared, "What did you say?"

"No information? Impossible. How could a person have no information?"

The person reporting at this moment lowered his head and said somewhat timidly, "We can't find any information about him, and there's no data on the internet either."

"Facial recognition yielded no information; we don't know which company or fund he works for."

"Furthermore, the surveillance video is problematic; all the audio has been cut off, so we can't hear what they were talking about. However, it must have been related to the Arc Reactor, since that person watched and touched Arc Reactor."

Looking at his subordinates reporting, Obadiah's blood pressure was already a little high. How could I not know it was related to the Arc Reactor?

They had no connection to go to that place to communicate, and even went to Tony's Seaside Villa together. Others might not know, but Obadiah knew very well that the Villa was not only used for living, but also for Tony's private Laboratory.

Tony must have taken that guy to see his latest research, that miniaturized Arc Reactor.

"Get out and keep investigating. We'll find some information eventually. If we can't find it online, we'll look through other channels. No one appears out of thin air. Even government agents leave traces. Use all the resources in the group. I need to know who he is."

After ordering his men to continue searching for Charlotte Doyle, Obadiah rose and stood before the enormous French windows, gazing at the scenery outside. He murmured to himself, "Tony, the fact that you've returned alive and brought me a new golden egg proves you weren't meant to die. But if you want to abandon Stark Industries, don't blame me for being ruthless."

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On the other side.

Alexandra, Bakuto, Sowande, and Murakami of the Hand, have arrived in New York through special channels.

Inside a huge conference room, four people, each with a small leather suitcase beside them, were each guarded by their own subordinates.

The four exchanged a glance, Alexandra spoke up, "You all brought your Dragon Bone?"

Murakami spoke first, saying, "Although this operation the Hand a joint effort, it still carries certain risks. If, unfortunately, there are casualties..."

"With the Dragon Bone by my side, my people below can quickly reclaim my body and revive me. I don't want to end up like Madame Gao, reduced to ashes."

When the others heard Murakami say this, they nodded in agreement. Indeed, without the Dragon Bone by their side, if something unexpected happened and they couldn't be resurrected, the loss would be enormous. The main concern was that if the corpse was burned, everything would be over.

Seeing that everyone was in the same boat, Alexandra spoke up, "According to the information we've gathered over this period, Charlotte Doyle purchased a piece of land in Hell's Kitchen a week ago and began excavating it."

"And a small earthquake occurred on that land."

As Alexandra spoke, the other three exclaimed, "He... found the Dragon Bone?"

Alexandra wasn't entirely sure, shaking her head. "I don't know if he found the Dragon Bone, but at that construction site, Stick led the Chaste in a battle against Charlotte Doyle and the High Table members."

"And the result is quite obvious: the Chaste has been wiped out, while Charlotte did not suffer any major losses."

Hearing that their old rival, Stick, had actually failed, everyone was quite surprised. After all, the fact that Stick had been able to oppose them for so long without being eliminated showed that the Chaste he led was exceptionally powerful.

He died so easily at the hands of his opponent, and the damage he caused to the opponent was not significant.

"However, I have already notified Stick's apprentice, Elektra, through other channels."

"I imagine this Elektra in Greece is very eager to avenge her teacher."

Seeing the serious expressions on everyone's faces, Alexandra spoke again, "Besides informing Stick's apprentice, we need to change our approach to this operation."

Alexandra clapped her hands, and a dozen or so of her men came in carrying several boxes.

At Alexandra's signal, several of her men opened the boxes one by one, revealing their contents.

The first wooden crate contained RPGs and several grenades.

The second box contained a whole box of hand grenades.

The third box contained an extravagantly designed sniper rifle, the Croatian RT-20 20/14.5mm anti-materiel gun.

The fourth box contained a M134 Minigun) and a full box of ammunition.

"Gentlemen, times have changed. Dealing with certain individuals can no longer be done by sending a few ninjas with Tanto and Shuriken to carry out assassinations."

"Even ordinary pistols and Assault Rifle are still insufficient in firepower. During the battle in Hell's Kitchen, there were sounds of gunfire and grenade explosions."

"In that case, we need even more powerful weapons to completely destroy Charlotte Doyle and his Agency."

Looking at Alexandra speaking eloquently, Bakuto exclaimed, "Are you planning to start a war with all this stuff?"

"These weapons, if used in Hell's Kitchen, could be easily concealed, but his Agency is in Queens."

"Do you think the New York government will stand idly by after using these heavy weapons?"

Hearing Bakuto's words, Murakami and Sowande, who were initially quite interested, considered for a moment and then nodded, saying, "Alexandra, after all, isn't a combat zone..."

Despite everyone's attempts to dissuade her, Alexandra smiled confidently and said, "Don't worry, I've taken care of everything. Someone will block off 71st Avenue, Forest Hills, Queens, for us."

"After midnight, that place will belong to us. As long as we leave before dawn and clean up any traces, this incident will not affect us in any way."

"The price I paid for this was my position as Madame Gao."

"The other side will become another finger to us. Of course, the benefits we gain are not limited to these, but also include the support of the entire United States, and even more countries and regions."

"This is part of the cooperation, and I think everyone has no objections to this deal."

Upon hearing Alexandra's words, Murakami replied, "Wanting to join us and become one of the Five Fingers isn't impossible, but you should at least tell us who wants to join."

"Alexandra, if we are to choose someone to replace Madame Gao, we need the unanimous consent of all of us."

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