Hearing

Hearing Tony's words, Charlotte thought for a moment, but instead of telling him directly, she said:

"New Element? I have a clue; it's related to the Arc Reactor."

"But it will take some time to investigate. I will let you know when I have the results."

Hearing Charlotte's words, Tony pondered for a moment, then said, "How about I give you my next mission? As for the price, you can name your price."

"I'll let you know when I have definite news. As for the mission request, I'll have time then."

Charlotte, however, planned to see if Whiplash would continue attacking Tony. If so, she would simply tell Tony what she knew before S.H.I.E.L.D..

There's no need to tell Tony about this today. After all, we've already given him enough help. We can take the opportunity to let Tony enter the Magic World later and help him defend against the attack from Hell.

"Okay, then I'll leave this to you. Be sure to let me know if you have any updates."

See you at the hearing tomorrow!

"See you tomorrow!"

Tony then said goodbye to Charlotte and drove himself home with Happy.

Seeing Tony leave, Tsunade finally spoke up, "Are you planning to take him with you to defend against the attack from Hell?"

"I don't think he's that strong. That armor looks good, but it's nothing special..."

Clearly, Tsunade didn't think much of the Mark III. She had seen the video of Tony saving people and had a general understanding of the armor's parameters. Apart from its flight ability, in Tsunade's eyes, it was even inferior to some special Puppet.

Charlotte shook her head, then said, "With his intelligence, his armor is being upgraded very quickly, and his strength is increasing rapidly as well."

"And don't you find him interesting?"

Tsunade, finding it amusing; he was even more of a scoundrel and lecherous than Jiraiya. She then glanced at Charlotte and said, "I hope you don't end up like him."

After saying that, Tsunade left the recovery room.

Hearing Tsunade's parting words, Charlotte stroked his chin. "Don't end up like Tony?"

Does it mean sleeping with the cover girl?

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the next day.

Charlotte Doyle, who had just opened her eyes, immediately checked in through the system.

Ding! Sign-in successful! Received 50,000 copper coins!

After pocketing the copper coins and looking at her meager amount of system Gold Coin, Charlotte left the room, washed up, and then had John Wick drive her to the hearing.

Washington D.C.., Military Court hearing.

Charlotte had already arrived at the scene. He wasn't quite sure why he had been given a summons as well. Was it so that he could testify against Tony?

Charlotte sat next to Tony, followed by Ginny and Pepper Potts, who were their secretaries. However, Pepper Potts was no longer Tony's secretary but the CEO of Stark Industries.

"Mr. Stark, please continue with the previous topic."

The senator sitting on the stage tapped the Hammer on the table as a reminder.

Tony was whispering to Pepper Potts when he heard the congressman's reminder and turned back around.

"Yes dear!"

Tony's words made everyone present burst into laughter.

The senator struck the Hammer again, then said, "Could you please listen to me properly?"

"No problem."

Do you possess a special weapon?

"No."

"You don't have it?"

"I don't. It depends on what you consider a weapon."

The senator sat on the stage, looking at Tony with a serious expression, and said, "Even Iron Man is a weapon."

"The device I invented isn't a weapon!"

How would you describe him?

"Senator, it is what it is."

The Senate pressed further, asking, "What is it?"

Tony replied, "It's a high-tech prosthetic."

Tony's answer was met with another burst of laughter from the hearing room. Charlotte, sitting to the side, leaned back in her chair, bored, hoping the tedious meeting would end soon.

Tony ignored the laughter and continued, "That's the best adjective I could get."

The senator retorted, "It's a weapon, it's a weapon."

"If you prioritize the well-being of the people, then it is a prosthetic limb."

"No, my priority is to deliver Iron Man, this weapon, to the United States people."

Upon hearing the senator's words, Tony immediately refused, saying, "Impossible. I am Iron Man, I am one with the Iron Man Armor."

"Giving up Iron Man is giving up myself. Whether that's considered forced labor or prostitution depends on which state you're in."

I can't give it to you.

Upon hearing Tuo's words, laughter erupted once again from the audience.

The senator began, "Listen carefully, I'm not an expert..."

Tony immediately retorted, "Of course you're not a prostitute expert, come on, you're a senator."

After speaking, Tony slammed his hand on the table and flashed a victory sign at the people behind him.

The laughter that followed grew even louder.

The senator quickly explained, "I'm not a weapons expert, but we've brought in one."

"I need to subpoena Justin Hammer, the Department of Defense's current main arms supplier."

Upon hearing the senator's words, Tony also looked to the side and saw Justin Hammer walking in.

"I saw Justin Hammer walk in, but I didn't see any weapons experts."

At that moment, Justin Hammer walked over to the audience seats and said with a smile, "Haha, that's right."

"I'm not the expert, you are, Tony, you're a genius!"

"Senator, please allow me to speak."

"Tony, I may not be the expert, but you know who the real expert is."

"Your father, Howard Stark."

"He was not only the patriarch of our family, but also the father of our military industry."

"But get this straight, he's not a hippie, he's a lion."

"We all know why we're here. For the past six months, Tony Stark has forged a sharp sword, but he insists it's just a shield."

"He wants us to trust him, to hide behind him."

"I really wish I felt safe, I truly wish I did."

"I wish I didn't have to lock the door when I went out, but this isn't Canada; we live in a dangerous world."

"And Mr. Stark may not be able to foresee danger."

"Thank you, everyone. God bless Iron Man. God bless United States."

That concludes my speech!

As Justin Hammer finished speaking, the senator was the first to applaud.

"Well said, Mr. Hammer."

"Now we would like to invite Lieutenant Colonel James Rhodes to attend the meeting."

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