Just then, John Vick arrived at the scene in his car, Charlotte Doyle was immediately surrounded by reporters as soon as she got out.
"Mr. God of Ninjas, are you also here to confirm the death of your friend Tony Stark?"
What are your thoughts on his attack?
All the reporters present gathered around, flashing their cameras at Charlotte Doyle and constantly pressing the shutter button.
The commotion also caught Pepper Potts' attention, and she breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Charlotte Doyle appear.
Looking at the assembled reporters, Charlotte Doyle picked up a microphone and began to speak:
"We are not afraid of any attack!"
"Such an attack won't hit him."
At this point, the reporter said, "But he has been missing for so long, he has most likely been murdered."
Charlotte Doyle glanced at the reporter and said calmly, "He's Iron Man!"
After speaking, Charlotte handed the microphone back to the other person and walked straight away from the crowd towards Pepper Potts.
Upon seeing Charlotte arrive, Pepper Potts rushed forward and hugged Charlotte Doyle tightly, saying, "Tony, he's missing."
Charlotte gave Pepper Potts a comforting hug, then said, "Don't worry, Tony's fine."
Maya Hansen glanced at Pepper Potts and then at Charlotte Doyle, but didn't say anything.
At that moment, Kankuro leaped from the sea and landed directly in front of the group, then greeted Charlotte and the others, saying, "Lady Tsunade, Lord Jiraiya, Lord Charlotte."
Charlotte nodded. "Kankuro, you're here too."
Kankuro nodded, took out an Iron Man helmet and handed it to Pepper Potts, then said, "I've searched underwater, and I can confirm that Mr. Stark isn't there."
He should have already left the scene.
Hearing Kankuro's words, Pepper Potts breathed a sigh of relief, but still asked with doubt, "Where did he go? There hasn't been a single word about him."
At this moment, Charlotte spoke up, "At least we can be certain that he is still alive."
"I will intervene if necessary."
Pepper Potts looked at Charlotte Doyle and said, "Then I'll leave it to you."
At this moment, the Iron Man helmet that Kankuro handed to Pepper Potts began to flash red. After thinking for a moment, Pepper Potts put the helmet on her head.
"Stark Security Server, authentication successful."
Then Tony's message played through the helmet, and Pepper Potts smiled upon hearing it, finally relaxing completely.
After listening to the message, Pepper Potts took off her helmet and said to Charlotte and the others, "Tony is still alive. He just left a message through the security system."
He said he was determined to find the mastermind behind this.
Upon hearing Pepper Potts' words, Kankuro and Jiraiya breathed a sigh of relief.
Having confirmed Tony's safety, Charlotte thought for a moment and then said, "Pepper, why don't you come back to base with us?"
"We're unsure if the Mandarin will take any more drastic measures after learning Tony isn't dead. Perhaps we should stay at my base for a while until the threat is resolved, then we can return to reunite with Tony."
Upon hearing Charlotte's suggestion, Pepper Potts nodded in agreement. She was Tony's Achilles' heel, and if the enemy knew that Tony was not dead, they might very well capture her to threaten Tony.
After all, the other side went so far as to directly deploy armed helicopters from New York to bomb Tony's Villa; what else wouldn't they dare to do?
"Okay, then I'll leave the rest of the time to you."
"Also, I think Tony might need some help. He wants to investigate this matter alone, and I'm a little worried about it."
At this moment Jiraiya volunteered, "Leave it to me. I'll go find Tony and help him deal with that Mandarin."
Kankuro was standing nearby, also said, "Me too, I'm going to help Mr. Stark."
Seeing Jiraiya and Kankuro offer their help, Pepper Potts's face lit up with eagerness, but she still said to Kankuro, "Kankuro, you're still a child. This kind of thing isn't suitable for you to get involved in."
Knowing that Kankuro was only 15 years old, Pepper Potts treated him like a child, even though he possessed immense power and Puppet capable of fighting Tony to a standstill. She still didn't want the child to get involved.
Kankuro refused, saying, "No, I am very strong, and I have carried out many missions."
Seeing that Pepper Potts was about to say something more, Charlotte spoke up, "Kankuro is already a ninja, let him go."
"Jiraiya, Kankuro, I'm leaving Tony's matter to you two."
"Protect him and take down the mastermind behind it all."
Yes! x2
Charlotte then looked at Pepper Potts and said, "Let's go back to base together."
Kankuro and Jiraiya stayed behind, while Charlotte, Tsunade, Pepper Potts, and Maya Hansen got into a car and were driven by John Wick to the base.
Three women sat in the back seat, while Charlotte sat in the front passenger seat.
At this moment, Pepper Potts looked at Maya Hansen and asked, "What urgent matter do you have to tell Tony?"
Maya Hansen was also somewhat helpless. She had thought she would have a chance to contact Tony and get his help in solving the Extremis Virus problem. Later, she planned to use Tony's girlfriend to get Tony help in dealing with the drawbacks of the Extremis Virus. But now that she was going to Charlotte's base with her, did she still have a chance to let Killian kidnap Pepper Potts?
After a moment's thought, Maya Hansen, somewhat desperate, still spoke up, "I suspect my boss is working for the Mandarin."
"If you still want to know, I suggest we wait until we're in a safe place, and then I'll tell you in detail."
Pepper Potts asked in surprise, "Your boss works for the Mandarin, but Tony says you're a botanist."
Maya Hansen nodded and said, "You could say that I'm actually a DNA coder."
"There's a team of forty people; it's a branch of a private think tank."
"Of course, you could also say I'm a botanist."
Pepper Potts asked, "What's your boss's name?"
"Aldrich Killian."
Charlotte sat in the passenger seat, a slight smile playing on her lips.
Maya Hansen has arrived at my base. You, the expert on the Extremis Virus, probably won't have a chance to leave.
As for Pepper Potts not being able to see Tony's armored fireworks display, he didn't care at all.