I Have Plenty of Money to Buy My Life

"Mr. Harvey Anberaka, please forgive S.H.I.E.L.D.'s intrusion. We have no intention of making an enemy of you."

Nick Fury looked at Harvey Anberaka and greeted him first.

"I don't mind, as long as you don't keep bothering me."

"The great mission of saving Earth has nothing to do with a common person like me."

Harvey looked up at Nick Fury when he heard this and said.

"Given your relationship with Tony Stark, perhaps in the future, you could also pilot an armor and become a superhero."

Nick Fury said upon hearing this.

According to investigations, Tony Stark usually only invited women to his home for parties and rarely invited men.

If Tony Stark invited someone, it meant they had a very deep friendship.

Tony Stark was extremely unwilling to hand over his core technology to the military.

However, if it were a close friend of Tony Stark, Tony Stark might give him an Iron Man armor.

Therefore, when he said this, Nick Fury was also observing Tony Stark.

When Nick Fury noticed Tony Stark's eyes light up, as if he also wanted to see Harvey Anberaka in armor, he knew he had guessed correctly.

"Putting aside whether I wear the Iron Man armor or not, who says you must become a superhero just because you wear one?"

"Nick Fury, your words are laced with a subtle moral coercion, and I've had enough."

Harvey felt Tony Stark's gaze was a bit speechless, but he still looked at Nick Fury and responded directly without politeness.

Nick Fury's attitude towards Harvey Anberaka was more friendly because Harvey Anberaka might get an Iron Man armor from Tony Stark.

He didn't expect the other party to be so disrespectful, which made Nick Fury feel a surge of anger.

"Harvey Anberaka, I think we have some misunderstandings. Perhaps we can talk."

However, his professionalism still made Nick Fury suppress his thoughts, and he spoke with a kind smile.

"I have nothing to talk about with you people."

"Last time your people pointed a gun at me, I reported it to the FBI, and you covered it up, letting you handle it."

"If I can't afford to offend you, can't I avoid you?"

"But if you push me too far next time, I have plenty of money to buy lives."

Harvey noticed Nick Fury's body stiffen and let out a sneer.

Tony Stark's eyes flashed with shock upon hearing these words, and he looked at Nick Fury.

He knew S.H.I.E.L.D. had approached Harvey Anberaka to recruit him. He hadn't expected their probing to involve a gun!

"..."

Nick Fury felt a headache upon hearing Harvey Anberaka's threat and noticing Tony Stark's gaze.

He hadn't expected Natasha's actions to make Harvey Anberaka so disgusted with S.H.I.E.L.D.

However, they hadn't anticipated that Tony Stark, who was originally just a scientist, would suddenly create a groundbreaking weapon like the Iron Man armor.

Nor did they expect Harvey Anberaka to become such good friends with Tony Stark.

Moreover, Harvey Anberaka's words clearly indicated he knew about the black web.

If pushed too far, and Harvey Anberaka directly spent a large sum of money to buy their lives, even if they didn't die, they would lose several layers of skin.

They might even die directly, as there were Grim Reapers on the black web who were terrifyingly skilled and took lives for money.

Twenty million USD would require a lot of preparation for them to mobilize, but for a billionaire like Harvey Anberaka, it was readily available at any time.

And this billionaire was still very young; it wasn't impossible for him to be rash and reckless due to his youth.

"Mr. Harvey Anberaka, I deeply apologize for the actions of our agent. I am truly sorry."

"We are not enemies. If there's an opportunity in the future, I hope we can truly resolve this misunderstanding."

In response, Nick Fury could only concede, lowering his head and apologizing.

After that, Nick Fury hung up the video call.

After the video call ended.

"Amazing."

Tony Stark looked at Harvey Anberaka and gave him a thumbs-up, saying with admiration.

Based on the superpowers Harvey Anberaka had shown him, he clearly wasn't afraid of S.H.I.E.L.D.

However, Harvey Anberaka had no intention of exposing his identity and instead resolved the issue by presenting himself as a young billionaire.

"There's nothing amazing about it. This is just what's necessary to maintain my image."

Harvey said calmly upon hearing this.

"I understand, but Harvey Anberaka, do you really have no intention of piloting the Iron Man armor?"

"I'm already quite skilled piloting the Iron Man armor. If it were you, as long as you could understand its functions, you should be even better than me when piloting it."

Tony Stark understood, of course, but then his eyes lit up slightly as he asked Harvey Anberaka.

The performance of the Iron Man armors was the same, but the pilot's skill level still affected their performance.

Although he didn't know how powerful Harvey Anberaka truly was, it was clear he was much more capable than himself.

"If you're interested in the future, I'll get one from you."

Upon hearing this, Harvey glanced at the cool-looking Iron Man armor placed against the wall at the very back, considered it for a moment, and then spoke.

"You could take one now, too. It would give you some self-protection ability and allow you to better conceal your identity."

Tony Stark said.

"Tony Stark, I appreciate your kindness."

"Right now, as long as I haven't spent money to take the lives of some people in S.H.I.E.L.D., they can't make a move against me because they were in the wrong first."

"However, if I were to take one, it wouldn't make it easier to hide my identity."

"Instead, it would give those guys in S.H.I.E.L.D. a reason to act against me, claiming I'm harboring dangerous weapons."

Harvey shook his head and said.

Because he had reminded and helped Tony Stark multiple times, Tony Stark felt he had received his help for free and wanted to give him something in return.

Harvey lacked nothing, so Tony Stark's good intentions were enough.

"That does make sense."

Tony Stark thought about it and understood.

He and Harvey Anberaka were both among New York's wealthy elite, but there was still a difference between them.

As long as he was alive, Stark Industries would remain America's technological vanguard.

He had developed the Iron Man armor, so the military couldn't directly move against him; they could only look for a good excuse.

For example, public opinion or other means would be needed to acquire something he didn't want to hand over.

Since the military currently had no good excuse to demand it, all the Iron Man armors were still in his possession.

Regardless, the military couldn't push him too hard, as he was not only a wealthy New Yorker but also a super-genius scientist.

However, Harvey Anberaka's public identity was merely that of a wealthy New Yorker.

Money couldn't contend with power. Currently, Harvey Anberaka was at odds with S.H.I.E.L.D.

But as long as Harvey Anberaka didn't take any dangerous actions or possess any weapons symbolizing danger.

Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D. wouldn't be able to trip up Harvey Anberaka, out of respect.