After a night of rest, Tony Stark set off for the United States. He was in such a hurry for two reasons: first, Tony himself could not wait to return home; second, the local US Army could not wait to send this great lord on his way. A whole lot of people had already suffered because of Tony Stark's disappearance.
After all, no President of the United States could win an election without the support of major conglomerates. Stark Industries was not only the leader of the arms industry, but also a massive financial conglomerate. In every presidential election, Stark Industries played a pivotal role.
But now, Tony Stark, their leader, had been kidnapped while under the protection of the US Army. If the president did not explain himself and make some kind of gesture, did he still expect to get elected? To win reelection? Dream on. The fact that Congress had not immediately launched impeachment proceedings against him was already doing him a favor.
The president understood the consequences perfectly. Although he bore little responsibility for the matter, and Stark Industries was not powerful enough to cover the sky with one hand, meaning Congress would most likely fail to impeach him, it would still leave him utterly overwhelmed.
Thus, ever since Tony went missing, quite a few officers, from the Department of Defense down to the US Army stationed in Afghanistan, had been disciplined. Even the Secretary of Defense had received a special inquiry from the president.
So please, great lord, hurry up and leave. If anything else happened to you, someone might end up having to answer for it before a court-martial.
At noon that day, a Boeing 737 took off from the US Air Force Base stationed in Afghanistan. It was Tony Stark's private jet.
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