Chapter 272
Su Quan smiled at Pepper Potts and said three words.
"Place your order!"
Pepper Potts breathed a sigh of relief, then hesitated and said, "Um, could you pay on delivery?"
Su Quan raised an eyebrow and asked, "What do you mean?"
"I am just Mr. Stark's personal assistant. I cannot access such a large sum of money without his signature."
"So... could we find him first, get him to sign, and then make the payment?"
Seeing Pepper Potts's awkward yet hopeful gaze, Su Quan shook his head and decisively refused.
"Go back and raise the money. We'll place the order when we have enough."
"Just a friendly reminder, you can contact an agent from S.H.I.E.L.D..!"
"They would be willing to lend you the money."
Pepper Potts pleaded, "I can guarantee that Mr. Stark will sign, and the money will be paid on time."
What guarantees do you have?
"What if he's confident he can escape on his own and then refuses to accept the package?"
"Didn't all my people work for nothing?"
Cash on delivery is possible in other cases, but not this time!
This is about revenue and advertising effectiveness!
Putting aside other issues, what if another wealthy person is kidnapped in the future, and someone else follows suit and uses the cash-on-delivery method?
If they rescue the person but don't pay, you'll waste time trying to collect the debt.
Moreover, what if an exorbitant order is placed to save someone, but then there's no money to pay it?
Does this mean we have to conduct background checks before accepting orders?
Stop messing around!
"Instead of wasting your time begging me here, you'd be better off going to S.H.I.E.L.D.. to raise money."
"The sooner Tony Stark places his order, the sooner he can escape his misery."
Pepper Potts hesitated, "What if S.H.I.E.L.D.. refuses to lend it?"
"I will lend it!"
"Otherwise, they will also be made to come to me."
Tony Stark's father was a founding member of S.H.I.E.L.D.., Nick Fury had always wanted to recruit Tony Stark to form the Avengers.
One hundred million US dollars is nothing to him.
Nick Fury certainly wouldn't pass up such a good opportunity to sell!
Even if Tony Stark pays back the money eventually, he'll still have to remember Nick Fury's kindness.
Oh, right, Nick Fury should also remember his own good deeds!
This can be considered a reciprocal gesture!
Outside the Void Tower, Happy, Phil Coulson and Tony Stark's driver and bodyguard, saw Pepper Potts Happy out and hurriedly went to greet him.
(Happy: Why wasn't I introduced before? Don't I deserve a name?)
Did he agree?
Pepper Potts nodded, then shook his head, and told them about his conversation with Su Quan.
"One hundred million US dollars..."
Phil Coulson's expression was somewhat unpleasant, but he reacted quickly, turning around and taking a few steps to call Nick Fury.
"Will they lend it to us?" Happy asked Pepper Potts in a low voice.
Pepper Potts said uncertainly, "Probably, he said they would definitely lend it."
"One hundred million US dollars! That's highway robbery!"
Happy grumbled indignantly, "They won't just take the money and not do the job, will they? What if..."
"Pah, pah, pah! There's no 'what if,' we'll definitely find Tony!"
Pepper Potts nodded and said, "He seems very confident. As long as we can get the phone into Mr. Stark's hands, we can locate him through his location."
Happy nodded in agreement. "There's definitely no problem. People say Nato Tong as long as the recipient isn't dead, the package will definitely arrive."
"Okay, okay, I'll give you the account number right away." Phil Coulson didn't hang up the phone, but turned to Pepper Potts and asked, "What's your bank account number?"
Pepper Potts was overjoyed and quickly gave out the bank account number.
Phil Coulson repeated the message to Nick Fury on the other end of the phone and then hung up.
A dozen minutes later, Pepper Potts received a bank text message on his phone informing him that $100 million had been deposited into his account.
"Arrive."
Pepper Potts hurriedly opened the Nato Tong app, placed an order, and walked into the Void Tower.
"Bite!"
The elevator doors opened, Pepper Potts took off his shoes and strode quickly toward Su Quan in the bamboo pavilion.
"I've already placed my order! I've already placed my order!"
Su Quan hummed in agreement, took the tablet from the person next to him at a leisurely pace, and glanced at her order.
That's right, they made over a hundred million US dollars for free, plus a super spokesperson.
Su Quan received Pepper Potts' order from the back office and instructed the person next to him to collect and pack the package.
At the same time, his Psychic Abilities activated, searching for Tony Stark's location.
"Found it."
Su Quan smiled slightly and said to Pepper Potts, "You are the biggest customer of Nato Tong since its establishment, so I will deliver this order personally."
"You, you already know where Mr. Stark is? I'll inform Happy right away and have him follow you."
Pepper Potts reacted quickly, hurriedly taking out his phone to notify Happy.
Su Quan smiled and shook his head, "You probably don't know how fast the highest level express delivery from Nato Tong is."
"Don't let him follow me anymore. Have him take his men to Afghanistan immediately. Tony Stark will contact you in less than half an hour."
Su Quan took the packaged delivery and glanced at Pepper Potts, who was still somewhat bewildered.
After thinking for a moment, he smiled and said, "Actually, I personally took action not because of the money, nor because of Tony Stark."
After saying that, he disappeared in a flash.
Pepper Potts was startled and stumbled back a few steps, his eyes wide with disbelief.
Where are they?
Where is such a large living person?
How could they just disappear like that?
Pepper Potts glanced at the others instinctively, only to find that they all seemed unfazed.
"He..." Pepper Potts looked at his assistant holding the tablet, but suddenly hesitated, unsure of what to ask.
Her assistant kindly reminded her to quickly call and arrange to pick up the person from Afghanistan.
Pepper Potts, realizing what had happened, temporarily put aside his shock at the sudden appearance of a living person and called Happy.
Two flowers bloom, each representing a different branch.
In a remote, heavily guarded cave in Afghanistan.
Wearing a dirty vest with Miniature Arc Reactor embedded in his chest, Tony Stark was intently hammering and banging on a pile of materials.
There was another person in the cave besides him.
Dr. Ethan.
He was also captured and was responsible for translation and treating Tony Stark.
Without him, Tony Stark would have died long ago.
"Ding ding ding— ding ding ding—"
The sound of hammering was crisp. Tony Stark, who was swinging the sledgehammer, wiped the sweat from his forehead, but out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly noticed that there was another person nearby.
"Oh no, we've been discovered!"
Tony Stark's first thought was that the kidnappers had discovered his secret plan to manufacture the Iron Man Armor.
"Finished with your work?" the figure asked, slowly emerging from the shadows.
Tony Stark reached out and grabbed the hammer. Dr. Ethan, who was standing nearby, was startled and rushed to Tony Stark's side in a panic.
"Who are you?" Tony Stark asked in a deep voice.