"Ms. Potts's phone signal last appeared at Stark Industries, Mr. Stark."
J.A.R.V.I.S.'s voice was calm and objective, yet it carried a trace of something unusual.
"What? She's still at the company? J.A.R.V.I.S., have our recent operations become so busy that we don't even spare dinner time anymore?"
Tony frowned deeply, a sense of foreboding rising within him.
Tony knew that Potts was not someone who worked overtime for no reason, especially not on an evening they had agreed upon.
"Mr. Stark, there's more. The company's surveillance cameras have all malfunctioned."
J.A.R.V.I.S.'s report made Tony's expression turn even more serious.
"All of them malfunctioned?"
Tony's voice rose slightly as he repeated the words in disbelief.
Although Stark Industries' surveillance system had not been designed personally by him, its complexity and reliability were among the best in the industry.
As a major military contractor, the company's security monitoring was divided into three independent systems, each maintained by a different team to ensure they could remain operational under any circumstances.
Not to mention the backup surveillance system that served as the final line of defense.
It was almost impossible for them all to fail at once, unless... someone had done it deliberately.
"Yes, Mr. Stark. Every system is displaying a malfunction status."
J.A.R.V.I.S. replied.
Tony swiftly sorted through the possible scenarios in his mind, proposing and rejecting one hypothesis after another.
In the end, the answer he least wanted to face gradually became clear—someone was targeting him, and that person was most likely inside the company. At that thought, Tony's heart sank.
He immediately activated the emergency response protocol and remotely accessed Stark Industries' backup surveillance system through J.A.R.V.I.S. Although the main system had collapsed, the backup system had retained some surveillance records.
Tony carefully reviewed the fragmented footage, trying to find a