The Suddenly Sounding Alarm!
"Hey Tony!"
"I heard your child is lost. Do you need my help?"
Tony Stark was about to explode when Chen Mo gave him a wink.
Tony Stark wasn't stupid; he was just a little too concerned about Sharon Rogers. After Chen Mo reminded him, he realized that he couldn't let Justin Hammer find out that they already knew he had sent people to kidnap Sharon.
Make him think that everything is under his control, and lower his guard.
Tony Stark, a seasoned player in the dating scene, is also quite the actor. He quickly adjusted his mood and pretended to be impatient as he spoke.
"Get lost! I don't have time to listen to your gloating! Speak your mind, or shut up!"
Justin Hammer, on the other end of the phone, was taken aback by Tony Stark's sudden outburst of abuse. His previously smug smile froze, and his expression turned ugly.
Although this kid hadn't given him a friendly look before, he shouldn't have started cursing right away.
However, Justin Hammer quickly realized that Tony Stark's outburst was due to his extreme anxiety over Sharon Rogers' kidnapping, which caused him to lose his composure. This also indicated that Tony Stark had no leads on Sharon Rogers' disappearance, which relieved him.
To be honest, he really didn't want to directly confront Tony Stark, or more accurately, Iron Man in his powerful Iron Man suit.
Although he had already decided to take down Tony Stark and had begun his operation, the cowardly Justin Hammer was unwilling to put himself in danger. He preferred to remain uninvolved and use Sharon Rogers to force Tony Stark to hand over the Iron Man suit without exposing himself.
After all, being targeted by Iron Man is no pleasant experience.
However, once he obtains the Iron Man suit and uses it to develop Iron Soldiers belonging to Hammer Industries, he will no longer need to fear Iron Man. Even if Tony Stark finds out that he did it, he will be powerless against him. No matter how powerful Iron Man, he is still just one person. How could he possibly be a match for his Iron Legion? Even the government will have to be wary of and rely on the power in his hands!
Justin Hammer didn't call Tony Stark to blackmail him or confront him. He wasn't that stupid to personally confront him, as if he wanted everyone to know that he was the one who kidnapped Sharon Rogers.
This phone call was partly to test Tony Stark and gauge his opinion, and partly because he had been suppressed by Tony Stark for so many years and was finally about to turn the tables, so he couldn't help but show off a little.
Aside from being inexplicably berated by Tony Stark, he was fairly satisfied with the outcome of this test.
From Tony Stark's tone, one could clearly sense his anxiety and agitation, emotions he had never seen in Tony Stark before. This also showed how deep his feelings were for Sharon Rogers. Using her as leverage would surely force him to comply and obediently hand over the Iron Man suit.
Furthermore, his words also reveal that Tony Stark has not yet found out who kidnapped Sharon Rogers, so his plan can proceed.
Thinking of this, Justin Hammer pretended not to hear Tony's scolding, forced a smile on his face again, and said kindly.
"Tony, don't be like this, I just want to help. I understand how you feel, just call me if you need help."
After saying this insincerely, Justin Hammer hung up the phone with a smug smile on his lips.
On the other side, Tony Stark turned to look at Chen Mo after the call ended.
"Dad, what do you think?"
Chen Mo glanced down at Hammer Industries at his feet and said calmly.
"He's just testing you. Someone else will probably contact you soon."
After Chen Mo finished speaking, he turned his gaze to a building in the southwest direction of Hammer Industries. That was the headquarters building of Hammer Industries, where Natasha Romanoff was trying to control the monitoring room.
Using the stolen ID card, Natasha Romanoff entered the Hammer Industries headquarters building openly through the main entrance without attracting anyone's attention. She naturally pretended to be a staff member working inside the building and walked straight into the building.
The Hammer Industries headquarters building occupies a large area and has a somewhat complex layout; unlike typical office buildings where the elevator lobby is right inside the entrance.
As she followed the flow of people inside, Natasha carefully observed her surroundings: the terrain, layout, departmental distribution, surveillance cameras, signs, passersby, patrolling guards—she took in everything and quickly analyzed it in her mind.
Following the busiest corridor, Natasha Romanoff found the elevator without any trouble.
"Bite!"
The elevator arrived, and the elevator doors slowly opened.
Natasha Romanoff, along with several other Hammer Industries employees who were waiting for the elevator, stepped inside.
She noticed that after everyone came in, they swiped their ID cards on a card reader area above the floor buttons before pressing their respective floor buttons. However, no one pressed the button for the 12th floor until everyone had pressed their buttons.
Natasha hesitated for a moment upon seeing this, but still stepped forward, swiped her phone, and then pressed the button for the 12th floor.
But just after she pressed the button, an alarm suddenly went off.
"Permission denied!"
Natasha Romanoff's pupils contracted slightly, but her expression remained unchanged. The floor plan she had seen on the first floor came to mind. She glanced at her ID card with feigned confusion, taking in the department names listed on it.
Then, Natasha casually swiped her identity card again and gently pressed the button for the 7th floor.
This time, the button was pressed smoothly, indicating that this ID card grants access to the 7th floor.
Throughout the entire process, Natasha Romanoff remained remarkably calm. The other people in the elevator, seeing this, simply assumed she had pressed the wrong floor and didn't think much of it.
Natasha Romanoff secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but inwardly cursed, "That damn Justin Hammer, he's made the company way too strict! There are even restrictions on which floors I can go to. Luckily I reacted quickly, otherwise it might have aroused suspicion and exposed me prematurely."
It seems we need to find another way to get to the monitoring room on the 12th floor.
Given the strictness of their management, it's unlikely they'll be able to get up the stairs; it seems they'll have to take a risk.
Soon, the elevator stopped on the seventh floor, and Natasha Romanoff stepped out calmly.