Hand Over the Suit!
Finally, Justin Hammer couldn't hold back any longer and turned to a mercenary beside him.
The mercenary, also wearing a skull mask, stood silently against the wall like a statue, looking no different from the others, except that the aura emanating from him was even colder, making Justin Hammer somewhat reluctant to approach.
"No need. If Tony Stark hasn't shown up by the time it's time, just chop off one of the hostage's hands, film it, and send it to him. He'll naturally obey."
"Of course, the premise is that he values this hostage enough and is willing to risk his life for her."
The mercenary leader, a man codenamed "Reaper" by Justin Hammer, spoke softly, his voice as deep and cold as he was, like the whisper of Reaper.
Justin Hammer felt a chill run down his spine at his words. He glanced at Sharon Rogers, who was gagged and tied to a chair, and showed a hint of sympathy, but that was all. To get the Iron Man suit, he would cut off her hand or even kill her.
In fact, from the moment he appeared in front of Sharon Rogers, she was already a dead person in his eyes.
"Although they are not related by blood, she was practically raised by Tony Stark, and he could not possibly abandon her."
Although Justin Hammer said that, Tony Stark did not show up for a long time, and he was not entirely sure at this point. He asked himself if it were him, he would never risk his life for an adopted daughter. Even if it were his own daughter, he would have to think it over carefully and perhaps find a safer way to have his men deliver the money.
Sharon Rogers, who was standing nearby, heard their conversation and a hint of fear flashed in her big eyes, but more so, anger and worry. Tony, you absolutely must not go!
Soon, the appointed time was fast approaching, but Tony Stark was still nowhere to be seen at the ambush site.
The mercenary captain, codenamed "Reaper," glanced at the time, and his figure, which had been standing as straight as a statue, suddenly moved, extending his right hand to his subordinate beside him.
This subordinate was more muscular than the others, and in addition to his automatic rifle, he also had a sharp military knife, thirty or forty centimeters long, tucked into his waistband.
Seeing the captain extend his hand, he immediately drew his military knife from his waist, deftly twirled it in his hand, turned the knife around, gripped the blade, and handed the hilt to "Reaper."
Sharon Rogers panicked at the sight and tried to struggle, but she was bound tightly and could not break free. Seeing this, Sharon gave up her futile struggle and turned to look at the "Reaper" who was walking towards her with a knife. In her bright eyes, there was no pleading look, only a heart full of anger and defiance.
A mercenary picked up a video camera from the table, preparing to record the bloody scene that was about to unfold.
At the other end of the room, Justin Hammer, sitting on the sofa, quickly turned his head away. He didn't want to see this with his own eyes; he was afraid he would have nightmares when he slept that night.
"Be quick and clean, don't make a mess of blood."
Just as "Reaper" was closing in on Sharon Rogers, a loud bang suddenly rang out from outside the room, and at the same time, a strong tremor came from the ground.
Justin Hammer's expression changed drastically. He quickly stood up from the sofa and looked out through a glass window in the wall of the room.
A large hole, nearly two meters in diameter, had appeared in the ceiling not far away. A large amount of gray cement dust from the explosion was drifting down from the hole, and amidst this dust, a tall figure in gold and red was slowly descending from above the hole.
His chest and eyes glowed white, while four dazzling white beams shot downwards from his hands and feet. Under the watchful eyes of everyone in the room, he landed steadily on the ground, his white-glowing eyes peering through the smoke and dust, directly at Justin Hammer behind the window.
Iron Man!
Justin Hammer stared blankly at the futuristic Iron Man suit in front of him, muttering to himself.
His worst fears have finally come true.
He didn't want to reveal his identity to Tony Stark, at least not until his own Iron Soldiers came out.
But now it's clear that his idea failed.
Since Tony Stark has come looking for her, it's clear he's discovered that Sharon Rogers was kidnapped by his men and that he knows she's here.
In the phone call he made earlier to test Tony Stark, Tony was clearly acting, trying to buy time by finding this place. It's ridiculous that he actually believed it and was fooled by Tony Stark.
The layout of the abandoned factory outside was also meaningless.
Fortunately, despite his cowardice, he did not underestimate Tony Stark and had prepared a backup plan in advance.
After composing himself, Justin Hammer straightened his posture, adjusted his tie, and looked out the window at Tony Stark, smiling as he spoke.
"Hey Tony! You're asking for my help so soon?"
"No problem, look! I've already found your little girl, her name is Sharon, right? What a pretty little girl."
"I've already made the arrangements for you! You can take her home right away, but before that, my friend needs you to take off your Iron Man suit and give it to him."
Tony Stark ignored Justin Hammer's boring acting and completely disregarded his presence, letting his gaze pass by him and looking into the room.
Sharon Rogers was found tied to a chair and her mouth was gagged.
Besides Sharon and Justin Hammer, there were more than a dozen elite soldiers in black special operations uniforms and skull masks in the room. Several of them had their rifles pointed at Sharon Rogers.
At that moment, a soldier stood next to Sharon, holding a military knife, while another person filmed with a camera. Tony Stark had no doubt that if he hadn't arrived in time to interrupt their operation, they would have harmed Sharon!
Thinking of this, Tony Stark's murderous intent surged uncontrollably.
However, now is not the time to act rashly; rescuing Sharon is the most important thing.
Following the directions given by Natasha Romanoff, he quickly found the room where Sharon was being held. He originally planned to blast a hole from above to enter the room and rescue Sharon, but the results of the scan by his suit forced him to abandon the idea.