Tony Stark headed to the company. His assistant Thomas had already arranged everything, and the management team would be giving Tony Stark their reports today.
"Tony, what's wrong with you? You used to be so fierce. How come you only lasted a few minutes yesterday?" At Stark Industries' California headquarters, Obadiah Stane was there to greet Tony Stark, saying something utterly bizarre that left Tony Stark deeply confused.
"Obi, what are you talking about?" The nickname showed how close they were. Although Tony Stark had not handed Stark Industries' real power over to Obadiah Stane, the two did indeed have a good relationship.
Obadiah Stane had been Tony Stark's father Howard Stark's partner, practically an uncle figure to Tony Stark. But Americans did not care much about such distinctions, and the two were more like friends.
"Oh, don't be embarrassed. Maybe you were just too tired yesterday. After all, you'd been fighting nonstop for over a week. You really shouldn't have gone to New York to help those police officers." Obadiah Stane smiled teasingly, making Tony Stark increasingly uneasy.
After entering headquarters, they went to the chairman's office, where the management team had been waiting for quite some time. Then came the reports. There was not actually that much to deal with. Tony Stark did not pay the management team to be decorations; they were all highly capable, and Obadiah Stane was also skilled at handling interpersonal relationships. Stark Industries had already secured major military contracts this year, so what remained was resolving production issues and monitoring the R&D department's progress. Many technical problems required Tony Stark's guidance.
However, everyone's expressions were strange, leaving Tony Stark utterly bewildered. He looked at his assistant Thomas, but Thomas avoided his gaze, making Tony Stark even more confused.
"All right, what kind of