Tony, Are You Afraid to Face Me?

Li Wei had grown fond of dressing 2B up.

The way he saw it, putting together whatever outfits he wanted was more fun than any game.

2B's figure was simply too perfect, without an ounce of excess flesh. Even in high heels, she stood over 1.7 meters tall, flawless in every way.

She was practically a walking clothes hanger.

No wonder so many people loved watching fashion shows. Li Wei understood now.

It was just that there were a few too few models at home...

It would be great if he could have a girl group!

Still, no matter how she dressed at home, 2B insisted on wearing gothic clothes whenever she went out.

That was her combat outfit, clearly specially made.

Li Wei was as busy as ever today.

When he arrived at the company, he saw Gwen entering at almost the same time as him.

"Gwen, you've gotten prettier again."

Li Wei casually complimented her, and Gwen immediately blushed.

She thought of what George had said last night.

But the moment she thought of it, her abdomen began to ache.

Clearly, she still had not recovered from yesterday's beating.

"Boss, we're going to Dr. Otto's lab later."

"I know. Make me some coffee first."

Li Wei replied.

He had gotten used to drinking a cup of coffee Gwen made as soon as he arrived at the company.

Otherwise, he felt a little off.

Mm, and Gwen had to bring it to him herself.

Of course, Gwen did not think there was anything wrong with that.

She hurriedly made Li Wei's coffee, then quietly left the office.

Before leaving, though, she glanced at 2B. She had actually changed into glasses, making her look rather... refined?

After taking a sip of coffee, Li Wei immediately asked Red Queen.

"Has Tony Stark come back yet?"

"Not yet."

Red Queen appeared beside Li Wei. "He had dinner with a Hollywood actress last night."

Hearing that, Li Wei got angry.

He was working so hard on research, while that bastard Tony Stark was picking up girls in Hollywood!

Was that reasonable?

Li Wei glanced at his Reputation Points. Their growth was getting slower and slower.

Not reasonable. Absolutely not reasonable!

Although the Osborn Group and Future Technology had jointly issued a statement about their partnership yesterday.

There had not been even a hint of buzz. Hardly any ordinary people cared.

They just wanted gossip!

"Red Queen, connect me to Tony Stark."

Red Queen naturally did as told.

On the other side of the continent, JARVIS tried to stop her, only to be instantly crushed by Red Queen.

JARVIS: I feel so powerless.

At that moment, Tony Stark was still asleep, since Los Angeles was a few hours behind New York...

Red Queen crazily raised the volume until she finally woke the sleeping man.

"Ahhhhh!"

The Hollywood actress sleeping beside Tony let out a startled battle cry.

Tony was startled as well. "What's going on? JARVIS!"

"It's Red Queen, sir. Apparently Mr. Li Wei wishes to speak with you!"

JARVIS immediately shifted the blame.

That instantly gave Tony Stark a case of morning rage. "Has he lost his mind? Shit!"

But since he was already awake, he was curious what Li Wei wanted from him.

So he directly told the actress beside him, "Hey, could you leave?"

"Me?"

The actress looked utterly baffled and pointed at her own face. Were all these rich men this heartless?

And... Li Wei?

Hadn't people said these two had a bad relationship? Why were they calling each other early in the morning?

"Yes. This is my room. Do you expect me to leave?"

Tony Stark was the very image of post-nut clarity at that moment.

Of course he was. He had already been drained dry!

That was why he could talk so boldly now!

The actress was furious too. She cursed that scumbag in her heart, gathered her clothes, and headed to the living room.

Only then did Tony Stark pick up his phone and answer the call.

The instant it connected, Li Wei started cursing. "Tony Stark, you lazy mutt!"

"What? You lunatic!"

When had Tony Stark ever been insulted like that? He immediately fired back.

"What's wrong? If you've got the guts, come to New York and fight me!"

Li Wei provoked him. "Are you afraid to face me now? You ran straight to Los Angeles. As long as you apologize to me in front of reporters, I'll leave you alone from now on!"

It might not have worked on anyone else, but Tony Stark fell for this sort of thing.

On Li Wei's virtual screen, Tony Stark's face visibly turned "red."

"Bullshit!"

"JARVIS, have the crew get ready. We're heading back to New York immediately!"

Tony Stark shouted, "You think I'm scared of you? I only came here because I have orders. Do you have any orders? Ha, the military doesn't even know who the hell you are!"

"Oh."

Li Wei gave a brief acknowledgment. Seeing that his goal had been achieved, he hung up immediately.

"Shit!"

Tony Stark still wanted to keep mocking him, but Li Wei gave him no chance. He could only smash his phone.

"That bitch!"

If someone else had mocked him, some idiot like Justin Hammer, he would have dismissed it with contempt.

But when Li Wei mocked him, he got absolutely furious.

That was because Li Wei actually had some damn substance!

He hurriedly got out of bed. Still burning with anger, he wanted to vent some more.

"Sir, she has already left."

"Shit!"

"Otto, you're going to do it yourself?"

In the laboratory, Li Wei looked at Dr. Otto sitting in the experimental chair, somewhat nervous.

Dr. Otto lay back in it. On the floor beside him were four mechanical arms, each several meters long.

"It's fine. Red Queen has already calculated the results."

Dr. Otto smiled.

"You don't need to rush either."

Li Wei said.

"But we don't have any test subjects. We can't exactly conduct human experiments in secret, can we?"

Dr. Otto said, "Besides... I can't wait any longer."

Li Wei could not do anything about that. He could understand the feeling, really.

Having already built something but being unable to test it was painful.

So Li Wei and the others stepped back.

Still, they were not too worried. This experiment involved a "non-invasive" Brain-Computer Interface.

It did not require surgery. It only needed to be worn on the head, collecting signals through scalp electrodes.

It carried the lowest risk.

Besides that, there were semi-invasive, invasive, and interventional Brain-Computer Interfaces. Those all required surgery to implant the Brain-Computer Interface into the brain!

After making his preparations, Dr. Otto attached the non-invasive Brain-Computer Interface, which looked like a patch, to his scalp.

Buzz!

The moment it was attached, the Brain-Computer Interface began receiving signals and glowing.

"It feels wonderful!"

Dr. Otto immediately smiled.

He climbed down from the experimental bed, and the four mechanical arms mounted behind him immediately danced like octopus tentacles, without the slightest sign of coordination.

Yet that was precisely what made it so miraculous.

Dr. Otto could now control all four mechanical arms at will, making them perform different tasks.

And the commands were transmitted incredibly quickly, reaching them within a second.

Just as Dr. Otto was celebrating, Red Queen appeared beside Li Wei.

"Master, there is an unusual situation."

"What is it?"

Li Wei immediately became serious.

Red Queen said calmly, "There is a very tiny AI in the chips of Dr. Otto's mechanical arms."

"This little thing tried to control Dr. Otto and invade me."

"Gasp!"

Li Wei immediately asked, "And then?"

"I destroyed it."