Second, all the security teams were equipped with semi-invasive or invasive Brain-Computer Interfaces.
After they were installed, Dr. Otto began researching an updated Brain-Computer Interface.
That was the "interventional" Brain-Computer Interface.
This type of Brain-Computer Interface only required vascular intervention technology. There was no need for a craniotomy; minimally invasive surgery was enough.
To be honest, Li Wei was afraid that if he told anyone, Dr. Otto would get beaten up...
After all, the veterans had all undergone surgery.
Fortunately, nothing had gone wrong.
Of course, that was just a joke. In reality, the veterans were extremely grateful to them.
Especially to Li Wei, their boss. Not only had Li Wei taken them in, but he had also provided them with so much technology, allowing them to return to a normal life.
That alone was enough for them to go through fire and water for him.
As expected, Stark Industries' stock hit its daily limit down repeatedly before finally stabilizing.
Li Wei had Red Queen begin acquiring it.
He would make a nice profit first. Once Tony Stark returned, the stock would skyrocket, and he could sell it then.
That kind of operation only worked with publicly traded shares. As for shares held in one's possession, there was no way to do that—they could only watch them rise and fall.
Li Wei really deserved to make money!
That afternoon, Li Wei slipped away.
He went to take May on a date.
In the blink of an eye, a month passed. Li Wei had been living quite freely, riding the wave of the news every day before going on dates with May, Gwen, and the others.
He had some good luck and finally managed to finish a dinner with Gwen, though she hurried off right afterward.
New York was far too unsafe!
The increase in his Reputation Points had clearly slowed down.
Because he wasn't the protagonist.
Besides, some people had started imitating his methods and riding the wave of the news as well.
That made Li Wei rather angry.
Those clout-chasing dogs!
Over the past month, the military had been cursed at more than anyone else.
Now, their promise to find Tony Stark within three days was obviously a joke.
They hadn't found him in three days—not even in thirty.
Some people even thought Tony Stark was already dead.
This had a profound impact on Stark Industries.
Obadiah Stane, in particular, had become increasingly active in his bid for power.
Under this kind of pressure, the military was preparing to seek outside help.
Mainly so they could shift the blame.
Wasn't there someone who claimed he could find him?
Then come and try!
"Actors are ruining the country! Actors are ruining the country!"
Li Wei looked at the pinned news article and said with immense anguish.
That was how the internet worked. The heat of the news was like a gust of wind—it passed in an instant.
Especially when other events emerged, the previous news could easily be pushed aside.
What was more, it was a scandal involving Hollywood celebrities, which attracted countless spectators eager for gossip.
As a result, even Tony Stark, the "top star," had to make way.
"These celebrities aren't even dead. How can they surpass Tony Stark?"
Li Wei spoke up indignantly for Tony Stark.
Tony had been kidnapped, for crying out loud. Wasn't that worth several months of headlines?
Clearly, however, Tony's popularity was already fading.
If there was no major news soon, only a small number of people would remember what had happened to him.
People were forgetful!
Li Wei was deeply distressed by the situation.
During this period, he had done several more ten-pulls. He obtained quite a few prosthetic-limb designs, giving the company more products to choose from.
The rest were various pieces of jewelry and small items that restored health.
Those healing items were actually absurdly powerful.
For example, the ones that restored health by percentage.
One injection could instantly bring a critically injured person back to full health.
It made people feel as if they were playing a game.
Precisely because he was addicted to ten-pulls, he hadn't managed to save much Reputation Points.
He had even planned to go to Los Angeles and create a scandal with a female celebrity.
Wouldn't that generate amazing publicity?
It definitely wasn't for his brother!
"Master, Maria Hill is calling."
Just as Li Wei was fantasizing, Red Queen reminded him.
Li Wei came to his senses. As for female celebrities, he would forget it.
He had to avoid being added to someone's collection!
"Dear Hill, are you free tonight?"
Li Wei answered the phone and asked directly.
"Ahem."
Maria Hill coughed twice, signaling him to act normal.
Maria Hill was in Nick Fury's office at the time.
Maria Hill said seriously, "Li, you said on social media earlier that you had technology capable of finding Tony Stark. Is that true?"
"Of course."
Li Wei narrowed his eyes.
He realized what this meant.
Did they need him to take action?
"We need your help. Although we aren't sure whether Tony Stark is still alive, we can't give up."
Maria Hill spoke.
If he had been an ordinary person, they would have stopped caring long ago...
But Tony Stark wasn't an ordinary person. He was a billionaire.
No one could simply ignore whether he lived or died.
Li Wei was delighted when he heard that. "Of course, no problem, but..."
"But what?"
Maria Hill asked. What they feared most were those two words: "but."
Because they meant a reversal was coming!
Li Wei said righteously, "Tony Stark is my rival, but I can put our past grievances aside and save him. However..."
"It'll cost extra."
Upon hearing this, Maria Hill nodded. It sounded quite reasonable.
She told Nick Fury.
After Nick Fury nodded, she asked, "How much?"
Li Wei immediately began enthusiastically introducing the product. "Our company has developed a new type of unmanned aerial vehicle. It's more advanced than what the US Military currently uses. We can give you a demonstration. The production cost isn't high—just over a hundred thousand dollars per unit."
"If you're only deploying one, the fee is even cheaper: five thousand dollars a day per unit."
Li Wei felt that he was still quite conscientious, especially compared with screws that cost ninety thousand dollars a bag.
You could buy a drone for just over a hundred thousand dollars. Wasn't that a bargain?
Besides, the US Military's current drones only had reconnaissance capabilities. They hadn't yet considered that drones could have other functions, such as carrying bombs...
The Griffin Combat Drone was different. It used technology from several decades in the future and already possessed all kinds of functions.
In this era, it was undoubtedly an overwhelming technological advantage.
S.H.I.E.L.D. only thought he was asking for money, so they reluctantly agreed.
"No problem. Deploy as many as you can."
Maria Hill spoke.
As long as they found him, spending some money was nothing.
They believed Tony Stark was still alive.
Otherwise, those organizations would have already appeared and spread the news.
Precisely because everything was so "quiet," they concluded that Tony Stark was still alive.
"Okay. When do we leave?"
"You're going too?"
"Of course. Tony Stark is my sworn brother, my beloved friend and confidant. How could I not go personally?"
Li Wei asked righteously.
Maria Hill didn't know how to respond for a moment.
He had taken credit for both the good and the bad.
A moment ago, they had been rivals. Now they were sworn brothers.
Did Tony Stark even recognize him as a sworn brother?
She could only give a cold snort, as if saying: Just you wait. Next time, I'll make sure you can't get out of bed the following day!
Li Wei hung up the phone and naturally hurried to do one thing.
Contact the reporters!
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