More than ten days passed in the blink of an eye.
The struggle between Tony Stark and Obadiah was reaching a fever pitch.
Tony Stark wanted to let Obadiah retain some dignity, so he had not directly exposed Obadiah's dirty secrets.
After all, doing so would also deal a considerable blow to Stark Industries.
Obadiah had no such scruples.
He wanted to move against Tony directly, but Krillin's fighting prowess was no longer a secret among the upper echelons.
He had no way to take on that bodyguard.
There was no other choice.
He could only steel himself and approach Freddy again.
"Mr. Freddy, I finally get to see you again." Obadiah's attitude had changed dramatically, with a newfound measure of fear and respect toward Freddy.
"Heh heh, to think the famous Mr. Obadiah would come looking for me in person. I'm flattered."
Obadiah's expression stiffened.
His real identity had been exposed.
Still, he did not dwell on it. His identity was bound to come out sooner or later.
"I'd like you to keep Tony Stark's bodyguard occupied. How much would that cost?" Knowing his identity was exposed, Obadiah stopped dancing around the subject and asked what he wanted to know.
"If you only want him kept occupied, fifty million a day." Freddy named a hefty price.
Obadiah's eyes flickered unreadably. After a moment's hesitation, he finally made up his mind. "Deal!"
Tony emerged from the Military's building.
Over the past few days, people from the Military and the Political Faction had been constantly inviting Tony over.
The reason was Krillin.
They wanted to "invite" Krillin over as a guest.
It was not that the Military had not wanted to seize Krillin outright. But as soon as they made their move, Krillin treated them as assassins targeting Tony and