Chapter 20: I lose if I break a wine glass
(A/N:-2500 words)
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Alex said, "My woman will not bet with you."
"So you have a racing car?" Justin Hammer challenged.
At this moment, Tony Stark interjected, "I'll bet with the Iron Man suit for my friend. Hammer, if you win, not only will you get the suit, but also its design drawings and patent ownership. From now on, you will be Iron Man!"
"Hiss..."
Suddenly, there was a sound of breath being drawn in around the room. Everyone had seen how powerful the Iron Man suit was. It even went to Congress before, where a group of officials tried to force Tony to hand over the suit, but Tony easily resolved it. They only asked for the production technology of the suit, but unfortunately, the war-weary Tony refused to do so, let alone give away the patents and design drawings. With patents and drawings, countless Iron Man suits could be produced, and the arms business could almost be monopolized. It was a huge market worth trillions.
No matter how rich the dignitaries around him were, their hearts inevitably beat faster when faced with such incredible wealth.
Hammer, afraid that Tony would regret it, quickly said loudly, "Keep your word, gentlemen and ladies, you have all heard what Tony said. If he dares to cheat, you will all bear witness for me."
"I never go back on my word, but you, a racing car, want to exchange for my suit, but I'm afraid it's not enough."
This time it was Hammer's turn to be in trouble. For a moment, he really didn't have anything equivalent to the Iron Man suit to compete with. He gritted his teeth and said, "How about I use 20% of the shares of Hammer Industries, plus this car?"
Although these shares were worth a lot of money, they were far from enough compared to the Iron Man suit. Tony didn't care whether the bet was equal or not; he mainly wanted to support Alex. So he nodded, "Whatever, looking at how poor you are, you can't give me anything valuable."
Hammer was so angry that his face turned red, and it was hard to refute. The people around were either rich or noble, and everyone had an idea of whether these things were valuable or not. Although Hammer Industries was famous in the world, in front of Stark, it was still a notch behind.
"Hmph! Tony, you will pay for your arrogance."
Hammer signaled his bodyguard, who was not only the king of underground fighting but also had been injected with the latest human serum, which had exceeded the limits of human beings. Captain America had been unknown to everyone since World War II. Countless companies wanted to copy Captain America's serum, and Hammer Industries was one of them. Now that it had begun to show results, it could be used to practice. The predecessor of the Abomination Titan, Emil Blonsky, the serum he injected was attributed to Hammer Industries. Although it was not as good as Captain America's super serum, it also laid the foundation for Blonsky to prevent him from exploding to death when he was injected with the Hulk's blood later. However, this matter was highly confidential, and even Tony Stark did not know about it. Hammer was secretly happy in his heart. Even if the real Captain America stood in front of Alex, he would not be able to block Alex's punch, he probably wouldn't be smiling so happily.
Hammer said, "It's inconvenient because there are so many people here. To avoid accidental injury, let's change the location."
Alex said, "No, just stay here. Two of your men can come together. Not to mention accidental injuries, even if a wine glass is broken, I lose!"
"Wow..." The surrounding crowd immediately started to commotion. Isn't this too crazy? If the other party cheated and just threw the wine glass in his hand to the ground, wouldn't he win?
"Okay! Okay! Okay! This is the first time I have seen such a crazy Oriental. This is what you said. Tony, don't ignore your words then."
Hammer followed the words and signaled to the bodyguard that if he couldn't beat him, he should cheat. He didn't believe that his two super bodyguards couldn't even break a wine glass. Bodyguard A stepped forward, snorted, and said, "Boy, don't beg for mercy later." The surrounding dignitaries all consciously stepped back, leaving a large open space. Only Tony Stark, Pepper Potts, Natasha Romanoff, and others did not move. Happy Hogan knew that Alex was powerful, but did not know how powerful he was. He wanted to retreat, but seeing that Tony and the others did not move, he had to bite the bullet and stay where he was. They were left alone in an open space, which made them stand out.
Hammer said, "Tony, although you are Iron Man, you are not wearing a suit, it is best to stay away."
Tony shook the wine glass in his hand and said with a smile, "I'll raise the stakes. As long as your men can make a drop of the wine in my hand spill, I will give you a European winery."
As soon as these words came out, everyone exclaimed again. European red wine is world-famous, and many wealthy people like to buy a manor there to entertain guests and collect good wine for themselves. As the world's top rich man, the winery owned by Tony is naturally of extraordinary value. Many dignitaries at the scene, knowing its worth, naturally exclaimed at Tony's generosity.
Hammer felt a little guilty. Could it be that this Oriental man was Tony's secret weapon, injected with super serum like his bodyguard? Then he thought, even if that was the case, with one against two, one could pester him while the other cheated and broke the wine glass. Let's see how he ends up!
Alex said, "Come here, hurry up and watch the race. The banquet is so boring."
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Bodyguard A rushed over like a humanoid tank. The fine wooden floor exploded, splinters flew everywhere, and the ladies around screamed in fright.
Alex remained calm and gentle. When he saw the bodyguard approaching, his left hand holding Natasha Romanoff didn't move at all, and his right hand suddenly raised high. "Bantian Mahamudra!"
The bodyguard's eyes suddenly widened. He was obviously taller than Alex, but when Alex pressed down with his palm, he seemed to see a piece of sky pressing down on him. He couldn't help but burst out with all his strength, resisting Alex's palm with both hands.
"Bang..." There was a muffled sound, sawdust and mud exploded one after another, scaring the people around them to take a few steps back. When they looked closely, they found that the bodyguard had his hands raised and was frozen, and his whole body was driven straight into the ground, leaving less than one-third of his body exposed. Alex's palm slowly moved away, as if he had just swatted a fly.
Fortunately, the bodyguard had been injected with the serum. Although his muscles and bones were broken, he was at least alive. If it were any other ordinary person, Alex's palm would have turned him into a pulp.
"Hiss..." There was another gasping sound at the scene!
This battle was simpler than they imagined, and yet more terrifying than they imagined. The ground was made of hard oak, difficult for ordinary people to break, and there was a cement layer under the floor. A man as strong as an iron tower was able to maintain his human form after being slammed into the cement ground. His body was as strong as steel bars. What's even more frightening was the person who slapped him into the ground!
Hammer didn't expect Alex to be so terrifying and shouted, "Wine glass!"
Bodyguard B moved upon hearing the sound and rushed towards the nearest lady. The lady screamed, "Ah..."
At this time, Alex was more than ten meters away from bodyguard B, but the lady was within arm's reach of bodyguard B. Bodyguard B's hand was about to touch the lady when suddenly a strong wind blew up at the scene, and the afterimage flashed. Alex stood between the lady and bodyguard B. With a "Boom..." and another simple big hand seal, bodyguard B fell into the ground like his colleague.
It was almost over before the lady could even scream. Alex gently held the wine glass in the lady's hand and said, "Beautiful lady, please hold your wine glass." The noble lady, in shock, saw how powerful Alex was, and her eyes couldn't help but shine as she said to Alex, "Which oriental family do you come from? Why don't you leave your contact information and I will thank you another day."
Natasha in the distance was secretly angry, staring closely at the noble lady, already thinking of a thousand ways to take revenge. Seeing that the duel failed, Hammer was heartbroken and threw the wine glass in his hand to the ground. As soon as he moved his hand, he suddenly froze on the spot, then shouted, "Ouch...it hurts..."
Everyone looked and saw that Hammer's hand was held by another hand, making him unable to move. There was a faint sound of bone cracking. It was Alex!
"Mr. Hammer, cheating is not a gentleman's behavior," Alex said, staring at Hammer.
"Hurry... let go... my hand is going to break."
Alex said calmly, "You still have something to say."
"I...I lost, okay."
Alex reached out his hand! Hammer was startled. His small body could not withstand Alex's palm, but when he saw the palm of his hand not moving in front of him, he came to his senses and quickly put a key in Alex's hand. After getting the key, Alex slowly turned around and returned to Natasha. "Natasha, speaking of which, I haven't given you any gifts yet. This time I will borrow flowers to offer to Buddha. Wait and see if you like it?"
"Okay, my last sports car crashed not long ago, and I'm in need of a more powerful car." Natasha smiled like a flower. In Alex's memory, Natasha seemed to have never driven an ordinary car, either a sports car or a super-powerful motorcycle. Anyway, Alex didn't need a car, and he could jump fast enough, so it was only natural to give it to his wife.
"As long as you like it." Alex turned to Tony and said, "Tony, I'll leave the shares to you."
"Hahaha, with so many noble people witnessing it, I guess he wouldn't dare to deny it." Tony laughed. Previously in Congress, Hammer teamed up with officials to force him to hand over his suit. This revenge had not yet been avenged, so Tony naturally would not show mercy.
Hammer had a sullen face, ignored the bodyguard who was still planted in the ground, covered his hands, and turned around to leave. This was a huge disgrace. Not only did he not win the beauty, he also lost a large amount of shares. As soon as Hammer left, the whole hall became lively again. The powerful people came to greet Tony, asking sideways if there was any new progress in the super serum. Could Captain America be mass-produced?
They thought more that Stark Industries had developed the super serum, and that Alex was just a subordinate of Tony, so they naturally wanted to find Tony. Just like if Hammer won, the dignitaries would not go to those two bodyguards to chat. Those ladies, on the other hand, unabashedly set their sights on Alex. Handsome and capable Easterners were rare here, and their enthusiasm was even unbearable for Alex. By the way, didn't many ladies come with their husbands? Handing me a business card and ogling me, what do you mean?
The eyes of Natasha next to him were full of murderous intent. If Alex dared to agree to any of them, the noble lady's family would be in trouble. After a round of socializing, Tony and Alex took advantage of the host's announcement that the race was about to start and hurriedly escaped.
In the restroom, Tony washed his face, sighed, took out a small instrument, pressed it, pricked his finger with a steel needle, and sucked a little blood for analysis. Toxin concentration: 53%.
"Haven't you thought of a solution yet?" Alex took out a few recovery potions.
Seeing the recovery potion, Tony's face improved slightly and said, "No, unless a clean new element is found to replace it, palladium radioactivity will continue to be produced until I use up all the recovery potions."
Alex knew where the new element was, but hesitated to tell Tony. After thinking about it, he realized that Tony would eventually find out anyway, so it would be best not to change the plot to avoid another butterfly effect.
"I want to get some air. I'll go out and drive to relax later," Tony said.
Sure enough, Tony was still the same Tony. In the original plot, Tony felt that he didn't have much time, so he grabbed a driver's car and started driving it. Although it was not as urgent as in the original plot, the idea of driving still came up.
Alex said, "Then be careful."
Soon, the race began. Due to the addition of Tony, the host and broadcast station deliberately emphasized and publicized it, attracting the attention of countless people, and the ratings and popularity were higher than in previous years.
The roar of the engine resounded throughout the arena. Dozens of F1 racing cars were spinning in circles like the wind. Alex took a look at Tony's results and found that they were actually pretty good, finishing in 8th place. This was already considered very impressive among world-class drivers. Of course, this was only the early stage. Not only did racers have to be very skilled, but they also had very high endurance requirements. After several hours of non-stop rallying, the competition in the end is about physical strength and patience.
With Tony's current physical condition, it was obviously impossible to complete the entire race. After just a dozen laps, a long-haired man wearing a yellow protective suit slowly crossed the guardrail and walked into the racing track.
"Ah...someone, be careful." Someone screamed.
The cars on the driveway were often moving at hundreds of hours per hour, and they would be injured or killed if they were hit by each other. This behavior of a strong man was no different from committing suicide. The first car discovered him, and to avoid the strong man, the driver forcibly twisted the steering wheel, lost control of the car, and hit the guardrail next to it.
"Boom..." With a sound, the fuel tank caught fire and exploded.
The unshaven burly man who broke in was none other than Ivan Vanko from Siberia.
The plot of "Iron Man 2" had begun.
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