Chapter 127: Chapter 128: The Mechanic
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"What kind of name is this? Is it the name of Snoopy's dog?" Ivan Vanco laughed at the name; he had never heard of it before.
"I've spent most of my life in prison," Leo Breslin laughed too, "Not because I committed crimes, but because they hired me to escape from prisons to test their security levels."
"How many prisons have you tested?"
"14 prisons." Leo Breslin said, "I've been locked up in 14 prisons and successfully escaped from all of them. No prison has been able to keep me in."
"This is the Graveyard, and it's different from all the other prisons you've escaped from before," Ivan Vanco said.
"In front of you is Leo Breslin, different from any other prisoners you've seen before," Leo Breslin spoke with strong confidence.
"I'd like to see how you're different." Ivan Vanco didn't believe that anyone could escape from this prison, let alone take him along.
However, in the following period, Ivan Vanco was completely stunned. Leo Breslin was like an artist, an artist of escape, with a series of extraordinary maneuvers that left people amazed.
In just three weeks, Leo Breslin successfully led Ivan Vanco out of the glass enclosure and to the outside of the prison.
But the escape wasn't considered successful yet. The "Graveyard" was built on the surface of the sea, and while Ivan Vanco managed to get out of the glass enclosure, escaping from the open sea posed a new challenge.
"Leo, I have to admit, you're the master of escape, truly deserving of the title," looking at the endless expanse of sea, Ivan Vanco's mood was quite good. He said to Leo Breslin beside him, "But what do we do next? How are we going to escape from the sea? Don't tell me we have to swim out."
"Of course not swimming out. I'm prepared," Leo Breslin said, "Rest assured, I've got a boat hidden under the water."
"Where is it?"
"Over there."
Ivan Vanco followed the direction Leo Breslin pointed, but before he could see anything from the sea, he felt a sharp pain in his chest.
Looking down, he saw a dagger stuck in his chest, deep enough to only leave the hilt visible.
"So, you were the one to kill me?" Ivan Vanco said.
"I have no grievances with you, sorry, but I'm just doing it for money, helping others eliminate troubles." Leo Breslin remained calm.
"I thought you were my friend; I didn't expect you were deceiving me all along." Ivan Vanco was also calm, a man like him never cared much about his life and death. He was only somewhat regretful that he didn't manage to kill Tony Stark.
"Besides the fact that I have to kill you, I haven't lied to you about anything else. I am indeed the master of escape." Leo Breslin said.
"Tony Stark, Tony Stark, everyone thinks you're a superhero, and I thought so too. I never thought... I never thought..." Ivan Vanco actually laughed, "You're more despicable than I am. I'm not unfairly defeated."
"That makes sense."
"But it's not surprising; the whole Stark family is despicable. His father, Howard Stark, was, and he's even worse."
"No, I don't think so."
"Why? Have you met that little man?"
"Because, you see, my daughter is a fan of him." Leo Breslin pulled the dagger out of Ivan Vanco's body, and Ivan Vanco fell to the ground without a sound.
This executioner who had twice attempted to assassinate Tony Stark and almost succeeded twice ended up as a lifeless corpse.
Apart from Nick Fury and the mastermind behind the escape, no one even knew about his death.
Honestly, Ivan Vanco was somewhat unjustly treated. He did intend to kill Tony Stark, but he never got the chance to carry out his plan.
But Nick Fury wasn't a policeman; he only eliminated threats and didn't care whether someone had actually committed a crime.
Ivan Vanco's story came to an end, and in the original timeline, Justin Hammer, who had collaborated with him, was still living a lavish life.
In a luxurious penthouse, Justin Hammer lazily reclined on a chair, with several bikini-clad girls around him. Some served him wine, others massaged his shoulders, and others fed him grapes. Life was truly extravagant.
The penthouse was guarded by several men dressed in black suits with earpieces connected to wires—obviously carrying guns in their bulging waistbands.
"Phew!" Justin Hammer casually spat out a grape peel onto the floor while flipping through a newspaper.
"Wow~" one of the girls feeding him grapes suddenly screamed, pointing at an article in the newspaper, "Boss! This is an interview about you! An exclusive interview by Kristin from 'Luxury World'! Boss, you're so handsome!"
"Yes, I am very handsome," Justin Hammer skimmed through the interview, but after reading a few lines, he felt that the excessive praise lacked something. It seemed like something was missing.
What was missing?
Tony Stark was missing!
You see, in the past, that guy Tony Stark used to appear in the newspapers all the time, featured in various absurd stories. Kristin from 'Luxury World' had even interviewed Tony Stark before, and that's why Justin Hammer was so eager to be interviewed by her.
But now, he thought about it, and it seemed like he hadn't seen any reports about Tony Stark in the newspapers lately. If there were any, they were no longer about sleeping with cover girls and other ridiculous news but instead focused on how many criminals he had defeated and how many civilians he had rescued.
Honestly, this left Justin Hammer feeling somewhat dissatisfied.
Without Tony Stark, what's the point of getting interviewed by Kristin?
At this moment, Justin Hammer's mood suddenly turned bland.
"Boss," a well-dressed man approached him, whispering in his ear, "We've found out that the person Tony Stark attacked in the parking lot was likely attempting to assassinate him but was preemptively dealt with by Tony Stark."
"He tried to assassinate Tony Stark alone?" Justin Hammer thought Ivan Vanco must have been out of his mind. Trying to kill Iron Man all by himself? He must have lost his marbles, right?
"Boss, that man is no ordinary person. He also made the Ark Reactor."
"What?" Justin Hammer stood up abruptly and burst into laughter, "The heavens are truly on my side!"
"I want that man!" Justin Hammer pointed at the man in the suit, "Make sure to bring him to me at any cost."
"Yes, boss." The subordinate left to fulfill the order.
"With the Ark Reactor, the Iron Man suits won't be Tony's exclusive property anymore. Tony, I'm looking forward to seeing your expression when my armor soars through the night sky," Justin Hammer said, raising a glass of red wine and downing it.
Looking at the nearby slightly blue-tinted swimming pool, he suddenly felt the urge to swim.
Justin Hammer was still quite wealthy, and his penthouse had a large swimming pool that extended partly from the rooftop.
What Justin Hammer didn't know was that this design would one day cost him his life.
Just as he didn't know that above this high-rise, there was a man climbing up using simple tools.
This man was extraordinary; he might be the only one in the world who could pull off the Mediterranean hairstyle.
Generally, the Mediterranean hairstyle was considered quite low, but this man had a unique charm with it. Even supermodels fell for him and married him.
In the underworld, he was well-known, and nobody knew his real name; everyone referred to him as "The Mechanic."
Undoubtedly, The Mechanic was an assassin, but he wasn't an ordinary one. He was exceptionally skilled at creating accidents, or rather, disguising his assassinations as accidents, making it seem like his targets died accidentally.
At this moment, The Mechanic was hanging on the outside wall of the top floor, just below the extended part of the swimming pool.
He used a suction cup-like device to attach himself to the bottom of the pool, tested its stability, and then used another suction cup to attach himself further.
Then, he left the wall and hung solely by holding onto the suction cups, suspended in the middle of the pool.
You should know that this was a high-rise building, dozens of meters high, and hanging here with only two suction cups required extraordinary courage.
Using the suction cups, The Mechanic slowly "walked" to the center of the pool.
Then, he secured his body to the two suction cups with a rope and let go of his hands.
Wearing a specially-made pair of transparent goggles, he took out an electric drill from his waist pocket and began drilling into the pool.
Once the hole was drilled, The Mechanic inserted a cone-shaped substance into the hole.
Splash!
At this moment, Justin Hammer had already undressed and jumped into the pool, completely unaware that a man was watching him from the bottom.
In fact, The Mechanic didn't want to watch, but he had to. The pool was transparent, and as long as the person swimming had their eyes open, they could see him hanging at the bottom. So he had to be careful.
"Fuck, is it too small?" At this glance, The Mechanic couldn't help but curse inwardly.
"I've seen small things before, but never this small. It's truly disgraceful!"
"I thought it would be a simple task, but I never expected to endure such a mental shock. I'll have to charge extra for this."
Shaking his head to clear his mind of the ugly sight, The Mechanic took out another syringe and injected a transparent liquid into the cone-shaped object he had placed earlier.
Just as he withdrew the syringe, Justin Hammer swam over to the spot, coming face to face with The Mechanic.
"Shit! He's seen my secret! I can't let him leave alive!" Justin Hammer shouted loudly, but he instantly sank down, muttering something, but no one could make out his words.
Crack, crack, crack...
At that moment, cracks suddenly appeared on the sturdy glass of the swimming pool.
The Mechanic pressed a button on the suction cups, causing them to lose their grip, and he plummeted downward.
However, The Mechanic wasn't about to end his life like this. He had already tied a rope to the building, and with its help, he swung like a pendulum and landed on the building. He then slid down the stairs, descending four or five floors. Finding an open window, he slipped inside unnoticed.
Unbeknownst to anyone, he coolly changed his clothes, while outside, a long scream pierced through the night sky.
The scream wasn't the only thing tearing through the night; also contributing to the lively atmosphere was the lifeless body of Justin Hammer.
Though New York lost Justin Hammer, the life of extravagant indulgence continued.
Five years ago, Tony Stark was also part of that life.
But everything changed when he was kidnapped in Afghanistan.
The carefree Tony Stark disappeared, and Iron Man, who struck down criminals, emerged.
Tony Stark immersed himself in his lab, researching his armored suits.
"Sir, you haven't rested for 72 hours," Jarvis's voice sounded.
"Good evening, everyone. Welcome to the delivery room," Tony Stark ignored the warning and spoke into the camera, "I'm delighted to announce that you now have another brother!"
"Tony!" The camera had just started filming when Pepper Potts came down.
"Pepper, I know what you're going to say. I'm not tired; I'm wide awake!" Tony Stark said. "Of course, if you could get me a cup of coffee, I'd appreciate it."
"Rhodey is here," Pepper Potts said. "He says he needs to talk to you urgently."
"I'll go up right away." Tony Stark clapped his hands toward the camera. "Alright, everyone, you can take a break now."
Then, he headed upstairs.
Pepper Potts found it strangely curious that Tony Stark responded immediately today. In the past, he wouldn't even budge if the world was ending.
"Tony, I didn't want to disturb you, but they pushed me too hard," James Rhodes said apologetically. "You can go back to your business; I'll be here for half an hour, then I'll tell those old folks that you scolded me badly."
"Did they force you to get another suit from me?" Tony Stark sat on the sofa.
"I'm used to it," James Rhodes said nonchalantly. "I can always come up with reasons to refuse, right?"
"Coffee's here." Pepper Potts walked over with two cups of coffee, one for Tony Stark and one for James Rhodes.
"Why don't you take a suit from me?" Tony Stark suddenly said.
Spurt! James Rhodes had just taken a sip of coffee, but upon hearing this, he sprayed it all out, leaving none for himself.
"What are you saying?" James Rhodes wiped his mouth and asked angrily, "Tony, you know I've always stood by your side."
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