"Jarvis."
Tony Stark, after failing to recall anything, decided to ask his helpful butler, Jarvis, "Does America have an organization like S.H.I.E.L.D.?"
"Sir, my database doesn't contain any record of such an organization."
Jarvis immediately provided the answer.
"However, there is an intelligence agency called the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division."
"The abbreviation of this intelligence agency coincidentally forms a word, 'shield'."
Tony Stark's mind immediately perked up.
Could this intelligence organization with its incredibly long and awkward name possibly be the "S.H.I.E.L.D." mentioned in the diary? "Investigate this intelligence organization, and see if it has any connection to my father."
Tony Stark issued such an order again.
"Sir, this organization was really founded by Mr. Howard."
Jarvis immediately gave the answer.
And with a whoosh, a series of related information and data, pictures, text, and so on, were projected in front of Tony Stark.
"The predecessor of the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division was the Strategic Scientific Reserve."
"This was an organization specifically established by the military during World War II, aimed at combating Hydra."
"Mr. Howard joined as the chief scientific advisor and has been working with the military, carrying out a secret war against Hydra."
"Later, Mr. Howard and Ms. Peggy Carter, along with Director Chester Phillips of the Strategic Scientific Reserve, renamed the Strategic Scientific Reserve to S.H.I.E.L.D."
"And it has been operating as a separate intelligence agency ever since."
The diary really wasn't lying!
Tony Stark was looking through the dazzling array of information in front of him, and couldn't help but feel impressed.
As the diary mentioned, this organization called S.H.I.E.L.D. was really quite impressive.
It went without saying that his father was one of the founders.
And it even had the famous Peggy Carter! She was a super celebrity.
The missed date with Captain America, who knew how many people regretted that.
After a closer look, Tony Stark couldn't help but be astonished.
Today, S.H.I.E.L.D. had grown into an international organization.
It wasn't even under the jurisdiction of America!
Instead, it was employed by the Five Permanent Members of the UN Security Council, reporting directly to the World Security Council.
It was simply amazing.
Tony Stark never expected that Howard had established such a powerful intelligence agency.
Looking at the diary's records.
In the future, after he announced he was Iron Man, would this intelligence agency also provide him with some protection? Help him and block a lot of trouble? Tony Stark shrugged, noncommittally.
Those guys were really presumptuous, meddling in other people's affairs.
"Hey, Tony, need any help?"
That was a joke!
Putting those thoughts aside, Tony Stark refocused on the diary.
Speaking of Howard, what a pity.
He was a genius who created so many black technologies in the pre-technological era of World War II, like magnetic levitation trains and body enhancement drugs!
Even after being dead for so many years, he could still save Tony Stark's life!
Tony Stark is indeed highly intelligent and awesome, but I think he's still a bit worse than Howard.
"I can't be worse than that old man?"
"Come on, I've already surpassed him, alright!"
"Can he build a circuit board at four years old?"
"Can he assemble an engine at six?"
Tony Stark immediately bristled, unable to stop himself from complaining.
That Zhou Cheng, what gave him the right to say that?
Was it just the magnetic levitation and body enhancement serum? If he wanted to, he could do it too!
As for saving his own life after being dead for years, that was even more ridiculous.
Pure nonsense.
Could it be that he would face some kind of life-or-death crisis in the future, a situation where his life hung by a thread and he needed someone to save him?
A serious illness?
An accident?
Of course, these possibilities couldn't be ruled out. Who could guarantee they'd never get sick or have an accident in their entire life?
But, how could any of this possibly be related to his dead father?
The man had been dead for so many years!
It's just a pity that he was assassinated at the peak of his career.
Otherwise, even if Tony Stark were a genius, he'd probably still be living in Howard's shadow, right?
Boom!
Tony Stark was stunned, as if struck by lightning.
Assassination!
His parents hadn't died in a car accident, had they?
Why did the diary say they were assassinated?
Why?
A joke?
A prank?
Tony Stark didn't think so.
Someone who could present a diary to him in a way even he didn't understand.
Going to such lengths, just to joke with him?
That was the real joke!
Besides.
Tony Stark changed his line of thought.
Given his father's status and the complex web of interests he was involved in,
there were countless enemies, many of whom would have been happy to see Howard dead.
Not to mention,
Tony Stark had just learned that his father was also the founder of an intelligence agency.
The waters of intelligence agencies ran deep and were bottomless.
Considering all these factors,
it was very possible that someone would risk everything to assassinate his father.
However…
Given his father's status, being assassinated and yet ruled as a simple car accident…
Whoever was behind it possessed immense power.
They definitely weren't ordinary.
But no matter who was responsible, if this was true, Tony Stark was going to fight them head-on!
"Jarvis!"
Tony Stark immediately gave Jarvis an order, "Find all the relevant information about my father's death from back then."
"I'm giving you the highest level of access. If necessary, you can decrypt any encrypted files."
"I want you to find all the relevant information as quickly as possible!"
Tony Stark was truly furious!
Although there wasn't enough evidence yet, he felt that what was recorded in the diary should be true.
Zhou Cheng's identity was also very likely to be real.
Moreover.
It was better to believe in such things than to dismiss them.
"Understood, sir!"
Jarvis immediately responded and began to search the internet for all related information.
Besides the information already available on the public network.
You know, Jarvis actually did find some encrypted data.
He could directly crack some of the lower-level encryption.
However, some of the data was encrypted by relevant departments.
That wasn't something Jarvis could easily crack.
When Jarvis told Tony Stark about this, Tony Stark found it increasingly difficult to remain calm.
Because this absolutely proved that there was indeed something else going on with his father's death!