Under the resentful gaze of the office workers, Du Mu strode towards the elevator. Seeing him wearing Stane's face, the security guards naturally didn't dare to question or stop him, allowing him to smoothly swipe the access card and enter the elevator without any hindrance.
With the perfect cover of Stane's identity, Du Mu was given the green light all the way and quickly arrived at Tony's luxurious office.
He walked straight to the desk, turned on the computer, and inserted the silver USB flash drive Tony had given him into the host port.
A prompt immediately appeared on the screen: Cracking security protocol...
A moment later, the message changed: Crack successful, searching for hidden drive...
Soon, a deeply encrypted hidden drive was unlocked, and a large number of confidential documents popped up.
One video in particular stood out—the footage of Tony being kidnapped by terrorists in the Middle East.
According to the video's narration, the mastermind behind the scenes was none other than Tony's uncle, Stane. He was not only engaged in long-term arms deals with the terrorists but had also directly ordered the attack on Tony.
"Good grief, is this the simple and unadorned workplace struggle in America?"
Du Mu exclaimed, finding it fascinating, but the more exciting stuff was still to come.
Stane had somehow managed to collect the wreckage of the Mark I created in the Middle East. He had secretly mobilized Stark Industries' top engineering team to conduct reverse engineering, with the goal of building a steel armor named the 'Iron Monger'!
Judging from the engineering progress and blueprints in the files, the research and development of this steel armor was nearing completion.
After browsing through the files, Du Mu reported the situation to Nick Fury.
Nick Fury was silent for a moment, then said sternly, "The strategic significance and potential threat of the steel armor technology are too great. We absolutely cannot let it fall into the hands of an ambitious person like Stane, or any other force with malicious intent. I will immediately send Coulson and his team to Stane's research facility. S.H.I.E.L.D. will take over and secure the facility and all its technology."
While Fury didn't explicitly say where the "protection" would take place, his intention was clear: bring it back to S.H.I.E.L.D.!
No place was safer than S.H.I.E.L.D.!
Whether others believed this or not, Du Mu certainly did—after all, their HYDRA wasn't to be underestimated either.
Following Nick Fury's instructions, Du Mu copied all the hidden files twice, then unplugged the USB drive and left the office.
As he opened the door, he saw a beautiful woman in office attire walking towards him.
"Mr. Stane, I heard you were back. I have an urgent funding request for a crucial research project here that needs your signature for approval."
Looking at her outfit, Du Mu guessed she might be Stane's assistant. He took the document she handed him and looked at it.
Good heavens, a full fifty million US dollars.
"Ahem!"
Du Mu put on a serious face and said sternly, "This research project is temporarily shelved. Transfer all the money into this account. I have a new project that needs the funds more urgently."
Saying this, he pulled out a pen and paper, quickly wrote down his bank card number, and handed it to the beautiful assistant.
The beautiful assistant was visibly stunned, and asked doubtfully, "Shelved? Mr. Stane, this project has a very high priority... What is your new project?"
"Research on hair growth technology."
"...Understood."
The beautiful assistant looked at Du Mu's bald head and instantly understood. She then added, "By the way, you haven't forgotten about tonight, have you?"
"What about tonight?"
"Our date, of course. Didn't we agree to have dinner together tonight yesterday?"
The sexy beauty licked her lips and flashed an alluring expression. Clearly, what they were going to "eat" tonight was a grand seafood feast.
Du Mu inwardly exclaimed, Good heavens!
Did the executives of Stark Industries have some special tradition? Why did they all like to have office romances with their female assistants?
Du Mu gave a perfunctory reply, "Some other day. My wife is coming home tonight."
"Liar, Mom clearly told me she's on vacation in Hawaii this week!"
"???"
Is your circle really this messy?
After a great deal of effort, Du Mu finally managed to shake off Stane's female assistant, or rather, his daughter.
He then returned to Tony's seaside mansion.
"J.A.R.V.I.S., open the door!" Du Mu arrived at the mansion gate and shouted out of habit.
However, J.A.R.V.I.S. did not respond.
Du Mu immediately felt something was wrong. He quickly took the Diamond Pickaxe from his game inventory and violently smashed the nearby wall a few times.
The solid wall shattered like tofu before the Diamond Pickaxe, instantly creating a square hole.
Du Mu crawled through the hole into the living room and saw a figure, pale and bloodless, crawling eerily across the dark floor, its chest hollow—a truly terrifying sight.
"What the heck, Kayako(A ghost from a horror story)?" Du Mu was shocked.
The figure on the floor heard the sound and weakly spoke, "It's... it's me... Hurry... help me get the reactor from the lab..."
"Tony?"
Du Mu recognized the voice. "Alright, wait for me."
He immediately used the Diamond Pickaxe to smash through the floor and jumped directly into the lab below.
He quickly found the old-style Arc Reactor Tony had first used, and immediately returned the way he came, leaping back into the living room through the hole.
"Here! Catch!" Du Mu tossed the reactor to Tony.
Tony grabbed it with his last ounce of strength, as if clutching a lifesaver, and tremblingly pressed the reactor into the void in his chest.
Light returned to his chest, and a trace of color finally returned to Tony's pale face. His breathing gradually stabilized, and he collapsed onto the floor, gasping for breath, his clothes drenched in cold sweat.
"Phew... phew... Thanks, buddy. You saved my life again." Tony said gratefully.
"No problem."
Du Mu waved his hand indifferently and asked curiously, "By the way, how did you end up looking like this? Where's your reactor?"
Tony's eyes instantly became cold and furious. He gritted his teeth and said, "It was Stane! He broke into my house and stole my new reactor!"
Du Mu then asked, "Why weren't you wearing your suit?"
"I didn't have time..."
A flash of embarrassment crossed Tony's face. This was already the second time he had been attacked without wearing his Iron Man armor.
Thinking of this, he said bitterly, "Damn it! I must develop a suit that can be worn close to the body and activated at any moment!"
"Perfect, I've completed your mission too."
Du Mu pulled out the silver USB drive and tossed it onto Tony. "Everything was done by Stane, including ordering the terrorists to kidnap you. The evidence is all inside."
The system announced: Mission "Stark Industries' Mole" settlement complete!
Reward received: Experience +500, Tony's Favorability +10, Item 'Honesty Bun'
Item: Honesty Bun (After eating the Honesty Bun, the user will be unable to control themselves and will speak only the truth for one minute)
"That bastard! I'll make him pay!"
Tony took the USB drive, his face showing unconcealable fury.
He immediately reactivated the J.A.R.V.I.S. system, which Stane had shut down. Then he struggled to his feet and quickly headed to the underground lab, preparing to don his Mark III armor.
At the same time, the system's voice sounded in Du Mu's mind.
Player, please note, the BOSS Event is officially starting!
Target: Defeat the 'Iron Monger,' Obadiah Stane!
Reward: Based on the damage dealt to the BOSS. The higher the damage, the richer the reward!
"A BOSS Event!?"
Du Mu's eyes lit up, and he immediately became excited.
He had been playing this game for so long, fighting so many assorted mobs. Was he finally going to face a real BOSS battle?
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