In a mountain hollow in Afghanistan.
Tony Stark suddenly woke up.
As soon as he woke up.
He gasped for air.
The memories of the previous war instantly flooded his mind.
Looking around again.
A simple environment.
And on his body, a bunch of wires were inserted, with the other end tied to a car battery.
He glanced at it and was about to pull the wires off.
Just then, a voice sounded.
"If I were you, I wouldn't do that."
Tony Stark looked in the direction the voice came from.
A thin man was sitting by a fire.
"This is a terrorist camp. When you were brought here, many shrapnel pieces entered near your heart.
To save your life, I used an electromagnet to ensure they wouldn't enter your heart's main artery.
If you pull the wires off, I guarantee you'll live for two hours at most."
Hearing this, Tony Stark was silent for a moment and gave up his dangerous action.
Although he was arrogant, he cherished his life very much.
"Thank you, what's your name."
"Ethan."
Ethan gave a self-mocking smile.
As expected, Tony Stark didn't remember his name.
They had met once in 1999.
But what was the use of saying that now.
"The Military will come to save us."
After calming down, Tony Stark spoke.
Ethan shook his head; he couldn't see any hope.
And Tony was already thinking about how to escape.
He never placed his hope on waiting for someone to rescue him.
Looking at the surroundings.
He was suddenly stunned.
"Is this... a missile produced by Stark Industries?
Why is it here."
He had always thought his missiles were used to strike Terrorists.
But now, his masterpiece actually appeared in terrorist territory.
Ethan shook his head, looking at the somewhat dazed Tony Stark with pity.
Clearly, this genius hadn't truly understood the World.
On the other side,
After Tony Stark went missing.
Obadiah Stane of Stark Industries put immense pressure on the Military.
Not just Stark Industries, but pressure from all sides followed.
Tony Stark's friend, James Rhodes, quickly arrived at the scene and took over Tony Stark's rescue operation.
"Colonel, we can roughly determine Tony Stark's location.
But this area is too large and is all sand, a no-man's-land.
Although we have mobilized over a thousand people, finding traces of Tony Stark is still a very difficult task.
We probably need to search inch by inch."
A Major explained.
James Rhodes frowned after hearing this.
"Tell me, how long will it take?"
"In the worst case, it might take at least three months."
"fack, after three months, we won't even need to collect Tony's body; his body might have turned into a skeleton!"
He cursed angrily.
Then he rubbed his temples.
"Let's do it this way for now.
I will try my best to apply for more search and rescue personnel from above."
He said that, but he knew.
Although Tony Stark was very valuable.
This thousand people was probably the limit.
The Military couldn't have thousands of soldiers searching here day and night for one person.
Moreover, if they couldn't find him within a month.
The situation would likely become even worse.
Even if those damn Terrorists didn't kill him, for the higher-ups, the possibility of Tony Stark's survival would significantly decrease.
He didn't have that much time.
What should he do.
On the other side.
As Tony Stark went missing.
The first few days were fine.
After a few days, Stark Industries' stock began to fall rapidly.
Nolan had been watching the stock decline.
Until a week later.
The stock had fallen to rock bottom.
At this point, Nolan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Simon, use all the funds we hold to buy Stark Industries stock."
Simon Phillip looked at the young Boss with a complicated expression.
His finger hesitated to click.
"Boss, although Locke Technology is wholly owned by you.
The funds we have mobilized have affected Locke Technology's normal operations.
Even with bank loans, if the funds cannot be recovered quickly, we will be finished within two months.
Do you want to reconsider?"
Nolan chuckled.
"No need to think, let's begin.
Trust me, even if something really goes wrong, as long as I am here, Locke Technology will not go bankrupt!"
He had this confidence.
Simon Phillip sighed helplessly.
"Alright, you are the Boss."
Along with his operation.
Hundreds of millions of funds began to buy Stark Industries stock on a large scale.
Stark Industries is a group with an asset value of hundreds of billions of dollars.
In normal times.
These few hundred million were simply a drop in the bucket for Stark Industries.
But this wave of bottom-fishing made him leap to become the third largest shareholder of Stark Industries, besides Tony Stark and Obadiah Stane.
After doing all this, Nolan stretched.
He patted the shoulder of Simon Phillip, who looked desperate.
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"The stock has been purchased, it's time to get things done."
He didn't plan to let Tony Stark stay with the Ten Rings for three months.
So he took the initiative to call General Rogge, the only person he knew.
"General Rogge, I heard Tony Stark is missing?"
General Rogge gave a few bitter laughs.
"Mr. Locke, it seems your intelligence is very outdated.
The news about Tony Stark's disappearance has been on the headlines of major newspapers for a week."
"The first batch of SAR-1 Combat Robots and T-800s customized by the Military have been produced," Nolan said.
"Oh? The progress is faster than we imagined."
General Rogge rarely showed a smile; he had been looking forward to this for a long time.
Seeing that he hadn't reacted, Nolan continued:
"The SAR-1 Combat Robot is equipped with a search and rescue program, don't you think this is a great opportunity?"
Hearing Nolan's words, General Rogge quickly reacted.
His eyes lit up.
"Then let's see what these little guys can do."
Nolan smiled and hung up the phone.
He wouldn't give Tony Stark a chance to escape by himself.
He was now eagerly looking forward to finding Tony Stark and then mocking him thoroughly.
Opportunities like this didn't come often.
The next day, several large transport planes arrived in the Afghanistan war zone.
Nolan was the first to get off the transport plane.
General Rogge came to greet him.
"I'm very sorry, our people are not familiar with these little guys.
So we need you to personally demonstrate for them."
Nolan shook his head, indicating he didn't mind.
"Now, tell me about Tony Stark's situation.
I think the search and rescue should begin.
I can't wait to see Tony Stark's face after he is rescued by us."
Beside him, James Rhodes also chuckled.
"I'm looking forward to it too!"
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