"It seems this Chen Chen is stronger than I thought. I need to recruit and control him. Who should I send..."
Nick Fury stroked his bald head, lost in thought.
Leaving the S.H.I.E.L.D. director to his considerations, let's turn to Chen Chen.
He returned to the Stark factory he'd come from, accompanied by Iron Monger.
With Obadiah and Iron Monger occupied by Chen Chen, Tony had successfully rescued Pepper. He then injured and captured all of Obadiah's subordinates, handing them over to the arriving police.
This scene was captured by reporters who had been alerted, and the news of Iron Man immediately exploded across New York.
However, this had nothing to do with Chen Chen. Tony, as promised, gave him the blueprints and manufacturing methods for the miniature Arc Reactor.
In return, Chen Chen gave the Iron Monger's wreckage and the reactor blueprints to his engineers, instructing them to begin construction.
After Tony appeased Pepper, he found Chen Chen again, and they officially announced the share transfer agreement they had signed.
As a publicly listed company, such a large-scale share transfer was impossible to conceal and had to be made public according to stock market trading rules.
Thus, a mysterious wealthy man holding at least 10% of Stark Industries' shares appeared before the public, immediately attracting the attention of those with ulterior motives.
Magneto, Erik, the leader of the Brotherhood of Mutants, stared at the news in the newspaper: 'Stark Industries' Mysterious Shareholder, New Billionaire in New York.'
After looking at it for a while, Magneto ordered the person beside him, "Have you found out the identity of this new billionaire?"
"We have, his name is Chen Chen. He has no social background, but seems to have some relationship with the White Queen of Hellfire," the bald man replied with a bow.
"Emma? Don't worry about her. Go and capture this Chen Chen for me. A billionaire and a shareholder of Stark Industries, he can be of great use to us."
Magneto didn't take Emma to heart. In his impression, the White Queen was still the weakling he had casually defeated.
And Chen Chen, a man with no background yet possessing a vast fortune, was seen as a delicious cake, ripe for the taking. The Brotherhood of Mutants desperately needed financial support right now.
"Yes, boss!" The bald man immediately agreed.
Chen Chen, who had just finished the stock handover procedures with Tony at the stock exchange, felt he should celebrate. He skillfully drove his Ferrari to a high-end restaurant in New York City.
After parking the car, Chen Chen adjusted his clothes and stepped into the restaurant.
There weren't many people inside, just a few scattered individuals. He didn't pay much attention to it, though, and casually found a seat, signaling for a waiter to take his order.
Upstairs, a group of burly men in black were watching Chen Chen below, each with a fierce glint in their eyes.
"The target has arrived, get ready!"
One of the black-clad men, the leader, said viciously to the others through a walkie-talkie.
In New York, there's never a shortage of desperadoes, and it wasn't surprising that Chen Chen, with his billions of dollars in wealth, would be targeted by these kinds of people.
In the restaurant, Chen Chen was enjoying the various seafood, sashimi, steak, and other dishes that had just been served.
Halfway through his meal, the restaurant doors were pulled open, and many men in black suits walked in.
They quickly occupied every corner of the restaurant. Normally, these people wouldn't concern Chen Chen, but what made him feel strange was that, even though it was broad daylight, these men in black suddenly drew the curtains on the floor-to-ceiling windows facing the street.
"What are these guys up to?"
Chen Chen frowned, putting the Australian Lobster's claw in his mouth, chewing it up without even removing the shell, crunching loudly.
Just after these men in black had occupied all the entrances and exits of the restaurant, they suddenly pulled out their pistols, pointing them at Chen Chen and the others in the restaurant.
"Everyone, put your hands on your head and kneel on the ground. Don't make a sound, or don't blame my bullets for being merciless."
The burly man at the front, over six feet tall and sporting a thick gold chain around his neck, barked out a command.
The other diners and waiters were terrified, cowering on the floor and not daring to make a sound. Only Chen Chen remained unfazed, continuing to munch on his lobster as he thought to himself,
"These people in the Beautiful Country are truly free. The global beacon of freedom, indeed."
After spending some time in the Beautiful Country, Chen Chen discovered a cold fact he hadn't known before: the prevalence of gangs, almost to the point of being legal. In New York City alone, there were over 130,000 gang members.
The most outrageous thing was that people openly sold gang maps. These maps marked the territories of each gang, and even the police often bought them.
(It's worth mentioning that in the 2020 version of the Beautiful Country's Google Maps, you could actually find gang territory divisions, hahaha!)
The burly man with the gold chain saw that Chen Chen was unmoved and still eating his food. His expression hardened, and he walked over.
"You must be Chen Chen, the owner of 10% of Stark Industries' shares."
The man spoke in a muffled voice.
Chen Chen looked up in surprise, not expecting these people to be coming for him. He swallowed the food in his mouth and nodded, "It's me. What's up?"
"I'm offering one dollar to buy all your shares in Stark Industries. Come over here and sign the papers."
After hearing the burly man's words, Chen Chen finally understood. This group of people was actually targeting him, here specifically to rob him.
Realizing this, his face immediately turned cold.
"What if I say no?"
Chen Chen said coldly, not even glancing at the group of armed men in front of him.
The men in black laughed, as if mocking Chen Chen's naivety.
The burly man with the gold chain pressed the pistol against Chen Chen's forehead.
"I'm not asking you. Either come over and sign, or I'll give you a bullet. Your choice."
Live or die. If Chen Chen were just an ordinary person, he might have been helpless.
Too bad…
"You know what? I hate it when people point guns at my head the most!" Chen Chen said calmly, his expression unchanged.
Seeing Chen Chen so composed, these gang members were also somewhat surprised. Shouldn't a normal person, facing the muzzles of their guns, immediately fall to their knees and cry for mercy?
But surprised as they were, they didn't intend to let Chen Chen go. Of course, they wouldn't just shoot him; that way, they wouldn't get those Stark Industries shares.
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