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The four of them followed the corridor in the stadium and came to an entrance blocked by warning tape and guarded by professional security personnel.Stark and Hogan showed the relevant documents, and Angela and Lorna followed the two men into the deeper and more secluded pedestrian passage ahead.

"This is it." Stark walked not long before he stopped.

"There is nothing here." Lorna looked around. This corridor was no different from other places.

"The existence of some things is so taken for granted that they are always ignored, aren't they?" Stark said meaningfully, and then knocked on the outer wall with his fist, "The walls of this stadium are not simple. , Lorna. These reinforced concretes were developed by Thomas Edison.”

"You mean the guy who invented the electric chair?" Angela's slight frown reminded her that she didn't like the great inventor very much. "Is it possible that there are secretly discarded corpses hidden in this wall?"

"The density of the human body is too small, Angela." Stark's tone was a little brisk, and he seemed to like this joke. "If it is wrapped in cement, the final concrete will be the same as hollow. But from this aspect Let’s face it, your guess is very close to the truth.”

"Is it empty?" Angela also knocked on the wall covered with posters, "It sounds very solid."

"No, that's not right," Lorna said hurriedly, a flowing green light gathering around her slightly open hands hanging by her side.

"Wow!" Hogan sighed in surprise.

"Tony, are you sure this is reinforced concrete?" Lorna turned to Stark and asked.

"If not, how could it last for more than 80 years?"

"Then where are the steel bars inside it?" Lorna has obviously discovered the problem with this wall.

"No one knows." Stark shook his head seriously, then strode a little further away, grabbing a poster that was as high as the wall.

"Thanks to the American education system, children now have too little homework. During the All-Star Game last month, two elementary school students were fighting here and ruined the poster that was originally posted here." Stark finally He took off the paper and said, "Then what people see is the same as what you see now."

"This is" Angela and Lorna said in unison.

On the wall that was covered before, there are rows of shocking holes. Their diameter is about two centimeters, which is about the same thickness as a steel bar.

"Someone pulled the steel bars out of the concrete," Lorna exclaimed in horror. "How is it possible that I can't do this without destroying the integrity of the wall, just leaving a hole?"

"Do you think there are other mutants who can do this?" Stark balled up the paper in his hand and asked casually, "Oh, don't get me wrong, I have no intention of doubting it, I'm just purely curious."

"Don't be nervous, Tony. Since Angela trusts you, I trust you too." Lorna didn't care about this, tilted her head and thought carefully, "Maybe Magneto can do it, but why would he do this? Such a small amount of steel is not worth much. Could it be that he once fought with others here? But I think even he needs to be careful when doing such delicate work. It can't be Tony who pulled it out in a panic. When did these steel bars come from? disappeared"

"No one knows this either. It's all left to the police to investigate. Stark Industries is only responsible for how to deal with this problem."

"But without steel bars in reinforced concrete, wouldn't it be equivalent to a person without bones?" Angela couldn't help but interjected, "What do the team owners think when such a big accident still holds a baseball game? The government doesn't care?"

"Don't get excited, little angel." Stark returned to the three of them. "This wall is a shear wall, and the problem is not as serious as you think."

"I'm not a civil engineer, Tony."

"To put it simply, it is not used to bear weight, but to resist earthquakes and wind."

“It’s safe this way”

"Of course, how can there be an earthquake in New York? If aliens invade one day, there will be no earthquake in this city. Besides, the weather in New York has been pretty good this year, right, Happy?"

"Yes, sir. The last hurricane that hit the East Coast turned into a docile cyclone."

"But August and September are when the Atlantic hurricanes take full effect." Stark explained to Angela again, "Of course the government will not take risks, so the demolition plan has been advanced to today, even the days originally reserved for fans to commemorate the tour All canceled.”

"Since it is not very important, why do you say demolition will be difficult?"

"The difference between demolishing something and building something is huge." Stark patiently answered Angela's question, "If we directly blast it, the mechanical structure of this wall will be too different from the surroundings, and it will collapse. It’s hard to say what I’ll hit when I go out. But it would be interesting if I could hit a new stadium that hasn’t been built yet.”

"Why don't we smash it before blasting? The steel bars inside will be gone anyway." Lorna scratched her head and came up with a solution.

"This is a very good idea, simple and effortless. Lorna, are you sure you don't want to study engineering with me? Angela has just proved that she knows nothing about it."

"Tony, your bad words about Angela will only lower my opinion of you." Lorna slowly approached Stark, the smile on her face was bright and sweet, but her narrowed eyes revealed some sinister meaning. .

"Okay, I won't mention it again." Stark took two steps back. "Back to the topic, your suggestion has been thought of long ago, but the police did not allow it."

"not allowed"

"They said it would destroy clues and evidence and asked us to preserve the integrity of the area."

"Then it wouldn't be difficult for you to cut it off in one piece, right?"

"Yes, but it won't be easy. As you can see, the space here is very small and it is not easy to place equipment. But if other places are demolished first, it will easily collapse, which is a serious concern for the safety of construction workers. It’s not a small threat. As Angela said just now, this wall has no bones.”

"The problem sounds really complicated. What do you need me to do?"

Stark did not answer in a hurry, but ran to the opposite wall, leaned down, and tore into a very, very long package.Hogan followed suit to help him.

"A pile of steel bars." Lorna leaned over and saw the contents of the woven bag. "They look so new."

"Yes, they were made by the factory where you worked before. Compared with the original steel bars of the stadium, they are thinner and stronger. Maybe some of them were made by you yourself, Luo Na. I believe more and more that our meeting was destined by God." Stark and Hogan worked together to unseal the bag completely.

"Do you want me to insert these steel bars into the wall along the gaps left?"

"Yes, that's a good idea. Do bone marrow transplantation on reinforced concrete. When you said you were willing to help me with my trouble in the car, I thought of it instantly. After getting off the car, I ordered these steel bars to be transported here."

"Will this work even if Lorna can do it?" Angela asked her own question, "As far as I know, reinforced concrete is made by pouring, and the steel bars and cement are tightly twisted together. Insert it back roughly like this, The gap between the steel and concrete will be huge. By the way, Tony, you know nothing about medicine, and bone marrow transplantation is completely different."

"Haha, okay, Angela, I take back my previous comment on your engineering knowledge." Stark continued to explain his views to the two, "Although it is far from restoring the original strength of the wall, it is still important to maintain the integrity of the wall. It helps. At least I don’t have to worry about accidents when my employees are working nearby.”

"So you want me to help solve the workers' safety problem. I took this job. I really don't understand why such a kind person like you wants to make weapons." Lorna gently raised her hand, a long steel bar Floating like light catkins.

Hogan was so surprised that he couldn't even make a sound this time. He glanced at Stark with his peripheral vision and found that Stark's mouth was wider than his.But compared to his shock, Stark's expression was more like excitement and surprise.

Suddenly an uncomfortable sound sounded, and everyone subconsciously covered their ears.It turned out to be Lorna trying to bend the steel bars.

"It's so hard." Lorna seemed to be struggling, "Tony, do I need to start working now? Will the outside audience hear it?"

"No, this is behind the batter's eye. There are no spectators nearby."

"What is a hitter's eye?" Angela doesn't know much about baseball either.

"It's a large auditorium facing the batter." Hogan explained to Angela, "But spectators are not allowed to sit in it during regular games. And the seats, walls, steps, etc. are all painted black, so The batter can more accurately observe the path of the ball against the dark background."

"Sometimes I wonder if there is more knowledge in baseball than medicine."

"Miss, please stop, you can't pass here." The scream of the security guard suddenly came in, followed by another rush of running.

Before anyone could react, Jones ran up to them panting. As soon as she raised her head to look for Angela, she was startled again by the steel rod floating in the air.

"Haha, your fanatic fans have caught up." Lorna gloated, patted Angela, and then gently put the steel bar on the ground.