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S.H.I.E.L.D. is here.

Just like in movies and TV series, the police often arrive late after the matter is solved by the protagonist. In fact, some of them mistakenly blamed SHIELD. After they got the news that Iron Man appeared in Los Angeles, they took action immediately. However, due to the fact that the detection level was not high enough, and Stark's counter-reconnaissance level was high enough, S.H.I.E.L.D. spent most of its time searching.

The person who got off the helicopter was Stark's acquaintance Natasha, known as the "Black Widow".

"Hi~"

"Mr. Stark, would you mind explaining what happened?" Natasha asked, looking at the ground that had been plowed almost once.

"mind."

"Well, Mr. Stark, where have the enemies gone? And where are your friends?" After a simple on-site investigation, Natasha knew that all this was definitely not caused by Stark alone.

"Enemy you say? Oh, he's right there, it might take a while to collect him."

After Helga's "self-destruction", the flesh and blood Hezi lasted for a short time and then completely dissolved. Now Helga is left with only a pool of blood that is integrated with the soil.

"Mr. Stark, you know what I mean."

"It's Jarvis. We jointly fought against the monsters. You should have seen that I lost many suits of armor. I hope SHIELD will provide relevant subsidies."

The satellite controlled by SHIELD could not fully see what was happening at the scene, and Stark was notoriously uncooperative. Natasha could not imprison Stark, a member of the Avengers, for questioning. , so she had to throw the ball back to her boss, Nick Fury.

Some personnel were left behind to collect various residues at the scene, while Natasha took Stark back to Los Angeles for treatment.

……

In the hospital lounge, Pepper, who hurried over, saw the injured Stark and burst into tears.

"Hey, hey, look at me, I'm fine, just minor injuries."

"Tony, what happened?"

"Let's go back and talk about..."

As soon as Stark comforted Pepper, Nick Fury opened the door to the lounge and walked in.

"Welcome in, even though you didn't even knock on the door."

"Stark, do you have something to tell me?"

"No."

"I know you are hiding something, I just want to know who is with you?"

"Only myself."

"..."

Until Nick Fury left, he didn't get the answer he wanted.

……

After seeing Nick Fury leave and making sure that he had not reserved any eavesdropping tools, Adrian jumped out of the shadows and appeared in the lounge.

"Oh, my God!" Pepper was startled by the sudden appearance of Adrian.

"My bad, I should have said hello in advance." Adrian said apologetically.

"Huh~ It's okay."

"Are you spying on me? Are you afraid that I will reveal your identity?"

"Although there are problems with your character, I still believe in your character."

"Just think you're complimenting me. Are you hiding from S.H.I.E.L.D.?"

"I'm different from you. Some of my abilities, you know, can't be revealed openly to outsiders. And I don't like official departments, especially ones like SHIELD, which are big enough to easily dig out a person's details." , and they especially like to interfere with other people’s private lives.”

"Indeed, your abilities are simply tailor-made for your identity as a villain. But I think he has already guessed some, but he can't confirm your specific identity."

"It's good to have some confusion. Ms. Hill from SHIELD knows me, but she won't associate me with someone you fight with."

"Ms. Hill?"

"Well, a very charming lady."

Hearing this, Pepper's eyes lit up. As a woman, even a strong woman will still gossip. At first, she was very optimistic about the relationship between Colson and the lady who played the cello, but it was a pity that the relationship ended in vain, and Colson died in the battle.

"What's your plan next?"

"I'll go to London."

"It's a pity that I can't go with you this time." Stark's armor has been exhausted, and his combat effectiveness has been greatly reduced. On the one hand, he needs to replenish the inventory of the armor in time, and on the other hand, he does not want to lose his armor in a short time. Po couldn't worry about him anymore.

"Just what I wanted. Your target is too big. If the Mandarin is cautious enough, he might slip away as soon as you arrive in London."

"If you catch the Mandarin, you must tell me."

"You think too highly of me. One of his subordinates is so difficult to deal with. If the Mandarin really has 10 rings as expected, it will probably require the help of your Avengers. The main purpose of my trip this time is to collect some of them. situation and make adequate preparations for future confrontations.”

"Then I can only wish you good luck."

"See you."

"Wait..." Stark stopped Adrian who was about to leave.

"What else is there? Ah, I forgot." With that said, Adrian took out the ring he had seized from Helga and handed it to Pepper.

"What ability does this ring have?" Pepper asked, holding the dark red ring.

"It's hard to explain, but to put it simply, it can keep a person young forever." Adrian said.

"Really?" Pepper looked at Stark.

"Similar, it will be very useful anyway." Stark said.

Unfortunately, Pepper didn't gain any abilities after trying it on, and Stark also tried it on, and the same thing happened. So Adrian took away the flesh and blood ring.

……

For this trip to London, the more secretive the better, so Adrian did not call Terry and Enns.

On January 2013, 1, Adrian arrived in London by plane. Compared with the dryness of Las Vegas, London in January felt humid. When he arrived at the hotel, the outer layer of his windbreaker actually felt slightly damp.

The Tame River is also called the Thames River and has a very wide basin. The clue provided by Helga on the banks of the Tame River was also large enough. Combined with the name of Colin Campbell, an ancient nobleman, Adrian guessed that the Mandarin should be If he is a person who pays attention to the quality of life, then his living environment will definitely not be bad. His residence is most likely to be a large single-family villa or even an ancient castle.

There is another problem. The news about Helga stopped a few years ago. If the Mandarin changed his residence after that, this search would undoubtedly become a needle in a haystack.

With the attitude of giving it a try, Adrian decided to look along the Tame River first. However, for several days in a row, several suspicious targets marked were not the Mandarin's residence after investigation.

Adrian was going to change his mind. Since he came to London, he had to meet an old friend.