Iron Altman passing by Marvel

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Night falls.

Located in the EDITION Hotel in Times Square, the ambiguous yellow crystal lamps light up the night.

There are people drinking and drinking everywhere, men in suits and leather shoes, and ladies in elegant clothes. Power divides people into large and small groups.

Needless to say, as the current president of Stark Industries, Pepper Potts has a place in the mix.

Especially when Tony is not around, Pepper's words almost represent the will of Stark Industries.

As for a certain protagonist, he is either rolling on the bed of some cover girl at this time, or he is probably continuing his unfinished heroic dream in the laboratory.

Bruce wasn't used to this kind of situation.

The intrigues among adults are naturally dealt with by Justin, a veteran. For him, false friendships are far less real and interesting than reporting the rows of data equations above.

Taking a glass of champagne and hiding in the corner of the banquet, the young man quickly turned his attention to the food, as if tonight was really just a pure banquet.

"It seems like you don't like this scene very much."

Refreshing laughter sounded in Bruce's ears.

"Miss Potts"

The young man heard the voice and went over. When he saw that the person coming was Pepper Potts, he immediately raised the wine glass in his hand to signal slightly.

"What do you want from me, Miss Potts?"

Taking a sip of the wine in the glass, Bruce put a decent smile on his face.

As the current nominal president of Stark Industries, Pepper needs to work hard to inherit Stark Industries' past connections no matter what the occasion.

Now that she was separated from the crowd to look for Bruce, it was obvious that the matter at hand was more important to her than making connections.

"That's right, Mr. Hammer"

After organizing her language, Little Pepper started talking about what happened this morning.

"You mean Ivan"

Bruce just thought about it for a moment and roughly understood what was going on.

"Ivan"

Pepper was stunned, obviously unfamiliar with this name.

"His name is Ivan Vanko. He is one of my technical backbones and a very talented physicist."

Bruce explained Ivan's identity concisely and concisely.

"Then between him and Tony"

Not understanding why such an unrelated person could be so hostile to Tony, Boz pondered for a moment and then hurriedly asked.

"Ivan's father and Tony's father worked together for a period of time, but later Mr. Howard expelled Mr. Vanke from his research group due to differences in ideas."

"You should be able to imagine how a former Soviet scientist who had served the United States would be treated after returning to his country under the situation at that time."

Bruce glanced meaningfully at Boz.

"But, this has nothing to do with Tony."

Pepper looked a little flustered.

"That's not what they say. There is an old saying in China that father's debts are repaid by his sons. This is nothing more than the truth."

Bruce picked up a piece of fruit from the table, put it into his mouth and chewed it slowly.

He always had reservations about this feud.

It is true that there is a factor that Anton Vanke has evil intentions and is trying to use this technology to make profits, but is Howard really as righteous as he says?

Not necessarily

In the original plot line, Ivan was able to find a way to improve the Ark reactor in a short period of time. This cannot be explained by just one sentence of talent.

Scientific research is inherently a long-term undertaking that requires foundation. Under the harsh and difficult conditions of Siberia, Old Anton was able to teach Ivan step by step to improve this invention, which just proved his understanding of the Ark Reactor. deep.

Obviously, even if he is not the leader, his contribution to the Ark Reactor is definitely second only to Howard.

However, for such a core member who has put in all his hard work and sweat, looking at hard work rather than merit, he was kicked out of the team that shared the fruits of victory just because of a bad idea. It is a bit too unkind.

Anyone who encounters this kind of thing would want to kill someone, so it is not impossible for Bruce to understand that Vanke and his son want to take revenge on the Stark family.

"I will clarify this matter with Tony when I get back. Thank you Mr. Hammer for informing me."

Taking a deep breath, Pepper quickly made a decision.

She didn't boast about directly taking over Tony. Although the two were close, Boz had always been a very measured girl and would never do anything beyond her own duty. This was why Tony gave her complete trust.

Sighing, Bruce wished he had such a versatile little secretary.

Thinking of a certain little monster who volunteered and almost blew up the office on his first day at work, he couldn't help but feel a headache.

"It doesn't matter, anyway, even if I don't tell this matter, Mr. Stark will know about it sooner or later."

Bruce shrugged nonchalantly.

"Mr. Hammer, there is one more thing"

Boz was hesitant to speak, and it was obvious that she was also embarrassed to bother others so much.

It's just that the palladium poisoning that Ivan mentioned before was really making her sleepy and uneasy if she didn't understand it.

"I know what you want to ask, but you'd better ask Stark yourself about this. If he doesn't want to tell you, it's not very appropriate for me to tell you."

Understanding what the other party meant, Bruce decisively refused.

"But fine, thank you very much."

When it came to Tony, Boz seemed a little unwilling to give up.

Just thinking about Stark's character, I finally had to sigh helplessly.

After Boz left, before Bruce could take a breath, another expected figure walked up to him holding a wine glass.

"Little Bruce, I didn't interrupt your conversation with Miss Potts."

Norman Osborne came up to say hello in a very familiar tone.

"Of course not, Uncle Osborne."

Seeing Osborne's appearance as a loving elder, Bruce couldn't help but be on guard. They didn't have such a close relationship.

"Last time we met, you were only about the same height as Harry. I didn't expect you to have grown into such a great young man."

Norman looked extremely emotional, and then as if he thought of something, he stepped aside to let the two children stand.

"Forgot to introduce, this is my son Harry, Harry Osborn."

After touching the head of the little boy standing in front, Old Osborne's eyes were indescribably doting.

"Harry, this is the Bruce you've always wanted to meet."

If the upper-class people of the previous generation grew up listening to the legend of Tony Stark, then Bruce may be "other people's children" in this generation.

The 16-year-old with double doctorates from MIT can be called a legend even in the upper class society where there are many elites.

Harry looked at the young man in front of him with curious eyes, but there was no hint of timidity.

Think about it, some of the children from wealthy families have never seen the world.

"Mr. Bruce, I've seen the photon pulse rifle you invented on TV. It's really cool. Can I visit your research center in the future?"

Young Harry's eyes were filled with admiration.

In the eyes of children of this age, powerful weapons like the photon pulse rifle are simply a "man's romance."

"of course can."

After touching Harry's head, Bruce showed off his dignity.

"By the way, this is Peter, Peter Parker, my best friend in school."

After saying that, as if he remembered something, Harry pulled a shy young man from behind and introduced him happily.

little spider

Looking at the boy's immature face, which resembled that of a famous actor in his previous life, Bruce had a strange look on his face.

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