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When he found himself leaning against Jarod's bed and fell asleep, Captain America was actually stunned.

The elf was badly injured.Even though he had never really understood the professional jargon spoken by those doctors, the captain could draw this conclusion from their serious tone.And this is no wonder, after all, when the Balrog pulled down the fire whip, he hung on the edge of the cliff and watched, knowing exactly how much damage that power could cause.To be honest, if Garald really died on the spot, or if they couldn't make it back to the Avengers Tower, Steve felt that he would definitely not be surprised at all.

But fortunately, in addition to the eternal life of the elves, the self-healing ability is far beyond the level of ordinary humans, and no one knows this better than the doctors from S.H.I.E.L.D.Although Garrod's injury was indeed troublesome, it wasn't so serious that it would kill him.So, under the mistrustful eyes of the captain, after completing a series of bandages and inspections, they quickly announced that the elf was out of danger, and he didn't even need stitches, just waiting for his body to recover on its own.

And this wait is a whole week.

Garrod's resting room is located on the side of the building with the best lighting, only one vertical floor away from the captain's residence.Although Jarvis monitors the elf's body changes in real time every day, Steve will still come here to sit and stare at Jarod's sleeping face, and then go back to the lounge to discuss with everyone he meets. Are the doctors of S.H.I.E.L.D. reliable, why the elves are still awake, and whether they are deliberately cheating on him.

In this regard, Falcon said that he wanted to quit the team, Dr. Banner said that he might turn green, and Tony and Clint simply disappeared from the lounge, one sleeping in the laboratory and the other going home.In the end, even the Black Widow showed an unbearable expression, went to Coulson to accept a mission, and flew to Madagascar on the other side of the world that night.

So, after finally not catching anyone in the mansion one day, Steve paced around Garald's room again with his hurt old heart, and sat back in his original place silently, watching the elves calm and quiet Sleeping face, I don't know what I'm thinking.

And this time.

"do not go……"

A broken raving broke the silence of the room, and also awakened the thoughts of Captain America who was immersed in his own world.He raised his head and was surprised to find that the elf, who had been sleeping peacefully all this time, seemed to be having some kind of nightmare. His brows were tightly frowned, and fine sweat was constantly oozing from his forehead, as if he was falling into a dream world. Contradictory expressions mingled with fear.

"Please... don't... Glorfindel..."

Steve had never heard Garrod use such a pleading tone to anyone while he was sober.As Vera's most perfect firstborn child, he has always been quiet, calm and gentle. Even in the most panicked and desperate situation, he never showed such a childlike innocence and confusion on his face.And from his dreaming, Steve can easily guess what he dreamed about, but that's just the case, even if he has already peeked into the relationship between Garrod and that Glorfindel, knowing that How important people are to elves, he can't help but be surprised by it now, and the indescribable complexity in his heart.

Garrod must really like him.

He couldn't help but think of the joy and joy when the elf grabbed his sleeve and pronounced another strange name in that dark mine.Steve lowered his eyes, looked at his hands, and a little daze flashed across his eyes.

And to be liked and relied on by an elf like Garrod, how perfect and unimaginable is that Glorfindel?

The captain didn't know.He and Garrod have only known each other for a short time, and he doesn't know much about his mysterious past.But this does not prevent him from occasionally seeing a little familiar regret and loneliness from those green eyes like new leaves.

So what about himself?

I can't help but think of netizens who haven't heard from me for a long time at this time.The captain paused, took out his mobile phone from his pocket to log in to LEX, and clicked on the avatar of "Fried Golden Flower", which was gray as expected.

Steve sighed silently.

Like Garald, the "Fried Golden Flower" who has been missing these days is obviously one of the sources of the captain's annoyance.He had to take a look almost every hour habitually, but was disappointed every time.Although "Zhijinhua" said that he might not be able to go online for a few days, it took too long to disappear, and he didn't even leave a message, which made Steve feel very uneasy, especially in the He still needs "Zha Jin Hua" to comfort him so much at this moment.

Could it be that I suddenly asked for a meeting, and it frightened him in the end?

Can't help but think this way, but quickly rejected this possibility.Steve sat on the ground with his mobile phone in his hand, constantly convincing himself that "Zhijinhua" must be too busy to look online, and tried to stop himself by browsing other web pages, not always staring at the other person's profile picture daze.Not long after, he closed his eyes unknowingly, and fell asleep leaning against the edge of the elf's bed.

Then, when he woke up from a light sleep, clutching his neck that was about to break and turning his head, he happened to meet Garald's blank green eyes, and his face that was obviously trying to hold back a smile after a daze.

"How can you arch your hair like this."

The elf rubbed his head lovingly, and his eyes kept shaking with his strength, Captain America is now in a daze.

"Uh... I just fell asleep?"

Embarrassed, he stood up from the ground, pulled the chair aside and sat on it.Steve ruffled his hair a few times to make it look less like a clump of weeds, then coughed lightly, and began to change the subject a little bluntly: "You slept for a week, do you feel okay?"

"Alright."

With the help of the captain, he slowly sat up and leaned against the head of the bed.Garald moved his shoulders tentatively, but he didn't feel the sting of the open wound. He nodded slightly, and soon had a general understanding of his situation: "Did Coulson send a doctor from S.H.I.E.L.D. come over?"

"Yes." After being taken aback for a while, Steve nodded and said, "How do you know?"

"Because the wound healed faster than I thought."

Garald shrugged: "Based on my own healing ability alone, it will take about two days for the scab to form. Although medication can speed up this speed, not all human drugs can work on me. And the S.H.I.E.L.D. The doctor had examined me before and knew what I was suitable for, so after thinking about it for a while, it is not difficult to come to a conclusion."

such.

Take note of the important point that 'not all drugs work on spirits'.Steve nodded and wanted to pour a glass of water for Jarod, but he forgot that his mobile phone was on his lap. As a result, he got up and accidentally slipped down, so fast that he couldn't reach out to grab it.

"Feel sorry."

The phone fell to the ground and made a muffled 'dong'.Steve quickly put the water glass on the bedside, bent over to pick it up, and put it back in his pocket.But when he finished everything and looked up again, he found that the elf seemed to have suddenly remembered something, staring at his bulging pocket, thoughtful.

"Speaking of which, can you do me a favor?" Facing the captain's puzzled gaze, Jarod blinked and said this.

"...what's the matter?"

Recalling for a moment the scene where the Black Widow choked him in the lounge not long ago until he had nothing to say, Steve asked hesitantly, and decided that if Garald also said, "When you go to see the netizens, please be sure to bring me with you." " and so on, he will go back and set a password for the phone.

But fortunately, the elf obviously didn't know about him and "Fried Golden Flower", and really just asked him for a literal favor.

"Can you get me my phone?"

Looking expectantly at the captain, Jarod smiled slightly: "I suddenly remembered something very important."

"Mobile phone?" Involuntarily heaved a sigh of relief, but soon frowned again, and Steve pursed his lips disapprovingly: "But I think what you need to do now is to take a good rest."

"Believe me, I've rested long enough." Garrod waved his hand: "Unlike humans, elves can recover on their own without too much care. And I still have an appointment, which I have missed for a long time , If it continues, he will be very sad."

"..."

Now that the other party has said so, the captain can no longer stop him.And seeing the elf's resolute expression, making it clear that if he refused, he would do it himself, Steve felt that it was really difficult for him to refuse.

"'Who is he', can you tell me?"

Under the guidance of Jarvis, he found Garrod's cell phone on the coffee table in the living room. Steve handed the thing to the bed, held back for a while, and couldn't help asking.

And that person just smiled: "A netizen."

Oh, friends.

Seeing that the elf skillfully swiped open the screen, it was ready to open the webpage.Steve politely stopped peeking, but sat back on the chair next to the bed, thinking of his long-lost "Fried Golden Flower", suddenly a little envious of Garrod's words that he had just recovered from a serious injury, and was in a hurry. Netizens who want to go to the appointment.

However, just as he was sitting on a chair in a daze, thinking about whether he needed to leave a separate environment for Jarod, Steve suddenly felt the phone in his pocket vibrate. He took it out and saw that It was "Fried Golden Flower" whose avatar was still gray just now.

Captain: ...Huh?

The captain suddenly had a very bad premonition.

Just as Jialuode said that he was going to find netizens here, "Fried Golden Flower" went online here.Such a thing is indeed too coincidental, and Steve feels that he can't think too much about it.Glancing at the elf with complicated eyes, he hesitated for a moment, still thinking that the possibility was a little low, and now he had more important things to do, so he simply put this aside in advance and looked down at "Fried Golden Flower". message to him.

"Zha Jin Hua": I'm back. "

""Fried Golden Flower": I saw the message you left me, sorry for not being online for so long. "

Because of this week's boredom and depression, "Star-Spangled Banner" left him at least a hundred messages in the dialog box of "Fried Golden Flower". 99" is scary enough.But "Fried Golden Flower" obviously didn't mean to be impatient at all, and didn't feel that there was anything wrong with being screened by "Star-Spangled Banner", and even proposed a compensation method.

""Zha Jin Hua": I'll treat you to coffee later, or a drink, you can choose where you want. "

Coffee can be enjoyed by two people, but alcohol is not enough for Captain America, who has a quadruple metabolism, but it should be interesting to watch "Fried Golden Flower" get drunk.Steve smiled slightly, thought about it, and quickly typed a line.

"The Star-Spangled Banner: OK, I'll wait. "

""Star-Spangled Banner": Actually, you don't have to be so polite, I'll just buy it. "

""Fried Golden Flower": It's okay, I can still afford you alone. "

She raised her eyebrows and replied to him like this.However, when it came to the issue of treating guests, Jarod quickly remembered the main reason why he went online.While it might make The Star-Spangled Banner feel bad, there really isn't much else he can do.

"Zha Jin Hua": Actually, I have to tell you one thing. "

"The Star-Spangled Banner: What?" "

"Zha Jin Hua": I remember we agreed at the time that we would meet when we got back, right? "

""Fried Golden Flower": But I'm sorry, I may not be able to keep this agreement for the time being. "

"..."

Staring at the message sent by "Fried Golden Flower", convinced that he read it correctly, Steve felt like his heart suddenly turned into a lead stone, and fell into his stomach in despair.

"The Star-Spangled Banner: Why? ! "

"The Star-Spangled Banner: Didn't we all agree? "

"The Star-Spangled Banner: Have you suddenly regretted it?"Listen, I can spend time with you, but I really want to..."

"Zha Jin Hua": Wait, I have no regrets. "

""Fried Golden Flower": Don't get excited. "

Knowing that this sentence would definitely cause a violent backlash from the other party, Jarod sighed silently, stopped "The Star-Spangled Banner"'s excited tirade, thought for a while, and sent a "comforting" emoji in the past.

"Zha Jin Hua": I didn't mean to not want to see you, trust me. "

""Zha Jin Hua": I just may not be able to go out recently. "

"The Star-Spangled Banner: What?"Why can't I go out? "

""Fried Golden Flower": Because this business trip is not very friendly to me. "

""Zhi Jinhua": I had a small accident and I haven't fully recovered yet.In fact, it has never been online before because of this. "

Something happened.

Steve frowned suddenly.

"The Star-Spangled Banner: What's going on? ! "

"The Star-Spangled Banner: How are you doing now?"Is it serious?Isn't it an ordinary business trip? Why did something happen? ! "

...This is really no ordinary business trip.

Just thinking of the Balrog in that mountain made me feel like a fucking dog.Garrod quietly touched the ugly raised scar on his back, and made up his mind that he would never step into the mine of those dwarves who could dig through the center of the earth again.

"Zha Jinhua: I'm fine, don't be nervous. "

""Zha Jin Hua": It was just a small accident, and I'll be fine after lying on the bed for two days. "

""Star-Spangled Banner": ...Really, you didn't lie to me? "

""Star-Spangled Banner": Is it true that it will be fine in two days? "

""Fried Golden Flower": Really, why did I lie to you. "

Seeing "Fried Golden Flower" make such an assurance, Captain America quietly heaved a sigh of relief.It's really not a serious injury to recover in two days. It's a serious matter to take care of your body first. It doesn't matter if you can't see each other for a while.It's not that there will be no time in the future, anyway, "Fried Golden Flower" also agreed, and he is sure that his netizens will never break their promise.

Thinking of this, I felt much better.Steve smiled at the screen, bowed his head and sent a "smiley face" to the other party.

"The Star-Spangled Banner: As long as you're okay. "

"The Star-Spangled Banner: Then can I visit you?"I know where your home is, and I can find it without you coming to pick me up. "

"..."

Only then did I realize that the other party was someone with his home address, and it was given by me.Garald stared at the phone in a daze for half a second, thinking that he really had to go to the "Star-Spangled Banner" appointment in the future, or the other party might come to block people directly, and quickly replied:

"Zha Jinhua": But I'm not at home now, I'm with my friends. "

""Star-Spangled Banner": Then you send me the location, and I will go to your friend. "

I didn't expect the other party to be so persistent.Thinking about the security of the Avengers Building, and how frightened the "Star-Spangled Banner" was when he knew that he would recover from his injuries here, Mr. Elf curled his lips, but could only pour cold water on him.

""Fried Golden Flower": It's not that I don't want to, it's just that the situation here is a bit complicated, and outsiders are generally not allowed in. "

"Zha Jin Hua": And I'm only staying here temporarily, I'll be home soon, see you later. "

... that's fine too.

I thought that I would be able to see the netizen's address sooner or later, and Steve didn't force it.He just didn't expect that "Zha Jinhua" would have an accident, just like Garald, lying in bed for several days, and couldn't even log in to leave a message for himself.

Well, it's the same as Garrod...

Suddenly, I felt as if I had thought of something extraordinary.Steve froze for a moment, but before he could think about this terrifying thought, the phone in his hand vibrated again, bringing his attention back to the screen.

Looking down, it turned out that it was "Zha Jin Hua" who sent a series of "poor" emoticons because he was afraid that he would feel frustrated.

Steve couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth.

""Star-Spangled Banner": It's okay, we'll meet again when you're better. "

"Star-Spangled Banner: I'll treat you to coffee then. "

""Fried Golden Flower": OK. "

""Zha Jin Hua": I know a good place, and their cookies are also delicious. "

"The Star-Spangled Banner: Then we'll meet there. "

"The Star-Spangled Banner: Actually, I also know a nice bar, my friends have taken me there, maybe we can go for a drink in the evening. "

The two just discussed the details of Mianji one by one, and they could feel that they were in perfect harmony with each other across the screen.For a while, only their subtle breathing and the sound of their fingers tapping on the phone screen could be heard in the room, and the atmosphere seemed haunted.

And soon, "Fried Golden Flower" and "Star-Spangled Banner" were already discussing their future life after the interview.

""Star-Spangled Banner": I found out that the two of us live not too far away.Maybe in the future we can go for a jog appointment in the morning. "

""Star-Spangled Banner": You can also have breakfast together, and then I will take you to work. "

"Zha Jin Hua": Of course no problem. "

It's a really good idea.

Garrod nodded involuntarily.But if he's going to run with "The Star-Spangled Banner," he might need some water.After all, the system of the elves is different from that of ordinary people. They can easily run at a speed that makes people doubt their lives. If they don't want to throw the "Star-Spangled Banner" too far, Jarod thinks that he may have to think about how to do it. A few sandbags strapped to the legs will help.

But not long after, when he really met the "Star-Spangled Banner" and went for a morning run, Mr. Elf found that he didn't need to worry about such trivial matters at all. , is not the same as what was said.

Those, however, belong to the future.And now, before they meet each other, his netizens are still looking forward to the future with him through the screen with great interest.

"The Star-Spangled Banner: Maybe you'd like me to introduce you to my friends. "

"The Star-Spangled Banner: They're good people, you'll like them. "

Steve wasn't worried about what his colleagues might object to.After all, Natasha had expressed her position in the waiting room, at least Steve could not see any signs of disapproval, and even had an inexplicable excitement and eagerness to try—of course the captain refused to think about this excitement What is it for? Given that the Black Widow was trying to find a girlfriend for herself not long ago—and since there was nothing wrong with Natasha, Falcon and Tony, who had always listened to her and dared not have any objections, naturally It won't be too difficult either.

As for "Fried Golden Flower", Steve has the cheek to think that since he likes Captain America, he shouldn't run away if he likes other superheroes.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help raising the corners of his mouth, and lowered his head to press the screen:

""Star-Spangled Banner": I have a friend who likes to party very much, you can join us in the future. "

""Star-Spangled Banner": If dances or parties are too tiring, we can go to the club to play cards. "

""Fried Golden Flower": Huh? "

""Fried Golden Flower": ...playing cards? "

Garald was a little dumbfounded.

I didn't expect to learn this kind of skill when making friends with the "Star-Spangled Banner". Mr. Elf, who had never lost very badly in playing cards with their agents in SHIELD, blinked silently, and felt that he seemed to need to hone this skill. skill.

And probably because of the hesitation in the tone of "Fried Golden Flower", "The Star-Spangled Banner" is also a little confused now.

"Star-Spangled Banner: What, don't you like playing cards? "

"The Star-Spangled Banner: It's okay, we can meet in a different way. "

On the contrary, he has no opinion on how to get together. Jialuode just doesn't understand the first half of the netizen's sentence. How come he likes to play cards?

In this regard, the "Star-Spangled Banner" quickly gave an answer.

""Star-Spangled Banner": Isn't your name "Zhi Jin Hua"?I thought you'd be very keen on this. "

""Fried Golden Flower": So it is. "

""Fried Golden Flower": Actually, I don't know how to play poker. I named it just to commemorate a friend of mine. "

...wait, friend?

Although I know it's not good, but when it comes to missing friends, Captain America really can't help but think of Garrod.What was even more frightening was that he seemed to remember that the elf had mentioned the title "Lord of the Golden Flower" when talking about that friend.

Probably, no, right.

His expression was blank.Involuntarily raised his head and glanced at the elf beside him, and found that he was still concentrating on his phone, not paying any attention to the indication here. Steve took a deep breath, and couldn't imagine that if it was true, it would be What an embarrassing thing.

""Star-Spangled Banner": ...that friend of yours is called 'Golden Flower', right? "

Typed such a line and sent it over, waiting for the other party's reply.The captain suddenly felt a tightness in his throat, and quickly picked up the glass beside the bed, completely unaware that it was actually the glass that Garald drank from just now.

And the bubble of "Fried Golden Flower" soon appeared in the dialog box.

"Zha Jin Hua": Of course not. "

""Zha Jin Hua": His name is not Jin Hua. "

Then there is no problem.

Involuntarily breathed a sigh of relief.Steve picked up the glass and took a sip of water, but before he could swallow it, he saw another message from "Fried Golden Flower":

""Zhi Jin Hua": His name is Glorfindel, and 'Golden Flower' is just his nickname. "

Steve:  …

"puff--!!!"

Steve sprayed his phone all over the screen with a sip of water.

Unaware that he had just taken off his vest, Jarod was staring at the screen, just about to wait to see what the "Star-Spangled Banner" would reply to him, but a strange voice around him attracted all his attention.

Turning his head, he looked in the direction of the sound.Dazed to find that Steve was sitting on a chair, holding his water glass in one hand and his wet cell phone in the other, his eyes were dull, as if he had suddenly suffered the worst blow in his life.

"team leader?"

I don't quite understand what's wrong with a good person.Seeing that he didn't come back to his senses for a long time, Garrod could only call out to him, pulled a napkin, and slapped Captain America on the face.

"...I, I, I still have to go out a little bit beforehand."

Was photographed by a napkin back to the soul.The captain held the mobile phone that he had just sprayed half a glass of water inhumanely, took off the half-wet napkin on his face, stood up suddenly, and didn't care about the stool he brought down, as if he saw something very scary, He almost ran away from the elves.

Garrod: ...

So he suddenly looks scary?

I looked around and didn't find anything strange.Mr. Elf touched his face, then looked at the door of the room that was almost torn off by Captain America, and finally couldn't help but fell into a deep depression.

And at the same time.

When Steve's flying mind finally returned to his body again, he realized that he was already standing in the elevator leading to the top floor.

It was an instinctive reaction to rush out of Garrod's room, and it was hard for the captain himself to explain why.Reflecting on it, he thought he might have been frightened. After all, the vest of "Fried Golden Flower" fell off too unexpectedly, as if a bomb was suddenly dropped in his brain, completely paralyzing his brain.And being provoked by the same person again and again, Steve felt that he might have had an indelible shadow on the name Glorfindel.

"Fried Golden Flower" and Garrod.

I read the two names silently again, trying hard to merge these two completely different images into one.Steve searched for a long time in his brain that was almost on strike, and then clicked on the information of "Fried Golden Flower" to find out all the matching places one by one, and found that the whole thing was unexpectedly clear, and he was The idiot who missed again and again and turned a blind eye to the truth.

'When you're going to meet your little friends, be sure to take me with you.I really want to see what expression you will have at that time. '

Involuntarily recalling the words of the Black Widow, the captain realized desperately that Natasha must have discovered that "Zha Jinhua" and Garrod were the same person.She didn't really want to follow him to meet his netizens, she just wanted to see a joke about how she was now.

Life is full of surprises.

Thinking of this, he rushed out when the elevator door opened, and fell headlong into Iron Man's laboratory on the top floor.Steve shoves his phone under Tony's eyelids, nearly poking it up his nose, and very successfully scares the president's dad, who is fiddling with the armor parts.

"what are you doing?"

He almost asked Jarvis to put on his battle armor, but Tony opened his eyes wide, staring at the uninvited guest who barged in without even saying hello, his expression was not very good.

"Do me a favor, please, just now... wait, let me write back first."

It's hard to describe what expression he has now.Steve turned on the screen and clicked on the dialog box of "Zhi Jinhua". Their communication was still on "Glorfindel" just now, but "Zhi Jinhua" saw that he hadn't spoken for a long time, so he posted a new one. A question mark came over, and it was obvious that the netizen on the other side of the screen had just suffered the impact of destroying the three views.

Steve returned his expression in a strange way, and before he realized it, he had simply appeased "Fried Golden Flower" who hadn't seen anyone for a long time, and bid him farewell with the excuse of a sudden emergency, and made an appointment to talk to him next time .Just like he just found out that he was not the one who lost his horse, he is simply an industry model in the netizen circle.

The captain felt that he was really hopeless.

"Help me locate this IP and tell me where he is now."

After completing the above tasks under the eyes of the CEO's father with great interest, Steve handed over the phone again, pointing at the still bright profile picture of the fried golden flower, with a very sincere tone:

"Please, Tony, please tell me you can do it."

"...Don't you think it's too wasteful to come to me for this kind of thing?"

Glancing at the screen, he roughly understood why the captain suddenly rushed in. Tony couldn't help but rolled his eyes towards the ceiling:

"You can call Jarvis anywhere in this building, and he can immediately help you complete this kind of positioning without any technical content, but you come to ask a terminal like me... Wait for this positioning terminal Why is it a S.H.I.E.L.D. military program?"

After taking Steve's cell phone and pressing it a few times, and accessing a series of seemingly complicated codes, the expression on the CEO's father's face is a little hard to describe:

"So don't tell me you chat with S.H.I.E.L.D. employees online every day? Coulson will cry for you, you know?"

"Leave that alone."

Interrupting Tony's eloquence, the captain looked very determined: "Tell me where he is now?"

"Wait a minute, it will take a little time to crack the firewall of SHIELD. Of course, just a little bit, I can handle this level of defense system in no time... Look, it's done."

Connect Steve's mobile phone to Jarvis's network, and hack into the system next door in twos and twos.Tony put the map on the virtual screen in mid-air and kept zooming in. He unexpectedly discovered that the location of this account called "Zhijinhua" was actually located in the fucking Avengers Building? !

"Call out the surveillance on the 21st floor, Jarvis."

It's hard to hide the annoyance in his tone, the CEO's father stared wide-eyed: "Coulson let his people come undercover here again, and he dared to deceive the captain's feelings, I must see who it is this time... Eh? Isn't it the elf we promised to take care of?"

"..."

The last bit of luck in Steve's heart was shattered like this.

A sense of resignation began to appear on his face.Facing Tony's perplexed gaze, he covered his face blankly, as if he had been hit with a hammer by Thor, and blankly explained everything, from his acquaintance with "Zhi Jinhua" to the loss of the horse just now, including The tragic experience that I may have lost my love before I even started.I poured it out all at once, and repeated it to him.

The president's father almost choked to death on his own saliva.

"So, you unilaterally fell in love with our new teammate wearing a vest on the Internet. Not only did you send him nude photos, but you were also planning to meet with someone. You planned to slowly develop a relationship beyond friendship, but found that he might have been cheated by someone else. Are you the first to be arched?"

Correct.

Steve nodded sympathetically.

For this, Tony can only feel deep sympathy, and at the same time firmly believes that Captain America must be planning to laugh at him so that he can inherit his armor and Stark Tower worth tens of billions.