"Howard Stark worked with a Soviet." This was the information Ceng Chu found. After all, Li Jie had long forgotten the plot in the movie.
He only remembered that Mourning Whip's father seemed to have worked with Howard, and he was also involved in the original design of the Arc Reactor.
"Can you find information about that person?" Li Jie asked Ceng Chu. This was what he cared about.
"No, I can't even find a name. The authorities have frozen or even deleted all information about that person's identity. I can't find anyone related to what you're talking about, except for an inconspicuous tidbit I found in a very old news report. "
Ceng Chu shrugged, indicating that there was nothing he could do. "Of course, given that computers weren't common in the era, it's very likely that all the information and files on this person are paper documents, and maybe they're still gathering dust in a warehouse in a government department. That's not necessarily true. "
"Well, at least there's some hope." Li Jie carefully observed the tidbit about Stark Industries that Ceng Chu had found decades ago.
[A scandal broke out in Stark Industries. A senior scientific researcher in the company accepted illegal funds and secretly sold Stark Industries research data.]
[The employee is reported to be a Soviet, and it's not clear whether this has anything to do with the Soviet authorities.] [The possibility that Stark Industries was infiltrated by Soviet spies has not been ruled out.]
[Congress hereby solemnly reminds all companies and factories to be vigilant. A small mistake could leak important national scientific and technological information to the enemy country. The government will begin investigating suspicious people in the United States …]
Because it was an old newspaper photo, the handwriting on the back was very blurred after decades. In fact, the handwriting at the front was also very difficult for Li Jie to read, and he had to rub his eyes after reading it.
"A meaningless article full of Cold War thinking." This was Ceng Chu's evaluation of the article.
"You know, sometimes the big shots in the government are nervous about certain things. It's like a beautiful girl meeting a man tailing her in the middle of the night. They're cautious and a little panicked. "Li Jie's words were more subtle.
"Why are you looking at this thing?" Peter Parker asked as he looked at the information that Li Jie had asked Ceng Chu to find recently. "This is what you've been looking for recently."
"Yes," Li Jie said bluntly. "This person might be very important."
"How important?" Peter asked.
"I suspect that Howard Stark did not study the Arc Reactor alone. Maybe other people were involved. Maybe he has a complete design of the Arc Reactor in his hands. Maybe he has shrunk the reactor like Tony, "Li Jie said while rubbing his chin.
"You know how noisy the Arc Reactor is now. Now all the energy companies in the world want to get their hands on Tony's designs. "
"And although Tony hasn't made a public announcement yet, I believe that on April 1st, when the Ark spacecraft launches, Tony will definitely make an announcement."
"The Ark is going to the moon to mine helium-3. I believe that all of you should have more scientific knowledge than me, and you should know better than me what the mining of helium-3 means to mankind."
Li Jie's words made Peter and Ceng Chu look at each other.
"Is Tony Stark going to kill all the energy companies? It's like he's driving a bulldozer to crush those thatched cottages. "Ceng Chu was shocked when she heard the news.
"Isn't it enough for him to have the Ark? Is he going to use helium-3 to stir up a bigger dispute? You know, I have solved two attacks on Stark Industries this month, although they were insignificant attacks on ordinary people. The scale is far less than the Philadelphia incident that you and Tony solved together last time. "Peter shook his head.
"I don't understand business, but I'm not stupid. Now the news is talking about Tony's new energy every day. Midtown and Lower Manhattan have begun to test run Tony's Ark Energy Module. "Peter was talking about the latest situation in New York.
"Yes, I heard that OPCE can't sit still anymore, and oil-producing countries have begun to protest against Tony Stark's actions," Li Jie replied.
"But capital is after profits. Stark Industries's stock price has been rising recently, reaching a record high. Once the helium-3 development project is announced, I expect the entire Wall Street to explode."
"The stock price of Stark Industries will reach the most terrifying value since humans created the stock trading system." Li Jie touched his chin, feeling that he had some stubble. Maybe he should shave it.
"All the shareholders of Stark Industries have been stimulated by the huge profits. Now that the beast of capital has been released by Tony Stark, it's almost impossible to stop it. Even if Tony wants to stop it now, I'm afraid it's not his turn to say so. "
"That's right. My parents recently asked me to open an investment account in America to buy Stark Industries shares directly through me, to avoid taxes on some cross-border transactions," Ceng Chu said. "China has gone crazy. The price of coal has fallen to an appalling level, and it's still going down."
"My parents said that the coal bosses they know are ready to quit. The profit from selling ten tons of coal now isn't even enough to buy a bottle of Coke."
"What Tony Stark is doing now will have a greater impact than any industrial revolution in the past," Li Jie said with mixed feelings.
"The invention of the spinning jenny speeded up the manufacture of cloth, but it also caused the tragedy of sheep eating people."
"The emergence of the steam engine improved the progress of human manufacturing, but it also caused a large number of handicraft workshops to go bankrupt."
"Industrial revolutions are always accompanied by the blood of a generation. I believe that Tony's energy revolution will make the world a better place, but at the same time, I wonder how many people will die in this revolution."
"There's no need for an expert to analyze it. As an outsider, I can understand it. When Stark Industries' new energy project is on the right track, there will be a terrible wave of layoffs. I'm afraid that in the next few years, the number of unemployed people all over the world will increase explosively. "Li Jie's tone wasn't very pleasant.
There might be a bright future behind the door of the new era, but the price of opening the door of the new era was daunting.
Was Tony Stark really going to open the door of his new era with a mountain of blood?
The pain of the new era wasn't something that could be found in a few simple sentences in textbooks; it was something that every participant in this era could feel.
"If it's true, then Tony Stark won't be able to monopolize the helium-3 project. No government will let him do that. " Li Jie's words attracted attention, and several other people in the base came over. It was Frank who spoke.
"But as the leader, Stark Industries should be able to take the biggest piece of this cake."
"I'm not afraid of anyone sharing the cake. As long as the person is holding a knife and cutting the cake evenly, it's fine. Although some people will be dissatisfied, their dissatisfaction will always be suppressed. If they want to eat the cake, they have to use the knife to cut it." Li Jie's words were thought-provoking.
"What's really scary is the appearance of two cake-cutting knives."
"It's not that I'm born pessimistic, but if all of this really exists, there's another knife that cuts the cake. What will those who are waiting to eat the cake do? "
"There will probably be a fight. Everyone will fight for the other cake knife." Peter shook his hand and answered Li Jie's question.
"Perhaps it won't end so easily. Even if the other saber is snatched away, the problem remains. Now that we have two cake-cutting knives, what about those who don't have knives but still want to eat the cake? "Frank asked a crucial question.
"People have to choose a side, but the cake is so big that there will always be a side with more and a side with less." Li Jie pointed at the computer screen.
"If it really becomes two clearly divided factions, then the Cold War will break out again. It won't even be a Cold War, but a hot war.
"Although dictatorship and one-man rule aren't good ideas, war will be the worst idea.
"Helium-3 will be the last straw to save countries that rely entirely on exports of energy. Believe me, they will do anything to survive.
"The knife is now in Tony Stark's hands. Although he's very arrogant, he's not hopeless. Besides, the US government can't completely manipulate him. Iron Man's confrontation with Congress isn't something new.
"Because he's the only one with the knife, all the balance is maintained at a delicate point.
"But if there's another knife, a substitute for Ark energy, and it doesn't even need to be as strong as Tony's design, just 50% of his, then all the situation will change now.
"I bet 10,000 dollars that all the balance now will be broken, and no one knows what will happen." Li Jie's words made everyone look at each other.
Washington, DC, Disabled Veterans Activity Center.
"This is the new job you found for Rogers?" Nick looked at Rogers, who was helping the disabled veterans with rehabilitation training and boosting morale. He looked at Coulson in front of him with some amusement.
"Captain is a noble man. He just lost himself in this era." Coulson looked at Nick seriously.
"This place can help him regain his confidence. These disabled retired soldiers were all injured in the battle with terrorists. Many of them saw Rogers as an idol when they were young. He has inspired generations. "
"Captain Rogers needs to better strengthen his confidence and learn how to communicate with modern people. After all, his way of communication is from 70 years ago."
"Well, your idea is not bad. At least Captain won't think about other things. Some things can't be told to him yet, but if we don't tell him, many of the planned missions that are bound to fail will continue to hit his confidence. I'm afraid that it will break his psychological defense. "Nick's tone was also very serious.
"You did a good job, Coulson. You'll be responsible for Captain's affairs for the time being."
"Thank you. I like this job, more than fishing." Coulson said with a smile. At the same time, he took out a special encrypted USB drive from his jacket pocket.
"These are some fish photos that I've organized. I think they'll be useful if you want to put an aquarium in your office."
"Oh, I don't raise fish, but thank you anyway. If there are beautiful fish, I'll have someone buy them. "Nick took the USB drive from Coulson and thanked him.
"Speaking of fish, you haven't sent me the rainbow trout after fishing last time." Nick reminded him.
"I've dealt with it, but rainbow trout are not easy to deal with." Coulson smiled at Nick. "I'll try to deal with it better in other ways next time."
"Maybe fishing is too time-consuming. I don't know when I can eat the rainbow trout you sent me. Next time, just use the trawl to catch more. It's best to catch them all in one go. "Nick said.
"It's like two fishing boats trawling the sea. First, they drive the fish to the corresponding direction, then slowly close up together, and finally catch them all in one go. It saves time and effort. It just needs some strength and skills. "
"Then I need some strong sailors." Coulson smiled.
"You can find some sailors at will." Nick waved his hand without minding.
"I think Captain Rogers is a good choice. What do you think?" Coulson looked at Nick very seriously.
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