Tony woke up with pain all over his body.
He remembered coming to the air force base in Afghanistan to participate in the military's weapons introduction conference. Then, the deal was finalized, they celebrated, and they drank champagne … He had already gotten into the jeep and was about to leave on a private plane, but his car was blown up …
After that, there was a large blank memory.
His hands waved to both sides, trying to grab something, but he ended up knocking over the glass on the cabinet beside the bed. His nose was also uncomfortable, as if he had a nasal feeding tube inserted. He spent a lot of effort to pull it out, and only then did he feel that he could breathe smoothly. He began to gasp for air.
Raising his head and looking around, Tony felt that he should be in a cave. The temperature was very low, and he was wearing an old T-shirt and jacket that someone had put on him. He wanted to turn over, but he found that he was caught by something.
His chest was still aching, but it was bandaged, so it seemed bearable. Tony tore off the bandage, and then he saw —
"God, what the hell is this!"
"This is something to save your life."
Only then did he realize that there was someone beside him. "Who are you, and what did you do to me?"
"Yin Sen. I saved your life. " The middle-aged man with gold-rimmed glasses said to him while shaving in front of the mirror, "At that time, the big explosion caused some shrapnel to enter your body. Due to the limited conditions, I couldn't take out much. To prevent the remaining shrapnel from entering the heart diaphragm through the blood, I made an electromagnet and placed it on your chest. "
Tony was still a little confused. He touched his chest out of habit, but other than the newly installed electromagnet, he felt nothing.
"Where's my necklace?" he asked.
"What necklace?"
"It's a piece of jade strung with a red string. I always wear it around my neck." Tony stared at Yin Sen with his big eyes. "Do you see it?"
"Oh, it's there." Yin Sen turned around and pointed at the bedside cabinet. "During the surgery, everything on your upper body was cleared out. I hurriedly put it away before they threw it away. But I advise you not to wear it. It looks like it has some value. "
"… Thank you." He rubbed the jade tablet between his fingers a few times and stuffed it into his pocket.
"Speaking of which, you are really lucky." Yin Sen took out a small pot and heated it on the charcoal stove. There was some mushy food inside. "I heard from them that you experienced two explosions. You should have died, but when you were sent here, other than the shrapnel in your body, there were almost no other injuries. There were no broken arms, legs, or bones like I expected."
Tony suddenly remembered what Lin Ching-wan had said when she gave it to him — "It can protect you."
"Well, maybe it's protecting me." He patted the pendant in his pocket, finally feeling a little relieved.
Yin Sen moved the small pot away from the stove, then picked up a small glass bottle on the table and threw it to Tony. "I took this from your body. Keep it as a souvenir for you." He poured the thing that looked like mashed potatoes into a bowl and stuffed a spoonful into his mouth. "I've actually seen you before, Tony Stark, but I'm sure you don't remember … Do you have a family?"
Tony wanted to say no, but he suddenly thought of the girl who was one of the "only two residents" in his seaside villa. The black-haired girl who had been by his side for more than ten years should be his family, right?
"Of course, she's waiting for me at home." He smiled with his eyes curved, and his honey-colored pupils seemed to be sprinkled with starlight.
*****
Lin Ching-wan only found out that Tony had been attacked a week later.
The weapons exhibition could have ended in two or three days, but because the other party was from the military, and the venue was remote and closed off air force base, coupled with Tony's unreliable personality, it was normal for him to delay contacting her for a few days. Lin Ching-wan didn't think of anything else at all.
However, one morning, her eyelids suddenly began to twitch violently, and her chest felt a little stuffy. She felt that something bad had happened.
She immediately thought of Tony who had gone to Afghanistan.
She couldn't get through to Tony's phone, and Rod's phone was blocked by the base's external signal. Lin Ching-wan could only ask Jarvis to hack into the internal system of his console and ask him about Tony's whereabouts.
"I'm sorry, Lin, I can't tell you what happened at the base." Rod's serious official tone made her very angry. Just as she was about to hang up the phone angrily, she heard him say in a low voice, "I don't know where Tony is either. His car was attacked by terrorists. The three soldiers in the car were killed, and he disappeared."
Sensing that Rod seemed to have some misgivings, Lin Ching-wan didn't say much and hung up the phone.
She thought for a moment and called Pepper. "Pepper, Tony hasn't come back yet. I'll be out for a while. If someone looks for me, tell them that I'm traveling. I'll have to trouble you to keep an eye on the company. "
On the other end of the phone, Pepper was at a loss at first, and then her voice suddenly became a little flustered. "Wait, wait a minute, Lin, you want me to keep an eye on the company?! But I'm just a personal assistant! And the company has Mr. Stan to help. "
"I don't trust him. Pepper, compared to him, I trust you more. Remember, if you see or hear that something is wrong with Obadiah Stane, don't act rashly. Write it down and wait for me and Tony to come back. Protect yourself. "
"Okay, Lin, then you …"
Before Pepper could finish, Lin Ching-wan had already hung up. She asked Jarvis to locate the last place where Tony's phone signal appeared. She memorized the location and asked Jarvis, "Jar, raise the security level of the villa to the highest. Cancel everyone's access rights except for Tony, Pepper, and me."
"Okay, Lin. By the way, do you want to cancel Mr. Hapi Hogan and Mr. Obadiah Stane on the list? "
"Hapi … just cancel it. He's too careless. As for Obadiah, don't let him in. "
"Understood, Lin. I hope you'll have a pleasant trip. "
"Do you really think I'm going on a vacation …" Lin Ching-wan laughed. She shook her head helplessly and took out a concealment pill from the Pill Ruins. In the blink of an eye, she disappeared from the room. She asked Jarvis to scan her, but he could only detect a ball of heat. He couldn't tell that it was a person at all.
When she was almost ready, she summoned her spirit sword, "Qing Guang." She threw the sword into the air and then jumped onto the sword. When the sword enlarged to the size where she could stand steadily, Lin Ching-wan's index and middle fingers drew a line behind her. Qing Guang stopped in the air and flew toward the sky at an extremely fast speed like a meteor.
"Tony, wait for me. I'll definitely find you."
Mr. Tony Stark, who was imprisoned in the cave, didn't know this. He was planning to escape.
In the few days after he woke up, he already knew why these terrorists kidnapped him — his latest work, the Jericho missile.
Of course, he wouldn't let his weapon fall into the hands of these desperadoes. Although he was beaten up, and his silence made them mistakenly think that he agreed, Tony Stark wasn't someone who would listen so easily. He had already thought of a way to "sneak in."
But first, he had to replace this broken thing on his chest to prolong his life a little more.
"Yin Sen, listen to my instructions later. Press the button I tell you to press. Don't make a mistake, understand?" Seeing Yin Sen nod, Tony felt slightly relieved. He saw Yin Sen gulp nervously and began to comfort him softly. "It's okay if you don't install the shell at the key parts. Just tighten every screw …"
"Okay, okay, I'm done. What next?" It was obvious that Yin Sen was very nervous. He was already sweating profusely.
"Follow what I taught you. First press F11, then press … then wait for the progress bar to finish —"
Before they could finish, they heard a loud noise — the explosives they had tied to the door had been detected and they had come to check it out? And?????? Surrender? Malarial emblem?
"There's no time, Stark. There's only one chance." Yin Sen looked at the progress bar that had just started running. The expression on his face gradually became firm, as if he had made up his mind. "I'll help you buy some time."
After saying that, he ran to the place where he was killed by the explosion?? Snatching the adze? Exchanging the end of the Yao Zhi Shun?
"Yin Sen! Come back, we'll follow the plan! "Tony shouted at his back, but Yin Sen had already run far away.
With Yin Sen's bookworm physique, it wasn't hard to imagine what would happen to him if he ran headfirst into a group of terrorists. As Tony thought about the scene he might see, he only felt as if there was a fire burning in his chest. He thought he was very strong, but at this time, he needed others to exchange their lives for his survival. He felt angry, but more than that, he felt powerless.
Powerless against life.
After a few seconds, the progress bar finally finished running, announcing that the program had loaded successfully.
"It's your turn to taste death and fear." Tony's face was sullen, and he put on the steel mask with a dignified and angry face.
*****
Lin Ching-wan had been searching in this yellow sand land for four days, but she still hadn't found any trace of Tony. Releasing her divine sense to feel many times had already made her brain feel tired, but she still didn't stop.
She didn't dare to stop. Lin Ching-wan didn't dare to imagine how she would face the souls of Howard and Maria if Tony lost his life because of her momentary negligence.
Fortunately, she had already searched half of the valley. Perhaps in the remaining half, she would be able to find him.
Perhaps her prayer was heard by the heavens, after a few minutes of flying on the sword, she successfully found the cave that was full of fire, gunshots, and smoke.
Lin Ching-wan hurriedly controlled Qing Guang to land.
She secretly raised her vigilance, walking in the cave while calling out softly, "Tony, Tony — —"
"I'm here, Qing." She heard Tony's reply, but his voice didn't sound as relaxed as it used to, leaving only a hoarse voice.
Lin Ching-wan turned around and saw him squatting next to a pile of sandbags made of gunny bags. On top of the pile of sandbags, there was a middle-aged man who seemed to be dead.
She walked over and squatted next to him. After stabbing the heart of a person who wanted to sneak attack with a backhand sword, she heard Tony's low voice say to her, "Qing, everyone says that Stark is very powerful, has a brilliant resume, and is a genius, but there are things that geniuses can't do. Yin Sen died because of me! In order to help me buy time, he almost … went to die. "
"Tony, you want to save him, don't you?" She reached out her hand and slowly wiped the dust on his face, which was mixed with sweat, and finally stopped on his cheek. "As long as you want, I will do it. I will help you … save him. "
Tony didn't say anything. He just leaned his head close to her palm, leaving a light kiss on her palm.
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