American comics: Super Omega Mutant

Chapter 50: The Missing Captain America (Seeking Follow-up Reading)
A week later.

Madison Avenue in Manhattan.

Hellfire Detective Agency.

Roy sat in the office of the firm, watching the TV on the wall.

To be precise, it was watching the press conference held by Tony Stark after he returned to America.

Tony Stark, who was sitting in front of the podium in a suit and tie, with his injured right hand in a halter, and a hamburger in his left hand, spoke seriously:
"I didn't get to see my father for the last time..."

At this point, he put aside the burger he had only taken a bite of and continued:

"If I could see him for the last time, I would like to ask him what he thinks about Stark Industries producing arms."

"Has he ever regretted it, or wavered, or is he just as tough as the media reports say?"

"In Afghanistan, I witnessed young soldiers being killed by the very weapons that were supposed to protect them, manufactured by Stark Industries."

"I also discovered that I was becoming part of a world without responsibility..."

As soon as he finished speaking, reporters in the audience raised their hands.

"Mr. Stark!"

A male reporter sitting in the front row spoke up.

"Just ask."

Stark replied.

"What happened in Afghanistan? Why didn't you come back with Captain America Rogers Steve and the Agents of SHIELD who rescued you?"

the male reporter asked immediately.

"I didn't see the Captain America and Agents of SHIELD you mentioned."

"Someone did help me escape from the Ten Rings, but that person was not Captain America, nor was he an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D."

"His name is Ethan, and he comes from a small town called Gemilla..."

Having said that, Tony stood up and walked behind the podium.

"He saved my life and woke me up to the fact that I could contribute more to the world than just making weapons."

"Therefore, I have decided to close the weapons division of Stark Industries, effective immediately!"

“Until I find a new purpose for the company…and something else that feels right to me!”

As soon as Tony finished speaking, the scene turned into chaos.

The reporters sitting on the ground stood up one after another, and Obadiah quickly came to Tony and put his arm around his shoulders.

Obadiah first asked Tony, who had just made his shocking remarks, to leave the podium, and then began to clean up the mess.

"The main point of today's press conference is that Tony is back and he is healthy."

"As for other issues, we will discuss them further and give you the latest news..."

Before Obadiah could finish his words, Roy turned off the TV, picked up the phone on the table, and dialed an internal number.

"Come in."

After saying that, he hung up the phone.

Not long after, Skye, dressed in casual clothes, pushed open the office door and walked in.

"You better be serious. I'm trying to break through a very important firewall."

Skye came up to Roy and said with a frown.

When the firm officially opened, Roy invited, or rather, lured Skye to be his assistant.

Skye didn't think for long and quickly accepted his invitation. He left the Rising Tide organization and came to the office.

"Tony Stark announced the closure of the weapons division. Stark Industries' stock will definitely plummet."

"I asked you to short Stark Industries' stock before. How did you do?"

Roy asked Skye.

When news came from Afghanistan that Tony Stark had been rescued, he ordered Skye to short Stark Industries' stock.

Although Skye had no previous experience in stock trading, shorting Stark Industries' stock did not require any experience. He just had to follow the normal short selling process.

"It's already been done!"

After that, Skye looked at Roy in confusion and said slowly: "How do you know that he will close the weapons department when he comes back?"

"Others are buying at high prices, but you are not only shorting the market, but you are also adding leverage. Are you so confident?"

"Because I'm a superhuman with super powers."

Roy replied.

After hearing his answer, Skye immediately rolled her eyes at him.

"If you don't want to say it, forget it. When do you plan to buy back those stocks and return them to the broker?" Sky said slowly.

"Wait until Stark Industries' stock drops 50% and then buy it back."

Roy replied calmly.

If he remembered correctly, Stark Industries' stock plummeted 56.5% after Tony announced the closure of Stark Industries' weapons division.

However, for safety reasons, he didn't think he needed to go that extreme.

After all, this is not a pure Marvel Cinematic Universe, so it is better to leave some room.

"If you buy after the market plummets 50%, you can earn at least... more than 5 million U.S. dollars from this short sale."

Skye quickly calculated the final profit and unconsciously widened her big, kazilan eyes.

"It's OK, not a lot. After all, it's the result of leverage."

Unlike the shocked Skye, Roy didn't think the benefit this time was exaggerated.

Many colleagues who traveled to the Marvel Universe would take advantage of Tony's closure of the weapons department to make a fortune.

He just did what other people in his field would do.

……

Washington DC.

The Triskelion Building, headquarters of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Director's Office.

Nick Fury turned off the TV and said to Agent Hill, "Tony Stark really doesn't give us any face. If nothing unexpected happens, we will see news about S.H.I.E.L.D. in all major media outlets tomorrow..."

At this point, he paused and continued, "Any news from the rescue team?"

"no!"

"The joint force sent by the European branches arrived in Afghanistan yesterday. I believe there will be news soon."

Agent Hill replied quickly.

After the military rescue operation failed, Nick Fury originally wanted to use the rescue of Tony Stark to further enhance the reputation of S.H.I.E.L.D. and to gain more official support for S.H.I.E.L.D.

But now, things have completely deviated from his plan.

The rescue team led by Captain America not only failed to rescue Tony Stark, but also lost contact with S.H.I.E.L.D. and completely disappeared in the mountains of Afghanistan.

If this happened in other small countries, it would never happen.

But in Afghanistan, known as the "graveyard of empires", anything is possible.

Not to mention that Captain Rogers only led an elite team into Afghanistan.

Even the massive U.S. military forces, armed to the teeth, were unable to gain any advantage in Afghanistan.

Otherwise, the US military in Afghanistan would not need to buy Jericho missiles from Stark Industries.

The power of the Jericho Missile is unquestionable.

But at the same time, the price is far higher than other missiles.

Tony Stark going to Afghanistan himself is a good example.

Only transactions worth more than $5 million are worth his personal trip and delivery of a case of wine.

"I hope so."

"If there is no further news after 48 hours, let Romanov, Barton, and Coulson lead the team to Afghanistan."

"Captain America Rogers is now the face of S.H.I.E.L.D. He cannot have any accidents, let alone be killed in a place like Afghanistan."

Nick Fury said seriously.

If he could do it again, he would never send Captain America Rogers over so easily.

Even if there is a party, it won’t be as high-profile as before.

If Captain America's "resurrection" had not been announced in a high-profile manner and it had not been announced that Captain America would personally lead an elite team to Afghanistan, whether the rescue team could rescue Tony or not would not have had any impact on S.H.I.E.L.D.'s reputation.

But unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in the world.

Tony Stark, who was kidnapped by the Ten Rings, is back, but Captain America, who went to rescue him, is missing.

Nick Fury sighed helplessly.

After seeing Nick Fury sigh, Agent Hill, who wanted to say something, swallowed his words back, closed his mouth decisively, and said nothing.

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