Marvel Administrative Officer

Chapter 133 The Belated Truth

On the plane back to New York,
Jack deliberated for a long time, and then revealed to Katie the secret that Professor X might still be alive...

As Jack expected, Katie was calm...

The main reason is that the professor was assassinated by the Winter Soldier not long after she entered X Academy, and she didn't have that deep relationship with the professor.

Of course, this is why Jack chose to tell Katie first.

After listening to Jack's words, Katie was silent for a long time, and finally said:

"Mr. Murdoch, what you said is a bit unbelievable...I don't doubt you, but what do you need me to do?"

Katie's answer kind of kicked the ball back at Jack's feet.

The resurrection of Professor X is not a big deal, but it is really difficult for Jack...

Since the professor was assassinated and Magneto disappeared, there is only one voice left in the mutant community... and that is Jack's voice!
As it turns out, this is better for the mutant community.

If the professor is resurrected, he and Jack have a disagreement, the current good situation will be destroyed,

Of course, Jack did not deny that he was afraid that the awakened professor would compete with him for leadership. After all, many things proved that the mutant group is indeed a treasure trove of talents.

Jack learned a lot from it!
But hiding this secret is definitely not okay!
After going through a lot of things, Jack already has a shallow understanding of certain characteristics of the universe.

This metaphysics involving the fate of the universe...

In this universe, if you stand on the side of justice, you will always get unexpected help, and if you do something wrong, you will often cause even bigger troubles!
Jack firmly believes that even if he hides the professor's secret, one day in the future, the professor will still wake up, and by then, Jack will be in great trouble!
Jack, who strengthened his thoughts, said in a deep voice:
"I need you to find a mutant with telepathic abilities to identify and save the professor."

Katie was a little puzzled,

"Dr. Qin has the ability of telepathy, why don't we tell her directly?"

Jack explained:
"For the time being, we are not 100% sure whether the professor really transferred his spirit, nor do we know the temperament of this "professor" after he wakes up,"

Jack paused and continued:
"Trust me... Katie, a lot changes when a person goes from death to life... so we need a neutral assessment!"

Katie didn't quite understand Jack's words. She felt that this explanation was too far-fetched, but she kept her acquiescence.
This is also the benefit of being a leader.

In fact, the reason why Jack is so cautious is because he thought of the black phoenix...

In the original plot, Qin was also resurrected,

But the resurrected Qin brought disaster!
There is another ethical issue involved here.
A man dies and comes back to life... so is he still him?

Such a complicated philosophical proposition is not suitable for Jack to think about, but he chose to be cautious from the heart, and also gained a little buffer time for himself!
Washington is not far from New York. In silence, the plane arrived at the New York airport.

Jack took Katie to Stark Tower.

On the 45th floor of the building, Tony is arguing with Pepper...

"Tony, you can't always lock yourself in the laboratory, don't forget that you are still the CEO of Stark Industries!"

Tony glanced at Piper indifferently, the woman he loved deeply didn't know that he was on the brink of death...

Do companies matter?

If a person dies, everything is empty, no amount of power and wealth has any meaning!

But Tony didn't intend to tell Pepper the truth, he was born strong, even death can't conquer him!

"Pepper, how long have you been in Stark Industries?"

Pepper was a little confused, why did she suddenly mention this, but she answered Tony honestly:

"Seven years, eight years or ten years, to be honest, I don't really remember!"

Tony curled his lips, "You see, you have been in the company for so long, and I haven't promoted you yet, what do you think of the position of CEO?...

Wow, what a genius idea, I should have done this long ago! "

Pepper was a little stunned, Tony's thinking was beating too fast,

"what are you saying?"

Tony straightened his demeanor, he pretended to be serious, and said to Pepper:

"I now appoint you as the executive president of Stark Industries Group, which will take effect..."

"Tony, are you drinking too much?" Pepper exclaimed.

"You mean chlorophyll juice? If you mean that stuff, I drank two liters today."

"You know I'm not talking about that, I need you to be serious, we still have 8011 things to discuss...

The company is waiting for your order.

Since you decided to transfer the company's development direction to the energy industry, we have received a lot of orders, wind power stations, gas stations, there are countless..."

Pepper spoke very fast, and she wanted to drive all these troubles into Tony's head.

Tony held Pepper's shoulder, "Stop, stop... Pepper, now you are the CEO of Stark Industries, so it's up to you to decide!"

"I thought you were joking..." Pepper said in surprise.

Tony winked at her and said seriously:

"I have never been so serious as I am now. In fact, you have been managing the company all along. You just need an identity, and now I have filled this identity for you...

Don't say you can't do it, you've done well all along, be bold and take on new challenges. "

For Tony, who had blocked all of Pepper's excuses, it was the right decision.

Under the threat of death, Tony has no interest in managing the company, but Obaday's incident also reminded Tony that he must arrange a trustworthy person to manage the company. Is there anyone more worthy of Tony's trust than Pepper?
Moreover, Tony already had a premonition that he would really die this time. If he really didn't get through this difficulty, then Stark Industries would be Tony's gift to Pepper...

Just when the two fell into their own silence, Jack took Katie into the 45th floor.

"Tony... where are you?"

Jack pointed to the sofa and motioned for Katie to sit down. He casually threw his coat on another sofa, and then began to check Tony's laboratory. There were always some novelty things that attracted Jack's attention.

The single-floor area of ​​Stark Tower is very large. After about tens of seconds, Jack saw that Tony still didn't show up, so he looked up and asked:
"Jarvis, are you sure Tony is on this floor?"

Before Jarvis could answer, Tony had brought Pepper out of the lounge, and he asked with a hint of expectation:
"Jack, didn't you go to Washington? Are things going well?"

Jack pretended to be dejected and replied, "Fury rejected me..."

"As it should be, he still has self-knowledge. I don't think scientists from SHIELD can solve problems that even the genius Tony can't solve. Don't worry, Jack, maybe my research will have results tomorrow..."

Jack has long been accustomed to Tony's arrogance. He turned to look at Katie and said casually:
"Although I didn't fix Fury, I still found a way to save your life!"

Before Tony could speak, Pepper had already exclaimed loudly:
"life?
Jack, you said Tony's life was in danger? "

Jack glanced at Tony and asked doubtfully, "You haven't told her about your poisoning yet?"

Pepper walked up to Jack quickly, "Tell me what? Wait a minute, you mean Tony was poisoned..."

Seeing that Pepper was about to lose his temper, Tony quickly changed the subject and said, "Let's get back to business,
Jack, you got the antidote? "

Seeing Tony's anxious look, Jack laughed, pointed to Katie who had been sitting on the sofa and said:

"Look at this girl, she is your antidote!"

Tony looked at Katie suspiciously, "This girl looks familiar, have we seen it somewhere... the World Science and Technology Conference in France? Or the Science and Technology Exchange Conference in Egypt?"

Facing Tony's nonsense, Katie stood up gracefully and introduced herself:

"Mr. Stark, my name is Katie, and I am currently the Minister of Mutant Affairs!"

"Mutant? Your ability is to detoxify?" Tony asked.

Katie smiled lightly, and replied: "No, my ability is to allow myself to pass through any object..."

Tony's reaction ability is much faster than Jack's, he reacted almost instantly,

"You mean you can get shrapnel through my chest?"

Katie nodded.

Tony walked around Katie twice with an unbelievable look, and muttered in his mouth: "This is very unscientific..."

Jack couldn't help twitching the corner of his mouth when he heard that. In this universe, is there science at all?
With his own life at stake, Tony quickly arranged the "operating room" amidst Pepper's nagging...

Looking at the crude mechanical flat bed, Tony couldn't help asking:
"Miss Katie, are you sure you don't need anesthesia? Or a life support system! I can't accept your operation plan of piercing my chest with your hand and taking out the shrapnel in the blood vessel!"

Before Katie could answer, Jack had chuckled and said,

"Tony, are you scared?"

Tony replied stiffly:

"Man, we're discussing the life and death of the genius Tony Stark, shouldn't we be more serious?"

Looking at the nervous Tony, Katie chuckled lightly and said:
"Mr. Stark, you need to relax a bit, this matter is not difficult, I just need to use the X-ray scanner to determine the location of the shrapnel..."

Tony still wanted to talk, but Jack waved his hand to stop him.

"Lie down... Tony, it's not difficult!"

"Ha, that's because it's not you lying here!"

Although Tony kept talking, he was already lying on the operating bed!
The rest of the matter was lackluster. Katie used a sharp weapon to determine the location of the shrapnel, and used her ability to take out the shrapnel one by one...

Jack, who watched the whole process, felt a little sour. This scene was like Tony complaining about it... very unscientific!
But there is no way, this is the Marvel Universe.

It took about an hour for Katie to remove all the shrapnel from Tony.

When Tony looked at the 46 fragments in the glass bottle, his face was very dazed,
Is it really that simple?
Jack shook the glass bottle, reminding Tony:
"Now you can take off that damn Ark reactor in your chest! You know, this thing also has a slight radiation to the people around it! I don't want to die young..."

Tony touched the Ark reactor, and replied with lingering fear:
"I never thought it would be so simple."

Jack couldn't help curling his lips, is this simple?

If it hadn't happened to meet Katie with special mutant abilities, this fragment would have plagued Tony for nearly 5 years, and it wasn't until the plot of Iron Man 3 that the doctor from the Eastern Kingdom solved it...

Speaking of which, this matter is really not simple!
When the matter came to an end, Jack reminded:

"Tony, although the shrapnel from your chest has been taken out, you are deeply poisoned. My suggestion is that you'd better not use the steel suit recently...

Tony thought for a moment, then nodded helplessly...

Although Tony is very tough, but after solving the hidden disease, he has enough time to research new elements... It really doesn't need to die with the first-generation Ark reactor!

Later, Tony asked Pepper to take Katie to visit Stark Tower. When only Jack and himself were left on the 45th floor, he asked seriously:

"Jack, you once said that my father had researched new elements, and you said that the key information in it was left in S.H.I.E.L.D.... To be honest, this makes me a little confused. What is the relationship between my father and S.H.I.E.L.D. What's the matter, how did he die..."

Before Tony finished speaking, Jack secretly thought in his heart that he had finally come to this point...

Jack has always known that Howard's death was a hurdle he and Tony couldn't get around... At first, Jack didn't want to change too much of the plot, causing him to lose his first-hand advantage.

Later, Jack and Tony became friends, but lost the chance to tell the truth,

But now, when Tony asked, Jack would naturally not hide it.

As for the Winter Soldier's relationship with Cap...what does that have to do with Jack?
The US team will hide the truth because he has a stronger relationship with the Winter Soldier, but it is not fair to Tony. Isn't Howard a friend of the US team?

The so-called freedom, the gun that kills is not the murderer, etc., they are all just excuses...

After all, it's just a personal position!

According to this logic, Tony is Jack's friend, and the US team and the Winter Soldier are not Jack's friends, so it is only natural for Jack to stand on Tony's side!
After making up his mind, Jack opened a stool and sat directly opposite Tony, and said solemnly:
"Tony, this matter is a bit complicated, let me explain to you the origin of Hydra and S.H.I.E.L.D....

After World War II, your father and Ms. Carter did not disband the Strategic Science Corps, that is, the SSR. They reorganized this organization. With the support of the five major powers, the SSR transformed into the Homeland Strategic Defense Attack and Logistics Support Agency. Ms. Carter was the first Director Ren, your father is a special advisor to...

Then came Operation Paperclip, the modern-day Hydra reborn in S.H.I.E.L.D.Carter's chosen successor, Alexander Pierce, was one of the heads of Hydra..."

At this point, Tony interrupted Jack,

"You mean the second director of S.H.I.E.L.D. is also the leader of Hydra, are you sure?"

Jack nodded helplessly. Although I don't know what happened to the wise Ms. Carter when she was old, but she did promote a Hydra to be the director of S.H.I.E.L.D.
"Tony, we still have a lot to clarify, so I hope you can listen to me before asking questions..."

After Tony nodded, Jack continued:
"Your father is a genius on par with you. He discovered a new element with the help of a cosmic fetish, and took this opportunity to hold the Stark Industry Expo...

All I know is that he hid the secrets of the new elements in the blueprints for the 1974 Expo, but if the secrets of the blueprints are to be unlocked, you need the information he left in S.H.I.E.L.D...”

This time Tony waited until Jack had finished speaking before asking:
"Then why did my father die?"

Jack thought for a moment, and replied: "Since the US team, countless people and organizations have wanted to explore the secrets of super soldier serum, and your father is also one of them. It should be said that he is the closest researcher. He has developed a super soldier serum. The imitation of the soldier serum, Hydra sent the killer Winter Soldier to assassinate your parents and take away the super soldier serum imitation..."

"So my father-killing enemy is Hydra!" Tony asked, suppressing his emotions.

Jack nodded, and then said:

"I have to tell you something. The Winter Soldier's real identity is Bucky Barnes. He is a close friend of your father and Captain America..."

"Why?" Tony asked in disbelief.

In this universe, anyone who has studied history knows the story of Bucky Barnes!

He is a war hero who died to win the war!

Jack immediately explained: "Bucky didn't die after falling off the train, he was captured by Hydra...Hydra scientists conducted brutal experiments on him, brainwashed him into a ruthless killer, every time After performing the mission, he will be frozen... so he has survived until now!"

Tony gritted his teeth: "It's great that he's still alive!"

Seeing Tony's ferocious face, Jack couldn't help but say a fair word for Bucky: "In a sense, Bucky is also a poor man, he doesn't know what he's doing..."

Tony looked at Jack, who was already in tears,

"You saw that video, my father clearly recognized him and my mother was innocent... He could have killed my parents with a gun and a bomb, but he used his fists..."

Tony's words are out of context, but Jack knows what he means, and he won't forgive Bucky Barnes!

Jack didn't want to persuade him anymore, a large part of his mind was Eastern thinking,

The revenge of killing one's father is irreconcilable!
Any decision Tony can make is not an exaggeration!
And Jack will definitely stand on the side of his friends, and being able to help Bucky say a fair word is already a conscience.

Looking at Tony in pain, Jack comforted:
"The past is over. I hope you can get out of it as soon as possible. There are still many hardships in the future. You shouldn't be knocked down like this..."

Tony lowered his head and covered his face with his hands: "When I was young, I felt for a long time that my father didn't like me. He was always busy with work and dismissed my achievements..."

Jack patiently listened to Tony's inner confession, and then thought of a question. Because there is no information collected by S.H.I.E.L.D., Tony didn't know Howard's appreciation and love for him. He was always complaining about his father in his heart.
This gave Jack one more reason to get Howard's relic back...

Tony needs to make a time-traveling reconciliation with Howard!

(End of this chapter)