Chapter 93: Turning Point, the Hulk

Seeing the terrorists abusing civilians.

Tony Stark wiped out those terrorists directly.

On his way back to the U.S., he even encountered official forces.

He played around with the fighter jets for a while.

When he got home, he ran into his secretary, Pepper.

By this time, Karl had already finished washing up.

He was in the middle of buying Stark Industries stock.

Of course, he wasn't buying it in the ordinary way.

Instead, he chose to go long, using financial leverage.

Going long means being bullish on a stock.

Buying in because one believes the stock will rise in the future.

Financial leverage can amplify the results of an investment.

For example, if Karl used 2 billion in capital with 10x leverage.

Then his 2 billion in capital...

would act as 20 billion in the stock market.

Of course, this kind of operation also carries risks.

Making money means earning ten times the profit.

Losing money naturally means losing ten times as much.

However, Karl, who knew future events...

would naturally not lose money.

Now, he just had to wait for Tony Stark.

to announce his identity as Iron Man.

Seeing Tony wearing the suit and playing with the fighter jets.

Karl didn't bother with it.

Anyway.

He knew the man would resolve these matters.

He could just wait in peace.

However, this wait of Karl's...

lasted for several days.

During these days, he had been observing Tony Stark.

But Tony Stark hadn't held any press conference.

He hadn't even accepted S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Coulson.

Instead, he had gradually returned to Stark Industries.

After all.

Obadiah was already dead.

The rest of the senior management...

either lacked the ability or lacked the ambition.

Tony Stark had actually regained control of Stark Industries in just a few days.

Note.

This was while Stark Industries' market value had dropped by 65%...

because of Tony Stark.

Previously, the board of directors had pushed someone forward.

wanting to take charge of Stark Industries.

As it turned out, this person had no intention of competing with Tony at all.

Although.

Karl felt that Tony Stark's operations were very impressive.

But... why not hold a press conference?

Why not reveal the identity of Iron Man?

While thinking this, Karl also guessed the reason.

In the movie he watched in his past life.

Tony Stark, wearing the iron suit...

fought Obadiah in New York City.

That battle had a huge impact.

The destructive power was astonishing.

Many citizens saw both of them.

But now...

Tony Stark had only gone out once in the iron suit.

The place he went to was a remote town.

The news didn't spread.

Some official people knew, of course.

But they covered it up.

Therefore.

There was simply no catalyst to hold a press conference.

Tony Stark naturally didn't need to announce his identity.

Originally, this would have been fine.

But now, Karl had invested money in Stark Industries.

This was a bit... different from the plan.

And Karl disdained doing things that forced Tony Stark.

He couldn't exactly step forward and make Tony Stark reveal his identity.

Whatever, let it lose money if it loses.

Karl still had money anyway.

Karl sat at home, leisurely eating lunch.

The food on the table was oden and teppanyaki made by Tsukasa Kadoya.

The taste was quite good.

"There are rumors that earlier today."

"Near Culver University."

"U.S. official forces and an unidentified enemy."

"Engaged in a fierce armed conflict."

"Two sophomores, McGee and Wilson, witnessed part of the process."

The news on the TV caught Karl's attention.

"That guy was super big, just like a green giant."

"That's right."

"McGee is a reporter for the school newspaper; he used his phone to record this video."

"The heavy rain in the Cloud Mountains has forced the search for the 'Hulk' to be postponed." Karl raised his eyebrows slightly upon hearing this.

Isn't this the plot of the Hulk?

After thinking for a moment, Karl revealed a faint smile.

Perhaps there would be a turning point for the Iron Man situation.

In a cramped motel.

A woman wearing a plaid shirt was cutting a man's hair.

The man's name was Bruce Banner.

He was a genius scientist who held seven PhDs.

At the same time, he was the Hulk of the Marvel world.

And the one cutting his hair was naturally his girlfriend.

Betty Ross.

The Hulk incident during the day...

was exactly when Banner and his girlfriend were walking on the road and were discovered by the authorities.

Before this.

Bruce Banner had already fled to Brazil and lived there for several months.

The goal was to avoid pursuit by the authorities.

The cause of the matter had to be traced back to several months ago.

As scientists, Banner and his girlfriend were conducting an experiment.

However, as the person in charge.

General Ross had hidden the truth of the experiment from Banner.

After Banner participated in the experiment himself, he turned into the Hulk.

Afterward, General Ross wanted Banner's mutated cells.

Banner had no choice but to flee.

He lived in Brazil for a period of time.

Banner mastered some methods of controlling his emotions by learning jiu-jitsu.

However, due to an accident.

His presence there was discovered.

He could only return to the U.S. temporarily.

As a result, today, he was beaten up by General Ross and his men.

Now, Banner and his girlfriend...

could only cautiously avoid the pursuit of the authorities.

They were going to find the person who had been in contact with Banner.

Because that person had a way to remove the mutated genes.

In a gloomy office.

General Ross, who was in charge of capturing Banner, was smoking a cigarette with a worried look.

After all, today's plan had been a total failure.

Not only was it known to the public, but the losses were heavy.

Even.

One of his subordinates, who had been injected with the Super Soldier Serum, had been killed in action.

"Sir, it's Blonsky."

At this moment, a subordinate walked in to report.

Blonsky was the subordinate who had been injected with the Super Soldier Serum.

Upon hearing this, General Ross immediately followed his subordinate out.

"Does anyone know if he has any family?"

At this moment, General Ross thought the man was going to die.

After all, he had been almost beaten to a pulp by the Hulk.

"You should ask him yourself."

Arriving at Blonsky's hospital room, General Ross discovered.

That the man who had been covered in blood and half-dead from the Hulk's beating...

now had not a single scar on his body.

"Sir."

Blonsky was full of energy.