Chapter 52: Passing the buck is an art

What kind of person is Tony Stark?

In Alvin's view, he is more like a lonely person.

Although, in the eyes of outsiders, Tony Stark is unruly, selfish, and conceited, just as his father evaluated, putting his own preferences above collective interests.

Even S. H. I. E. L. D.'s comprehensive assessment of Tony's character, personality, and ability is: there are extremely unstable factors.

Because of this, before he developed the iron armor, S. H. I. E. L. D. never showed signs of recruiting him.

But the only point that cannot be denied is that Tony Stark... possesses a warm heart!

"No matter who I am, I am your friend, aren't I?" Alvin's words hit Tony's heart like a hammer.

At this moment, he had always longed to get rid of loneliness in his heart, and his forcibly closed heart showed a crack.

Looking at Alvin's sincere, pure eyes without any impurities, Tony's lips moved slightly, as if to say something, but finally turned his head away, and used a deliberately hard tone to curse softly: "Disgusting, you just looked like you were going to confess to me!"

After saying that, he got up and left the sofa directly, but no matter how you looked at the back, it looked like 'panic.'

"Hey, Tony, I started a company, want to join?"

Alvin shouted to stop Tony and grinned: "Vought Bio-Pharmaceutical Company, I guarantee it will give you a big surprise."

"Just this?" Tony was disdainful and curled his lips: "I knew it long ago. You actually went to Osborn behind my back. Do you think I can't afford to invest?"

Hiss... why did he hear a sour taste from his tone?

Alvin scratched his head and said truthfully: "I didn't think you were engaged in weapons industry and energy, and you weren't good at the field of bio-pharmaceuticals, so I found Osborn."

"Not good at it?" Tony turned his head suddenly, pointed at his nose, as if he was fried: "I, Tony Stark, there is nothing I am not good at, understand?!"

Alvin couldn't see it anymore; this guy was simply jealous, so he comforted: "Don't worry, I'm just playing with him, I'm serious with you."

"That's more like it..."

After confirming his weight in Alvin's heart, Tony was satisfied.

But when he returned to the room and carefully savored that sentence just now, he suddenly felt something was wrong.

"Damn, isn't this what I often use to fool women when I pick up girls?" Tony's forehead veins throbbed, feeling like he had been fooled: "Jarvis, stop his black card, right now, immediately, immediately!"

"Sir, remind you that Mr. Velsius is not short of money at the moment. Doing so has no meaning." Jarvis reminded in a low voice.

Tony was silent for two seconds and turned to ask: "How much did that Vought company invest in Osborn?"

"According to the results found, it is two billion dollars."

This bit of information was too simple for Jarvis.

"Give me an investment of five billion!"

Tony performed a wave of squandering money directly: "What kind of bullshit Osborn, how dare you take out a mere two billion, and you deserve to compare with me, Tony Stark?"

He wanted Alvin to know who was the real 'Gold Master Dad'!

Near midnight, just as Alvin was about to fall asleep, he received a private call from Norman.

"Strange, it's this time, why is Norman calling me?" He was a bit puzzled in his heart, looking at it was almost three o'clock in the morning. Does this old man not sleep in the middle of the night?

But out of politeness, Alvin answered the phone: "Mr. Osborn, it's so late, do you have anything?"

"Sorry!"

Suddenly, a sincere and sincere apology came from the phone.

"???"

Alvin had a head full of question marks.

No, you called in the middle of the night and said sorry as soon as you opened your mouth. It's really easy to misunderstand!

But on second thought, Norman shouldn't be an unreliable person. Something must have happened, so he asked: "Mr. Osborn, please calm down first. What happened? Was the 'Compound V' snatched away?"

"No, no, no, Compound V is still there, not snatched away."

Norman explained hurriedly, but Alvin was even more confused. Since Compound V wasn't snatched, what else could it be?

"Cough cough, actually this matter, it starts from the beginning."

Norman seemed a bit guilty, coughed twice, and was about to tell the story, but was interrupted directly by Alvin.

"Mr. Osborn, it's three o'clock in the morning. If possible, I hope you can use a short description to explain the whole thing clearly, can you?" Alvin, who was disturbed by sleepiness, saw him still going around in circles, and his tone was a bit impatient.

"In the Osborn medical laboratory, there is a researcher who intends to implement revenge because the laboratory is about to be disbanded."

Norman didn't dare to go around in circles anymore and told the whole process: "Just now, he broke into my room and almost killed me... God, that guy has completely turned into a monster. I didn't expect that experimental project to be so dangerous. I regret it now, why did I invest in him!"

"... Hiss!"

Listening to Norman's description, a sense of familiarity came to his heart.

Immediately after, Alvin asked tentatively, not sure: "The experiment you mentioned, shouldn't it be the project experiment of human gene and biological combination to achieve human regeneration?"

"How do you know?"

Norman on the other end of the phone was truly shocked.

Although the confidentiality of this experiment was not high, Alvin was so familiar with it, which was a bit creepy!

"....... So, the person who attacked you is Dr. Curtis 'Curt' Connors?"

Alvin held his forehead. No wonder he ran into a lizard man tonight. The source was on Norman's side!

"It seems you really know a lot, even I am a bit scared."

Norman was silent for a few seconds, his tone unknowingly carrying a trace of awe: "Since you know Connors, then I'll say it straight. That guy turned into a disgusting lizard, broke into my room, questioned me why I stopped the funding, and said he would soon develop a real regenerative agent."

"And then?"

Alvin had roughly guessed what this shameless old man said.

"Uh...... you know, I'm just an ordinary person, so I......" Norman said embarrassedly: "I told Connors that it was because of your Vought Group, so I decided to withdraw the investment, but I can swear to you, I really didn't mean it, respected Mr. Alvin!"

Good, good, good, you really played the trick of diverting the disaster!

Alvin was almost laughed at by Norman. No wonder he didn't let the lizard man strangle him. He dared to throw the black pot to him!

"Mr. Alvin, I know very well that you must be very angry if I do this."

At this time, Norman suddenly said: "But I have no choice. I must live to continue researching Compound V, so for compensation, I am willing to offer 5% of Osborn Group's shares, and reduce the shareholding in Vought Group. If you still feel it's not enough, I can......"

He paused for a long time, as if he was undergoing a fierce psychological struggle, and finally said: "I can share with you a piece of incomplete Super Soldier Serum research data!"

Norman's approach, to a certain extent, reduced Alvin's anger.

As expected of an old man who has been floating in the business sea for decades, he knew very well that his move would definitely cause Alvin's dissatisfaction, so he directly cut meat to compensate!

"Mr. Alvin, presumably you should be satisfied with my compensation, right?"

Norman's low voice came from the phone: "We are partners. I don't want this matter to cause flaws between us. This is the maximum compensation I can make. I would like to ask you to forgive me in the name of the Norman Osborn family."

Give compensation, make a low posture... people have done this, what else can Alvin say?

"Good, I forgive you."

Alvin's eyelids drooped, and a faint cold light flashed: "But I hope this is the first time and the last time, understand? Norman."

"Yes, I swear in the name of the family, this will be the last time."

Norman's heart, which was hanging, finally fell into his stomach. ===== CHAPTER 53 =====