From the prototype, immortal

Obadiah Stane, the current CEO of Stark Industries and an old friend and partner of Tony's father Howard Stark, sat quietly at the other end of the desk, watching Tony's departing back with a complicated look.

His face was intertwined with complex emotions.

He frowned and clenched his hands into fists, as if to suppress the anger that was about to erupt in his heart.

He couldn't understand Tony's stubbornness and willfulness, especially at this critical moment of life and death.

Stark Industries is facing an unprecedented crisis. The pressure of public opinion from the outside world, the power struggle within, and the suddenly rising Ares Industries are like mountains pressing on their hearts.

And Tony is still in the mood to care about a stranger brought back from the battlefield.

"He is playing with fire!"

Obadiah whispered to himself, his tone full of helplessness and anger.

A gloomy look appeared on Obadiah's face.

In his opinion, Tony's behavior is simply a joke on the future of Stark Industries.

He was well aware of Tony's intelligence and innovation, but at the same time he was troubled by the young man's willfulness and unpredictability.

Tony always acted according to his own will and never considered the consequences.

Every decision he made was like a gamble, and this time, the bet was the future of all of them.

However, the deeper reason lies in Obadiah's ambition.

He longed to control Stark Industries and push it to an unprecedented height, but Tony's existence was always the biggest obstacle for him to achieve this goal.

Tony not only owned most of the company's shares, but also had unparalleled creativity and influence.

Obadiah tried to gradually weaken Tony's influence through legal means, but with little success. So he began to consider more extreme methods, including assassinating Tony, to completely control Stark Industries.

But since the rise of "Ares Industries", everything has become complicated.

With its strong R\u0026D capabilities and advanced military technology, this emerging company quickly gained a foothold in the military-industrial complex and became the strongest opponent of Stark Industries.

Obadiah tried to suppress Ares Industries through official channels, such as pressuring the government to restrict the export of Ares Industries' products, or raising industry standards through legislation in an attempt to curb its development.

However, these efforts have little effect, because Ares Industries seems to have strong political and economic support behind it, allowing it to move forward steadily despite many obstacles.

Any negative reports against Ares Industries will be quickly suppressed, and some media will even turn the tables and expose Stark Industries' past dark history.

Obadiah has also considered using more covert and direct means, such as hiring private detectives or mercenaries to destroy Ares Industries' R\u0026D facilities or steal its core technology.

However, these plans encountered unexpected difficulties during implementation.

Ares Industries has extremely strict security measures, not only with advanced monitoring systems, but also with a well-trained security team. Any attempt to approach its core area will be quickly discovered and stopped.

What made Obadiah even more uneasy was that one of his secret operations was discovered.

He received a warning call, which not only detailed his plan to destroy Ares Industries, but also warned him that if he continued this behavior, he would face serious consequences.

He sat at his desk, tapping his fingers gently on the table, thinking about a lot of things.

He realized that there must be a more complex network of forces behind Ares Industries, perhaps with some high-level officials or even international forces.

This forced him to re-evaluate his strategy and think about how to deal with this powerful opponent more cleverly.

Tony met with Ethan and saw that he was fine, just a little malnourished, and he would be fine after a rest.

Then Tony didn't care about Ares Industries, but asked Jarvis to start searching for the logo he saw.

"Jarvis, search for any relevant information or similar patterns by comparing the logo in the video material."

Not long ago, he buried the Mark 1 suit that marked the birth of Iron Man deep in the vast desert, in order to protect it from falling into the wrong hands, and it was also a deep reflection on his own abilities.

However, he did not return empty-handed. The camera memory card that recorded the last figure of the battle suit was like a precious seed, which Tony carefully brought back, hoping to dig out more unknown clues from it.

At this moment, he uploaded the data in this memory card to Jarvis, the super artificial intelligence that is running all the time.

Jarvis, the crystallization of wisdom created by Tony himself, is not only proficient in electronic technology, but also has the ability to connect to the global network, and can retrieve and analyze massive amounts of information in an instant.

Tony thought that this task might take some time. After all, there are hundreds of millions of logos and patterns around the world, and it is not easy to find matching patterns from them.

However, Jarvis' efficiency far exceeded his expectations. Almost at the same time as the command was issued, the system gave feedback.

"Sir, the matching target has been found."

As Jarvis finished speaking, a pattern slowly appeared on the virtual projection in front of Tony - it was a bright red skull, surrounded by twisted tentacles, as if it were a demon in the deep sea, with an air of intolerance. The evil aura of underestimation.

This pattern is strikingly similar to the pattern Tony photographed in the desert, but the difference in color is like the contrast between day and night. The one he photographed was pure white, while this one is red like blood.

Tony's eyes flashed with surprise, this discovery far exceeded his expectations.

Now, this red skull pattern is like the key to solving the puzzle, making Tony feel an unprecedented sense of urgency and curiosity.

"What sign is this?"

Tony asked impatiently, with a hint of unconcealable excitement in his voice. Jarvis did not answer directly, but presented the information in front of Tony's eyes in a more intuitive way.

On the holographic projection, under the red skull pattern, a line of text slowly appeared - "Hydra".

The name exploded in Tony's mind like a thunder.

Hydra is a long-established and notorious organization known for its extreme ideology and global reach.

They have appeared in countless past news reports, secret files and even modern superhero comic stories, and are the masterminds behind many major conspiracies.