Tony replied immediately, then pulled his hands out his ears.
âAre you aware that palladium poisoning will kill you?â
Furyâs face was full of anger, and his tone was much more vicious than his previous polite persona.
âPerhaps you donât believe that we have information about the new elements, but you must believe in your father, Howard!â
âHonestly, if it werenât for the fact that your father Howard is one of the founders of S.H.I.E.L.D. and has a deep connection with us, no matter how serious your case is, we wonât bother to care if you die poisoned tomorrow.â
Fury said, subsequently, a sentence after another, as his eyes were filled with disappointment.
âBut you are Howardâs son, so we canât simply ignore you.â
âLook at your current situation! Iâm here to save your life. You know that you are suffering from a serious case!â
âYet your attitude makes me see no hope at all, I think that you have failed Howardâs expectations.â
Hearing this, Tonyâs eyes went cold.
Really, he failed Howard?
Man, you must be kidding!
âHah, itâs funny that you think you know my father better than I do.â
Tony smiled contemptuously.
âTo tell you the truth, since the day of my birth, my father has never expected a thing from me. Before his establishment of S.H.I.E.L.D, I didnât know anything about these things I am talking about.â
âI even think you are more like Howardâs son than I am.â
âHow credible do you hold in what you are saying?â
âDo you think you are the center of my world?â
Fury asked loudly.
âSomething big happened in the southwestern United States just a little while ago, and believe me, itâs a million times more troubling than you are, and Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Texas all have serious issues to deal with!â
âAnd this is only what has happened in North America. There is another big guy in South America, waiting for us to appease him.â
âWhy should I take time out of my busy schedule to chat with you here?â
Fury pulled out a black safe from nowhere and put it on the table in front of him.
âWe can evacuate everyone from the area for a short period, but we canât keep them far for too long. We donât have the right to overly affect the lives of residents, and we canât let the public know about our existence.â
Fury slowed down his tone.
âStark, this is what your father kept in S.H.I.E.L.D.; he asked us to give it to you at the right time.â
âWithin it lies the secret of a whole new element, the beginning of a revolutionary energy.â
âHoward hailed it as the âkey to the future.â You are the only person who can use this key to open the lock. And Only then, you can completely get rid of the torture of palladium poisoning.â
Fury spread his hands and gestured for Tony to come and take it by himself.
Unexpectedly, Tonyâs face changed in an instant, his expression seemed to suppress his anger.
âNick Fury? S.H.I.E.L.D.? You guys are really playing a good hand.â
âStop telling these botched lies! Do you take me for an idiot?â
Tony hammered his fist on the table and instantly split in half the dining table in front of him.
âCrack!â
Faced with Tonyâs sudden flip-flop, Natasha, who was standing by, quickly drew her pistol and aimed at Tony.
Fury didnât panic at all, at least on the surface.
Tony is still wearing his battle suit, if they fight, they will be at an absolute disadvantage.
âWhat do you mean, Stark?â
âWhen I first met Coulson, I thought this so-called S.H.I.E.L.D. of yours was mysterious, but at least not evil.â
Tony said word-for-word.
âUntil not long ago, Phantom Kid explained to me your true real selves!â
Phantom Kid!
The moment he heard the name, Furyâs pupils suddenly shrank.
How could Phantom Kid know about S.H.I.E.L.D., and how could he tell Iron Man what they really looked like?
Coulson and Barton shouldnât have had any contact with Kid yet. Did he find out that he was being watched?
That also couldnât explain how he knew the word âS.H.I.E.L.D.â.
Unless Kidâs true identity had been in contact with S.H.I.E.L.D., or⊠he is a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent!
Fury thinks that Phantom Kid is probably instigating the relationship between S.H.I.E.L.D. and Iron Man, but he doesnât know what his purpose is.
In any case, after Fury decides to go back, he must thoroughly investigate the inside of S.H.I.E.L.D.
It has been a long time since he blood-tested his employees, this time is a good opportunity.
âMy father entrusted his relics to you for safekeeping until the right time?â
âHah! What a good lie to tell me. Do you think I would believe this kind of leaky rhetoric?â
Tony reached out and pointed at the safe in front of Fury.
âIf this is really the lifeâs hard work that my father asked you to keep, then why did I never know about it?â
âNew Elementâs news is a top-secret among others of its own. Additionally, you were young back then, so in order to avoid being snapped up by someone else, we had to keep Howardâs relics under lock and key.â
Fury looked calm.
âNow, didnât I just deliver it to you?â
âDo you think I am a three-year-old?â
Tony did not conceal his contempt.
âYou said you want to hand it over to me at the right time. What is the right time? Now?â
âDo you have to wait until Iâm dying to give me the information of the new element and let me finish it?â
âDo you believe yourself when you say that?â
âCould you mean to say that my father knew that I would be poisoned by palladium decades ago?â
At this point, Fury interrupted him aloud.
âYouâre thinking dangerously now, Stark, donât let a few words from Phantom Kid cloud your judgment.â
âI donât know what he told you, but everything I say now is true, and I vouch for it with my life.â
Fury tried his best to face Tony with a sincere expression.
âYou are asking me to believe an undercover agent⊠forgive me, but that is too much to ask for.â
âI bet that if it wasnât for the palladium poisoning that is killing me, you wouldnât be able to return this thing to me.â
âIn the past few decades, you must have experimented enough with this thing, trying to get new elements out by yourself?â
A hint of sarcasm flashed in Tonyâs eyes.
âIt seems that your scientists are all rubbish and have no clue about what this is, otherwise you should have brought the new elements today, and my fatherâs secrets would have been buried in S.H.I.E.L.D. archives forever.â
âYou even sent special agents undercover by my side to monitor the intensity of my poisoning at all times, so as to ensure that I wonât really die.â
âWhy donât you want me to die?â
Tony asked rhetorically and answered himself.
âBecause you fell in love with my suit, you want Iron Man to become a weapon in the hands of S.H.I.E.L.D. and help you deal with the troubles that you canât deal with!â
âYou are no different from those who want to use battle suits as weapons!â
After speaking, Tony raised his hand to point at Fury, and the palm cannon lit up with blue neon light of accumulated energyâŠ