âI believe everyone knows Gothamâs Wayne Enterprise, and Iâve heard that their boss was just like me before, a slutty playboy.â
âTo be honest, I really didnât expect him to participate in my expo at the beginning. Because since eight years ago, this dandy has been living in seclusion. I thought that the board of directors of Wayne Enterprises will soon remove him. I thought He will never step out of his manor in his life.â
Tony joked in a weird tone.
âLetâs welcome Bruce Wayne!â
As soon as his words had been said, the spotlight hit someone in the VIP seat in the audience.
It was Bruce.
Bruce stood up and walked to the booth with a smile, standing side by side with Tony.
âWow, Tony, what you built here is so magnificent, it almost dazzles me.â
When he first came up, Bruce joked with self-deprecation.
âI havenât seen this world in eight years, and I feel like I am almost a savage.â
At his joke, the audience burst into laughter.
âNo, no no, Bruce, if you are a savage, then I would rather be a savage myself. Although Daggett has messed up your company, I have to say that this man is very capableâŚâ
Tony said seriously.
âIn the eight years since you gave up managing the company, Daggett has embezzled a large number of shares in Wayne Enterprises. If you hadnât stepped in, he would have almost become unshakable as Wayneâs new chairman. But just after you come back, in just one month, you have made Daggett vomit back the shares he swallowed.â
âThat doesnât seem like something a âwild manâ could do. There used to be a person in my company who was very similar to Daggett, but I never saw his face clearly until he used a new weapon on me. After he tried to take my life, I knew that the person I trusted the most had betrayed me.â
âSo, after I knew his true face, I vowed to stab his ass, and I did it.â
Tony laughed loudly.
âBruce, I canât use that tedious and complicated business method to defeat my opponent like you, because I think that kind of efficiency is too low.â
âDaggett is a bad villain. If I were to protect the city of Gotham, I would rush into his house in my armor suit and press his head on the ground, asking him if he would like to Atonement for the mistakes he committed, and if he doesnât want to, Iâll smash his head in with a palm cannon.â
Tonyâs words caused the audience to laugh again, and everyone knew that Tony was joking.
However, Bruce, who was in Tonyâs closest position, didnât think so.
In his opinion, Tony Stark is also a guy who does not consider the law, especially that, recently, Tony has shown a serious tendency to self-destructiveness.
Judging from Bruceâs experience, this is the precursor to the road to crime.
In particular, Tonyâs previous speech seemed to attribute the credit for world peace to himself, as if he was a self-appointed god.
And what happens when a person sees himself as a god?
He will judge the world unscrupulously, and all orders and rules cannot restrain him.
Bruceâs eyes narrowed slightly, and Iron Manâs previous actions were fairly just. Fighting against terrorists was indeed remarkable.
However, Tony Starkâs performance has been quite worrying.
Especially since he also has the worldâs leading technology.
In Bruceâs view, Tony is like a time bomb, which may explode at any time, threatening the entire world.
But on the surface, Bruce still maintains a friendly commercial smile.
âTony, the person you are talking about should be Obadiah, he is indeed a very shrewd businessman. Daggett is far behind him.â
âI donât like businessmen, and I donât like politicians. I believe that technology is the key to achieving world peace.â
Tony expressed his disdain for certain groups, even if he is a businessman himself, and the leader of the businessman.
This remark made the audience cheer and applaud thunderously.
âBruce, do you know⌠Batman?â
Tony turned his head and asked Bruce.
âI think no one in Gotham would not know Batman.â
Bruce said, keeping his face unchanged.
âI think so, I donât know what you think of Batman, the second superhero in the world?â
âThe second superhero?â
âThe first one is Captain America. He is dead. Letâs look at the existing superheroes in the world. I was kidnapped in Afghanistan last year. Iron Man was only born at that time, and the others are in recent years. Just came out⌠only Batman started fighting crime ten years ago and then disappeared for eight years.â
âEveryone thinks that Batman killed Harvey Dent eight years ago. Bruce, do you think so too?â
Tony stared into Bruceâs eyes and asked.
Bruce responded to Tonyâs gaze, âIf the murderer is not Batman, then who killed Harvey Dante? I donât think he would have died by suicide.â
When he chose to carry this blame back then, Bruce had already decided to carry it on for the rest of his life.
The effectiveness of the Dent Act over the past eight years has proven that many superheroes are not as useful as such a truly effective system.
âSo, I think Batman was never a superhero, and he never thought about becoming a hero.â
When he said this, Bruceâs expression was more serious than ever.
Tony didnât know what to say for a while.
âThen, I think everyone knows me enough now. Tony, I wonât disturb your personal show.â
Bruce smiled, and his seriousness was wiped out.
Only Tony was left in the booth.
âSorry, Mr. Wayne. Tony is such a person, if he offends you in any way, I apologize to you on his behalf.â
When Bruce returned to his seat, he heard a woman next to him speak to him in an apologetic tone.
âYou areâŚâ
âVirginia Pepper Poz.â
Pepper said her full name slowly.
âPoz? You are the new CEO of Stark Industries. Tony values you so much. I have always thought that you must be a beautiful and intelligent woman. And as I see you now, my thoughts about you are still the same.â
Bruce praised her.
âMr. Wayne, you must be joking, right? How could Tony value me? Iâm afraid Iâm not as good as that battlesuit he wears. He only let me be the CEO to deal with his mess. â