Chapter 108: Racing Accident

"What are you planning to cooperate with him on?" Tony Stark asked curiously.

"I intend to acquire Hammer Industries."

"What are you trying to do?"

"Preparing for the future!"

"Is there some major event about to happen in the future?" Tony Stark asked with a solemn expression.

"That's right, but you don't need to worry too much. If everything goes according to the script, no one will get hurt," Wang Jing reassured him.

"Is there anything I can do to help?"

"You cannot get involved. You should just keep doing what you're doing. You should know about the butterfly effect."

"Understood. Let nature take its course."

"Exactly. Besides, you will be the core of the future. If you try too hard, your enemies will fight even more desperately," Wang Jing said.

"You're making me more and more curious. What exactly will happen in the future?" Tony Stark pursued, increasingly intrigued.

"What are you two talking about?" Natasha, who had been in front, leaned over and asked.

"Haha, we were talking about giving a girl a chance to be a mother again!" Wang Jing said with a grin.

Although Natasha’s face remained calm, she was internally on high alert.

"Mr. Stark, you have a dinner appointment at nine. Would you like me to remind you when the time comes?" Natasha ignored Wang Jing's remark and spoke to Tony Stark.

"Then move it to eleven," Tony Stark said, sitting down in his chair.

"Very well, I will try my best to coordinate it."

"Please make sure you succeed; my time is very precious!" Tony Stark sighed.

***

After Natasha left, Tony boasted to Wang Jing, "So, isn't she enticing?"

"She is indeed very enticing, but you can't handle her. By the way, have you ever slept with a female agent?" Wang Jing asked abruptly, out of the blue.

"Let me think. I think I slept with a female scientist on Christmas night in 1999. I remember her research was quite interesting."

"Yes, I know that. Maya Hansen, a famous biologist, only to end up on a path of no return due to funding issues."

"By the way, do you remember that you made an appointment to meet someone on the rooftop that night?" Wang Jing asked.

"How would I remember that? The only thing I remember is that I was drunk, and then I explained the manufacturing and application principles of circuit boards to a group of old men with white beards!"

Hearing this answer, Wang Jing decided not to tell him about Killian. Letting him suffer a bit would be good, though he wasn't sure if the intended effect would still be achieved, as his own involvement might change things. Nobody knew what would happen next.

Wait, that’s not entirely true. The Ancient One in the Himalayas probably knew what was coming, but Wang Jing didn't have time to seek her out yet.

He would visit her when he had the chance.

At that moment, the television screen behind them was broadcasting the progress of the race outside. Tony, who was drinking, suddenly pointed at the TV and asked, "Do you think driving an F1 car would be exciting?"

Wang Jing glanced at the half-finished glass in Tony's hand and said, "That would certainly be quite exciting!"

"Haha, that's what I think too." And so, Tony Stark changed into a racing suit, appeared on the television screen, and in front of all the spectators, climbed into the F1 car he had sponsored.

When Pepper Potts came out of the restroom, her mouth fell open in surprise.

"Why is he there?" Pepper Potts asked, looking at Wang Jing.

Wang Jing shrugged helplessly and said, "He said driving an F1 car is exciting, so he wanted to find some inspiration."

Wang Jing could see the disbelief on Pepper Potts's face. "Didn't you stop him?" Pepper Potts asked worriedly.

"Of course I tried, but do you think my interference is effective?" Wang Jing replied, expressing his helplessness.

However, he added a word of comfort, "Miss Potts, you don't need to worry so much. The cockpit of an F1 car is specially designed. Even if the car is totaled, Tony would at most suffer a muscle strain and a mild concussion."

***

"That is much safer than slamming into the ground from thirty thousand feet while wearing an armor suit!"

Just as Wang Jing was comforting Pepper, the race had already started on TV. It was too late to get Tony out of the car, and judging by the current situation, Tony was ranking quite high and had a chance at a medal.

Not long after, a man posing as Ivan Vanko walked boldly onto the track, brandishing two electric whips that crackled with energy. He intercepted the passing cars, and when he encountered the F1 car driven by Tony Stark, he sliced the front half of the vehicle clean off with a single whip.

Panic and astonishment echoed over Monaco. In the hotel, Pepper Potts frantically called for their personal bodyguard, Happy. "The case, did you bring the case?"

"The case is here!" Happy tapped the red-and-gold Mark IV suit in his hand.

But before leaving, Pepper Potts turned to look at Wang Jing, who was standing to the side, and pleaded, "Mr. Wang, please, help Tony!"

Wang Jing nodded solemnly. After Pepper Potts hurried away, he looked at Natasha, who was staring at him, smiled, and then walked out of the hotel. Under the eyes of the crowd, he boarded the armor suit that descended from the sky and flew toward the scene of Tony's crash.

After a 380-degree spin and a heavy impact on the ground, Tony Stark struggled to crawl out of the overturned car. He grabbed a metal plate and, catching Ivan Vanko off guard, struck him on the back of the head.

However, because the force was too light to knock him down, he was instead whipped away.

Just as Tony Stark was in pain from hitting the ground, Wang Jing arrived in his armor. He hovered in the air, set up the electromagnetic cannon on his back, and shouted, "Listen, you are surrounded! Disarm yourself and surrender immediately, or I won't be polite!"

Seeing Wang Jing's arrival, the fake Ivan Vanko grinned. Although this was just Agent No. 2 feeling happy to see someone he recognized, in the eyes of others, this became a sinister smile.

According to the pre-arranged plot, the fake Ivan Vanko swung his electric whip at Tony Stark, but the electromagnetic cannon fired by Wang Jing blocked the whip.

Then, Wang Jing recklessly rushed toward the whip that the fake Ivan Vanko was swinging at Tony Stark. Due to the impact force, Wang Jing was sent flying to the ground.

Thanks to the excellent shock absorption and protective design inside the armor, Wang Jing did not suffer any injuries from the heavy fall.

The fake Ivan Vanko continued to lash out with his whip at Wang Jing, who successfully caught it. With a forceful tug, he pulled the fake Ivan Vanko toward him, landed two heavy punches on his head to knock him unconscious, reached out to remove the Arc Reactor from his chest, crushed it, and threw it aside.

He watched as the arriving police dragged him away. Once everything was over, Wang Jing turned back to look at the disheveled Tony Stark and asked with concern, "Tony, are you okay?"