"Hehehe, I want to talk to your boss. Did you hear me? I want to talk to your boss!" Tony, having made up his mind, began to forcefully bang on the cell door. However, with his weak strength, the sound he made was probably not clear enough for even a dog lying outside the door to hear. So his cellmate on the other side of the cell could only help him shout.
The awakened guard naturally wasn't in a good mood. He hit the bars hard with his baton and shouted loudly,
"What's all the noise? What's all the noise? Do you want to die?!"
Although Tony was a recognized Genius, he himself didn't object to this point. But this didn't mean he could understand the Arabic the guard was speaking. In fact, Mr. Stark couldn't speak anything other than English.
However, his cellmate knew what the guard was saying. So he quickly shouted,
"He said he wants to talk to your boss, he's agreed to your previous demands."
The guard looked at Tony in surprise, muttered something, and ran off. Tony, meanwhile, thanked his cellmate.
"Thank you, pal. Your translation is really useful. Damn it, a Terrorist organization doesn't even have anyone who can speak English. They're all bastards speaking gibberish."
"They speak Arabic and Turkic, some even Russian and Persian, not gibberish. Also, I'm the only one here who speaks English, but I'm a prisoner just like you. I'm very curious, Stark only speaks English. That's not like the legendary Genius at all." Tony's cellmate leaned against the bars and said with a hint of sarcasm.
"As a smart person, I would never do something myself if it could be solved with tools. My AI butler can translate any language in the World at any time, why would I waste time learning such a thing as language?" Tony was still trying to argue, but it was clearly useless.
"Well then, I'm sorry, you can only rely on me now. Because your AI butler isn't here." He expressed regret to Tony once again, which was met only by Tony's self-mocking laughter.
After laughing for a long time, Tony finally composed himself and said to his cellmate,
"pal, believe me. We'll escape. Oh, by the way, what should I call you? You speak so many languages, you could at least be a diplomat. How did you end up in a place like this?"
"Just call me Yin Sen! I'm a surgeon. We met at a technical conference in Bern. But after that, I returned to my hometown. And that place was attacked by these Terrorists, and I became their captive."
"Sorry, I don't recall us meeting!"
"Of course, if I were as drunk as you, I'd already be lying on the ground, let alone talking about integrated circuits to others."
As the two chatted, a sudden rush of footsteps approached. Tony looked up and saw a Bearded Man from the Middle East walking over, surrounded by a group of Terrorists.
"You said you wanted to talk to us!" This was the Bearded Man's first sentence upon meeting, and Yin Sen translated it for Tony.
"Yes, I agree to work for you. But you must give me delicious food, clean Water, right now!" Tony ignored the weapons pointed at him and directly stated his demands.
Yin Sen translated this demand to the Bearded Man, who twitched his mouth and said,
"I can only give you military canned food and Water, eat it or not, it's up to you. If you want these, then start working for me. If not, then you'd better stay in your cage honestly!"
"It's better to have something to eat than nothing at all, tell him I agree. But first, give us the food. I don't have any tools or Materials, how can I start working?"
Hearing Yin Sen's translation, the Bearded Man turned around and gave an order. Soon, someone brought over a pile of canned food and mineral Water, throwing them into the cage. At this moment, the Bearded Man said to Tony,
"Don't worry about Materials or anything, I have everything here. As for tools, give me a list, and I'll get them for you. But before that, give me that invisible armor of yours."
Looking at the Bearded Man extending his hand towards him, Tony said without batting an eye,
"Tell him, that's nano-bonded, injected into the subcutaneous tissue, it can't be taken off. Also, where did they get so many Materials?"
After listening to Yin Sen's translation, the Bearded Man lowered his hand with a grim face. He said,
"You don't need to worry about where all those Materials came from, now you need to come with us."
"Then what about my food?" Tony had no objection to going, because even if he did, he would be forced to go. So, compared to this demand, he cared more about the pile of food he had just gotten.
The Bearded Man ignored him, directly ordering two of his subordinates to step forward and put hoods on Tony and Yin Sen, then escorting them out.
They walked for an unknown period of time before they finally stopped. When the Terrorists removed Tony's hood, he realized he had been brought into a valley.
The valley was dotted with Firelight, each Firelight a bonfire, and around each bonfire were three to five armed Terrorists. This was a large-scale Terrorist organization, Tony immediately made this judgment.
However, compared to the size of this Terrorist organization, what Tony was more concerned about were the weapons in the hands of these Terrorists. One or two might be explainable, but if all the weapons were from his own company, then there was a problem. What's more, he also saw things covered under tents in the glow of the Firelight.
Small missiles, anti-air weapons, Rocket launchers, these large military weapons all bore the prominent Stark label, and this had a huge impact on Tony. Nothing was more infuriating than seeing his own creations become instruments of death against him, especially after these creations had killed many people right in front of him.
And seeing the changing expression on Tony's face, the Bearded Man showed a triumphant smile.
"Forgot to mention, it's a pleasure to meet you. Tony Stark, the greatest murderer in the World, we are all your loyal users. By the way, your weapons are very useful, much better than the Russians'!"
"I really want to tell him the opening words!" Tony said with a smile on his face.
"He said no need to thank, I've already changed it to a greeting for you." Yin Sen, beside him, also translated with a smile.
"We will give you a place to work. You just need to make a list of anything you need. I think you should be very familiar with your own weapons, so you should know what you need. As for you, you are useless now."
"Damn it, this guy says I'm useless. Think of something, Stark. I don't want to be locked in a cage again." Yin Sen's face immediately changed when he heard this. He quickly pleaded for help from Tony. At this moment, two Terrorists had already held Yin Sen's shoulders.
"You tell him this, I need a translator and an assistant. I need your help!" Tony quickly had Yin Sen tell the Bearded Man this. After Yin Sen did so, the Bearded Man indeed ordered his subordinates to stop their actions.
However, he looked at the two with a very puzzled expression and shouted loudly,
"He's asking you, how do you know I can help you? He suspects I'm lying to him. You shake your head first and tell him I'm not lying to him."
Tony quickly shook his head and said loudly,
"Damn it, how is this fat guy so shrewd? You tell him first, we met at the technical conference in Bern, so I know you, and I also know you're a surgeon. I need someone with steady hands to replace high-precision robotic arms!"
Taking advantage of the language barrier and Tony's reputation, the Bearded Man ultimately chose to believe Yin Sen and Tony. He escorted the two into a cave and said to them,
"This will be your workplace from now on. More than a dozen people will be watching you, and there's a big iron door blocking the way. You can't escape, but you can kill this guy. So you'd better not lie to us!"
"I hate such a shrewd fat guy!" Stark said with a smile, nodding.
"I hate him too, he actually used me as a hostage!" Yin Sen also echoed with a smile.
Seeing the reactions of the two, the Bearded Man grinned. With a wave of his hand, the pile of food that had just been thrown into the cage was brought back by his subordinates. Then he gestured to Tony and said,
"Eat, it's good to work on a full stomach. Rest well tonight, and start working for us tomorrow immediately!"
After saying this, the Bearded Man and his subordinates left the cave one by one, and Yin Sen finally let out a long breath.
Tony, who was the first to squat down, threw two cans and a bottle of Water to Yin Sen, then opened a can for himself and devoured it. Although the taste of the canned food was indeed not great, compared to the things that couldn't even be considered food before, this was already a delicacy. At least Tony was very satisfied, having been hungry for so long. He could finally eat his fill.
Yin Sen's performance was not much better than Tony's. He, who had been eating intermittently, was already close to starving after several times rescuing Tony. So the moment he got the canned food, he also desperately stuffed it into his mouth. However, as a Doctor, he still remembered some eating rules and was not as savage as Tony. So while eating, he still had time to ask some questions.
"It seems we have no hope of escaping. Do you have a plan? Or are you just trying to live a good life for a couple of days?"
"I originally had that thought, but seeing what's outside, I don't think so anymore." Tony swallowed the food in his mouth with effort, and said while pouring Water into his mouth. "They actually dare to use my things against me, I will make them pay the price."
"You already have a plan, what should we do?"
"Eat your fill first, then we'll talk. Tomorrow I'll find a way to get some things over here. With those things, we'll find a way to escape."
"You're the Experts, I'll listen to you!" On this matter, Yin Sen still chose the opinion of authority. This was a habit as a Doctor.
Meanwhile, the Bearded Man, who had just been swaggering, was now obediently like a hound, standing before a Bald Man with a hooked nose, deep-set eyes, and a very gloomy appearance, meticulously reporting everything he had seen.
After listening to the Bearded Man's report, the Bald Man thought for a moment and said,
"Give him whatever he wants, but be sure to watch his every move. If there are any problems, remember to use that Doctor to threaten him. Compared to the Doctor, we need Stark's power more, understand?"
"Understood, Leader. I know what to do!" The Bearded Man bowed respectfully. The man in front of him was the leader of their Terrorist organization, and behind this man, it was said, stood an even more terrifying force.
This was why the Bearded Man was so respectful; he was a smart person. He knew which powerful figure to cling to in order to survive better. And the person in front of him was his choice.
Watching the Bearded Man bow and exit the tent, the Bald Man stared at Tony Stark, who was constantly eating on the monitor, revealing a suspicious expression. He couldn't guess Stark's intentions, so he could only try every means to monitor him. In the orders given to him from above, Stark was very important. Therefore, he had to keep a close eye on him.