"Hey hey hey, I want to talk to your leader. You hear me? I want to talk to your leader!" Having figured things out, Tony started banging on the cell door. However, with his weakened strength, the sound he made was so faint that even a dog lying nearby probably wouldn't hear it. So, his cellmate on the other side had to help him shout.
The guard, who was woken up, naturally wasn't in a good mood. He took his baton and banged on the bars, shouting loudly.
"What's all the noise? What's all the noise? Do you want to die!"
Although Tony was a recognized genius, he didn't disagree with that assessment. But that didn't mean he could understand the Arabic the guard was speaking. In fact, besides English, Mr. Tony Stark didn't know anything else.
However, his cellmate knew what the guard was saying. So he quickly called out.
"He said he wants to talk to your leader, he agreed to your previous request."
The guard looked at Tony with surprise, muttered something, and ran off. Tony then thanked his cellmate.
"Thanks, buddy. This translation is really useful. Damn, you'd think a terrorist organization would have at least one person who speaks English. They're all just jabbering in gibberish."
"They speak Arabic and Turkic, some even use Russian and Persian, it's not gibberish. Besides, I'm the only one here who speaks English, but I'm just a prisoner like you. I'm curious, Tony Stark, you only speak English? That's not like the genius they say you are." Tony's cellmate leaned against the bars, speaking with a hint of sarcasm.
"A smart person doesn't do things by themselves if they can use tools to solve them. My AI butler can translate any language in the world at any time. Why would I waste time learning languages?" Tony was still trying to argue, but it was obviously useless.
"Well, I'm sorry, but you can only rely on me now. Because your AI butler isn't here." He expressed his sympathy to Tony again, and all he got in return was Tony's self-deprecating laughter.
After laughing for a long time, Tony finally straightened his expression and said to his cellmate.
"Buddy, believe me. We'll get out of here. By the way, what should I call you? You know so many languages, you could be a diplomat. How did you end up in a place like this?"
"You can call me Yinsen! I'm a surgeon. We met at a technology conference in Bern. But after that, I went back to my hometown. And it was attacked by these terrorists, and I became their captive."
"Sorry, I don't remember meeting you!"
"Of course, if I were as drunk as you are, I'd be lying on the ground long ago, let alone talking about integrated circuits."
As the two were chatting, a flurry of hurried footsteps suddenly approached. Tony looked up and saw a Middle Eastern Man with a full beard approaching, 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 Yinsen translated it for Tony.
"Yes, I agreed to work for you. But you have to give me delicious food and clean water, right now!" Ignoring the weapons aimed at him, Tony directly stated his demands.
Yinsen translated the request to the Bearded Man, who curled the corner of his mouth and said, "I can only give you military rations and water, whether you eat it or not is up to you. If you want these, start working for me. If not, then you'll just stay in the cage!"
"Eating something is better than eating nothing, tell him I agree. But give us the food first, I don't have any tools or materials in my hands, how can I start working?"
Hearing Yinsen's translation, the Bearded Man turned around and gave an order. Soon, someone brought over a pile of canned food and mineral water and threw it into the cage. Then, the Bearded Man said to Tony.
"Don't worry about the materials, I have everything here. As for the 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 who had reached out his hand, Tony said without blinking.
"Tell him, it's DNA-bound, something injected into the subcutaneous tissue layer, can't be removed. Besides, where did they get so many materials?"
After listening to Yinsen's translation, the Bearded Man put down his hand with a gloomy face and said.
"You don't need to worry about how we have so many materials, you need to come with us now."
"What about my food?" Tony had no objection to going with them, because even if he did, he would be forced to go anyway. So, compared to that, he cared more about the pile of food he had just gotten.
The Bearded Man ignored him and directly ordered his two subordinates to put a hood over Tony and Yinsen, and they escorted them out.
He didn't know how long they had walked before they stopped. When the terrorists took off Tony's hood, he realized that he had been brought to a valley.
The valley was dotted with flickering lights, each one a campfire surrounded by three or four armed terrorists. Tony immediately judged this to be a large-scale terrorist organization.
But more than the organization's size, Tony was concerned about the weapons these terrorists were carrying. A couple of them wouldn't be a problem, but if all their weapons were from his company, that was a problem. Furthermore, he saw what was covered under the tents in the firelight.
Small missiles, anti-aircraft weapons, rocket launchers, all of these large military weapons were emblazoned with the bright Stark Label, which was a huge shock to Tony. Nothing was more infuriating than seeing his creations become weapons used against him, especially after they had killed several people in front of him.
Watching the changes in Tony's expression, the Bearded Man revealed a smug smile.
"I forgot to mention, it's a pleasure to meet you. Tony Stark, the world's greatest murderer. We are all your loyal customers. By the way, your weapons are excellent, much better than the Russians'!"
"I really want to say a word starting with F to him!" Tony said with a smile.
"He said not to thank him; I've already changed it to a greeting for you," Yinsen translated with a smile beside him.
"We will give you a place to work. You just need to make a list of what you need. I think you should be very familiar with your weapons, so you should know what you need. As for you, you're useless."
"Damn it, this guy says I'm useless. Think of something, Stark. I don't want to be stuck in a cage again." Yinsen's face immediately changed when he heard this. He quickly turned to Tony for help. At this moment, two terrorists had already grabbed Yinsen's shoulders.
"Tell him this: I need a translator and an assistant. I need your help!" Tony immediately told Yinsen to tell the Bearded Man. After Yinsen did as he was told, the Bearded Man indeed ordered his men to stop.
However, he looked at the two men with a very puzzled expression and shouted.
"He's asking you how you know I can help you, he suspects you're lying to him. First, shake your head and tell him I'm not lying to him."
Tony immediately shook his head and said loudly.
"Damn it, how can this fat guy be so shrewd. First tell him that we met at a technical conference in Bern, so I know you, and I also know you're a surgeon. I need someone with steady hands to replace the High-Precision Mechanical Arm!"
Taking advantage of the language barrier and Tony's reputation, the Bearded Man finally chose to believe Yinsen and Tony. He escorted the two men to a cave and said to them.
"This will be your workplace from now on, don't think about escaping. I've arranged more than twenty people to watch you at the door, and there's a large iron gate blocking the way. Also, Stark. We can't kill you, but we can kill this guy. So you'd better not lie to us!"
"I hate those smart, fat guys!" Stark said with a chuckle.
"Me too. He actually used me as a hostage!" Yinsen agreed, also laughing.
Seeing the reactions of the two, the Bearded Man grinned. He waved his large hand, and the pile of food that had been thrown into the cage was brought over by his subordinates. Then he gestured towards Tony and said,
"Eat. Eat your fill so you can work hard. Get a good rest tonight, and tomorrow, you'll start working for us!"
After saying this, the Bearded Man led his subordinates out of the cave one by one, followed by the sound of the large iron gate closing. Only then did Tony and Yinsen finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Tony, who was the first to squat down, first tossed two cans and a bottle of water to Yinsen, then opened a can for himself and devoured it. Although the taste of the canned food wasn't very good, it was already considered a delicacy compared to what they had been eating before, which wasn't even food. At least Tony was satisfied; he had been hungry for so long. Finally, he could have a good meal.
Yinsen's performance wasn't much better than Tony's. He had already been starving after rescuing Tony several times, having only eaten sporadically. So, the moment he got the canned food, he also stuffed it into his mouth frantically. But as a doctor, he still remembered some rules about eating and didn't eat as voraciously as Tony. So, while eating, he had the leisure to ask some questions.
"It seems we don't have any hope of escaping. Do you have any plans? Or do you just want to live a good life for a couple of days?"
"That's what I thought at first, but after seeing what's out there, I've changed my mind." Tony swallowed hard, washing it down with water. "They dared to use my stuff against me. I'm going to make them pay."
"You have a plan. What do we do?"
"Let's eat first. I'll figure out how to get some things tomorrow. With those, we'll have a chance to escape."
"You're the expert. I'll follow your lead!" Yinsen deferred to the authority, a habit from his medical background.
On the other side, the previously boastful Bearded Man stood obediently like a hound before a stern-looking, bald man with a hawk nose and deep-set eyes, carefully 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 keep a close eye on his every move. If there's any problem, 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 respectfully bowed. The man before him was the leader of their terrorist organization, and behind him, it was said, stood an even more terrifying power.
That's why the Bearded Man was so respectful; he was a smart man. He knew which thigh to hug to survive better. And the person in front of him was his choice.
Watching the Bearded Man bow and leave the tent, the bald man stared at Tony Stark, who was constantly eating on the monitor, with a suspicious look. He couldn't guess Stark's intentions, so he could only try 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.
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