Chapter 70: Confession and Estrangement

Wei Ziqing lowered his head and thought about the Longevity Potion. Suddenly, he heard someone calling his name. He looked up and saw that it was Tony.

However, Tony was not alone this time. Beside him stood a middle-aged man with a bald head.

Wei Ziqing paused for a moment and immediately recognized the man.

Obadiah Stane!

The biggest villain in Iron Man 1, and the culprit who almost caused Tony to die in Afghanistan!

Wei Ziqing never expected to meet him here. Even more surprising was that Tony was still with this man, even after Wei Ziqing had hinted that this person wanted to harm him!

“You must be Wei Ziqing, the one who saved Tony in Afghanistan. Not bad, truly not bad!” Obadiah Stane walked up to Wei Ziqing with a cigar in his mouth, a smile on his face, and spoke with great appreciation.

“Brother, let me introduce you, this is…” Tony seemed enthusiastic and was about to introduce Obadiah Stane to Wei Ziqing.

“I know. Obadiah Stane, one of the directors of Stark, and an old friend of your father. When you didn’t control the company, he was the one managing Stark Industries for you!”

Wei Ziqing spoke indifferently, but he looked deeply at Obadiah Stane. “I didn’t expect the famous Obadiah Stane to know an unknown junior like me. This is truly unexpected!”

“Haha, unknown? Perhaps you were before, but after saving Tony, not just me, but anyone with a little bit of information would know about you!”

A sharp light flashed in Obadiah Stane’s eyes. He was an old fox; how could he not hear the sarcasm in Wei Ziqing’s voice?

Although he didn’t quite understand why Wei Ziqing was hostile toward him, Obadiah Stane didn’t take it to heart.

Tony should have died, but now he was saved by this kid, which made him an enemy. Hostility was fine; anyway, once he got rid of Tony, it would be this boy’s turn to die!

Why bother care about a mere pawn?

After exchanging a few polite words with Tony, Obadiah Stane left immediately.

Watching Obadiah Stane leave, Wei Ziqing frowned slightly. According to the original plot, Obadiah Stane seemed to have obtained the blueprints for the Mark I already.

Calculating the time, it wouldn’t take a few more months before Obadiah Stane began to move against Tony!

“Brother, you…” Tony patted Wei Ziqing’s shoulder. How could he not know why Wei Ziqing felt hostile toward Obadiah Stane?

However, based on his investigations during this time, Obadiah Stane had no reason to harm him.

As for Rhodey, it was also impossible.

The only remaining reason was that someone had learned of his movements through some unknown channel.

Tony wanted to explain to Wei Ziqing, but after thinking about it, he gave up. Through his interactions with Wei Ziqing lately, he had more or less understood Wei Ziqing’s personality. Once Wei Ziqing believed in something, he wouldn’t easily change his mind unless there was absolute evidence.

However, Tony felt increasingly touched. Wasn’t Wei Ziqing acting this way entirely for his own sake?

Wei Ziqing knew exactly what Tony wanted to say and felt a bit helpless.

He couldn’t blame Tony. Who would have thought that the person he trusted was calculating against him every single moment?

But thinking of this, Wei Ziqing froze, and his heart became complicated.

Obadiah Stane was calculating against Tony, but what about himself?

In the beginning, he approached Tony for the J.A.R.V.I.S. intelligent system, and now he wanted the Longevity Potion. What was the difference between him and Obadiah Stane?

“Since when did I become such a calculating person?” Wei Ziqing murmured. Since obtaining the Anywhere Door, he felt as if he had become a different person.

“What?” Tony looked at Wei Ziqing with confusion. His voice had been too low just now, so low that Tony couldn’t understand what he was saying.

“Nothing,” Wei Ziqing looked up, a trace of hesitation on his face.

Tony frowned. He noticed that since the incident with Golden Wheel Stark, Wei Ziqing seemed to have become burdened with worries. This current look of wanting to say something but stopping made him very confused.

“Brother, do you have something to tell me?”

Wei Ziqing hesitated deeply. The better Tony treated him, the more guilt he felt, which made him very uncomfortable.

“Tony, let me ask you, do you know about the Longevity Potion?” In the end, Wei Ziqing made up his mind to be honest with Tony.

Even though Tony was just a passerby in his life, they had eventually become friends. He still could not calculate against his friend the same way he calculated against his enemies!

Perhaps this was a useless sense of morality acting up within him!

If his confession created a rift between him and Tony, then so be it. Even if he had to steal the Longevity Potion and the J.A.R.V.I.S. system, he would feel more at peace with himself!

Upon hearing the words “Longevity Potion,” Tony’s caring expression changed instantly. He let out a low, shocked exclamation. “How do you know about the Longevity Potion?”

As expected, Tony knew about the Longevity Potion!

Although he didn’t know why the original story never mentioned it, at this moment, Wei Ziqing’s heart sank. He knew that he might have become enemies with this Iron Man!

Sighing helplessly in his heart, he directly showed Tony the pass that Tony had given him. Although he didn’t speak, Tony understood everything!

Looking at Wei Ziqing with a complex expression, Tony fell silent. After a long time, he looked up at Wei Ziqing, his voice becoming low.

“You want to know more than just about the Longevity Potion, don’t you?”

The Longevity Potion was important, but Wei Ziqing still chose to tell him. This proved that Wei Ziqing did not want to hide things from him.

But Tony was an incredibly smart man. If Wei Ziqing only wanted that, he would not have struggled so much; at the very least, he could have asked naturally.

But he had hesitated!

He was cautious. Through his interactions with Wei Ziqing lately, Tony discovered that he was not simple and was very mysterious!

He was so mysterious that it reminded Tony of the unusual things that happened back in Afghanistan.

Why, when he clearly could have left the base on his own, did he choose not to? With his methods, those mercenaries could never have stopped him!

Furthermore, thinking about it now, it seemed as if Wei Ziqing had deliberately waited somewhere just to save him!

Wei Ziqing had a helpless expression on his face. Was he too bad at hiding things, or was Tony too smart?

With a bitter smile in his heart, he nodded. “Yes, I want to know more than just about the Longevity Potion. There is something else in your possession!”

Hearing this, Tony shuddered. His face suddenly became gloomy, even appearing a bit fierce. No one knew what he was thinking. After a long time, he asked in a raspy voice, “What thing do you want?”

“J.A.R.V.I.S., your intelligent system!”

At this moment, both fell silent. The entire atmosphere became frozen.

Tony lowered his head and said nothing. No one could see what he was thinking, but at this moment, anyone could see that his clenched fists were trembling slightly!