"CrossFire" and "Torture Original" no longer required Xu Dan's personal attention.Everything would follow the scheduled updates—new modes opened step by step.
There was no need for him to be busy with them anymore.
His focus had shifted entirely to the company's new projects.
The Antarctic Biotechnology Branch, led by Banner, was already running smoothly, and the internal atmosphere was excellent.
But the newly established Antarctic Hardware Technology Department was running into problems.
Because Tony Stark—who had agreed to provide guidance—had completely vanished for seven days straight.
This playboy was suddenly carrying responsibility… which, frankly, was more troublesome than helpful.
Now his phone couldn't be reached.The game-account pings didn't matter.The man himself was simply uncontactable.
As a last resort, Xu Dan hacked directly into the Stark Industrial Building's internal systems to locate Tony.
Unexpectedly, despite Jiangning—the pervert who had even hijacked the toilet cameras—having recorded everything… Tony was nowhere to be found.
The creation of the hardware department was crucial.No matter how brilliant Xu Dan's ideas were, without hardware, everything remained fantasy.
So he decided to go straight to Tony's lair.
Tony's "kennel" was a seaside villa.
Driving up the coastal road, Xu Dan spotted the elegant house from afar.Upon entering, Jarvis greeted him:
"Welcome, Mr. Xu Dan."
"What about Tony? And why are the lights off?" he asked.
Before Jarvis could reply, a voice rose from the darkness:
"Tony has been missing for seven days, man."
…?
Xu Dan froze.That voice sounded familiar.
He pressed the light switch.The lights flicked on, revealing a man in black standing in front of the tall glass window—dark coat, dark face, one good eye.
Nick Fury.
When did this man start making a hobby of breaking into other people's homes?
Good thing Xu Dan had rewritten his own villa's security system. His security was now the strongest on Earth.
Wait…
"You said Tony has been missing for seven days?" Xu Dan asked sharply.
Fury shrugged. "You're probably wondering how I'm just strolling around inside someone else's house. Relax—I'm not a thief." He walked closer, speaking seriously. "To be precise, Tony has been missing for 180 hours."
Xu Dan's heart tightened.He immediately thought of the one possibility he had been hoping wouldn't happen.
"What happened? What's the last location?" he asked.
"Afghanistan."
"Damn." Xu Dan cursed under his breath.
The last thing he wanted to deal with had finally happened.Tony becoming Iron Man wasn't the problem—The problem was that during this period, the technology department would grind to a halt.
"Xu Dan, you're resourceful. You can help me find Tony," Fury said solemnly.
Xu Dan sighed. "Fine. Let's get Tony back first. After this, he'll probably shut down Stark Industries' weapons division and focus on high tech. That'll be good for Antarctica too."
"Alright, Director Fury. I'll locate him. You prepare the rescue team."
Searching within Afghanistan would be pointless.Small on a map, enormous in reality—searching by elimination would take an entire lifetime.
The key wasn't in Afghanistan.It was in New York.
Who wanted Tony dead?
Obadiah.
The man Tony treated like an uncle—he was the one who orchestrated the entire assassination attempt.
He wanted Stark Industries.He wanted Tony's throne.
As long as Tony died, Obadiah would be first in line to take everything.
Unfortunately for him, his hired mercenaries failed to kill Tony.
Xu Dan grinned and looked to the side.
"Jarvis, where's the nearest available equipment?"
Jarvis, an advanced butler system named after the Stark family's former servant, replied instantly:
"Mr. Xu Dan, please turn left and go down the stairs."
Fury blinked.He had always treated Jarvis as a glorified gadget.But somehow Xu Dan acted like Jarvis was his long-time coworker.
Xu Dan's voice called back:
"Director Fury, don't just stand there—delay any longer and Tony will be meeting God!"
"Oh—right!" Fury snapped out of it and quickly called Coulson.
…
Downstairs was Tony's restricted zone.No one was normally allowed entry.
But Jarvis, after running the necessary calculations, guided Xu Dan inside.
Ignoring the machinery, Xu Dan went straight to the computer.
First step: check Obadiah's recent calls.
This was why S.H.I.E.L.D. had been blindly searching with no result—
Obadiah was the key, but the bald bastard's acting was so flawless that no one suspected him.
On-screen appeared dozens of calls routed to Afghanistan.
Xu Dan played them one by one, tracing the coordinates.
Within minutes—using a hijacked satellite—multiple location points were locked in.
Success.
He forwarded all of them directly to Nick Fury.
Nick, still on the phone upstairs, almost dropped it.
A game developer found Tony's location in minutes…While S.H.I.E.L.D. — a supposed world-class spy agency — had zero leads.
After that, Xu Dan wasn't even close to done.
He hacked directly into Obadiah's personal computer.
His hack was so clean that even if Obadiah were staring at the screen, he'd never notice.
Soon, an audio log played:
"Damn it! I finally tricked Tony. Always playing games all day—his delays have ruined my plan for half a year! Damn it!"
"…"
Xu Dan stared speechlessly.
So it was his game that delayed Tony's kidnapping.
He had been so busy with his own company that he hadn't kept track of Tony.
And all the "I already knew this would happen" kind of comments…were just comforting lies.
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