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As expected of Stark's assistant, Pepper wrote a million-dollar check in front of Mike without blinking.

Skye leaned from behind Mike, her head over her shoulder, her eyes close to the check: "Is this true?"

Without realizing it, his chest and Mike's back were pressed tightly together, like a lover hugging his waist from behind.

Please forgive me Skye, but I have never seen a million dollar check.After dropping out of school, Skye has been struggling to make a living on the streets. She has seen too many fistfights and knives taken out for a hundred dollars, and two gangs beating the brains out for ten thousand dollars.

Mike put the check away, put a finger on Skye's forehead, and pushed her away.

"Whether it's true or not, it's none of your business anyway."

"whispering sound!"

Skye suddenly remembered that Old Earl had said that Mike's job was dangerous.Skye didn't take it seriously at the time, just thinking that Mike was a scumbag who was always in the field.

"A million-dollar commission must be very dangerous." Skye began to worry about Mike.

Pepper said: "Now that Mr. Tang has received the money, can you tell me what you plan to do? Isn't it against the rules?"

"can."

Mike's eyes fell on Pepper's bodyguard. At this time, Happy was not a fat ball, but relatively stocky.

"Is there any problem?" Happy felt confused.

"There is indeed a problem."

Mike's answer was unexpected, "If I remember correctly, this Mr. Bodyguard..."

"Happy Hogan." Happy introduced himself.

"Is this Happy the personal bodyguard and driver of Mr. Stark?"

"Correct!"

As Stark's personal bodyguard, Happy often appears in public and has a high reputation.

"So why weren't you around when Stark was attacked?"

Happy's face darkened and he felt very regretful.

"Let me answer this question for him." Pepper took the question, "Tony asked him to stay and protect me."

"You doubt me?" Happy asked.

"No?" Mike asked.

"Yes, as long as it helps find Mr. Stark." Happy was not annoyed.

Happy is not so much Stark's bodyguard as he is a trusted friend, just like Pepper's assistant.If Happy wanted to go against Stark, there were at least a hundred better ways.

Mike didn't suspect Happy, he was just curious.

In the movie, Happy helps Stark get his luggage onto the plane, but does not appear in Afghanistan.

"The information we know is limited, and there are only some immature ideas." Mike said.

"How dare you accept a million dollars when you don't understand anything..." Skye muttered, his voice was very low, and only Mike heard it.

Mike glanced back at her and continued: "According to the news, Mr. Stark was sitting in the first car when the convoy was attacked?"

Normally, the protected target will be in the middle of the convoy, guarding from the front and back.

Pepper said: "It's Tony's temporary transfer. He doesn't like...restraint."

Constraint is a very euphemistic word. In fact, it should be said that it is self-determination.

This time, Stark was kidnapped because he wanted to die.

"First of all, if the attacker's goal was to kill Stark, then why did they take Stark away? If not, why did the missile directly attack the vehicle where Stark was? So..."

"I tend to believe that the employer did not tell the attackers that Stark was in the convoy. The attackers only discovered Stark after the attack and kidnapped him..."

"Wait a minute," Happy interjected, "There is no evidence that there is anyone behind this attack."

Mike signaled Happy to calm down and asked, "Mr. Stark's route in Afghanistan is strictly confidential, right?"

"Yes." Happy nodded.

Mike continues his analysis:

"So someone leaked the whereabouts of the convoy to the attacker, but the attacker did not know that Stark was in the convoy, which shows that the planner and the perpetrator are probably not a team, but just an employment relationship."

"Also, Mr. Stark has been kidnapped for so long, but no one has contacted you to ask for ransom or other demands. Why?"

Pepper and Happy's expressions changed dramatically.

Mike knew that they were thinking wrongly and hurriedly said: "It's not what you think. Mr. Stark must still be alive."

The two looked at Mike hopefully.

Mike explained: "If Mr. Stark dies unfortunately, with the urine of terrorists, he will definitely show it off as his 'achievement'. If there is a major attack, there will be a bunch of big and small things." Do the terrorists claim to be responsible for this... Moreover, even if Mr. Stark's body is redeemed, you must be willing to pay an astronomical sum. Mr. Stark is still alive, I am sure of this."

I have to say that Mike’s analysis makes sense.

All the time, Pepper heard words like "uncertain," "unable to judge," "waiting for the next step," and "won't give up."At this time, hearing that Mike was convinced that Stark was still alive, even if it was just a theoretical analysis, Pepper's emotions finally exploded, covering her face with her hands, and crying loudly.

Mike said awkwardly to Happy: "Normally I don't make women cry."

Happy gave Mike a grateful look.

After Stark disappeared, Pepper's mental state was very bad. She just held on and it was good for her to vent her depressed emotions.

Skye then choked Mike hard from behind.

Mike: (O_O)?

What provoked you?

Skye thought to himself: "What do you mean by a woman who can't make you cry? What do you mean by those women who are made to cry and howl in bed by you? Scum! Scum! Scum!"

After more than ten seconds, Pepper controlled her emotions and said, "Sorry, I lost my temper. Please continue, Mr. Tang."

As expected of a strong woman who can control the Stark Group, she returned to normal so quickly.

Skye thoughtfully handed over the tissue.

"Thank you." Pepper did not forget to thank him.

Mike continued: "It's not that the attackers didn't extort money. After they discovered that the employer was concealing information, their first blackmail target was not you, but the employer."

"How many people are there who have the ability to obtain Mr. Stark's whereabouts, who have the strength and connections to hire terrorists in the Middle East, and who can benefit from Mr. Stark's death?"

Mike counted his fingers: "There will be no more than ten within the Stark Group, business competitors, and the military. If we exclude a few more based on the actual situation, we should be able to reduce it to five..."

"Roddy!"

"Stanley!"

"Impossible." x2.

The two of them denied their guesses at the same time.

Roddy is a good friend of Stark and the military liaison of Stark Group. What will be the benefit of Stark's death?

And Roddy was in the convoy at the time of the attack.Once Stark dies, Roddy will definitely be thrown out as a scapegoat, and then transferred to an unknown horn Gada to do clerical or logistical work, with no bright future.

As for Obadiah Stany... his relationship with Tony is like family.

Mike didn't say much, just quoted Sherlock Holmes: "Once all impossible conclusions are eliminated, what remains, no matter how bizarre or unbelievable, must be the irrefutable truth."

Pepper and Happy both fell silent.

"If you find the person behind the scenes, you will naturally know the identity of the attacker, and you may even know the location of Mr. Stark."

Mike said: "I need some preparation time and then set off immediately. The domestic investigation can only be done by you. Well, you'd better get Coulson."

Pepper said: "Tony's private jet can take off in an hour."

Pepper took out his checkbook, wrote down the amount of seven zeros, and said: "As long as Tony can be rescued, there is no upper limit on the funds."

Now Pepper is full of confidence and expectations for Mike.

Mike didn't accept the check, "I said $100 million, no extra money. People, you have to be trustworthy."

Mike's heart was bleeding when he said this.

Happy was stunned for a moment and began to feel that Mike was quite obsessed with money. Why did he treat money like dirt now?

Pepper left a tablet, and Jarvis would put the collected information in the tablet for Mike to query.

Time is running out, so we split up.