A certain American comic book's secondary profession master

Chapter 24 Meeting
Pepper didn't want to deal with Levi any longer and was even ready to call security.

As Tony Stark's personal assistant, Pepper is quite famous, and many people like Levi want to meet Tony Stark through her, so she's used to it.

However, after seeing the photo Li Wei handed her, her expression immediately turned serious. She tried to take the photo, but Li Wei took it back.

“Ms. Pepper, I think you should understand the seriousness of this matter now. There are many secrets behind this, and I must speak with Mr. Stark in person, and it must be kept confidential!” What Levi handed to Pepper was none other than a photograph of Howard at the time of his death.

As Tony Stark's special assistant, Pepper had never met Howard in person due to her age, but she had seen a lot of information and images about Howard in Stark Industries and Tony's personal belongings.

So he immediately recognized the deceased in the photo as Tony's father.

I was momentarily stunned.

“Wait a moment, I’ll contact Mr. Stark right away!” Pepper, who had regained her senses a little, immediately took out her personal cell phone and called Tony Stark.

"Tony, it's me. I have something very important to tell you, yes, very important. Fifteen minutes? Okay!"

“Alright, Mr. Stark will be here in 15 minutes… And what’s your name, sir?” Pepper sighed and then asked Levi.

“Victor, Victor Lee!” Levi replied.

“Okay, Mr. Li, please come with me!” Pepper nodded and led Li Wei into the Stark Industries building.

Of course, the actual process was not that simple, and Pepper would not completely lower her guard against Levi just because of a single photograph.

So, before entering the building, Li Wei, like many other visitors, underwent a security check.

Even super-rich people like Tony Stark value their lives.

Unless you bump into him by chance outside, visitors of unknown origin should not get close to him without going through security.

After passing through security, Pepper led the two to a private meeting room on the top floor of the building.

“Mr. Li, would you like something to drink?” Pepper asked after Li Wei had sat down.

"Coffee is fine, no sugar or milk," Li Wei said.

In his past life, as a typical office worker, Li Wei's most frequent beverage was coffee.

It's not because I love drinking it so much, it's just because it's refreshing and a habit.

A cup of Americano, with its bitter taste and caffeine content, is most likely to keep you awake.

The key point is that it's cheap—he's not drinking Luckin Coffee or Starbucks which cost ten or even tens of yuan.

His preference is for freeze-dried instant coffee that costs twenty or thirty yuan and can make dozens or even hundreds of cups.

However, after transmigrating, he hardly drank coffee anymore.

After all, which of these—cola, juice, or tea—tastes better than coffee?
However, since I'm here specifically to eat at a high-end restaurant, I naturally have to try the coffee that the world's richest man drinks and see how it differs from the coffee that ordinary people drink.

What? Li Wei is now a rich second-generation, not an ordinary citizen?
Don't be ridiculous. Li Wei, this rich second-generation, is just a little bit richer than the middle class.

When someone of his stature is facing Tony Stark, the world's richest man, he is no different from an ordinary person.

A few minutes later, Levi received the coffee that Pepper had served him.

Hmm, as expected of the coffee consumed by the world's richest man... it's definitely different. But what makes it different?

Approximately... the price?
Just as Li Wei was struggling to come up with some sophisticated words to describe this cup of coffee, Tony Stark walked in with an arrogant aura.

“Victor Lee, born in New York in 1985…a student at the Stern School of Business, who suddenly dropped out four days ago…nothing special about him, so where did you get the photos of my father’s car accident?” As soon as he entered, Tony Stark held up a file on Levi’s, read a few sentences, and then threw it in front of Levi, asking in a very impolite tone.

Clearly, Stark saw Levi as someone trying to profit from Howard's death by selling photos of his death.

It's not surprising. Just think back to Li Wei's previous life. When Princess Diana was in a car accident, a group of reporters were following her around, only concerned with taking pictures and not helping her. That shows the value of a photo of a celebrity accident that never happened.

In the Marvel Universe, Howard Stark is far more famous than Princess Diana.

Furthermore, the aftermath of Howard's death was handled by S.H.I.E.L.D. – after all, Howard was the founder of S.H.I.E.L.D.

No photos or images of him after his death have been leaked.

Therefore, it would be very easy for the photo that Levi showed to Pepper to be sold for a high price.

Having guessed Stark's thoughts, Levi didn't pay too much attention to the other party's bad attitude, but directly asked, "Mr. Stark, do you really think your father died in a car accident?"

"What do you mean by that?" Tony Stark asked, somewhat suspiciously, upon hearing Levi's words.

"Why don't you take a look at this!" Li Wei flipped his hand, and a document appeared out of thin air in his hand.

This document is the Winter Soldier's mission report to assassinate Howard, and at the top is a videotape, which is the surveillance footage from that day.

“Wait… how did you do that?” Tony Stark’s eyes widened.

There was clearly nothing around Li Wei before, and he assumed the other person had put the photo in their pocket.

As a result, the other party simply flipped the document over, and a large paper file and a disk appeared directly in their hand.

"We'll talk about that later. You should check the contents of the disk first!" Levi ignored Stark's questioning and continued to remind him.

Tony Stark had to suppress his curiosity for the time being and then took the document.

After flipping through just a few pages, his face turned extremely gloomy.

Although the document was in Russian, it didn't bother Tony at all.

As a super genius, he knows too many languages, including many lesser-known languages, not to mention major languages ​​like Russian.

As he continued reviewing the documents, he also called for Pepper outside to fetch a laptop.

"Is everything on this true?" Tony asked Levi with a complicated expression.

In fact, he knew very well that the contents of these documents were true, but the sheer volume of information made him instinctively want to get a more definitive answer from Li Wei.

Now he understands why Li Wei insisted on a private meeting and why it had to be kept secret.

"You already have the answer in your heart, don't you?"

(End of this chapter)