I Became Spider-Man's Cousin in Anime Crossover

Chapter 243 Rebellion Against Heavenly Gang, My Father is Spider-Man

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, two days have passed since Tony's return.

During this period, Tony publicly declared that he would close Stark Industries' weapons division, and he kept his word, using his authority as chairman to gradually close the weapons factories that had been located around the world over the years.

This caused those journalists who were initially observing to suddenly become engrossed in spreading rumors and accusations after realizing Tony wasn't joking and was serious. They began to mock Tony for being insane, accusing him of self-destruction and leading his company into bankruptcy.

As a result, not to mention ordinary stock investors who lack inside information and always just follow the crowd, they rushed to sell their small shares...

Even the major and minor shareholders of Stark Industries were utterly disappointed by Tony's stubbornness and chose to withdraw their investments.

This caused Stark Industries' stock to fall below the 20-point mark in just two days!

Furthermore, according to Tony's prediction, if he does nothing, Stark Industries' stock price will drop by 40 points or even more in less than ten days.

[In the original film, the stock price had already dropped by 56.5 points when Obadiah came knocking.]

If this trend continues, even a large and powerful company like Stark Industries will have to declare bankruptcy within a month or two!

Tony, however, seemed completely unconcerned.

After all, with Tony's brilliant mind, even if he stopped making weapons, he could easily carve out a new path in other fields—such as medical, civilian electronic devices, automobiles, and new energy.

Tony sees the current slump as an opportunity.

This downturn can be used to purge the company of those parasites who have never trusted Tony and only hinder him.

Tony will only intervene after the entire Stark Industries has become Tony's personal fiefdom, allowing the seemingly precarious Stark Industries to regain its vitality!

That's why, in the past two days, besides cooperating with doctors to treat his arm, Tony didn't rush to respond to external doubts. Instead, risking a further plunge in the company's stock price, he threw a lavish party at his villa!

After the party ended and the guests left, Tony sat alone on the sofa, looking at the messy scene while suppressing his anxiety and silently counting down the seconds in his mind.

Then, before Tony could count to three, footsteps suddenly echoed in the villa, which should have been empty except for Tony.

Then, as the person slowly walked up behind Tony, he handed Tony a glass filled with bitter vegetable juice from behind, while making a seemingly serious but actually joking joke with a smile.

"Seeing you acting so nonchalant, Obadiah must be furious."

"So what? Consider it free treatment for his low blood pressure... Ouch, why is it so bitter? You didn't put poison in it, did you?"

Only when he heard that familiar voice did Tony's anxious heart finally relax.

He then naturally took the vegetable juice, pinched his nose, and gulped it down. Tony responded with a smile as he stood up and turned to look at the source of the sound.

"I thought that after you became the famous Spider-Man, you'd be just like Dad, too busy to even come see me?"

"Yes, that's right, I used the highest-grade venom, the kind that can kill you with just one drop..."

After witnessing Tony gulp down the vegetable juice he had handed him, the visitor nodded slightly and smiled with satisfaction.

Then, meeting Tony's gaze, he opened his arms and hugged Tony without any hesitation, patting him on the shoulder and jokingly saying something in a serious tone.

"I can't help it, you've gone to so much trouble, even if I'm busy, I have to come and check on things. Otherwise, my little inventor will be so upset he'll shed his pearls!"

As Tony was speaking, the person who suddenly appeared before him was none other than Riley.

Or, to be more precise...

It is Riley who, after taking off the Spider-Man suit, uses Silly Girl's disguise ability to age himself by more than twenty years, transforming into a forty-six-year-old middle-aged man.

It turns out that Tony, who was throwing a party at home, seemed to be indulging in pleasure and reverting to his old playboy ways. In reality, his real intention was not what he seemed. By carefully choosing the time to start the party, he was trying to avoid Obadiah's attention and convey to Riley that he wanted to see him.

As for Riley, who should have never met Tony before, why did he seem so familiar with Tony, and why did he have to deliberately age himself by twenty years just to meet Tony...?

Do you remember that before Riley participated in the Thor incident and traveled to the parallel universe, in order to increase the success rate, he deliberately used a time-travel bug to travel back in time twice, so that he could complete several research projects, including replicating Sane, with enough time?

During this process, Riley, by chance, took in a little boy who had run away from home after a conflict with his elderly father.

And this little boy is none other than Tony Stark in his childhood.

At that time, Tony was always busy with work and broke his promises several times by not playing with him. He mistakenly thought that his father had changed his mind and no longer liked him, so he ran away from home in a depressed mood.

So, with Riley's patient comforting words, who was skilled at taking care of children, and after learning the whole story, Howard wanted to prove to Tony that he still loved him deeply.

Riley then used the dummy's communication function to make a video call to Howard in front of Tony.

Howard answered the call with great surprise, before he could even ask anything.

With a villainous smile on his face, Riley put his hand on Tony Jr.'s shoulder and got straight to the point with Howard.

"Hello, Mr. Howard, it's a pleasure to meet you..." [Statement of facts.]

"Your son is in my hands now, and he's not planning to come home anytime soon." [Because Tony has run away from home.]

"Of course, I'm in a hurry, you'd better hurry up." [Anxious to get home and finish the rest of the research.]

"Otherwise, even though he seems unharmed now, I can't guarantee he won't get hurt or have some accident later." [I'm afraid that if I don't keep an eye on him and let little Tony run around, he might cause trouble like Jade did.]

"That's settled then. Get here before my patience runs out. The address is..." [This is a statement of fact.]

After rattling off a string of words like a machine gun, Riley didn't give Howard any chance to bargain or ask questions before decisively shutting down the communication.

Then he turned his head and looked at Tony.

Tony was completely dumbfounded, with question marks popping up above his head.

Is this...right...?

I have this feeling like I've been kidnapped...

But upon closer reflection, what he said seems to be true, and there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with it!