The Villainous Superhero Template (Marvel/DC)

21st Floor.

As soon as Peter entered Pepper's office, he crumpled the phone number the receptionist had given him into a ball and tossed it into the trash.

Pepper stood up when she saw someone enter.

She was wearing a professional suit, her figure slim, with faint freckles on her face. Like Gwen, she had blonde hair, though it lacked some of the luster and looked a bit worn out.

This was understandable. After all, she was secretly in love with a playboy.

Of the twelve cover models from Maxim magazine last year, eleven had slept with Tony Stark.

Watching the man you love sleep with other women would make anyone anxious and irritable.

"Hello, do we know each other?"

Pepper looked at the high school student in front of her with confusion.

"Sorry, Miss Potts, we've never met before. I'm here because I have something urgent to discuss."

With that, Peter pulled out his phone.

"Take a look at this, and you'll understand."

Pepper cautiously took the phone, and the image on it indeed shocked her.

"Oh my God, what is this?"

"Exactly."

Peter continued:

"It's labeled as Stark Industries."

"Forty minutes ago, on Angelina Avenue, a few blocks away, a criminal driving a Rhino Armor attacked a bank, causing casualties."

"And the thing he was driving—or at least some of its weapons—were produced by your company."

"Almost everyone in the country knows Stark Industries is a defense contractor. Now, this technology has fallen into the hands of criminals."

"I assume you don't want this to become public knowledge."

After saying this, Peter paused.

Why did that sound like something out of a political speech?

He quickly added:

"If this gets out, it could affect Stark Industries' stock price."

Pepper's expression turned serious.

"Thank you for bringing this to my attention."

"I'll look into the authenticity of this matter."

Pepper replied politely.

Just then, a voice came from the inner room of the office.

"No need to thank him!"

"I've seen plenty of these money-grabbing tricks before."

Tony Stark, wearing a shirt, walked out of the room.

He patted Peter on the shoulder.

"Kid, are you in college yet? When I was in college, I liked to mess with people too, but I never targeted billionaires."

Peter was speechless…

Typical Tony, his words dripping with sarcasm.

"Tony!"

Pepper's tone was stern.

"He's just a kid, and he came here out of goodwill."

Tony leaned against the desk, pouring himself a glass of red wine.

"A kid? Come on."

"What kid can sweet-talk a beautiful receptionist in just a few sentences?"

"Sorry, I didn't mean to spy, but I happened to be bored and saw it on the security feed."

"I have to say, your pickup skills are better than mine. I'll have to remember that trick…"

"Tony!" Pepper interrupted him again.

She then apologized sincerely to Peter.

"I'm sorry. My boss isn't quite right in the head."

Tony: "??"

"Excuse me, are you saying a genius isn't right in the head?"

"I bet the photo on this kid's phone is photoshopped."

"The goal is to scam some money."

"If you don't believe me, I can contact someone in the military right now. By tonight, we'll know the truth. There's no way the weapons on that Rhino Armor came from Stark Industries."

"I trust Obadiah Stane completely. He was my father's business partner. There's no way he'd sell weapons to the wrong people."

Peter was utterly exasperated.

So frustrating…

He had already decided that tonight, he'd change into his suit and approach Tony with a different identity to discuss this matter.

As for Obadiah Stane, whom Tony had mentioned, Peter was familiar with him too.

He was the main antagonist in Iron Man 1, secretly selling weapons to the Middle East and plotting against Tony.

But because he was a friend of Howard Stark, Tony trusted him completely.

"Mr. Stark, since you don't believe me, there's nothing more I can say."

Peter left with those words.

"Why not stay for a drink? We can chat about pickup techniques. I'll pay, and you provide the expertise?"

Peter ignored him completely.

After he left, Pepper stomped her foot in frustration.

"Tony, you're being completely unreasonable!"

With that, she also left the office.

Tony shrugged nonchalantly, downing the glass of red wine.

He then sat in his office chair and contacted his military friend, Colonel Rhodes.

His goal was to prove that the weapons on the so-called Rhino Armor had nothing to do with Stark Industries.

An hour later, as the sky darkened, he received Rhodes' reply.

"Tony, those weapons are indeed from Stark Industries. We've reviewed the street footage, and it clearly shows the Stark Industries logo. Our technicians have also disassembled the armor, and all the core weapons are from your company."

"What?!!"

Tony couldn't believe his ears.

Although he was the company's CEO, sales were handled by Obadiah.

Could it really be…?

Tony's expression turned grave as he muttered to himself:

"I'll have to apologize to that kid the next time I see him."

As soon as he finished speaking, a gust of wind swept through the room.

A man in a trench coat and a flat cap, resembling a British Peaky Blinder, appeared before him.

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