Chapter 11: New Features, Video Appears

Chapter 11: New Features, Video Appears

"Sir, I've finished reviewing Obadiah's call records. There's a satellite phone with an unknown number, and the signal shows it's in Afghanistan..." JARVIS quickly responded, immediately finding something.

(AN: Original isn't using brackets for Jarvis and I won't be using them too. Its kinda hassle.)

Tony's eyes turned cold. It wasn't surprising that they couldn't immediately identify the user of the satellite phone; it was a common practice among many criminals.

But Obadiah's social circle should consist of well-known figures. Who would use such a completely anonymous satellite phone?

In other words, if his suspicion of Obadiah was initially only one percent, now it immediately escalated to over fifty percent.

He really had connections with people in Afghanistan.

"Trace all of Obadiah's information, along with his company files over the years, authorized transactions, his social circle, acquaintances, everything. Summarize it all and deliver a report to me as soon as possible." Tony issued many orders in one breath.

Thankfully, with JARVIS, an artificial intelligence with almost unlimited computing power, he didn't need to maintain an entire team to handle this.

With JARVIS, Tony essentially carried a large team with him wherever he went.

After issuing those orders, Tony slumped in his chair as if drained of all energy, though his rational mind immediately prompted him to take action and initiate an investigation into Obadiah. Emotionally, however, he was still struggling to accept it.

This was still a huge blow to him.

"I hope not." Tony finally muttered to himself.

He knew he needed to take his safety seriously now. If someone was really targeting him, he was no longer safe.

Suddenly, at that moment, Tony saw a video beneath the diary, something that had never appeared before. This diary was really quite magical.

He couldn't help but click on the video and start watching.

The title of the video was striking.

[I Am Iron Man. A phrase that marked the beginning and the end of the Marvel era. ]

Seeing this title, Tony was somewhat puzzled. But soon, he immersed himself in watching the video. What shocked him was that the person on screen was none other than himself.

In the footage, he is answering a call from Pepper Potts when he suddenly froze. Could it be that he was being secretly filmed in his own home?

Before he could think further, the next moment, he heard a piercing sound, and his eyes widened instantly, almost fainting.

At this moment, the person behind Tony also appeared in the video.

"Breathe, relax, breathe..."

This voice, Tony would never forget. He was very familiar with it—it was none other than his uncle Obadiah.

After knocking Tony down, Obadiah calmly began to explain to him.

[Do you remember this thing? Unfortunately, it didn't get government approval. It can cause temporary paralysis, and sometimes, it's really useful.] Obadiah casually said, holding the arc reactor from Tony's chest. [Tony, initially, I ordered them to get rid of you but I did have concerns. You're a golden goose laying eggs, but look at your fate; you narrowly escaped. This is your last golden egg. Do you really think the ideas you come up with are solely yours? Your father, he helped me create the atomic bomb. If he had been as selfish as you, what would the world have become?]

[Look, Tony, this is your 'Ode to Joy,' this is your final legacy. Now we can say it is the core of a new generation of weapons. With it, we can firmly control the whole world in our hands. Without a doubt, I hope you can see my prototype. Unlike you, it's not stingy. It's a pity you dragged Pepper into this. I originally wanted to give her a way out!] Obadiah said as he took away the arc reactor.

Outside the frame, Tony Stark saw this scene, which was chilling. Previously he was only fifty percent suspicious, but seeing this scene almost confirmed it one hundred percent—it was indeed Obadiah.

What was even more unbelievable was that he couldn't believe his kind uncle Obadiah was actually planning to eliminate him.

Clearly, this scene should be from after he returned from being kidnapped in Afghanistan.

It just didn't show how he was kidnapped, but some details were already highlighted.

"JARVIS, revoke all access permissions for Obadiah to enter the room!" Tony almost immediately commanded.

Why was Obadiah able to sneak in silently? Not because his hacking skills were so brilliant, but simply because he abused Tony's trust.

Tony Stark had granted him nearly the same high-level permissions as himself, and Pepper Potts, who could both enter his mansion without any hindrance or notification.

This was a level of access no one else had.

And obviously, the version of himself in the video paid the price for this trust with his life.

"It's done, sir!" JARVIS said.

Tony sighed. Despite JARVIS often behaving like a normal person, ultimately, he was just an artificial intelligence. If he were a real person, even with Obadiah's permission, silently entering the house without any notification should have raised suspicions.

Now he was sure—Obadiah really wanted him dead. But he still couldn't figure out why someone could record future events. It didn't make sense!

Could it really be images observed from a universe with higher dimensions?

Wouldn't that confirm some of his previous speculations? Marcus's past life really existed in a universe with higher dimensions.

And in the video, his behavior was also very strange. For example, Obadiah's little weapon should only paralyze people for a short time. Over time, he should have recovered.

But his expression was not like paralysis, but like poisoning.

His face was pale with horror!

And this inference is very likely true!