Chapter 4: Batman: I Have High Hopes for You, Tony

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"Tony, don't tell me..." Pepper was stunned. She had a hunch about what was happening but couldn't bring herself to believe it—it was too shocking.

"That's right, just as you thought," Tony replied. "This was replicated from the technology shown in the video. It might even compete for a Nobel Prize, at least twenty years ahead of its time." He spread his hands casually, though he was far from feeling nonchalant.

"This is..." Pepper was speechless. The whole situation seemed magical.

"Jarvis, you've scanned and backed up this video, right?" Tony asked after a moment of contemplation.

"Yes, sir," Jarvis confirmed.

"Good," Tony clapped his hands. "Identify the faces in this video. If the resolution is sufficient for facial recognition, run a comparison. Let's see what we find."

Jarvis immediately carried out the task, and the results were soon in. Tony was shocked again. Though some faces were too blurry to recognize, those that were identified were real people.

The person acting as his assistant in the cave was Yinsen, from a small town called Gulmira, controlled by the notorious Ten Rings terrorist group. Other individuals in the video matched known terrorists from the Ten Rings perfectly.

Damn it! Tony felt completely bewildered. A video using real missiles, showcasing groundbreaking technology, and featuring actual terrorists?

If the terrorists were real, what about himself? Could the person in the video be real too? This mysterious video was too perplexing.

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**DC Extended Universe**

In the secret base beneath Wayne Manor, Bruce Wayne was intrigued by the video. "Alfred, do you know who this guy is?" he asked his loyal butler, fascinated by the image of Tony.

A person who could forge an iron suit in a cave was remarkable. Bruce admitted he was impressed. He had always planned to create an iron suit due to his unique line of work. His Batcape and Batmobile couldn't cover every scenario, so he had recruited top scientists to turn this idea into reality. Progress was slow, however.

Bruce couldn't believe someone could hammer out an iron suit by hand. If this person joined his team, the Bat-suit could be developed quickly.

"No, Master Wayne, I don't know him," Alfred replied, pointing out, "And how can you be sure the video is real?"

"I can't be sure," Bruce admitted. "But I doubt anyone would go to such lengths to play a joke." Alfred had no rebuttal. After a moment, he decided, "Alright, Master Wayne, I'll investigate this person."

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**The Boys Universe**

At Vought International's headquarters, Queen Maeve was deeply concerned. "This video must not be seen by anyone!" she said gravely.

If the iron suit in the video was real, it would be catastrophic for Vought. The company made its fortune from creating superheroes, currently boasting over two hundred globally. But if such suits were real, who would need superheroes for protection?

Maeve wasn't underestimating the suit's combat capability—it surpassed most superheroes except for the elite Seven, especially Homelander. There was only one Homelander, after all.

Maeve knew Vought would take extreme measures to suppress or control the technology. They might even turn the person in the video into a major asset. But Homelander would likely kill this individual to eliminate any threat to his status. Maeve, familiar with Homelander's obsession with popularity, knew he wouldn't tolerate any challenge to the superhero status quo.

She saw the iron suit as a potential way to escape Homelander's control. Though crude now, with enough support, she believed it could rival Homelander's power.

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**The Real World**

Though Jiang Cheng enjoyed the well-edited Iron Man video, he planned to uninstall the rogue software later. As a programmer, he was confident he could handle it.

For now, he had to focus on his work, with a lot of code to write in the next half hour. He swiftly closed the rogue software.

"Ding!" His phone buzzed with a new message. Glancing at it, Jiang Cheng was surprised—it was from his bank.

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