MUP: Chapter 94. Tony Returns

"Important information?"

Hearing that, Fury turned to look at the agent in front of him.

The other party got the message, obediently withdrew from the office, and closed the door.

After watching the agent leave, Hill spread out the information in front of Fury and deliberated, "Based on the information we gathered, and comparing it to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s information, we came across an interesting photo by accident."

"Interesting?"

Raising his eyebrows, Fury looked at the information in front of him and saw an old black-and-white picture on it.

"Bruce Lee?"

The familiar face standing in the picture caused Fury to subconsciously mumble the name, looking down at the photo and up at Agent Hill, "Is that really him?"

Hill nodded, "That's the world-famous Bruce Lee."

"And this..." Agent Hill said. She raised her hand and pointed to the other guy in the picture, "According to the results of the investigation, it is the same master who once taught Bruce Lee the martial arts called Wing Chun. As for his name, I think you've just heard it, Director."

"Ip Man."

At the words, Fury couldn't help but blurt it out.

The Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. then frowned, "You're saying that the man we've been in contact with is probably the master of the famous superstar Bruce Lee! If we go by that, he's probably over 100 years old. Look at him, does he look like he's over 100 years old?"

"What's more," Fury continued to express his disbelief as he looked at Ip Man in the black and white photo, "The look in the photo doesn't match what we've seen recently."

"About that. We have carried out a facial analysis, and although there's a degree of variation, given the limitations of the filming equipment at the time, we're quite sure that it's the same person. But a younger variation, of course."

Limited by the lack of information, S.H.I..E.L.D. was unaware that there was a diversion in that. When Ryan first chose Ip Man's form, he deliberately planned for it to be as close as possible to what Ip Man himself would look like in reality, combining both movie and realistic looks.

The result, unsurprisingly, managed to sidetrack a group of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents.

"..."

Agent Hill's answer silenced Fury for a moment. He looked down at the black-and-white photo in front of him and thought for a moment before opening his mouth and issuing a new order, "Starting today, raise all information related to Ip Man to level 8 clearance. I think we need higher-level agents on the mission. And look into that Ah Xing guy, I think there's some sort of connection."

"Understood, Sir."

Nodding her head, Agent Hill, who received the order, turned and left the office.

"Ip Man... Wing Chun... Bruce Lee?"

Watching Agent Hill leaving, Fury took another look at the two men in the black-and-white picture.

After a moment's hesitation, he suddenly stood up and had a flashback to the previous agent's martial arts pose.

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[Reputation points from Maria Hill +185]

[Reputation points from Nick Fury +320]

The information about Ip Man seemed to have reached S.H.I.E.L.D.'s inner circle.

In the antique shop, noting the names displayed on the data panel, Ryan made his own judgement.

Silently withdrawing his eyes, Ryan directed his attention back to the newspaper in front of him.

The 'Daily Bugle' today used a large amount of space to report one story. After nearly 3 months of search and rescue, the military finally found Tony in a desert in Afghanistan.

In reaction, most the New York newspapers used the word 'miracle' to describe Tony Stark's survival story. Stark Industries' stock price also broke through a new high on the same day.

Of course, Ryan knew that this situation would change soon.

　　...

A military airport somewhere.

"Watch your step."

Colonel Rhodes helped Tony, who was hobbling, down from the plane.

"Are you kidding me with this? Get rid of them."

Taking one look at the medical bed pushed over to him, Tony didn't hesitate to speak up and refuse the somewhat exaggerated preparation. With his intact hand, pulling at one side of his somewhat empty suit, he walked up to Pepper with one of his arms in a sling, "Your eyes are red. A few tears for your long-lost boss?"

"It's tears of joy. I hate job hunting."

Pepper pursed her lips and replied.

"Yeah, vacation is over."

Raising an eyebrow, Tony spoke in his usual tone, with a meaningful glance at the young Pepper in front of him.

　　...

Inside the car.

"Where to, Sir?"

In the car, Happy looked at Tony getting in the car and asked with a somewhat happy expression on his face.

"Happy, it's been a while." His position when entering the car seemed to pull at a wound on Tony's body, causing him to jerk and then reply back when he heard a voice coming from the driver's seat.

"It's good to see you again, Sir."

"I think so too." Moving backwards and trying to make himself as comfortable as possible in his reclining position, Tony breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Take us to the hospital, please, Happy." Pepper said from the side.

"No." At this time, Tony refused Pepper's request to go to the hospital.

"Tony, you have to go to the hospital." Frowning, Pepper couldn't help saying, "We don't know how you've been, a doctor has to look at you."

'I have changed much more than you think.'

Touching the electromagnet on his chest through his shirt, Tony silently replied back in his mind. Collecting his emotions, he then replied.

"I've been in captivity for 3 months. I have finally come back, and I don't want to be trapped in a hospital bed. There are two things I want to do, I want to eat those dumplings the guy in the food truck makes in front of our building, and ..."

"That's enough of that..."

Turning her head, Pepper interrupted what he wanted to say next.

"It's not what you think, I want you to call for a press conference."

"Call for a press conference?" Hearing that, Pepper couldn't help but ask again.

However, Tony didn't answer Pepper's question. He looked back at Happy and directly ordered, "Happy, drive, dumplings first."

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