"On the eve of the end of the war, nothing could break into Stark Tower, but that didn't mean that Pepper wouldn't be injured. There were several explosions at the edge of the building, and the building was severely shaken. Pepper was too fragile.
She broke her arm and maybe two ribs," Stark said slowly.
"What's more serious is her mental problem. I don't think the war scenes scared her. She is a very strong person and has survived countless disasters, and this time is no exception."
"I think the problem has always been the relationship between us." Stark was a little excited. He hammered the guardrail with his other hand and said, "She doesn't believe that I chose to give up the fight for Stark Tower at the last moment. She
She began to be confused about who her lover was, and she didn't know whether to believe the incriminating evidence published by the media. Her mind was splitting."
"I have to be by her side, but when everyone points their fingers at me, I have to quell the bigger trouble, otherwise she won't be able to survive."
Stark closed his eyes in pain and said, "If I don't go with them or escape by myself, they will definitely accuse Pepper of harboring the crime."
"My surname is Stark. For the sake of the Stark Group, they will follow the legal procedures honestly. But Pepper is just my secretary. Apart from me, he has almost no one to rely on. I can't imagine them."
In order to find out my whereabouts, what will happen to Pepper, even if it is just imprisonment, Pepper's condition is simply unbearable."
"You are terribly wrong." Schiller commented in a tone that told the truth: "If you are not a naturally ruthless madman, don't do things that only madmen would do. If you do, you should make up your mind in advance.
Determined to end my love and my thoughts."
"I don't need you to repeat this all over again." Stark growled: "It doesn't make any sense to stand here and make sarcastic remarks after everything happened. Is that your level? Doctor?!"
"I'm not a psychiatrist." Schiller shook his head and said, "But I must frankly admit that some of my behaviors have led to your current situation, so I can give you some useful suggestions."
"What is it?" Stark stared at Schiller's eyes, but he didn't see much information from his distracted eyes.
"Pepper needs company, but you can't stay with her. You know that she won't go with you until she makes her final choice, and her physical condition cannot support some of your compulsory actions that are close to kidnapping.
the behavior of."
Stark was silent, but he had to admit that Schiller's summary was very accurate. He could hardly find any way to deal with Pepper.
Bai Guan is not a good person, but although he often looks like a crazy villain who is for profit regardless of the consequences, as long as he is still for profit, he is not a pure madman.
What was reversed was his view of good and evil, and only his view of good and evil. The abundant emotions in Stark's mind were still with him, but this time he gave them all to Pepper.
"What do you suggest?" Stark asked, looking into Schiller's eyes.
"The only one who can accompany her is Stark. Since you can't, let the other one go."
Stark shook his head and said: "You think I haven't thought about it? But he has no body, just an electronic consciousness. Stark Tower is now sealed, and Pepper is also being investigated by the FBI. The two of them have no idea."
I can’t see you in person.”
"If your backup consciousness cannot travel to the real world, let Pepper also become an electronic life."
Stark stared at Schiller blankly. He raised his voice in disbelief and said, "What?"
"If you know how to back up your own consciousness, you can upload Pepper's consciousness to the computer in the same way. This will not only avoid the FBI's investigation of him, but also allow her to have your company."
"This... this can't work." Stark said after shuddering for a moment: "This is very dangerous, and what about her body?"
"Leave it to the superheroes, Captain America, Spider-Man, and even Nick, the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., when they know that this is an unconscious injured body, and if something goes wrong with the body, it may lead to Pepper's death, they will make sure that it is
physical safety."
After Stark was stunned for a while, he suddenly realized that, yes, superheroes are such people. They pursue procedural justice. If a person is guilty, he must go to court and face trial, and cannot be killed in private.
Pepper's condition has become so serious that she has lost consciousness. No matter what the FBI wants to do, the heroes will definitely protect her. This is related to what they pursue most, and they will definitely go all out.
Stark looked at Schiller with a somewhat complicated look and said, "You used all the psychological treatment you gave those superheroes to do this, manipulate them, and then take advantage of their loopholes?"
"I told you, I'm not a psychiatrist."
Stark took a deep breath until his chest was full, he turned his head to the side and said: "You know what I am thinking now, you will laugh at me for being cowardly, hesitant, and indecisive."
"It's human nature not to want to share the things you truly love with others, but don't forget what gave you the advantage over Pepper."
Schiller's words were blown into Stark's ears by the wind. He had never hated the sound of the wind as much as he did today, because those noisy noises made it impossible for Stark to distinguish whether it was sincere advice or manipulation.
But even if this was poisonous honey, Stark had no other choice because he knew Schiller was right.
Before the final battle, Pepper did not hesitate at all. She did not admit that the evil Iron Man in White Can was Tony Stark. She thought that something might be disguised as him, and she did not give him a good look.
.
What really shakes Pepper is that in the final battle, White Can gave up fighting the electronic consciousness Stark for control of the Stark Group in order to resist foreign enemies. This made Pepper realize that the evil Stark was also Stark.
Stark loves her.
It can be said that this is the culprit of Pepper's poor mental state. Accepting the love of the evil Iron Man makes her feel guilty, but she cannot deny this love. This is the most tortured self-pull.
Stark understood that only by taking a step back like this could Pepper see his love more clearly. The strongest rope that can control a person is not gratitude, but guilt.
"You have done a good job before." Schiller said again. He took a small step forward. Stark had almost no place to stand. His strong presence made it impossible for Stark to ignore him.
Discourse.
"You accepted the FBI's arrest for Pepper. This must be seen by her and make the balance in her heart weigh one point more on your side."
"Is it a good thing that she can't have access to electronic consciousness? Maybe not. Many times, only through comparison can we make a firm choice."
"What do you think your backup consciousness will say to her? Do you want her to be grateful to you? Of course not, he will only scold you in front of Pepper for giving up. You deserve to be caught."
"But if human emotions can always stand firmly on the side of justice, there won't be so much confusion. When a person's thoughts are all based on emotions, if you talk about justice with her too much, you will only
Push her further and further away."
Stark's grip on his hand became tighter and tighter, and he felt that his palms were sweating and his arms were stiff.
"Do you think I should do this?"
"Of course, and the most important thing is that once Pepper makes her choice, our hero of justice Stark will not cling to her like you. It is more likely that he will collapse and disappear."
Stark pursed his lips, stared into Schiller's eyes and said: "You are more despicable than I thought, Schiller, I can't describe it."
"You will never be able to find an accurate word to describe me, not before and never will in the future. You will only know a new me all the time. How does this make you feel?"
Stark raised his head in slight pain, his Adam's apple rolling up and down, his head tilted to one side, his arms spread wider, and his body pressed tightly against the railing.
"People all over the world should see your manipulative skills, so they will never call me manipulative again." Stark gritted his teeth and said, "You damn psychopath."
"I've said it all, don't define me easily, because you will always get to know a new me through certain things."
Schiller took a step back and finally made way to the room. Stark looked like a body that suddenly fell from the cross, looking embarrassed and staggering.
He knew that he suddenly lost control. This nervousness was not entirely due to the fatigue caused by the successive wars and interrogations, but more due to Schiller's oppression.
The Schiller he saw today was different from the one he knew in the past. He knew too much about using everything at his disposal to oppress others.
When he turns this specialization into a skill and sublimates it into an art, and then turns this skill into an instinct, almost no intelligent life can resist it.
Stark held on to the door frame and walked into the bedroom, then walked through the bedroom and returned to the corridor. He felt soaked all over, as if he had just fallen into an ice hole and been fished out again, so he didn't want to look back and see him standing by the door watching him.
of Schiller.
At the corner of the stairs, he couldn't help but glance back. Schiller was standing in the shadow in front of the door. His figure against the light showed an evil and divine nature that made people want to run away in fear, but also
I want to worship.
"It's rare that Schiller would give such useful advice directly." Pamela commented after taking back the vine.
She turned her head to look at Natasha, only to find that Natasha's face had turned black, so she couldn't help but asked curiously: "What's wrong? Madam, why are you worried?"
"For the intelligence of these damn idiots." Natasha kept glancing at Pamela with her eyes, and the meaning was written on her face.
Pamela looked at her doubtfully.
Natasha let out a long sigh and said, "Why don't you understand? When Schiller tells you it's over, it means it's just begun."
"Money first, goods later, goods first, money later, these are all tricks in essence. No one can take anything away from him without paying the price. It's just that some Schillers will clearly mark the price, and some will force you into a corner and then order
He takes and asks for everything.”
"Is it really that terrible?"
"Do you really think this is the end?" Natasha asked Pamela: "When he was at his most vulnerable, he ran to Schiller for help. Schiller kindly pointed out a clear path for him, and the two of them started to
