Inside the general manager's office.
After Potts affectionately rubbed Caesar's cheeks and body, he finally managed to free himself and sat upright on the office chair, gesturing to Eddie beside him, "Eddie, please wait outside for now. I have something to discuss with Miss Potts."
"Yes, Master." Eddie complied crisply, turning around and heading toward the office door.
Potts looked at Caesar with great surprise, then glanced at Eddie's departing figure. She had thought it was just Eddie bringing Caesar over for a visit, but she hadn't expected Caesar to be the one in control.
In fact, anyone seeing Caesar would instinctively judge him to be just a child. After all, he was really too young. Even if someone said he had mature thoughts and ideas, few would believe it.
"And who might you be?" Potts's beautiful eyes shifted to Anne, who was still inside the room. With so many employees at Stark Industries, even the office staff numbered in the thousands, making it difficult to remember every new employee working in the same building.
Anne felt a bit nervous but respectfully bowed and said, "Hello, General Manager! I'm Anne Wayn, a Beginner employee who joined the Third Operations Department less than half a month ago."
"Anne Wayn?" Potts exclaimed, "I remember that name. Right, you and another employee were attacked by criminals last night."
"Yes, thanks to Master Caesar, if it weren't for him dealing with those thugs, I might have..." Anne shuddered at the memory of last night, looking at Caesar with immense gratitude.
Hearing her words, Potts couldn't help but cover her slightly open mouth with her hand to conceal her astonishment. After silently digesting the message content for a few seconds, she instructed Anne and Eddie to wait outside together.
Anne hurriedly nodded, stepping out in her high heels and closing the door to the general manager's office behind her.
With only Potts and Caesar left in the office, the two stared at each other in silence for a while. Finally, Potts spoke, feeling nostalgic, "Half a year ago, when Kyle brought you to Tony's mansion, you were barely the size of a soccer ball. Now you've grown so big."
"How is this considered big?" Caesar smirked, pulling his hands apart and looking at his slender and delicate child's arms.
"By the way, you called me Miss Potts earlier?" Potts raised her eyebrows disapprovingly, sitting back in her office chair with her long legs clad in black stockings crossed and clasped together.
Caesar shrugged, "Then how should I address you?"
Potts smiled and suggested, "Raina and I are very close, like sisters. How about calling me Auntie?"
"Nope." Caesar objected firmly.
"Well, you're the godson of Kyle, so calling me Auntie would mess up the generations. Then just call me Pepper."
Potts felt a bit helpless; Kyle's status was just too high, and no one could possibly rank higher than Caesar.
"Okay." Caesar nodded.
"My little master, why aren't you staying at home and running around outside? The New York City area isn't as safe as it used to be."
Potts's words carried an underlying message, her eyes showing a hint of sorrow. Obviously, the recent negative news about Stark Industries and the attacks on employees had left her exhausted.
Do they still think I'm just a child?
Caesar sighed softly, not bothering to get up from his chair. Ignoring the laws of gravity and physics, his small body seemed to float like a balloon in the air, much to Potts's incredulous gaze.
No matter how persuasive words may be, actions speak louder than words.
"Pepper."
After flying around the room, Caesar hugged the back of his head with his hands, lying diagonally in the empty air, and said seriously to Potts, "Whatever issues Stark Industries is facing, feel free to tell me. With Tony gone, it's up to us, the Carl Family, to solve the industry's problems."
If it weren't for his youthful appearance and childish tone, he would have had enough persuasiveness at this moment.
Potts took a deep breath, looking up at Caesar floating in the air with amazement. "Truly worthy of your family, with longevity, superpowers, and everything else, it's like you were born with it."
Caesar smiled, "It should be 'our' family. After all, aren't you also one of us in the future?"
"You." Potts's face flushed slightly, scolding, "You're teasing me, and you have none of Kyle's seriousness and dignity!"
I'm just Kyle, except with a different body and identity.
Caesar rolled his eyes. Unlike his original self, with his current infant body, he felt completely free from any image burdens.
However, after a brief exchange, Potts not only became much closer to Caesar but also completely set aside any age-related biases, regarding him as a mature peer.
"Let's get back to the point," Potts said.
Potts began briefing Caesar on the recent situation in the industry, which was similar to what he had learned from Eddie and Anne. Finally, hesitantly, she threw out her own idea, "Several missing employees were all from the New Product Development Department, which the deputy manager is in charge of."
"You suspect him," Caesar continued her train of thought.
Potts ran her fingers through her hair. "It's not just me; SHIELD is also suspicious, but we haven't found any evidence."
Caesar understood. That's why Natasha had infiltrated, getting close to the deputy manager, hoping to find some evidence and leads from him.
Potts sighed, "Aldrich Kilian is a gentleman, meticulous in his work, and a top scientist in both lifeforms and weapon manufacturing. If it weren't for recent events, I wouldn't want to suspect him."
Stark Industries, without Iron Man Tony, was not something an ordinary person could easily take over.
"You can rest assured. Now that I'm here, all those problems are no longer problems," Caesar smiled confidently, his childish face full of assurance.
"What do you want to do?" Potts, infected by his confidence, asked with some anticipation.
Caesar descended onto the desk, extending a finger. "It's simple. Just continue as usual, and let SHIELD keep monitoring and observing this Kilian fellow. Even if he's discovered, it doesn't matter."
"And then?" Potts blinked.
"Next, give me the location where my former employees were attacked."
Caesar extended a second finger, stating firmly, "After that, you just have to wait for the news from my side."
Not staying in the general manager's office for long after briefing the matter, Caesar left Stark Industries with Eddie and headed straight to a nearby street while it was still daylight.
Next to 958 Nanak Road, New York City.
There were still some police barricades here, with burn marks on the ground and walls in the alley, faintly showing the charred outlines of several people, a horrifying sight in the vibrant red sunset.
"Master, why are we here? The police, forensic experts, SHIELD, and even members of the Carl Family have all been here, and they didn't find any clues," Eddie scratched his head, looking at Caesar on his shoulder in puzzlement.
Caesar's gaze locked onto the scorched area where the employees were attacked, the feeling of being in control returning. He responded impatiently, "You don't understand. What I see is different from what you see. "
He could ignore the limitations of human eyes and directly perceive the true essence of the world.
(End of Chapter)
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