Chapter 73 Selfless Harry, and the Secret S.H.I.E.L.D.
Chapter 73 Selfless Harry, and the Secret S.H.I.E.L.D.
The efficacy of regenerated serum is nothing short of a miracle in today's medical industry!
Therefore, even though the price wasn't exactly cheap, it instantly became a global sensation, and it was out of stock even before its release.
If it weren't for Jarvis running the Parker Industries website, the servers would probably have crashed!
After all, while not everyone has a physical disability, who wouldn't want a serum that could save their life?
So naturally, the name Parker Industries spread like a virus throughout the world.
Toby Parker, who owns 60% of Parker Industries, is being investigated by various forces.
It's worth noting that, according to Parker Industries' official website, even Harry Osborn only owns a mere 20% of the shares, Tony Stark only 10%, and Wilson Fisker only 10%.
So they were all very curious about who this Toby Parker really was!
After their investigation, they were surprised to find that the person who had surpassed the three big shots in terms of shares was actually just a 20-year-old boy from Queens!
Crab as a special gift?! Are you kidding me?!
Besides being handsome, having a good physique, and being smart, what makes this kid so special?
This is an unsolved mystery of the world, known only to the four founders of Parker Industries.
As for the reasons...
it's actually really easy.
First of all, Harry did it voluntarily. After experiencing a series of changes and being betrayed by his own board of directors, he had no intention of managing the company after taking revenge last night.
As it happened, he overheard Toby's idea of starting a company, so Harry simply closed his own company and chose to join his older brother's company with all his assets, becoming a carefree director who only needed to collect dividends every year.
As for Harry investing all his wealth into the new company, Parker Industries, that's obviously impossible.
Harry only took 20% of Parker Industries' shares, giving the rest to Toby, who had selflessly helped him along the way.
Harry even gave away his own Osborn Building to Toby free of charge, to be used as the new company for Parker Industries.
In Harry's words, because of the hereditary disease in his family that caused many people to die young, his only remaining family member is Toby, whom he has adopted as his brother. He has no other relatives with whom he can share in the shares, so what's the point of having so many shares?
Harry also said that he didn't want Toby to follow in his father's footsteps because his own shares in Osborn Enterprises were not absolute enough, which led to him being restricted by the board of directors. Therefore, he gave most of his shares to Toby so that Toby could have an unrestricted number of shares.
Toby couldn't help but feel a little unscrupulous upon hearing this, so he changed his mind about lending Venom to Harry and instead gave it to Harry directly.
Harry was overjoyed, even more so than when he got his own company back!
It's even simpler that Tony and Fisker only got 10% of the shares. Toby had brought them on board through his personal relationship with them, and they only invested 10% of the shares because they were giving Toby face.
Tobila and his group joined simply to leverage their influence and connections, hoping to minimize the troubles their company would face.
Tony Stark and Kingpin are two figures: one is the military's top arms supplier, whom even the U.S. government dares not touch easily; the other is the underworld emperor, whom no one dares to secretly sabotage.
The addition of these two individuals can effectively prevent most attempts to interfere with Parker Industries under illegitimate pretexts.
For example, there is a powerful force currently eyeing Toby and his Parker Industries.
That mastermind is... the bald cape-wearing man who has no blood relation to the black-skinned trench coat man!
Nick Fury!
At the press conference, among the reporters, a bald man in a black suit and sunglasses was taking photos with a camera.
But unlike other reporters who were only focused on photographing the regenerative serum, this bald man photographed Toby himself on stage.
After taking a few photos of Toby, the bald man quietly withdrew from the group of reporters scrambling to get to the front to ask questions, and walked alone to a deserted corner against the flow of people.
Then I took out my phone and made a call.
Once the call connected, Coulson said directly:
"Chief, it's basically confirmed. Toby Parker, the largest shareholder of Parker Industries, is indeed the superhuman assassin Spider, Kingpin's employee, whom we've been searching for!"
"Furthermore, Tony Stark's inexplicable rescue and return to New York, Harry Osborn's ability to rejoin the Osborn Corporation and forcibly dissolve it, and the deaths of the entire Osborn board last night—all of these must be related to him!"
"So, Chief, now that we've confirmed the target's true identity, shall we take coercive measures against him?"
Nick Fury was silent for a moment on the other end of the phone before slowly replying, "No, Coulson, come back first. We can't touch him for now..."
Upon hearing this, Coulson looked quite puzzled:
"As the supernatural protectors of Earth, S.H.I.E.L.D. has clearly violated the Earth Superhuman Act established by the Security Council by killing so many people. Shouldn't we arrest him now to prevent more innocent people from being harmed?"
Nick Fury, on the other end, coldly replied, "You said it yourself, it's to prevent more innocent people from being harmed, but think about his past records—how many innocent people has he killed?"
"It's fair to say that no one is absolutely innocent!"
"And most importantly, although we know his true identity, it is precisely because of his current status that we cannot use force against him!"
Coulson was taken aback and instinctively asked, "Why?"
Nick Fury sighed. "For example, you knew all along that Kingpin possessed strength far exceeding that of ordinary people, and that his sins were far deeper than Toby's, so why didn't we at S.H.I.E.L.D. capture Kingpin?"
"Because his influence is vast and deep, and more importantly, because he is necessary. Without Kingpin, the underworld wouldn't be any better; it would become more chaotic, leading to even more deaths!"
"Toby Parker is the same now, and even after today, his influence will be deeper than Kingpin's. With the support of Tony Stark, the arms dealer, and Kingpin, the crime boss, the regenerative serum will surely spread smoothly throughout the world. By arresting Toby Parker now, you are not only offending Tony Stark and Kingpin at the same time, but also the entire world!"
"So, Coulson, come back. I'll send other agents who are more suitable for his anti-hero role to contact him and try to win him over..." (PS: The protagonist will never join S.H.I.E.L.D.)
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