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Upstate New York, a conference room at the Avengers headquarters.

Before Captain America takes Belle and Peter into the house, everyone else has arrived, except for Thor, who is far away in Asgard, and Bruce Banner, who is missing.

This is the first time since Washington that the Avengers have gathered.

It's just that everyone's faces are a little gloomy, and Peter wanted to say hello to everyone, but he was shocked by this atmosphere, and wanted to quietly find a corner and shrink.

Don't look at his usual sharp teeth, but after all, he is just a hairy boy in his early twenties, and in the current Avengers, he is still only a marginal figure, and there is no place for him at the negotiating table that can decide everyone's future.

But before he could take two steps, Belle stopped him.

She patted the seat next to her and said to Peter, "Where are you going?" Come here, sit here, everyone has a part in this. ”

He looked at where Belle was sitting, the second seat to the right of the long conference table, next to Iron Man, and couldn't help but look sad.

He tried to save Iron Man and Captain America's opinion, the former with his head down and pretending to play with his phone, and the latter sitting in the first position on the left, his face solemn, and he didn't have time to pay attention to him for the time being, but Natasha Romanoff, who was sitting at the far end, nodded at him.

This can be regarded as being recognized by the leader, so he sat down in a hurry.

Peter looked at one end of the table, between Iron Man and Captain America, where sat an old man he had never seen before.

His short hair was graying with age, but it was still meticulously attached to the top of his head. His deep-set eyes, sharp eyes, and a thin face with sharp hooked nose and old-fashioned mustache made it seem as if the German tanks would not dare to take a step forward as long as he stood on the beach of Normandy.

Yet this is a man who looks like a soldier, wearing a structured Italian-style gun-lapel suit with two Stars and Stripes cufflinks nailed to the cuffs of his French shirt.

He clenched his hands into fists and rested them on the table, and the American flag with his fists seemed to show his inviolable patriotism and iron-blooded spirit. But the slightly flicked Italian suit and exaggerated gun lapels fell into Belle's eyes, which inevitably made her feel a little too strong.

After everyone was seated, the old man didn't go straight to the point, nor did he say anything to Iron Man or Captain America, who led the Avengers, but got up and walked behind Belle and stretched out a calloused hand.

"Miss Taforle Peake, it's a good thing."

Belle smiled, shook hands with just the right amount of courtesy, and said, "Mr. Secretary, it's a pleasure." ”

"I heard that I would see you today, Ms. Durant called me specifically and asked me to say hello to you, and she said that she didn't have time to thank you, thank you for saving her life in Washington."

"I'm so sorry to hear that Casey is retired," Belle said, "and she's a good secretary of state." ”

Catherine Durant, the former secretary of state, was saved by Belle along with forty-one other high-ranking U.S. officials when Hydra attacked Washington.

After all, it was a lifesaver, and even though she was old enough to be Belle's grandmother, she was still willing to let the little girl call her nickname, Casey, as a sign of intimacy.

Such a relationship does not need to be brought about by someone like the current secretary of state, who still addresses each other by his or her last name, and it is impossible not to say thank you in person.

Mr. Secretary of State smiled awkwardly, and Belle quietly exposed his lies by a small name, which made him a little embarrassed and made him realize that Belle really didn't want to see him.

How to get Belle's support has become his biggest problem at the moment. He thought to himself that this might be an even more difficult task than capturing the Hulk.

After the Hydra attack on Washington, former Secretary of State Kathleen Durant resigned for health reasons, and in order to stabilize the public in the aftermath of the disaster and express the uncompromising and tough stance of the United States, the president nominated a general for the post of secretary of state, which was miraculously passed by Congress.

As a result, Thaddeus Ross, resigned from the military, entered the political arena, and took office, quickly stabilized the situation with his thunderous style and military iron-bloodedness, restored the confidence of the European allies of the United States, and prevented the ambitious Russia from taking the opportunity to fall into the ground.

However, despite the success of the former general and current Secretary of State Ross in Washington, his wife has never been able to find her place in the circle of ladies in Washington and even in the United States.

The men in the White House and Congress may be able to selectively ignore the tragedy that Ross created in order to kill the Hulk, which caused a huge crisis and caused a large number of military and civilian casualties. But their mothers, Mrs. and daughters, could not ignore the fact that Mrs. Ross tried to apply for membership of the desperate housewives and was rejected three times in a row.

No one but Belle knew the connection between the two events.

Her reasoning was that, although they all said that they were not guilty of relatives and friends, since Mrs. Ross wanted to gain the approval of a desperate housewife through her status as "Mrs. Secretary of State", then Belle dared to refuse her on the grounds that the Secretary of State herself had done stupid things.

After all, she is the boss, and no one can question her decision, even if Mrs. Ross finds First Lady Hannah Conway to be a referee.

As a close friend of the boudoir, Hannah found out that Belle didn't even give her face in order to reject Mrs. Rose, she didn't need to ask more, and naturally knew that there was definitely something big in this.

The fact that Mrs. Ross failed to obtain membership naturally became a pillow night conversation between the president and his wife, and then "inexplicably" spread in the social circles of Washington, and eventually spread throughout the United States and even in Europe.

As a direct result of this, the Secretary of State and his wife have to find themselves in an awkward marginal situation in almost all social situations.

And the disadvantages of social situations will eventually be reflected in his daily work. As the secretary of state in charge of foreign affairs, Ross's job is, to put it bluntly, to deal with high-level interpersonal relationships, and marginal people in social situations are not qualified to handle interpersonal relationships.

Ross finally realized a crucial thing: the power of the United States does not lie in Washington, and these people who really have influence in Washington will not let him be the secretary of state because of the so-called interests of the United States.

After all, the position of secretary of state is by no means indispensable.

It's just that he didn't expect that what got him into trouble was not a family chaebol, an industry boss, or even his competitor, but a yellow-haired girl who came out of nowhere.

Until the former secretary of state kindly reminded him that the entire American high society celebrity lady and lady were the guests of this yellow-haired girl, and even the lives of all the current military and political dignitaries in the United States were saved by this yellow-haired girl.

This yellow-haired girl he hadn't seen at all was the most influential figure among the Avengers.

Her influence is not among the Avengers or the people, but at the very top of the United States, at the top of the pyramid.

In other words, as long as she opposes it with all her might, the "Sokovia Agreement" will never be passed by the United States, and before it can be signed by other countries, it will be completely premature and stillborn.

He had to do everything in his power to get Belle to take the olive branch from his hand.

"Miss Taifler Peake, Ms. Durant is in New York right now, my wife would love to invite her to join you for a light meal, and I welcome you to bring Mr. Parker, I heard that Mr. Parker is interested in journalism, I have a good relationship with the editor-in-chief of the New York Times and Clarion Daily, and I can help him introduce him, and Ms. Durant is also an old friend of the owner of the Washington Herald, and it is also very convenient for Mr. Parker to go to Washington."

Peter was a little overwhelmed to hear his name mentioned by the Secretary of State. But he also heard it, and the Secretary of State came prepared to win over Belle. It's just that he really doesn't feel comfortable in his heart, and he always feels as if he has become the head of a certain transaction.

In normal times, he would have scolded him on the spot and severely criticized the secretary of state's obvious shameful act of abusing power for personal gain, but on this occasion, he could only endure it.

James Roddy (War Machine), who was sitting next to him, grabbed his shoulders and held his hand firmly.

"I'm not going to talk nonsense." Peter whispered to Roddy.

The Secretary of State is still trying to win Belle's support, but Captain America knows that Belle will support the Secretary of State.

He had privately learned that Tony Stark, who was part of the team of advisers who drafted the Sokovia Agreement, spoke for itself.

And at this moment, his position is in serious conflict with Tony Stark's position.

He still remembers that not long ago, the Secretary General of the World Security Council, Amanda Waller, threatened Belle with the lives of the loved ones of all Avengers, and once Captain America and Iron Man clashed, Belle must support Iron Man!

Now that they have not been able to find the source of the threat, and everyone, including Aunt May, is still in mortal danger, Belle has no choice.

He had taken it upon himself to go to Belle in advance to ask her for help, but he was too impatient, and he regretted his actions and worried about the future.

This is the responsibility of his Captain America, and it is also the responsibility of Iron Man, and it should not be left to a young man.

"Mr. Secretary, we can talk about private matters later, let's get down to business first."

"Okay," Ross said, walking back to the end of the long table, "I think you already know that there was a coup d'état in South Korea, and Yoo Si-jin, who was a soldier, came to power, and in order to appease the emotions of the South Korean people, the first thing he did was to ask the avengers and the United States to apologize for Ultron's attack on Seoul and make adequate compensation." ”

Iron Man and Captain America nodded earnestly, they were ready to take the whole thing down.

"There's one more thing you don't know yet," Roth continued, "that Wakanda's crown prince, T'Challa, was attacked in South Korea, seriously injured and in danger, and according to surveillance footage and evidence left at the scene, the attacker was none other than the Hydra member who slipped through the net, the Winter Soldier, James Buchanan Barnes." ”

Captain America was so excited that he smashed the glass in his hand.

Sam Wilson and Natasha Romanoff, who had fought the Winter Soldier head-to-head, were also shocked, and even Belle thought it was incredible.

Ross continued: "The crown prince is out of danger, but the old king T'Chaka has died when he heard that the heir has been mortally wounded, and he has suffered a heart attack. ”

"New York in 2012, Washington in 2014 and 2016, Sokovia in 2015, Los Angeles not long ago," Ross said, pulling up video footage from all over the place. I thank you, and the world thanks you, but the casualties are not only from the enemy, how many people have died in the internal struggle between S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Avengers? How many people have died in the actions of the heroes to uphold justice and peace? ”

Ross slapped the thick Sokovia Agreement in front of him.

"The world wants an explanation, and we want to give the world an explanation."