Chapter 52: The Anonymous Patriot
The whole of America is in a mess.
Media outlets flocked to the news of the Hydra attack in less than 24 hours. However, none of the media outlets were able to get even the slightest clarity of the image.
The basilisk has been pinned down at sea, and the incident happened so suddenly that the media simply had no time and no means to obtain first-hand information. It can only rely on the high price to collect the very bad images taken by passers-by who were present at the time with their mobile phones.
At the behest of the Avengers, Spider-Man, who is extremely active on social networks, has also remained silent this time.
As for Congress, there is not a trace of video data left. The first target of the attack by Amora and others was the media at the scene. C-SPAN's live broadcast team bore the brunt of the blow, and any target with a camera was hit hard by Hydra.
Crucially, there were only 42 survivors of the Capitol attack, including the president's wife, the vice president, and the speaker of the House of Representatives, all of whom held key positions. In a crisis situation in which the top level of the United States was almost wiped out, the top decision-makers all survived unexpectedly. Although this prevented the United States from falling into a desperate situation, it also allowed many conspiracy theorists to take the opportunity to make up jokes, although completely unreliable, but also with noses and eyes, which were widely circulated in the streets and alleys when the regular media could not produce any decent reports.
And what bothers the regular media the most is that no one knows how the 42 surviving people were rescued. How did these people, who should have been in the Capitol, inexplicably appear in the White House and thus escape the catastrophe?
"A superpowered person who didn't want to reveal his identity saved us."
Everyone agreed on the word, and it was obviously discussed.
"This is clearly a hero who single-handedly saved America." CNN's news commentator is quite sure that he is also one of the few people to comment positively on the matter. "Without this man, it is impossible to imagine that everyone, including the president, would have died at the same time, and that the designated survivor would have been a hidden member of the Hydra. The whole of America, and indeed the whole world, should be grateful to him, or her. ”
Regarding CNN's position, the comments on the Internet are mainly supportive and liked. However, one comment unexpectedly received a lot of recognition, and the main content was: In the United States, which advocates gender equality and diversity, it is very inappropriate to define a hero who does not want to be identified simply by him or her, in case this person is from Thailand.
This one was from Deadpool.
That night, after Belle handed over Williams, who had been beaten to the last breath by her, to the authorities, she quietly left, for no other reason than because she wanted to play a game with Deadpool.
So, while the whole country was debating who saved the president, Belle was having fun with Deadpool. Vanessa and Peter were on the side, very considerate in serving tea and pouring water, and serving them very thoughtfully.
"You're coming pretty fast."
While they were having fun, Vanessa chatted with Peter.
"Virginia was already in the finishing stages, and I couldn't help much, so I slipped away when I got a chance. Wade is seriously injured. ”
Peter spat on Deadpool's baby-like head. In order not to let him talk nonsense, Vanessa stuffed him with a pacifier.
"yes, but he doesn't care about it, I'm used to it, and it's much more serious than this." Vanessa tried to say as calmly as possible, "Wade has always been this virtue, relying on himself to die, no matter what time he is absent-minded." Belle, on the other hand, seems to have been stimulated a lot this time. ”
"That's what worries me," Peter whispered, "and I went to see the Minister of Energy, who had been beaten so badly, and I don't know what he had said to Belle to make her angry like that." But she looks pretty good now, and I thought she was going to drink, throw things, or even hit someone. ”
Vanessa shook her head and gestured to the pair of black heels in the doorway, which were still stained with dried blood.
"See? You should be able to tell she's angry, right? ”
Peter nodded blankly.
Vanessa asked, "Do you think this kind of thing is so easy to pass?" ”
Peter quickly shook his head, and the frequency made his head look like a phantom.
"Then you see that she is actually having so much fun with Wade now, and she didn't even look at you, don't you think there is a problem?"
Peter asked awkwardly, "Isn't Wade already engaged to you?" ”
"What do you think about every day?" Vanessa was laughing and crying angrily at Peter, "I mean, how can a person who can play so well with such a crazy person like Wade be a normal person?" ”
"Aren't you just having a good time with him?" Peter immediately saw the crux of the matter, "Don't you put yourself in it when you say that?" ”
"I'm different!" Vanessa gave Peter an angry look, "I suddenly think you can have a good time with him." ”
Belle and Wade did have a good time, and after a few hours of hard work, the two of them had progressed to the point of being called brothers.
"How can you play so badly! Hahaha......"
Wade Wilson smiled happily and slapped Belle on the back. In order to avoid injury, the latter set up a small mild defensive force field at the back very precisely. Wade didn't notice it at all, thinking it was her back.
"You look so thin, it feels like a piece of ribs, and you can't imagine that your back is unexpectedly soft."
He handed Belle a bottle of beer, picked up one himself, lifted the mask a little bit, revealed a strangely shaped mouth, took a small sip, and the indescribably ugly face wrinkled together, making it even uglier.
"Warm beer tastes like horse urine."
"Sounds like you've actually drunk horse urine." Belle is in a good mood, even though she is playing badly.
"Didn't I tell you? When I was in Mogadishu before, Bob and I were stuck in a ......"
Wade vividly tells the story of a particularly boring mercenary Jedi counter-killing, and Belle is still listening to it with relish, laughing.
Peter and Vanessa looked at each other, feeling that the scene in front of them was not very real.
"This story is actually pretty boring, isn't it?" Peter whispered.
"Well," Vanessa nodded, "Belle is still smiling quite really, I don't think your girlfriend is going to be able to keep it, we think we can go to Dubai, where polygamy is allowed." ”
"You've got something wrong with your brain, too!" Peter felt like he was about to break down.
He's going to have a good talk with Belle.
While Peter is engaged in a psychological struggle, Belle is telling the story of her old games.
"I used to play World of Warcraft with my classmates, and he pulled me into their union, and once when I was off the dungeon, the head of the group quietly asked my classmate if I was his girlfriend. My classmate said no, but the head of the regiment was angry and yelled directly, 'Then she is playing so badly, you still play with her!' 'Hahahaha. ”
"Why does this sound so much like he did? Hey baby spider, did you do that? ”
Peter stretched out an arm, as if to hook Peter out of thin air.
"Why are you pulling your face so long?" He nudged Peter's cheek, "Here, laugh one, squeeze out a smile." ”
Peter couldn't laugh as he handed his phone to Belle, and the screen was showing the headline of the Washington Herald:
Patriot Anonymous: A Curated Rescue Show
Belle glanced at it quickly, then threw the phone down the window, and thanks to Peter's quick eye, he shot a spider silk in time to salvage it.
"I don't want to see this."
"You better take a look, the whole world is looking for you." Vanessa said helpfully, "The whole world is looking for you." If we treat you as a hero, we don't need to rush you to see it, the direction of things is a little out of control. ”
Vanessa glared at Wade, who immediately went into well-behaved mode, Vanessa pointed to the TV, and Wade immediately turned off the game console and called up the TV show.
"I mean, since it's an anonymous superpower, it's definitely an unofficial person. But it is no coincidence that an unofficial person actually rescued the most critical decision-making level from hundreds of people. ”
The anchor in the studio was still talking, but the scene had already switched to the entrance of the White House, where thousands of sad-looking men and women dressed in black and holding white flowers were silently demonstrating in front of the White House. These are the relatives of the MPs who died in the incident.
"Why didn't anyone save my dad?"
All the cameras are focused on a crying little girl.
She cried on TV for a while, and the camera panned back to the studio again.
Who can answer this question? I certainly can't, but I hope at least the White House can. The commentator continued, "Normally, we are sincerely grateful to these people who have worked hard. But with hundreds of lives at stake, we have to ask more? Is there a selectivity in the rescue of lives? How many people is this anonymous patriot capable of saving? Or was it just selectively rescued him, or someone she felt important? ”
Belle looked a little absent-minded, she took a sip of her wine and looked at Peter and Vanessa with empty eyes.
"Why do I have to watch this?"
"Belle, we know you've done your best to save people, but they don't know, so why don't you let this nonsense slander you go on?" Vanessa asked, "We should be able to do something, at least S.H.I.E.L.D., the White House, will help you, right?" ”
"Heh," Belle waved her hand to cut the power cord of the TV, and the noise of the critic stopped abruptly, "What's there to deal with in this matter, the killers are obviously Hydra, no one blames them, but to question the person who saved people, don't you think this incident itself is strange?" ”
Vanessa and Peter didn't answer, they were both a little confused. Only Deadpool is still happily burping.
"Who dares to blame Hydra? Do you see how someone dares to say something on the Internet? Which journalist would dare to publish anything relevant? If you scribble these things, you will be retaliated to death. But it's much easier to scare the rescuers, the Avengers, and S.H.I.E.L.D. Because everyone knows that such a person will not do anything except swallow his anger, and he can't do anything, once he makes any resistance, even if there is even a little bit of dissatisfaction, he will be caught, and then infinitely magnified, and what will happen later, at a glance. ”
"Those who are rescued should at least defend you, right?" Vanessa said, "If it weren't for you, they'd all die together." ”
Belle smiled.
"I already knew what was going to be in the news. CNN may be the only media that praises me, but they have been plagued by scandals lately, and it's understandable that they don't want to get into trouble. However, all other media can maintain a consistent voice, how can this kind of thing be possible without the instructions of the top level in Washington? ”
"In fact, the chief of staff told me about this as soon as I rescued him back to the White House, and he wanted to transfer all the contradictions to me, so that everyone could not pay attention to the disaster itself, not to pay attention to the hydra, not to pay attention to how seriously the position of the United States has been shaken, and not to pay attention to how much loss we will face."
"The best way to cover up a problem is to raise a bigger, more interesting question."