Chapter 620: Stirring up confrontation
New York, USA.
Inside an NBC TV studio.
"Are you sure, Mr. Donald?"
Jimmy **, the host of the veteran talk show "The Jimmy Tonight Show", couldn't help but ask questions when he faced Donald, the Republican presidential candidate who was talking eloquently in front of him.
"As far as I know, there are many fans of superheroes or the Avengers in the United States, aren't you afraid that your statement will cause them to resent it?"
In the interview just now, Donald publicly expressed his dissatisfaction with superheroes, and such a topic naturally attracted the attention of Jimmy **, which led to his next doubt. Of course, the reality is that this conversation between the two has been determined long before the filming of the show.
Donald wants to influence voters with such outrageous statements, and Jimmy ** likes to make big news with it.
"Of course, Jimmy......"
His gaze skimmed over the studio scene, the figure hidden behind the camera.
Donald stretched out his finger and made a gesture with obvious pointing, while at the same time making a confident expression on the surface and said: "Superheroes are a disaster, can you imagine putting the safety of America in the hands of these clowns in fancy costumes, I mean, clowns should be throwing balls in the circus and performing a pantomime, instead of running out into the street and rushing out of the crowd and shouting, hey, stop, I'm going to fight criminals......"
“…… When criminals see these guys, they think to themselves, what is wrong with this guy, why is he dressed like this. We have professional police and even the military, and we are able to deal with the crime ourselves instead of leaving it into the hands of the so-called superheroes. ”
Donald's mockery of superhero costumes unsurprisingly sparked a laugh on the set of "The Jimmy Tonight Show".
The host, Jimmy **, shook his head and immediately shifted the conversation to a sharp contradiction that now plagues the whole of America.
"Well, maybe you're right, Mr. Donald."
"So, what about the weirdos, and what do you think of these people?"
"I sympathize with what happened to them, Jimmy, but they have overtaken it, and America is America of the American people? And not grotesque? They should be clear about their role, if my child turns into a monster with three breasts one day? Will I definitely take her to the hospital as soon as possible? Instead of running out into the streets to create chaos. ”
"So, you think the changes in the grotesque are a disease?"
"They have three hands? Some even have two heads, do you think that's normal? Jimmy? Disease, of course. But none of this will be a problem, as soon as I become president, I will treat the grotesque people as soon as possible to make sure they can recover? Become a normal person just like us. ”
"Okay? We'll see. ”
Out of respect for the show's performers, Jimmy ** did not stop Donald's words.
Even deep down, he didn't have any expectations for Donald's election.
"Actually, Jimmy, I've gotten some reports about superheroes? Prove that these so-called superheroes are not as great as we think, in fact? They are an uncontrollable group of dangerous people, and we should not put the security of America in the hands of these guys. ”
Just when Jimmy ** was about to turn the conversation to a lighter place? Avoid times when the stand-up ingredients become overly political.
In front of him, Donald suddenly spoke? Said matter-of-factly.
"What do you mean? Mr. Donald? ”
This conversation wasn't part of Jimmy **'s previous engagement with Donald's team? Therefore, in the face of Donald's remarks, Jimmy ** subconsciously turned his attention to the program director behind the camera.
Behind the camera, after a few words of conversation with a gray-haired man, the director of "The Jimmy Tonight Show" took a USB flash drive from his hand and nodded to Jimmy **.
"Of course, Jimmy."
Nodding confidently, Donald said to Jimmy ** in front of him.
At the same time, in the screen urgently prepared by the program team, a somewhat blurry shot appeared in it.
Roar –
In the shaky footage, a dark green giant can be seen wreaking havoc in New York City, a tall building is smashed through it, and the screaming crowd is frantically fleeing.
Although the picture captured in the lens is very blurry, in the talk show studio, some people who are very familiar with superheroes still subconsciously shouted the name of the figure in the picture.
"It's the Hulk!"
The one who appeared in the camera to wreak havoc was one of the members of the Avengers, Hulk.
The Hulk wreckage didn't last long, and soon switched to another, lesser-known superhero screen.
In the screen, there are constantly switching images of superheroes fighting, in which they may fight criminals, but they also cause a lot of social problems and destruction.
In the studio of "The Jimmy Tonight Show", some emotional people subconsciously covered their mouths and made unbearable looks when they saw a superhero causing innocent citizens to be harmed because of the battle.
As stated at the hearing of the Superhero Registration Act, the lawmakers raised the issue against Tony.
The existence of superheroes has caused the loss of America.
Of course, Tony put forward his opinion that it is precisely because of the presence of superheroes that this loss is within acceptable limits.
But, for Donald, he doesn't need to put these cold numbers, people are emotional creatures.
In many cases, the impact of the picture is more emotional than the number that is said to be a hundred times and thousands of times.
And once the emotions in the hearts of the people are stirred, it means that his strategy has succeeded.
……
"Executioner, we don't need the protection of the Avengers!"
"Hand over the Hulk, we need an explanation!"
"Superheroes are the most dangerous."
"Disbanding the Avengers ......"
"The Jimmy Tonight Show" or the clip announced by Donald in the show undoubtedly provoked the hidden problem of superheroes, which was originally hidden in society.
Outside the Avengers Tower, a large number of people gathered.
Instead of embracing the Avengers as usual, they are shouting slogans and seeing superheroes as a danger.
"How's Banner doing?"
Standing inside the building, overlooking the people gathered outside the building.
The change in the attitude of the American people towards the Avengers was somewhat unexpected by Tony.
At this point he had to admit that he had underestimated Donald a little.
"It's business as usual, he's not fragile enough yet."
Glancing over the names gathered outside the building, Natasha replied calmly.
As a well-informed former S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, she was used to it.
"I have contacted the White House to express the attitude of the Avengers, and the White House does not want the conflict between superheroes and the people to erupt so quickly, especially now that grotesque people are involved, because the White House has made a guarantee that it will calm the people's emotions as soon as possible."
"Hopefully the White House will be able to do it soon."
When it comes to the federal government's speed, Tony doesn't expect anything from it.
However, he is also well aware that the government does not want to exacerbate the confrontation between superheroes and the people.
The world is changing, and the United States needs the power of superheroes to sustain the increasing number of transcendent crimes, especially after the appearance of grotesques, which is why the 'Superhero Registration Act' that has been promoted before has a tendency to be delayed, and as far as the current situation is concerned, the Avengers and the American government are on the same page.
"Recently, what intelligence has been discovered, Ultron."
Withdrawing his gaze from the crowd, Tony opened his mouth to ask the AI.
"I mean, intelligence other than Donald."
"Actually, I just made a discovery, Mr. Stark."
In the Avengers Building, the mechanical body controlled by Ultron actually performs tasks according to the program, but the powerful computing power of its artificial intelligence allows it to be dual-purpose or multi-purpose.
With Ultron's gentle and rational voice, a video clip popped up.
"This is an interview footage from an ABC TV station in Australia, and the Australian government, after learning about the filming, took over the filming of the interview and made it a state secret and banned from broadcasting."
As an artificial intelligence born from the Internet, Australia's so-called secrecy obviously does not have any obstacles for Ultron.
In the face of Ultron's description, there was nothing unusual about the expressions on the faces of Tony or Natasha in the Avengers Building.
Because, according to the Avengers' restrictions on Ultron, the artificial intelligence will then use its own abilities on the danger, which means that Ultron will tell the Avengers only after calculating that the secrets obtained by Australia may pose a danger to the world.
"What is this?"
In the footage of the video, the first thing that appears is a strange stone door, and various strange symbols on the stone door are flashing brightly.
A voice full of doubts rang out from the footage, and from the point of view from which the sound came, it seemed to be said by the videographer holding the camera.
"What did you just do!"
Just as the cameraman was confused, a slightly excited voice came from behind the camera's lens.
Immediately afterwards, in the footage of the camera, a middle-aged man appeared in the camera, he looked at the flashing stone door and asked urgently.
"I didn't do anything, I just took some pictures of the stone gate."
To this, the cameraman hurriedly replied.
The man who appeared in the camera frame obviously didn't listen to the cameraman's explanation, his eyes were fixed on the stone door, and he muttered with an expression of disbelief.
"This is impossible, why is this happening, according to the results of radioactive isotopes, Shimen has existed for more than tens of thousands of years, and it is very likely that it is an ancient civilization that has become extinct, in this case, why does Shimen glow, could it be said that tens of thousands of years ago, the civilization of Shimen mastered some kind of power unknown to human beings, but if this is the case, why is the civilization of the aborigines in the cave still in the Stone Age......"
From the man's words in the video, it is obvious that there are many inquiries.
Inside the Avengers Tower, Tony couldn't help frowning as he watched what the video showed.
"Dr. Colaston, do you know the reason why the stone gate glows?"
At this moment, a woman who appeared to be a reporter rushed to the camera and asked the man.
"As I said, this is not the place you should come in."
When pressed by the female reporter, the man known as Dr. Corason had a displeased expression on his face, and he frowned and glanced at the camera, then said.
"The stone gate is an archaeological result that has not yet been published, and the current changes in the stone gate prove the importance of this archaeology, and I will not allow the TV station to shoot it without determining what the meaning of the stone gate and the glowing symbols on it represents."
"The public has the right to know, Dr. Colaston, as you have already said, the discovery of the stone gate belongs to the common wealth of mankind all over the world, not just you."
In the face of Corason's unceremonious answer, the reporter also fought back without showing weakness.
"Doctor, maybe you can refer to the mural ......"
In the footage, just as Corason confronted the female reporter, another voice came.
From the footage that sweeps through the camera, it can be seen that there are more people in the cave than expected, and judging from the outfits of these people, it is clear that they belong to a team.
Combined with the information revealed by the reporter and Colaston before, Tony has a rough idea in his heart.
Inside the Avengers Tower, Tony already has a little understanding of the process in the camera frame, and what is playing in the screen continues.
Hearing the researcher's reminder, the expression on Dr. Colaston's face changed significantly.
He looked at the shiny stone door in front of him, took a deep breath, and then stepped forward, carefully stretching out his palm to touch the flickering symbol on the stone door during the camera's shooting.
Boom Boom –
It has to be said that this move by Colaston is quite bold.
Even Tony, who saw this scene through the picture, couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
However, with this gesture of Corason, the light on the flickering symbol of the stone gate began to flow, and began to surround the stone gate like water.
A few seconds later, when the light completely covered the stone door, the originally heavy stone door actually began to move slowly, and in the footage captured by the camera, there was a loud rumbling sound and opening little by little.
The opening of the stone door kicked up a large amount of dust and rubble falling inside the cave.
As the rumbling stops, the camera feeds in complete darkness.