The bald man under the olive leaf smiled contemptuously, his expression with some of the fortitude peculiar to the army.

"Your Excellency Speaker Fromman, I think you have contributed a lot to Tony's trouble this time!"

General Robert's words made Speaker Fromman's face change.

"General Robert, you're joking again, how could I be involved in that kind of thing?!!"

The pot-bellied Speaker Froman hurriedly extinguished the cigar in his hand and said with some panic.

"Mr. Rockefeller, you know our Republican philosophy."

"We are never going to ・・・・・・"

Before he could finish speaking, the middle-aged man in the middle had already put down the newspaper and shouted in a low voice.

"Alright, Fromman, I know what you mean."

He paused, didn't bring an honorific salute, and said directly.

"I also know that after the Cold War, some so-called political elites in the Republican Party and the Democratic Party are increasingly unaccustomed to our conglomerates operating the political situation."

"However, our consortium alliance is not vegetarian either!"

Hearing the middle-aged man's unceremonious and straightforward words, Froman even shed a cold sweat on his fat face.

As early as the Cold War, under the threat of the Soviet Bear of the Red Empire, in order to counter the huge socialist alliance, many of the business forces that had previously controlled the political situation in parliament were delegated to a new generation of democratic political elites with active minds and many ideas.

It is precisely because of this that during that period of time, the forces directly under the US government have been unprecedentedly developed and strengthened.

However, later history also proves that the consortium was quite correct in what they did at that time.

Thanks to the efforts of the emerging political elites, who kept up with the times, the great enemy of capitalism, the almost invincible enemy, was like a fortress on the beach, which in a few short years was torn apart.

The world seems to be back on track. Like a huge octopus, the consortium forces led by the Rockefeller, DuPont, and other conglomerates have once again stretched out their huge tentacles hidden behind the "Iron Curtain" and are ready to pick the fat fruits of the big tree of the American world empire again.

But at this time, something unexpected happened to the consortium.

At that time, the emerging political elites, who were already in power, were unwilling to become puppets of the conglomerates again, and they joined forces with each other to support the Internet industry, which was completely different from the traditional industry.

With the abundant financial support of the Internet upstarts, they have formed a new force within the Democratic Party and the Republican Party that is completely different from the financial ** system, intending to break away from the control of those old conglomerates. And in the decades that followed, the strength continued to grow.

Finally, perhaps I feel that I can wrestle with the old consortia.

By taking advantage of the nationalization of "Iron Man", the emerging government factions of both parties have joined forces to prepare to attack Tony, a rising star in the consortium. Test the strength of the old consortia hidden behind the scenes. (In the movie, in contrast to the long-established Rockefeller and DuPont conglomerates, Stark Industries is a new venture established by Tony's father, Howard during World War II.) ）

"Froman."

The middle-aged man touched the large ruby ring on his index finger.

"Yes, Mr. Rockefeller."

At this time, His Excellency the Fat Speaker was no longer as leisurely and chic as he was at the beginning, and he drank back the bikini beauty behind him and said respectfully.

"What do you command?"

Unlike those "young people" in the political circles, Fromman, who has been in the United States for decades, naturally knows how powerful the middle-aged man with the surname Rockefeller is behind him.

It is no exaggeration to say that pinching him to death is definitely no easier than pinching an ant to death.

That's a billion-dollar financial force!

"You tell those people that we don't want to fight with them at the moment, that the EU's Lisbon Treaty is about to be signed, and that a united old Europe is our enemy!"

The middle-aged man's voice was full of majesty.

"This time, it's just a warning!"

・・・・・・・

Seeing the fat speaker leave in embarrassment, the bald General Robert on the side was a little puzzled.

"You really don't want to punish those people? That's not your style! ”

"Huh!" The middle-aged man sneered twice, turned his head, and looked at the bald general.

"Have you ever heard that there are truly benevolent capitalists in this world?"

His voice accentuated the word "mercy" when it came to it.

Like an icy cold wind, it swept through the surrounding air.

The bald General Robert instantly felt that the temperature on the sunny beach in front of him seemed to drop a little.

In the latest issue of The British Times, which was just casually put aside by a middle-aged man, the occult organization "Golden Dawn" announced its reorganization in London, England! The title of ", reflecting a terrifying glow under the sun. (Golden Dawn is the predecessor of the Silver Star Society)

・・・・・・

Back again to the Senate about the "Iron Man" hearings.

The huge electronic screen in front of Edward showed the huge steel robots that spy satellites had filmed and intelligence services had collected, one after another, in secret warehouses around the world.

"The devices in these images are actually replicas of Mr. Stark's steel armor."

Colonel Roddy was extremely reluctant to explain the video from the "Iron Man" military report he had made, under the pressure of the chubby senator on the stage.

"This has also been confirmed by our allies and ground intelligence agencies."

He said helplessly.

The chubby senator on the stage glanced at Tony with some smugness.

"Ding!"

Edward noticed a message in Tony's pocket.

Then, Tony took out a miniature transparent screen-like smart communicator and glanced at it quickly.

Raising his head again, a grim smile already appeared on his handsome face.

"It's a pity, I have to tell you that some of the steel armor in the intelligence may already have actual combat value!"

Roddy on the other side had already finished speaking at this time, and glanced at Tony with some concern.

didn't expect Tony to give him a slightly reassuring look.

Before the chubby senator on the stage could chase after him, Tony took the initiative to stand up.

"Guys, wait a minute."

His voice silenced the many noisy voices in the room.

He pointed a smart communicator like a miniature transparent screen at the screen in front of him.

Within seconds, several black frames popped up on the screen. This means that Tony has successfully taken control of the playback system in this hearing hall.

He turned around and said loudly.

"I have some images here that I want all of you here to see."

Tony's move, the chubby senator on the stage twisted uneasily.

"First the sticks of the north!"

Tony exclaimed.

On the screen, in Roddy's video just now, the mechanical armor that had just been assessed as something that might have been usable, had just taken two or three steps, and then it fell directly, and the out-of-control weapon system swept the flesh and blood of the surrounding scientific researchers.

The bloody scene stunned everyone present.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the chubby senator hurriedly shouted: "Quick, turn off the picture!" ”

Justin Hammer, who was still preparing to see Tony make a fool of himself, hurriedly rushed forward.

How can you interrupt the show!

Edward, who was sitting next to Tony, frowned slightly, and a faint mental disturbance shot in the direction of Hammer in the white suit.

I saw Hammer sweating profusely looking left and right, but he couldn't find the switch on the electronic screen.

And the video on the electronic screen continued.

"This is Iran!" Tony introduced from the side.

A metal iron man flew towards the sky with smoke behind his buttocks, but he didn't expect that in mid-air, it exploded in all directions, and the human body's minced flesh and blood and machine fragments were scattered all over the ground.

Seeing this terrifying scene, the reporters in the room exclaimed.

"That's right!"

"I haven't finished breaking the news yet!"

Tony glanced at Hammer with a smile on his face, and Hammer, who was still embarrassed to find the button to turn off the screen, already knew something in his heart.

gratefully glanced at Edward, who was squinting slightly.

"There's also a video of Hammer Industries!"

It was obvious that the steel armor with a higher technology content than in the previous two videos turned 180 degrees in front of Justin Hammer, who was standing on the side in the picture.

Then, only the shrill screams of the driver can be heard in the picture.

It just so happened that at this time, Edward's spiritual spell finally failed, and Hammer, who reacted, directly pulled out the power of the screen.

"Hahaha!" Tony scoffed a little wildly.

"If other countries can succeed in 5-10 years, Hammer will need at least 20 years!"

The hearing was noisy, with reporters and other government officials talking to each other.

The slightly chubby senator, who was a little out of shape, looked at the chaotic scene in front of him.

Hurriedly said: "No matter what! ”

"Now it's been proven that your armor is a weapon!"

Tony was so calm at this point that he ignored the fat senator who stood up.

Coming back to his senses, he shouted loudly in front of a large number of reporters and government officials.

"And I created this alone!"

"Your Excellency Senator has done me a great favor!"

"It turns out!"

"Iron Man is safe, and so is America!"

"And the most important thing is not to discuss whether Iron Man is a weapon or not!"

"You know, the United States is facing the same scenario now as it was when we first had nuclear weapons!"

Listening to Tony's words, the eyes of many reporters and officials present lit up.

The benefits of owning a nuclear bomb were enjoyed once by the United States after the end of World War II.

It was an incomparably huge cake, but I didn't expect it to appear in front of everyone again!

Next, the chubby senators looked helplessly at the surrounding and happily discussed, with the first to have the "Iron Man" as a deterrent weapon, what benefits can be achieved in international exchanges and trade, those parliamentarians and officials sighed silently in their hearts.

He knew that the temptation had failed.

He looked up and suddenly realized that the black-clad staff members standing around the hearing were staring at him with cold eyes.

The cold sweat of horror instantly eroded the clothes on his back.

He remembered that when he asked people to turn off the screen, only Hammer went up and turned it off himself, and none of the staff members standing next to the screen moved.

He thought of the video material that suddenly appeared in Tony's hand that was more detailed than the military and intelligence agencies.

Bowing his head slightly, the chubby senator's hands clenched tightly.

Our current strength is still far from those damn conglomerates!

In the middle of the ring, he raised his head, with his trademark politician smile, and walked towards Tony, who had won the hearing・・・・・・