Chapter 253: The Dust Settles
"Norman Osborne...... This is not the place you should be," Gideon Malik said, with a displeased face.
"Oh? Really? I think Mr. Speaker, who was just escorted away, said the same line as you," Norman Osborne laughed and sarcastically said, if under normal circumstances, with his character, he might choose to cooperate with Gideon Malik and Alexander Pierce at this time to make a profit together.
But it's a pity that because of Chris, Norman already knew that these two people were the leaders of the Hydra organization, not to mention that the other party had repeatedly targeted the Osborne group, especially the assassination of Chris.
Therefore, whether it is as the former chairman of the Osborne Group, or the identity of Chris's father, and Hydra, it is all incompatible, if it weren't for Chris's words, the time is not yet ripe, Norman would have exposed the identities of these guys a long time ago.
The reason why the Hydra organization is powerful is mainly that it has been hidden in the shadows, and once it is in the light, it is not different from those terrorist organizations, and it belongs to the kind that everyone shouts and fights.
What's more, with the current Osborne, he is not afraid of these mice in the shadows at all.
It's just that Hydra now occupies the identity of S.H.I.E.L.D., and for Chris, in many cases, he is a very useful backstabber, and he is reluctant to eradicate it so early, anyway, when the other party is useless, there will naturally be superheroes like Captain America to deal with these guys.
It is precisely because of this that although Norman does not reveal the true face of the other party, he does not have to buy the other party's account at all.
"Well, Mr. Malik is not like you, he is about to succeed the president, and you, the original special adviser to the president, will be a thing of the past, oh, of course, your status as a senator is still there, and maybe after this is over, you can hold some other positions in the Senate." In the face of Norman Osborne's ridicule, Gideon Malik and Alexander did not speak, and a chubby figure behind them spoke.
"Wow, I thought it was, Congressman Stern, but I'm curious, who approved Mr. Malik's succession as president?" Norman asked with a smile.
"Hmph, when the president, vice president, and speaker of the House of Representatives are all unable to preside over the work, Mr. Malik, as the third heir, is of course qualified to succeed the president, is it possible that you are still qualified?" Councilor Stern snorted coldly, that's right, this Councilor Stern is the fat Councilor who has felt sorry for him many times in the future Tony Stark Iron Man career, but although the current Councilor Stern has become a senator, he is just an ordinary senator, not the future head of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
"Hehe, that's right, of course I have this qualification, but she has" Facing the other party's questioning, Norman chuckled, he was waiting for the other party's words, and then he moved out of the way, revealing a petite figure behind him, but it was a middle-aged lady in formal clothes.
“…… Director Charlotte, aren't you supposed to be in the White House? Everyone was surprised to see this lady appear, and Ms. Carroll exclaimed.
"That's right, it was supposed to be, but because Mr. President temporarily gave me a little task, I left the White House early for a while, but I didn't expect to escape" The lady known as Director Charlotte said generously, "In addition, I want to tell you that Mr. President is very safe now, and two heroic citizens saved Mr. President and contacted me, although they are still in the White House, they are very safe now, and in addition, Mr. President has entrusted full responsibility for this incident. ”
"What are you kidding, who knows if what you said is true or false" After listening to Ms. Charlotte's words, Councillor Stern retorted with an ugly face, and Gideon Malik and Alexander Pierce, although they also looked ugly, did not speak to refute the woman in front of them like Councillor Stern, because obviously they knew the identity of the woman in front of them...... Ms. Charlotte Millen, the highest military decision-making body of the United States, one of the members of the National Security Council, head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The FEMA may not seem to be so well known compared to some other departments in the United States, but it is actually a very authoritative department.
This department was originally established only to facilitate disaster relief, but with the development of the times and changes in the international situation, this department has gradually become an integrated command and dispatch organization that integrates the military, police, firefighting, medical, and civil rescue organizations, and its functions have gradually metamorphosed towards homeland security.
In particular, due to the impact of the previous 911 incident, the function of this department has reached its peak, and even its influence on a domestic scale has surpassed that of the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security.
In terms of power, she is the fifth person in the National Security Council after the president, vice president, secretary of state, and secretary of defense.
All this is enough to show the authority that the thin-looking lady in front of her actually has.
In the face of Senator Stern's questioning, Ms. Charlotte didn't care at all, just waved her hand and asked her subordinate to bring a phone to dial.
It didn't take long for the voice of Mr. Cowboy President to come from the phone, which made Gideon Malik and his party look a little sad, but also made everyone in the command cheer.
And after the call, after confirming the president's safety, Charlotte and Norman Osborne also established the command of the two.
"Okay, now we need to execute the new plan immediately, and there are some unrelated people waiting for us, we can get out of here" Norman clapped his hands, attracting everyone's attention, and then said to Gideon Malik and his party not far away, "Oh of course, if Malik 'temporary' Mr. Speaker wants, of course you can stay and observe"
Norman's move to drive people away embarrassed Alexander Pierce, because the other party obviously said that he and his S.H.I.E.L.D. agents immediately snorted coldly and left here with his subordinates without looking back, and Gideon Malik is qualified to continue to stand here, but since Alexander Pierce is gone, does he stay here as a joke and a foil?
And the departure of the two of them also represents this farce of struggle for power and profit, and the dust has completely settled.
"Okay, so Director Charlotte, Councilor Osborne, the situation is urgent now, do you two have any plans?" Seeing the end of this farce, General Brix, the highest-ranking military officer present, also asked with relief.
"Of course, but we still have to wait for some helpers to arrive," said Ms. Charlotte, calmly pulling out a device and looking at it, "they have arrived, and we should probably go out to meet them." ”
Outside the Pentagon, a convoy of more than a dozen vehicles, led by a Peterbilt truck, drove into the Pentagon's parking lot.