Chapter 31: The Battle of New York (4)

"Coulson, Tony just sent a message that there are no explosives installed in the underground pipes in New York," Agent Coulson, who was eagerly waiting for the news, suddenly heard the voice of his own director coming from the communicator on the ear, "It's all just a mask man's hoax." ”

"Is the news confirmed?"

Even if it was his boss who said the news, and it was the well-known Iron Man who came to this conclusion, Coulson still didn't choose to be gullible.

Skepticism is the basic quality of an agent, especially in a situation where the whole of New York is no longer in this wrong step, and prudence is the best quality to solve the problem.

At present, it is only Tony's one-sided information, and the investigators of the task force have not given exact feedback. ”

In the combat command room of the S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters, Nick Fury, who was questioned by his subordinates, was not only not angry, but nodded approvingly, his own right-hand men have their own advantages and disadvantages, and Coulson's caution has always been valued by him.

"In this case, I don't recommend that the commando team cut into the battlefield now, and wait until the investigators have confirmed the authenticity of the news, and then carry out an all-round arrest of the masked man, so as not to anger the other party and cause irreparable consequences. ”

Like two sides of the same coin, Coulson's cautious personality can handle all sorts of things, but compared to Hill, he lacks some necessary decisiveness because he is too steady.

"Tony's message was not only sent to S.H.I.E.L.D., but I'm afraid that the congressional and military rescue command also received the conclusion of Jarvis's investigation. ”

Nick Fury didn't respond directly to his men's advice, but Coulson understood the meaning of his words.

The subsequent development of the matter is no longer under the control of S.H.I.E.L.D., and it depends on the decision of Congress and the military whether it is prudent or not.

What S.H.I.E.L.D. has to do is to assist the military and police in quelling riots or rescuing people, and then lead the arrest and interrogation of the masked men.

In any case, this is also New York, the territory of the U.S. government.

......

However, both the military and Congress chose to trust the message sent by Nick Stark, and did not even have the patience to wait for the second confirmation of the S.H.I.E.L.D. action team, and began to discuss in the council matters related to quelling the riots and stopping the emigration.

It's not that they're not cautious enough, or that Tony's prestige is high enough to convince the chief executive of it, but that this choice will save them from this dilemma.

After the riots subsided, if it was true, as Tony said, that the bombing in New York was just a hoax, the credit naturally went to Congress and the military.

If New York is on fire when the dust settles, the politicians have nothing to lose.

As long as the source of information is thrown out of Tony, at least 90 percent of the blame that should have fallen on them will be diverted.

Iron Man now has a high prestige in the United States, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the new faith and idol of the people.

If his mistakes lead to the destruction of a cosmopolitan city and the loss of tens of millions of people, the anger and accusations from all sides will surely drown Tony Stark completely.

Instead, the military and Congress can get out of the way and become bystanders, even accusers.

As for those who died and New York destroyed by the bombing, the politicians are not worried, because no matter how much they lose, they can get back from Stark, if not more.

As Tony once said to Pepper, human life is not too high a cost for capital, even if that number is multiplied by tens of millions.

The destruction of New York and the loss of people's lives, in the face of sufficient interests, cannot shake the choice of Congress and the military.

More than that, they cared more about whether they could use it to snatch more fruits from Tony, his wealth, his skills, and his person......

There are even frenzied congressmen who have made bold proposals to artificially create small and medium-scale explosions in the city of New York, so as to seize the opportunity to attack Iron Man, and use all of Tony Stark's flesh and blood of some people who have "fallen into the sea of fire" to provide nourishment for the United States to stand tall in the world.

Of course, not everyone was as crazy as this congressman, and his proposal was quickly rejected by a coalition of Congress and the military.

The military is afraid that the matter will be exposed and cause demonstrations and riots among its soldiers, you must know that many soldiers were born in New York, although the relatives of the senior military commanders have evacuated the city as soon as the accident occurred in New York, like those rich and administrative leaders, but the relatives of ordinary soldiers cannot enjoy this kind of treatment.

One or two soldiers don't matter, and no one cares what they think, but what if that number becomes one or two hundred, one or two thousand, one or two thousand, or even more?

Not to mention that there is also a kind of friendship called "Robe Love", and there is an emotion called "Rabbit Death and Fox Sadness".

The bigwigs of the military are all human spirits, and no one wants to fall under such a pretext.

Congress also did not dare to take on this kind of involvement, after all, the headquarters of S.H.I.E.L.D. was at its doorstep, and although the other side did not dare to attack government agencies in the face of the world's condemnation, it was still easy to bring the real situation to the Security Council.

As for whether the other party can find out the inside story, they never doubt it because they know the omnipresent S.H.I.E.L.D. agents very well.

Moreover, perhaps this extremely radical guy who even went so far as to convict Tony by blowing up New York is a dead soldier and agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., in order to dump the pot on the U.S. government.

In this way, S.H.I.E.L.D. can not only acquire Tony Stark's skills, but also not be burdened with any infamy, and if it works well, it can even get the gratitude of Tony, who is at a low point in his life, and recruit a top science to his command.

The more I thought about it, the more it made sense, and some suspicious people looked at the councillor with a bad look.

Originally, what everyone discussed in the parliament was how to quell the riots in New York and spread the news of Iron Man's "risking death" to every frightened New Yorker.

As for the calculations, everyone looked at each other and smiled, and they tacitly agreed.

Only this stunned person, "Da Da Da" explained everything clearly, and even put forward a suggestion that seemed to be very beautiful, but it was actually a set, and it was plain and honest, pouring a layer of filth on their smooth and beautiful image.

It doesn't matter if he's a real activist or something else, if something is said, he will be responsible.

Thinking like this, a military general signaled to the guards who were scattered around, intending to control this open-mouthed guy first, and then find an excuse to deal with it afterwards.

Looking at the guards approaching him, a hint of disappointment flashed in Emerhan's eyes, and the left molars bit the poison sac in the middle with a hard bite.

"Bang-"

Before the guard could make a move, the tall body of the white man fell to the ground, black and purple blood gushed out of his facial features, and his chest was pouring out like a bellows that was about to be broken.

As he lay dying, Emohan saw the chandelier on the curved roof of the palace, and the incandescent light brought him back to the time when he had been training.

β€œhydra——”

Emohan shouted in his heart along with his companions, leaving a little hideous and longing on his face, and then there was no more life.

"This is terrorism, the most serious provocation to the United States, and it must be thoroughly investigated!"

While many of the people in the room were in a stupor because of the suicide of Congressman Emohan, an old white man in good spirits slapped the table to determine the matter.

As soon as he finished speaking, other people immediately reacted, and all kinds of speculations poured out, believing that the incident was the work of some new international rising terrorism, and wanted to use it to drive a wedge between the American people and the government.

Soon, the matter was revealed, and the issue returned to how to calm the frightened New Yorkers.

All kinds of care and administrative measures came out of the mouths of the glamorous councillors, and the faces of each one of them shone with the light of compassion and kindness.

However, it is unknown how many of these people are hoping that the news that the Masked Man tells Iron Man is false, and that New York will be reduced to scorched earth after a fire.

On the balance of reason, there are "human lives" at one end and "interests" at the other.

The pointer in the middle is called the consciousness of the statesman, which can also be called the "human heart".

This performance, led by the "Drama Master" in New York, but Ember never said that the size of the stage is only a thousand miles around New York City.

......

"Reportβ€”"

"Come in!"

"Mr. ......"

Hill Witt anxiously pushed the door in, and was about to say something, but was interrupted by a wave from Pierce.

"On what basis did you come to me to report?"

Looking at the other party's appearance, Alexander Pierce also knew that he was not here to talk to him about the internal affairs of S.H.I.E.L.D., so it was necessary to confess in advance to avoid goofs.

It may seem to others that this is completely unnecessary, but for senior agents, especially those like Pierce who are hidden in the heart of the enemy, every detail must be done to the best, otherwise, it is easy to attract the attention and even suspicion of others because of some small things, and eventually fall short.

Hearing his boss's question, Hill Witt was stunned for a moment, but immediately reacted: "According to the news sent by General Ross, Dr. Banner lost control of his emotions when he learned from the news about what happened in New York, and the Hulk has appeared on the coast of Madrid, hoping that S.H.I.E.L.D. can help the military complete the roundup of the Hulk." ”

"Reject him!"

Pierce gave his own answer: "Tell General Ross that S.H.I.E.L.D. is now focused on the rescue work in New York, and there is no extra force to assist the military." ”

"In addition, the Hulk appeared because of the military's experimental flaw, Dr. Banner is innocent, S.H.I.E.L.D. will pay close attention to Dr. Banner's human rights protection and provide basic humanitarian assistance to the people of all parties who suffered!"

"Yes!"

Hill Witt first responded respectfully, and then lowered his voice and said, "Sir, Councilor Emohan is dead. ”

"What's going on?"

Pierce frowned, although the infiltration of the Hydra into government agencies is progressing well, there are too many dead children who cannot be used, and the death of a member of the parliament who is active in Congress is enough for the current Hydra to break his muscles and bones.

PS: There will be one more in the later time, which will be counted as a weekend change.