Chapter 374: Unreliable
New Avengers Headquarters in upstate New York.
The afterimage of the red gold tore through the sky and descended vertically with a sharp sound of breaking the air. Iron Man landed in the landing area outside the building with a loud bang, and the waves of air that blew the flowers and plants on the lawn like a mountain of air.
Walking down the long transparent corridor into the building, Tony's armor was lifted at the same time. Led by Captain America, a group of Avengers had already waited in this hall, looking at the posture as if they were waiting for him to return.
Predictable. Before Tony appeared on television and openly announced that he was going to become the new S.H.I.E.L.D. chief, he expected that there would be such a moment. Yes, he had never consulted anyone before about becoming the head of S.H.I.E.L.D., and before today, only Pepper knew about it except himself. It wasn't that he voluntarily confided the truth to her, but it was always hard for him to hide something from Pepper.
Tony knew that his teammates would think that taking over Aegis might just be a whim, as it did sound a lot like what Tony Stark would do. For example, wearing a steel suit for a birthday party, filling the pool with champagne and inviting everyone to go swimming...... Or the most exaggerated thing, that is, the sudden announcement of the closure of the arms factory on which he relied to make his fortune, and then changed careers and went to the battlefield wearing a layer of iron to eat guns.
Tony Stark is the kind of guy who doesn't make a surprise when he does anything on a whim.
But now he's different. At least this time, he knew exactly what he was doing.
The automatic door opened in front of him, and Tony walked into the room briskly, greeting everyone in a friendly way, "Yo, everyone is here today." ”
"Tony." Natasha frowned and asked, "Is there anything you'd like to talk to everyone?" ”
"I have to keep answering questions that bother reporters, and I don't even have to drink saliva until now," he went straight to the freezer, took out the bottle and glass, poured himself a full glass, took a big sip, and shook the bottle at the crowd, "Does anyone else want it?" ”
"Tony." Rogers patted him on the shoulder, "Okay, I know you, I know you've never been to see Aegis, and I know you hate dealing with politicians even more. So there must be a reason for you to make such a decision suddenly, right? ”
"Why? I already said it at the press conference. Tony took a sip of his wine, "I don't think there's anything more to add." ”
Rogers thought for a moment and said, "I'm not sure if that's a good idea. But I don't think it's a good idea for people like us to get involved in politics. This is exactly the ...... of the Avengers' original existence"
"Alright, Captain, there will be no problem." Tony waved his hand, "Will S.H.I.E.L.D. increase cooperation with the Avengers after I'm in charge?" Of course it will – that's what I'm doing here, and everybody working together. But will the Avengers lose their autonomy and become government forces? No, absolutely not. I'm not going to ask the Avengers to do anything that goes against principle, and I'm not going to stop the Avengers from showing up wherever they need to be. ”
"It's only temporary." The captain frowned, "My concern is that this is just the first step. If the situation continues like this, the situation may not always be under your control, and you know that there are many people who have always had a problem with the current situation of the Avengers......"
"To hell with them."
A slight tremor interrupted the conversation, and the crystal chandelier in the hall swayed slightly, making a crisp "clanging clanging" sound.
The humming sound came in from outside the window, and it sounded like the roar of dozens or hundreds of turbine engines. The wind whipped the leaves in the sky, and the violent currents shook the earth. Lines of steel gradually emerged out of thin air, the sunlight was obscured by shadows, and the sky was obscured by mountain-like behemoths, suspended above the headquarters building, with an eagle-shaped round-bottom badge printed at the bottom.
Tony was calm: "Don't panic, guys, it's the guests coming." ”
It's a floating carrier.
The Avengers came to the door, and the mothership had landed safely. Agent Phil Coulson leads the way, leading his most trusted team of henchmen out. He came to Tony with a standard salute.
"Chief Stark." He greeted the new chief in a respectful and flat tone.
At some point, Tony put on a pair of sunglasses: "Well, yes, yes, I like that." I'll have to make Jarvis call it that when I go back. ”
Coulson: "......"
From the first time they met, Coulson didn't have much affection for the playboy. In his opinion, what Iron Man has done is indeed admirable, but the bad habits of many rich children in his past and many personality flaws have always made Coulson feel guilty.
It took Agent Coulson a while on the mothership to finally force himself to accept the fact that Stark, an unscrupulous guy, was about to become the leader of the Aegis, and even said the title "Director Stark" with his superb professional agent qualities......
However, as soon as he first saw him, he had the urge to "beat up the new director".
But when he thought about it, Coulson felt that there was nothing to complain about, after all, he was the one who said that he wanted to change his face to be the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. Through his relationship with a brigadier general named Tarbert, it took a lot of effort to finally persuade the bigwigs at all levels to agree to come down and restore the establishment of Aegis. But Coulson knew that he was still too far behind his mentor Nick Fury in the skill of fighting with his boss, and he also knew that it would be difficult to convince the public if he continued to serve as the director of the bureau and reappeared in public, so he took the initiative to apply for resignation and expressed his desire to exchange for a "highly respected and capable" director.
So the top gave him the ...... in front of him
Coulson looked at Tony Stark in front of him again, a pair of sunglasses that seemed to be very tugging, a suit that looked like a luxury item of high society, and his hands were neatly tucked into his trouser pockets.
Well, "highly respected and extremely capable", after thinking about it carefully, Coulson felt that these two were also worthy of this person...... It's just that it seems to be completely different from the image of the ideal director he imagined.
However, Coulson felt that there was nothing to be picky about, and the Stark administration could barely make do with it. It is enough to be glad that the title of Aegis can be restored to him, and no matter how Stark is also the famous Iron Man, it will not be really unreliable, and in addition, they can get the help of the Avengers in the future, and the prospects do not seem to be much worse.
"Good job, Phil." Tony patted him on the shoulder, "The Director is optimistic about you." ”
Coulson: "......"
This guy ...... Sure enough, it still doesn't seem to work.