Chapter 25: Dialogue
Dozens of meters deep underground, through the thick and hard alloy steel walls, the conversation between the two men rang out in the narrow interrogation room.
"You know, my parents are farmers from Utah, they didn't go to school, they don't have much education,"
The president of America sat in a cold plastic chair, comfortably crossed his legs, calm and polite.
The dim light embedded in the wall hit his face, making him look more angular, and even his pale sideburns were a little more clear.
"They didn't expect much from me, thinking that I would spend the rest of my life on a farm that my ancestors had inherited for generations, and I thought so at the time. ”
The president folded his fingers, tilted his head and said, "When I was ten years old, I went with my brother to climb a certain hill. When it got dark and I couldn't find my way down the mountain, I was trapped on the top of the mountain with him. ”
"The cold, the hunger, and the faint howl of wolves in the shadows of the longing trees, my brother's face turned pale with fear, but I was not afraid.
I stood on a boulder at the top of the hill and looked out at the long straight road in the distance, the vast farmland, and the small villages that were faintly lit with fireflies."
He lowered his head and clasped the dirt in the cracks of his fingernails, and said indifferently: "I suddenly reacted, the place where I live is only an insignificant small piece in my sight, if I follow the original trajectory of life, maybe I can only be trapped there for the rest of my life, like ants imprisoned in a glass bottle." ”
There was the sound of grass breaking through the trees, and I turned my head to look straight at the two parallel points of light that flickered in the darkness. After a long time, the lone wolf, who was blind in one eye, retreated silently. ”
The president spread his hands and pouted: "You can probably guess what happened later, after dormancy, torture, torment and all kinds of despair, I finally relied on my ingenuity and a little luck to successfully reach the peak of the world's power, this is the American dream, anyone can realize their own value through struggle." ”
Across from him, a thousand-pound magnetic shackle trapped Steven Rogers in the joints of his body, immobilizing Captain America.
A few days ago, S.H.I.E.L.D. deliberately released false news claiming to try a group of traitors, and those superheroes were unexpectedly fooled.
In the prison robbery operation planned by the superhero, the second-generation sentry robot developed by ** destroyed the enemy's defense line unexpectedly, and the sentinel with the ability of thousands of mutants has almost no weaknesses.
Against the Hulk, the Sentinel can evolve into a Ooze Monster form, wrapping him in layers to suffocate and stun.
For Thor, the god of thunder, the Sentinel also imitated a certain Japanese long-form hot-blooded manga and evolved a high-resistance material similar to rubber to defeat it.
Although the Amerionian military also paid a heavy price, the harvest was gratifying, they not only destroyed the arrogance of the enemy army, but also succeeded in capturing the leader of the superheroes of the Anyway Mansion.
Steven Rogers, Captain America.
"Steven, we're all the same kind of people, the same strong-willed, purposeful, and not easily persuaded. ”
The president leaned forward, looked directly into the other party's blue and slightly green crystal eyes, and said in a deep voice: "The most important thing is that we are all patriots.
You were once active in the battlefields of World War II against the dehumanizing Nazi soldiers, and now why are you aiming your weapons at your own people?"
"No, Your Excellency, I'm afraid you're wrong about that. Steven shook his head and said, "I love this country, not his polity, or more accurately, the American people who live on this land and are willing to believe in cooking and self-oiling." ”
"What's the difference?" exclaimed the president, "I know that the issuance of the amnesty has largely caused you to lose faith in the federal government, but you must know that if the citizens on the list of crimes are sentenced one by one according to the Constitution, I am afraid that the country will be completely ruined."
Seventy percent of the capitalists, sixty percent of the middle and high-ranking bureaucrats, and about fifty percent of the judiciary, do you have to let these mainstays that form the cornerstone of the country be imprisoned in order to be satisfied?"
He looked at Captain America's face and said sincerely: "I know that this country is not perfect, but mediation, compromise, cooperation, and concession are the necessary ways for modern society to maintain any form of organization."
No one is a pure sage, and even you are trying to shield Bucky the Winter Warrior?"
Captain America shook his head and said softly, "It's different, Bucky will get a fair trial after the dust settles, and you, as the same people who are not supervised by power, or who are supervised within power,
Relying on stupid social networks, privately run news media, and various ways to deflect contradictions, the general public has been deceived for too long and for too long, so that everyone is accustomed to becoming blind and stupid pigs who do not listen to what is going on outside the window, and take whatever you want. ”
Captain America pursed his lips, already looking dignified and decent in the restraints of steel shackles, making the president of America in front of him feel a little ashamed and angry.
"Steven Rogers, your supernatural potion comes from the U.S. military, your shield comes from the federal government, and even your ex-girlfriend (Peggy Carter) is a high-ranking S.H.I.E.L.D. official, and now I ask you, will you appear as a witness in front of the TV camera and speak justice for the federal government?!"
The President of America stared at Captain America in the eyes, but his tone gradually softened, "The American people trust you, and they see you as a leader, a hero, and even a messian." You also know how widespread the riots were, and the whole of America was already in a sea of fire.
Wolves are watching, woolly bears are preparing their armies, rabbits are sharpening their knives, and even our loyal house slaves are thinking differently, if it weren't for the non-stop patrolling of the Pacific Ocean by the aircraft carrier fleet, I am afraid that the Arab Spring would have been repeated in the skies over Washington.
Steven, as long as you are willing to help us calm down the chaos and let those stubborn people regain their faith in the Constitution and laws, believe me, America will be reborn from the ashes, and it will still be able to stand at the top of the forest of nations in the world, the ills will be cut off, the ideas will be unified, and everything will develop in a good direction. ”
The president hung his proud head, and for the first time the strong man looked so old, "I beg you not as a bureaucrat or as a ruler, but as an ordinary American who believes in the Star-Spangled Banner, save this country." ”
Captain America pursed his lips and was about to speak, when he was interrupted by a rapid slamming of the door.
"Your Excellency, you, you'd better go up and have a look,"
The slightly immature White House secretary leaned against the wall breathlessly and said, "Yes, it's the people of Washington, and they are storming the door of the White House."