Chapter 165: Tony: It's a showdown! I'm going to be president!
Friday afternoon.
Journalists from all over the world sat in their chairs in anticipation, and many whispered discussions and whispers, speculating about Tony Stark's response after the disaster.
Now the wind reviews on the Internet are one-sided, and Iron Man's low approval rating is scary.
In the face of complaints from governments and international organizations, Stark Group has also been under siege on a business scale, and its factories have temporarily stopped working, with the exception of new energy projects, which have basically stopped.
"Squeak!"
The door on the left suddenly opened, and three familiar figures walked in.
Iron Man, Tony Stark.
President of Stark Group, Peppo Watts.
War Machine, Colonel Rhodes.
All three are dressed in suits, and Tony takes off his sunglasses, still confident in the face of the flood of flashes.
He whispered, "Pebo, just leave it to me." ”
Peppo nodded with red eyes, and Rod was wearing sunglasses on the side to pretend to be cool.
Tony walked to the podium, faced the excited reporters, smiled slightly, and said, "Hello everyone, I'm Iron Man, Tony Stark." ”
The reporters fell silent, one by one carrying long guns and short cannons, holding voice recorders and notebooks in their hands, for fear of missing any information.
"Seven years ago, I was here, in this same position, announcing that I was Iron Man, and I saw a lot of familiar faces among the visiting reporters."
Tony's gaze swept over the crowd, nodding slightly at a few familiar faces.
"For seven years, I have been diligent in my work, diligently completing my Iron Man mission."
"Fight criminals, cooperate with the police and the military, close the arms department, develop new energy, fight aliens!"
"You have also seen the battle in New York, I fought from beginning to end, Stark Building was directly destroyed by aliens, and the alien bombing incident in Washington was me and Luke together to start saving the local people."
"And the military and governments that accuse us have chosen to remain silent."
"Until now, Luke and I have still received more grants and rescued workers than the government."
"Mr. Stark, are you saying this to cover up your mistakes with merit?"
The reporter in the first row suddenly got up and asked.
Tony nodded, "Of course not, people make mistakes, I'm not a god, what else do I have besides this armor?" ”
"Super genius, billionaire, playboy?"
The reporters' expressions were a little subtle.
"When people make mistakes, they must pay the price."
Tony looked at the reporters again, "Who remembers the documents that were released after the Ultron incident?" ”
The crowd was silent and did not answer.
"Very well, I'm glad that the disaster hasn't changed your lives, and you journalists are still blind."
Tony sarcastically said that the low-level crowd still didn't respond, knowing very well that there were things that couldn't be reported.
"Humph!"
Tony smiled, "You don't dare to say it, but I dare!" ”
Tony connects the screen to the portals of the major websites, and a powerful artificial intelligence instantly takes control of the network, and Tony's face appears in front of everyone.
"Look here, the military's human experiments, which record how to capture children, teenagers, women, the elderly, and the homeless, and the lethality rate of these items is as high as 86%, and those who survive will also be sent to other places to continue human experiments."
"How? Is it disgusting? ”
Tony asked, raising an eyebrow.
"There's more!"
With a wave of Tony's palm, the documents reappeared in front of everyone, "All along, both me and the Avengers have been fighting against these visible criminals, but these invisible criminals are growing around us. ”
"Is this still the same great country? Is this still the beacon of humanity? ”
"Should the countries and organizations behind these also become one of the targets of our Avengers?"
A series of questions made everyone who saw the live broadcast stunned in place.
Yes, in this way, the country, has it also become a criminal?
This question came to everyone's hearts.
Suddenly, the screen began to flicker, and some websites simply closed with the "404" sign.
Luke frowned, "Norma, what's going on?" ”
"The U.S. government is trying to shut down the servers that live stream and support live streaming."
Luke sneered, "No, such a wonderful thing must be maintained, help dear Tony." ”
"Rebirth: The Great Age of Waves"
"Understood."
Norma's help stabilized the stream again, and Tony was secretly relieved.
"Tony Stark! You don't try to divert the conversation! You are responsible for what happened in Sokovia! ”
A reporter who had been ordered stood up and shouted.
"That's right! I should be responsible! But I want you to understand why I founded Ultron! ”
"It's because of the government's inaction, the military is too dark, and there are many more uncontrollable enemies in this world!"
"We need Ultron, even if he ends up failing."
"And I, Tony Stark, will pay for it!"
Tony took a deep breath and let the bruises in his neck subside.
"Stark Group and World Tree Group will set up a neutral charitable post-disaster relief society, aiming to repair those injuries that normal human beings cannot resist and bear."
"We will give some support and help to the reconstruction of Sokovia, the compensation of the dead, and the economic development after the disaster, and we will also bring in a large number of charity schools, and we will also bring in technology companies to settle down."
"In a word, I want to make Sokovia develop better than in the past, this is my compensation!"
"In addition, I also want to announce my withdrawal from the Avengers, Iron Man will no longer be the leader of the Avengers, I want to fly solo!"
"I will not give up on fighting sin, and at the same time,"
Tony's gaze swept over everyone, and he said word by word, "In order to change this country that is rotten to the bone." ”
"I will participate in the election of the next president, and I will put in place the relevant laws and regulations, not only those who are behind the dirty scenes, including those superhumans who are on the verge of danger, but we should also keep them reasonably regulated."
"I, Iron Man, Tony Stark, will take my Sokovia agreement with me to the next presidential election."
"I want to change the world!"
At this point, the picture directly becomes a "no signal" appearance.
"What's wrong?"
"The U.S. government has temporarily shut down servers and live TV."
"Just to stop Tony from speaking?"
Luke shook his head helplessly, "There really are them." ”
"But since Tony chose to run, then Ross has no hope, and he preemptively came up with the Sokovia agreement, and Tony is a little crazy this time."
"The Sokovia agreement looks like it's directed at us."
Matt continued.
"Yes, Tony wants to take the opportunity to regularize and rationalize those superheroes."
Luke nodded.
Fox frowned slightly, is it reasonable to let the people who can't see the light be put on the bright side?
Just like Matt and Luke Cage.
One is to hide their identity, the other is a fugitive prisoner, they go to register their identity, won't all of them be revealed?
Moreover, there are records that give those bad guys an opportunity, and many cases of undercover identities exposing the tragic death of family members abound.
"Are we going to respond?"
Fawkes asked, frowning.
Luke glanced at Fox's worried look, naturally knew what she was thinking, took her hand and squeezed it in his palm, and said, "We must respond, not only respond, but also participate in the legislation of the Sokovia Agreement." ”
"We're going to push our laws."
"Do we still have a law?"
Banner asked, surprised.
"Absolutely! Otherwise, how could they be ahead of Tony and them? ”
Luke said with wide eyes.
Matt rubbed his eyebrows and said, "Say, what do you mean?" ”
Luke cleared his throat, "The era of superheroes is coming, since the debut of a few of us, supercriminals and superheroes have emerged one after another, and there is a tendency to intensify. ”
Everyone nodded slightly.
"So, we're going to set up a new hero organization, the Superhero Association, and every registered hero will be helped and nurtured by the association to fight against potential or ongoing crimes."
"This law is called the superhero registration law, reasonable registration, reasonable dispatch, and merge with our post-disaster relief club to correctly guide superheroes forward."
"What do you guys think?"
Justin stood up and applauded: "Good! Clear, articulate, born out of Tony Stark's Sokovia Protocol, but better than his! ”
Yin Fan rolled his eyes speechlessly, scolded and licked the dog, and then said: "It's indeed much stronger than Tony's broken agreement, which not only reflects the forward-looking of the boss, but also correctly guides the values!" ”
"I have to say, cow!"
Luke nodded with satisfaction, although Yin Fan was a little greasy by Justin, but these two sentences are very good!
Matt pondered for a moment and said, "The eucalyptus is indeed very distinctive, but is it worth getting a registration eucalyptus specifically for those of us?" ”
Matt is not afraid of being tracked and retaliated against, after all, some people want to check, they can find it no matter what, and the possibility that the human government also has super artificial intelligence in its hands is not low.
"After tomorrow, there will be a lot of superheroes in our world."
Banner said suddenly.
"What do you mean?"
Matt asked.
Banner glanced at Luke, and seeing that Luke did not object, he said, "Our potion research has been successful." ”
"A complete super soldier potion, a rebirth potion that can repair human limbs, a desperate elixir that can obtain heat and fire abilities."
"And a range of other super potions from low to high."
Matt: "That's it! Isn't everyone like a dragon? ”
Luke: "That's right, that's why you need a superhero registration method!" ”
"The lowest-level rebirth potion will also greatly enhance the strength of the human body, so that it is different from ordinary people, others see that the disabled people in the past are so powerful, so they have to buy the medicine."
"As soon as this comes and goes, there will naturally be more superheroes."
Matt hesitated: "If there are more superheroes, won't there be more human casualties?" ”
"No, everyone is enhanced, which means that they are not enhanced!"
Luke laughed.
"All enhanced, equal to no enhancement?"
Matt chewed on this sentence repeatedly, faintly, and felt quite right!
(The Sokovia Protocol is intended to require members of the Avengers to identify themselves to the government, to be regulated by the government, and to act only with the government's permission.) )
(The Superhero Registration Act, on the other hand, is more akin to loose bodies like the Hero Guild and more like a middleman and mercenary guild.) The two are similar, but they won't be the same. )