"Okay, you three should tell the truth." Kai hugged Natasha and took a sip of wine, finally choosing not to beat around the bush.
Kai didn't think so highly of himself. He felt that he was attending a small banquet and having Pepper and Natalie wait on him, and that someone as impatient as Tony was still waiting on the side. He didn't feel so proud. At least Tony would never give face like this. Unless Kai is a woman.
Besides, since it's just a change of dress, doesn't Tony have a maid or stylist? Do you need the president and assistant to the president of Stark Group to personally choose a dress for you?
This doesn't make sense.
Tony was stunned when he heard this, then curled his lips and threw the tablet aside.
"I'll just tell you. If you have anything to say, just tell him directly. He's a detective. You can't hide this from him." Tony is not suitable for acting. At his level, there is no need to act. Anyway, Tony is not suitable for acting. No matter what he does, others will forgive him. If he is dissolute, others will say that he has a true temperament. He is serious, and others will say that serious men are the most handsome. In short, he does not need to take care of other people's feelings.
So from the moment he came in, he just acted as he was, went straight to his own research, and left the rest to Pepper and Natalie.
Kai didn't care about Tony, but looked at Pepper, thought for a moment and said, "Is it for SHIELD?"
Just when Kai said the word S.H.I.E.L.D., Natalie's body stiffened very slightly. It would be difficult for ordinary people to detect such a change. Unfortunately, Kai's perception was much stronger than that of most humans.
Now Kai is basically sure that Natalie is from S.H.I.E.L.D.
It's just that Kai doesn't quite know why she appears next to Tony.
However, Kai had a hunch that this was unlikely to be a bad thing. Of course, Kai's feeling may not be accurate. After all, Tony's father is still the founder of SHIELD, and his death is inseparable from SHIELD. So Kai felt that he still needed to reveal Natalie's identity to Tony when necessary.
Of course, Pepper didn't know that Kai had thought so much, so she just sighed.
"Kay..." Pepper didn't know how to persuade. As a business elite, Pepper was very good at negotiating. But in this case, Pepper doesn't think his business negotiation skills mean anything. After all, this involves 100,000 casualties, and it cannot be ignored in one or two sentences.
"Did SHIELD put pressure on you?"
Kai was not surprised that SHIELD would do this. In other words, if these bastards didn't do this, Kai would look at them with admiration.
Tony shook his head: "That's not the point. I know you won't care about this."
SHIELD did put pressure, but the problem was that Tony didn't care at all. He will not turn around to influence Kai just because others come to pressure him. It was so ugly, it felt like Tony Stark was inferior to Kai.
"You plan to expose SHIELD to the news media, right?" Tony pondered for a moment and decided to tell the truth.
Kai didn't hide it: "It's true."
"Then I regret to inform you that no media will report those things today, and even the reporters who have chatted with you will completely forget those things." Tony said regretfully: "The media is not as good as you imagine. So neutral.”
"Does freedom of speech still exist?" Kai was not as angry as he thought.
Tony looked as if that was indeed the case.
"I knew you would say that. I think you completely misunderstood this sentence." Tony shook his finger. "It seems I need to educate you on freedom of speech."
"Yes, the United States is a country of free speech, and there is nothing wrong with that. You can say whatever you want, and no one can control you. But not in the media!"
Tony then explained the so-called freedom of speech in the United States.
First of all, the U.S. Constitution stipulates that freedom of speech is the right of every citizen. Unless it's slander or something.
Doesn't this look wonderful?
But don't be fooled.
Because if it’s just this, it seems like every country in the world can do it. You can say whatever you want, others don't care.
What really matters - freedom of speech in the media!
Now some cents were excited, ah, the United States is so free. If you want to scold the president, you can scold the president. Do you dare to scold China?
This is the difference in perception.
Because in the United States, this is what the president does! China also has it, the Football Association, feel free to scold me!
Of course, the Football Association is a joke.
But haven’t you ever cursed those words in private?
Has the state taken care of it?
The U.S. Constitution guarantees this right. In other words, you can say whatever you want in private, as long as it is not rumors and slander.
The U.S. Constitution only protects every American's freedom of speech, but it does not guarantee that everyone has a channel to speak out.
Even if we continue to interpret it, what the Constitution wants to express is that the government cannot restrict citizens’ speech, that’s all!
But private channels can decide which comments can be published and disseminated and which cannot!
What are private channels? Of course they are newspapers and TV stations!
But is there a national television station or newspaper in the United States?
The answer is no!
It's all private.
In other words, those private newspapers and TV stations can completely filter the content they want to spread according to their own positions and wishes! Those comments that they don't like and hate, they can completely ignore them!
So the question is, does the U.S. government have any influence on those public opinion media?
To say no, even if no normal person believes it, right?
The most obvious example is that before Kai traveled through time in his previous life, none of the public opinion media in the United States was owned by foreigners. Even if media tycoon Rupert Murdoch wants to develop his media career in the United States, he needs to give up his Australian citizenship!
So, is this so-called freedom of speech really free?
(For another example, Trump was permanently banned a while ago. Was it really a spontaneous move by Internet technology companies? You must know that Trump has been president for four years and has made countless extreme remarks, but he has not seen these. The technology giant jumped out to block it! As a result, there was a change of office, and sanctions were suddenly imposed. If there was no political influence behind this, who would believe it?)
Anyway, Tony told Kai one thing.
True freedom of speech does not exist, and public opinion is still in the hands of powerful people like Tony, the US government, etc.! Which naturally includes S.H.I.E.L.D.!
In other words, Kai can be exposed, but SHIELD can prevent these exposures from appearing in front of others!
In other words, it’s all for nothing!
Kai held his glass, not in a good mood at all.
It’s not that he yearns for so-called freedom of speech. In fact, he never believed in that stuff.
I just didn’t expect that the United States, which has always advertised this, would go so far.
But soon, Kai calmed down.
Kai is willing to seek justice for those who lost their lives.
But the problem is that if the United States does not allow Kay to seek justice for the American victims, he can only do nothing.
"Tony..." Kai took the last sip of his drink. "SHIELD is a huge threat, to the entire world!"
Tony was silent, he knew what Kai meant.
"I know, I know." Tony thought about the truth about his parents' murder. Combined with this incident, Tony is very, very afraid of SHIELD.
On the other hand, Natalie next to her looked confused.
what happened?
How did things develop like this?
Why do you feel that Tony and Kai have gradually become the opposite of SHIELD?
Kai didn't want to say anything more. After all, there was an undercover SHIELD agent nearby.
"Tell me, what conditions are they willing to offer?" Kai knew that SHIELD would not really be so barbaric in its actions. After all, Kai does not represent himself. Although that day, Kai did not show any relationship with Batman or the Three Women of Chicago, but from many details, it can be concluded that Kai and Batman have a certain connection.
So even for these superheroes, SHIELD will not do things so arrogantly.
"They were willing to raise money for Los Angeles in someone else's name," Tony said honestly.
"How much?" Since there is no way to seek justice, Kai must at least fight for more benefits for the families of those who died and for Los Angeles.
"No less than 3 billion! In addition, they will make private donations to Los Angeles in batches. The total will not be less than 300 million, of which 30% will be designated as a pension for the deceased police officers." This is Pepper. Said.
"How generous." Kai said mockingly. Then he ripped off his tie. "so be it."
"And..." Pepper hesitated for a moment, then said.
"What?" Kai raised his eyebrows. Is SHIELD so generous?
"No, SHIELD just wants to get in touch with Batman and the others. This is their only request." Pepper was saved by Batman, and she actually wanted to thank Batman.
"They're thinking shit!" Kai said with a sneer.
At this time Natalie finally couldn't help it anymore.
"I think... SHIELD is quite sincere. Besides, there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with them meeting Batman, right?"
Natalie asked with a puzzled look on her face as she picked up Kai's dropped tie from the ground. It's very silly and naive, as if it's a little girl who really doesn't understand anything who puts forward her own shallow opinions.
Tony raised his eyebrows when he heard this.
He is not a fool. This guy has suspected this woman's identity a long time ago. This woman's resume is so perfect that it feels unreal to Tony. Tony has become very sensitive in this regard since he was betrayed by his uncle. It's just that he hasn't found anything suspicious so far.
But Natalie's question just now made him see the problem.
Natalie is not a stupid or naive woman. Looking at her resume, you can tell that this woman has a terrifyingly high IQ.
But Tony didn't show it, he just secretly decided in his heart that when he found the opportunity, he would tell Kai about it and not get deeper into it.
Kai's comments to Natalie were not surprising.
"Do you think Batman and the others don't pay attention to the news?" Kai said casually: "As long as they see that all the newspapers and public opinions do not mention SHIELD, they will know what kind of thing SHIELD is. This also wants Bat to Do they believe SHIELD? Do they really think others are fools?"
Tony asked curiously: "Do you know Batman?"
After the incident ended that day, the golden Lion King was the first to leave without communicating with anyone. He just turned into golden light and disappeared into the air. Batman and Wonder Woman also disappeared. Tony originally planned to chat with them. After all, they were all superheroes.
But Batman just spread his bat wings and circled for a few times before disappearing. Even Jarvis didn't notice how he disappeared. The other three female superheroes were even more straightforward. Angels and witches used magic to teleport away. There was no chance for communication at all.
"What do you think?" Kai did not answer directly.
After saying that, Kai stood up and walked out.
"Why are you going? The banquet will start soon." Tony originally planned to introduce many beauties to Kai. Firstly, he hoped that Kai would stay away from Natalie. Secondly, it would also allow Pepper to see Kai's bohemian side. Thereby reducing the threat Kai poses to himself.
"I'm not feeling happy, so I won't participate!" Kai left without looking back.
"Hey! I helped you transform your new mecha, and you don't want to take a look?"
"Let's talk when we have time!" Kai opened the door and left.
He doesn't rely on that to make a living anyway, and he doesn't have Tony's obsession with the Iron Man suit.
Tony looked at the two women and shrugged.
He did his best anyway.
In fact, the conditions given by SHIELD are not just money. Kai and Tony both knew this.
Three billion is a lot, but it is not true for Kai and Tony. In fact, Kai and Tony have jointly established a charity fund to fund the reconstruction of Los Angeles. Of course, there are also interests involved. After all, it is beneficial and can help people. , there seems to be no reason to refuse, but there are nearly one billion funds specifically used to help those affected by the disaster without any return.
Therefore, it is impossible for Tony to persuade SHIELD for three billion.
SHIELD has already committed to Tony in other ways. Such as the upcoming hearings on steel armor and the battle between new energy and old energy groups.
These are important to Tony.
Only Tony was willing to show off his face.
Don't think that Tony really has no taboos. The circle he lives in means that he cannot really live in a vacuum and don't need to care about anything.
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"It seems that your plan was not successful. You made both Tony and Kay wary of us, even hostile." In Natalie's house, the lights were not turned on. While changing clothes, Natalie looked at the people in front of her. Dark said.
"I've thought of it a long time ago." On the sofa behind Natalie, Nick Fury sat there at some point. "We didn't expect them to change their attitude towards us immediately. That would be unrealistic."
"Oh? Then you are still willing to pay so much money, which is the funds of our SHIELD!" Natalie threw her tight skirt aside, not caring about exposing her sexy and explosive figure in front of Nick Fury. , Natalie knew that Nick Fury had no interest in women, including herself. Natalie also wondered if there was something wrong with Nick Fury.
She picked up a T-shirt and put it on, then turned to face Nick Fury.
Nick Fury didn't take Natalie's question to heart at all.
"Anyway, we made a lot of money when the Stark Group's stock price fluctuated, so we don't have to worry about the bureau reducing funds."
As an intelligence department, it is really not easy to make money. What's more, a department like SHIELD has almost no supervision at all. Most of their funds are raised independently. Although they still cry out about poverty like the US government every year, it is just a tactic to deceive people. Besides, who would dislike having a lot of money?
"Okay, it's up to you." Natalie actually didn't care about this at all. Anyway, whoever's funds were missing would not be missing hers. Kingsman is so confident! "By the way, I will be leaving Los Angeles in a few days."
"Work?"
"Well, Stark's headquarters plans to move back to New York. After all, their headquarters building is no longer usable."
