The situation at SHIELD has become very bad, but on the surface it is very stable. I don't know what is brewing. However, in Washington, it is not that they have done nothing. On the contrary, there is an undercurrent surging secretly. S.H.I.E.L.D. itself did not move much, but various lobbyists began to move among various political figures. Although the political turmoil this time has not been revealed, the storm inside is not less.
Moreover, some strange trends have begun to appear in public opinion. For example, when reporters interviewed the families of victims, they consciously pointed the responsibility for the war towards superheroes. For example, if superheroes were not fighting there, there would be no such thing. Victim remarks.
The implication is to shift the blame and divert attention. After all, some people really died because of the aftermath of the battle.
Of course, this caused some turmoil. It is not incomprehensible for those who have lost their minds because of the death of their loved ones to say some inappropriate words under this kind of inducement. After all, in that kind of environment, there are not many people who can truly remain objective and impartial. .
But don’t think that the public is really stupid. If there were no superheroes... New York would only be more miserable, or even fall directly. Therefore, similar remarks only have some market among some weird and powerful people, and most people can still treat them rationally.
Moreover, this also caused dissatisfaction among another group.
Superhero fans.
It’s not uncommon for fans to go crazy these days, not to mention that most of the images of superheroes are very positive, so superhero fans are very vocal on the Internet. Many die-hard superhero fans firmly believe that these people are under official instructions. of false accusers. In addition, many people at the bottom are extremely disgusted with the official launch of nuclear weapons. After all, the only place in the United States that is more important than Manhattan is probably the District. This time they can casually order the bombing of Manhattan, so the officials will not mind implicating their own city next time.
As a result, public opinion actually formed a wave of counterattack, causing the TV station that concocted this kind of news to suddenly become the target of public criticism, and the White House was also targeted again!
The White House spokesperson had to issue a statement, highly praising the merits of those who fought on the front line in the battle for New York.
Although there is no word related to superheroes in the entire statement, people who are awake can still see that this is a description of the White House's transformation, and this matter has nothing to do with the White House.
It’s just that these have nothing to do with New York now. At least in New York, the support rate for superheroes is absolutely staggering.
A week after the disaster, a large rally was held in New York City to commemorate the victims. Just near the Stark Tower, the Stark Tower and more than a dozen surrounding buildings form the Locke Center Plaza, and the Stark Tower is the core part of the square.
But now the square has been completely turned into a vegetable field. All the cement floors on the surface have been blown over, and there is a big hole in the center, which was caused by the crash of a Raptor fighter jet.
Here is the key point of the New York War. All disasters begin and end here. The space door was opened here, and countless Chitauri troops appeared from here and began to kill the people of New York wantonly. The space door is closed here again, which represents many deaths and also represents the luck of the survivors. It witnessed the birth of tragedy and also represented the unyielding struggle of mankind.
The New York government took the plane from the U.S. military and asked local New York artists to make a monument directly out of its wreckage. That is to say, a huge marble base was added, and then the plane wreckage was placed inside, and a pilot statue was placed in the wreckage. The base was surrounded by densely engraved lists of police officers and soldiers who died in the line of duty.
It is impossible for the New York City government to publicly erect monuments to superheroes. But many people still subconsciously regard it as a tribute to those heroes.
So this place became a very normal but a bit strange place - the memorial place.
Wreaths, notes, baubles, and white candles filled the shallow pit, and even spread beyond the shallow pit. The municipal office brought a white metal frame for people to place wreaths and other memorial items. Because there are so many of these things, even if there are metal racks, they have to be hauled away by a big truck once a day until they are filled with all kinds of things again the next day. Since the evening when the war ended, people have been coming here in an endless stream, and candles have been lit all night.
More people with different performances. Some of them cried loudly, some sobbed quietly, and some shed tears silently. Others who cursed, kept silent, danced, and banged their heads on the ground also appeared from time to time. They may come here to pay homage to their loved ones or close friends. Many people were still injured, but looked lost and lost. They stood far away in front of the shallow pit for a moment, then turned and left.
Today's rally is organized by the city government and will include a speech by the mayor.
The mayor of New York is a person who is very capable of grasping the emotions of the people. His speech was not long, and there was nothing impassioned, only deep condolences and sadness.
So what do you think of the atmosphere at the scene?
It's definitely not lively, but it's definitely sensational.
There was no applause or cheers, only nostalgic silence and the candlelight in hand.
Tony frowned, standing on the circular platform, looking at the candlelight below.
Although the eldest young man looks free and uninhibited, in fact this guy is a delicate and sensitive person.
He didn't feel good when TV showed scenes of victims blaming superheroes, not because he was disgusted with those people, but because he felt... he didn't do enough!
It is hard to imagine that the young master is such a saintly person.
But it was indeed him.
With such thoughts rolling around, he asked Jarvis to dial Pepper's phone: "Has the formation of the Disaster Control Bureau been completed?"
The Stark Group was very actively involved in the aftermath of the New York war, and the company's shareholders were very supportive of it. It wasn't because these capitalists suddenly became conscientious, but because the place where the incident broke out was really embarrassing, right here. On top of Stark Tower!
If it is not handled well, it will affect the group's image at any time. If the image is bad, the stock price will naturally not be good. If the stock price is bad, these grandchildren will lose money.
This is something they don't allow. It doesn't cost much to actively participate in the aftermath, and you can get a good reputation. Why not?
Anyway, the wool comes from the sheep, and you can eventually get it back from the stock market.
However, this is not a matter of the Stark Group alone. After all, even with the financial resources of the Stark Group, it is impossible to bear such a large scale of aftermath. This is a matter for the entire United States and does not need to be borne by the Stark Group alone. But having more money can ultimately take care of more people at the bottom, which is a good thing for the people and superheroes. Money can't solve all problems, but it can solve most of them. Money cannot bring back the lives lost, but it can make the lives of the living better.
Pepper was very busy over there. He obviously said a few words to the people next to him before he answered: "Not so fast. But within a month at most, even if the main structure is completed, I will basically have nothing to do."
The Disaster Control Bureau is a department jointly established by the Stark Group, the New York government, the federal government, and the military. It is a department specifically designed to deal with and deal with the aftermath of the Chitauri remnants. After all, the Chitauri left behind But many of them are dangerous to a certain extent.
If someone is not good enough to flow into the public, who knows what will happen.
Moreover, the remaining Chitauri weapons and vehicles, as well as biological weapons, have extremely high research value, and some of them can even greatly promote the entire human technological level, so these things must be handled with extreme caution.
Tony frowned: "Those Chitauri things can't be left there for a month."
Pepper: "New York officials will temporarily outsource the cleanup, collection and transportation business, and will hand it over when the Disaster Control Bureau is established."
Tony nodded: "Well...Pepper..."
"Huh?" Pepper felt that Tony had something to say.
"It's okay, when will you come back?"
"Tony!" Pepper's tone increased. Tony was obviously in trouble. "I don't want you to hide anything from me!"
"It's nothing, I just have an idea. It's not very mature. I'll discuss it with you when I think about it."
"what idea?"
"I'm going to listen to Kai first."
"Okay then. Don't do anything stupid."
…
Kai is even busier here. Don't think that he can lie down and rest in the office without patrolling. He is busy enough with all kinds of trivial matters.
There is no way, there is a large shortage of police officers in each district, and everyone wishes that one person could be used as two people. George was immediately seconded by the headquarters. Because he was highly approachable and often appeared on the scene, the Public Relations Department had already seconded him there to make full use of his expertise.
George himself was helpless about this. He had been a policeman all his life and had always been on the front line. Investigating cases and catching thieves was his strength. But in the end, he ended up in the public relations department.
Therefore, many things in the 15th Precinct require Kai's own hands.
This made Kai very uncomfortable.
"Hey, are you okay?" So when he received Tony's call, Kai was very impatient.
"No, I am very clear-headed. I realize that human beings have their limits. I..."
"So you don't plan to be a human being anymore?" Kai interrupted impatiently.
"No, I mean, why don't we use the power of technology?"
"No, no, I don't want an omnic crisis to occur in the human world one day. So be honest!"
Kai was not interested in Tony's so-called solution at all. This guy really dared to think that he actually planned to create an intelligent mechanical army to help them maintain world peace. In his vision, this robot army can monitor the entire earth through a large number of satellites. If there is a situation at any location, his robot troops will arrive as quickly as possible.
It sounds wonderful, and Kai also believes that Tony has this ability. But how can the world take it for granted?
"Don't think artificial intelligence is bad because of those movies. I'm doing this for the safety of mankind!"
"Bullshit! The safety of human beings is actually handed over to a group of thinking robots?" Kai sneered at this, but one thing he said was that the movie "Terminator" still left a deep impression on Kai. "And have you considered the consequences?"
"What consequences?"
"Are you out of your mind? You are creating a mechanical army! Have you not considered the opinions of the federal government?"
One private individual owns an entire mechanical army! What is that concept?
That means that as long as that person is unhappy, it can turn into a disaster at any time. No one can allow private individuals to have such power. Even countries controlled by capitalists are the same.
"I think we can talk. As long as we are determined to do it, there will always be more solutions than problems."
"Haha, what if the federal government wants to take control of this mechanical army? Give it or not? Give it? With the urinary behavior of those bastards in the federal government, do you believe that this thing will appear on the battlefield immediately? If not, haha, That’s even more fun!”
Never underestimate the integrity of politicians. This is the view that Kai has always held.
"But I am doing this for the world..."
"Don't be ridiculous! Don't you think your current approach is the same as that of SHIELD? Is it for the sake of the world? The world deserves you?"
"I just... I think we can do better..." Tony said lowly: "I looked at the victims, we could have saved them."
Kai finally figured out what was wrong with this guy. The second grade disease occurred.
"Co-author, do you think you are a god? You mean, when we were completely unprepared, under the invasion of an entire star fleet, we saved everyone and no one died? Are you not sick? You Are you going to save people and save the guilt?"
"I mean, we should..."
"Nothing should be done. If you say it should be done, you should be like those rich guys and stay away. That's what you should do! Man, you are a hero, not a god. No one can save everyone. The so-called perfection It doesn't exist."
"Then we should just ignore the victims?" Tony was a stubborn person and couldn't listen to what he was saying. This kid was definitely mentally ill.
"Children, the reality is not those special effects dramas played in leather suits. Monsters come, the city is destroyed, and no one dies. That is only the plot of children's dramas. The reality is very cruel, if you continue to maintain this Mentality, my advice to you is...give up the identity of Iron Man and return to being a hateful rich man. Because this mentality will only destroy you."
"But……"
"No but! Tony, you are so arrogant, so arrogant that you think you can put the whole world under your control!" Kai said seriously. "It was the Chitauri who killed, not you, you are a hero! You can't torture yourself with other people's mistakes, that's too stupid! I suggest you take a good rest for a while, and find a psychiatrist to treat your illness, and then Then consider whether you have the strong heart to continue the work of Iron Man. If you can't do it, don't feel ashamed. Ninety-nine point ninety-nine percent of the people in this world are like you. There is no shame in it!"
"I...is this idea really that bad?"
"Too bad! No one wants to have someone monitoring their head at any time and anywhere!"
