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Chapter 196 The Power of Capital, Iron Man Goes Berserk
In a conference room on the top floor of the Sullivan Building.
Ryan didn't want to talk about the inside story of Howard Stark's car accident, and naturally no one could force him to.
Left with no other option, Tony Stark turned his attention to the White House Chief of Staff and the Army Commander, who were still in Sullivan Building.
America is the most typical example of the capitalist world.
If it were before the decline of the Su Xiong Kingdom in the 90s, it would be to maintain national cohesion and confront the Su Xiong Kingdom.
The Grand Commander of the Bai Mansion, for example, still had relatively centralized power.
But once America became the sole superpower in the world, titles like Grand Commander of the White House began to lose their value.
Later on, even a Twitter-based governing expert like Trump was able to secure a position as White House Grand Secretary.
Especially with the rise of internet giants and the arrival of the financial era, America will become a country completely dominated by conglomerates.
In this world, technological development is more advanced than on Earth, so even at the beginning of the 21st century, America's various conglomerates are already incredibly powerful.
Just look at the Stark family to understand this.
The Stark family has almost completely infiltrated the entire American military, including the Air Force Department, and the source of all high-tech weapons is in their hands.
Even when Tony announced the permanent closure of Stark Industries' weapons division.
The military, from top to bottom, still has to pay Stark Industries an unknown amount of patent royalties every year.
So at this moment, facing Tony Stark's various demands.
The Grand Commander of the Bai Mansion was also deeply troubled.
However, just when the Grand Commander of the Bai family was struggling to cope, the Bai family's staff and the Army Commander all changed their expressions drastically after receiving the information from the National Guard.
He noticed the change in their expressions.
Tony Stark also frowned slightly and chose to remain silent for the time being.
Under Tony's intense gaze, the Grand Master of the White House could only say with a pained expression, "What exactly happened? Just say it, there are no... no outsiders here!"
Everyone present was indeed an outsider.
Stark Industries is the financial backer of America's military and air force, and also has a complex network of connections in many departments, including S.H.I.E.L.D.
The Sullivan Group is the financial backer of the Army and also has connections with the Navy.
Besides this frog, the Secret Service, the FBI, the Legislative Council, and other parties also have the support of major wealthy individuals.
There's no way to hide the news, so it's better to just tell the truth.
Being frank is also a way of showing goodwill to Stark Industries and Sullivan Group.
After hearing the Grand Commander's words.
The White House staff were also in a bind, and looked longingly at the Army Commander.
The army commander touched his receding hairline and felt he needed to find a new hair growth cream; things were getting really tough for him.
At the same time, despite the difficulties, the deaths of Nick Fury and Alexander while surrounded by the National Guard are undeniable facts, and the National Guard bears an undeniable responsibility.
"Mr. President, a few minor mishaps occurred during the arrest operation at S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters!"
The army commander finished speaking.
Almost instantly, all eyes were drawn to this location.
Especially Tony Stark, wearing a full suit of Iron Man armor, his imposing presence is indescribable.
The Grand Commander grew increasingly uneasy and said, "Speak, what unexpected event occurred?"
The Army Commander, bewildered, said with difficulty, "According to the President's instructions, the Army previously mobilized the National Defense Force to surround the S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters in Washington, but did not forcibly break in."
"During the negotiation process, Nick Fury, the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., was shot in the back as he went outside..."
The army commander hadn't finished speaking.
An extremely powerful sense of oppression and a volcanic eruption of rage burst forth from the Grand Commander and Tony Stark.
The Grand Commander-in-Chief glared at the Army Commander.
The Iron Man armor on Tony Stark shone with an even more intense energy.
A moment later.
Tony, suppressing his anger, said, "If I remember correctly, the long bridge in front of S.H.I.E.L.D. alone is 2.2 kilometers long, enough to block 99% of snipers, right?"
"In addition, there was a complete encirclement by the National Defence Force."
"Tell me, who could fire a shot at a key suspect under these circumstances?"
"The legendary sniper who can kill someone in the head from 800 miles away?"
"Or do you think I would believe such a flimsy lie, one that's less convincing than what you'd tell a three-year-old?"
Army Commander: "..."
Damn, this is the first time in my life I've told the truth in a meeting, and nobody believes me...
Look at the pulse cannon in Tony Stark's hand, which has already begun to gather energy.
The Army Commander, with a strong will to survive, quickly said, "Mr. President, Mr. Stark, please calm down. The person who was shot in the back and died was not Nick Fury himself, but a Skrull."
"Some of Mr. Sullivan's speculations have unfortunately come true."
"Current evidence suggests that Nick Fury, the current director of S.H.I.E.L.D., is indeed in league with extraterrestrial civilizations."
The Army Commander's words calmed the anger of the Grand Commander and Tony Stark.
But then.
The Army Commander looked at the information in his hand and continued with a forced smile: "While the National Defense Force and S.H.I.E.L.D. agents were locked in a stalemate, an unexpected incident occurred within S.H.I.E.L.D."
"Alexander and Nick Fury engaged in a shootout for unknown reasons, and both were killed..."
boom!
Enraged, Tony Stark fired a hand cannon shot, blasting a hole in the wall of the conference room.
The army commander's hair stood on end on the spot; he was so scared he almost peed his pants.
Regarding the cause of death of Alexander and Nick Fury.
The army commander was actually lying.
Because the perpetrator could not be found at the scene, and both the National Defense Force and S.H.I.E.L.D. wanted to shirk responsibility and downplay the incident, this absurd report of 3.5 people dying in a shootout came about.
This outcome is acceptable to the Grand Commander and the Army Commander.
Tony Stark was furious.
Nick Fury has clues about the details of his parents' car accident.
However, things have developed to this point.
Even Tony Stark knew he couldn't find any more clues from the Grand Commander and the military.
"As a technology advisor for S.H.I.E.L.D., I hope to be involved in the investigation..."
"Okay, I'll grant you the authorization!"
"Thank you! Stark Industries will increase the President's political contributions by fifty percent this year."
After leaving behind a deal involving an exchange of benefits.
Tony Stark, his face dark, snapped his armor shut and hurriedly left for S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters.
Chapter 197 Iron Man: I Think I Should Leave a Will (Please Subscribe)
After Tony Stark left, the Grand Commander, the Army Commander, and others also left quickly.
These people originally came to Sullivan Group because they heard about Thor's hammer, alien civilizations, and other such things, and wanted to get a share of the profits.
But no one expected that the rumors of Nick Fury colluding with aliens were actually true.
This would make things very serious, involving S.H.I.E.L.D., the Skrulls, and the like.
As for Thor's hammer.
After hearing what Raine said—that Odin, the God-King, had sent down the hammer to give his son Thor a trial—the group dared not covet anything more.
These high-ranking officials are fully aware of the gods and deities of all dimensions.
Among the many pantheons of Earth, the Aesir are considered an extremely powerful race.
We should be grateful that they don't try to seize the territory of the Mayan, Indian, and other alliances of gods.
Trying to steal food from the Aesir gods' plate? They must be asking for trouble.
In this situation, if Odin's son comes to New York for training, we can just pretend we don't know anything. As long as New York isn't destroyed, at most we can get the entire state of New York to cooperate.
Sullivan Group is so powerful, and it's a major player in New York; surely they wouldn't just sit idly by. 12
The Bai family's chief steward and others came and went in a hurry.