Chapter 825: Scary (Please Collect, Recommend, and Vote for the Monthly Version) 4300 Words, Please Give Me a Guaranteed Monthly Vote!!

Sure enough, the next day, public opinion was in turmoil. But there are really many nitpickers in the United States, so it was not just the Hammer Group that was scolded, but also Tony and the Expo. Anyway, if you really want to find reasons, there are a lot of reasons, such as irresponsible security, such as problems with the organization of the conference. In short, the media in New York is the most difficult group in the world to serve. They are always happy to show their eccentricity to others. They call this thing "news independence".

Stark Group immediately stood up for public relations. Unlike the general shirking of responsibility, they stood up very responsibly and took responsibility for their mistakes. And provide reasonable humanitarian assistance to the individuals who were harmed that day. It can't be compensation, otherwise it would be the Hammer Group taking the blame. But this attitude still makes many people feel the sincerity of the Stark Group. After all, strictly speaking, this matter is the responsibility of the Hammer Group from beginning to end, and the Stark Group itself is also the party whose interests are damaged.

The public is not really stupid. When no one leads the rhythm, they can still distinguish between good and bad. As for leading the Stark Group... who has nothing better to do than to lead the pace at this time? Not only is there no benefit, but do you really think the Stark Group is a vegetarian?

The Stark Group will also carry out repairs on the Expo side. Anyway, as long as there is money, everything is fine. What's more, the bill for this repair will also be sent to the Hammer Group.

What? You said that the Hammer Group is going to be ruined, who will pay?

Don't be silly, Justin Hammer will be ruined, that's for sure, but the Hammer Group is ruined? Impossible. The Hammer Group does not belong to Justin Hammer, he is just one of the shareholders, and not a major shareholder. There are too many interests involved. How can a company with a market value of tens of billions fall easily? Of course, the price to be paid must be paid. But those stakeholders will never give up the Hammer Group. After all, if the Hammer Group is really ruined, it means that they are pure losses, but if the Hammer Group can continue to exist, it means that they still have the possibility of making money back.

And the possibility is not small, after all, the military-industrial complex is behind this company. It's really not easy to get orders from the military. It's not difficult to get up again.

So don't look at the lively scolding outside, the big guys who are really behind the scenes are not hurt much.

For example, the names mentioned by the White House spokesman this morning.

This morning, the White House suddenly held a press conference about this expo. The White House spokesman emphasized that this time, the role played by the Hammer Group in this incident and its violations will be thoroughly investigated. He gave several names and told reporters directly that these people have serious violations of laws and regulations.

This is the first time in the entire history of the United States!

It's not that it was investigated because of corruption, but it was so vigorous!

The administrative efficiency of the United States is actually not high. Don't look at what the United States has been saying about neoliberalism and weakening the government, but in fact, the United States has always been a big government, and those federal agencies are behemoths, which has caused deep conflicts of interest among all parties. Coupled with the deepening of vote politics, the overall administrative efficiency is extremely low.

For example.

For example, two roads in Boston need to be diverted because they are not suitable for development. It's such a simple thing, but the Boston Council has dragged it on for ten years and has not made a decision.

With this kind of efficiency, it takes a long time to handle such a big case, and it may even take until people have almost forgotten about it before it will have a result. Unexpectedly, the White House actually threw out several names in one night.

More importantly, among these people are senators, federal officials, and senior military generals.

This is indeed rare in American history.

The Pentagon and the Federal Prosecutor's Office also acted vigorously. The Pentagon announced the list of the investigation team almost in the afternoon. A joint investigation team from the Pentagon and the Federal Prosecutor's Office immediately went to the Hammer Group!

To investigate the incident.

The next day, the investigation team questioned Justin Hammer.

Then the New York City Prosecutor's Office issued an arrest warrant to arrest Justin Hammer and prohibit bail!

Justin Hammer's lawyer did not protest this. His lawyer even helped Justin Hammer issue a statement, showing that he was very regretful and willing to take responsibility for it, etc., and cooperated very well.

"Huh, who are you acting for?" Tony commented on the drama with disdain.

In fact, those who can be thrown out at this time are not important people. It is clear that they are scapegoats!

"Be content. If those masters were to use their previous virtues, they could throw out a few temporary workers and let a few unimportant old guys retire. This time, those guys suffered heavy losses." Kai said unhappily while lying on the sofa.

Even if he is a scapegoat, he is a high-level scapegoat! And there will be many people who will step down because of this incident in the future. For the interest groups behind the Hammer Group, it is definitely a heavy loss. And they lost more than just these. The Stark Group also gained a lot. First of all, it is the direct economic benefits. No matter which party needs to appease the Stark Group in this matter, the Stark Group has received a lot of compensation for its losses. Secondly, Tony's own patents have been preserved, and the military promised that they cannot start similar projects without Tony's authorization.

Of course, the other party is willing to pay such a high price, and naturally there are conditions.

That is, Tony must provide a set of mechas for the military to use. They may not be able to manufacture them, but they must not be without them. This is also a kind of containment for Tony.

Balance is everywhere.

After thinking it over again and again, Tony agreed to this request, but the driver must be designated by him.

So the second "War Machine" fell on James Rhodes.

This is an obvious thing.

In addition, the police were also criticized this time, and it was Kai who was criticized.

As a representative of the New York Police, Kai's support rate in New York City has always been high. After all, he has participated in various major events and performed well. What's more, he has improved the appearance of Hell's Kitchen and is considered one of the most proud superheroes of New Yorkers.

But in this operation, he was still criticized.

It is said that he was just a soy sauce throughout the whole process and did not play the role he should have.

Please, those "nuclear bombs" are in front of him! If he moves, it will explode. Does he dare to move? He is not afraid, but the problem is that the audience there at that time can't stand it.

But those media don't care, just criticize.

Kai was helpless about this, and those media were all small media, not at all mainstream, and their fans were a bunch of mentally abnormal guys. America is so colorful, there are people who dare to eat veterinary drugs and disinfectants, what can you do?

"Are you free?" Tony didn't want to continue that topic, because he always felt that he had lost. After all, he bowed his head, although he had to bow his head, but he was still reluctant to bring it up. So he quickly changed the subject and asked Kai why he didn't work in the police station.

Generally speaking, after a big event like this, he is the busiest time.

"I'm too lazy to deal with those media." Kai lay on the sofa and waved his hand casually.

This time, there were no casualties, except for the unlucky guys of Hammer Group, but that thing didn't need their police to worry about it at all. It was blown to slag, and they just needed to help them collect the bodies. The murderer was obvious, and there was no investigation.

These days, reporters are like crazy, arresting people everywhere for interviews.

As the central figure of the incident (?), Kai was watching the show all the time, but his position was good. VIP seat, standing directly in the position of the supporting actor.

"Since you are so free, why not check this case." Tony looked at Kai and suddenly thought of something, and then Jarvis projected a document.

"What is it?" Kai was shocked by the thing in the photo.

After a closer look, oh, it's a person, I thought it was an avocado burned by sulfuric acid.

"Who is this? A new perverted killer? The kind that will self-mutilate?"

"Uh... No." Tony was speechless for a while, then clicked on the projection, and a video appeared.

In the video, an inexplicable guy wearing an ugly tight combat suit that he didn't know where he got from, fighting with a group of armed men on an overpass.

"This..." Kai was serious.

The guy's fighting style was unexpectedly reckless. He caused a car accident when he appeared, and then was shot into a sieve by someone with a gun, but the guy seemed to be fine, and actually took two Japanese swords and resisted the bullets, almost killing all the enemies.

If Green Arrow from SHIELD hadn't suddenly appeared and hindered him, he might have really killed all those people.

"SHIELD?"

"How is it? Are you interested? It seems to be a mutant." Tony said.

Kai shook his head. Since SHIELD intervened, he was not willing to intervene. Although Kai likes to make trouble for SHIELD, this guy is obviously different from Punisher or Bloodmint. This grandson never cared about ordinary people from beginning to end, whether he was causing a car accident or fighting. Because of his nonsense, at least a dozen ordinary people were implicated in the car accident. This kind of person... in Kai's point of view, is a bad guy.

Kai is not unable to understand that the aftermath of the battle affected innocent people. Although it is a pity, this kind of thing can't be completely avoided.

But being unable to avoid and consciously keeping the battle away from ordinary people are two different things!

But what about that guy? He didn't have this idea at all. He didn't care about the many vehicles on the viaduct at all. He just went up and started to fight.

"Why are you so idle?" Although he didn't know where the viaduct was, it shouldn't be in New York, otherwise Kai wouldn't have known.

"Because I found this guy in New York." Tony operated the projection again and played a video.

This time, the guy who was so ugly that he was shocked just now appeared. He was wearing a hoodie and sneakily following a woman.

"You said that the guy in the ridiculous tights and this avocado are the same person?"

"That's right! This is what Jarvis analyzed based on motion capture." Tony said affirmatively: "This guy seems to have bad intentions towards the girl. As a New York policeman, don't you care about the safety of the citizens?"

Kai thought about it and felt that there was nothing to do, so he could take a look.

...

At night, Wade stood in a dark corner, letting the cold raindrops fall on his body, but his eyes were just staring blankly at the balcony on the third floor. His mood now was exactly the same as the weather now, cold wind and rain.

He used to be a handsome guy. Although others said he was a chatterbox, he thought that others said that because they were jealous. He always thought that it was his own sense of humor, otherwise how could he have chased his girlfriend.

Wade used to be a soldier and had teamed up with a group of mutants. I really miss those days, when you didn't have to think about anything, just do it when you got the order!

Later, the team disbanded and he lost his job. His immediate superior thought he was not suitable for the army and asked him to make a living on his own.

Although Wade was a little sad about this, he could accept it, so he returned to New York and started his old business.

As a mercenary.

He took all kinds of jobs, from killing people and setting fires on the battlefield to finding cats and tracking homework. After all, no matter how chaotic the United States is, there are not so many businesses to take. If someone really wants to kill people, others will find "big companies", such as high-end tables, such as mutual aid associations. In short, those who run solo are actually the bottom.

Sometimes they take gang orders, work as temporary thugs, and scare people.

Life was hard, but Wade felt that those days were his happiest time.

Because he met his girlfriend-Vanessa.

A bar waitress.

After that, they quickly fell in love and lived together for two years. But then bad news came one after another.

He got cancer.

So he had to leave Vanessa.

Wade felt a little bitter in his comfort: Fortunately, he left all the money to her.

Since he disappeared, Vanessa quit her job and became a homeless vagrant from a bar waitress. Every day, she posted missing person notices with her photo on them and asked passers-by about their appearance.

Seeing Vanessa like that, he felt a kind of happiness, and then a greater despair.

How could he go to see her in his current state? The two of them lay together. If she wanted to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, she would not have to go when she saw his face, and would have to wait for the sheets to be changed the next day.

After learning that he was dying, Wade looked for ways everywhere, whether it was ways to save himself or ways to give Vanessa support for the rest of her life.

In the end, he found a job... that made him regret it to this day.

Being an experimental volunteer.

Of course, this was illegal. Otherwise, it wouldn't be so expensive.

Two million!

No matter life or death!

At first, he thought it was some undisclosed experimental treatment for cancer.

But he didn't know until he got there.

Those guys deceived him. They were studying mutants!

Then those people tortured him in every possible way!

He wanted to die several times, but was rescued by these people.

He didn't know how he survived that period, maybe because of Vanessa? Or maybe it was... his hatred for tearing those bastards into pieces!

In short, he survived, but the price was that his handsome appearance left him forever.

This also deepened his hatred for those who used him as an experiment!

"Hey, do you need help?" Just when Wade was sad, a voice sounded behind him.

Wade's voice froze, and then he turned his head to look over.

The other party was obviously shocked!

"Wow! Wow! Fuck! Wait, are you okay? Do you need a doctor? Really, man, your face is scarier than the photo!" The person who came was Kai. To be honest, Kai had seen the photo before and was mentally prepared, but he didn't expect that the photo was actually retouched!

It was definitely skin smoothing and beauty!

This guy's real appearance is ten times more disgusting than the photo! ! ! The kind that doesn't even need makeup to shoot horror movies.