Marvel's Dark Knight

Chapter 237 Steve’s Question (Please subscribe)

The next day, while all New Yorkers were still going to and from get off work normally, and were startled by the occasional weirdo from time to time, Wayne Group suddenly held an unexpected press conference.

To be precise, it was a rather shocking press conference.

Wayne Group actually bombarded the former Avengers and current superheroes at this time.

Strictly speaking, it was not a bombardment, but a direct complaint that brought all the famous superheroes in New York City to court.

And this matter was not said by the spokesman of Wayne Group, but by the current chairman of Wayne Group.

There are even names like Batman, Spider-Man and even Iron Man.

The reason for prosecution is intentional damage to other people's property.

This caught everyone by surprise.

Not only were the people shocked, SHIELD and the American government couldn't sit still.

They never thought that such a giant would end directly, and not just one or two superheroes, but all the superheroes in New York.

"No! This is absolutely not okay!" As the current director of SHIELD, Maria Hill will never allow such a thing to happen.

If it is really sued by Wayne Group.

So are superheroes still superheroes?

This is just the smallest problem. Once the worst results occur, it can be said that none of the superheroes in New York City can do anything.

If something goes wrong by then, how can SHIELD alone accomplish this?

Hill immediately prepared to call the President of the United States, and also arranged for someone to call the New York State Supreme Court.

This matter must not proceed like this.

Absolutely not.

When the call finally got through to the Oval Office, before Hill could speak, another news conference had already made her stunned.

There was also no words on the other end of the phone, only the sound of rapid breathing and the faint sound of news could be heard.

Now, Parker Industries is following in the footsteps of the Wayne Group on television, also prosecuting superheroes.

The list also includes Spider-Man, who has always had a special status in Parker Industries.

All this can be said to be confusing to everyone.

They really don't know why this happens.

How can it be?

However, Iron Man's Stark Industries, which was sued, unexpectedly made no sound.

It seems that he acquiesced in this happening.

Hill is really one head and two big ones now.

One Wayne Group is enough of a headache, and now Parker Industries pops up.

This kind of thing is really a headache.

The President of the United States on the other side also has a headache.

He really never thought that something like this would happen.

The American government is indeed quite hostile to superheroes, but this does not mean that they will just send all superheroes to prison.

This kind of thing is something neither he nor the United States want to see.

If once this matter is done by Wayne and Parker, he will resign directly without anyone else impeaching him.

If the superheroes are sent in, who will care about those troublesome super criminals.

There are still superheroes guarding New York today, barely keeping the disgusting cases in New York in a stable state.

But after the superhero entered, the President of the United States couldn't even imagine how this matter would develop.

It wasn't until this moment that he remembered that the director of SHIELD seemed to have called him before.

"Is Director Hill still there?" the President of the United States spoke into the phone.

"Here." Of course Hill is here, she can't leave here easily now.

The world is changing so fast.

"I think SHIELD should stand on the same front as the United States on this matter, right?" The voice of the President of the United States began to calm down slowly.

The most important thing now is to calm down.

So as not to do something that people will regret in a confused mind.

"S.H.I.E.L.D., of course." Hill knows what America's position is. If we talk about this matter now, besides SHIELD, the most anxious people are the President of the United States.

They can't lose superheroes, just like 3D Zone can't lose Jerusalem.

"I will have a good talk with Wayne Group, and I hope you can have a good talk with the people at Parker Industries and come up with a result." After the President of the United States said this, he hung up the phone.

Now is not the time to be polite. This matter has put the United States directly in the eyes of the world.

If they don't handle it well, things will probably get really big.

Will there still be superheroes by then?

If nothing goes wrong, it is very likely that the sequelae of this matter will go far beyond the Superhero Registration Act.

The President of the United States is now very clear that the most important thing now is for the Wayne Group to withdraw this lawsuit as soon as possible. Although this matter has set off a huge wave of public opinion, as long as the Wayne Group does not completely complete the lawsuit, Then there is a chance of recovery.

"Find me the communications of the chairman of Wayne Group. I need to talk to him now." The President of the United States gave the order directly to his staff. He was now very anxious. His staff was also very capable. It didn't take long to find Bruce's communications. Looking at the phone number, the current President of the United States was really trembling.

The President of the United States did not dare to delay for a moment and dialed Bruce's phone directly.

As the president of a country, this is the first time that he has taken the initiative to make such a call to others.

Listening to the busy signal on the phone, the President of the United States has no way of knowing whether the chairman of the Wayne Group who dares to sue superheroes will answer his call?

But this uneasy mood did not last long, because a young man's voice came from the receiver.

"Hello, Mr. President."

Bruce answered the phone. He naturally knew who would call him at this time, such as the governor of New York State or the mayor of New York City. Those guys couldn't even be listed in the queue and would actually call him. The caller could only be the guy sitting in the Oval Office.

Hearing Bruce's title, the President of the United States was stunned for a moment. He really didn't expect that Bruce could directly identify himself.

"I think you should know the reason why I made this call?" The President of the United States did not hesitate and spoke directly to Bruce. He wanted to use such words to make Bruce understand that what he was doing now was quite excessive. It has aroused the disgust of him as the President of the United States.

"What did I do? I just sued the guy who damaged my property normally." Bruce was not frightened by the words of the President of the United States. He just spoke in a normal tone.

It seemed that the person he was talking to was just a business partner or an ordinary person.

"Don't you mean that the superheroes and the Avengers didn't compensate you for your losses?" The President of the United States spoke to Bruce angrily, "Or do you mean that the American government didn't compensate for your losses? You must know that after every battle, the first person to pay compensation is It’s all money from big companies like you, not to mention the post-disaster reconstruction work, which was handed over directly to you.”

"No, no, no, I know very well what the money you mentioned as compensation for us is? It's nothing more than the property damage caused, but it doesn't count the compensation we should receive at all." Bruce's tone was calm. He didn't have any idea at all. I feel like there's something wrong with what I'm doing.

"Mr. President, I hope you are clear. Whether it is due to the superheroes or the inaction of the American and federal governments, super criminals who should be directly sentenced to death are often able to escape from prison alive."

"And when they escape from prison, what they do is more destruction and more heartbreaking killings. And not every aftermath is so perfect. Is there anything wrong with my request for compensation? "

Listening to Bruce's words, the President of the United States now understands that this guy has never thought about withdrawing his prosecution.

He just wants to take all superheroes to court and put them in jail.

"Do you know what you are doing? If you really send all the superheroes to prison, do you know what New York and the United States will face next?"

The President of the United States' tone became a little angry, but he soon calmed down. After taking a deep breath, he said to Bruce seriously: "You are a businessman. I believe you should understand that if you are converting those superheroes After being sent to prison, if a super criminal appears and destroys your things, wouldn’t the loss be even greater?”

"Mr. President, what you said, do I think you are recognizing the legality of superhero law enforcement?" Listening to the words of the President of the United States, Bruce asked this question in a leisurely manner.

As soon as these words were spoken, the President of the United States immediately fell silent. Although they once implemented the Superhero Registration Act, it was only completely overturned later and was of no use at all.

That was an important plan that originally gave superheroes legality in law enforcement, but it has been overturned long ago. To put it bluntly, superheroes now are still an unofficial organization without any law enforcement power at all.

It's just that the things they did were hello, me, everyone, and everyone ignored this.

But now that Bruce has put this sentence on the table, he is already questioning whether the President of the United States is letting the superheroes carry out their actions?

"It seems that Mr. President also knows that the actions they are taking are not legal to some extent. Since they have neither law enforcement power nor legality, why did you make this call to me?" Bruce said in a series of words. The words directly stunned the President of the United States.

"And according to normal principles, shouldn't it be the American military and the American police that protect the interests of us people? So who are we supporting with the taxes we pay?"

"I hope Mr. President can think about this issue carefully. Is it a problem with the existence of superheroes or a problem with the rule of law in the United States itself." Bruce didn't give the President of the United States a chance to continue. He hung up the phone directly. .

Not long after Bruce hung up the phone, Peter Parker's call came through.

"Someone from SHIELD has approached me. As we speculated at the beginning, she hopes that I can drop the prosecution against the superheroes. How are you doing there?"

"He has been taken care of here. There is no big problem. Just continue with our plan."

"Understood." With that, Peter Parker also hung up the communication.

Looking at the street scene outside the window, Bruce took a deep breath, and then let it out for a long time.

He naturally knows very well that the current situation is actually quite difficult to control.

After this incident occurs, even a superhero will have a knot in his heart, and these things need to be solved by Stark.

On the other side, Bruce's series of questioning also caused cold sweat to break out on the bright forehead of the President of the United States.

Let alone other issues, just the tax issue pointed out by Bruce already made him a little uneasy.

Those superheroes have indeed taken on the vast majority of cases. To be honest, the United States does not even need that many police officers now, because the existence of superheroes often allows them to only pick up criminals when they go to the scene. good.

There have even been discussions on the Internet before, wondering whether the American police still have any meaning in existence.

But that's just an online discussion. If Bruce really puts this matter on the table and proves that the role of the American police is really minimal, then the day will not be far away when superheroes have law enforcement powers.

"Dingling bell~"

The President of the United States quickly answered the phone. He hoped that SHIELD could give him a better answer. If the Wayne Group was the only one suing, then this matter would be troublesome, but it could still be solved.

But the answer Hill gave him was not very good.

Sure enough, Parker Industries also rejected SHIELD's proposal, and they still insisted on prosecuting the superheroes.

At this time, no superhero stood up and said anything. Even the most high-profile Tony Stark was silent at this time, as if anything happening outside had nothing to do with them.

In the new Avengers base, Stark is now facing a familiar old friend.

Steve Rogers.

At this moment, Steve is no longer what he used to be. He has gray hair and an old face. If it weren't for his strong body, there is really no way to connect him with the former Captain America.

The light revealed in Steve's eyes really made it difficult for Stark to look directly.

"Tell me, Stark, what do you think? Why hasn't there been any movement until now?" Steve knows Stark's temper very well. According to normal principles, for such a big matter, this Iron Man is completely It's impossible to just sit here and watch.

But now Chacha Stark has done something like this, leaving Steve confused for a moment.

And Steve always felt that this matter might have something to do with his friend.

(End of this chapter)