Warlock of the Marvel Universe

As Teresa said, this matter cannot be easily covered up.

In the past, SHIELD really hated the committee responsible for supervising them. They felt that these people were too bureaucratic and focused on the process rather than the results. The committee did hold SHIELD back and restricted many agents, but more When it happened, they were the ones holding it in front for S.H.I.E.L.D.

But now the committee is finished, and they cannot escape the blame for what happened to SHIELD. However, since they can serve as members of the World Security Council, their power in their own country is not small, and they will not be blamed for this incident. Things have fallen into disrepair, but they won't come back anytime soon.So now it's time for S.H.I.E.L.D. to face public accountability directly.

Three days later, the U.S. Capitol in Washington held an accountability hearing on this incident.Since the United States is the biggest culprit in paying S.H.I.E.L.D. funds, the entire process took place in the United States. In the early battles and the final battle, only the United States suffered losses. Considering so many unlucky reasons, plus some political operations , the United States seized the power to hold this hearing into its own hands through the United Nations.

The representative attending the hearing on behalf of the Identity Bureau this time was the black widow Natasha.

It should have been most appropriate for Director Nick Fury to participate, but he is now a nominal dead person, and the people on the committee are not enough to fully expose the fact that Nick Fury is still alive, so he cannot come.

As for Evanson and others, the consultants hired by S.H.I.E.L.D. did not have specific positions, and their levels were not high enough, which meant that they could not get on the stage, so the US government did not look for him at all.Peggy Carter and Captain America are important enough, but they have always been war heroes advocated by the US government. To hold them accountable at this time is simply to hurt their own face. This time the US government has lost all face. , it will hurt if I hit it any longer.So people at the hearing may ask why they didn't come, but they definitely don't want them to come.

Therefore, only Black Widow, who has some reputation but not a good reputation, and is also the highest-level agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., is most suitable to attend this hearing.

Today Natasha wore a black women's suit and changed her makeup. After all, it was a formal occasion. She was no longer as coquettish as usual but looked a little dignified.When she walked into the venue, she saw that the huge round table was already full of people. Many people were wearing military uniforms and had a lot of military medals. Some people were wearing suits and glasses and looked like government officials. But Natasha knew these people. In fact, they were important personnel from the CIA and FBI. It seemed like the scene was really big.

But Natasha was not afraid at all, because in addition to these official figures, there were many reporters at the scene. American reporters and reporters from all over the world had surrounded the place.By the way, there is also a very unsociable person among these reporters. This person looks very young. His excitement and nervousness are simply palpable. It seems that he has experienced such a big occasion for the first time.

This is indeed the case. The news company called Jianwenlu to which this reporter belongs has just been established, and it is still an online news media.However, in addition to the somewhat poor operating methods of this online media, its current reputation and credibility are at its peak.

Because it was this media that exclusively disclosed Hydra’s insight plan when no one knew anything about it and the U.S. government was completely kept in the dark.Although people at that time were all outraged by the idea of ​​downloading software by clicking on the news, and after seeing the specific content of the news, they also made all kinds of comments. It would be a pity not to draw comics if you have the imagination.But after all these news were confirmed in the past two days, people all exclaimed: "Are we really living in comics?"

It was the presence of these reporters that let Natasha know that this hearing was no big deal.If the U.S. government really wanted to run business in a fair manner, it would not let so many reporters come in and interfere.Secret arrests, secret trials and secret detentions are the normal routine.

Even considering that this incident is already known to everyone, the US government must make an explanation.Then you can just make up an interrogation record and hand it over after the matter is over. How could so many reporters be allowed to broadcast live? Even if the democracy and freedom promoted by the US government are true, even a fool knows that this kind of thing cannot be done. Tweeted it

So, this is just a process.Natasha slowly got into her position.The hearing officially began. A few procedural questions were asked before slowly getting to the topic.But these questions still made Natasha feel like they were just following a procedure and didn't get to the point at all.

"Agent, you need to understand that the majority of people at this hearing believe that you have defended world peace but also betrayed it, and you should be sentenced to prison rather than talking back to us in the Capitol."

Natasha almost couldn't help but want to roll her eyes after hearing this question.What's the question? This question was asked in a formal manner, but the essence of the question was like a street gangster trying to get angry, and it had no practical significance at all.

"You won't put me in jail." So Natasha also replied with a sentimental saying, "You won't put any of us in jail. Do you know why? Because you need us. The world has changed now." It has to be vulnerable, and this is indeed our responsibility, but because of this, you need capable people to defend it, which is why you will not arrest us."

After Natasha finished speaking, she stood up directly and left the venue under a flash of lights, leaving a group of senior government officials looking at each other.

"Her attitude is really annoying." The person being questioned left, and naturally there was no need to continue the hearing.One of the leaders of this meeting, the general with a high hairline in a black military uniform, General Gordon walked into a private room in the building like a gust of wind.When he was outside, he paid attention to his appearance, but after he came in, he couldn't control his temper.

Of course he wasn't talking to himself, there were four other people in the room besides him, one of the former members of the World Security Council and current presidential advisor, Gideon Malik.and Ross, a former military general, former New York mayor, and has been nominated by the president to be Secretary of State.And the Eredar Twins.

After everything was settled and Stephanie went home obediently, the old guy was finally willing to crawl out of the bunker, and then he came here with the Eredar Twins non-stop, because the time to rise had arrived.

Malik took a puff of his cigar, looked at you and Gordon said with a smile, "You are already prepared, why are you still so angry?"

"No matter how much you prepare to face reality, it will be short-lived." Gordon said something like a famous saying, lit a cigar and took a puff, then coughed violently, "Ahem, why is there anything in this?" The smell of chili sauce, cough cough"

Malik brought his own cigars, but Gordon picked one up and it was the one placed on the table by the Ereda Twins. He took a strong puff and almost lost his breath.Gordon coughed for a long time and after taking a few gulps of water, he finally recovered and said in a hoarse voice, "Yes, I was prepared, but you didn't even see how irritating and arrogant her attitude was at the scene." , so arrogant, as if he was determined to defeat us."

"It's inevitable to be arrogant." Malik put the cigar in the ashtray, turned it out, and said in a sinister tone, "After all, he just protected the peace of the world."

"Defend the world." Gordon's tone suddenly rose a few notches. "If cleaning up your own mess can be considered defending the world, then just pretend I didn't say that."

Natasha and the others stopped the Insight Project, but wasn't this mess caused by SHIELD itself? To put it bluntly, this is shitting and wiping your own ass. Do you need others to cheer loudly?

"But are they really just cleaning up their own mess?" Malik's eyes flashed coldly as he glanced at Gordon.

General Gordon's heart immediately thumped and he fell silent.

How to put this matter? From the current intelligence, the resurgence of Hydra and the deterioration of S.H.I.E.L.D. all originated from Project Paperclip. When Project Paperclip was implemented, there was no S.H.I.E.L.D. at that time. They were called science. The Strategic Forces were not a worldwide organization at that time, but a department under the US government. The US government also had a great responsibility in this matter.

The reason why the Scientific Strategic Forces was able to transform into S.H.I.E.L.D. and become a worldwide organization was the strong support of the U.S. government.So now if we dig deeper into the matter, the conclusion is that the U.S. government supported Hydra to such a huge extent, and it was the U.S. government that introduced Hydra to the world.

Moreover, S.H.I.E.L.D. lifted the security agreement and disclosed almost all confidential information, including of course the hidden Hydra information. Based on this information, the FBI has made arrests one after another in the past few days. There are several Hydra moles lurking within the government, including high-ranking political officials, including the former Congressman Stan who wanted to obtain steel armor for the government.

This news is exciting. It can be said to be the biggest scandal of the US government since the founding of the country.This is one of the reasons why the US government has made great efforts to seize the power of holding hearings into its own hands, but only went through one procedure.You have to jump into the hole you dug with tears in your eyes. Just grab it and fool yourself. If you really take it seriously, no one will have an easy time.

"And they are not easy to mess with now." Malik continued to say lightly. "Black Widow's coming today is enough to give you face, because at this moment, strictly speaking, she is not from SHIELD, but from the Stark Group. employees."

"It seems you have also heard." Gordon said in a dumbfounded voice, "Maria Hill, as well as all the original Avengers personnel, were hired as a private security team by Tony Stark yesterday."

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Tony Stark is not easy to mess with. With a huge team of lawyers, strong financial resources and influence, going against him is a nightmare.

"You know, I have never thought about such a crazy thing before, but it actually happened." Gordon simply didn't know how to evaluate this kind of thing. American chaebols are rich, although it is not a big deal. They can all do it, but they can pretty much do whatever they want.

Although Tony Stark can no longer directly organize a private army, is the Avengers considered an army? It is reasonable for a person with Tony Stark's status to hire a few bodyguards and form a security team. Although these few bodyguards It's better than others, but you can't say he's wrong.

"You know, I've always had a feeling that one day our country will be destroyed by this excessive freedom."

"Be careful with your words." Gordon complained out of emotion, but Malik immediately reminded him, "We are a free and democratic country. Even if it is destroyed, it is the people's choice."

Gordon rolled his eyes, old fox, who are you? Do you believe this kind of nonsense?

"But we can't just let it go," Ross said at this time, "Avengers, the other people are fine, but Thor and Hulk, they are simply strategic nuclear weapons."

"If he had two nuclear bombs misplaced and running around, I would be so worried that I couldn't sleep at night."

"Do you think I won't be worried?" Gordon said funnyly, "But Tony Stark is not easy to mess with, and although it makes people angry, what Black Widow said today is not unreasonable."

"The world has become fragile. The sudden collapse of SHIELD caught everyone off guard. For decades, we have relied on this behemoth to help us deal with troubles and solve problems. I don't deny that our government has criticized it, but so It’s hard to adapt to the sudden absence of anyone.”

"How many terrorist organizations, criminal groups, and careerists are suppressed by SHIELD. They will become even crazier after losing SHIELD, so there must be a SHIELD."

"We also need Tony Stark and others to help us get through this difficult adaptation period."

General Gordon spoke from the bottom of his heart. Although he was angry with Black Widow's attitude and Tony Stark's methods, a person of his position considered more profit and loss rather than personal emotions.

"Not necessarily." But Ross really disagreed after hearing this. "If Tony Stark wants to be a rich man, then let him be a rich man. If he wants to influence politics, then let him influence it. Anyway, this is the way our country's system is, but There's absolutely no way he can control the Avengers."

"Stark's men's uniform is because of his money and influence. To fight him in this regard is asking for trouble. But in other respects, in addition to being a rich man, he is also Iron Man. I know that Iron Man is very popular. People welcome him because he is the first, the first superhero of this century, and the first person to take the initiative to disclose his superhero identity, plus his playboy style makes him very likable."

"But let me say, he is more like a superstar than a superhero. And the lifespan of a star is always short."

"You need them to protect your safety and help you through the difficult adaptation period, so you tolerate them." Malik smiled coldly, "But what if safety doesn't require them to protect it? What if there are others who can also protect safety?"

"Who defends how?" General Gordon asked eagerly.As a military general, he certainly does not want to hand over the security of the country and the world to a private individual, especially a private individual who is unwilling to cooperate with the government.

"We." The Eredar Twins spoke at this time, and handed over a thick stack of contracts at the same time. "This is the security you want. Of course, it is not free."