A Little Thing in the Marvel Universe

The author's words contain minor spoilers for Avengers [-]! ! !

Upstate New York, conference room at Avengers Headquarters.

Before Captain America took Belle and Peter into the house, everyone had already arrived except Thor, who was far away in Asgard, and Bruce Banner, who was missing.

This is the first time the Avengers have come together since the events in Washington.

However, everyone's expressions were a little gloomy. Peter wanted to say hello to everyone, but he was shocked by the atmosphere and wanted to quietly find a corner and huddle up.

Although he is usually very sharp-tongued, he is just a young boy in his early 20s. Currently, he is only a marginal figure in the Avengers. He has no place at the negotiating table that can determine everyone's future.

But before he took two steps, Belle stopped him.

She patted the seat next to her and said to Peter, "Where are you going? Come here and sit here. We all have a share in this."

He looked at where Belle was sitting, the second seat on the right side of the long conference table, next to Iron Man, and couldn't help but look embarrassed.

He tried to save the opinions of Iron Man and Captain America. The former lowered his head and pretended to play with his mobile phone. The latter was sitting in the first position on the left with a solemn expression. He had no time to pay attention to him for the time being. However, Natasha Romano was sitting at the far end. The husband nodded to him.

At least this was recognized by the leader, so he hurriedly sat down.

Peter glanced at one end of the long table with his peripheral vision, between Iron Man and Captain America. There sat an old man he had never seen before.

His short hair has gradually turned gray due to age, but it is still meticulously attached to the top of his head.His sunken eye sockets, sharp eyes, thin and angular face, coupled with a sharp aquiline nose and old-school mustache, seemed like as long as he stood on the beach in Normandy, the German tanks would not dare to move forward.

However, this man who looked like a tough soldier was wearing a crisp Italian-style gun lapel suit, and two Stars and Stripes cuff buttons were nailed to the cuffs of a French shirt.

He clenched his hands into fists and placed them on the table. The American flag matched his fists, which seemed to show his inviolable patriotism and iron-blooded spirit.However, in Belle's eyes, the slightly fluffy Italian suit and the exaggerated gun-lapel collar inevitably made her feel that she was a little too forceful.

After everyone sat down, the old man did not go straight to the topic, nor did he say anything to Iron Man or Captain America, who was leading the Avengers. Instead, he stood up and walked behind Belle, stretching out a weathered and calloused hand.

"Miss Taylor-Peak, nice to meet you."

Belle smiled, stood up and shook hands with the proper etiquette, and said: "Mr. Secretary, nice to meet you."

"When I heard that I would see you today, Ms. Durant called me specifically and asked me to say hello to you. She said she didn't have time to thank you, thank you for saving her life in Washington."

"I'm so sorry to hear that Kathy is retiring," Belle said. "She was an excellent Secretary of State."

Katherine Durant, who took office as Secretary of State, was saved by Belle along with 41 other senior American officials when Hydra attacked Washington.

After all, it was a life-saving grace. Even though she was old enough to be Belle's grandmother, she was still willing to let the little girl call her by her nickname, Casey, to show intimacy.

Such a relationship does not need someone like the current Secretary of State who calls the other party by his last name to lead it, let alone not saying thank you personally.

Mr. Secretary of State smiled awkwardly, and Belle calmly exposed his lie with a small name. This made him a little embarrassed, and also made him realize that Belle really didn't want to see him.

How to obtain Belle's support has become his biggest problem at the moment.He secretly thought that this might be a more difficult task than capturing the Hulk.

After the Hydra attack on Washington, former Secretary of State Katherine Durant resigned due to health reasons. In order to stabilize public sentiment after the disaster and express the United States' uncompromising and strong stance, the President made an exception and nominated a general to serve as Secretary of State. And miraculously it was passed by Congress.

Therefore, Thaddeus Ross resigned from the military, entered the political arena, and took office. With his thunderous style and military iron-blood, he quickly stabilized the situation, restored the confidence of the United States' European allies, and prevented the ambitious Russia from taking the opportunity to add insult to injury. .

However, although the former general and current Secretary of State Ross once had a prosperous career in Washington, his wife has never been able to find her own place in the circle of ladies in Washington and even the United States.

Men in the White House and Congress may be able to selectively ignore for their own purposes that in order to kill the Hulk, Ross created a hatred, triggered a huge crisis, and caused a large number of military and civilian casualties.But their mother, wife and daughters could not ignore the fact that Mrs. Rose tried to apply for membership in Desperate Housewives but was rejected three times in a row.

No one except Belle knows the connection between the two events.

Her reason is that although it is said that the crime is not as bad as that of relatives and friends, since Mrs. Ross wants to gain the approval of Desperate Housewives through her status as "Madam Secretary of State", Belle dares to reject her on the grounds that the Secretary of State himself has done stupid things.

After all, she was the boss, and no one could question her decisions, even if Mrs. Ross found First Lady Hannah Conway as a recommender.

As a close friend, Hannah found out that Belle refused to give Mrs. Ross her face. She didn't need to ask any more questions, and she naturally knew that there was definitely something big going on.

The fact that Mrs. Ross failed to obtain membership naturally became a pillow talk among the president and his wife, and then "inexplicably" spread in the social circle in Washington, and eventually spread to the United States, and even people in Europe knew about it.

This directly resulted in the Secretary of State and his wife having to find themselves in an awkward and marginalized position in almost all social situations.

And the disadvantages in social situations will eventually be reflected in his daily work.As the Secretary of State specializing in foreign affairs, Ross's job, to put it bluntly, is to deal with high-level interpersonal relationships. A marginal figure in social situations is not qualified to deal with interpersonal relationships.

Ross finally realized one crucial thing: The power of the United States does not lie in Washington, and those who really have influence in Washington will not let him, the Secretary of State, go alone because of the so-called interests of the United States.

After all, the position of Secretary of State is by no means exclusive to him.

But he didn't expect that the person who got him into trouble was not some wealthy family, industry boss, or even his competitor, but a yellow-haired girl who appeared out of nowhere.

Until the former Secretary of State kindly reminded him that all the ladies and ladies of the upper class in the United States were the guests of this yellow-haired girl. Even the lives of all the important military and political officials in the United States were saved by this yellow-haired girl.

This yellow-haired girl whom he had never looked at was the most influential person among the Avengers.

Her influence is not among the Avengers or among the people, but at the top of the United States, at the top of the pyramid.

In other words, as long as she opposes it with all her strength, the "Sokovia Accord" will never be passed in the United States. It will be completely dead before it can be signed by other countries.

He must try his best to let Belle accept the olive branch from his hand.

"Miss Taylor-Peak, Ms. Durant is in New York now. My wife would like to invite her to have a casual dinner with you. I also welcome you to bring Mr. Parker. I heard that Mr. Parker intends to engage in journalism. , I have a good relationship with the editor-in-chief of the New York Times and the Daily Bugle, and can help introduce him. Ms. Durant is also an old friend of the owner of the Washington Herald. If Mr. Parker intends to go to Washington, it will be very convenient."

Peter was a little overwhelmed when he heard his name mentioned by the Secretary of State.But he also heard that the Secretary of State was well prepared in order to win over Belle.It's just that he really felt uncomfortable, always feeling like he had become a tack on a certain transaction.

Normally, he would have retorted on the spot and severely criticized the Secretary of State for his obvious and shameful behavior of seeking power for personal gain, but on this occasion, he could only endure it.

James Roddy (War Machine), who was sitting next to him, put his arm around his shoulders and held his hand firmly.

"I won't talk nonsense." Peter whispered to Roddy.

The Secretary of State is still trying to win Belle's support, but Captain America knows that Belle will definitely support the Secretary of State.

He had learned privately that Tony Stark was a member of the advisory team that drafted the Sokovia Accords, and his position was self-evident.

At this moment, there was a serious conflict between his position and Tony Stark's position.

He still remembered that not long ago, the Secretary-General of the World Security Council, Amanda Waller, threatened Belle with the lives of all the Avengers' loved ones. Once Captain America and Iron Man conflict, Belle will Must support Iron Man!

Now they still can't find the source of the threat. Everyone, including Aunt May, is still in mortal danger. Belle has no choice.

He had acted on his own initiative before and went to Belle in advance to ask her for help. He was too hasty. He regretted his behavior and was worried about the future.

This is his responsibility as Captain America and also the responsibility of Iron Man. It should not be left to a young man.

"Mr. Secretary of State, we can talk about private matters later. Let's get down to business first."

"That's fine," Ross said, walking back to the end of the long table. "I think you all already know that there was a coup in South Korea, and Yoo Si-jin, who was a soldier, came to power. In order to appease the emotions of the Korean people, the first thing he did was , is to ask the Avengers and the United States to apologize for Ultron's attack on Seoul and make adequate compensation."

Iron Man and Captain America nodded seriously, they were ready to take on this whole thing.

"There is another thing that you don't know yet," Ross continued. "The Crown Prince of Wakanda, T'Challa, was attacked in South Korea. He was seriously injured and his life was in danger. According to surveillance video and evidence left at the scene, the attacker It is the member of Hydra who slipped through the net before, the Winter Soldier, James Buchanan Barnes."

Captain America got excited and smashed the glass in his hand.

Sam Wilson and Natasha Romanoff, who had faced off against the Winter Soldier, were also shocked. Even Belle found it incredible.

Ross continued: "The crown prince is out of danger. However, the old king T'Chaka heard that the heir was fatally injured. In a moment of panic, he suffered a heart attack and passed away."

"New York in 2012, Washington in 2014 and 2016, Sokovia in 2015, and Los Angeles not long ago," Ross said while calling up video materials left in various places. "Criminals are rampant everywhere, and disasters are happening one after another. Thanks to the Avengers sacrificing their lives to defend the world, we are able to survive to this day. I thank you, and the world thanks you, but the casualties are not just from the enemy, how many people died from SHIELD and the Avengers? Internal struggle? How many people died in the actions of heroes to safeguard justice and peace? "

Ross slapped the thick "Sokovia Accords" in front of him.

"The world wants an explanation, and we want to give the world an explanation." See more!Prestige official account: hhxs665