Chapter 240 Acquisition of Stark Industries
SHIELD does have great power, and sometimes it will take necessary measures.
But it also depends on who it encounters. This is the territory of the United States. To put it bluntly, SHIELD is an outsider. It is enough to fool the heads of some small countries, but for the real power holders, even if they are slapped in the face, the people of SHIELD dare not react.
Kahn didn't know what the people of SHIELD were crazy about, but if SHIELD really dared to take action against him and Betty, then Ross would really send out the Air Force and the Army to seal the people of SHIELD in New York State.
The next step is to supervise SHIELD for spying on military secrets, and then restrict their rights, and finally deport or arrest them.
Agent Hill and others didn't think clearly about the consequences. They probably ignored that Betty was the middleman contact of the military's super soldier project. If he didn't have the super soldiers of the Umbrella Military Security Company around him, the military would have sent people to protect him.
"What are those bastards from SHIELD planning to do? They dare to attack you. I think they have forgotten who is in charge in America."
Ross put his crappy dishes on the table and cursed at SHIELD. He had made up his mind. He would go talk to his old friend tomorrow and give this Strategic Defense Attack and Logistics Agency a lesson.
Kahn frowned slightly and fiddled with the roasted sea bass. At the same time, he explained, "They may be banging their heads against the wall because of Tony Stark's kidnapping. But SHIELD is a bit arrogant. How can they be more arrogant than me..." "
Tony Stark was kidnapped. Many people in the military also pay attention to him, but more people hate this guy. He closed the weapons department after delivering the last order. What does he think the military is?"
General Ross's words were full of dissatisfaction with Tony Stark. When did these arms companies dare to turn the tables? They started with arms orders, but now they pretend to be pacifists and bite back.
"But some people who are friends with him are also tracking the kidnapper. It has nothing to do with you, right?"
After hearing Ross's words, Betty lowered her head and started cutting the sea bass, but she didn't even put the sauce on it; Kahn said, "How could we do something like kidnapping? We don't have the time."
Ross frowned after hearing this and said, "It's you guys. Forget it. Let those two people pay attention. S.H.I.E.L.D.'s intelligence capabilities are still very troublesome. If they find out something, it will be very troublesome."
Kahn laughed and said, "Let's talk about something else. Do you plan to run for president?"
Ross sighed and said, "I have this plan. If it's vice president, there will be no problem, but running for president is still a little uncertain, so I want to hear your opinions."
"What else do you need? Money or votes? Betty can do all of these. If it's the support of congressmen, it won't be a problem."
Ross glanced at Kahn and said, "These are enough. What else can you ask for in the presidential election? If you are willing to help, it will be easier for me than for the half-black guy."
Kahn said directly, "Then let Betty help you. With the Pent Group, you don't need to worry about money, unless your opponent has the Federal Reserve behind him."
Biopharmaceutical companies, new weapons orders, coupled with the desperate virus and the recent new energy civilian negotiations, even if Kahn does not collect materials and money from other worlds, these projects are also money-making tools.
In addition to political money, the Red Queen can also manipulate public opinion on the Internet to a certain extent. This is the biggest help to Ross, and congressmen and political money are second.
During dinner, Ross talked about running for president. With the strong support of the Pent Group, his chances of winning are quite high.
"What on earth do you want to do? I can't remember what happened ten years ago. And why don't you look for the people who used the weapons, but instead look for a weapons manufacturer? If that's the case, I suggest you seek revenge on the upstream raw material suppliers."
Tony Stark felt like he was going crazy. Has he been so unlucky recently? He just escaped from the Ten Rings, and now he was caught by two superpowers.
"I've done more charity than you think."
"But you didn't save Sokovia, and you provided powerful weapons to the rebels there!
I hope you can apologize and repent for your previous hypocrisy. The weapons produced by Stark Industries only brought war and no peace; your statements on the news and TV are disgusting. It's not you who brings peace, and it won't be you in the future!"
Pietro said in a very cold attitude. The impression of those days in childhood was too deep. The three words Stark were like the scythe of the god of death, hanging on his and Wanda's necks.
What disgusted Pietro the most was that Stark Industries was just an arms dealer, and their existence was of no benefit to world peace; while Tony Stark had been claiming that the weapons he invented had brought peace to the world, but the fact was that most of the people in war-torn areas used weapons produced by Stark Industries.
Stark did not bring peace, but instead brought nightmares and uneasiness to their siblings.
"Besides, those who started the war are dead, but you have not paid the price for your hypocrisy."
Pietro and Wanda had no intention of killing anyone. Their biggest thought was to tear off the false coat of peace that Tony Stark had worn before, and then teach him a lesson.
Tony Stark asked again speechlessly: "As long as I repent? Will you let me go?" "Yes, we won't kill anyone, but it's okay to let you experience the feeling of childhood."
Their hatred is not so easy to forget, but Pietro and Wanda are unwilling to end it like this.
At that time, the sale of weapons to the Sokovia rebels was definitely approved by Tony Stark. Any flow of weapons required his nod. Obadiah would only secretly sell weapons to those organizations that were beneficial to him. The Sokovia rebels were obviously not within Obadiah's consideration.
In order to go back earlier, Tony Stark only had to agree to Pietro's request: "Okay, as you wish, I will confess my mistakes now. Do I need to go to the church?"
Tony Stark had no way to save himself. These two people were different from those idiots in the Ten Rings Gang. The two superpowers controlled him tightly, and they didn't want to get any benefits from him.
Tony Stark didn't recognize the material of the streamlined suit alone.
In addition to agreeing to the other party's request, he had no other way.
When Tony Stark was imprisoned, Obadiah was also released by S.H.I.E.L.D.
In addition to the lack of any evidence, SHIELD's operations in the United States also received a warning. Pierce and Nick Fury were reprimanded by the board of directors for an hour. In the end, Agent Hill and another agent who brought back Obadiah were both demoted two levels.
In addition, SHIELD had to deal with the endless accusations from Obadiah's legal team. Although they didn't need to care too much, the continued lawsuits would tarnish SHIELD's reputation, so they had to obtain Obadiah's forgiveness.
"Potts, I remember that the board of directors did not give you full authority to handle company affairs. You can temporarily exercise Tony Stark's power, but you are not qualified to object to things that the board of directors fully approves!"
Not long after Obadiah came back, he brought some directors to Pepper's office and gave her the final notice.
"At the board meeting in a week, we will restart the plan of Pent Group to acquire Stark Industries. You won't have any help this time, Potts."
Pepper Potts said angrily, "You harmed Tony, Obadiah, you have worked with him for more than ten years"
"This matter has nothing to do with me. Do you think I can buy two superhumans? Potts, your statement is useless. The directors will distinguish between truth and falsehood."
Obadiah said confidently. If it was the matter of the Ten Rings Gang last time, it was indeed done by him, but this time it had nothing to do with him. He dared to say so even after taking the polygraph.
"You"
"Finally, sit in the position of assistant to the chairman. You won't have a chance in the future."
After saying that, Obadiah left here with the other directors. Although the acquisition could only be proposed at the formal board meeting, they had already discussed many things in advance and discussed it twice with Laura, the CEO of Pent Group.
Even if Tony Stark came back, it would be impossible to stop this acquisition.
A month later, the acquisition plan was inadvertently spread, which directly caused a great shock to the United States. Some people said that the Pent Group was taking advantage of the fire, but soon quarreled with another group of people.
However, the noise of these people did not affect the Pent Group's acquisition of Stark Industries at all. The board of directors of Stark Industries first removed all the power of Tony Stark, and then chose Obadiah as the new helmsman of Stark Industries, so that the acquisition could proceed steadily.
At this time, there was another live video about Tony Stark on the Internet, about his admission of the harm caused to Sokovia.
After this video spread, there were many more condemnations against Tony Stark, and the anti-war voice was still loud. This was also the reason why Stark Industries used to sell a large amount of arms and Tony used peace as an excuse.
However, SHIELD has been waiting for this signal. As soon as the video appeared, SHIELD's technicians joined Jarvis to search the global network together, and finally tracked down the source of the signal in Pennsylvania.
SHIELD contacted the Air Force and dispatched fighter jets to find Tony Stark at the source of the signal.
This time they were lucky, Pietro and Wanda felt that their goal had been achieved, so they let Tony Stark go, but Pietro kicked Tony Stark before leaving.
After being freed, Tony Stark saw the fighter planes of SHIELD and the US Air Force not long after, and the people who came were all acquaintances he knew, Rhodes and SHIELD Director Nick Fury.
Tony Stark threw the cross in his hand aside and said with some regret: "Thank God, but if you had come a minute earlier, you would have met those two guys."