Serizawa Ichiro: (╯°Д°)╯︵┻━┻
You lunatic, shut your trap!
If we really did as you say, the Monarch organization would probably have been wiped out in the first place.
Besides, do you really think Monarch can build nuclear bombs on its own?
To use nuclear weapons, you must submit an application to the Security Council and the Department of Defense in advance.
From this point alone, Monarch's position is indeed much worse than SHIELD's.
"Sigh!"
Serizawa Ichiro rubbed his temples with a headache, afraid that Emma Russell would say something shocking and extreme if they continued the discussion, so he immediately waved his hand and said:
"Since everyone doesn't have any good ideas for the time being, let's just follow the normal procedure…"
"Vivienne, immediately submit written documents to the Security Council and the Department of Defense, explaining the stakes involved, and try to get them to come forward together to put pressure on Karl Malthus, thereby forcing him to release Godzilla from Sokovia!"
After saying that, he hurriedly left the meeting room.
When the other executives saw this, a look of disappointment appeared on their faces.
Obviously, they were not very satisfied with the formulaic approach Serizawa Ichiro had taken this time.
Who knows if Godzilla will have become Karl Malthus's personal plaything like King Kong by the time the Security Council and the Department of Defense have finished processing it!
And all of this was seen by Emma Russell.
The corners of her mouth gradually curled into a triumphant arc.
That's right.
The crazy remarks just now were actually just her acting on purpose.
Of course, she knew that Monarch simply didn't have nuclear bombs in its hands.
But even if it did, she, who was一心 wanting to get rid of Godzilla at this time, would never do the stupid thing of "using nuclear bombs to help Godzilla quickly restore its strength."
The reason why Emma Russell said that.
It was just to take the opportunity to challenge Serizawa Ichiro's authority, so as to leave a bad impression on the executives that he was weak and incompetent.
In this way, she could lay a solid foundation for her subsequent usurpation of power.
Facts have proved.
The effect is very good!
…………
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Soon, the news that Godzilla had appeared in Sokovia was deliberately spread by some (SHIELD) people, and it only took less than half a day to directly hit the trending searches.
And it caused an uproar on the internet.
People once again focused their attention on this obscure small European country.
And they speculated whether Godzilla would also choose to settle in Sokovia like King Kong.
At first, the vast majority of people held an optimistic attitude towards this.
Believing that if Godzilla really wanted to stay in Sokovia, it would be a great thing for all mankind.
Because both King Kong and Godzilla have already been regarded by the public as "good" Titans from the Lawful Good camp.
They will take the initiative to help humans when Titan monsters invade the human world.
Even many old fans of the Daily Bugle are eagerly looking forward to Godzilla and the Ape God forming a monster CP to jointly protect the safety of all mankind.
Just.
Before long, a large number of conspiracy theorists and people with severe persecution delusions suddenly emerged on the internet.
They publicized threat theories specifically targeting Sokovia by spamming various portals.
Claiming that Sokovia's simultaneous possession of two Titan monsters was a great threat to all mankind.
Because no one knows whether the mysterious controller hidden behind these two Titan monsters will suddenly defect and point the sword at humans.
So whether it is Godzilla or King Kong, they must not be "privatized" and must be supervised by credible organizations or institutions.
Obviously.
Someone is deliberately stirring up trouble for Karl, and the purpose is self-evident.
So a large number of netizens who did not know the truth began to join the camp of denouncing "Titan monster privatization" and demanding that the relevant departments supervise King Kong and Godzilla, driven by fear and a sense of crisis.
Fortunately, the Daily Bugle stood up in time.
And publicly accused those behind-the-scenes organizers who deliberately created confrontational emotions and panic emotions as the real people who were destroying the stability and unity of all mankind.
Because Godzilla does not belong to any person or any organization.
Its stay should be decided by itself.
Human's forced intervention will only push this Lawful Good Titan monster to the opposite side of humans.
At that time, it will be the real doomsday for mankind!!
John Jameson's remarks immediately resonated with many netizens, and successfully shifted the spearhead of public opinion secretly pointing at Karl back to Godzilla itself.
Thus, a war of public opinion without gunpowder smoke was launched.
The melon-eating masses on the internet gradually split into two factions with completely different views.
The more optimistic faction believes that humans should not forcibly interfere in Godzilla's stay, otherwise it will cause a more unfavorable situation.
The other more radical faction believes that Godzilla should accept human supervision and control, only in this way can the public's fear of it be dispelled.
For a time, the internet was in an uproar.
Finally, under external pressure, the United Nations General Assembly decided to urgently convene Baron Zemo, the spokesperson for the A-Space Group, in one day.
A special closed-door hearing will be held in New York, Manhattan.
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Daily Bugle Building.
Everyone in the newspaper office stared at the major portals on the computer screen with murderous intent.
As long as there are negative comments related to Sokovia, they will immediately go all out and list dozens of rebuttal opinions with reasons and evidence, and confront these online trolls head-on.
Damn it, you want to mess with my Boss?
Have you asked the Daily Bugle if we agree?
In just over three months.
Almost all the employees, including editor-in-chief John Jameson, have regarded Karl as their idol and the lighthouse guiding the Daily Bugle to move forward!
So without anyone's instructions, they directly entered a state of combat.
They will not tolerate this group of online trolls slandering their brother… ah no, their Boss!
When it comes to setting the tone, even if all the online trolls are tied together, they are not as good as these reporters and editors under John Jameson.
You know, they were all specializing in entertainment gossip before!
Anything, whether it is true or not, can be written by them in a vivid and detailed manner, as if they have seen it with their own eyes.
Tell me, what trolls can be more professional than them?
So setting the tone, tearing up trolls, etc., can only be regarded as basic operations for them.
"Mr. Jameson, the colleagues in the network engineering department have followed the IP and found out the vests of those professional trolls who are setting the tone…"
"One of the trolls named 'Strongest Avenger' seems to be a pretty well-known reporter?"
A young man who had just joined the company handed the tablet in his hand to John Jameson.
The latter took it and glanced at it, a look of contempt appeared on his face, "Hmph, so it's him, the reason why I didn't agree to his job application half a year ago was because I saw that there was a problem with his character… I just didn't expect that he would be so bad!"
"Send someone to keep a close eye on the online speeches of these trolls 24 hours a day, and be sure to ensure that their remarks will not cause any storms on the internet."
"This… is that all?"
The young man said anxiously: "If it weren't for these trash setting the tone on the internet, the spearhead wouldn't be directly pointed at Boss, we must not…"
However.
His words were interrupted by Old James waving his hand, and he immediately chewed on a cigar and taught earnestly:
"Young people, the most taboo thing in fighting public opinion wars is to be too impatient… We have now successfully reversed the spearhead against Boss and guided the public's attention to Godzilla."
"If we tear our faces with them at this time, it may rekindle the war on Boss's side, which would be counterproductive."
"So, don't be too anxious now, let these clowns jump around for a while, and then settle accounts with them after this wave of public opinion subsides."
"Don't worry, the person who can laugh to the end… will definitely be Boss!!"
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As night fell.
As news about Godzilla topped the trending searches one after another, the executives of Vought International showed expressions of "missing out on hundreds of millions."
Because according to the original plan, they would send Homelander to defeat the Supreme Muto at the right time, take the opportunity to reverse Vought International's current unfavorable situation, and get a share of the popularity.
Almost all the executives unanimously believed that as long as it wasn't a highly toxic monster like a Kaiju, Homelander would be able to deal with it easily, right?
But who would have thought that Homelander would refuse the proposal to fight with the absurd reason that "now I want to cough when I see giant monsters."
This is very outrageous, isn't it?
Homelander is scared?
In the end, due to Homelander's willfulness, Vought International painfully lost this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to boost its stock price.
So the shareholders of Vought International ordered the current CEO Stan Edgar to give the increasingly disobedient Homelander a good "lesson."
So, the latter directly called Homelander to the office on the 99th floor.
"In this Supreme Muto incident, the limelight that originally belonged to our Vought International has now been taken away by a damn gorilla."
Stan Edgar sat at his desk, with a straight face, his arms resting on the table, the tips of his ten fingers facing each other, forming a pyramid shape, and his sharp eyes looked directly at Homelander opposite without fear.
"You should know that this time, due to your personal reasons, the company missed a great opportunity to reverse its bad image in front of the public."
"Although I won't care about what has already happened, I hope this kind of thing will never happen again…"
But before he could finish his words, Homelander interrupted with an unhappy expression: "I said, I don't want to go."
In fact, this time, almost everyone wronged Homelander.
As early as the Kaiju Invasion of San Francisco incident, he was also affected by the Toxic Blue Blood to some extent because he killed the Kaiju from the inside.
If he hadn't returned home in time and forcibly suppressed the toxins that were fatal to humans and inhaled into his body by injecting Compound V, he would have successfully escaped.
I'm afraid that the grass on Homelander's grave would be more than half a meter high now.
And this crisis caused a great blow to Homelander's heart.
Because the reason why Toxic Blue Blood would affect him just shows that he has not broken away from the scope of humanity!!
This made Homelander, who has always prided himself on being a "god", feel heartbroken and unable to accept it.
So from then on, when Homelander saw giant monsters, whether it was Kaiju or Titan monsters, he would subconsciously arouse his psychological protection mechanism and produce a natural sense of escape.
Only in this way can he continue to immerse himself in the beautiful vision of "I am a god."
At this moment, Stan Edgar's words reminded him again of that unpleasant memory, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly with anger, and he glared angrily:
"Sir, I don't think your statement just now respects me, you should know that even Madeline didn't dare to try to play this with me when she was alive."
"Also, you seem to have forgotten that the reason why Vought International can have such achievements today completely depends on me… Homelander!"
"Of course, I think everyone at Vought International knows your importance." Stan Edgar squeezed out a professional fake smile, neither agreeing nor denying Homelander's words.
"No, Stan, I… am Vought International!!"
Homelander was obviously a little annoyed by the other party's attitude.
He took a step forward aggressively, pointed at himself, and said word by word:
"You can try to send my photo to anyone on the street at will, and they will say this is Homelander with a smile on their face and in standard American pronunciation in the first time."
Then he sat down with a golden horse and put his feet on the coffee table in front of him, and continued provocatively:
"If I have questions about the decisions made by the top management, then it proves that the decision is wrong."
"So, there is nothing that anyone can force me to do… because even if all the shareholders are added together, they are not as important as me, Homelander, do you understand?"
Stan Edgar did not rush to speak after hearing this, and silently stared at Homelander with a blank expression.
The atmosphere in the office seemed to freeze at this moment.
Unknowingly, Homelander actually felt a long-lost sense of strong oppression from the man opposite him whose heartbeat was stable, breathing was even, and eyes did not dodge.
This feeling made him very unhappy.
Fortunately, Stan Edgar broke the deadlock after a moment. "What do you know about our revered founder, Frederick Vought?"
???
Homelander was immediately filled with question marks, clearly not expecting the other party to change the subject so suddenly.
"Would you like me to tell you his real story?"
"Tell me about it."
Stan Edgar then took off his glasses, got up, and walked to a portrait, saying in a slow and measured tone:
"Mr. Vought was one of the rare geniuses in the world. He obtained his doctorate from the University of Munich in less than two years, thanks to his amazing achievements in [Genetics]."
"This caused a sensation in the entire academic world at that time."
"It is no exaggeration to say that the technology Mr. Vought possessed at that time was far ahead of his time..."
"Then, he rose like an unstoppable new star!"
"So in 1939, the Führer personally appointed Mr. Vought to go to Dachau Concentration Camp to serve as the chief physician there."
"Because there were a large number of ready-made human resources there for him to continue conducting human experiments.
Testing the earliest iterations of [Compound V], which were developed based on the [x-gene] extracted from mutants, using techniques such as reverse transcription."
Σ(⊙▽⊙"a???
WTF???
Homelander was so frightened that his whole body trembled. He stood up abruptly, no longer caring about his image as a powerful figure, and interrupted in a panic:
"Wait, are you saying... I... I'm actually a piece of trash mutant?!"
