Chapter 272 Unparalleled Argument at the Hearing

The next day, nine in the morning.

Tony Stark showed up on time for a government hearing before the Military Council. He sat in the defendant's seat. Although it was the first time, he was not panic at all. Instead, he kept looking around, greeting Zhou Yi who was sitting behind him, and winking at Pepe Poze on the other side.

Pepe hurriedly glanced at Tony angrily, motioning him to keep a minimum of rules in court. But Tony didn't care about this at all, he went his own way, until the congressman presiding over the hearing above couldn't stand it.

"Mr. Stark, can we proceed with the issue just now? Mr. Stark, please!" The councilor sitting above tapped the gavel in his hand several times in a row, and even used extremely earnest words of request. .

"Of course, my dear. Do you have any instructions?" Tony turned his head and made a serious appearance. And his tone immediately caused a chuckle in the serious courtroom.

The congressman sitting on the judge's seat pretended not to hear these laughter and continued to speak seriously.

"Mr. Stark, can you answer my question honestly?"

"Of course, my dear. By the way, what question are you asking!" Tony naturally wouldn't be honest just because of a sentence, but he promised it verbally.

No matter what his attitude is, the congressman can sit in this position and target Tony Stark, how could he not do some research on him in advance. So he ignored this frivolous, unrighteous attitude. He said to him with a smile on his face all the time.

"Mr. Stark, do you have a special high-tech weapon?"

"No!" Tony answered categorically on this question, but Mr. Senator immediately shouted loudly.

"You said no?"

"Yes, no!" Tony's expression was as earnest as in worship. "I'm pretty sure. Of course, it depends on what you define as a weapon."

"Iron Man is a weapon, Mr. Stark!" replied squinting, and Mr. Senator laughed. He didn't think this established fact could be turned over by Tony's clever mouth.

Hearing this, Tony immediately made his expression serious. He pulled the microphone in front of him and said solemnly.

"My invention is not a weapon!"

"Not a weapon?" Mr. Senator sat up straight.

"Then how do you define it, Mr. Stark?"

"He is what he is. Your Excellency Senator. If I have to say it, it can only be regarded as a high-tech prosthetic limb!" Tony's words immediately attracted even more laughter, but he still faced the Senator with a serious expression. said Mr. "That's the best adjective I can think of, a tech prosthesis. Yes. That's it!"

"It's ridiculous, Mr. Stark. It's a weapon, and he's a weapon!"

In the face of Tony's rhetoric, the senator could no longer remain indifferent. He increased the volume, drowns out Tony's voice. and gave his own definition.

"If you prioritize the well-being of the people..."

Tony naturally can't tolerate his invention being so characterized. He just wanted to make up words to refute this Senator. But the senator had cut him off.

"No, my priority is to deliver the Iron Man weapon to the American people."

It's obvious to quarrel with a profession like a senator who eats all his life. A guy like Tony who can only fight for a while can't take advantage of it.

But not being able to take advantage of it doesn't mean he will submit, so he immediately declared his opinion righteously.

"Don't even think about it. I'm Iron Man. I'm one with my Iron Armor. If you want me to give it up, you want me to give up myself. So don't even think about it. If you make me do it Yes, I can understand that you are forcing me to do labor or prostitution or something, which is definitely illegal, of course, it depends on the state. But I think I can use legal means here. To protect your own interests. So. To sum up, your Excellency Senator, I can't give it to you."

Being so messed up by Tony, the scene suddenly became as lively as some hilarious talk show. And in this atmosphere, even a senator who is good at playing tricks has no room to continue talking. He could only pull in foreign aid to continue his plan.

"Listen, I'm no expert on this. I don't know if what you're saying is true. Iron Man is a weapon, and I need a weapon expert to give us some advice. Now, I'm going to subpoena Justin Han. Mo, the current major arms dealer in the Department of Defense."

hear the name. Tony immediately understood who was targeting him. The Ministry of Defense must be one aspect, but it must be this shameless Hammer who instigated the Ministry of Defense. Only he would have this spirit to target himself.

You must know that in the past, when Stark was still the leader of the arms business, Hammer Industries has always been eyeing Stark Industries. But Stark had a better relationship with the Defense Department than Hammer Industries at the time. This also led to Hammer Industries has no way to target Stark. But it's different now.

Stark Industries withdrew from the arms business, and the market share he left behind was destined to be divided among the remaining giants. But it was during this time that Osborn was in trouble of his own. So Hammer Industries seized the opportunity and caught up. It has directly become the largest supplier of the Ministry of Defense.

However, even if it became the largest arms seller, Hammer Industries still has a certain gap with the original Stark Industries. The main gap is in cutting-edge weapons. Hammer Industries is a company that makes its fortune on light and small individual weapons, and it is inherently insufficient in this regard. In addition, the head of Stark Enterprise is a genius who can develop black technology. Naturally, the gap between them is getting bigger and bigger.

This gap has made Hanmer Industries not very optimistic. And Hammer Industries itself has this sense of crisis. He knew that if he wanted to be able to stand up as the boss, he had to have a truly high-tech weapon with trans-era significance. So Tony's Iron Man suit was naturally targeted by him.

It's a well-recognized cross-generational weapon, and Stark has just moved from a military-industrial business to an energy business. This makes it lose its greatest political capital. If it does not take this opportunity to coerce Stark Industries, then there will be no such opportunity in the future.

When he mentioned this idea to the people in the Ministry of Defense, the two sides could be said to hit it off. The Department of Defense, which was already stunned by the New York Giants' War, immediately took Hammer's proposal as a way to change the image of the military and reverse the current decline. At the same time, it's also the best way to fill the massive vacuum that has been created since the Super Soldier program was frozen.

Having Iron Man armed means they have countless superheroes. Whether it is public opinion or the future of the war, they are beginning to tilt towards them. And the same. As a collaborator, Hammer Industries will also successfully take a big step and lay the foundation for its own leading military enterprise. So, why would they not do it?

In the face of interests, no one cannot offend. This naturally includes Tony Stark.

Tony, who had guessed the cause and effect, became cautious. He found it not like a sudden action. It's more like a long-planned conspiracy. Therefore, Tony, who could not allow the situation to be controlled like this, started to attack first.

"Excuse me, gentlemen. I only saw Mr. Justin Hammer come in, not a so-called weapons specialist. You mean him, you are joking. Everyone knows that Hammer is just a businessman. Not an expert. He can't even defuse a bomb!"

The sharp counter-offensive even made the surrounding audience talk about it. However, the well-dressed, smiling Justin Hammer did not turn into anger. He just smiled and said to the microphone in front of him.

"Yeah, I'm not an expert. You are, Tony. You've always been a genius at this!"

As soon as his words came out, not only Tony, but even Zhou Yi couldn't help but wipe his face. It wasn't their first contact with Justin Hammer. They know exactly what kind of guy this is.

This is a guy who is literally a hundred times better than others. According to Tony, if half of his mouth work is given to the weapons developers at Hammer Industries. It is estimated that even he is not an opponent. This is an extreme rhetoric guy. Almost everything he said was empty and false. But just like that, he was welcomed by the Ministry of Defense. to this. Arms dealers have a saying for a long time, that is, the smell is congenial.

They look down on this guy's abilities, but now. In this mouth-to-mouth hearing, they also had to admit that this guy was the hardest to deal with.

Just like now, Justin Hammer candidly admits Tony's identification of him. But this view was immediately refuted.

"Compared to a genius like you, Tony. I'll admit I'm no weapons expert, indeed. I'm better suited as a businessman."

If Tony Stark is used as the dividing line, there are probably not many people in the world who can be called weapons experts. So when he said that, the audience around him naturally admitted the point. Tony's genius. At this time, it became the opponent's weapon.

And it wasn't enough to resist Tony's offensive, and Hammer began to launch his own counterattack. He stood up, walked to the center of the hearing, and spoke to the surroundings.

"Your Excellency Senator. Allow me to speak. I may not be an expert, but I know who is. Tony, it's your father. Howard Stark. It's not just our patriarch, it's our military The father of industry. You are like him, you are geniuses. This is what you inherited from your father, especially your talent in weapons development."

"We all know what we're here for. It's been half a year. Tony Stark has forged a sharp sword, but he himself insists it's just a shield. He wants us to trust him and hide from him. behind me because that would be safe. I wish I would feel safe, I really thought so at first. But after the monster rampage in New York and the gigantic biological events in Europe, I really can't. After all, he didn't show up to us when we thought he could protect us. And that's enough."

"I don't mean to accuse Mr. Stark. After all, we live in a world full of danger. Mr. Stark may not necessarily have a way of predicting the danger, and he may not necessarily be able to rush over when the danger comes. So I Can only wonder if there is another way to let Mr. Stark protect us. Hand over the toy in his hand and give it to someone who can protect us better. Maybe that's the right thing to do."

"That's it, everyone. That's my personal opinion. God bless America, God bless Iron Man!" (~^~)