Chapter 1402 Not Afraid of Thunder
The masked man became a trending topic and became bigger news than the attack on Iron Man.
All levels of society are discussing this issue. Although the masked man is an extreme terrorist and used explosives to blow off the hands of the Statue of Liberty, his speech was deafening.
There are indeed more and more problems in the world, but the current US government cannot provide a solution. The registration bill that had been a hot topic in the past also came to an end. People need a sense of security. If they don’t have it, they can only create it themselves.
Foreign media call the masked man a "desperate cry" of a minority American group, which should be taken seriously by the US government.
However, the views of the country's citizens are very different. Elites believe that the masked man is a terrorist attack and should be arrested before he harms innocent people.
Opinions among the middle class are more divided. Some people believe that the masked man is just a criminal seeking attention. He can no longer satisfy him by robbing banks, so he will commit higher-profile crimes. Some people think that the masked man is someone who dares to speak, no matter what his purpose is, but he did say part of the status quo and part of the status quo that needs to be changed. Of course, some people think that the masked people must be from the opposition and an anarchist organization.
There are many opinions, but they mainly focus on these three aspects.
The views of the poor are much the same. They believe that the masked man is changing the United States and is a brave reformer.
V's masks have also become a best-selling product, and are constantly being put on the shelves. Teenagers put on the masks and cheered.
However, under this huge wave of public opinion is the helplessness of the police, the attention of Hydra, the investigation of S.H.I.E.L.D., and the concern of mutants and Inhumans.
The Inhumans are okay, because they are a minority that has lived in seclusion for generations and possess high technology and superpowers. They do not advocate contact with ordinary people. But mutants live among ordinary people and care more about what ordinary people think.
Inhumans and mutants are both products of alien civilization's intervention in ancient humans, but some of the Inhumans were selected to become superpowers. After the aliens left, these superpowers lived in groups. Mutants are aliens who left the X gene in the human body. This gene is random and recessive. Having the X gene may not necessarily awaken superpowers, but having superpowers must have the X gene.
Therefore, the emergence of mutants is uncertain. No one knows whether there are mutants in the hospital's nursery.
Duran's high profile has clearly once again incited ordinary people's hatred of mutants.
It can be said that the entire New York has indeed changed because of a televised speech, becoming more dangerous and more aggressive.
The masked man even had his own web page. Although the content of the TV speech was soon banned, this could not stop the enthusiasm of the middle school boy, and many videos were still circulated in the form of downloads.
Hammer watched the TV talk show, which featured sociology experts, psychology experts, and behavioral professors, talking about "The Day of the Masked Man" under the guidance of the host.
"They actually set a memorial day for a criminal." Hammer said hell, even a big shot like himself doesn't get such treatment.
But a few experts on TV were talking very happily.
Sociological experts believe that this is an outbreak that has been suppressed for a long time, and is the backlash of the government's long-term inaction against mutants and consortia: "Tony Stark is a typical example. No one can monitor and restrain him. He has a large amount of capital and advanced technology. "If you wake up one day and find that the president sitting in the White House has turned into a man wearing a tin can, don't be surprised, because he is fully capable of becoming our president." "But the masked man obviously wants to prevent it. When this happens, no matter what the masked person’s purpose is, the content of his speech does require our attention.”
The psychologist said: "I am more inclined to think that the masked man is a performance criminal who is hungry for attention. From the fact that he robbed the same bank three times in a row, it can be seen that he personally wants to get attention. In fact, he is probably waiting for it now. The police arrested him so he could return to public view."
Behavioral experts said: "He did not blow up the entire Statue of Liberty, but blew up both of her arms. We all know that the hands of the Statue of Liberty are the 'Torch of Liberty' and the 'Charter of Independence.' This shows that he has a strong influence on the existing United States." There is great dissatisfaction with the system, so it is basically certain that the masked man is a middle-aged American who has served in the military and even participated in the Middle East war, and is an extreme patriot."
Everyone spoke plausibly and obviously prepared a lot of content before going on the show. The host also kept reminding the audience of key points and helped them research the masked man's goals and identity.
"Maybe he's just a lunatic." Hammer turned off the TV. He also wanted to see the progress of the mecha transformation. When the expo comes, he will send his improved equipment to the exhibition. His skills will definitely be astonishing. Four seats, a big show.
Vanke was also watching TV. He admired the high profile of the Mask Club, so next he had to get all the mechas from Hammer Enterprise.
Iron Man has no intention of caring about these things. He is going to die. This kind of thing should be left to other people to care about. Now Iron Man just wants to have fun while hoping that no one will be sad because of his death. Okay, I have some hope, but I'm afraid that other people will be too sad.
There were friends who were supervising Tony before, but now Tony has driven away his friends and even wore a steel suit to hold a party. This behavior angered his friend Rhodes, and the two fought each other.
Finally, Rhodes drove the test model of the Iron Man back to the US military base, allowing the US military to finally see Tony's cutting-edge technology. In fact, Tony deliberately let his friend drive away because this was his legacy, and he was going to die anyway. Otherwise, there was a smart lock on each Iron Man suit, and Colonel Rhodes couldn't wear the Iron Man suit at all.
The next day, the fight between the Iron Man suits in Tony's villa became the front-page news, which made everyone lose confidence in Iron Man and think that Iron Man had lost control. Perhaps what countless people worried about would come true.
Fortunately, the director of SHIELD still had confidence in Tony and handed over all the relics of Tony's father to Tony. Tony got confidence from a passage left by his father, and learned about the power of the new element from his father's notes, so he was ready to cheer up again.
And Boss Hammer was finally ready to attend the Expo, but he didn't know that his base camp had been captured as soon as he left.
At this time, Duran was no longer fighting alone, he spent money to hire a group of criminals to work for him.
Duran stood in front of the double whip mecha that Vanke built for him: "The face needs to be painted. You go first. I want to blow up the entire Hammer Building." He painted the white mask of V on the face of Vanke's mecha.
"There are a lot of technical reserves here. Don't you need it?" Vanke said. He looked at the white mask on the mecha and knew that he had finally become a member of the Mask Society.
"No, our strongest weapon is our thoughts, not the steel suit." Duran's words were so pretentious that he was about to be struck by lightning.
But Vanke believed that the Mask Society was not simple. He knew that at his current level, he could only meet Duran and could not witness the full picture of the Mask Society. He didn't know that Duran was the Mask Society, and the Mask Society only had him.
Immediately install the bomb and move the remote control console away. Duran had to move on the road while controlling the remote control steel suit at the exhibition.