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If Tony dies from exhaustion, who will continue to improve Hydra's advanced technology?
Concern for Sitwell.
Tony felt a warmth in his heart, but he still waved his hand defiantly and said, "It's okay, Sullivan's energy potions are great, my body is fine..."
"What a load of crap!" Hill interrupted Tony with her characteristically blunt manner, saying, "Last time Pepper complained to me that S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Avengers were exploiting you too much. One time you came home without using any energy potions and you were even weaker than before, which made Pepper feel terrible all night."
Tony: "..."
“Slander, this is absolutely slander, an insult to my character.”
"Ophelia, do something about her! She's slandering me! She's slandering me!"
Wotma, is this something that can be said openly?
Hill's words sent Tony into a frenzy, and he almost donned his Iron Man armor to fight Hill one-on-one.
This little incident eased the otherwise solemn atmosphere a bit.
After barely managing to subdue Hill and calming Tony down,
Ophelia had just begun to speak when she said, "Everyone, I received some very bad news from Dragon Ball Island..."
Chapter 386 Investigation into Trasc Industries and the Decepticons
In New York, at the Avengers headquarters, the atmosphere in the core conference room was as heavy as still water.
Ophelia said in an extremely heavy tone, "In the past few months, the Mechanical Queen Michaela has almost truly gained control of the AllSpark's power."
"The AllSpark is the birthplace of the souls of all Transformers, and also the final resting place of their souls."
"Trask Industries recently announced that a large number of former Decepticon members have died."
"But in the information Michaela provided, she did not retrieve the souls of those former Decepticon members."
"In other words, those former Decepticon members did not die!"
His words caused a stir throughout the room.
Almost everyone present was extremely intelligent, and they all understood the subtext of Ophelia's words almost instantly.
There's a problem with the Transformers 'artificial insemination' technology from Trasc Industries.
Bolivar and William Stryker have a problem.
The Decepticon members, led by Megatron, are problematic.
There is a problem with the large number of sentinel robots that have appeared on the market.
No matter which aspect of the problem it is, once something goes wrong, it will be an earth-shattering, super-major issue that could threaten the safety of all humanity.
"Fuck, damn military, damn dwarf!"
"This time they really went too far."
"The Space Wall, no, now Sentinel robots are being used in many places across the Earth..."
"Isn't that obvious? Sentinel robots are so useful! Holy crap, Pepper ordered Sentinel robots too."
"Hey! Hey! Tony, don't rush, a little bit of time won't make a difference."
"Yeah, there's no use in being anxious. The Sentinel robots have already landed on the moon."
"Even if it's revealed now that those former Decepticon members are still alive, so what? Nobody will believe it."
"That's right, the key is that we don't have any evidence yet."
"The Security Council, the government, and the military are all very hostile towards us and the Sullivan Group..."
"Shit, the damn war is coming again. Everyone, get ready for war."
A chaotic murmur of discussion soon arose.
Just when everyone was getting more and more confused.
Ophelia glanced at the table, her gaze turning cold, and said, "Gentlemen, now is not the time for complaining; we need to find a solution to the problem."
"Or perhaps, we can just sit here and wait for war to break out, and wait for the Earth to be smashed to pieces!"
In an instant, the entire conference room fell silent.
Tony, with his sharp mind, said, "The key issue still lies with Trasc Industries. We need to know whether this is a conspiracy by William Stryker and Bolivar, or a conspiracy by former Decepticon members."
Steve chimed in, saying, "That's right. Knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory. We need to find the source so we can make targeted arrangements."
Tony glanced at Steve and said, "Old boy, it seems you've improved a lot; you've even learned military strategy now."
Steve glanced at Tony and said, "Potion Boy, you're not bad either. Your brain is only half as good as Howard's."
Tony and Steve seem to have a natural incompatibility, and they start bickering as soon as they enter the scene.
Everyone was already used to the two bickering.
Ophelia nodded and said, “Very good suggestion, Coulson. You and S.H.I.E.L.D. will be in charge of the investigation into William Stryker and Bolivar. We need to know every single word these two have said in the past five months, no, the past year.”
Colson: "..."
Why didn't you kill me?
Is this even a job that a human could do?
Do you mean I have to go to Kamar-Taj and borrow the Time Stone to use?
No one paid attention to Coulson's frustration.
After arriving at the first objective, the group quickly began to offer further suggestions.
Dr. Reed scratched his head and said, "Besides William Stryker and Bolivar, I think we need to conduct targeted surveillance on all the Sentinel robots on the market."
"Recently, at the Space Research Center, I developed a reverse electronic shielding device, which may play a role in the monitoring process."
There are capable people in the Avengers.
Ophelia acted decisively, saying, "Barton, you'll be in charge of this. You'll be in charge of all the SHIELD action team members, with Crossbones and Dr. Reed providing assistance."
Barton: "..."
Ophelia is no good person.
In the past six months, Trask Industries has sold at least several thousand, if not tens of thousands, of Sentinel robots.
How many people are in S.H.I.E.L.D.'s action team?
This is too difficult; I have no choice but to ask my old friends for help.
Hawkeye: We need to get Sitwell involved in the intelligence department as well.
Sitwell: Is there really such a good thing?
Patton is a good brother.
Hydra will remember the other party's contributions.
Barton and Sitwell immediately began exchanging glances.
At this moment, Hill, who had always been straightforward, spoke up again, saying, "Director, regarding this matter, should we try to control the Security Council and the official bodies of various countries?"
Hill's words silenced the crowd once again.
This is an epic problem.
The current S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Avengers are quite complex internally. Some people tend to maintain their relationship with the government, while others are extremely resistant to and distrustful of the government.
For example, there's the current issue of "former Decepticon members not being dead."
Let's not tell the authorities.
This is inappropriate; it concerns the safety of people in almost every country, and even the safety of the planet.
Only official channels can gather enough power.
But what if we tell the authorities?
There will definitely be a lot of wrangling with the authorities, and they will be ordered to produce evidence, etc., and they will be dragged down by others.
In a more serious case, the news would likely leak out, potentially alerting the enemy.
For a moment, no one knew what to say.
After a while.
4.8 Ophelia finally spoke up: "We will not notify you for now; we have no evidence."
Hill looked slightly anxious and said, "But..."
“No buts!” Ophelia looked sharply at Hill and said, “Hill, our S.H.I.E.L.D. has the independent right to investigate, the right to know, and even the right to act on matters concerning the safety of Earth.”
"This matter concerns extraterrestrial civilizations, Trasc Industries, the military, and even the White House."
"Hill, tell me, how can we avoid the risk of information leakage if we need to report this?"
"Even more serious, if someone from the White House, the military, or Trasc Industries betrays Earth, how should we respond?"
Ophelia had something else she didn't say.
If we don't make everyone completely disillusioned with the governments, the White House, the military, and so on, then we will not succeed.