the next day.
When Lake got off the car, ambulances from various districts in Brooklyn had not stopped yet. An ambulance had just entered the hospital, and then immediately returned to the neighborhood that was almost completely reduced to ruins.
Screams.
Wailing sounds.
Cursing.
…
From the moment Lake got out of the car until he walked to the Brooklyn Water Works, which had become a complete ruin, these sounds never stopped ringing in his ears.
"General."
Lake greeted General Ross, who had not slept all night, and asked, "Did you find Dr. Banner?"
General Ross shook his head and turned his gaze back to Ms. Victoria Hand: "Commander Hand, you must take 100% responsibility for this matter."
MMP.
I kindly brought my strongest soldiers to support us, but the devil was beaten away by Hulk, but Hulk was also beaten away by the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Last night.
The provoked Hulk originally wanted to respond to the provocation with the SHIELD agents. As a result, the SHIELD agents had such poor psychological quality that they thought Hulk was going to eat them alive and opened fire on Hulk.
but...
How should I put it about this attack for Hulk? The damage was too small, but the insult was extremely great. So, Hulk was completely furious, and he wanted to smash these guys into meat patties.
after.
The armored vehicles and armed vehicles that had just come from New York SHIELD saw this scene and opened fire directly at Hulk. After all, Hulk was attacking their people at the time.
The result is predictable.
A block facing the Brooklyn Water Works was almost completely destroyed, and the entire Brooklyn Water Works was truly a massive ruin...
Ms. Victoria Hand was also a little worried at this moment: "General Ross, many of our people have died, and our most important thing now is the escaped demon."
Ross chuckled and said, "Really? The most important thing?"
Said.
General Ross threw the freshly printed New York Daily News in Victoria Hand's face and said, "My best soldier has turned into a huge, terrifying green monster."
Once public opinion is formed, it is very difficult to reverse it.
General Ross originally planned to use this incident as a basis for public opinion, and let Hulk, like Captain America, tell the people that the military has trained the first superhero, and now, we have trained the second superhero.
But right now?
This plan was completely aborted.
At the end of the battle, Hulk's anger seemed to gradually dissipate. Then, Hulk stood in the block he destroyed, silent for a while, ignoring General Ross who had got off the plane and was slowly walking towards him, and jumped up directly. With a splash, he disappeared into the Hudson River that connects to the sea.
General Ross's anger can be imagined.
Lake said lightly beside him: "General, perhaps this is also a plan of S.H.I.E.L.D."
General Ross came back to his senses.
Victoria Hand looked at Lake: "Edwin..."
Lake ignored Victoria Hand and looked at General Ross. "General, as far as I know, Director Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D. has always had evil intentions towards the Hulk. Who knows, maybe S.H.I.E.L.D. is planning to do this? You know, make the Hulk socially dead, just like S.H.I.E.L.D. is planning to do with me."
General Ross's face changed.
Victoria Hand said in a deep voice: "Director Edwin, SHIELD has never had such an idea."
Lake smiled and said, "Who knows? Now that Hulk is missing and something so serious has happened, New York City will not let Hulk go, and the military will not protect Hulk. As you wish, the Hulk Club is dead."
At first, Lake didn't think so.
but...
Lake suddenly had this idea after reading the newspaper this morning. As to whether it is true or not, who knows, maybe it is, maybe not.
But SHIELD once tried to inflict social death on him, so even if it was fake, Lake was willing to believe that this was a conspiracy of SHIELD.
Besides.
Someone has to take the blame for this, and without a doubt, it cannot be Homeland Security or the military.
nature.
Who else but S.H.I.E.L.D. should take the blame?
"Sir."
A homeland agent came in from outside and said to Lake, "The mayor and the governor are here."
Lake nodded.
Come on, come on, it has nothing to do with me or the Department of Homeland Security.
The Department of Homeland Security had never been involved in yesterday's incident, and he has transferred all authority over the case to S.H.I.E.L.D. Even if there is accountability, the New York Police Department will be held accountable and will never be held accountable to the Department of Homeland Security.
Lake turned around and looked at the streets that looked almost like a war zone in Afghanistan. He shook his head and said, "The mayor and governor are probably going crazy. This time, at least ten billion dollars has been lost."
An entire city block was destroyed.
Fortunately, this is not a very high-end neighborhood in Brooklyn. If it were Manhattan, the loss would probably have to add another zero after the 10 billion.
Lake looked at the mayor and the governor who were walking together with angry faces, said something to General Ross next to him, and then left directly from another exit without intending to meet the mayor and the governor.
New York National Center.
After Lake came in, he nodded to his assistant Tiffany who was already inside.
soon.
Minister Kelly's video appeared on the big screen.
"minister!"
"Lake."
Minister Kelly didn't waste any words and said directly to Lake: "I heard about the losses in New York."
Lake said, "It's huge."
The direct economic losses are almost tens of billions, and the indirect economic losses are estimated to be quite large as well. The biggest loss is the group of residents who lost innocent lives last night in the fight between Hulk and S.H.I.E.L.D.
The apartments and buildings near the water plant were evacuated urgently, but the 600-meter-long block is not just made up of one apartment and one building.
According to information compiled by major hospitals in Brooklyn half an hour ago, the number of casualties had exceeded one hundred as of half an hour ago, and the number was still increasing at a rate of one every twenty-five minutes.
Lake knew what Secretary Kelly was thinking and said directly, "Mr. Secretary, yesterday's operation was entirely led by S.H.I.E.L.D., with information support from the Department of Homeland Security."
Minister Kelly was slightly taken aback: "What?"
This is different from Lake's personality.
Lake simply nodded and said, "Yes, this case is entirely led by SHIELD. I have no interest in sharing a case with another law enforcement agency, so if they want it, then I'll transfer it to them."
After hearing this, Minister Kelly secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
no way.
There will be a lot of trouble after this case. After all, if you really catch the devil, there will be some follow-up problems, but they will be few. But now, the murderer has not been caught and the block has been destroyed. This is really troublesome.
Federal accountability will not be initiated until things are settled.
Whenever something goes wrong, the accountability mechanism will be activated.
First, we need to confirm who is to blame, and then we can think about how to solve this problem.
Lake spoke to Minister Kelly again, "I have a general understanding of what happened. S.H.I.E.L.D. sent a request for assistance to the military, and General Ross led the Hulk there. Afterwards, after Hulk had beaten the suspect away, the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents ignored the warnings and fired provocatively at Hulk. The arriving S.H.I.E.L.D. armored vehicles and motorcycles even opened fire directly at Hulk, causing him to go berserk."
That is the reality.
Although Lake won't kick someone when they're down, he won't sympathize with S.H.I.E.L.D. either. Frankly speaking, the reason he won't kick someone when they're down isn't because he sympathizes with S.H.I.E.L.D., but because of his honest character.
Not kicking someone when they're down is the greatest kindness I can do for S.H.I.E.L.D.
soon.
The video call ended.
Lake lowered his head and played with the dog tag in his hand, then asked, "Have you confirmed the last two positions?"
A Homeland Agent said, "Confirmed."
Finished.
A satellite map of New York City appeared on the big screen.
A slum apartment in Queens.
The Morton Building in Manhattan.
Brooklyn Waterworks.
After knowing that the slums are the head, following it down and connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn, the other two lines will appear easily.
Long Island, New York.
"Yes."
Tiffany pulled up a photo: "Long Island wind farm. This is in the target area, the most likely place to be the next target."
Wind power station?
wind?
Lake touched his chin and said, "The satellite is watching Long Island 24 hours a day. If there is any situation, it will be reported immediately."
Tiffany responded.
Right now.
People in Brooklyn are angry.
After making a phone call with Lake, General Ross hurried back to Washington.
When General Ross arrived in Washington and arrived at the White Building, the President sitting in the Oval Office had an expression of "I'm unhappy" written all over his face.
after all...
New York is also a major voting base for this president. Just now, his staff told him that his support rate in New York has dropped by 30%.
When General Ross arrived at the Oval Office, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attorney General, the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., and Pentagon staff were already there.
Minister Kelly greeted General Ross who had just entered the room, then continued to address the President, "Mr. President, this case is very clear. SHIELD disobeyed orders and acted on their own, which led to such a serious accident."
Nick Fury said solemnly, "Mr. President, with all due respect..."
MMP.
Do you have to be so cruel? Are you planning to put the blame on SHIELD again? SHIELD is not a kitchen. Don't put all the blame on us.
Minister Kelly directly interrupted Nick Fury. In terms of eloquence, Minister Kelly was no less eloquent than Nick Fury. He fired three consecutive shots, hitting the weak spot of Nick Fury's soul.
"Is this case your SHIELD requesting to get involved, and my New York Homeland Security Department transferred the case to you?"
"Is it because S.H.I.E.L.D. requested military assistance that General Thaddeus Ross sent the Hulk, who has been proven by various experts to have no intellectual problems despite his large size, to help you?"
"Is it you, the SHIELD agents, who ignored the order to hold the fire, which directly led to the Hulk's rampage?"
"…"