"That's great."
Tony Stark didn't mind this, and spread his hands indifferently, saying, "Looks like I'll have to go back and make a new Mark 2 Iron Suit for him..."
"Well, see you then."
Uehara Naraku waved his hand, rolled up his car window, and softly instructed the driver in front, "Let's go, to the White House to visit our new president."
White House.
The new president had quite an ego.
Because he was involved in the plan to assassinate the president, he could easily say that he climbed to the position of head of state on his own merits.
However, the new president still had something on his mind.
Since Killian died on Christmas Eve, the new president couldn't be sure if there were others who knew about his relationship with Killian. Otherwise, if it was leaked, he would surely be impeached and even face imprisonment.
Therefore...
He had to find a way to resolve this matter.
But before that, the new president was eager to confirm if any of those terrorists still held the Extremes virus that allows limb regeneration!
Because his beloved youngest daughter was disabled and needed the Extremis virus to walk again... Once this regret was remedied, he planned to have his confidants eliminate those terrorists, completely eradicating future threats!
According to U.S. conventions, the president's family would also move into the White House to live, and could even take on important roles to directly participate in politics... Just like the president who was assassinated on Christmas Eve, who liked to let his eldest daughter and son-in-law engage in politics.
Just as the new president was about to visit his daughter, a Gate of Space silently appeared in his office, and a pale purple-haired man stepped out.
It was none other than Ichimaru Gin, who killed the former president on Christmas Eve!
"Looks like your new office is not bad…"
Ichimaru Gin slowly sat on a chair next to him, smiling as he folded his arms, "It's a pity, Mr. Killian died so miserably and can't share in the joy of our success…"
"Who let you in?"
The new president's eyes couldn't help but twitch, his expression immediately darkening as he said in a low voice, "There are security cameras everywhere in the White House… if they know about my connection with you guys..."
"What does that matter?"
Ichimaru Gin smiled, squinting his eyes as he spoke lightly, "To us, you're just a puppet we elevated, as long as you obediently follow our instructions... If you don't, we can find someone else to elevate."
"You..."
The elderly president's heart suddenly felt a bit tight, his palm pressing hard against the desk in front of him as he tried to maintain his composure, "Don't think I'm bound to follow your orders. Only cooperation can achieve our goals…
The whole government, I'm the only one who will support your Extremes virus, I'm the only one willing to cooperate with you terrorists to make my daughter walk again!"
After saying that, the new president felt something was off.
Why did this terrorist seem ready to turn hostile at any moment, while he, the top power holder, had to emphasize cooperation?
Damn it…
Their relationship must be reversed, right?
Clearly, now that he's in the presidential seat, shouldn't the terrorist be worried about this new president turning his back? Why does he still have this unworried demeanor?
"Cooperation?"
Ichimaru Gin's smile remained, his hands tucked into his kimono sleeves, slowly continuing, "If Mr. Killian were still alive, perhaps we wouldn't mind cooperating, because I don't want to deal with pawns of pawns like you..."
At this point, Ichimaru Gin paused for a second, his eyes slowly opening to reveal a pair of cold pupils, "Now that Killian is dead... we need a pawn that can be completely obedient..."
"You people..."
The corner of the new president's eye twitched a bit, his lips quivering as he spoke, "Wasn't Killian... your leader?"
Why did things seem to have gone slightly awry...
Publicly, the leader of these terrorists was Lord Mandarin, while in reality it was this terror scientist Aldrich Killian pulling the strings. However, now someone blatantly tells him that Killian was just a pawn!
These terrorists standing behind Killian...
What kind of organization are they? Who are these people!
Damn it...
What organization has he gotten himself involved with!
And now this organization is forcing confrontation as he, the new president!
Just as the new president, with a grim expression, wanted to have a proper conversation with Ichimaru Gin, a phone call suddenly came into his office, it was from his secretary.
"Sir, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., Uehara Naraku is here, he's in the reception area, wants to discuss the security issue with you,..."
"I understand."
The new president looked at Ichimaru Gin in front of him, coldly instructing on the other end of the phone, "Keep him waiting in the reception area for a while, I have matters here..."
"Do not let him wait."
Ichimaru Gin suddenly interrupted the new president, squinting his eyes again with a smile, "I can't appear in the corridor, I'll prepare here, our new president must meet him..."
"..."
The new president's face fell into a strange silence, his hand tightly covering the phone, coldly saying, "If I recall, last night's Christmas Eve you both just met, he...