Chapter 601 Chapter 603: Compromise (Please Collect, Recommend, and Vote for Me) 4400 Words, Please Vote for Me!!!

"Okay, you three should tell the truth. →" Kai hugged Natasha and took a sip of wine, and finally chose not to beat around the bush.

Kai didn't think highly of himself. He felt that he was attending a small banquet and had Pepper and Natalie wait on him. Moreover, Tony, who was so impatient, was still waiting on the side. He didn't have that much face. At least Tony would never give face like that. Unless Kai was a woman.

Besides, it was just a change of dress. Didn't Tony have a servant or stylist? Did he need the president and assistant of Stark Group to personally choose a dress for him?

This was not in line with common sense.

Tony was stunned when he heard this, then pouted and threw the tablet aside.

"I'll tell you, just tell him directly if there is anything. He is a detective. You can't hide this from him." Tony was not suitable for acting. At his point, he didn't need to act. Anyway, no matter what he did, others would forgive him. He was unrestrained, and others would say he was true to his nature. He is serious, and others will say that serious men are the most handsome. In short, he doesn't need to take care of other people's feelings.

So from the moment he came in, he simply acted like himself and went straight to do his own research, leaving the rest to Pepper and Natalie.

Kai didn't care about Tony, but looked at Pepper, thought for a while and said, "Is it for S.H.I.E.L.D.?"

Just when Kai said the word S.H.I.E.L.D., Natalie's body had a very subtle stiffness, and ordinary people would never be able to detect such a change, but unfortunately, Kai's perception is much stronger than most humans.

Now Kai is basically sure that Natalie is from S.H.I.E.L.D.

It's just that Kai is not sure why she appeared next to Tony.

However, Kai's intuition is unlikely to be a bad thing. Of course, Kai's feeling is not necessarily accurate. After all, Tony's father is the founder of S.H.I.E.L.D., and his death is not unrelated to S.H.I.E.L.D. So Kai feels that when necessary, he still needs to tell Tony about Natalie's identity.

Pepper naturally didn't know that Kai had thought so much, she just sighed.

"Kai..." Pepper didn't know how to persuade him. As a business elite, Pepper was good at negotiation. But in this matter, Pepper didn't think his business negotiation skills were meaningful. After all, this was related to the casualties of 100,000 people, and it was impossible to skip it with one or two sentences.

"Did SHIELD put pressure on you?"

Kai was not surprised that SHIELD would do this, or rather, if these bastards didn't do this, Kai would look at them with new eyes.

Tony shook his head: "That's not the point. I know you don't care about this."

SHIELD did put pressure on him, but the problem was that Tony didn't care at all. He would not turn to influence Kai just because someone asked him to put pressure on him. That was too ugly, and it felt like he, Tony Stark, was inferior to Kai.

"You plan to expose SHIELD to the news media, right?" Tony pondered for a moment and decided to tell the truth.

Kai did not hide it: "Indeed. →"

"Then I regret to inform you that no media will report those things today, and even those reporters who have talked to you will forget those things completely." Tony said regretfully: "The media is not as neutral as you think."

"Then do you still want freedom of speech?" Kai was not as angry as he thought.

Tony looked as if it was just as expected.

"I knew you would say that. I think you completely misunderstood this sentence." Tony shook his finger. "It seems that I need to popularize freedom of speech for you."

"Yes, the United States is a country with freedom of speech, that's right. You can say whatever you want, and no one can control you. But it's not the case in the media!"

Tony then explained the so-called freedom of speech in the United States.

First of all, the U.S. Constitution stipulates that freedom of speech is the right of every citizen. Unless it is defamation or something.

Does this look beautiful?

But don't be fooled.

Because if it's just this point, it seems that every country in the world can do it. You can say whatever you want, and no one can control it.

What really matters is - freedom of speech in the media!

Now some Americans are excited. Ah, America is so free. You can scold the president if you want. Do you dare to scold China?

This is the difference in cognition.

Because in America, the role of the president is to do this! China also has it. The Football Association, you can scold it as you like!

Of course, the Football Association is a joke.

But haven't you ever scolded those words in private?

Has the country ever intervened?

And the US Constitution guarantees this right, that is, you can say whatever you want in private, as long as it is not slanderous.

The US Constitution only protects the freedom of speech of every American, but it does not guarantee that everyone has a channel to speak out.

Even further interpretation, that is, what the Constitution wants to express is that the government cannot restrict citizens from speaking, that's all!

But private channels can decide which speeches can be published and which cannot!

What are private channels? Naturally, they are those newspapers and TV stations!

But does the United States have national TV stations or newspapers?

The answer is no!

They are all private.

In other words, those private newspapers and TV stations can completely filter the content they want to spread according to their own positions and wishes! They can just pretend not to see those remarks that they don’t like or hate!

Then the question is, does the US government have any influence on those media?

If you say no, even any normal person would not believe it, right?

The most obvious example is that before Kai traveled through time in his previous life, none of the media in the United States was owned by foreigners. Even if media tycoon Murdoch wanted to develop his media career in the United States, he had to give up his Australian citizenship!

So, is this so-called freedom of speech really free?

(Another example, Trump was permanently banned from speaking a while ago. Was it really a spontaneous move by those Internet technology companies? You know, Trump has been president for four years and has made countless radical remarks, but these technology giants have not jumped out to ban him! As a result, when the term is about to change, sanctions are suddenly imposed. If there is no political influence behind this, who the hell believes it?)

In short, Tony told Kai one thing.

Real freedom of speech does not exist, and public opinion is still in the hands of powerful people like Tony, the US government, etc.! This naturally includes SHIELD!

In other words, Kai can expose, but SHIELD can prevent these exposures from appearing in front of people!

In other words, it's all in vain!

Kai held his glass, not feeling good at all.

It's not that he yearns for the so-called freedom of speech. In fact, he never believed in that stuff.

It's just that he didn't expect that the United States, which has always boasted about this, would do so much.

But soon, Kai calmed down.

Kai is willing to seek justice for the victims.

But the problem is that the United States will not let Kai seek justice for the American victims, and he can only sigh helplessly.

"Tony..." Kai took the last sip of wine. "SHIELD is a huge threat to the whole world!"

Tony was silent, he knew what Kai meant.

"I know, I know." Tony thought of the truth about his parents' murder. Combined with this incident, Tony is already very afraid of SHIELD.

Natalie on the side was confused.

What's going on?

How did things develop like this?

Why do I feel that Tony and Kai have gradually come to the opposite side of SHIELD?

Kai didn't want to say anything more, after all, there was a SHIELD undercover next to him.

"Tell me, what conditions are they willing to offer?" Kai knew that SHIELD would not really act so barbarically. After all, Kai was not representing himself. Although Kai did not show his relationship with Batman and the three Chicago women that day, it can be associated with a certain connection between Kai and Batman from many subtle details.

So even for these superheroes, SHIELD would not do things so barbarically.

"They are willing to raise funds for Los Angeles in the name of others." Tony said honestly.

"How much?" Since there is no way to get justice, Kai must at least strive for more benefits for the families of the victims and Los Angeles.

"No less than 3 billion! In addition, they will donate to Los Angeles in their personal names, in batches, and the total amount will not be less than 300 million, of which 30% will be designated for the pensions of the deceased police officers." This is what Pepper said.

"Really generous." Kai said sarcastically. Then he tore off his bow tie. "That's it."

"And..." Pepper hesitated for a moment, but still spoke.

"What?" Kai raised his eyebrows. Is SHIELD so generous?

"No, SHIELD just wants to get in touch with Batman. This is their only request." Pepper was saved by Batman, and she actually wanted to thank Batman.

"They are dreaming!" Kai said with a sneer.

At this time, Natalie finally couldn't help it.

"I think... SHIELD is quite sincere. Besides, it doesn't seem wrong for them to meet with Batman, right?"

Natalie picked up the bow tie that Kai dropped from the ground and asked with a puzzled look. It was very silly and naive, as if a little girl who knew nothing really put forward her shallow opinion.

Tony raised his eyebrows when he heard this.

He was not a fool. This guy had suspected the identity of this woman a long time ago. The resume of this lady was so perfect that Tony felt it was unreal. Tony has become very sensitive in this regard since he was betrayed by his uncle. It's just that he has never found anything suspicious.

But Natalie's question just now made him see the problem.

Natalie is not a very stupid and naive woman. Just look at her resume and you will know that this woman has a terrifyingly high IQ.

However, Tony did not show it. He just decided in his heart that he would tell Kai when he found a chance, so as not to get deeper and deeper.

Kai was not surprised by Natalie's remarks.

"Do you think Batman and others don't pay attention to the news?" Kai said casually: "As long as they see that all newspaper opinions do not mention SHIELD, they will know what SHIELD is. Do you want Batman and others to believe in SHIELD? Do you really think others are fools?"

Tony asked curiously: "Do you know Batman?"

After the incident that day, the golden lion king left first. He did not communicate with anyone, and just turned into a golden light spot and disappeared into the air. Batman and Wonder Woman also disappeared. Tony originally planned to chat with them, after all, they are all superheroes.

But Batman just spread his bat wings and flew around a few times before disappearing. Even Jarvis didn't notice how he disappeared. The other three female superheroes were even more straightforward. Angel Witch used magic to teleport away, leaving no chance for communication.

"Guess?" Kai didn't answer directly.

After saying that, Kai stood up and walked out.

"Where are you going? The party will start soon." Tony originally planned to introduce many beauties to Kai. On the one hand, he hoped that Kai could stay away from Natalie, and on the other hand, he could also let Pepper see Kai's unruly side, thereby reducing Kai's threat to himself.

"I'm not in a good mood, I won't participate!" Kai left without looking back.

"Hey! I helped you transform your new mecha, don't you want to take a look?"

"Talk about it when you have time!" Kai opened the door and left.

Anyway, he didn't make a living from that, and he didn't have the same obsession with the Iron Man armor as Tony.

Tony looked at the two women and shrugged.

He had tried his best anyway.

In fact, the conditions given by SHIELD were not just money. Kai and Tony both know this.

Three billion is a lot, but it is not for Kai and Tony. In fact, Kai and Tony have jointly founded a charity fund to fund the reconstruction of Los Angeles. Of course, there are interests involved. After all, it is beneficial and can help people. It seems that there is no reason to refuse, but there are nearly 1 billion funds that are not for return and are specifically used to help those affected by the disaster.

So it is impossible for Tony to persuade SHIELD for 3 billion.

SHIELD has made promises to Tony in other aspects. For example, the upcoming hearing on Iron Man Armor and the fight between new energy and old energy groups.

These are very important to Tony.

Tony is willing to lose face.

Don't think that Tony is really taboo-free. The circle he lives in is destined to make it impossible for him to live in a vacuum and not care about anything.

...

"It seems that your plan is not successful. You make Tony and Kai full of vigilance and even hostility towards us." In Natalie's house, without turning on the lights, Natalie said to the darkness in front of her while changing clothes.

"I've thought about it for a long time." Nick Fury sat on the sofa behind Natalie. "We didn't think about changing their attitude towards us immediately. That's unrealistic."

"Oh? Then you are willing to pay so much money. That's our SHIELD's budget!" Natalie threw her tight skirt aside, not caring about showing her sexy body in front of Nick Fury. Natalie knew that Nick Fury had no interest in women, including herself. Natalie also suspected that Nick Fury had any problems.

She picked up a T-shirt and put it on, then turned to face Nick Fury.

Nick Fury didn't take Natalie's questioning seriously at all.

"Anyway, we made a lot of money when the stock price of Stark Group fluctuated, so there is no need to worry about the bureau cutting funds."

As an intelligence department, it's really not too easy to make money. What's more, SHIELD is a department that is almost completely unregulated. Most of their funds are raised independently. Although they still cry poor to the US government every year, it's just a trick. Besides, who would complain about having too much money?

"Okay, whatever you want." Natalie didn't really care about it. No matter whose funding was cut, hers wouldn't be cut. The Ace Agent is so confident! "By the way, I'm leaving Los Angeles in a few days."

"Work?"

"Well, Stark's headquarters is going to move back to New York. After all, their headquarters building is no longer usable."