69novels Chapter 129 Gwen at the hearing
Chapter 129 Gwen at the hearing
Chapter 129 Gwen at the hearing
Such a thing as being famous is a good thing most of the time.
But at some point, too much fame can be a nuisance.
After entering the conference room for the hearing, Roger glanced at the officials who had already gathered in the conference room, as well as the reporters who were in charge of reporting on the spot.
It was obviously a hearing about a person with supernatural abilities joining the military system, but now it seemed like a hearing for him personally.
Although he can only represent himself, judging from the environment at the scene, it seems that he has become the representative of the so-called superhumans without knowing it.
Former Captain America Steve Rogers, as he expected, did not show up.
However, he saw an acquaintance at the scene.
Damn Frankie Nick Fury!
After the disbandment of S.H.I.E.L.D., Nick Fury did not go to other agents or intelligence agencies to start his second career like other S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, but became an "unemployed vagrant".
Of course, Roger didn't know whether Nick Fury was doing something secretly.
After SHIELD was disbanded, he didn't pay attention to the situation of Nick Fury and others.
With Roger's bored expression on his face, the hearing officially began.
The senators, sitting on the podium in the conference room, began their impassioned statements.
From the greatness of the United States to world peace, from world peace to the strength of the US military, and finally from the strength of the US military to super soldiers and people with extraordinary abilities.
Although Roger was on the scene, he didn't take the senator's words to heart at all.
On this slightly serious occasion, he turned his head to chat with the blond reporter in the back row, asking if the blond reporter with outstanding figure and appearance would have time to have dinner with him tonight.
"Mr. Wayne, let's continue the topic just now, Mr. Wayne..."
The senator on the podium kept calling Roger's name, but Roger continued to chat with the blonde reporter in the back row as if he didn't hear it at all.
dong dong dong...
The senator on the rostrum knocked on the small solid wooden hammer impatiently, trying to get Roger's attention.
"Mr. Wayne, please listen to me carefully!" The senator's tone has become very dissatisfied.
"OK, dear!"
Roger turned his head back and replied with a smile.
"Have you mastered the supernatural ability of mass destruction that ordinary people don't have?"
"no!"
"you have not?"
"I do have some extraordinary abilities that ordinary people don't have, but these are not abilities that can cause mass destruction. You can't say that just because a person can swim, he threatens other people in the pool."
Roger answered seriously.
If it wasn't for avoiding unnecessary embarrassment for his Don Quixote Group, he would have no interest in attending this hearing at all.
"As far as I know, most of the extraordinary abilities you possess will cause harm to ordinary people."
"According to the assessment of relevant experts, your threat is equivalent to a 3000-megaton nuclear bomb. Your existence is a threat to ordinary citizens."
The senator flipped through the documents in his hand and continued.
Hearing this, Roger turned his head and glanced at Nick Fury.
He now finally knows why Nick Fury showed up at the hearing.
"So? I don't know who the relevant experts you mentioned, Senator, are, and how they made the unrealistic inference that I have a nuclear bomb with a yield equivalent to 3000 million tons."
"I am a legal citizen who pays taxes according to the law and abides by the Constitution of the United States. I have not violated any laws, not even speeding or running a red light."
"If I have to join the military system because I have some talents that others don't, then it is like the government forcing me to do labor and prostitution, which seriously violates my legal rights."
"If you try to weaponize my extraordinary abilities and try to keep this 'weapon' for your own, you are violating Article [-] of the Amendment to the Constitution, which states that the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. "
"Similarly, if you try to forcibly conscript me into the military against my will, you are asking me to do forced labor."
"Subject to the provisions of Section 13, No. [-], Amendment to the Constitution, there shall be no slavery or forced servitude in the United States, or in any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, unless I am a convicted criminal."
"So, before new legal provisions appear, I have the right to refuse to join the military. This is my legal right given to me by the U.S. Constitution!"
Although Roger is not a lawyer, he is no stranger to relevant legal provisions.
After receiving the Senate subpoena, he consulted a lawyer. There is currently no legal provision that can compel him to join the military.
Even if the person sitting in the Oval Office of the White House issues relevant orders, he can use the US Constitution to protect his rights.
Of course, the law allows him to do so.
But in reality, whether he can refuse depends on whether he has the strength to protect his legal rights.
It was precisely because of this consideration that he chose to use the ability of the Shining fruit at the expo last night, instead of the ability of the door fruit and the line fruit that were already known by the military and official organizations.
He wants the officials to know that his abilities are not the only ones they know.
This is both showing off and threatening.
After being refuted by Roger with the constitution, the senators on the rostrum were silent for a few seconds.
Subsequently, he began a series of inquiries at the official level.
These questions were all refuted by Roger mercilessly.
Anyway, no matter what the senator said, Roger had only one rebuttal. Forcing him to join the army was violating his legal rights granted by the Constitution.
However, Roger did not expect that after he refuted the senator's point after point, the senator subpoenaed a person he had never expected to attend the hearing.
"Right now, we're inviting Gwen Stacy to the meeting."
Gwen?
Since Gwen secretly told S.H.I.E.L.D. her information, which led to her identity being exposed, Roger never paid attention to any news about her.
Gwen, wearing a gray lady's suit, walked into the meeting room under the flashing lights.
Then, he sat in the empty seat next to Roger.
After seeing Gwen appear, Roger shook his head.
These official guys really came prepared, and even Gwen found it.
"Miss Gwen Stacy is New York's Spider-Woman and former secret agent of S.H.I.E.L.D."
"Before S.H.I.E.L.D. was disbanded, Ms. Gwen once collected reports on Mr. Roger Wayne's extraordinary abilities."
"Now, Miss Gwen, please read page 7, paragraph 3 of the report."
The senator said calmly.
"Mr. Senator, do you want me to read a specific passage in the report?"
Gwen frowned and asked the senators on the rostrum.
"Yes!"
"I thought I was here to give a detailed full report."
"I understand, but you just need to read that paragraph now."
"Just reading that paragraph does not represent my complete report."
"Please read it out, thank you, Miss Gwen."
Gwen glanced at the senator helplessly, opened the report in his hand, and turned it to page 7.
"Roger Wayne does not belong to any government agency, and his behavior is not bound by any agency or organization."
"During the process of free movement, it is easy to pose a threat to the safety of people's lives."
Having said that, Gwen turned to look at Roger next to him.
She then went on to read: "My conclusion is that although Roger Wayne, who possesses extraordinary abilities, does not belong to any institution, his actions in New York did not harm any innocent people, and he even personally Take action to stop the criminals, in related reports, Roger Wayne once teamed up with Spiderman to stop the bank robber Sandman, it is not a wise decision to let him join the military system..."
Before Gwen finished speaking, he was interrupted by the senator.
"Miss Gwen, that's enough!"
The moment the senator spoke, Roger spoke too.
"I wouldn't join any system, and if I worked fewer hours, I could consider being defense secretary."
"Now, it's time for transparency."
After speaking, Roger took out the handheld computer he had already prepared.
This handheld computer he got from Tony, the whole is like transparent glass.
In this handheld computer, he had Jarvis install a little hacking software.
He originally planned to leave this kind of thing to Daisy.
But considering that Daisy has only just been exposed to hackers for a short time, he approached Jarvis.
Of course, Tony agreed to all of this.
Otherwise, he would have no way to make Jarvis work for him.
After operating on the transparent glass-like handheld computer, he successfully obtained control of the display screen in the meeting room.
"Gentlemen and ladies, I have some relevant video evidence about whether my extraordinary ability will pose a threat to national security."
The screen on the display screen scrolled rapidly, and some videos that had never been revealed before were played.
"This is the surveillance footage of me destroying the Hand, an evil killer group..."
"This is the surveillance footage of me assisting the military in catching wanted criminals and killing army deserters..."
"This is a picture of me and the military attacking the Three Curved Wing Building of S.H.I.E.L.D. and attacking Hydra..."
"This is the Hydra information I collected from personal channels, submitted it to the military, and assisted the military in capturing the information and pictures of Hydra personnel..."
As the video played, Roger continued: "For these, I can only say, you're welcome!"
"I can do what the military can't, I can fight evil organizations, I can keep people safe."
"The people are safe, New York is safe, America is safe, and the world is safe!"
"You want me to join the military and become a weapon in your hands, don't even think about it!"
"I have helped you a lot, but you want me to be a knife in your hands. You are not maintaining national security, you are just fighting for power."
"I, Roger D. Wayne, will never become a humanoid weapon for you politicians to satisfy your own selfish desires!"
After speaking, Roger turned around and faced the camera behind him with open hands.
When he turned around, the scene burst into warm applause.
The applause was arranged by him long ago.
After knowing that there would be reporters present at the hearing and responsible for the live broadcast, he asked Sharon Carter to contact these reporters and gave them a "little" gift.
Except for these reporters, more than half of the attendees in the conference room received gifts from him.
Senior government officials like senators may not appreciate his gifts.
But for those ordinary government officials and reporters, the gifts he gave were not ordinary expensive.
In the capitalist country of the United States, there is nothing that the dollar cannot solve.
If there are, it means that there are not enough zeros behind the dollar.
As long as you have enough dollars, don't just buy off the reporters and attendees at the hearing.
Even if it is to change the owner of the Oval Office of the White House, it is not impossible.
This is the power of capital!
Surrounded by applause, Roger put on his sunglasses, turned his head and gave the senator a thumbs up.
Then, he left the conference room without looking back.
…………
In a Turkish restaurant a few blocks away from the Capitol, Roger and Tony sat facing each other, tasting the barbecue in front of them from time to time.
"Your arrangement is good. You even used methods like your ex-girlfriend."
Tony swallowed the barbecue in his mouth and said with a smile.
"I didn't arrange her, I didn't even know she would show up."
Roger didn't expect that the senator would find Gwen and let Gwen read the report he submitted in public.
However, the senator has backhands, and he also has his own backhands.
The journalists and attendees who bought the hearing are only part of his backhand.
In addition to buying, he also arranged some more vicious and obscene means.
Having been in the upper class of New York for a long time, what he has learned is not only the luxury of money, but also all kinds of dirty tricks in the upper class.
"She looks pretty good, she has a good figure, and she's still Spider-Woman, so you don't have the idea of continuing the relationship?"
Tony's gossip soul is now on fire.
"There is an old saying among flower growers that a good horse never turns its head back."
"Really? If that's the case, then I'll go say hello to this Spider-Woman later. I've never dealt with a beautiful lady with extraordinary abilities."
"I've already recorded what you just said! I don't know why, but now I suddenly have the urge to call and chat with Pepper."
"..."
Of course Roger knew Tony was joking.
If it was Tony before the kidnapping incident, maybe he could really do such a thing.
But now, he, a playboy who has been wandering for half his life, has begun to develop in the direction of being a good man.
"You guys are just duplicity. You are obviously interested in others, but you insist on putting on a cold look." Tony gave Roger a white look.
"If I'm duplicity, so are you."
"If you want to marry, just do it! You guys are grown ups, keep dragging on, when will your ring be given away?"
(End of this chapter)