Marvel Administrative Officer

Chapter 299 The prelude to the war

Norman Osborn ran for mayor of New York from the beginning to pave the way for Jack, so when Jack privately issued a declaration of challenge on TV, Norman knew the time had come!
New York is a big city, and it takes a lot of energy to manage the city well!
For Norman, who only wants to do a good job in the Osborne Group, the position of mayor of New York is a huge burden. He can only throw away this burden, and he can only be happy.

So after the phone call with Jack, Norman decides to do nothing!

Only in this way can he show his incompetence as the mayor of New York. After the war, he will naturally lose the support of the people, and then he will be impeached and resigned by the New York City Council.

It is also ironic to say that Snader has worked hard for the development of New York City, but his public support rate has not been high. On the contrary, Norman Osborn has done nothing, but the public support rate is very high.

This is probably the special situation in New York City.

Jack on the other side came straight to Stark Tower after publishing his declaration of challenge to Rocky. At this time, Tony had just returned from Miami.

When Tony, who took off his armor, walked into the office and saw Jack, his face immediately became weird.

"You changed your plans..."

Jack crossed his legs and leaned on the sofa, staring at the folded iron suit, and replied in a deep voice:
"The plan always fails to keep up with the changes, and I have no way out!"

Tony poured two glasses of wine, sat opposite Jack, and said:

"I can't understand why the battlefield must be set in New York City..."

Jack waved his hand and rejected Tony's drink:

"The war may start in the next moment, you'd better drink less! As for your question, I don't have an answer, or I didn't choose the battlefield, but fate chose the battlefield, I just played a little role in it effect."

Regarding Jack's refusal, Tony shrugged and started drinking by himself. After he drank half a glass, he continued:

"Okay, it's pointless to entangle in the past, what are you going to do next, I just came back from Miami, it looks like the captain is in trouble... There are likely to be more people involved, are you sure you can't go and have a look?"

Jack laughed:

"Then why are you back?"

"I can't fight other people to save my father's enemy... If the X-Men can kill the Winter Soldier, I can only feel happy."

Jack said seriously:
"Okay, Tony, let's show it off! You know they can't really fight...and I need your help."

"Like what?"

"I hope you will publish a story like I did that lures Rocky to New York."

Tony frowned and said:
"You need to add an insurance? What name should I appear on TV? You need to know that doing this kind of thing is illegal..."

Tony had to think more comprehensively. Although he was self-willed at times, those were innocuous things, and it was impossible for the high-level executives to really turn against Tony for those things.

But if Loki is challenged as Tony Stark, and the war finally breaks out in New York, then the top management will never let Tony and Stark Industries go.

Jack has already put himself on the gambling table, he naturally understands the risks and pressures to be borne,
"Not in the name of Tony Stark, but Iron Man... Iron Man of the Justice League."

Tony is an extremely smart person. Although Jack's words were very cryptic, he still understood Jack's intentions.

"You need the Justice League to be on stage, isn't that too rushed, and I can't decide where the Justice League goes."

Jack couldn't help laughing, is this still the daring Tony Stark in his impression?He has actually started to think about the collective... You know, not long ago, Tony also yelled the famous saying "I am the plan".

But this is a good thing, Jack felt that there was no need to stop it,

"Then who do you need to discuss with? Captain? I think he may not have time to discuss this with you now!"

Tony also knew that Captain America was in trouble at this time, but he had another choice... the Black Panther.

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The moment he saw the Black Panther, Jack figured out why the last time he came to Stark Tower, he met everyone's cold eyes. It turned out that the sufferer came!
At this moment, Jack was somewhat embarrassed...

If he did it all over again, Jack would definitely have handled the Wakanda incident better.

But at that time, Jack was dazzled by the flickering death. He only wanted to destroy Wakanda. Although he finally gave up that terrible idea, the bitter fruit has been planted!
Compared to Jack's embarrassment, T'Challa the Black Panther is very calm. As a weaker party, he clearly knows the importance of correcting his mentality.

And Tony brought T'Challa here, somewhat to warn Jack...

People in the Justice League have opinions on Jack's actions in the Wakanda incident, and this incident is not so easy to pass. At this moment, the enemy is in front of him, and Tony is telling Jack... this time, don't mess around!
In this regard, Jack can only smile wryly.

However, misfortune and blessing depend on it, and the Black Panther was able to take the third place in the Justice League, thanks to the impression that Wakanda was bullied by the five major powers, and the standard sympathy points.

Now that the US team is not here, Tony tells the Black Panther about Jack's plans one by one, saying bluntly... the Black Panther at this moment determines the first action of the Justice League!
After the black panther was stunned for a while, he immediately agreed.

This speed is so fast that Jack has to wonder if the Panther is deliberately trying to retaliate against the United States.

After all, the war broke out in the largest city in the United States, and the United States must have suffered a lot of losses. Let alone the post-war reconstruction, just talk about the aftermath of the battle, and many ordinary people will die.

It's just that Jack doesn't have psychic powers, and he can't see through Black Panther's true thoughts.

However, no matter what the Panther's idea is, at least Jack's plan has finally come true!

With the support of the Black Panther, Tony finally made up his mind to challenge Loki in the name of Iron Man of the Justice League, and then he will begin to gather the power of the Justice League to deal with the arrival of the Kiritas.

Jack left satisfied...

Unfortunately, as soon as he walked out of the Stark Tower, he was blocked by several black cars...

When Jack thought he had encountered the enemy, White House Chief of Staff Rachel Johnson got out of a car in front of him,

"Director Murdoch, we need to talk."

Jack smiled wryly. President Benjamin really thinks highly of him. He was a little puzzled at first, why he caused such a big trouble, but the White House didn't even have a phone call. It turned out that Rachel had come in person!
Knowing that he couldn't hide, Jack boarded Rachel's car without hesitation.

"Where are we going?" Jack pulled his suit after getting in the car, and asked Rachel beside him.

Rachel's face is serious, and she doesn't like Jack because he always makes a lot of trouble...

The official title of the White House Chief of Staff should be called the White House Chief of Staff. He is the highest-ranking official in the administration of the President of the United States and is also a senior assistant to the President of the United States of America.

The White House Chief of Staff is a very powerful position, often referred to as "the second most powerful person in Washington", also known as the "gatekeeper".

Sitting in this sensitive position, what you often have to do is to take the blame, so few people can sit in this position for two years.

But Rachel was an accident...she's been in this position for five years.

In addition to being Benjamin's college friend, her cautiousness is also an important reason.

So Rachel doesn't like Jack, because Jack itself represents accidents!

But she had to come to see Jack, and she couldn't complain or put on a face. Jack was no longer an unknown person. He was the director of the Sky Hammer Bureau. It would not be an exaggeration to say that Jack is now one of the giants in the United States.

Rachel quickly adjusted her mentality, raised her head and said to the driver:
"A walk around Hell's Kitchen."

The car started, and there was a long silence in the car.

It wasn't until the car passed the Xavier Building that Rachel turned to look at Jack,
"Director Murdoch, the White House is very dissatisfied with your assertion, and you have not reported the corresponding intelligence to the White House. Mr. President knows nothing about the current situation. Do you understand what this means?"

Jack originally wanted to make the atmosphere more relaxed, but after seeing Rachel's serious expression, he knew that if he showed a smile, Rachel might draw a gun and shoot furiously, so Jack also became serious,

"Ms. Rachel, believe me, the reason why I did not submit information is to protect Mr. President."

"Oh, I would like to hear more about it..."

Jack sorted out his thoughts, and then said:

"In the nearly 300-year history of the United States, or in the nearly 6000 years of human written records, has there ever been an alien invasion of the earth?"

Rachel, who is very knowledgeable, immediately replied:

"no!"

"Yes, this kind of time has never happened in human history. This is the first time for human beings. Does the White House have a plan for alien invasion?"

"no!"

"So... what can the White House do?"

Rachel was lost in thought. In fact, there was nothing the White House could do!
With the impoverished brains of congressmen, they can't come up with any useful plans... If a pandemic virus has swept across the United States, and it has already caused a great impact, the first thing congressmen will do is doubt Does this epidemic virus really exist!
Similar to this example, if President Benjamin submits an alien invasion plan to Congress, the first thing the congressmen will do is to demonstrate whether aliens really exist...

It is even very possible that when New York is occupied by aliens, the congressmen may suspect that this is an attack by polar bears, aliens?It's just nonsense!

This is something that will happen with a high probability, so Rachel can only remain silent.

It was precisely because Jack saw through this point that he dared to act on his own without fear.

After the silence, Rachel still bit the bullet and said:
"Even if this is the case, you can't make up your own mind. We can completely place the battlefield in no-man's land!"

"Aliens are not fools. Why would they want to fight a war with us in an uninhabited area? It won't help them invade the earth... and New York is a battlefield that can attract them. Exchange a New York City for the entire earth." Ping An, I think this is a good deal."

Rachel said: "How can you guarantee that you can defeat the aliens?"

Jack shrugged: "If we can't win in New York, we can't win in other places. Instead of wasting time questioning me, the White House should think about how to help me!"

"What help do you want?"

Rachel was persuaded, as Jack said, the entire earth has no experience in the event of an alien invasion. Instead of passively waiting, it is better to take the initiative to fix the battlefield in New York City, at least the United States can make some preparations in advance .

It's just that Jack has no hope for the White House, or for the whole of America!
Don't look at Rachel asking what help she needs now, in fact, when she returns to Washington DC, she will find that she can't do anything...

But Jack still opened his mouth and made a series of demands, which would at least give the White House something to do, even if they didn't complete any of them in the end... It would be a victory to be able to delay the lords of the Congress!
Jack didn't want a nuclear bomb falling from the sky when the war was in a state of anxiety.

This matter has actually happened in the previous life, and it's nothing surprising if it happens again!
So if you want to say how much the councilors care about New York City, they don't actually care about them. They only care about themselves.

The entire conversation between Jack and Rachel lasted about four to ten minutes. When the car turned around and returned to the gate of Stark Tower, Jack got out of the car, and Rachel rushed to the airport. Go to Washington and help President Benjamin prepare contingency plans for the impending war.

And Jack came to Xavier Tower Shi Shiran. When this building was built, Tony was angry with Jack, so he built Stark Tower not far from Xavier Tower. The distance between the two buildings is only 150 meters.

At this time, the Xavier Building was empty, and Jack persuaded Wall Street that although the work was not going well, at least the evacuation of his own people had been completed.

All employees of Xavier Technology have been on vacation, and Jack gave each employee a subsidy of [-] U.S. dollars, and suggested that they take their families to the western United States for vacation.

It's just that when Jack came to the third floor of No.30 and wanted to go to his office, he found that there were still people in the president's office next door...

Pushing away from the office, Robert was sitting at his desk concentrating on the computer.

This somewhat surprised Jack, who thought Robert had already returned to Boston,
"Why are you still here?"

Probably because he was too engrossed in watching, Robert realized that Jack had walked in.

"Boss, why did you come to the company?"

"I passed by here, so I came up to take a look... But you, why don't you leave, New York will soon become a battlefield, and this place is very dangerous."

Robert smiled and replied:

"New York is so big, aliens may not necessarily attack Xavier Tower, not to mention that there is no one here, and it is not a strategic point."

Jack frowned: "We don't need to take this risk, I order you to leave New York immediately."

"I reject!"

"Why?" Jack really couldn't figure out why Robert refused.

"Xavier is my blood, and I must guard it!"

(End of this chapter)