You're Already Surrounded by Me
"Xia~! Yu~!" General Ross could no longer contain his rage. He grabbed Xia Yu by the neck, dragged Xia Yu close, and almost face-to-face, his Xia Yu sharp as he demanded, "Do you want war? Huh? Do you want war?"
Xia Yu waved his hand behind him, signaling the Avengers to calm down, and replied provocatively, "Do you dare? I don't care how many of you want to see our strength today. With so few of you, you'd better bring the entire Department of Defense over if you want to see how strong we are. War? If your people dare to make a move, believe me, I can have Thor wipe you all out by himself and then return to Asgard."
Xia Yu removed General Ross's hand from his neck and whispered to General Ross, "Do you think the military will go to war with Asgard for people like you? Or do you think you can find Asgard? I said, I'll cooperate with you according to legal procedures. You think you can come here and show off? You won't!"
General Ross, enraged, suddenly raised his right hand. Everyone knew this was a signal to attack; if he waved his hand forward, it would be a fight to the death.
A terrifying silence fell over the room; no one spoke, only General Ross's heavy breathing could be heard.
Natasha came up and gently patted Xia Yu's palm, telling him not to make too much of a fuss. Xia Yu gave her a reassuring look.
After a long pause, General Ross slowly lowered his hand and said, "Alright, I hope you remember what you said. Give me the money."
This time, there was no discussion; the adjutant immediately wrote out a check.
Xia Yu took the check, saw the string of zeros on it, and whistled happily. The military really is very rich.
A bright smile returned to his face, and he asked, "Your Excellency General, you've brought so many people with you today. Is there anything I can help you with?"
General Ross resisted the urge to draw his gun and smash Xia Yu's face, and said expressionlessly, "Our Department of Defense has lost an important research scientist, Bruce Banner. I'm taking him with me."
Xia Yu's smile remained unchanged. "General, I think this must be a misunderstanding. Look, we are all government employees here, as well as His Highness the Prince of Asgard from outer space, and your daughter. Where would a defector researcher come from? Why don't you have your soldiers search the place?"
The adjutant beside him pointed at Hulk, about to speak, when Xia Yu pressed his arm down. "Don't point randomly. That's Hulk, a green Titanians, a follower of His Highness Asgard Thor. He's very strong and has a terrible temper. It wouldn't be good if he accidentally hurts you."
"Nonsense, this is clearly..." The adjutant was interrupted again before he could finish speaking.
"You've clearly made a mistake. There's no one named Bruce Banner here." Xia Yu was clearly trying to renege on his promise.
"I'm warning you, kid, stop pretending. Do you really think we're here to arrest someone, or to capture a green monster like the Hulk, without any preparation?" General Ross waved his hand, and eight small vans appeared behind him.
The eight vehicles were spaced more than ten meters apart, forming a semi-circle that seemed to encircle the entire base. After they stopped, the cargo boxes at the back opened automatically, revealing something resembling a large loudspeaker inside.
"Xia, these are ultrasonic weapons. General Ross ordered them from Stark Industries a few years ago. Activating both at the same time is enough to make it impossible for the Hulk to move an inch, or even to seriously injure him and send him back to Banner." Natasha's expression turned solemn after seeing the sonic weapons.
"The people from S.H.I.E.L.D.. are indeed well-informed." General Ross glanced at Natasha, then said to Xia Yu, "The soldiers inside are on high alert. Activating those devices wouldn't even take a second. Are you confident that all of you can escape unscathed?"
Xia Yu frowned. "Your daughter is in there."
"It's because of my daughter that I didn't launch a direct attack. Maybe you're right, Thor alone could wipe us out, but are you confident you'll have a few left? I must take Bruce Banner with me today. Don't even mention my daughter, even if the president came, he couldn't save him today," General Ross said fiercely.
Xia Yu fell silent. General Ross might not dare to fire first, but now that he had made his intentions clear, continuing the commotion would be considered resisting arrest.
The current situation is that whoever has the man in their hands has the final say. If the man is in your hands, you can deny whatever you say, and at worst, you can just find another place for Banner to stay for a while. If the man falls into the hands of the military, they will have the final say no matter what they say. But you absolutely cannot hand him over. If you hand him over now, he will definitely not come back. But if you fight, those sonic weapons have too wide a coverage area.
There can be no casualties; this battle will be difficult.
Xia Yu stared intently at General Ross. The best opportunity would be to take control of General Ross directly, but that would be difficult to explain to everyone. He didn't care about himself, but what about all those people present who worked in the government and lived in this country?
General Ross seemed to see through Xia Yu's thoughts. "Taking me hostage is a good idea, but you'll all become wanted criminals. Mr. Thor might not care, but what about you? Kid, you've gotten your money's worth today. Hand him over."
"Damn Tony Stark," Xia Yu cursed under his breath.
General Ross felt victory was assured. "Tony Stark is indeed a damned man, but you have to admit he's a weapons genius."
"Xia, we can't compromise, we can't befriend these people. No matter what, we must unite." This choice was too difficult, and the Captain was the first to step forward and offer Xia Yu his support.
This is also Captain America's consistent philosophy: no compromise, unity, and everyone sharing the burden, regardless of the outcome, good or bad.
A glint flashed in Xia Yu's eyes. The only option was to capture General Ross and leave together. Xia Yu gave Coulson an apologetic look, just about to make his move.
With a whoosh, several miniature Missiles flew down from the sky, each accurately hitting the ultrasonic weapon's large speaker.
'Bang! Bang! Bang!'
The explosion wasn't large, and the sound wasn't loud, but seeing all the ultrasonic weapons destroyed meant they definitely couldn't be used anymore.
Xia Yu's face lit up with ecstasy.
"Are all robbers this heavily armed these days? With such good equipment, you should be robbing banks. What are you doing at Stark Industries' warehouse?" As he spoke, a red and yellow Iron Man Armor swung flamboyantly halfway through the air and landed in front of Xia Yu and the others.
As soon as Tony Stark landed, he pointed his hands at the army in front of him, and his uniquely cynical voice came from within his armor. "Listen up, you are now surrounded. Lay down your weapons and surrender immediately, and I will plead for you in court later."
Why did Tony return so quickly? As soon as General Ross and his men arrived, JARVIS had already reported the situation to Tony. Tony was even fully aware of Xia Yu's feigned madness.
Who knew General Ross would bring so many ultrasonic weapons? If we fight, there will definitely be casualties. If we don't fight, we can't just watch Banner get taken away. So, the only option left is to take Thaddeus Ross hostage. Xia Yu could think of that, and Tony could think of that too, but it's not necessary unless absolutely necessary.
Tony, who arrived just in time, decided to continue playing the fool, following the script Xia Yu had left behind. As long as they destroyed those sonic weapons, they wouldn't be able to take this person away today. As for what would happen later, it would be a matter of everyone arguing and bickering.
"Oh, no one's raising their hands to surrender. Looks like you think I'm a Lego brick just because Iron Man isn't showing his power?" The laser cannon in Tony Stark's hand began to light up gradually.