The Impact of the Incident
The battle on Fifth Avenue resulted in massive casualties, property damage, and subsequent economic losses, which, when converted to US dollars, amounted to an enormous sum. Even as a lieutenant general, I cannot bear this responsibility. S.H.I.E.L.D.. getting involved is simply asking for trouble.
Could it be because of the Hulk they took away?
General Ross looked at Coulson, pondering the reasons, but still agreed to the deal.
Nick Fury's reasons for helping General Ross were definitely more complex than they appeared on the surface; in short, it was a delaying tactic.
According to Black Eggplant's analysis, Doctor Death's cooperation with the vampires is solely for money, and his connection with General Ross is undoubtedly motivated by his interest in the US military that United States Ross represents.
The United States the world's largest annual military expenditure, exceeding the combined military spending of the next twenty countries. Any portion of that expenditure would be substantial. Furthermore, with the United States as the sole superpower, it can conduct certain inhumane experiments openly and legitimately.
S.H.I.E.L.D..'s functions dictate that it will not challenge the order of a nation. If Doctor Death and SHOCKER, who are behind him, were to become United States. agencies, their work would be difficult to carry out.
It's worth noting that Nick Fury has countless damaging details about the United States government and military. He's used border smugglers and even children for experiments, so adding another one wouldn't make much difference to the United States military.
As an "old friend" of S.H.I.E.L.D.., Nick Fury knows General Ross's situation very well. If Doctor Death gets in touch with him, he can still find Silk and follow the trail.
Once General Ross loses power, Doctor Death will definitely turn to other military bigwigs, and that only remaining connection will be severed, so Thaddeus Ross must be protected.
Although it sounds illogical—how could Nick Fury, the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.., come up with such a brain-dead solution? The writer also said it didn't make sense, but the plot required it, so there was no way around it. Nick Fury kept playing the trope of not recognizing people through their suits and seemed to enjoy it.
"Wait a minute, that's...!"
Nick Fury, who was about to turn off the projector, suddenly stopped, paused a certain image, and zoomed in on a corner of it, using artificial intelligence to convert the pixelated image into a clear one.
It was a suitcase, being carried by someone.
The person was outside the camera's field of view; only one hand and a suitcase were visible, and the suitcase bore a large SHOCKER eagle logo.
Although it was a live broadcast, there was still a data backup. Nick Fury retrieved all the previous footage, slowed it down, and found all the scenes where the suitcase appeared. Because the media was focused on the battle between Abomination and Hulk, all the cameras were pointed at them. Only when Wei Xiuming made his move did the strong air convection cause all the helicopters to avoid that area, which resulted in a few frames of footage of that person.
Even from just a few unremarkable images, Nick Fury's one eye instantly turned bloodshot; he recognized the man carrying the suitcase.
"Doctor Death!"
Nick Fury memorized Doctor Death's face, which was full of Jewish features. Although the computer's pixel-by-pixel reconstruction of the face was somewhat distorted, Black Eggplant could still recognize him at a glance.
As a high-ranking member of some evil organization, Doctor Death certainly wouldn't appear here for no reason. However, we cannot know for the time being what kind of conspiracy he or SHOCKER behind him might be plotting, but in any case, it's not a good thing.
With that in mind, Nick Fury called the World Security Council member who had contacted him on official behalf and requested a video call with all Security Council members. Having already requested funding once, he wouldn't ask for it again; this time, he was applying for the Avengers Initiative, which had been rejected multiple times.
Human soldiers are no longer sufficient to handle future situations; only an elite legion composed of superhumans and cutting-edge technology can deal with crises like these—and the facts speak for themselves.
General Ross's soldiers were undeniably elite and well-equipped, but under the tyranny of Abomination, their effectiveness was negligible; at best, their blood was used to whitewash the streets.
Just like how machine guns, after their invention, were used for volley fire tactics, serving no purpose other than depleting the enemy's ammunition, the modern armies that humanity is so proud of, which believe themselves to be invincible across the globe, are extremely vulnerable in the face of such overwhelming power, as their enemies can only come from outer space.
The five committee members discussed Nick Fury's proposal and agreed to it, even allocating additional funds to S.H.I.E.L.D..'s account as funding for the Avengers Initiative. However, in return, S.H.I.E.L.D.. had to submit a copy of the research results from the "Superman Project" to the World Security Council.
Such a powerful weapon is only in the hands of S.H.I.E.L.D.., and they are not at ease with that. Just as the US and the Soviet Union both possessed nuclear weapons capable of destroying each other, that's why the Cold War was a Cold War. Even if they cannot control that power, knowing its principles is enough. The greatest fear is the unknown.
Even Tony Stark, who is the true ruling class of this country, was allowed to attend a hearing by the United States government in a way that complies with laws and procedures, in order to seize his Iron Man suit.
In the end, Tony Stark could only compromise by having a custom-made Iron Man suit built for his friend Rhodey, and only then was the matter finally settled.
Nick Fury remained silent for a moment, thinking about how to cover up the lie. Then he remembered the Biochemical cyborg that Wei Xiuming had mentioned, and agreed to the World Security Council's request.
Also at S.H.I.E.L.D.. headquarters, Alexander Pierce paused the video, freezing the image on the figure holding the Abomination's remains aloft amidst the ruins. He then asked Shilvert, who was also monitoring the situation in his office, "How are preparations going at the Siberia branch?"
The only successful example of Super Soldier is Captain America, Hydra Stan. Hydra used him as a template for creating powerful beings, which led to the birth of the Winter Soldier Corps. As for the numerous Mutant with different abilities, they have been abandoned for research except for a small number of people because they are not universally applicable.
After Wei Xiuming, who claimed to be a "future Hydra" sent to correct the mistakes, appeared, he tried his best to persuade Hydra to abandon its plan to welcome back the Hive and to have its own super strongman as soon as possible. As a test, they sent out a failed product of the Winter Soldier Program and transformed it into a cyborg.
That night's nationally watched battle served as a wake-up call for many, demonstrating that the pursuit of high-end individual combat capabilities is the future trend. This idea has been adopted not only by the World Security Council and its five permanent members of the UN Security Council, but also by various forces, large and small, including the United States military.
Fortunately, they, the Hydra... no, his lineage of Hydra, had already taken the lead and possessed their own fighting force.