Shang-Chi stood behind the bar, watching the scenes on television...
Tens of thousands of people had gathered, chanting, "Battle Axe is innocent! Battle Axe is innocent!" It made his blood race...
Deep down, Shang-Chi thought that if a person could live to see something like this, they could die without regrets!
Shang-Chi could more or less guess what Alvin was up to. Looking at Reed's ashen face on TV, Shang-Chi almost felt sorry for him...
But feeling sorry for Reed didn't mean Shang-Chi was willing to serve a judge who might find Alvin guilty...
Shang-Chi sidestepped twice until he was standing in front of President Ellis. His face cold, he said, "I thought you were a friend..."
President Ellis blinked in surprise. He gestured for Benny, who had stood up in a corner of the restaurant, to sit back down. Then he smiled at Shang-Chi and shook his head. "I am a friend. A real friend!"
As he spoke, President Ellis glanced at the kindly old man beside him. Smiling, he said, "Look, most people here are like this.
"They're usually straightforward and rough around the edges, but you have to admit they've done a lot of remarkable things...
"This is Shang-Chi, the Divine Sword Hero from the Battle of Chicago. Without him, I might have ordered the city bombed!"
Shang-Chi was no match for an old politician like President Ellis. After just a couple of compliments, his hostility had already dropped by half.
Facing the kindly old man's smile, Shang-Chi hesitated before saying, "I don't know what you're trying to do.
"But if you want to put my boss on trial, you're not welcome here!
"Even if my boss volunteered, that still doesn't make it okay..."
Shang-Chi pointed at the disgusted looks coming from several other neighbors in the