Impact

"Early this morning, the government arrested a portion of the shareholders of four major conglomerates: Roxxon Oil, Oracle, FOX Broadcasting, and ADM. Enterprises under these four groups were also forcibly shut down by the government, turning nearly one hundred thousand employees into the unemployed in an instant. The government has yet to provide a reasonable explanation, and the following are scenes of protests from the employees of these four groups."

In the projected news, as the female newscaster waved her hand, a clamorous video began to echo through the room.

"Give me back my job!"

"Oppose tyranny! We need the truth!"

"President, get lost!"

"The government owes us an explanation!"

"..."

"..."

Various headlines appeared on the screen. Looking down from above, a full tens of thousands of people completely surrounded the vicinity of the White House, and even the reinforcing Armed Police Force appeared utterly fragile amidst these surging crowds.

Having not slept all night, with bloodshot eyes, Tony looked at the video footage played by JARVIS and muttered, "I've been working without sleep for a month?"

"No, only one night has passed, sir."

JARVIS's voice issued from the amplifier placed in the basement.

"One night, only one night has passed!"

"Could it be that I've become obsolete?"

"First there is the appearance of things like magic, and now..."

"Wait!"

Tony's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said quickly, "Gather all the data on this matter. I want to see it."

"Yes, sir. Searching now."

JARVIS agreed, and the projected screen began to transform wildly. Before long, the data was arranged in a grid and projected onto the screen.

"The United States, Russia, France... all the major powers took action against these four conglomerates at the exact same time last night. What did they do? Or did Ryan do something?"