"Secretary of State? Pepper, who's the new Secretary of State?" Tony picked up a glass of liquor.
"General Ross." Pepper casually took the glass from Tony's hand and set it down.
Tony spread his hands helplessly and said to Steve, "I bet anything this guy supports is bad news."
Since the invitation came from the government, Tony and Steve had no reason to refuse.
Even if they disagreed with its demands, they could at least find out what grand undertaking it had planned.
Tony and Steve headed to the Secretary of State's office together.
Before they even entered, they heard an irritating voice.
"Ladies and gentlemen, what are your thoughts on the Superhuman Registration Act?"
They pushed open the door to find Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross speaking at length from the head of the table.
That was right. Ross had gone fully into politics. Although he had taken a little of the blame, it hadn't ended his political career.
"I think this approach is completely unacceptable! The Superhuman Registration Act won't restrain most Superhumans at all, especially those who commit crimes. It'll be utterly useless against them!"
"I think this proposal is perfectly suited to the current situation. We all know that superhuman incidents have become increasingly frequent. We used to have S.H.I.E.L.D. as a buffer, but everyone knows what happened to it. The government now has no framework for managing and responding to superhuman incidents. Establishing a sensible framework around this proposal is exactly what our situation calls for."
"Exactly. The superhuman crime rate has reached an outrageous level. Ordinary people struggle to cope with these crimes, but sometimes the damage caused by superheroes and vigilantes is every bit as bad as what supervillains do! We're the ones cleaning up their mess every single time! And we weren't