In the silence, Tony subconsciously turned to look at Rhodes.
But Rhodes just remained silent, subconsciously shifting his gaze elsewhere.
He knew that what the Military was secretly plotting was very immoral, but there's a saying, "Where you sit determines what you think."
As a black man, he had risked his life for the country for twenty years, enduring countless cold shoulders and rumors to finally climb to his current position, so he really couldn't gamble his future for the sake of brotherhood.
Noticing Rhodes' unnatural expression, Tony couldn't help but reveal a somewhat self-mocking smile.
In the original story, because of palladium poisoning, he thought his days were numbered, so he had almost no choice when facing Military pressure.
He could only half-heartedly hand over the War Machine, which he had already intended to give to Rhodes.
But now, the situation was completely different.
Tony hadn't shown signs of palladium poisoning yet, and Ivan Vanko hadn't appeared before the Military.
Therefore, after Peter exposed the Military's conspiracy on the spot, the current Tony only felt that everyone in the Military was a bunch of assholes.
"Buddy, you're right. It seems there's really nothing worth staying for here."
Tony said as he prepared to turn and leave.
Seeing Tony really intended to leave, General Ross got anxious on the spot and frantically signaled Rhodes beside him.
Rhodes was extremely helpless, but he could only steel himself and step forward to act as a peacemaker.
However, just as he took a step forward, Tony raised his Repulsor and aimed it at him:
"Rhodes, don't force me to make things even uglier."
Fuck, what kind of mess is this!
Now, even Rhodes was stunned.
Just as the thought "I'm tired, let it all burn" arose in Rhodes' mind, a high-tech fighter jet quietly landed in the sky.
The cabin door opened.
A black man wearing an eyepatch walked down with a young man in a tight suit with a firm butt.
It was precisely the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., Nick Fury, and "Captain America" Steve Rogers.
"Peter, calm down."
Perhaps it had been too long since he last dealt with Peter, Nick Fury subconsciously wanted to show off his authority as soon as he stepped out of the jet.
However, before he could start acting tough, Peter's casual words drifted over:
"Look, another one has appeared—someone who doesn't think about solving the problem when things go wrong, but jumps out to claim credit once it's over."
As soon as Peter finished speaking, Nick Fury's dark face immediately turned even darker.
Motherfucker, you're really not going to give me any face at all, are you?
Beside him, Captain America's expression was also very awkward, and he quickly stepped forward to try to speak for Nick Fury:
"Peter, you've misunderstood us. We rushed here from Washington as soon as we received the news."
"As soon as possible?" Peter let out a sneer, ruthlessly pointing out the loophole:
"Captain, remember? I specifically arranged for S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents to protect my relatives. If something happened here in New York, wouldn't they report it immediately?
Besides, this F-22 you're on has a top speed of Mach 2.
Even taking takeoff and landing into account, it only takes twenty minutes to fly from Washington to New York.
And this battle has lasted at least an hour since I arrived... are you sure this counts as rushing to support as soon as possible?"
Captain America was left speechless by Peter's retort... only able to mutter that he really wasn't lying.
"Captain, I believe you," Peter first softened his tone to affirm the Captain's character, but then shifted the topic, speaking pointedly:
"You're not well-educated and joined the army at a young age; it's normal that you couldn't see through these issues immediately."
"But as for what certain people are actually planning, that's hard to say."
"Captain, there's something I don't know if I should say."
Peter said he didn't know if he should say it, but he didn't give anyone else a chance to speak at all:
"The America of today is completely different from the country in your memory from sixty or seventy years ago."
At this point, Peter's gaze swept across the faces of Rhodes, General Ross, and Nick Fury in turn, and then he let out another cold laugh:
"With these vermin in high positions, how can this country be governed well?"
Peter's words were a classic case of attacking the heart; the moment he finished speaking, everyone's expression changed.
General Ross and Nick Fury were both gnashing their teeth at Peter.
If they weren't truly powerless against Peter, they would really want to gun him down right now.
And Captain America looked at Peter, then at Nick Fury beside him, a look of immense conflict appearing on his face.
Because a voice in his heart told him that Peter's words... were not wrong.
Facing the various gazes from the people around him, Peter remained as calm as ever.
The awakening of Armament Haki made him suddenly understand many things.
He used to always hold the mindset of "harmony is precious" unique to his people, wanting to use gentler means to let things develop as he wished step by step.
But after awakening Armament Haki, or rather, realizing what he truly cared about, his thoughts changed completely.
Since he already possessed the power to easily crush everyone present, why bother with strategies like showing weakness to the enemy or playing games with human nature against these hypocritical politicians?
He should learn from Brother Crow— "Hard to do? Damn, if it's hard to do, then don't do it!" (Table flip)
First, let these sons of bitches realize who the real boss is, then consider those messy things later.
Seeing that no one else was foolish enough to come looking for trouble.
Peter then turned back to Gwen and Felicia and said:
"Let's go. Let's go home and get Uncle Ben and Aunt May... Tony, I might need to borrow your private jet then. You shouldn't mind, right?"
To this, Tony, who had already decided to stand on Peter's side, responded with a smile without a second thought:
"Of course. There are quite a few private jets in my hangar; pick whichever you want."
Peter nodded at Tony with a smile, then looked at Captain America and asked:
"Captain, I'll give you a chance. Do you want to come with us?"
"Huh?" The Captain was stunned for a moment, not expecting to be involved.
His brief moment of distraction became the straw that broke the camel's back.
Nick Fury had worked hard to get the good card that was the Captain; how could he watch the Captain leave just like that?
Therefore, Nick Fury was the first to crack; he finally gave up his pride, and though he was extremely aggrieved, he had to speak in a very humble tone:
"Pe... My Lord Punisher, can we talk this over? What happened today was indeed our fault."
"But how has it come to the point of needing to leave America? You know, besides America, where else in this World can you truly show your strength?"
"Whatever compensation you want, you can talk to us; as long as you don't take your friends and leave America, I promise I will do my best to satisfy your demands."