69novels Chapter 248
Chapter 248
"I never thought about it that way." After a brief shock, Steve replied without hesitation.
"Then you have to start thinking about it now, my captain. The new campaign is about to kick off, and you happen to be resurrected during this time period, even if you don't want to run for president, you crazy admirer They will also cheer for you—it is painful to fail people’s hopes, I am sure you can bear the pain of war, but can you bear the disappointed eyes of thousands of people, my captain?"
Steve visibly froze.
"I can make a statement that I won't run," he hesitated. "I'm just a soldier, at most commanding a raiding squad, without any political experience or talent. I can fight, but I don't know How to lead a country."
"Naive speech." Carl sighed, "This is a 'democratic' country, captain, the election for president depends on speeches, not political achievements. Both businessmen and actors may become president, and there is no precedent for military officers to become president in the past. The only requirement of being president is that people look to the future you paint for them, in other words, running for president is largely about credibility."
"—at least in this country, no one can have more people's trust than you."
"But I really have no intention of running for president." Steve insisted on his statement.
"You don't understand me, Captain. It's not about whether you want to, it's about whether you can. You're perfectly capable of being elected, then you're the enemy of the candidates; if your opinion is unquestionable, you're [-] per cent sure You’re not going to run, and it’s very difficult for you to stay out of it unless you’re speaking out about your opinion of the campaign.”
Steve looks at Carl.
"They should announce me after the campaign..." he said, then froze.
He finally understood Carl's subtext.
Captain America's return from the dead is big news, and it's in the electorate's best interest to announce it after the campaign is over.
At that time, no matter whether it is the public conferment of military ranks or awards, the new president will personally hand over the honor to Captain America, shake hands, take photos, and the media will boast about it. The reputation of Captain America can easily be transformed into a new President's reputation.
So Steve has been in a state of no one for a long time after waking up, and those who stand behind the scenes know that this is not the time for Captain America to show up.
So why did Fury, who agreed to Captain America's retirement at the beginning, come over in a hurry, trying to persuade him to think about his future?
Why is the rumor that "Captain America" came back to life suddenly spread everywhere in the United States?
Someone wants to push him out, Steve knows it in Carl's eyes, someone wants to stir the waters.
But there's no reason for that.
"Why?" Steve was very confused. "It's the best way to deal with it if I don't show up. Why do they have to push me out?"
Because some bad guy is running for the next president, and he's a hopeless control freak who can't stand the slightest variable that's out of his control, Carl thought, and that's the variable you run for president or don't run for president.
"Because you've woken up," Carl said.
Steve was silent, the artificial light outside the window lit up the night sky in an instant, and also lit up his slightly drooping face.
"I'm not going to run," he repeated slowly, and then he asked, "Why are you telling me this?"
"It just suddenly occurred to me that I have gathered a bunch of things that need to be dealt with intensively recently, so I would like to ask you by the way." Carl blinked his eyes and showed a smile, which was so sweet that Steve, who was still immersed in the serious atmosphere just now, was all over his head. Wu Shui, "No matter what your answer is, it has nothing to do with me... Is Bucky's condition stable recently?"
"...he..." Steve hesitated. "He still doesn't know me. He can't remember anything."
"It won't be like this for too long, and memory experts can help." Carl paused, "I don't know if it's good or bad for him to remember the past, and I'm not sure he Whether you want to restore your memory or not. I leave the choice to you, Steve. You make this decision."
Carl himself prefers not to remind Barnes of his time as the Winter Soldier.
The core of this tragedy is that Bucky did nothing wrong, he joined Hydra out of his own will, and he did not have any consciousness when performing tasks for Hydra.
If a person kills someone in his sleep by another person controlling his limbs, if a corpse is equipped with a remote control skeleton and is controlled by remote control to commit a crime, it is a fool to attribute the responsibility to the sleeping person and the corpse conclusion.
Bucky didn't need to take on responsibilities that didn't belong to him, let alone recall what happened during the manipulation.
And yet those things happened to him without a doubt.
Like a bad joke concocted to create a touching tragedy.
Carl handed over the choice to Steve, like a doctor asking the family to sign a letter of responsibility when a patient on the operating table is critically ill.
I'm just a person who helps others, and I'm just here to help as much as I can, and I can do the trivial things for you, but I shouldn't make major decisions—I'm only qualified to take on my own life.
"Don't rush to make a decision, Steve." Carl said before leaving, "In a few days, I will take you to Xavier College. It is a beautiful place with beautiful scenery and enough dormitories. You can live there forever."
Steve sent Carl to the door, obviously confused by the two bombs left by Carl tonight, and his eyebrows were furrowed.
I don't know if it's an illusion, but Carl thinks Steve is cuter when he frowns in embarrassment than when he smiles.
Driving from New York to the metropolis would have to be tossed until late at night, Carl hummed softly, and set the next destination at Xavier College.
He also hasn't used Carl for a long time.Al has already visited Charles and Diana in his capacity, and this is a good time to visit old friends no matter in terms of business or personal matters.
At the top of the Stark Industries Building, the conversation between Pep and Tony finally came to an end.
Pep summed up the content of their conversation with a heavy face: "So, you have tried all the known elements, but they cannot replace the palladium element you are using now, and if you cannot find a substitute for palladium element New Elements, keep using this reactor, and you'll end up with..."
She couldn't say that heavy word.
Tony lay half dead and half lying on the bed, trying to make a nonchalant expression: "Very right. But who am I, I am Tony Stark, the best scientist in the world, and I can find a solution."
"You need to discover a new element," Pep pointed out icily.
Tony didn't speak.
They stalemate for a few minutes, and as usual, Pep loses.
"I'm going to prepare new vegetable juice for you... Next, your three meals a day and work and rest time must follow my schedule, and I will send the form to Jarvis as soon as possible. In addition, I hope that Iron Man will not There is no new action."
Tony grumbled in response.
Pep, who received a satisfactory answer, didn't care about Tony's attitude, and turned around and walked out.
When passing by the gate, she said casually: "By the way, Jarvis broke your door. In order to supervise you effectively, I don't think it needs to be repaired for the time being."
Jarvis broke the door... broken?
……What's the meaning?
Tony was stunned for a while, then suddenly thought of something, and raised his voice: "Jarvis! Turn on the monitor!"
"Yes, sir," Jarvis said unhurriedly.
Xavier Academy at night is shrouded in starlight.
The sky is full of twinkling stars, and the splendid scenery is even better than the crescent of the moon.The door opened automatically, and Carl quietly backed the car into the empty parking lot, and when he opened the door again, he gently handed it over.
Carl put his hand on top of that palm without pausing, naturally.
Low and gentle, Diana said in Karl's ear: "It should be noon now, because you are high in the sky."
She helped Carl to the back hill, just like a gentleman helping a lady, but their genders were reversed. Diana played the gentleman, and Carl played the lady—the strange thing is that there is no sense of disobedience in this scene , even though Diana was shorter and thinner than Carl.
Carl obviously found this very interesting. He was so happy that he raised his arms when he walked, like a ballroom dance, and turned around with Diana's hand as the fulcrum.
Diana quietly pampered him.
"I miss you so much," Carl said gloomily. "You haven't done much crime fighting since you came here to teach."
"Education is more important than violence." Diana smiled.
"I know." Carl looked at her sideways, "but I really want to see your heroic appearance on the spot - when you save people and send them to their loved ones, when everyone looks at you with amazement , I’ll rush up with a bouquet of flowers and present them to you, and then you can kiss my face.”
Diana laughed.
"I don't like that trick. It's a little boy's trick you like."
After a few seconds, she turned her head and kissed Carl's face quietly.