I'm the Demon King in Marvel

Chapter 214 The Drama of “Mandarin”

Afghanistan is a magical place, known as the "graveyard of empires".

Since the September 9th Incident, the multinational coalition led by the United States has launched a war in Afghanistan that has lasted for a full twenty years.

At the turn of spring and summer in 2010, the war was far from over and the land was still filled with armed men from both sides.

Two years ago, Tony Stark traveled a long way to sell weapons, but was tricked by his partner and fell into the hands of the Ten Rings Gang.

Aldredge Killian was very concerned about Tony's kidnapping at the time, and he paid an intelligence organization to investigate the cause and effect. In addition to Obaday who had been killed by Tony, another major character in the incident came into his sight.

From this, Killian learned of the existence of the Ten Rings Gang.

After some investigation, he discovered that the Ten Rings Gang was actually an ancient organization with a long history, which was said to be related to many famous assassinations in history.

Two years ago, in order to seek revenge, Killian had the idea of ​​using another person's chicken to lay eggs.

He tried to contact the Ten Rings Gang and expressed his intention to cooperate.

But Killian didn't understand the real Ten Rings Gang at all. He thought that just because he had money he could make the members of the Ten Rings Gang obedient and become his henchmen, like mercenaries.

The members of the Ten Rings Gang were only willing to work for money and were too lazy to pay attention to this idiot's intention to recruit them.

Even though Xu Wenwu has not been involved in affairs for a long time and has not even shown up, the leaders of each branch of the Ten Rings Gang are aware of their boss's true strength and immortality.

These gangs were originally branches opened up by orphans adopted by Xu Wenwu when they grew up, and most of them have been passed down from generation to generation. The leaders of each generation have engraved the power of the gang leader deep in their memory since childhood, and there have been almost no betrayers in the past thousand years.

The only betrayers were the gang leader's two children.

This silly old man Killian thinks he can recruit them by paying a few dollars. He has no idea of ​​his own limitations.

After finding it impossible to recruit the Ten Rings Gang, Killian came up with the idea of ​​"starting his own business" and acting under the banner of the Ten Rings Gang.

All we can say is that ignorance is bliss. Fortunately, he died early in the original plot. When Xu Wenwu returned to the arena, Killian had already died. He could only capture the clown who played "Mandarin" and perform a show for entertainment.

Killian is still alive and has formed a group of mercenaries under the banner of the Ten Rings Gang.

It’s just that this team lacks a soul figure, a symbol that can leave a deep impression on people.

After selection, Killian found a down-and-out young actor and planned to let him play the symbol representing the Ten Rings Gang.

"Trevor, I don't think I need to remind you how bad the past days were."

Killian, dressed in a well-fitting suit, stood in front of the bald man and looked around with disdain.

This is a small town in the interior of Afghanistan and the location where Killian filmed his terrorist propaganda films.

"Damn, my shoes!" Killian looked around for a clean cloth, trying to wipe the dust off his brand new leather shoes.

The bald man named Trevor Slattery quickly knelt down and used his sleeves to wipe Killian's leather shoes. Afraid that he didn't wipe them clean enough, he put his forehead close to them and blew on them a few times.

Killian was very satisfied with his attitude. He smiled and ordered his men: "Help him decorate it well and make our protagonist live more comfortably."

"Bring some women over here, and don't forget his favorite powder."

Trevor is a washed-up actor whose career has ended and who is addicted to drugs, but he is noticed by Killian because of his unique temperament.

When the makeup artist arrived, he glued a small braid on Trevor and tied it on top of his head, making it look like a pile of shit.

In order to cover up his big eyes and make Western audiences automatically imagine that they have squinty eyes, Trevor was given a pair of black sunglasses. He was also given a windbreaker that he thought had oriental elements, imitating the "Fu Manchu" that the Western world has always believed to be real, creating a brand new image of "Mandarin".

"Fu Manchu" is one of the most famous characters created by British writer Sax Rohmer. He first appeared in the book "The Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu" in 1913. It is generally believed that this is the personification of the "Yellow Peril Theory" in the Western world.

The image of a tall, thin, bald man dressed in the clothes of a Qing Dynasty eunuch, with thin eyebrows and long eyes and a sinister face, fully embodies the fear and prejudice of the Western world at that time towards the mysterious East.

Killian tried to take advantage of this fear in the Western world and launch his "Mandarin".

This promotional video includes not only interior scenes, but also exterior scenes shot in a small town in the Middle East.

Killings in line, explosions and smoke, the crying of women and children...

"Some people say I'm a terrorist, but I'm more like a teacher."

Trevor in the video speaks in a pretentious voice, showing off his delivery skills honed over many years as an actor.

"America, are you ready for a lesson?"

"In 1864, at Sand Creek, Colorado, U.S. troops waited for peaceful Cheyenne warriors to go out hunting, then attacked and massacred the families they left behind."

“Then, we occupied their land.”

"Thirty-nine hours ago, the U.S. military's Ali Osalim Air Base was attacked..."

"Yes, that's right, I did it."

"The soldiers were out for training at the time, and the warriors were not there..."

"Cool!" After the scene was over, Trevor couldn't wait to praise the amateur filming staff around him: "This line is so cool!"

Then he turned around and saw that the mercenaries who had just fired the gun were carrying the bodies. He couldn't help but praise them: "Awesome, they are so dedicated!"

The show is over, why don't you stand up?

For such dedicated extras, chicken legs must be added to their lunch boxes!
Thinking about his own laziness back then, Trevor felt a little ashamed.

If I had worked as hard as I did, I might have made it into Hollywood.

Trevor thought they were all filming a movie, but he didn't expect that Killian's mercenaries were using real guns and bullets, and the extras he thought were there were actually dead.

As the producer and investor, Killian stayed in the comfortable air-conditioned car and nodded with satisfaction after watching the finished film.

"Edit it and give me the master copy."

If Killian tried to find the Ten Rings Gang two years ago, he simply wanted to take revenge on Tony Stark and repay him for the humiliation he suffered ten years ago.

Now he has greater ambitions.

This ambition comes from the increasingly stable desperate virus, from the many injured American soldiers under his control, from the vice president who has been wooed to the same front by him, and from the "eye power" he has just obtained.

As the saying goes, when you have a sharp weapon, you will naturally want to kill. Killian is no longer satisfied with being a simple scientific researcher. He wants more - power and wealth.

"Mandarin" is one of the tools he uses to realize his plan.

But he didn't know that there is a high possibility that Li Gui will meet Li Kui, and there is a high probability that Kang Shuaifu will be slapped in the face by Master Kang.

(End of this chapter)