Marvel Magic Case Files

Chapter 1109, Chapter 1105: The War of Public Opinion (First Update)

The room and the Emperor of Latveria appear differently to everyone. The giant sitting on the alabaster throne in Diana Lister's eyes, the black-armored warrior sitting on the steel throne in James Buchanan Barnes' eyes, and the striped suit sitting in the office armchair in T'Challa's eyes are not the truth. They are just different scenes pieced together from fragments of the real world and illusions that affect the brain.

In Hammurabi's eyes, the monarch sat on the Duke of Latvinia's antique throne, clad in battle-scarred black armor, his greatswords resting on his leg armor. However, his cloak, stained with blood, gasoline residue, and gunpowder smoke, had been removed and tossed aside. Due to standard biohazard response procedures, the armor had undergone thorough cleaning and disinfection; T'Challa could smell the disinfectant because the liquid in the armor's seams hadn't completely dried.

"I suppose Ms. Stephanie Malik has another worry on her mind. She's always loved this chair," Hammurabi stated bluntly. The disinfectant was corrosive, and seeing the precious wooden throne turn white, he immediately understood that one of Stephanie Malik's favorite antiques was utterly beyond saving. "However, I think the Winter Soldier's testimony will keep her busy for a while, and she'll also have to contact those old Republican friends; she won't have time to worry about the chair."

"I need to go to the laboratory again." Emperor Latvinia stood up from his chair and stretched.

Hammurabi understood perfectly, catching the falling two-handed greatsword and sheathing it at his waist—a scene of perfect coordination, almost like something out of a sitcom. The matter didn't end there after slamming Hulk into the Mirror Dimension. Salomon knew Bruce Banner's importance and thus tried to avoid using excessive force—but ultimately, he couldn't resist. Close combat with the enraged Hulk was too dangerous, so he abandoned his high-speed armored motorcycle and had to rely on sheer physical strength. With his helmet damaged, Salomon showed no mercy. He quickly finished the fight and returned to the capital of Latvinia, arriving just over an hour earlier than the Avengers' escape team.

"The autopsy of Red Hulk is progressing smoothly. The research team discovered that since Hulk lost all his emotions due to the restraints, his limb recovery speed has slowed significantly, both times." Hammurabi took out a data panel and showed the monarch the research team's autopsy video and written records of Hulk. After Hulk transformed, his body developed many new organs, and his muscle tissue and immune system had new structures. Even a preliminary study yielded fruitful results for the research team. These research teams, who had no access to the Imperial Guard's secret modifications, were completely unaware that similar samples existed in the Immortal City's bio-genetic laboratory. Hulk's muscle tissue was once one of the Imperial Guard's physical modification programs. "They suggested temporarily releasing Thaddeus Ross and Bruce Banner from their restraints to allow their consciousness to return, in order to observe the interaction between outer-dimensional energy and human cells."

"Aren't we paying them enough to risk their lives for research?"

"You know, after those Martians installed so many biochemical plugins, their curiosity about knowledge far outweighs their concerns about their safety," Hammurabi shrugged. The scene in that lab was truly bizarre. Red Hulk's head kept growing back, and for safety reasons, the research team had to cut it off every so often. However, the severed heads remained active for a period, and combined with Hulk's tenacious vitality and the effects of decapitation, the regrown heads were completely normal and quite rational. Sometimes the heads would even converse with the researchers; it was common for two different heads to talk to each other, creating a scene that was both terrifying and amusing. The black-armored interrogators recorded everything and tried to sow discord between the two heads, intending to use this as a starting point to uncover the information the monarch wanted.

"I don't object to doing this, but we still need to arrange contingency plans, which I will. As you guessed before, the US government has already come into contact with extradimensional energy. We must figure out the progress of the Gamma Project, and taking some risks for it is well worth it. The Hulk, who has just absorbed extradimensional energy, is so dangerous. I can't imagine what kind of tragedy the US government would cause if it were to deal with extradimensional entities. At that point, we would have no choice but to use weapons of mass extinction to solve the problem."

"Let's make arrangements for tomorrow first." Emperor Latvinia nodded. "I don't want any problems to arise tomorrow."

When Steve Rogers woke up the next day, he heard some startling news on the television in his hotel room.

Latvinia has released a wealth of damaging information about high-ranking officials in both the Democratic and Republican parties in the United States, including but not limited to human trafficking, drug use, conducting large-scale human experiments on unsuspecting volunteers, pedophilia, devil worship, bribery, and tax evasion. Among these, pedophilia is the most horrifying, a heinous act that is intolerable to both liberal Democratic voters and evangelical Republican voters. Latvinia has presented a series of evidence, including but not limited to details of vivisection of children, cannibalism, human sacrifice, and the use of immortality serums. Latvinia has made all of this information public, combining it with documents found by the sorority from captured US overseas military bases and CIA secret facilities. The evidence is clear, pointing to every high-ranking official in the White House, Congress, energy giants, media giants, financial giants, and the military-industrial complex. Only a few Hollywood stars and Silicon Valley upstarts have escaped indictment.

Previously, Wall Street had to suspend trading for a period due to attacks on US soil. Now, the White House intends to formally declare war on Latvia and impose economic sanctions. The Federal Reserve and Congress are finally prepared to deal with the expected sharp drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, planning to reopen the market under the pretext of a safe trading environment. However, the sudden revelations caught everyone off guard—even though all Western media outlets received warnings and remained silent, there are still many smaller media outlets around the world that the FBI cannot reach. Furthermore, the Latvian government allowed everyone to download the materials and thoughtfully provided multilingual versions to ensure that most people in the world could understand the true nature of the Western political elites and tycoons. Even the FBI's attempt to delete the materials at the source using hacking techniques was futile, as everyone already had a copy.

Latvinia held a press conference, announcing that the previous attacks on Wall Street and the Norfolk Naval Base were aimed at the US government, which was completely infiltrated by the terrorist organization Hydra, and not at American civilians. At the time, Latvinia had tracked down a human trafficking shipment about to land at the Norfolk Naval Base. After promptly evacuating the victims and taking away evidence, Latvinia used ballistic missiles to destroy the sacrificial site of a demon cult and the extraction facility for the serum of immortality. They invited the victims they had "rescued" to recount what happened and presented a series of detailed investigative evidence. Latvinia officials stated that more evidence would be released later, and urged the American people not to work for politicians who lie, but to stand on the side of justice and save the lives of innocent children.

"Do you want your children to suffer the same torment?"

Whether the American public believed it or not, this threat was enough to have an effect. Latvinia's announcement largely dispelled the American public's hostility towards Latvinia, because all of Latvinia's actions demonstrated absolute hatred for child abuse, perfectly matching people's impeccable definition of justice.

However, no one expected these revelations to cause Americans to lose faith in their government. Lacking proper theoretical guidance, all they could do was storm government buildings, take to the streets in protest, and engage in looting and arson. After a few days, life would return to normal once the public had vented their emotions. With the tacit silence and whitewashing by Western media, people would quickly forget about these events. Latvian propaganda officials believed the uproar caused by this press conference would last no more than a week, especially given the strong opposition from numerous Western media outlets. Even if someone recognized the authenticity of the information, it would be interpreted by social media trolls as a conspiracy to frame the United States.

Even so, the instigator still manages to get what they want.

Please vote for me!

(End of this chapter)