Chapter 220 Ghost Ship
"The 'Damage Control Department' established by Stark Industries and the Alliance Government will take over the collection and preservation of aliens and other alien materials..."
On the TV, the news reported the latest developments of the government. Adrian Toombs looked at Tony Stark's standard mustache face on the news screen, and the expression on his face became a little more gloomy.
“The culprit cleans up his own mess and still gets money?”
For ordinary people, they do not understand the causes and consequences of the New York War. In their eyes, the Chitauri army as invaders is certainly hateful, but the members of the Avengers are also one of the creators of this war, especially for To prevent the Chitauri's attack, many members, including Hulk, also took action to destroy many New York buildings.
"Boss, we still have a batch of goods left over from yesterday that we haven't handed over yet."
At this moment, the employee in the warehouse opened the cover of the pickup truck and said to Adrian Toombs.
Adrian Toomes looked up at the alien waste in the pickup truck and then turned to look at Tony Stark's vulture's face on the TV screen. He then gritted his teeth and said, "Those things, all of them are locked." Now, the world is changing, and it’s time for us to change too.”
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"do you know?"
"What?"
In the harbor of New York Bay, strange legends about "ghost ships" are spreading among sailors.
"Last week, the 'Blue Seagull' fishing in the ocean encountered the legendary 'Ghost Ship' near the Western Pacific. Sailors on the fishing boat said that they even heard people on the 'Ghost Ship' making a lot of noise. The sound." An older stevedore said with a mysterious face while unloading the ship's cargo.
"How old is the 'Ghost Ship' now? You still believe this nonsense."
Curling his lips, the younger worker looked unconvinced: "Nowadays, aliens and spaceships are the popular trends."
The War in New York spread to the entire city, and thousands of people saw the existence of aliens with their own eyes. Therefore, even if the government wanted to cover it up, there was nothing they could do and they simply let it go.
"'Ghost ships' really exist!" As an older generation of workers who have been making a living on the seashore, the stevedores are obviously full of awe for the sea: "Even aliens have appeared. Can you guarantee that there will be 'ghost ships'?" Does it have to be false?”
"..."
The older stevedore's retort clearly left the slightly younger worker speechless.
Indeed, in this world, even aliens can invade the earth, and so-called "ghost ships" do not seem completely impossible.
After a moment of silence, the young worker couldn't help but curiously asked: "What on earth is that 'ghost ship' you just mentioned?"
Looking at the young man who was asking questions curiously, the old stevedore showed a proud smile on his face, and then continued to say with enthusiasm: "The 'ghost ship' appeared not long ago, almost at the time of the alien invasion. After New York, it was first discovered on the sea by an old fisherman who originally intended to seek death. It is said that the whole 'ghost ship' is like a phantom, emitting an ominous red light..."
"The ghost ship looks like a three-masted sailboat."
At this moment, the young worker opposite suddenly spoke, interrupting the old stevedore's description.
With a look of astonishment on his face, the old stevedore couldn't help but blurt out: "Why, have you heard others talk about the 'Ghost Ship'?"
"Turn around."
The young worker shook his head with a stiff face and pointed behind him.
"Oh my god~"
Hearing this, the old stevedore turned his head and looked around, and was shocked by the scene in front of him.
I saw that at the port of Upper New York Bay, a three-masted sailboat with an unknown red light was quietly moored there.
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"... New York has been in a lot of trouble recently. We have just experienced a massive invasion by aliens.
The Avengers were able to barely survive this catastrophe, but in the blink of an eye, a strange 'ghost ship' appeared again at the port of Upper New York Bay. According to statistics from the New York City Government's Harbor Department, the number of people affected by this ship The impact of the 'Ghost Ship' has been on the import and export volume of the Upper New York Bay for a week..."
NBC TV station, a news anchor reported to the camera the latest news about the Upper New York Bay.
"Kate, can you give us a detailed introduction to the situation at the port?"
Nodding, the anchor immediately turned the topic over to the reporter on location.
"...Yes, the situation is not optimistic," at the port of Upper New York Bay, location reporter Kate turned her head and pointed at the huge three-masted sailing ship captured in the camera behind her, as well as the police surrounding and guarding nearby, and said with a serious expression: "In fact, the police, coast guard and drones were dispatched to evacuate the 'ghost ship', but obviously the result was not satisfactory. Just now a drone controlled by the police hovered over the 'ghost ship'. Then he quickly lost control and fell. Therefore, in order to prevent some curious people from approaching this dangerous ship, the police had to pull out a large cordon to stop it..."
"Okay, thanks to our news reporter Kate for bringing us first-hand..."
Here, media from all sides gathered at the port to report news about the 'Ghost Ship'.
On the other side, inside SHIELD, Nick Fury looked at the three-masted sailboat in the video screen, his expression still not very good.
"Natasha, how's the situation?"
"not too good."
Standing in the police headquarters, Natasha looked at the three-masted sailboat moored quietly at the port, and replied with a solemn expression: "We have tried all available methods, except for the last resort of violent eviction."
"Try to avoid using weapons."
Without any understanding of this weird 'ghost ship', SHIELD rashly dispatched weapons, and Nick Fury was worried that it might be counterproductive.
"I know, it's just..."
Natasha naturally knows that in the face of this weird and unknown situation, using force is almost the worst way to deal with it, but: "The harbor department and the police don't have much patience anymore. After all, this 'ghost ship' Every day spent in port is a day lost for the Port of New York.”
"Where's Tony?"
Natasha's report made Nick Fury frown. He knew very well the limits of the government's tolerance. If there was no solution, they would most likely use force.
"You know what those guys on the council did before." Natasha curled her lips and replied.
Natasha's words made Nick Fury's frown deepen.
Apparently, the Iron Man was angry because of the Council's previous forced launch of nuclear weapons, and even refused to go on a mission.
Of course, Nick Fury is actually the same and is quite dissatisfied with the previous actions of the Council.
However, the situation at hand is urgent, and it is difficult for them to judge whether the "ghost ship" that suddenly appeared is safe or not. The White House has also issued instructions to S.H.I.E.L.D., hoping that they can deal with the problem of this ship as soon as possible, and cannot leave it alone. The topic of "ghost ship" continues to spread, causing even greater panic among the public.