"Norman Osborn has been discharged from the hospital."
"What? That's impossible!"
The message from You-Know-Who left Alexandra in disbelief—her ninjas had seen with their own eyes that Norman Osborn was on his deathbed, critically ill!
Her reaction almost made You-Know-Who laugh out of anger.
"What is wrong with your brain? The plan was to contain the Osborn Group, not for you to actually blow up their building right now! This is a terrorist attack, do you understand?!"
Furthermore, besides some insignificant losses, the Osborn Group is completely fine, and the Hand didn't even manage to capture a single hostage.
If you have the guts, why didn't you blow up the Nuclear Fusion power plant? Then You-Know-Who might not have anything to say.
If they had taken the time to make a plan, they might have truly caught Osborn off guard.
But now, at most, it just scratched Osborn a little.
Alexandra calmed down, feeling nothing but regret.
But the more she regretted it, and the more uneasy she felt, the stronger that nameless rage grew!
"It's meaningless to talk about this. Norman is giving a speech tomorrow; we will strike then."
"We will create chaos at the scene and kidnap them in front of everyone, just like we did in the past!"
"What? Have you figured out what you're doing? This is the 21st century, and that is the Governor of New York! Your brain really has problems! Our cooperation is terminated!"
The communication was cut off.
It seemed like this You-Know-Who was truly afraid. If they didn't run now, when would they? This woman's brain seemed a bit abnormal.
However, since the explosion had occurred, the Hand and the Osborn Group could be considered to have formed a feud; there was no point in surrendering now.
It might be possible to earn forgiveness if Alexandra apologized with her own death and cut ties with the Hand, but that was obviously impossible.
She was not someone who would sacrifice her life for righteousness.
You-Know-Who went offline, and the Five Fingers came online—however, Madam Gao was absent from the meeting.
"Has Madam Gao not received the news yet?"
"Soon, she should be back immediately."
After a simple Q&A, the atmosphere on the scene fell into an eerie silence.
Bakuto spoke first: "The plan was not like this. We put forward conditions, but that does not mean we want to form a feud with Osborn."
Sowande also agreed with the views of the other two: "You should look more at the performance of that power armor on the battlefield."
"We shouldn't have done that." Murakami's temper was much greater than the other two. "You are playing with fire. If your brain is not clear, we don't mind changing leaders."
"Enough!" Alexandra said in a low voice, "He was the one who declared war first."
She threw out a voice recorder, which contained Harry's voice.
"Hand over the secret medicine, and then get out of New York."
Everyone looked at each other, speechless.
"Do you understand now? He decided to start the war, not me." Alexandra sat back in her chair. "The problem now is how to respond."
The scene fell into silence.
How to respond? That is the Governor of New York and the Osborn Group.
The three Fingers present wished they could throw this crazy woman out, but at this critical juncture, they still needed to unite and discuss a way to appease Osborn.
"What now? Norman Osborn is about to give a speech at New York Square; what do we do?"
"All the people who could be utilized, their families have been put into the protection zone set up by Osborn. The Prosecutor's Office has started an investigation into the company, and the NYPD has started pushing through Hells Kitchen again."
Sowande stated the predicament they were facing.
A terrifying expression appeared on Alexandra's face.
"Then we will go straight to the source and kill Osborn."
On the other side, Norman reappeared in front of the public. Although his body was still a bit uncomfortable, he could completely cover up these small problems with professional makeup.
"Citizens of New York. I am very sorry that at the inauguration ceremony three days ago, I collapsed on the podium due to excessive fatigue."
"This seems to have made those bugs hiding in the dark think that the State of New York has fallen into exhaustion."
"They wantonly caused large-scale explosions all over New York, causing tens of thousands of casualties and losses!"
"Undoubtedly, this is a heinous terrorist attack! This is the evil fruit caused by our past loose law enforcement!"
"Tell me, can the State of New York tolerate terrorist attacks!"
Whether it was the crowd at the scene or those watching the press conference via television broadcast, they all shouted: "Never!"
"Therefore, I hereby announce that effective immediately, New York will enter a state of emergency until the black Hand behind this is caught!"
"Citizens whose lives are affected by being in a state of emergency can go to the relief office to apply for relief funds. This relief fund will be sponsored by the Osborn Group!"
Harry walked onto the stage, nodding and smiling at the crowd while standing next to Norman.
People who were originally worried about this measure immediately dispelled much of their doubts.
In addition to the speech, Norman also instructed various regions to loop the cleanup operation of Hells Kitchen conducted last year, as well as the destruction caused by gang members.
Of course, there were still some media outlets reporting that this explosion was the Osborn Group's own fault, but Harry guaranteed that these media outlets would change their tune tomorrow.
Just at this moment, the NYPD discovered that the cameras on the streets seemed to have been destroyed on a large scale.
"Harry, a group of men in suits with black headscarves seems to be approaching the speech venue. What is wrong with this outfit of theirs?"
Frank was monitoring the streets and buildings from the sky, and after reporting to Harry, he couldn't help but complain.
It wasn't just Frank who had this thought; Harry had already complained about it in his heart several times.
Big brother, you are ninjas, those ninjas from Japan, and now you are wearing headscarves, wearing suits, and even wearing leather shoes.
Perhaps you have been assimilated by the gangs, who knows.
Harry shook his head and turned the cameras destroyed by the Hand back on.
For cameras to operate normally, they certainly need a complete circuit, but Lening can break through the air. As long as the distance is not too far, it can reconnect the destroyed circuits.
Although not all cameras had this condition, it was enough.
"Director Stacy, the video is back! A group of strangely dressed people holding sickles is approaching the venue."
"What?"
The expressions of everyone in the command room became strange.
Why are ninjas considered cool? Of course, it's their way of moving without a trace.
When they are exposed under surveillance, they appear a bit silly.
"The Governor was really right. Is the power armor law enforcement team in place?"
"Everything is ready."
Poor ninjas, they still don't know what is waiting for them.
"To ensure the safety of law enforcement personnel and citizens, the NYPD has introduced the latest Police power armor from the Osborn Group!"
The crowd in the front row cheered first, while those in the back screamed!
The ninjas poured out of the buildings like a swarm of cockroaches, but before they could rush into the cordon, armored vehicles quickly surrounded the scene, separating them from the speech venue!
Bang, bang, bang, bang—
The power armor, printed with the Police badge and the Osborn Group logo, stepped off the armored vehicles, separating the ninjas like a wall of steel.
The scene was quiet for a moment.
"It looks like these Terrorists picked a bad day." Norman looked at Harry, and the father and son smiled at each other.
"Just like when I was a kid and secretly opened a bottle of champagne when you just got home." Harry shrugged.
The tense atmosphere was instantly relieved. The fear brought by the ninjas' attire and the terrifying weapons in their Hands was instantly dissipated, and the citizens raised their middle fingers at these ninjas.
Among the audience were some residents of Hells Kitchen with simple folk customs, specially invited by Harry to support the show, who took off their pants on the spot and urinated at the ninjas.
Facts have proved that it is human nature to vent by performing insulting acts towards bad guys. Soon, even those not from Hells Kitchen joined in this venting in various ways.
Of course, those urinating were a very small minority.
"Unforgivable!"
The ninjas charged toward the cordon as if they had taken hormones. Unfortunately, even a pot-bellied Police officer who lacked exercise could trade a few blows with these well-trained ninjas with the help of the power exoskeleton.
Not to mention the power armor equipped with electric shock gloves.
Moreover, these Police officers wearing power exoskeletons and power armor have been strictly screened, and their combat effectiveness is fully guaranteed.
"Frank, how is the situation in the protection zone?"
Harry also set up a protection zone referring to the experience of the last operation—the families of all those involved in the operation, as well as the families of the Police officers equipped with new weapons, would be protected here. Of course, some important witnesses would also be sent here.
On the other side, Frank, wearing combat armor, snapped a ninja's neck in an alley.
Behind him, there were already corpses everywhere.
"All annihilated."
Dropping the corpse, Frank jumped onto the wall. The equipment on his feet allowed him to move on the wall like skating. Behind him, a blood-stained Flyer followed his pace.
Even without equipment, Frank could deter Hells Kitchen in the name of the Punisher.
With Harry's sponsorship, he killed these cannon fodder like cutting melons and vegetables.
These damn gangsters killed his wife and children. Now that he had a chance to take revenge and resurrect his family, he was naturally very interested in doing this.
He was not some soft-hearted superhero; he was a soldier.
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