The real spread of the ripples appeared on that night. When ABC was broadcasting the evening primetime news, it made a special broadcast of Roger's lawsuit against the US government as urgent news.
As one of the three largest news media in the United States, ABC couldn't be like those online media. Especially when it came to issues that might cause political controversy, they needed to repeatedly confirm the accuracy of the news before broadcasting it.
Therefore, when ABC broadcasted this news, it was already much later than the online media. But now, the online media was full of rumors. No one knew which news was true and which news was false.
Therefore, the first reaction of many Americans about Captain America's lawsuit was that it was false. It was definitely false. How could Captain America sue the US government? Someone must be fanning the flames.
There were also people on the Internet calling for a strict investigation of the disseminators of the rumors. Even a few media organizations were affected by it.
ABC was one of the most credible news broadcasters in the United States. During the prime time slot of the evening news, they broadcasted the important news of the day in the shortest time possible, then moved on to the special news slot.
Many Americans who were still unaware of what was happening in front of their TV sets.
They only saw the special host, who was usually responsible for broadcasting major international news, appear on the screen. He had a big oily hair that was only combed on very formal occasions. He had a serious and emotionless voice.
"This station has received news and will broadcast a special news segment here. At 2: 10 this afternoon, the New York state court accepted Steve Rogers's lawsuit. The lawsuit filed by the famous Captain America, Steve Rogers. "
"The content of the lawsuit is that Captain America is suing the US government for abusing his personal image for personal gain. In the lawsuit, Captain America also sued the US Department of Defense for allowing illegal acts to go unpunished. "
The host spoke with a serious expression as if he was attending a funeral. "Captain America's lawsuit did not mention whether the government needs to compensate him financially. There is no clear conclusion to the whole matter. Here, we invite our special commentator … "
What happened next was very boring. The TV commentators made wild assumptions without any basis.
But for the entire United States, this news broadcast confirmed the authenticity of Captain America's lawsuit. Now, the entire Internet was in an uproar. There were all kinds of comments.
"Captain America really sued the US government? There must be a mistake! "a normal netizen
"The government must have done something wrong to Captain America! We need to support Captain! "said Captain America's diehard fans.
"Conspiracy! Everything was a conspiracy! Wake up! Comrades and friends. A new round of elections is about to begin. Someone is attacking the ruling party. This is all a political conspiracy! "
"Let me tell you! I have a relative who works at S.H.E.L.D.. He said that they actually didn't find Captain America at all. In fact, they only found the wreckage and a skeleton at the crash site in the North Pole. Captain America was actually dead a long time ago. "
"The current Captain America is fake. It's someone they found in Hollywood called Chris Evans. One of Evans's extras came to impersonate him! This was a well-planned scam from the start. As for what it was trying to scam … I can only say that those who understand will naturally understand, and those who don't understand will say nothing. "This post caused a sensation.
"Upstairs, the truth is out!" said a bystander who didn't know the truth.
Apart from these netizens, the media all over the world reposted this important news.
From China's Xinhua News Agency to Guangming Net, Russia's Pravda, Britain's Times, and France's Le Figaro. The world's attention was focused on America and the New York State Legislature.
At this moment, billions of people around the world were paying attention to this lawsuit that had nothing to do with them. On the other side of the ocean, in Beijing, China, Ol 'Zhang took his customers to their destination as usual. As a local, bragging was a basic skill.
Today, Ol 'Zhang's bragging had nothing to do with China. It was about the Captain America case on the other side of the ocean. The passengers also listened with great interest.
From this, it could be seen that in just one night, the news effect of this matter had swelled to such an extent.
Originally, a case went from trial to hearing. It was a very, very long process from trial to trial.
But because of the special nature of Captain Rogers's lawsuit and the terrifying amount of attention, it only took one night. The New York State Legislature held a meeting overnight and decided to start an emergency hearing the next day.
They held a special hearing for Rogers. The judge was an old judge with 20 years of career in the New York State Legislature.
Therefore, on the night of the lawsuit, Rogers received a summons to attend the hearing the next day. The US side had been caught off guard.
Even the head of the Political and Propaganda Department only found out that he was being sued when he saw the ABC news that night. The military was unprepared when they were notified to attend the hearing as the defendant. As a non-voting defendant, the Department of National Defense also received a summons.
When Rogers arrived at the New York State Legislature again, there were already hundreds of reporters gathered there. Reporters from all over the world surrounded Rogers with their cameras and cannons.
Hill, who was watching Rogers's every move through the surveillance cameras in the S.H.E.L.D. building, spoke with some worry. "Captain, do you think this will work?"
Rogers heard Hill's worry through the communicator in his ear. He spoke in a reassuring tone. "Maybe a lot of things in this world have changed. They've become different from what I'm used to. But politics hasn't changed after so many years. "
Rogers felt helpless. "I don't know if this is good or bad. It's as dirty as ever. I don't like it, but sometimes I have to do certain things. Just like when I went on a tour in the United States seventy years ago, appealing to the people to donate money and called for young people to join the army. "
"In the dirtiest way, if the Congress still wants support, if the ruling party still wants to have a majority in the next election, then they must consider the public opinion. And if the opposition party wants to be in power, they will attack the ruling party. And what I do, as long as I tell the truth, I can change a lot of people's minds, "Rogers said straightforwardly.
"I won't lie to the people, and I don't like the people being lied to by the government. If some politicians use the name of patriotism for personal gain, then they will be blaspheming patriots. "
"I'll tell the truth. As for the Washington, I'll leave it to you, Hill," Rogers said and hung up the communication.
Around him, the agents of S.H.E.L.D. opened a path for him and blocked the reporters who approached him. Rogers was wearing a fitted black suit, and he always had a smile on his face.
He strode into the gate of the state court.
The hearing room wasn't a trial. It was just for the plaintiff and the defendant to state their case before the trial. The hearing room wasn't a public trial either. It was just an inner court. Therefore, there were no spectators here, and naturally, no reporters.
Opposite Rogers was a military representative with a dark face. He was temporarily brought here to make up the numbers. This happened so suddenly that the military wasn't even prepared.
"The plaintiff in this case, Steve? Rogers stated that the military had used his image without authorization. Through endorsements, games, movies, and various other ways to gain benefits. Without Rogers's authorization and without paying any fees to the plaintiff, it is a serious infringement. Does the defendant agree? "The old judge in the court asked in a business-like manner.
"Steve? Rogers once in 1941 … "The military lawyer hurriedly took out a document to refute.
"Your Honor, regarding the defendant's statement. We have stated it very clearly in our statement. Captain Rogers's authorization is for all expenses to be used for World War II. As everyone knows, World War II ended more than 70 years ago. "As Rogers's lawyer, Matt calmly refuted the military's point of view.
"This is not a trial. There is no need for both parties to respond." The judge banged the gavel. Indicating that this was a hearing for both parties.
In the next 30 minutes, both parties continued to state their case. But it was basically just a formality. The old judge thought absent-mindedly. He didn't know if the state court had the right to completely independently try this case.
When all the statements were finished, the judge announced. "This court accepts Steve? Rogers's accusation against the US. This court announces that the first trial will be held on May 15th. "Then the judge banged the gavel, signaling the end of the hearing.
The end of the hearing revealed more useful information to the media. The most important point was that the US's use of Rogers's image was an infringement. They didn't get Rogers's authorization, and they didn't pay Rogers a penny from the beginning to the end.
This put all the companies that bought the right to use Captain Rogers's image from the military in an awkward position. Coca-Cola had already begun to stop the sale of cola with Captain America's packaging.
And more companies that were interested in buying the right to use Captain Rogers's image were also deterred. The world was in an uproar over this news.
In the sky above New York City, Peter Parker was looking for the criminal. He was looking for the criminal through the built-in headset. He was chatting with Li Jie on the other side of New York City through the built-in headset. "So all the Captain memorabilia I bought before were actually pirated copies, right?"
"In a sense, yes." Li Jie had a person under his foot. To be precise, it was a drug dealer. He was just caught by Li Jie when he was dealing drugs.
Li Jie took out a packet of drugs from his body. It was an icy-blue pill. This thing should be called Heaven No. 3? He destroyed a lot of it when he was dealing with the Stanich family.
Now this kind of drug seems to be very popular in New York City. Grade, not even average? Cocaine, Helo? Because the sales of the drug had been reduced by this thing.
"Damn it! I've always supported Captain! I thought those things were genuine, that's why I bought them! "Peter Parker sounded annoyed. Parker's tone sounded a little annoyed. "I won't buy any products printed with Captain America's packaging until I get the official authorization from Captain!"
Peter's attitude actually reflected the attitude of many ordinary people in the United States who supported Captain.
While chatting with Li Jie, Peter found a robbery in Queens. An armed robber was robbing a convenience store.
He grabbed a handful of change from the store's clerk and ran out.
Peter was a little annoyed today. He swooped down from a height of ten floors. Until he was about to land, he used spider silk to pull himself up.
Then, using inertia, he picked up the robber and threw him into the air. He dyed red and used spider silk to make a large net to trap him.
After doing all this, Peter felt that his mood was much better. He clapped his hands in satisfaction and praised himself. "Well done, Spider-man."
"How much money did that guy just rob you?" Peter clapped his hands and walked into the convenience store, wanting to buy a bottle of Pepsi. He decided to refuse Coca-Cola from today onwards.
"Spider-man! Oh, can I have your autograph? Thank you so much. "The convenience store clerk was a little excited. Peter casually signed his name on the book that he handed over and drew a cute spider head.
"Oh, you mean the unlucky guy just now? In fact, he only robbed fifteen dollars. The money from the ATM was just taken away by the boss today. And this guy tricked me into opening the ATM with the excuse of exchanging change. "
"He took twenty dollars and wanted change. He tricked me into opening the ATM and stole fifteen dollars. But he left his twenty dollars on the counter. Look, it's here. "The clerk pointed to the twenty dollars on the table.
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