I Became Spider-Man's Cousin in Anime Crossover

Chapter 349 New Moves

Tony Stark's roar was like a heavy hammer blow, silencing the entire venue.

Below the stage, countless cameras captured this overwhelming scene. Some initially neutral reporters now revealed their contempt for the burly man and the forces behind him.

However, just when everyone thought the silence in the room indicated that the debate would end in Tony's absolute victory.

Another sharp voice, choked with sobs, suddenly rang out from the side and back of the venue.

"Lies! It's all lies!"

In that instant, everyone's attention was instinctively drawn to it.

A middle-aged woman, dressed simply and with a haggard face, suddenly stood up. She clutched a photograph of a child with a deformed and ugly appearance that was enough to shock anyone who saw it, and cried out in a hoarse voice.

"Tony Stark! Don't try to sound so noble! Like you're some great saint! You said your new energy source is cheap, clean, and harmless! Well, look at this! Look at my child! How do you explain this? He's not even a year old, and you've already poisoned him like this!"

As she spoke, she strained to hold the photo high so that the cameras clicking away around her could clearly capture the content of the picture.

"My home is only three blocks away from your Stark New Energy pilot plant! My poor child... he was born healthy! But ever since that plant started operating, because of your damned new energy source! That terrible radiation! He's gradually become like this!"

When the conversation turned to her most painful moments, the middle-aged woman burst into tears, appearing every inch the mother standing up for her child. This resonated with many parents in the audience. Amidst the whispers and murmurs, the way they looked at Tony became somewhat strange.

Only Tony remained calm and collected throughout, one could even say...

The smile on his lips grew even wider.

Tony's unusual change startled the woman who had been paying close attention to his every move.

Thinking of what had happened to his burly colleague, he was even more worried that his current outburst might have been anticipated by Tony.

But now, there's no turning back, and the generous compensation promised by the employer is simply too tempting.

This caused the woman to pause only slightly before continuing with her superb acting skills, comparable to a top-notch performer, tearfully accusing Tony of his "crimes."

"How dare you still laugh! You don't really think this has nothing to do with Stark Industries, do you?! The doctors said it's a genetic mutation caused by prolonged exposure to excessive radiation! It's your new energy substation that's ruined our children! You rich people, for the sake of making money, don't care about the lives of ordinary people like us! You're paving your way with the health of our children! Don't you have any conscience?!"

While crying, she pulled out several photos from her bag, which were clearly carefully prepared, and held them high above her head.

Just like the photos they showed before, they were all of children with physical deformities or disabilities, and they kept shouting.

"Look, everyone! Look closely! These kids are victims of Tony Stark's wolfish ambitions! Clean energy? Bullshit! That's clearly a deadly weapon!"

This tragic drama, coupled with the character of the other party's "mother," is so emotionally charged that it's as if "what girl would joke about her own innocence!"

So much so that the advantage that Tony had just built up with logic and data was instantly shaken by this accusation that directly hit their emotional weak spot.