Chapter 138: Assassination
"Not really." "The fact that the cameras have captured the attacker's appearance, how can I say that...... It's a strange guy with a blue tail all over his body......"
"Oh?" Linton suddenly remembered this plot, and attacked the president of the magnesium country, as if there was indeed such a thing.
"Do you know this guy?" Nick Fury asked.
"Of course not." Linton said, "So you come to ask me because I think I know this thing?" ”
"After all, you also have the ability to teleport." Nick Fury said, "Maybe you really know this guy." ”
"Judging by your description, this guy should be a mutant." Linton said, "So you can't just go to Professor X?" ”
"We've already reached out to X Academy." Nick Fury said, "But whatever, I'm ordered to catch this guy, and I'm worried that Professor Xavier won't be so cooperative." ”
"In other words, I'm worried that the other party won't hand over someone, right?" Linton said, "So you think I can catch him, so you ask me for help?" ”
"Yes." Nick Fury nodded.
"Busy...... I can help. Linton said, "Still, I have some conditions. ”
"Yes, you say." Nick Fury was simply and felt that it was normal for Linton to make conditions, and if he had been helping them for free, Nick Fury would have felt strange.
"First of all, I can't just work without a name, in case someone asks me what my identity is......"
"No problem, now that you're an agent under S.H.I.E.L.D., I'll have someone prepare the documents right away." Nick Fury said right away.
"Just a consultant, I don't want to really work for you." Linton said.
"No problem." Nick Fury doesn't bother with names either.
"Second, I need some privileges to access your S.H.I.E.L.D. information, mainly those with superpowers." Linton said.
"What do you want this material for?" Nick Fury asked.
"Fighting." Linton said, "Finding someone to do when I have nothing to do is my current pleasure." ”
Nick Fury had already noted Linton's belligerent trait, so this was normal, but it was a bit troublesome. After thinking about it, Nick Fury said, "If you want to find someone to talk to, I may be able to arrange it for you, but it is impossible for you to attack the capable person at will." If you really want to fight people, you can join the arrest team in the future, just like you did today. ”
Nick Fury meant to help them arrest people, and he couldn't fight. Linton didn't bother with it, nor did he say to do it, but continued: "Third, I may need something in the future, and I hope S.H.I.E.L.D. can help me check it when the time comes." “
"What is it?" Nick Fury asked.
"I'll talk about that later." Linton said.
"Then we'll talk about it later." Nick Fury didn't say yes either, after all, he didn't know what Linton wanted. Of course, Linton doesn't know what he wants, he said this, mainly because he wants to upload things with points, according to reason, every world has something that can be uploaded, such as the devil fruit in the pirates, but he doesn't know what this world is, so if it's an item, it's not very convenient to let S.H.I.E.L.D. help him check it, which is also one of the reasons why Linton is close to S.H.I.E.L.D., but he hasn't found the valuables that the system prompts yet, so he doesn't know what it is, I can only pretend to be mysterious.
"Can we act now?" Nick Fury asked.
"No problem, let's go." Linton nodded, it just so happens that he has nothing to do, maybe he can find some points.
Arriving at the tarmac by car, Linton soon headed for Washington. The flight from New York to Washington takes only 30 minutes, and in short, Linton, who is still in New York in the morning, arrives in Washington at noon, and goes directly to the White House, the presidential palace.
The White House was originally allowed to be visited by tourists, but of course this kind of thing has been put under martial law, and of course it is closed for now. And there are a lot more guards at the door, and S.H.I.E.L.D. has also gone through strict inspections before letting them in.
Soon, the group entered the White House, and the people inside also went in to report, and were waiting for the president's reception. Linton also asked, the name of the president of the magnesium country here is McKenna, and Linton has never heard of this name.
The president seemed to be among the guests, but he summoned a group of S.H.I.E.L.D. people. Linton also followed Nick Fury directly into the office, and quickly saw several people in the office.
There were three people in the room, and the one sitting behind the office was obviously the president, a tall and thin white president, who looked quite energetic, or a little president. In front of him sat two people, one was a somewhat fat man, and the other was an old man.
"Mr. President." Nick Fury greeted the president in the middle.
"Nick." The president nodded, then gestured to the two next to him and said, "This is Colonel Stryker, and this is Councilman Clay." Two, this is Nick Fury, director of the Homeland Strategic Defense Attack and Logistics Support Bureau. ”
The two sides said hello, and Linton just stood in the back, and did not attract the attention of the president, after all, he now looked like Nick Fury's subordinate, and the previous adviser certificate was also done, and now he hung it around his neck.
Of course, Linton also noticed the name of the Stryker colonel and looked at the somewhat chubby fellow. He knew the plot, so he naturally knew that these things were all made by this guy, but he didn't expect to meet here.
"Nick, you know the situation, the purpose of my letting you come is to find this monster." The president said directly, "I authorize you to use all the resources at your disposal to arrest this guy." ”
"I see, Mr. President." Nick Fury nodded, "Is this the scene?" Can I start a survey directly? ”
"Yes." The president said, "I'll have someone give you the information in a moment." ”
"Has Mr. President contacted Professor Xavier?" Nick Fury asked, he had contacted Professor X, and I wonder if the White House had contacted him.
"That's what I'm here for." Before the president could answer, Stryker stood up directly and said, "I think this Professor Xavier is the mastermind behind the whole thing, and the so-called Xavier Academy for gifted children he established may be a training camp for cultivating superpower killers." ”
"Huh?" Nick Fury was stunned, "Colonel, that's just an academy." ”
"I don't think so." Stryker said as he pulled out some photos and put them in front of the president, "Look at these ......"
"What is this?" The president asked, looking at it.
"A hidden tarmac, and some launchers." "I suspect they're preparing something in private, but at the moment, it looks like they'll at least be able to fly off the basketball court...... Or launch missiles. ”
Hearing this, the president's face changed all of a sudden. Originally, he was very suspicious of mutants, and now he was assassinated by mutants, and then he found out about this, so he had to be on guard.
"This should be an apron." Nick Fury, who was next to him, also went up to take a look and said, "I do know some information about this, Professor Xavier has organized a force to deal with the threat of some malicious mutants, this force is called the X-Men. ”
"Troops?" The president asked.
"To be exact, the squad is a team of five or six people." "There are some radical mutants who are really threatening, like ...... Magneto, you know that, too. Professor Xavier organized such a team to deal with situations like this. ”
"So Director, you mean they're on our side?" The president asked.
"That's my judgment at the moment." Nick Fury said that Professor X also knew and talked about it, and the two sides were not allies, but they were definitely not enemies. Nick Fury's statement is relatively accurate, after all, he doesn't believe in these mutants 100% either.
"And what do you say about this attack?" Stryker next to him immediately interjected and said, his purpose was here, of course it was impossible to agree with Nick Fury's statement.
"This attack still needs to be investigated, so that's why I'm here." Nick Fury didn't give Stryker face, and said directly, "If it's just some radical mutants, I'll arrest him, and of course, if it's related to the Academy, I'll be responsible for negotiating with them." ”
"Of course, it has to do with the academy." Stryker immediately said, "That's a hidden training base, Mr. President, you should already be well aware of the threat of mutants, and you must not give them a respite now, please authorize me to conduct a search of the academy." ”
"I mean, it's better to find the attacker first." Nick Fury said-for-tat, "There is no evidence that this matter has anything to do with the academy, and I ask Mr. President to seriously consider it." It's true that mutants are a threat, so we need to be even more cautious. ”
"How long will it take you to find this attacker?" The president asked, after a moment's thought.
"Hmm...... Give me a week. Nick Fury said.
"I'll only give you three days." The president said directly, "If the attacker is not caught in three days, I will consider Colonel Stryker's proposal." ”
"Mr. President, I don't think you should hesitate." Stryker said anxiously, "In three days, those monsters don't know what they will do, we don't have time, their conspiracy has been exposed, and now maybe they are already discussing how to subvert the country......"
"Hey, are you magnesium people so bad at brains?" Linton couldn't help but say, "Haven't you seen Huaxia's thirty-six plans? ”