Chapter 50: Army Bases
Early one morning, Randy departed from the experimental base early and boarded a special plane to a military base on the border between Washington and New York.
Although it is located in the heart of the United States, the base is still on sufficient alert, with more than a dozen patrol towers on the perimeter of the base, and several GIs are looking left and right with guns in hand to prevent accidents that may occur at any time.
The plane slowly landed on the base's exclusive airfield, and when Randy stepped off the plane with a suitcase, there were already more than a dozen officers waiting at the pick-up gate, among which the leader was a young army colonel with a silver eagle pattern on his shoulder.
"Mr. Houston......"
As soon as Randy approached, the young colonel walked briskly and held out his right hand to him with a smile.
"Bright ......"
Randy shook his head and nodded softly. This young colonel is the only son of Lieutenant General Frege, who joined the army when he became an adult, and is now less than thirty years old and is already an army colonel with real power.
Because Randy and he are still familiar with each other, he rarely showed a smile when he stretched out his hand.
"Mr. Houston, General Frege has been waiting for a long time."
After shaking hands, Bright hurriedly leaned sideways and pointed to the side, opened his mouth and said, "Please follow me." ”
As soon as he finished speaking, Bright walked forward, followed by Randy, and the soldiers who were with him dispersed.
It didn't take long for the two of them to arrive at the central command post inside the military base, where only a gray-haired but still energetic old man sat at his desk and corrected some documents.
Hearing the footsteps, the old man looked up at the door, and immediately stood up when he saw Randy in a tuxedo and top hat behind Bright.
"Houston, you're here." The old man greeted softly, but did not get up to greet him, but still sat in his chair.
When Randy put the box aside and sat down on the sofa in front of his desk absentmindedly, the old man turned to look at Bright and ordered, "Bright, you can go back, I have something to talk to Houston about." ”
"Okay." Brett nodded slightly, turned and walked out of the command post.
When he was gone, the old man turned to look at Randy on the couch again, only to see his bright eyes under his top hat staring at him, with a hint of a nonchalant smile on his face.
Not paying attention to Randy's gaze, the old man asked straight to the point, "Houston, what are you doing to me?" You didn't say it explicitly yesterday, but now you can elaborate on it, right? ”
"General Freys, the leader has entrusted me to come to you to do something." Randy responded.
"Commissioned ...... by the Summit"
The old man, that is, General Frege's eyes froze slightly, and he quickly asked, "What's the matter?" ”
"The head of the group entrusted me with full control of the Osborne Group in the near future, although it is not difficult for us to buy the personal shares of the shareholder of the Osborne Group, but the space agency's Exploration and Aerospace Corporation has recently acquired the Osborne Group, and there should be a shadow of Stryker behind this."
Randy met Frege's gaze and explained: "You should know Stryker's paranoid character, I'm afraid that the things he decided will not be changed so easily, and the recent passage of the "Mutant Registration Act", Stryker definitely pushed it behind, and it is estimated that it will not be too simple to let him give up the Osborne Group at this time." ”
"The Osborne Group?"
Frey pondered for a moment, then stared at Randy and asked, "That is the company that is working on gene transplantation and limb regeneration?" ”
"Yes." Randy nodded.
"If that's the case......"
In response, Frege said with a little hesitation: "That's really a bit of a problem." ”
"Stryker has a deep hatred for mutants, he's been looking for a way to eradicate mutants for years, and if the gene transplant is really successful, he will never give up this opportunity."
Frege glanced up at Randy and continued, "The Brotherhood of Mutants led by Magneto has caused too much trouble to the United States over the past few decades, and if there is really a chance to eliminate mutants in one fell swoop, I think the president may also be tempted, and then the trouble will be really big." ”
"It's no surprise that Stryker has any crazy moves."
Randy nodded and responded, "It's just that Frege should be able to think about the possible impact of this matter, although Dr. X is a pacifist, but once mutants are really in danger of destruction, I don't think he will stand idly by, and Magneto has always fought for the rights and interests of mutants, if ......"
Randy shook his head and didn't continue the topic, but changed his words and said: "At that time, all mutants will definitely unite to resist the government~government's moves, if the government~government remains tough as usual, maybe the war between mutants and ordinary people will really break out." ”
"And this is obviously not in line with our development path. Although chaos and war around the world have never disappeared, the war that affects the whole world is completely unbearable for us at this stage, and this will completely disrupt the layout of the leader, we need chaos and war, but ......"
Randy finally stared into Frege's eyes and said with a very serious look, "Peace must always be maintained. ”
"I understand."
Frege squinted his eyes slightly and nodded, then asked, "Then what do you need me to do?" ”
"Arrange for me to meet with Stryker and put some pressure on him within the military if necessary. The rest ......"
As he spoke, Randy suddenly stood up and said in a deep voice, "I'll do it." ”
As soon as he finished speaking, Randy leaned over and lifted the metal box next to the couch, placed it on the desk in front of Frege, and reached out to open it.
As the cold weapons dissipated, I saw that two metal syringes containing light blue potions were placed inside, and the light blue liquid shone with a faint fluorescence in them, which was particularly eye-catching.
"This is the latest third-generation human body amplification elixir, which can enhance the physique by up to three times, and there are no side effects, and the success rate of enhancement is as high as 99.9%."
Looking at the potion inside the metal box, Randy said, "This potion is limited to internal use within the organization, and you and Bright have one each. As for the military district you are in charge of and the share of the first-generation potion from General Ross, I will send someone to send it in half a month. ”
After listening to Randy's explanation, Frege slowly looked up at him, and when Randy met his eyes, the voice sounded again.
"Help me arrange a meeting with Stryker as soon as possible, and if I can, I hope to meet him tonight."
"Okay."
Frege nodded and responded, "You wait a moment, I'll arrange it for you right away." ”
As soon as he finished speaking, Frege reached out and picked up the internal phone of the military district on the desk in his office and dialed a number.