Chapter Thirty-Eight: Team X Press Conference

"Absolutely not, Lie, this is too dangerous, you are playing with fire!" Charles yelled at the school office. Just now Lie came to talk to him about something important, but he didn't expect to come up with a real hammer, he actually planned to let his students go to New York City to serve as police officers? Are you kidding me? Charles was almost bleeding out of the brain by Lie's intention, and shouted loudly in the office regardless of his image.

Lie plucked out his ears that were buzzing by Charles, this was the first time he had seen Charles, a good old man, angry so loudly, it seemed that this time his method was a bit irritating. It's not easy for the old man to get so angry for the first time, "Well, well, I know this action is a bit too big, but it's not bad." He comforted Charles.

"You let a bunch of kids do such a dangerous thing? Still say nothing? Charles said.

"One, they're not kids, two, they're eighteen years old, and you shouldn't have taken care of them all the time and locked them up in school." Lie corrected.

"So what? At least they're doing well at school, and I'm giving them out. ”

"Well, it's only three hours at a time, and the X-Men follow the whole process, which is a good off-campus activity." Lie retorted, Charles choked on Lie's taunt, "Charles, you can't take care of them like this for the rest of your life, they can treat the school as a writer, but it doesn't mean that they have to stay at home for the rest of their lives, they should have their own lives." This time, it's an opportunity, an attempt. Lie spoke to Charles about the importance of the event.

"However, they are not ready, are they in a hurry? We don't know if the outside world's attitude towards mutants is still the same as it used to be. Charles has his own concerns, and the stereotypes that have gone through three generations are not so easy to dispel. Just let his students, his own children, go through these things suddenly, and he is not sure what the consequences will be.

"Then why not let them choose for themselves, if you want the world to accept mutants, then you have to do something, the era of doing good deeds without leaving a name is over. Only by letting the world truly understand mutants can we change their perceptions. Lie propped up the table and said seriously.

"I can't be the master, and you can't be the master, let those children make their own decisions." Charles compromised a little, but he didn't let Lie himself take the children away, as he said, they have the right to decide how they should live.

In the room at Charles Manor, the graduating children who had reached the age of eighteen were gathered together, and they did not know what was happening. Many of them were brought by Charles, and even if they couldn't pay the tuition, Charles didn't care and took them in. They stay in school until they become adults, and there are only two paths, either they can teach directly in the school and become X-Men, or they can enter society when they can hide their abilities, or go to university. Only this time, things have changed.

Lie strode to the podium, looking at the group of students below who were not much different from him, and felt a little at the speed of time. And the group of students below also became excited when they saw Lie, and they were talking about it, they were very familiar with Lie, they ran to them twice in three days, and they were also a powerful mutant (they thought it themselves), and they also invented genetic repair potions to help them stabilize their abilities, and now they are discussing what good things will happen to them this time.

After waiting for the enthusiasm of these guys in the audience to subside, Lie said: "Good morning, everyone, I think you all know who I am, so I won't introduce myself." There is only one main purpose for this visit, and that is that I need you to make a choice, a choice that may affect your life. ”

"What a choice, Mr. Lie." A girl spoke.

"Raise a squad on behalf of mutants to serve in the New York Police Department."

As soon as these words came out, the effect was good, at least the audience was quiet, and Lie looked at the group of guys who had quieted down and didn't continue to speak, let them be quiet for a while, think about it and then continue to talk to them. Soon a girl raised her hand tremblingly and asked, "Why us?" Why go to New York? ”

"Because you are the youngest generation, you represent the future of mutants, and only you let them know about mutants."

"But they're scared, they're going to hurt us, but I don't want to hurt anyone." A boy said. This boy has the impression that his name is Bobby, who can make ice and has the potential to be an omega mutant.

"They will be afraid because they don't understand, as for hurting you, as long as it is not the reason that appears on your side, they hurt, you will fight back, if they don't give up, then you also know my ability." Lie said, "I don't expect you to say yes now, but this world needs us to change it ourselves." If we blindly avoid and tolerate it, they will think that the rumors are the truth, and then it will be useless for me to try harder, and sometimes we all need the courage to change. ”

After saying that, Lie left, he gave enough space for this group of young people to think carefully, there are some things that he can't do alone, although he has great strength, but people's hearts can't be reversed by strength. If this group of students chooses to quit this time, Nalie will have to rely on himself to come step by step, and maybe he will have to follow Magneto's example at that time.

However, his luck was good, or the group of young people had a good heart, and he did not disappoint, and an hour later, four men and three women gathered in Charles's office. Although there are not many people, it is enough as an elite squad. "Got it figured?" Lie looked at these people and asked.

"Yes, Mr. Lie, as you said, someone has to stand up and speak out, and a few of us decided to be a representative of our fellow mutants." Said a girl at the head.

"Very well, let's go."

"Now?"

"That's inevitable, time is short, besides, I have to prepare combat clothes for you, otherwise if you are injured, Charles will kill me." Lie joked about Charles, who was waiting outside, and then left with the group of young people.

Scott pushed Charles to watch Lie leave with his students, and he felt unspeakably uncomfortable, just like watching his children leave him, is he still old after all? Charles thought to himself. Immediately put down his thoughts and looked at the car that was no longer in sight, and Charles asked Scott to take him back.

Returning with this new group of young mutants, Lie asked Barbara to arrange a place for them to live, and he began to use his company's public relations power and news media to start working on George. Stacy's mayoral election speech, this mayoral election is for him to make the mutant appear in front of the world again after forty years. He and Gaia were working overtime to make suits and weapons for their group of young people, and he didn't want anything to happen to this group of young people. Stacy's press conference for mayor was known to the people of New York City, and it was revealed that the first SWAT team represented by mutants would be launched.

This news soon made other news media like sharks smelling blood start to probe the reliability of the news, and some went to the police station early, as for others, such as some bigwigs in the political circles, some people are calm, some are angry, and some are curious. Because no matter what aspect it is, whether it is a law or an ordinance, there is no specific law that strictly prohibits mutants, and the so-called discrimination is just misled by their group of politicians who are canvassing for votes.

"Now immediately use the resources of the daily newspaper and all channels to discredit me against their mutant squad." Jameson of the Clarion Daily pointed out to his subordinates as he bit his cigar.

"But boss, I heard from a friend on the road that it's not easy to mess with the other side this time."

"What are you afraid of, you're a journalist, do you know a reporter? Journalists are trying to find out the truth, and if they don't, they have to fabricate the truth. Jameson yelled. Surely you say that your life is not yours, to create an affair between a police chief and a mutant squad? Unless he didn't want to stay in New York, he should listen to Jameson's words, and he wouldn't do it anyway.

George. Stacy's mayoral election has attracted attention from all sides, and everyone is ready to see how this election speech ends. Soon, the mayoral election speech was held, and Lie, Director George, and the mutant squad with high hopes were all ready. The heavily armed police on the field also ensured that the troublemakers present did not dare to mess around, and George was on the field, and before he could give a speech, he could hear the angry shouts of the crowd below, "Get down," "Mutant lackeys," "You betrayed humanity." ”

George didn't respond immediately, he firmly remembered the people who had just called the happiest people, and when the sound began to get quieter, he shouted in a deep voice, "Quiet." Seriously, at first I knew I was just a chaperone, but I met someone who told me that New York needed a tough, uncompromising guy like me to be mayor, not a bunch of rhetorical politicians. I followed his advice, stood here, and when I saw you, I realized that he was right. ”

The citizens didn't understand what George meant, but George's angry voice rang out again. "Look at you, you don't know anything to conclude that this mutant squad is bad, evil, where do you have the evidence to prove it. Even in New York, I have caught more than 1,400 crimes in twenty years, but only 30 are mutant crimes, and the rest are criminals among ordinary people, many of whom are repeat offenders, and as citizens of New York City, are you really qualified to judge them? ”

"Hey, you, Tom. Donald, the one in the black bucket hat, I know you. George pointed to the clamoring young man just now.

"I know you, I caught you four times, all for burglary, and as far as I know, your wife has divorced you because of your repeated crimes and unrealistic work. And then you also say that your tragedy was caused by mutants? How dare you say such a thing? The security officers asked him out, and I took you into custody on charges of defamation and disturbing public order. George recounted Donald's crimes and asked the police officers who were there to maintain order to pull him away. The rest of the people who exploded just now quickly shut their mouths when they saw George's style and hid in the crowd, for fear of being caught by George.

The rest of the citizens who were shouted shut up, seeing Donald's fate, these guys just wanted to hear what George had to say. "We live in the freest and most equal country in the world, and we still exercise all kinds of racial discrimination, so what is the difference between us and the Civil War, these so-called mutants are rare and not human?" Every word of George was spread throughout the United States through the news media, and every guy in front of the screen could see and hear George's speech, whether it was a mutant or an ordinary person.

He was there to talk about his views on mutants, and this was the first time that someone had actually spoken up for mutants, and many words in the world made people who heard them start to think about why they hated mutants in the first place. But in some places, well, someone is not happy.