Chapter 102 Surfaced, the White House called
"The mad scientist who transformed himself into a mutant?"
Howard crossed Erlang's legs and asked with interest.
He is not only the manager of Laboratory One, but also the nominal scientific research advisor of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Howard has the power to vote on a major issue that is difficult to decide—in the absence of Luke and Carter.
"I remember you told you about him, and like that little guy in Lab Three, Sebastian Shaw is obsessed with mutant genes."
The entire S.H.I.E.L.D. knew that Howard and Bolívar didn't deal with each other very well.
The former felt that Bolívar was not only a dwarf in stature, but also not much better in terms of knowledge.
The latter thinks Howard has nothing but exuberant hormones and a head full of dirty thoughts.
Every time we meet, we have to go toe-for-tat, and the smell of gunpowder is full.
Originally, Luke wanted to reconcile, but considering that it would help to stimulate the sense of competition between the two people, the original idea was dismissed.
"If that self-proclaimed King of Atlantis, Lord of the Seven Seas—would anyone really give him such a long list of nicknames? It's almost as good as the restaurant's menu. ”
Feeling Carter's cold eyes, Howard shrunk his neck, realizing that now was not the time to be clever and humorous.
He coughed twice, glared at the gloating Luke, and continued, "Namor Mackenzie is a mutant, so just give him a leech serum." ”
"It's not that simple. Howard, don't you get it? This is a diplomatic event. ”
Carter frowned, thinking about what to do.
"Atlantis is an underwater civilization that humans have never touched and do not know about. Before the advent of Namor, people had only heard of this name from Plato's "Dialogues", the legend of Poseidon, the god of the sea. ”
"But now? It appears as a nation, a civilization. This means that no matter what decision S.H.I.E.L.D. makes, it must be careful and think twice. ”
"Congress, White House, Pentagon...... No one wants a war now. So negotiating, engagement, making connections, that's what we're going to do. ”
Carter is worthy of being a commander, and the angle of analysis of the problem is very thorough.
Luke pondered for a moment that if the tape of Namor's threatening speech made it to the White House, the president would have to call him at this point.
After all, the other party deliberately said S.H.I.E.L.D. and his own name.
A few minutes later, as he expected.
"General, a call from the White House."
The phone on the table rang, and Stryker picked up the microphone, covered it with his hand, and said, "The president wants to see you." ”
Luke, who guessed it, said with a relaxed face: "In half an hour, I will go to the White House." ”
Deal with the president and Congressional inquiries at any time.
The most important issue is to find Namor's whereabouts and stop the other party's madness that threatens to flood New York.
The Supreme Mage may not be able to make a move, and the death of millions of people in New York may not cause any psychological fluctuations to the Ancient One.
Kama Taj is always a neutral bystander.
The Black Death that ravaged Europe, the First World War in which tens of millions of people were killed, and the Second World War in which the Third Reich returned......
These disasters and wars that have occurred in the history of mankind can be prevented by the Supreme Mage to make them invisible.
"Earlier, I asked Task Force X to search for the whereabouts of the Hellfire Club, do you have any clues?"
Luke asked.
"Not yet, but ...... I think the silver fox might know something. ”
Kayla the Silver Fox is a mutant member recruited by S.H.I.E.L.D., and she is sister to Emma, the White Queen of the Hellfire Club, which Luke has known for a long time and told Carter.
"Then use her as a breakthrough."
Luke thought about it, but he really couldn't exchange it for a copy of Konstantin's "Master of Fooling" and forcibly set up a wave of words.
He was pretty sure that Namor would stand up for some reason to speak up for mutants and prepare to flood New York.
All this is definitely being secretly pushed by someone!
Sebastian Shaw is the first to be suspected!
It is also possible that Kang the Conqueror - but according to this guy's style of doing things, as well as the usual routine, he is pretending to be a historical celebrity, a national leader.
Secretly poking and prodding, and it also involves mutants, no matter how you look at it, Sebastian Shaw is more suspicious.
"Disperse first, and I'll deal with the president. As for Namor Mackenzie, I'll find a way to find him as well. ”
Luke waved his hand and smiled confidently.
As the director of the bureau, he behaves calmly, and there will be no pressure on the talents under his hands.
Namor...... Atlantis' lair is in the Atlantic Ocean. ”
Luke recalled the information in his mind, and he remembered that the guy had a "sacred Punidon Trident", a symbol of the royal power of Atlantis.
It can control the sea, set off wind and waves, create tsunamis, and release electricity!
It can be said to be an artifact-level weapon.
Coupled with the "Proteus Horn" that summons sea creatures, Namor's combat power should be ranked in the top ten on Earth in terms of combat power - who calls those superheroes either unborn or ungrown.
"Take it one step at a time, anyway, with Namor's character, it's impossible to hide."
After Luke finalized the rough plan, he got up and flew to the White House.
is different from the image of Aquaman on the set next door, Marvel is more like a villain, with a moody personality and very large mood swings.
In a nutshell, it's a secondary disease that is easy to be led by others.
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White House, lawn.
The tall figure fell quickly like a cannonball.
Boom.
When he landed, Luke activated the bioforce field, causing no damage other than a few movements.
"General Cavill, the president is waiting for you in the office."
The head of security in the White House has become accustomed to the way Luke appears.
For the young major general, the no-fly zone was a non-existent one, and no one could stop him anyway.
Many old-school generals who have opinions on this only dare to talk a few words behind their backs and remain silent in person.
A few minutes later, Luke walked into the Oval Office and met the president with a solemn expression.
"Major General Cavill, for Atlantis, there's that ...... Do you have anything to say about the mutants who stirred up the tsunami? ”
The president took off his glasses, pinched his nose, and said a little tiredly: "The Pentagon is already going crazy, Admiral Bullock and Admiral Richardson of the Navy system have called, and the two aircraft carriers in the Atlantic Ocean have been attacked separately, but fortunately there are no casualties." ”
"Mr. Edgar Hoover from the FBI, who showed me a tape a few hours ago of a mutant named Namor Mackenzie, confessed to all of this, and threatened us with flooding New York — if we didn't do what he said!"
The president looked at the expressionless Luke and asked in a deep voice, "Major General, I could have had a pleasant weekend and dinner with my wife and daughter, but now I have to face a lot of trouble, I hope you can give a satisfactory answer." ”
"Is Mr. President blaming me?"
Luke raised his head slightly, and asked rhetorically with a calm look in his eyes.
The voice landed, and in the oval office, the atmosphere suddenly became solemn.
The staff member sitting on the side rolled his throat and swallowed.
He wasn't sure if Major General Cavill would be able to protect Mr. President.