17. Tribute and Promise [65/100]

"Bang"

The door to the office was pushed open, and a serious-looking May walked into the office with a folder, which she placed on the desk behind the tall figure in front of her, with her back to him.

"Director, 15 minutes ago, two super-sized lightning strikes broke out deep in the mountains near the border area of Quebec, a secret base of the military was completely destroyed, no casualties have been detected at the moment, and the Ministry of Defense held a briefing 5 minutes ago... About this matter. ”

"Huh, lightning strike?"

The figure didn't look back, he stood on the edge of the floor-to-ceiling porthole on the 37th floor of the Manhattan Delta Wing, the only one thing left looking out the window at the city that had just woken up from sleep, his voice was very penetrating, just by hearing it, he could feel a special will exist in it.

"May, you were the best agent here, do you really believe it was a lightning strike?"

Faced with this question, Agent May, who has been transferred to civilian duty, did not answer, but her silence was actually an answer.

"Professor Charles's moderates have been at peace for decades, and the guys in Congress may have forgotten how that man single-handedly saved the world from the scourge of war, and they have forgotten the terrible power he wielded... But there are always people who like to see the world burn brightly, and what is even more terrifying is that when a bunch of restless fools gather around him, this arrogant fantasy becomes a terrible reality. ”

"Whew..."

The man in the black leather coat held the guardrail outside the porthole with both hands, and he breathed a sigh of relief, "The professor is demonstrating, he is using this way to get us to express our dissatisfaction, is Stryker's investigation coming in?"

Mei nodded,

"It's already out, do you need me to bring it to you?"

"No... Send it directly to the group of old guys who are no longer sober in their minds at the Ministry of Defense, and let them see what kind of person they rely on is!"

"Do we need to get involved in the mutants and Stryker's affairs? I'm afraid things might change. ”

May whispered, "Coulson has been monitoring Weapon X for four months, and his report says that Stryker probably has another research base on his home soil, and I'm worried that the mutants of the Charles faction will attack that place, which may cause panic among the population." ”

"Intervene? No, we don't!"

Nick Fury, the current leader of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the king of the world's secret agents, shrugged,

"It's time for us to put the finishing touches on it, and it's time to teach the stubborn a lesson that the world doesn't work the way they think it is... But to strengthen the monitoring of the mutant brotherhood, I always feel that Magneto must be planning something amazing after so many years of hibernation. ”

"By the way, make Coulson a little faster... In the face of an increasingly complex situation, we need some stronger hole cards. ”

On the other side, Gotham Cemetery, the place was as quiet as ever, with Cyber standing in front of the tombstone of the cross, and Catherine in a white dress standing beside him.

"Three years later, the city is still this disgusting haze..."

Seb's hand slid lightly over the tombstone in front of him, a slight grind, his eyes had never been so sad and gentle, and he whispered,

"Old man... I'm back to see you. ”

A gust of wind blew Seb's hair up, as if a deceased relative was greeting him.

"I thought I would see you again when I came back, but you left alone. ”

"You know what? Even though we've only been together for a year... But in my heart, your position is very important, a stubborn, rude, unlikable old man..."

Cyber closed his eyes and whispered as if muttering, "But it's the first really good person I've ever met in my life, and how I wish you had been murdered... At least that way, and let me chop some idiots to vent my anger..."

"But now, how do you ask me to fight against time?"

His fingers tightened suddenly, a tear left from the corner of Cyber's eye, he had always shown madness, and finally inevitably revealed his weakness, which he had covered up well, but now, in the face of the people who had been lost, there was no need to hide it.

"You've said a million times you hate Gotham, but you've ended up sore to death in the place where you were born, and you still love it, right?"

"You can't let go of this nasty city, right?"

Cyber took a bottle of liquor from Catherine, who was in tears, twisted it open, gulped half of it, and poured the other half on the ground in front of the cemetery.

"Then I'll help you... Watch it. ”

"No one wants to bother you... Ahem"

Cyber coughed and covered his mouth with a handkerchief, and as she let go, a shocking dark red made Catherine hold Seber's arm tight, and the latter smiled at him,

"Don't worry, Core, I'm not done yet, I'm not going to just go down. ”

"Step, step"

A heavy footstep sounded behind the two men, neither of them looked back, and after a while, Gordon, who was much older, stepped forward and placed the flowers in his hand in front of his father's grave,

"He walked peacefully... I just can't let you go. ”

Gordon crouched down, reached out to clear the weeds around the tombstone, and whispered, "But I think he'll be happy if he can actually see you come and see him, and he'll probably scold you... You know, he's the kind of person who scolds you to your face for worthlessness, but will soon use his methods to make you laugh and cry to accept his kindness. ”

"Hmm. ”

Cyber nodded silently, no one spoke, and after a few minutes, Gordon clapped his hands and stood up, his face already had clear wrinkles, and there was gray hair on the top of his head, as if he was a decade older than the last time Cyber saw him.

But it was still the same attire for 10,000 years, black-rimmed glasses, and stern but warm eyes, the police chief stood with Cyber, and he whispered,

"Thanks to you, Gotham is fine right now... It's hard to believe, but I can still smell the feeling coming from the darkness of the city, the danger never leaves, and I sometimes wonder why a Gotham attracts so many freaks... Are the Devils coming back?"

In the face of Gordon's straightforward inquiry, Cyber swayed,

"I don't know, maybe, after all, this is our roots, will you welcome us?"

Gordon shrugged,

"Why not? The current gangsters in this city are only resurrecting, but I'm still glad to see some old guys helping me out with the pressure, but just like before... It can only be the marina area and the narrow island!"

"Whew..."

He breathed a sigh of relief, took off his glasses, took out a handkerchief and wiped them, and suddenly asked in a low voice, "Cyber, you say, will there really be a day when order will be fully restored in Gotham?"

"I don't know, and I don't want to know. ”

Cyber's finger slid lightly over the tombstone in front of him, and Gordon laughed twice, "yes, who knows what will happen in the future? We've all lost our loved ones because of a damn madman, and they've now passed on the clown as a street and alley story, and lo and behold, it's really disappointing to have a city like this." ”

He turned away, and as he walked in a whisper,

"Come to my house for dinner tonight, Barbara and Jimmy miss you and Catherine, and Robin will come too. ”

Gordon patted Cyber on the shoulder and said forcefully,

"Don't come, don't you?"

"Okay. ”

Seber's finger removed from the tombstone, and he turned to look at Gordon, "Can I bring another guest?"

Gordon pouted, "Whatever, I'm pretty spacious anyway." ”

Let's rewind the clock slightly by 4 inclinations, at Xavier Gifted Junior Academy in Queens, New York, Cyber and Catherine are about to leave New York and return to Gotham when there is a knock on their door.

"Come in"

Cyber said without replying, and after a while, a somewhat restrained Santals walked in, he had changed into a set of clothes that fitted, but because he was too thin, it looked like a bamboo pole, and after he walked in, he stood at the door of the room at a loss, probably wanting to say something, but he didn't know how to speak.

Cyber ignored him either, and after a few minutes, when they had finished packing up, Cyber sat down on the edge of the bed, lit a cigarette, then looked at Santals, and threw him another one, this time the young man did not refuse again, he put the cigarette to his mouth, and took a somewhat awkward puff, this pastime at the cost of surrender made him feel less stressed, he looked up, looked at Cyber, took a deep breath, and said loudly,

"Mr. Cyber, I... I don't think I'm suitable for here, can I follow you?"

"Huh?"

Cyber's brow furrowed, "Why? We do everything for a reason, don't we?"

"I... I just think this place makes me feel weird..."

Santals swayed a little uncomfortably, and Cyber snorted,

"Tell you the truth, kid, I can see you lying. ”

This sentence made the young man suddenly deflated, he shrugged his head, looked left and right, and then lowered his voice and said,

"What you told me before, I don't want to be a weakling, I want to protect my sister, I've lost my parents, but I can't do it now... I want to learn how to fight with you. ”

"But if you're going to learn to fight, it's better for you to stay here, isn't it?"

Cyber flicked his fingers, "Professor Charles is currently one of the most powerful mutant bipolars in the world, and Lady Auroro, as you can see, she can destroy a base with a wave of her hand, and I'm far worse than them." ”

"No!

Santals explained, somewhat unconvinced, "I also saw Ms. Auroro's fight, how to put it, the feeling she gave me... It's powerful, but not as imposing as I want... You also said that I would be a natural killer, and I think killers need that momentum too, but they can't teach me... There is no way for me to learn that kind of momentum and killing methods in this academy, the guys who came years before me, haven't even killed a single person, I talk to them, and I feel that they are some... Somewhat naΓ―ve. ”

He stretched out his hands tangled and parted his fingers,

"I've killed almost 30 people... They really can't teach me. ”

"But follow me, and you may die tomorrow..."

Cyber flicked the ashes of his cigarette and said noncommittally, "If you die, there is nothing, isn't it good to live in peace?"

"I'm not afraid of death!"

Santals lowered his finger and whispered, "I'm not afraid of death, I'm just afraid of being put in a cage again, the despair of losing my freedom, I may be dragged away by the people who rush in at any time, I am not afraid of death!

He bowed deeply to Cyber,

"Please train me, Mr. Cyber!"

The atmosphere in the room was a little stagnant, Catherine sat on the other side, looked at Santals, and then turned to look at the silent Cyber, and pursed her lips, she asked,

"And what about your sister? Will Clarice agree to you going with us?"

"She, she'll agree!"

Santals whispered, "She'll understand me!"

"Well... Went to pack up our stuff and we left here after 1 diagon. ”

Cyber took the cigar back into his mouth and said vaguely, "This is the path you chose, if you die, don't blame me!"

Santals looked up in surprise, he hummed, turned around and opened the door, and then stood still, outside the door, an unconvinced Auroro stood there, looking at Cyber with an unkind face, and after a moment, she said loudly,

"I'm going to fight you!"

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