31. Councillor Kelly [79/100]
Xavier's Talent Youth Academy, another group of new children walked in here with a mysterious and curious gaze, they were still wearing prison uniforms in the secret base of Three Mile Island, and they looked like they had stepped into a normal world from another world. οΌ
This group of children was also carefully plundered by Stryker, they were extremely talented, they were all filial piety, most of them couldn't even tell where their home was, except for a few children with particularly miserable backgrounds, most of them would only stay at Xavier Academy for a month, and then they would be sent back to their respective homes.
Professor Charles is very disciplined in this regard, and from the establishment of this college to the present, it has never been mandatory to keep any children.
Also coming back were Cyber and Logan, the former was sending Catherine back to school, after all, this girl had run away once and had a criminal record, and the latter came back with Kayla.
I don't know what the poor two people said, and they seem to be reconciled, but although Kayla was saved in the hospital on Three Mile Island, her condition is not too good.
Stryker's bullet grazed her spine and left her with four bone fragments in her waist, and with this injury, Kayla would probably not be able to stand up for the rest of her life if it hadn't been for an accident.
On the path of Xavier Academy's super-large grassy area, Cyber and Catherine, who were on a wooden cane, walked slowly forward, and after turning a corner, they saw Logan and Kayla in a wheelchair walking towards them, and the girl following Kayla.
Emma Grace Frost, Kayla's little sister, a very energetic little girl with beautiful long blond hair, wanted to run to Cyber when she saw her, but was stopped by her sister's stern gaze.
Logan waved at them, then nudged Kayla over.
"Thank you, Cetheline. β
The two of them stood in front of Catherine, Logan leaned over, the man who had changed into clean clothes and corrected his beard had a very friendly smile, he patted Catherine's sex bag, and said sincerely, "If it weren't for your last bravery, we might really lose a lot of things." β
Kayla, who was a little pale, also took Catherine's hand and said to the embarrassed core,
"You are a true hero, Catherine, and you saved our lives. β
The praise made the silly girl's smile almost reach behind her ears, and she sat with Kayla and Emma chatting on one side, while Logan and Cyber walked to the other side, and the two exchanged cigars amicably, and in the midst of the smoke, Logan asked softly,
"Stryker is dead, right?"
Cyber took a puff of smoke and replied with a smile, "If he is still alive in that situation, it means that he should not die, by the way, what are your plans in the future?"
This question made Logan a little worried, he looked at Kayla who was sitting on the side, and rubbed his hands,
"I heard that there was a neurologist in New York who had successfully put together a broken spine for another patient, and I wanted to try my luck with Kayla, she was a good woman, she shouldn't have to endure such a fate, just..."
"It's just a lack of money, right?"
Cyber swayed, took out a bank card from his pocket and stuffed it into Logan's hand, "This is 300, you take it and use it first, if it's not enough, call me, money doesn't mean anything to us... Don't refuse, I'll hire you. β
Logan was going to excuse himself, a man of his stature had already decided that he could not accept a handout from a friend, but Cyber's next sentence made him pause, he shouted the cigar in his mouth, and muttered for a moment,
"What do you need me to do?"
Cyber looked left and right and lowered his voice, "I need you to stay at Xavier Academy, I... I may have to travel far away recently, and I can't tell when I'll be back, so I'd like to entrust Catherine to you first... Until she is capable enough to protect herself, there are a few people in New York who can make me believe, but few who can teach her to protect herself, and I believe you can do it. β
Logan glanced at Cyber suspiciously, and finally his gaze fell on Cyber's cane, he suddenly remembered that Cyber occasionally suddenly spurted out a mouthful of blood when he was fighting, this person who has lived for more than 200 years may not be smart, but his experience is definitely enough, his eyes narrowed,
"Your body... It's already bad enough to go?"
Cyber swayed, he didn't want to talk too much about this issue, Logan didn't say anything, and didn't continue to ask, he took the bank card and said solemnly, "I swear to protect her until you return safely." β
Cyber nodded, called Catherine, and waved his hand at Kayla, and the two of them walked forward.
At this time, on the other side, in Xavier's office of the dean of the Gifted Junior Academy, that is, Professor Charles's office, he, the beast, and two close comrades-in-arms were talking to another person.
This guy was wearing a very old-fashioned suit, some gray hair was neatly combed, and he looked at Professor Charles sitting opposite him and Hank, the chairman of the "Mutant Council" in Congress, with indifferent eyes, and he said,
"Mr. President, I regret this incident, and I will convey his apologies, but the executor of Weapon X Plan, Major General Stryker, and the mastermind, Admiral Wood, have both died in accidents, so Mr. President hopes that Mr. Charles and the forces behind you will not act irrationally. β
He took off his gold-rimmed glasses, took out his handkerchief, and wiped them as he said,
"We will do our part to ensure that this terrible incident does not happen again. β
Silent, not answering immediately, Professor Charles seemed to be lost in thought, and only after a moment did he speak,
"It's not that I don't believe in Mr. President's promises, but I'm skeptical of your ability to execute, and as far as I know, Stryker and his weapon X are not the whim of some war-hungry general... In this land, there are several other projects of the same type going on... I'd love to live in peace with you, provided that..."
The Professor's eyes had never been so serious, his hands folded on the table, "You have to show your sincerity. β
In the face of Professor Charles's aggressiveness, Congressman Kelly said in a deep voice, "Please don't slander the state institutions, Mr. Professor, I can assure you that Weapon X was just a regrettable accident, and we didn't..."
"In front of me... There are no secrets!"
Councillor Kelly's argument was overturned by Professor Charles's words, looking at the professor's calm eyes, Mr. Councillor seemed a little embarrassed and a little angry, and finally, his chest rose and fell quickly a few times, then gritted his teeth, picked up the briefcase and hat that were put aside, he glanced at Professor Charles, and whispered,
"As you wish, Professor, but I hope you can also do what you promised to do not come easily, and no one wants it to be ruined"
After saying a lot of high-sounding things, Congressman Kelly changed his style, he looked at Hank, and then at Professor Charles,
"There's a meeting of global leaders coming up in New York next month, but your compatriots seem to be a little restless lately, Mr. Charles, we don't want to be surprised at this important meeting, do we?"
The professor nodded,
"I can guarantee that if I'm in New York, there won't be any fraternity anyone who spoils this meeting!"
"Very good"
Councillor Kelly nodded in satisfaction, smiled coldly at the professor and Hank, and then turned to leave the office, and after he left, Hank said to Professor Charles with some deed,
"Charles, do you really believe they will keep their word?"
Faced with this question, the professor did not answer immediately, he breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the sky outside the window, "No, I don't believe it... But at least it will make them think about it when they do things, it's an eventful time, Bangke doesn't know what he's planning yet, and there are too few compatriots on our side. β
He stretched out his hand, and a book floated gently from the bookcase behind him and landed in the palm of his hand, he opened the book, and suddenly said to Hank, who was sitting beside him,
"Say, should we add some actual combat confrontation courses to these kids?"
"Huh?"
Hank's eyes widened, and he looked at Charles suspiciously, "How did you have that idea? I remember you were averse to violence." β
"But my proudest disciple is almost going to be crushed by Cyber. β
Charles said faintly, "It wasn't until Cyber came that I suddenly realized that I used to value the power of wisdom too much, but I ignored the power itself, Gang Ke is a strengthist, although the concept is different, but the mutants under his command are far more powerful than us, this is not just a battle of ideas, Hank, I know Gang Ke, when necessary, he will not be stingy to sprinkle the flames of war on us... He'd done it more than once, but whether it was Jean, or Auroro, or the kids... We protected them too well. β
"Once it's time to die on the battlefield, I can't imagine what terrible things will happen... Thankfully, it's not too late. β
Professor Charles flipped the page of the book in his hand, and he asked softly,
"I was going to ask you to teach them how to fight, but you're too busy, and your responsibilities require you not to leave your post without permission, so what do you think of Cyber?"
Hank's thick fingers tapped on the table, and after a few minutes, he swayed,
"Cyber is not suitable, his combat effectiveness is fine, but his character, and that set of logic that is biased towards chaos, it's not that I don't believe him, but this kind of thing, it's better not to leave it to him, just look at Catherine, I heard that the kid killed 17 soldiers with his own hands this time... It's too aggressive, it's not good, and it's easy to cause some negative effects. β
Charles nodded,
"What about Logan?"
"Logan's words... Between his very good beast perception and control of his own beast, more than 200 years of experience in warfare, and enough social darkness... What's even more commendable is that even in the face of hatred, he still hasn't lost his compassion for ordinary people, unless it's necessary, he won't easily kill ordinary people, which is even more worthy of promotion. β
Hank nodded, "I think he could, but Logan is a bohemian and I doubt he'll be able to stay here for long, especially after Kayla's injury, and he'll definitely be running around the country looking for a cure for her." β
"Well... Then talk to him. β
On the other side, Congressman Kelly sat in the car, the driver twisted the steering wheel, and the bulletproof black sedan stole out of the academy and drove all the way outside, the councilor's eyes swept over the grass in front of him, and when he saw two figures supporting each other to walk ahead, the councilor's eyes shrank suddenly.
The change in this expression only lasted for less than 1 second, and then it returned to its original state, but in the depths of the councilor's eyes, a strange light flashed, and the color of his eyes seemed to change at this moment.
He muttered to himself,
"Seber Hawk... It's good that you're not dead... It's good, we can continue to play again..."
"What do you say, sir?"
The driver heard Congressman Kelly's muttering, and he turned around to ask, only to be startled by a stern look from the Councillor,
"Drive well, Captain... By the way, don't go to Congress, go to the Department of Defense first. β
The black sedan slowly drove out of Xavier Mutant Academy, and at the moment when it drove out of the gate, Cyber looked at the departing sedan with some doubts, and he didn't know if it was an illusion, just now, he suddenly felt a malicious gaze, which emanated from the car.
Of course, it is also possible that he is sensitive, after all, he has just stepped down from the battlefield.
The core head hummed and chirped and leaned on Cyber, her brow furrowed high,
"Where are you going? Will you take me with you? I promise to be obedient. β
Cyber patted her head helplessly,
"I'm just going back to Gotham, Hawkins has some research that needs my cooperation, if it goes well, I may be back next month, you stay here obediently, if there's anything you can't solve by yourself, just go to Logan, if it's a critical matter, call May, you know?"
Catherine didn't answer, she looked up and looked at Cyber,
"And what if it doesn't go well?"
Facing the serious gaze of the core, Cyber pursed his lips,
"It's going to be fine... Believe me. β
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