12. Move with emotion
The "Mutant Registration Act" does not show its power in Gotham, because that place is almost a forbidden area for mutants except for the mutants of the Devil Gang, and only a very small number of mutants live in seclusion in the entire city, not to mention the big forces, so naturally it will not have any effect.
But it's only when you actually get into New York City, which is directly affected by this bill, that you see the real consequences of it.
"To hell with the registration bill!"
"We want human rights, we want to live!"
"Strongly oppose unfair treatment!"
The busiest street in Manhattan, crowds of people poured into the streets, holding all kinds of signs, walking around with great momentum, in Times Square, thousands of people shouted chaotic slogans, looking men, women, and children, and the crowd was full of righteous indignation, most of these guys were mutants, but the most unbearable thing was that there were some ordinary people among them.
Yes, you read that right! A bill designed to protect the interests of ordinary people can attract opposition from ordinary people, although you can also say that they are a group of real fair-hearted people, a group of real kind-hearted people, but you can't deny that from a higher point of view, these people have actually betrayed their own group.
At a time when the relationship between mutants and ordinary people is becoming more and more strained, there is no doubt that they are traitors.
"So what exactly are they against?"
Catherine pulled the baseball cap on her head down, turned her head to look at Alwyn beside her, and the little girl's face was full of doubts: "Is this really effective? They are just venting their frustration, but I don't see any substantive action, what can this do but expose their weakness?"
Xueba Alwin pushed his eyes and said very rigorously:
"Of course, your suspicions are right, the so-called demonstrations are meaningless in all respects, and the people who can change the course of the policy don't pay attention to them, but they are followed by people who don't help the progress of events, and to be honest, I don't know what the point of this behavior is, why they are so happy. ”
"That's part of the everybody's mindset. ”
Felicity, who was wearing a slim denim suit and showed off her good figure to the fullest, couldn't help but sigh, and as an ordinary person, she whispered:
"They're suspicious and don't act, they think they can be the heart of things, but they're nothing, oh my God, when I got used to your way of doing things, I realized how stupid this behavior is..."
"Meaningless!"
This was Emma's comment on her shoulders, and Clarice looked at the indignant compatriots around her with pity, and she pushed her sunglasses and said to Catherine:
"Let's get out of here, it's a waste of time. ”
Catherine nodded, and the group walked through the crowd under the leadership of the Devil's Gang, and got into the car to the stronghold, Felicity sat in the back seat, she held a modified laptop in her hand, ten fingers were rapidly tapping on the keyboard, and the glasses lady who entered the working state looked indifferent, and her whole body exuded strong self-confidence, she was specialized in art, she was insulated from combat, but the creator gave her another supernatural talent.
"Ding"
Her fingers pressed the keyboard one last time, a smug smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and then she turned the computer to Catherine beside her:
"Found it!"
Catherine turned her head to look at it, it was a complicated satellite map, which she couldn't understand, and Felicity explained:
"They were hiding in the sewers of the Hudson estuary, which was where they were now, not moving, obviously plotting something. ”
"Good!"
Catherine tugged at the brim of her hat and whispered to Chas Chandler, "Chas, turn around, go to the Hudson River, Alwyn, you can be the pioneer!"
After speaking, the little girl took out her mobile phone and made a call:
"Santa, it's time to do it, we'll end the operation here and it'll be over soon. ”
The other party didn't say much, just a simple hum, and hung up the phone, Catherine put down the phone, she took a deep breath, and on the rearview mirror of the fast-moving car, it was her increasingly cold face that flashed.
The Hudson Estuary, the closest port to New York City, was once an industrial port, but in recent years, it has become a great place to visit, with travelers from all over the world boarding a cruise here every day to enjoy the sights of New York.
But now, the whole city is a parade set off by mutants, and there are a lot fewer tourists in New York, especially in some areas where the conflict is more intense, where it is said that there is friction between mutants and ordinary people every day, and the police force of the New York Police Department has been mobilized, but some corners of the city are still similar to the battlefield where the fire is fierce.
Of course, there are some areas they can't visit, such as Hell's Kitchen, where a commercial center is being built, where many recalcitrant mutants are said to have fled, but the police don't dare to cross the border to arrest them, because the gangs that now rule there are very strong.
At least these cops have never seen a ruthless person in New York who can confront the heavily armed police with Vulcan cannons, and this new organization called the Devils is domineering and arrogant, but to be honest, they are not a big problem, because they have no interest in the neighborhood outside of Hell's Kitchen at all, even if it is only one street away, the police will not be stopped from hunting down those mutants who have committed crimes.
"Wow"
A faint knock on the door sounded in the sewers of the Hudson Estuary, a city with extensive underground water circulations that had been built in the past, and which were large enough to serve as hideouts when necessary, and no one knew what creatures were present in the vast sewers, and occasionally something strange would pop out.
For example, a few turtles dressed like ninjas, of course, those guys have been preparing for a move recently, and they don't have much time to hang out at night.
"Who?"
The man hiding in the sewer hid in the doorway very vigilantly, with a weapon in his hand, and asked in a low voice: "Pass pass!"
"Mutants are supreme!"
The tall and lanky guy outside the door also whispered a reply, and the atmosphere was similar to the handover of some secret work, and a moment later, the door was opened, and the person who opened the door for him had two horns on his head, apparently, this was also a mutant.
"Follow me, the leader is waiting for you!"
This guy whispered, and turned around and walked deeper into the sewers, the thin and tall man did not doubt him, and followed this guy to go deeper into the sewers, after the last incident in New York, the members of the Brotherhood everywhere fell into a state of division, until Magneto returned, this division and division disappeared temporarily, but there has been a major reshuffle within the Brotherhood, and many regions have their own leaders.
A few minutes later, at the end of the dimly lit sewers, the tall and thin man walked into a tidyed-up temporary quarter, and in front of him were a dozen mutants, all going about their business, and everything seemed so normal.
"Ahem"
He coughed lightly, focusing all eyes on himself, and he whispered:
"I brought Magneto's orders! He told us to infiltrate the crowd of marchers and find an opportunity to start a conflict between them and ordinary people, or find a way to enter the antidote distribution area in Manhattan and find a way to make a big deal there, and it would be best to destroy it!"
"So... Magneto means to send us to death?"
The emissary's narration was interrupted by a hoarse female voice, who emerged from the darkness with a slender figure, short wavy hair, and heavy circles around her eyes, behind her, two pairs of dragonfly-like wings folded together, this was the Salvador Angel, the mutant warrior with whom Seber had a relationship, and one of the leaders of the New York Brotherhood.
But now, she was not in a good state, she clasped her left hand over her shoulder, and in her right hand she held a slender cigarette, and in the smoke she walked up to the waiter, and she asked in a low voice:
"There's no response, there's no follow-up plan, it's just to make us upside down, isn't it like sending the plaice to death, sending us to hell?"
"You... What are you talking about?"
The messenger couldn't help but take a step back, and he asked rhetorically, "Isn't the plaice alive and well, hasn't she already betrayed the Brotherhood and joined the Devil's Gang?
"Huh"
A long whip-like thing was thrown out of the darkness and grabbed the messenger's waist, slamming him to the ground, making him dizzy, but just as he was about to jump, the Salvadoran angel's high heels with sharp metal brackets stabbed into his palms, and blood splattered in all directions.
The surrounding mutants also stood up silently, followed behind the Salvador Angel, and surrounded this guy, one by one, with unkind faces, and in the dark, another figure walked out, it was one of the old acquaintances of Cyber and Catherine, five short stature, average level, but very good fighting ability in the water.
One of the patriarchs of the Mutant Brotherhood, he moved his fingers and came out of the darkness, he grabbed the messenger by the neck and whispered in his ear:
"Tell me, how did the plaice die?"
"I... I don't know!"
"Huh"
His left ear was ripped off directly, and the bloodshot and angry toad clawed at his head fiercely, screaming like a madman:
"I don't know! You don't know!"
"Bang"
The head of the messenger was slammed to the ground, and the toad, who wanted to choose a man, drew a dagger from his belt with a thud, and compared it to the neck of the messenger, who was already bleeding all over the ground, and the patriarch of the Brotherhood had completely lost his mind at this moment, and he gritted his teeth and whispered in the messenger's ear:
"To hell with Eric Lanshel, he has betrayed the promise he once made to us, and my best friend has become a pawn in his evil scheme, and he has been sacrificed so easily, because of a hellish alliance... Let him die. ”
"Let your brother meet the ghost!"
"Poof"
A human head with a frightened look flew out of the corpse, and the blood-covered toad staggered to his feet, he looked dazed, everyone in this team knew that the toad had a special affection for Dorothy the flounder, the two of them had grown up together, closer than brother and sister, more pure than lovers, and now, the plaice was dead, dead in the conspiracy of his own people.
How can this keep a toad from going crazy?
"Looks like you've made a choice. ”
Catherine walked out of the darkness of the sewers with her little devils, holding a disc in her hand, which was directly copied from the monitor in Wayne Forest, as Batman's home base, the ghost place was simply full of cameras, and Felicity easily found the full video of Dorothy's death from it.
Of course, the scene where she is dragged out of the darkness by Magneto Eric has not been cut, and the leader who once swore everything for the cause of mutants finally betrays his oath.
She looked at the dozen silent mutants in front of her, she was silent for a moment, and then stretched out her hand towards the Salvador Angel:
"Cooperate, I won't let you join the Devil's Gang, but Dorothy is also my friend, and in order to make her go more peacefully, I think we can cooperate for the time being. ”
The Salvador angel didn't speak, she finished a cigarette in silence, she looked at the toad who had lost her soul, and finally, she shook her head:
"I must be crazy to choose to work with you. ”
She reached out and took Catherine's hand, she looked at her, and whispered, "Will you and your Cyber Hawke be the second Eric Lansell?"
Catherine snorted, and she shook her head stubbornly:
"No! we're much better than him!"