White House, Oval Office.

The country's administrators frowned and pondered, placing their hands on the famous "Fortitude Table" – a 19th-century desk made as a gift from Queen Victoria to U.S. President Hayes and made of wood from the British Arctic Ocean expedition ship Perseverance, which was later placed in the Oval Office by President Kennedy as a presidential desk.

In the baroque office, Stryker sat on the sofa, and the colonel, who had always done his own thing, looked very well-behaved, leaning forward half-forward, like a soldier who could get up at the sound of an order.

He can be ruthless with the evil mutants, and he can be honest with the capital plutocracy, but Stryker is still nervous about the real rulers of the country, even if it is nominally.

Due to Magneto's blatant attack on Watsonton, the mutant issue has become a hot topic of public opinion. In Stryker's eyes, this is simply a great opportunity from God, and he originally planned to let mutants attack the White House and create the illusion of a failed assassination of the president, in order to gain attention and resources, but the sudden collapse of Watsendon made it easy for him to achieve his wish.

As for the hapless Watsonton, no one cares at all. Even if there is no mutant intervention, Stryker will secretly look for an opportunity to do it, he has long been tired of these greedy scavenging vultures, they are like sharks that smell blood, and they will rush to the sky when they see the benefits, and they will only care about taking them, but they are stingy with a little sincerity.

"William, I've read the mutant defense plan you handed over, and you're a top expert when it comes to dealing with this group of people." Mr. President groaned, and then continued: "How is your 'X Weapon' team formed? ”

"It's almost done." Stryker replied immediately.

He had a "weapon X" plan a long time ago, and that group of damn mutants was extraordinarily capable, especially old powerhouses like Magneto and the Professor, which were difficult to deal with even with the army, so he thought of using mutant abilities to create the "ultimate weapon" in his mind, and Wolverine Logan was one of his proud works.

The power of science, coupled with mutant genes, is enough for Stryker to create powerful weapons that are not inferior to mutants, such as Wolverine, which has been injected with Edelman alloy, has extremely strong recovery ability, and is fierce and brave, invincible, it is simply a perfect humanoid weapon, but unfortunately due to the failure of brainwashing, the fierce lone wolf escaped.

Mr. President nodded in satisfaction, and he hesitated and said, "I give you the power to search, detain, and interrogate, but don't let me see the body of a mutant child being shot on the news at six o'clock in the morning." ”

Stryker suppressed the excitement in his heart, and the Colonel, who was so serious that he was a little unkind, finally saw the hope of fulfilling his wish. What he pursued in this life was to completely exterminate the hordes of God-cursed mongrels and send them to the operating table one by one, or throw them into prison!

"By the way, I've got two helpers for you." Mr. President rang the bell on the table.

To be honest, the problem of mutants is quite a headache for him, not only the controversy in public opinion, but also the opinions and pressure from various forces, these big people sitting at the top of the pyramid are shocked by Magneto's audacity, they realize that their wealth and power cannot fully guarantee their own lives.

This is also the reason why Stryker will once be in power, and he will have strong support from the White House and the military. That special group of talented people made many dignitaries and celebrities sitting behind the scenes begin to feel scared and intimidated, and they feared that the emergence of mutants would break the rules of the game in this society for a long time and shake the solidified upper class.

A one-eyed black man in a black trench coat, led by the Secret Service bodyguards, was the first to enter the office, followed by a young man with black hair, and the two sat down separately under the greeting of Mr. President.

Stryker knew one of them, the cold-faced one-eyed black man named Nick Fury, who led a special agency called S.H.I.E.L.D., which had extremely powerful hidden power and was able to mobilize huge amounts of resources, which even the White House could not effectively govern and control.

As for the young man who walked in behind, he was unmasked, but in terms of the other party's age, it is estimated that he will not be a nobody who can enter the center of this national power.

"Nick Fury, I'm sure William is no stranger to you, this operation against mutants will be supported by S.H.I.E.L.D." Mr. President's gaze shifted to another man, "Sean Siperth, an accomplished biologist, a promising young New York genius, who is a scientific advisor in the mutant defense program. ”

"Mr. President, I don't need ......" Stryker frowned, he didn't want to have extra people involved in this operation.

Especially Nick Fury, who is a secret service leader himself, has sharp eyes, rich experience, and has the support of S.H.I.E.L.D. behind him, if he wants to snatch the fruits of victory, it will be a big trouble.

As for Sean? Mr. Colonel's gaze swept over, and the black-haired young man sat on the sofa a little shyly, his expression quite reserved, and he seemed to be very nervous.

Another nerdy guy and not worth noting. Stryker turned his head, thinking to himself.

"William!" Mr. President was no longer as gentle and cordial as before, and his voice was full of majesty, "This is not your own action, whether you fail or succeed, this is America's war against mutants - I need to be foolproof!" Don't have any surprises! ”

Feeling the fierce gaze of this big man standing at the pinnacle of national power, even Stryker couldn't help but bow his head, this is the sense of oppression brought by power.

The last sentence is both a requirement and a warning. Stryker understood what Mr. President meant, and if anything happened, he would be the scapegoat pushed by the big guys, just like the pitiful end of the scientific director in the Watson scandal.

A sudden chill spread across Mr. Colonel's body, like a basin of cold water dousing his previous joy and longing, and he began to report on the attack plan against the mutants.

"I've been tracking Eric Lansel's whereabouts, and the Brotherhood has been in hiding since Manhattan, but through surveillance of some radical mutants, I learned that they are actually hiding in North Alberta, Canada, where they have a secret base."

Stryker took out detailed information and battle strategy, which made the president sitting in the chair nod slightly, he wanted to expel the mutants from the land, and this unambitious Mr. Colonel was the sharpest knife.

“…… Before dealing with Eric Lansel, I suggest dealing with the mutant school in Westchester, where there is a mutant leader named Charles Xavier, who has the terrifying ability to manipulate the mind and telepathize the mind, and if you want to eradicate mutants completely, this person is an obstacle that cannot be bypassed! ”

Stryker spreads out the folder, which contains several blurry images taken by satellites, which is where Xavier's gifted youth academy is where professors take in and help their compatriots, and where the X-Men are secret.

"Charles Xavier is not an easy person to deal with." Nick Fury said coldly.

As the supreme commander of S.H.I.E.L.D., he does not agree to rashly act against mutants, especially the academy led by Professor Charles, which is completely different from the brotherhood led by Magneto, and the two camps can maintain a delicate balance of mutual containment, but once Stryker intervenes without authorization and upsets this fragile balance, then a major war will be inevitable.

It's a pity that S.H.I.E.L.D. is not liked by the federal government, as a special agency rooted in this land, but not under the jurisdiction of the White House or the military, which makes the president and generals very uncomfortable.