Chapter 36: The Abandoned Son
"School City?"
His Excellency the Secretary of State frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Impossible, the gap between mutants and humans cannot be broken in a day or two, and it is absolutely impossible for the United States today to carry out racial segregation as in the past. ”
"It can't be said to be apartheid." Magneto shook his head and said: "We have previously launched the analysis project of the mutant genome, and through the comparison of hundreds of thousands of genes, we found that 99.99% of the world's ordinary people have mutant genes buried in the gene sequence, and mutants and ordinary people are fundamentally the same race, and there is no essential difference."
As long as it is activated, it can make the mutant genes in the body of ordinary people appear dominant and become supernatural. ”
Magneto glanced at His Excellency the Secretary of State, whose face was extremely ugly, smiled, and said softly, "Not only us, but General William Stryker, who led the X Weapon Program, also knows the news. However, I am afraid that this inside information has been completely suppressed by purebred human chauvinists and has not been circulated. ”
Walter Holder licked his chapped lips and took a deep breath.
Sure enough, the other party simply wanted to rely on terrorist activities to solve the problem violently, and it was the other party's true intention to transform all mankind into mutants.
Just as Walter was thinking about how to return to the absolute side, he saw Magneto say quietly: "Your Excellency, this live broadcast beheading is a prologue to a political event, and it should also end with a political event.
We've developed a device that can rearrange the mutant genes in the genetic sequence of ordinary people. Grants abilities and beautifies the user's appearance, extending their lifespan by at least 50 years. These three points alone already have a reason to put all of humanity on the fast track to the age of mutations. ”
"...."The corners of Walter's mouth twitched, and he said hoarsely, "If the materials I read are correct, you should only be self-taught masters in genetics and engineering, and there is a group of illiterate and semi-literate people in the mutant fraternity who have attended community college at most." How is it possible for such a second-rate group to manufacture the instruments you are talking about? ”
"Hehe, trade secrets, familiar with it." Magneto smiled and said calmly, "Don't you have a clear understanding of what kind of bizarre country you live in? Transcendents fly away at every turn, easily overturning regular armies, and violent explosions are heard at both ends of the downtown area in three days, and superpowered criminals are almost crammed into prisons.
We are only a tiny fraction of this bizarre America. ”
Walter remained silent, and what the other party said was true, the contradiction between the transcendent and the general public, as a social problem, is indeed more serious than the contradiction between the mutant and the general public.
It is said that if there are more lice and no itching, and if there are more debts, it is not impossible to let the people accept genetic modification if the social contradictions of mutants can be solved once and for all.
"I'll think about it." Walter nodded, and said casually, "But we need to study and analyze the instrument you mentioned first." ”
Magneto smiled, "Of course, as long as we agree on this issue, we are willing to accept any kind of investigation." If you wish, I can always call and have someone send me a sample of the instrument and the papers. ”
“.... That couldn't be better. Walter narrowed his eyes, the other party seemed extremely confident, it was estimated that he had planned for a long time and planned everything in advance.
Cooperating with the forces represented by Magneto is tantamount to seeking skin with a tiger, and it may suffer a backlash at any time.
But Walter knows very well that those White House bureaucrats under heavy pressure will only want to preserve their positions and reputations, and they will not care about the national interests and future of the United States.
Walter had no way of refusing Magneto's offer, and he was a longtime confidant and friend of the president; After all, the secretary of state is only an assistant to the president and needs to be considered by the president.
Seeing that Walter didn't immediately refuse, Magneto smiled, relaxed his attitude, and lay back in his seat comfortably.
Nick Fury, who had been left hanging aside for a long time, glanced at the shaky Secretary of State, and finally couldn't help but interject: "Your Excellency Magneto, as far as I know, Professor Charles, who runs Xavier's Academy for gifted children, has recently disappeared along with his X-Men and academy students.
Don't know what role they play in your plans? ”
"I don't know about that." Magneto looked at the solemn face of the black one-eyed dragon and said with a smile: "Dear Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., you must know that I am the only one who appeared in today's live broadcast event, I am already dizzy in my busy life, how do I know where Professor Charles is going."
Maybe he's on vacation in Fiji or Hawaii right now? ”
The corners of Nick Fury's one-eyed eyes twitched, and it was obvious that the other party was not going to reveal the true inside story. But that's fine, as a professional organization that manages the affairs of the transcendental, S.H.I.E.L.D. can start from this aspect....
Just when his mind was in a hurry, he heard Magneto chuckle and said indifferently: "Director Fury, I advise you not to dig too deep, sometimes, the truth is like a mine under the silt of the rainforest, the slightest carelessness will damage yourself."
The purpose of S.H.I.E.L.D. is to protect the people, and the interests of the general public have not been harmed, and there is no need for S.H.I.E.L.D. to point fingers and make irresponsible remarks. ”
Nick Fury's brows furrowed deeply, and just as he wanted to refute the rebuke, he was interrupted by the Secretary of State, "Okay Nick, the federal government has its own plans for the investigation of the X Weapon Program. As a special force under the name of the International Security Council, there is no need for S.H.I.E.L.D. to intervene. ”
What the?
Director One-Eyed Dragon only felt his muscles jump, his gaze bouncing back and forth between the Secretary of State and Magneto, and his gloomy face almost wrung out water.
Nick Fury's ability to climb from a big-headed soldier to the position of director of S.H.I.E.L.D. is naturally not relying on the so-called "personal bravery", his political sense is as superior as his tactical literacy.
Obviously, in the conversation just now, the Secretary of State and Magneto have exchanged views. The federal government will no longer pursue the forces behind Magneto, and Magneto's side will no longer use the means of hijacking the global screen to interfere with the federal government.
Now, all that both sides want is to stabilize the situation, maintain the domestic stability of the United States, and remove all distractions – as long as this can be done, why not swallow the bitter fruit of the federal government? The bald eagles' official hats are always more important than righteousness!
Nick Fury gritted his teeth and creaked, and the other party accurately calculated the limits of the federal government's patience and the weak compromise of the top bureaucrats to protect themselves, and just threw Magneto, the outcast, to get a great political situation.
The methods are vicious and vicious, and the stratagems are far-reaching and close, far beyond those low-level thugs who only know about explosive attacks.
Do you just let him go?
Nick Fury has a gloomy face, and in the eyes of the other party, S.H.I.E.L.D., which claims to be the shield of peace, is probably just an unruly thug under the political stick.
This time, it was the other side who won.
The director of S.H.I.E.L.D. let out a breath of turbidity, stared at Eric Lanshel's wrinkled old face, and asked coldly, "Is it so cool to be an outcast?" ”
Magneto was stunned for a moment, then smiled calmly, gloomy and lonely flashed in his eyes, and said indifferently: "I, I am willing to give everything for my race, this is my persistence." ”