On the way back to the academy after leaving Jean's home, the atmosphere inside the fighter plane was very depressing. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info The Storm Girl in the driver's seat, Professor X at the front of the cabin and Wolverine at the back, the distance between the three is only a few meters, but no one has spoken.

Logan's palms had been clenching something tightly - a small piece of Edman alloy that had been polished into spikes. The workmanship is very rough, about an inch long. And it was the murder weapon that killed Jean.

At that time, with the self-explosion of the phoenix, all the energy in the air was like substance, and all that was left at the scene was the fragments of that place, only this Edman alloy spike. It was as if it had never been there, leaving no trace.

Logan glanced at Professor X, who was still full of grief over there. The spikes were shot out of his wheelchair. Although he understood the situation at that time, it was either Jean who died or the professor or all of them died, but when Jean died like this, he was still very uncomfortable. Compared to the time when he sacrificed himself to save everyone at Lake Alcali, this time although the result was similar, the nature was completely different, and Logan had an extra thorn in his heart, just like the spike that was making the palm of his hand constantly bleed into his heart.

Silence doesn't solve the problem, things have to be talked about. Luckily, when Hank asked about the situation, it was a chance to get the talk. So when Logan excuses himself to leave under the pretext of taking a shower, Professor X keeps him and gathers him, Hank, and Auroro into a room again.

"Things took such a turn that neither we nor Eric had achieved our goal, so we didn't have the interest to do it, so we left. This is one of the few good things. But Jean ......" At this, Professor X shook his head sadly, then looked at Wolverine, "Logan, I know what you're thinking, but I can assure you, I really didn't know that my wheelchair was tampered with. ”

"Oh please, Professor you have the strongest brain in the world, how can you ......" Logan subconsciously doubted the other party's words. However, with his understanding of the other party, if the other party really knew, he would definitely not admit it when the matter was a foregone conclusion. So, is it? Thinking of this, he looked at Hank.

Despite his wild nickname, this old but still sturdy guy is actually one of the smartest among mutants, and he is responsible for the high-tech in X Academy, such as the X-Fighter. In short, Hank has that motivation and that ability.

Hank had already known what had happened from Auroro's whispered explanations by this time—at least what Auroro knew.

"So, just as Jean was about to decompose Charles's molecule, a spike of Edman alloy shot out of Charles's wheelchair, piercing Jean's heart and causing the phoenix to self-destruct? Well, it's a bit strange to blow yourself up. Then he noticed Logan's gaze, "Oh don't look at me, I don't know what's going on." Could it be Eric? ”

Professor X shook his head, "Eric has that ability, but he won't do that. He needs the piano, well, I should say the phoenix, he needs the phoenix as his weapon. In that case, he would be more willing to sacrifice me than to hurt or even kill him. And as far as I know, he doesn't have Edelman alloy on his hands. Besides, if that spike really belonged to him, it wouldn't be so rough, and there wouldn't be any traces of human polishing. At this, he paused. Logan, move me to the couch. Hank, check my wheelchair to see if there's anything left. I also need to think twice about how that could have happened under my nose. ”

A few minutes later, under the watchful eye of his companions, Hank actually found something in Professor X's wheelchair.

"This is a transmitter that is activated remotely by infrared rays, and it is placed at the bottom of the wheelchair. Well, the designers are smart, or rather thoughtful. Saying this, Hank couldn't help but boast.

This upset Rogan a little.

However, it is not easy for the other party to be praised by a master of science and technology like a beast. Or did Professor X ask the question everyone wanted to know: "What do you say?" ”

"Normally, it's constricted to the bottom of the wheelchair, so it's hard for you, Charles, to notice it. As soon as it is activated, it will stick out from the bottom of the wheelchair and shoot the spike out at a given angle. This given angle is related to the horizontal height difference and mutual distance between the wheelchair and the piano, as well as the direction angle. If it's not a coincidence within a coincidence, it's that the other party has studied you, the genital, and even the habits and styles of the animal-driven energy consciousness like the phoenix, as well as the decisions they might have made at the time. ”

"That's not all my reason. You must know that when the phoenix releases the energy you said makes you unable to move, the entire space should be filled with that energy, and the general electromagnetic waves, whether they are mobile phone signals or long-wave and short-wave, are very likely to be interfered with. On this device, the designer uses infrared rays that are a generation or even several generations behind electromagnetic waves and wifi, and this kind of light wave remote control can minimize interference. ”

Hearing this, Professor X was suddenly stunned.

"With the applicable distance of infrared remote control, doesn't that mean that the person who used the remote control was near us at that time?"

Although Professor X is not the type of scientist like Hank, he is also a top student, and he once obtained the qualification of a university professor when he was less than thirty years old. Therefore, it is not surprising that he grabbed the point all at once.

"That's what I'm trying to say." Hank nodded, "Didn't you find anyone special or stranger or something?" Could it be that the man was mixed up with Eric's men? ”

"It's not impossible. But I didn't find it on the faces of the people Eric brought......" Frowning at this, Professor X suddenly looked like he had a sudden realization.

The anxious Rogan couldn't stand the two of them saying those words he didn't understand, and quickly asked, "Charles, what did you think of?" ”

"Do you remember the mercenary who called himself 'Salt Water'?"

"Hmm, what's wrong with him?" Auroro asked subconsciously.

Professor X glanced at her. "You asked him when he would be able to send Jean and Scott back. He came up to me and half-crouched down to look at my watch. I was still worried about the phoenix and didn't pay attention to it, but he did have the opportunity to do things in a wheelchair. Speaking of which, no one else has access to my wheelchair unless there is a special means, mechanical or magical. ”

"If you want to do so much, just ask." Logan said with a frown. "He also left a sticky note with his phone number on Scott that day, right?"

Then, without waiting for the others to speak, Hank hurriedly spoke.

"I also thought I should give that person a call. That person might be able to help us...... Well, that's the second thing I'd like to discuss with you after the question of Jean is cleared up. He glanced around at several of his compatriots, "Because of the 'antidote' incident, half an hour ago, Eric had already declared war on the TV channel against Worthington Industries, against the political axe, and even on all the mutants and non-mutants who supported the existence of the 'antidote'!" (New books, please all kinds of support from book friends - click on the collection, recommendation, message, etc.~)