Chapter 47 Congressional Session
A meeting is being held at the Capitol to discuss the topic: Are mutants dangerous?
The X-Men on the friendly side sent a representative, Jean Grey. The former girl has now grown up, and she can't see what girlhood looks like at all, just like Charles, she has become a teacher, teaching young mutants how to use their mutant abilities correctly.
"The first confirmed time of mutants was determined in 1973, and there are several causes of mutants, among which they mainly occur in adolescence, and emotional ups and downs induce ......"
Jean Grey's words were not finished when a man she knew, Congressman Kelly, who supported the mutant registration bill and advocated the extreme danger of mutants on various occasions to gain political capital for herself.
"Thank you, Miss Grey, what you said was educational, but what you said was off the topic of this meeting. That is: Are mutants dangerous? ”
Jean Grey has encountered this kind of difficulty many times, and she looked at Congressman Kelly faintly, waiting for his next speech.
"I just got a list of mutants in the United States."
Congressman Kelly stood up, holding a notebook of dozens of pages, which he opened and read slowly: "A girl can walk through a wall, if she sneaks into a bank vault?" The White House, or the homes of all of you? ”
Perhaps seeing Jean Grey's silence, Congressman Kelly's words became more and more poignant: "Mutants have the ability to control the minds of others, to take away their free will, and we have a choice or to stay away from them." ”
There were few applause from the hundreds of people in the venue, they were not stupid, and they would not simply choose to implement the mutant registration bill with the words of Congressman Kelly, and if they were not handled well, it might turn into the scandal of '98.
"Congressman Kelly, you mean that we should disclose the identity of mutants and volunteer for scientists to study and make better laws, am I right?"
Congressman Kelly thought Jean Grey had given in a little, and the next second what she said left him speechless.
"In '96, eight mutants made their identities public, voluntarily made a choice, and some people studied them, and the result was that all eight mutants were secretly dissected, and it was the Clinton administration at the time who gave the order, and the reason given to the public was that they were hostile to humans."
This scandal cannot be covered up, Bill Clinton signed the relevant law, stepped down, and made himself imprisoned, and is still in prison with a sentence of more than 1,000 years.
"73 years later, more than 2,000 mutants were killed, more than half of the more than 2,000 mutants were incognito, and the small half of them disclosed their mutant identities and got along with humans friendly, until they were secretly arrested by some enterprises and government forces, sent to the research institute for various experiments, dissection, and rescued, only more than 100 of the more than 2,000 mutants remained, and none of the more than 100 mutants were intact, their hearts were traumatized, and their bodies were permanently scarred."
Jean Grey's smile fell into Congressman Kelly's eyes, how glaring, so sarcastic.
"IMHO, once the mutant registration bill is implemented, it will only kill more mutants, and 95% of the world's people carry the X gene."
"You are afraid of mutants, of those races that are stronger than you, and you never reflect on why they are attacking you, because you are the source of the war. This is what Superman said in '73. ”
If it has been said that the mutant registration bill is harmful and unhelpful, then Jean Grey's final mention of the X gene carried by humans is tantamount to a final stab, implying that you have announced the law to restrict mutants today, and the bill against humans carrying the X gene may be announced tomorrow.
Jean Grey finally quoted Liang Zheng's words, secretly warning people that you are friendly, but some of you are not.
After hearing this, most of the people present fell into deep thought, and when Congressman Kelly saw this, he naturally knew that this meeting was not good for him, so he did not say another word, returned to his seat and sat down, and did not say a word until the meeting was over.
On this side of the hallway, two old men stood on either side, looking at each other.
The old man in the black top hat and his whole face was covered in the shadow of the brim sighed: "Long time no see, Charles, you are old." ”
"Even if we have the most powerful power on earth, we are essentially mortal, and we will all grow old." Another bald old man was in a wheelchair.
The vicissitudes of time, the former guy is now an old man, although they are both old, their hearts are not old, and they are all striving for each other's goals.
"You teach a good student, and she speaks so beautifully, and that idiot named Kelly doesn't seem to know about the '98 scandal." Lanshel complimented, and the conversation changed to a taunt at Congressman Kelly.
Charles modestly said: "If there is no foundation laid before, what we say now will only be refuted." ”
Lanchel smiled sarcastically: "Charles, you are still the same as before, except for being more wise, no, it should be said pedantic, can't you see that the world will not accept us?" ”
"Old friend, what makes your ideas so extreme." Charles was puzzled.
"Don't tell me, you don't feel it, a war is brewing, and once humanity has the weapons to defeat us, they will no longer hide."
Charles's face was slightly gloomy, he was not stupid, he was telepathic, he was more aware than Lanshel, but not as bad as Lanschel said, "You have given up on friendship with humans, no matter how much I say, you will not change your mind." ”
The speed of their speech is in stark contrast, one rapid and the other slow, suggesting that they have different philosophical goals.
"So, Eric, you're not here to watch a farce, what is your purpose?"
Lanshell came to the Capitol in person, and simply watched a farce, Charles would not believe it, and from the first time he saw this old friend, his intuition told him that Eric had a conspiracy.
"Charles, don't want to try to read my memory, I don't wear a helmet, it doesn't mean I can't detect your brain waves, and after all these years, do you think I won't be guarded." A piece of metal appeared silently behind Charles.
"Just stop me, as long as you can guess what I'm going to do next. Tell Liang that this is a war between mutants and humans, and it has nothing to do with him. ”
Ranshell didn't linger any longer, turned his back to Charles, and slowly left. Charles frowned, then sighed and went in a wheelchair to meet his students.