313 Appointment
When Eric and the senator met privately, several stealthy glances were looking through the crowd at the other end of the hall. £∝ Novel,
It was a small group, led by a thin man with dark brown hair and ruby glasses, and if Eric looked at it, he would immediately see that it was his old acquaintance at the academy - Laser-Eyed Scott, and the woman next to him was no stranger, it was Emma, the White Queen. Frost, the woman who followed Shaw in 1962 and almost provoked a world war. Although decades have passed, she still looks young, with shiny blonde hair fluttering behind her, her chest is towering and her skin is snow-white, she wears an elegant and simple white long dress, long gloves, and an equally white and flawless silk scarf draped over her smooth shoulders.
"Look at the man." Emma snuggled up to Scott's chest, tilted her head and whispered to him. "That's what I told you about Eric, he's also involved in this operation, and we can meet him and say hello to him later."
"See him, why? I don't like him. Scott frowned, instinctively wanting to refuse, and the first time he saw the person his girlfriend Emma mentioned, he felt very uncomfortable, as if something extremely important had been taken away, but he couldn't remember when he had dealt with the other party.
Emma could relate to his weird mood, but she only saw it as a subconscious rejection of the same sex, thinking that she had aroused her boyfriend's sadness, so she laughed coquettishly and rubbed Scott's chest with her cheek, and teased her.
"Are you jealous, sweetheart, I'm so happy, but I don't have anything to do with him, or are you thinking about someone else?"
Being upset by his girlfriend, Scott was a little unnatural. Subconsciously coughed, and was about to defend himself a few words, a warm and smooth hand held him, and then Emma's soft voice whispered in his ears.
"The past is gone, and now that I'm here, you can't think of any other woman. I want you to remember that no one can look you in the eye, but I can, I'm the only one who can see you in the whole picture, sweetheart. She slapped Scott's buttocks with a backhand. The water-like eyes flickered and quickly took the form of diamonds.
Emma is right, only with the talent for diamonds is the best fit for Cyclops.
Scott was a little moved, lowered his head and kissed her deeply.
"I don't miss the past, it's too much of a luxury for me to dwell on the life of the past, and it's a failed past, and the present is the most cherished compared to everything then. I just think it's getting weirder and weirder, not just working with humans. It's also going to join forces with Magneto, which honestly makes me a little uneasy. After parting his lips, Scott whispered to Emma about his concerns.
"That's why we're going to meet that man, at least he doesn't have a prejudice against mutants. And there is a deep relationship with all parties. I've never doubted that we're on the right path and making the right decisions every step of the way, but even the right path requires a few allies to support each other. Charles didn't get any more support from him, and John's boys were very cold to us, and we had to respond to this operation in order to lay a foundation on the West Coast. If we can get his help, maybe we can avoid being maliciously framed by the government and Magneto, and don't forget that in our team, apart from Babi, the newcomers such as Caliban and Firefist are still a little less powerful, and they need to be protected. Emma explained carefully, and Scott finally nodded.
"Okay, we'll see him later." Cyclops straightened his spine, and a lean momentum followed.
While the lovers whispered, the talks on the other side also came to an end.
Although the senator never made clear his true intentions, Eric knew exactly what the other side wanted, and the politician and the forces behind him seemed to use Eric as a key to open the door to the mystery, hoping to cooperate in some way.
That unspeakable target turned out to be S.H.I.E.L.D.
Decades after its founding, the agency dedicated to dealing with superpowers was finally coveted by the nations it had been protecting, and just as King Philip IV of France coveted the Templar possessions, there was a hope that the growing secret service would continue to swell and reap great benefits from it.
This operation is a clear proof that the forces of the government and the opposition have converged and entered the traditional territory that originally belonged to another institution with great fanfare, which can be seen as an attempt by the government to break the monopoly of S.H.I.E.L.D. behind the scenes.
In fact, the advent of a new era has been affecting the old pattern, stimulated by the continuous emergence of superheroes and supercriminals, the military, large corporations and other institutions have begun to recruit and even cultivate superpowers, but because this violates the interests of S.H.I.E.L.D., it has been resisted, so all aspects can only be carried out in a covert way. Tarbert Jr. once complained to Eric, accusing S.H.I.E.L.D. of becoming more and more like the opaque Du. Establish a kingdom, and Fury is the sole of this kingdom. Adjudicators, from these words you can see the resentment of some people.
Eric is noncommittal, no one in the world is absolutely innocent, whether it is Fury or Tarbert, they are just pawns. And the fate of the chess pieces is that they can't help themselves and may be abandoned at any time.
From the era of the Science Strategy Corps to today's S.H.I.E.L.D., this way has always been like this, all the high-level who did not prepare in advance and secretly hid some secrets basically did not end well, and although the guys who prepared one or two more hands than others may not be able to save their lives, they undoubtedly have more means to choose in the face of danger, Fury understands this very well, so he has arranged many secrets behind his back.
However, not everyone has such a long-term vision as his, most people just go with the flow, and when they see where it is profitable, they rush over, like a headless fly that can't be chased away.
These guys are blind, but they are the most numerous, and once they are instigated by those who have a heart, even the powerful S.H.I.E.L.D. will be difficult to deal with.
Just like what happened in another timeline, this institution had its own elite troops the day before, a large number of staff, countless branches around the world, and the most cutting-edge Helicarrier at its disposal, which could go to war beyond Congress and organize superheroes to defeat the invading aliens, and such a powerful S.H.I.E.L.D. could not be prevented from collapsing after just one day of civil war, and was spurned by the whole world, with a dizzying speed. In addition to the infiltration of Hydra, how could it have collapsed so quickly without the power of the government behind it?
Knowing where the future would go, even if the senator always avoided revealing more, Eric saw his thoughts clearly.
But now he just had to keep a smile, and the distracted politicians would naturally see him as a frustrated father who had been usurped by his juniors, and the Council's divisive approach and Eric's unique attitude would show that they were not mistaken.
In the midst of the temptation, the senators talked and laughed.
"It's such a pleasure to have you here, it means a double thing to me, maybe you don't know that my grandfather, Brandt, was also a senator, he witnessed the birth of Captain America in Dr. Erskine's laboratory, and he has been telling us about it all his life, I grew up listening to your stories, and I didn't expect to have the opportunity to participate in the same great operation now, and with my grandfather's hero." The senator was enthusiastic, and his tone sounded a little excited.
"That's really impressive, but this time you won't want us to sell the national debt, right?" Eric joked that Steve had performed more than 200 performances across the country for Brandt's proposal, an experience that was both the beginning of his fame and an embarrassing past for Captain America.
"Of course not." The other party explained with a smile. "We need your advice for action, after all, this is an unprecedented expedition, S.H.I.E.L.D. refuses to send people to coordinate, we have no experience dealing with superpowers, the participants have some other forces in addition to the military's super forces, especially Magneto's mutant brotherhood, frankly, we can't trust him, but we can't help but deal with him, so as not to cause additional trouble, but we can rest assured that you can join us."
"Thank you very much for your trust, I will do my part." Eric replied vaguely, narrowing his eyes and smiling.
His words are not perfunctory, and he does try his best to surprise others.
He had just sent off the senator when Emma and Scott were walking towards him not far away.
After sending off the old and the new, it was getting late, and Eric left the still noisy hall and went outside, where a small car was waiting for him at the door.
"Didi-", black-clad Deadpool said as he poked his head out of the window and yelled at his new boss, imitating the sound of a car horn. "Do you want to get in the car, my majesty, Wade is the best driver in the world, people praise him for his attentive and attentive service, I can take you from the surface all the way down the drain, and then into the Atlantic Ocean to catch the fascinating underwater creatures."
"Thanks, Wade." Eric waved into the distance, casually declining his men's hospitality. "It's good that kind of service for you to enjoy, I've already made an appointment with someone."
Deadpool turned his head to look over, and there was a car parked on the other side of the road, and there was a person sitting faintly in the car, if it weren't for his extremely keen vision, it would be difficult to see whether it was a man or a woman, but through the hazy street lamp, he could still tell that it was a woman with thick blond hair, fair skin, bright red lips, eyes as sharp as a sword blade, and a resolute temperament in her dignity. (To be continued......) u