When General Stryker returned to the Weapon X project base from Washington, all he saw were ruins and wreckage. Most of the soldiers and researchers stationed at the base had died, and only a few survived.
And the research results of the Weapon X project that he had worked so hard to create over the years were also destroyed. All the Mutants that he had spent so much effort to capture as test subjects were also rescued.
It can be said that General Stryker's years of hard work were all wasted in an instant. And who else could have done all this? Mutants, of course!
When the X-Men attacked this base, they mainly wanted to rescue the Mutants, they did not come here to carry out a massacre. So when some soldiers and researchers escaped from the battlefield, the X-Men did not chase them down.
So Stryker soon knew who attacked his base. Even if there were no survivors left in this base at that time, Stryker would actually know who was attacking his base in the end.
Because since Magneto has set up this step, then he will naturally consider the follow-up problems. If Stryker didn't find out who attacked him, then Magneto would let him know all this later.
And now Stryker, who was burning with anger, had forgotten the plan he had reached with the Congressmen before. Then he would boil the frog in warm water and push forward the control of Mutants step by step.
He now wished he could arrest all the Mutants at once and put them in prison! These people were the virus and scourge of human society!
"Let the plane take off! I want to go to Washington again! "Stryker had almost no other thoughts. He just wanted to quickly implement those bills. A tumor will always be a tumor, and sooner or later it will be squeezed out! Stryker finally thought this before boarding the plane.
… …
In New York, George? Stacy had received accurate information about the death of Senator McCauley. Because the whole plan needed his help.
So Li Jie still needed to tell him some necessary information. Of course, there were some unnecessary parts that Li Jie didn't mention.
"You mean the number one Mutant criminal wanted by S.H.E.L.D., Magneto Erik is the mastermind of this incident?" George rubbed his temple.
It was already troublesome enough that a city councilor was involved in a murder case. What was more troublesome was that this city councilor was a mutant. Now there was even worse news. This Mutant was actually a disguised member of a Mutant terrorist organization that had infiltrated the government.
In that case, everything that this spy had done before was very suspicious. But this matter involves a troublesome guy like Magneto, who is not someone the New York Police can deal with. One Magneto was enough to render the entire New York Police helpless.
"Yes, Chief George. There were many suspicious points in this matter. I believe you should understand what will happen if there is a serious conflict between mutated humans and ordinary humans. "Li Jie nodded to George.
Chief George nodded with a troubled look on his face. He didn't think it was necessary for Nightcrawler to lie to him. Because when he first knew that Councilor McCauley was a mutant, he had already vaguely guessed that this matter was not that simple.
Now, it was just the Nightwalker confirming the whole thing.
"So what do you think, Nightcrawler?" George asked for Li Jie's opinion.
"My opinion does not represent you, Chief. This is a case that the New York Police are investigating. Of course, if you need any other help with this case, you can always light up the spider light. Spider-man and I will come to help at any time. " Li Jie knew that sometimes it was better not to say anything because George was a very smart and very personal person. It would not be good to say too much.
"I have asked Spider-man to put Councilor McCauley's body back in the morgue, and our people will stand guard in the dark for 24 hours. As the back-up force of the police, as long as you need! "Li Jie waved his hand and said one last sentence before leaving.
"I just don't want a war to break out in New York. After all, my family and friends are all here."
George? Stancy watched as Li Jie flew out of the window and left his office with the glider. George put his hands together in front of his eyes. He was thinking about something.
About five minutes later, perhaps he had figured out his inner thoughts. He used the landline to call a special number. "This is the Deputy Commissioner of the New York Police Department. George Stancy. I have an important message to inform the Congress and the White House about the death of Councilor McCauley. Please transfer me to the person in charge! "
Councilor McCauley's death shocked the Congress to a certain extent. They even wanted to send someone to deal with the matter, but George refused. However, the people in the Congress left a contact number, saying that if George found anything, he should contact the members of Congress immediately. They were eager to know the progress of the whole matter.
When George hung up the phone and waited for a reply, he looked in the direction of Queens. That was where his house was. "Yes, we can't let a war break out in New York!"
… …
The security of S.H.E.L.D. prison has been strengthened since the last jailbreak. But because of the recent financial problems of S.H.E.L.D., Hill did not have much money to fully equip and replace the entire prison.
Especially after the last jailbreak, many damaged things inside the prison needed to be repaired, which made the already stretched budget even tighter.
So in addition to repairing the damaged equipment last time, Hill could only increase the security of the entire prison by increasing the density of agents patrolling.
When Captain Rogers came to the prison, all the agents he passed saluted him. Many people also shouted at him, "Captain! The trial is about to start! We support you! Win this lawsuit and make those bastards in the military bleed! "
Captain Rogers just smiled helplessly. The purpose of his visit was simple, to interrogate the Hydra members who were arrested last time. Those spies who sneaked into S.H.E.L.D...
These guys were very tight-lipped, and no matter how hard he asked, he couldn't get any useful information. Although S.H.E.L.D. did not give up on interrogating them, he still couldn't get any effective information.
"I need to interrogate some prisoners, these people on the list." Rogers submitted a list to the agent in charge of managing prisoners.
"More than 30 prisoners? Are you going to interrogate them all in one day, Captain? "The agent in charge saw the long list provided by Rogers and was a little surprised.
"Just you?" He couldn't help but add another sentence. Interrogating prisoners was not an easy job, and it was time-consuming and laborious.
Captain Rogers nodded, "Yes, I'm starting to lose patience now. An organization like Hydra should have been eradicated a long time ago. I thought I succeeded, but I didn't expect it to be so close. It's my responsibility to destroy them. "
Rogers said to the agent in charge. And the agent also nodded, he also agreed with Captain Rogers. Because in the cartoons he watched since he was a child, Captain Rogers and Hydra have always been enemies.
"S.H.E.L.D. has lost face several times recently, and we need something to boost our morale." Rogers's words made the agent nod repeatedly.
"You mean Hydra, right, Captain?" The agent said with some excitement.
"Yes, I hope no one will disturb me when I interrogate those prisoners later. And turn off the surveillance. "Rogers said to the agent.
"This is a bit against the rules." The agent in charge hesitated.
"There's no other way. You have to understand that sometimes I will use some special means to deal with special prisoners. We've wasted too much time. " Rogers vaguely hinted that he might use some illegal torture methods later.
This way, the agent immediately understood, "Understood, Captain, please rest assured that you will not be disturbed in any way. There will be no surveillance records as evidence! "
Few agents working in the underground front dared to say that what they were doing was legal. And when the person who made this request was the captain, the agent did not have too many doubts and immediately said that he could do it.
In the fully enclosed interrogation room, the captain was waiting for the prisoner to be interrogated. He said as if he was talking to himself, "I'll leave it to you later."
In the invisible void, a pair of old hands patted Captain Rogers on the shoulder.
… …
Washington, D.C., Special Congressional Conference. It was a meeting that was sometimes closed and sometimes empty. There were very few people attending the meeting, only eight. These eight were the eight big shots who really held real power in Congress.
Among them were the three Congressmen who met with Stryker in private last time.
"You mean all your bases were destroyed, General Stryker?" At the other end of the long table, sitting in the upper hand was the Congressman who kept asking Stryker about the possibility of his plan that day. He was a reasonable person in Congress, and he had a neutral and loathing attitude towards mutants. But he was not radical.
Only when Stryker's plan showed real feasibility would he be willing to implement it. And people like him made up the majority in Congress.
To be able to become the most powerful group of people in this superpower, none of these people were fools. For the current Congress and the US government. Peaceful and orderly rule was the first priority.
As long as the problem of mutants was still in a controllable state of balance, no one would be stupid enough to push mutants to the end of the road. That kind of choice would obviously plunge the country into chaos. And as officials and politicians, chaos meant the rise of the military, and the loss of power on their side.
So no matter how Macaulay tried to sell his bill, the Capitol remained lukewarm. But sometimes they would use him as a promotional brand.
Until this time, McCauley's death. This stimulated the nerves of many people. The first high-ranking government official died in a mutant assassination. If it was done by the radical mutants, then they had already done it once, there would probably be a second and third time. Perhaps they would also become their assassination target.
Because of this concern for their lives, the big shots in Congress were willing to accept General Stryker's plan. And how long had it been since they accepted Stryker's plan? Probably not more than forty hours, and he came to tell these people that his base was destroyed.
"Yes, those mutants! They first killed Senator McCauley, then when I was away, they raided my base. "Stryker gritted his teeth as he spoke of this.
If it wasn't for the raid, if he was in the base at that time, if … but there were no ifs on the battlefield. This time, he suffered a crushing defeat.
"These Mutants had planned this all along! It wasn't one or two radicals acting alone! The mastermind behind them is Professor X! "Stryker said a professor that silenced the room.
"No, wait. You mean Charles Xavier? " Xavier? "The councilor sitting in the upper hand was a little puzzled. "He's not a moderate, he has never done anything that is detrimental to the government. This is also the condition for us to allow him to open a mutant school. The mutant ecology needs to be balanced. "
"That's right, Senators, it was him, Charles's X-Men who did this!" Stryker said without hesitation. "I have a lot of evidence, and authentication!"
Stryker did have a lot of evidence of the X-Men's attack on the base, and this time all the eight senators fell into a state of confusion. They couldn't understand when Charles, who had always been gentle, became such a radical.
"So, Senators, we don't have much choice. Charles is like Magneto! He's just better at disguising himself! We need stronger control, because from the moment Senator McCauley was killed, it actually means the beginning of the war! If we still don't take action, what awaits us will be passivity in the war! "Stryker's words and the evidence he brought were still very convincing.
Many Senators fell into thought at this moment, some agreed with Stryker, but some did not. The scene fell into a stalemate. For the Senators, the best way to face this stalemate was to "vote!" The senator in the upper hand suggested.
The minority obeys the majority, this is a method often used when there is a problem that cannot be solved. Just as the Senators were about to raise their hands to vote.
The door of the originally closed conference room was violently pushed open. The assistant of the senator in the upper hand strode in. He knew that he shouldn't disturb this meeting.
But he had an important piece of news to report. Regardless of the unfriendly eyes of those others. He strode to his Senator's side and whispered a few words to him. When he heard the news brought by his assistant, the Senator was shocked at first, and then he understood.
He motioned his assistant to go out first and closed the door. He stood up and clapped his hands. "Everyone, there's an important message from the New York Police Department."
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