Luke didn't think much of it. "It's been a while since I last saw Carol. If you don't mind, let's catch up somewhere else."
The girl frowned.
Carol, however, didn't hesitate at all. She grabbed Luke's hand and smiled at him. "It's fine. I trust him."
They sat down in another corner of the fast food restaurant.
A waitress had just finished cleaning the table. She asked casually, "Do you want to order?"
Luke said, "I'll have a cup of coffee. What about you?"
Carol said, "Hot chocolate."
The waitress nodded and wrote it down in her notebook before she left.
A moment later, the coffee and hot chocolate were delivered, and Luke paid for them.
They sat across from each other, and Carol couldn't help but ask, "You're here for me?"
Luke said, "I transferred to NYPD at the end of last year. I'm taking my girlfriend on an outing today."
Carol couldn't help but look out the window, where Elena could be vaguely seen.
She was a little disappointed, but then realized that she was overthinking things.
The world was a big place, and Luke had nothing special to do with her. Why would he look for her everywhere?
Luke, however, said, "I'm sorry, Carol."
She was stumped for a moment. "Why?"
Luke scratched his head. "I did a lot of research after I came here, but I didn't realize that there's any Xavier Academy for Geniuses."
Stunned, Carol couldn't help but laugh. "That's all?"
Luke said, "You look fine now, but I gave you the wrong direction back then. I'm sorry."
Carol immediately shook her head. "No, I would've been caught if it weren't for you. Also, your warning saved me a lot of danger. I have to thank you. "
Luke was relieved. At least he hadn't led the girl into a trap.
Thinking that, he couldn't help but smile. "How are you now?"
Carol hesitated for a moment, but still nodded. "I guess so."
How could a detective not notice her uncertain expression and tone?
Luke frowned. "You're in trouble, and it's not a small one."
As he spoke, he glanced at the girl, who was also secretly paying attention to them. "Is she threatening you?"
Carol gave a start.
She still remembered how Luke had sent her flying with a kick in Houston. She didn't think that he was as harmless as he seemed.
Also, she was well aware that Luke was a detective.
She absolutely did not want to provoke anyone from the government.
It was only because Luke had spared her once and helped her escape capture that she believed him.
She shook her head, looked around, and moved her head closer. "She's my companion, that kind of 'companion', you know?"
Luke calmed down.
He had seen many people with superpowers, so it did not matter if there was another one here.
He just nodded. "I won't ask what happened to her. I just want to know what trouble you're in. Tell me, I'll help you solve it. "
Carol's eyes widened. She suddenly felt like she didn't know the boy in front of her anymore.
Looking at her face, Luke smiled. "I'll feel bad if I don't make up for the wrong information I gave you last time. So, as long as you're not a terrorist, I'll try my best to help. "
Carlo's expression darkened, but he didn't say anything.
Luke was suspicious. "Did you really join some terrorist organization?"
If that was the case, he wouldn't hesitate to arrest her and the girl on the other side for questioning.
It would be fine if they didn't kill innocent people, but if they targeted civilians, he wouldn't let them off.
Carol immediately shook her head. "No, no."
She raised her head, only to see Luke frowning and staring at her. Panicking, she said in a low voice, "We didn't do anything. We just … just ran away. But the people who want to catch us have called what we did a terrorist attack, and they've been chasing us. "
Luke's expression turned grave as he finally activated Elementary Pheromone Control.
He regarded Carol as a friend, or at least, a friend in a certain sense of the word when she gave him this ability out of gratitude.
Also, it was true that Carol hadn't done anything bad before she ran away, so Luke hadn't used this ability on her.
But now, he needed an unmistakable answer.
"Is what you said true?" he asked in a low voice.
Carlo replied reflexively, "Yes."
Luke asked, "The girl on the other side hasn't done anything bad either?"
After a brief hesitation, Carol said in a low voice, "At the very least, she hasn't done anything bad since she saved me. Except … "
"Except for what?" Luke immediately asked.
Carol lowered her head. "We saved some of our companions, and when we ran away, she used her ability to injure some of the people who tried to catch us."
Luke asked, "Did she kill anyone?"
Carol quickly shook her head. "No, she just injured them. I didn't see anyone die."
Luke chuckled inwardly. There's a Knee Breaker in my family. I guarantee that he won't die even if his limbs are broken.
But under the control of Elementary Pheromone, Carol's words were very credible.
Luke didn't dwell on the question any longer, and asked, "What's your problem now?"
Carol said, "The Sentinel Secret Service has been looking for us and trying to lock us up in a special prison."
Luke narrowed his eyes. "The Sentinel Secret Service? Are they here to catch people like you? "
Carol nodded. Her body trembled, and she couldn't help but hold her arms in fear. "Yes. Also, I heard that after they catch people like us, they experiment on us. It's a fate worse than death. "
Luke wasn't surprised by the news.
Phil Coulson hadn't said it out loud when they chatted, but it was clear that this country wasn't very friendly toward people with superpowers.
Not only were there special detection equipment on standby, S.H.I.E.L.D. and Flegg's Joint Advanced Research Unit would also come to arrest people if they were discovered. It wasn't strange that the Sentinel Secret Service had popped up.
Pondering for a moment, he asked, "So, you're hiding now?"
Carol nodded.
Luke asked, "Have you ever tried hiding abroad? Like in Mexico, Canada, or Venezuela? "
Carol quickly shook her head. "No. I heard that those places are even more dangerous. In American cities, those people are still worried that their operations will be exposed. In places like Mexico, nobody will know if they die. "
Luke nodded and thought for a moment before he asked, "If I can help you hide, will your companion be willing to come with me?"
Carol subconsciously glanced at the girl. "I don't know. Lorna's a little stubborn."
Actually, she was being very conservative.
The girl named Lorna wasn't just a little stubborn; she was very stubborn.
Carol wasn't confident in convincing her to accept Luke's help at all.
Luke, on the other hand, was very confident, but he needed to make sure that she was worth his help.
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