Sentinel

Chapter 156 The Second Meeting with the Professor

A black car drove into the Mutant Academy in Westchester, and the junior students who were playing around on the campus cast surprised and curious eyes.Their living range is limited to the vicinity of the school, and it is generally rare to see strangers visiting.

On the balcony of the main building, Qin pushed the professor in a wheelchair, watched the young man get out of the car, and occasionally gave a gentle smile to the mutant children who passed by.

After saying hello to Storm, who was teaching the students on the lawn, Sean took his secretary, Yuriko, into the gate of the main building, and walked along the deep corridor. On the way, he saw many young students, such as young The shy Bobby, and his good friend Pyroman John, the pair poked their heads out of the classroom quietly.

The last time Stryker invaded the campus, they had almost no resistance in front of the fully armed elite soldiers. Later, they learned that it was Sean who rescued them and destroyed the dam base where the compatriots were imprisoned. It made the senior students curious. After all, even the omnipotent professor had a big fall at the hands of the colonel, who is known as the "Mutant Butcher".

"It looks like an ordinary person." John curled his lips. The savior who saved the Mutant Academy was neither a muscular tough guy with extraordinary strength, nor an imposing and terrifying powerhouse.

"Then how did he defeat Stryker?" Bobby retorted. He looked at the calm Xiao En, followed by a weak-looking female secretary, and couldn't help being a little confused.

It seems that the opponent is not as tough as the history teacher Logan, at least the strong man called Wolverine exudes an aura of keeping strangers away, especially a pair of steel and iron bones and indestructible Adamantium alloy Claws, many people firmly believe that if Logan stayed behind when Stryker invaded the school, he would not be wiped out by the military at all.

"Maybe he has a high-tech armor like Tony Stark." Behind the ice and fire duo, a small head poked out. It was the new member who just joined the school, little naughty Mary.

The girl's explanation was agreed by Bobby and John. After all, Sean did look more like a big shot, the kind of rich man who often appeared on TV.

"Go back to the classroom!" The stern-faced Scott carried the three deserters back. He glanced at Sean in the corridor with a vigilant look on his face.

Cyclops, whose real name is Scott Summers, was born with the ability to emit red shock waves in his eyes. He was later found by the professor and recruited into the X-Men.Because he was once bullied at school, coupled with the discrimination and exclusion from his family and all parties after his identity as a mutant was exposed, Scott has a subtle hostility towards humans.

This young mutant who always wears a pair of black glasses feels that Sean is an insidious person with malicious intentions. He feels that the professor's attitude towards mutants and humans has recently undergone subtle changes, and he no longer always emphasizes Living in peace, and adding tactical training courses, this makes Cyclops feel a little uneasy, and the source of this series is undoubtedly Sean.

Walking all the way to the end of the corridor, Sean asked the secretary to wait outside, while he pushed open the door of the study. The professor sat by the desk, and Qin stood on the balcony. The warm light swayed down, outlining a beautiful silhouette .

After closing the two heavy brown-red wooden doors, Sean sat across from the desk, calmly looking at the bald old man.

"Has the Supreme Master looked for you?" the professor asked softly.

He is acquainted with the greatest mage on Earth. He used to be a secret member named "Illuminati". He would occasionally meet and talk.

"Master Gu Yi personally visited me." Sean said lightly, without mentioning the tacit understanding reached with the supreme mage.

"You said that peace needs to be fought for by oneself, and mutants have to wait patiently for a suitable opportunity." The professor stared at the young man and asked gently: "Come here today, are you going to tell me that the opportunity has come? "

Xiao En smiled. He turned his head and looked out of the sunny window. The green plants covered the brick wall, and the occasional sound of children laughing came from afar, full of vigor and vitality.

"In the future map, mutants will have a place, this is my guarantee to you." He responded to the professor's question, "The first step towards peace is always difficult and bumpy, and mutants want to fight for it." It will not be easier for blacks to own their own rights, and even 150 years after Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, racial discrimination still often occurs in this so-called free land.”

The bald old man lowered his eyelids, and his expression seemed a little tired. The fragments of the future glimpsed from Xiao En's memory kept torturing his heart, like repeated questioning again and again, knocking on the idea of ​​peace that he once firmly believed in.

"So what are you going to do?" The professor looked up, wondering what kind of solution this confident young man had.

"I found a politician who also has the idea of ​​peace. He will take the lead in making a just defense for the difficult situation of mutants, just like President Lincoln back then."

"Surely this is not gratuitous help." The professor's deep eyes flickered. It is not that the old man has not done business with politicians. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, he and Eric had a brief cooperation with the US intelligence agencies.

"That's natural." Xiao En nodded frankly, and he said softly: "A temporary kindness will not last long, and the exchange of interests is the most stable."

"First, the Congress will pass the Mutant Registration Act." The young man's words made the bald old man's eyes sharpen, as if a roaring huge wave was churning.

A huge suffocating pressure suddenly rose in the study, and the figure of the professor sitting in the wheelchair kept rising, like a towering giant, with infinite majesty on his kind face.

"Historical experience tells us that in order to achieve peace, someone must make concessions." Sean looked normal, and did not avoid the professor's sharp gaze, "The government needs stability, while mutants desire freedom and equality. There is no conflict, why hide in the middle of society and live a humble or sloppy life?"

The voice of the young man raised unconsciously. He was not surprised by the professor's fierce reaction. This bald old man once tried to trust the government. As a result, when the Vietnam War broke out, his students were used as weapons and sent to the smoky battlefield one after another. , It was a heavy blow, which almost made the young Charles unable to recover from a setback.

"I have discussed with Mr. Vice President that he will publicly give a speech in support of mutants, set up a special office in Manhattan or Washington, and use mutants as liaison officers, and initiate a proposal to the United Nations to elect a mutant as the liaison officer. Ambassador of Peace."

Sean's every word seemed to contain great power, the wave of spirit receded quickly, and the invisible pressure dissipated. The professor's eyes sparkled, and he asked, "Is the promise of a politician worth trusting?"

The bald old man once paid the price for his innocence. This time, he had to hesitate and be cautious.

"This is a deal. The Vice President gains political capital and achieves his own goals, and the mutants can get a chance to breathe. At least they don't have to continue to hide, be rejected by neighbors in the community, and cannot go to school normally. These people who have been treated unfairly Mutants, they can stand up with confidence and announce their identities to everyone."

"Your students will not be forced to be sent to the battlefield, and they don't have to hide in this campus. They have the opportunity to step out of this small world."

Sean made a promise, and he swore: "Umbrella will become the first scientific research institution to openly recruit mutants, and Osborn Industries will also provide some employment places. Those children can get their own jobs just like normal people. Salary, getting married and having children, starting a family, these are no longer elusive and distant dreams.”

"It will be in your hands and become a reality that is about to be touched!"

The shackles in his heart were completely cut off by these words. The old man stretched out his hand tremblingly and held Xiao En tightly, with indescribable complex emotions surging in his eyes.

"I don't know what you want, but don't let me down, I can't live up to their trust anymore." The professor pleaded.

Sean nodded emphatically in agreement, and Qin, who was standing on the balcony, looked at the young man sitting opposite the professor, her heart was vaguely echoing the words just now, and a strong emotion was ready to move.

(End of this chapter)