The End of the World: Chaos

How do you know it is not a blessing? Even if it is not true, you can make it come true.

At this moment, they are facing a piece of news that will last for thousands of years, and this matter must be confirmed without a doubt.

"Everyone, here are some videos and documents. Although they are not as shocking as the previous two, they are enough to prove that the United States is abusing mutants. You can take them!"

What does this mean?

Everyone was shocked and understood something in their hearts.

Luna looked at Lu Yu.

Lu Yu understood what he meant, and with a wave of his hand, countless particles emerged and turned into dozens of jade butterflies on the table.

"If you want to be on the front page, just come and take what you need!"

Upon hearing this, the reporters no longer cared about their reservedness. In order to grab the front page, they swarmed towards Luna like bees to a flower, and took the jade butterflies on the table and tried to insert them into their computers.

If Luna hadn't stepped in to maintain order, the situation would have been in chaos.

"It's really crazy!" Daisy couldn't help but sigh.

"Indeed."

Lu Yu deeply agreed.

“Should we also take action?”

"Do you mean to profit from this storm?" Lu Yu immediately understood what Daisy meant.

"I think there are still some things that can be used in this storm. Maybe we can take advantage of it!" Daisy said to Lu Yu.

"How's Ross?"

"Well, he has recently been dealing with his enemies who wanted to kill him in the Battle of New York, but the progress has not been smooth. The person behind the scenes gave up some of his interests and put forward a scapegoat to calm the storm. Now is a good opportunity to eliminate certain people!"

Ross investigated according to Lu Yu's order and found that the incident was closely related to him and there were people in the military who were behind it.

However, something unexpected happened while dealing with it.

Although Ross is powerful, the other side is even more powerful.

In the end, just as Daisy said, the other party cut their own flesh and sought peace, won the support of neutrals, made a big deal out of a small matter, put forward a scapegoat, and resolved all the troubles.

"I just talked to Ross. Among the people he wants to deal with, two of them are related to Stryker. This may be useful!"

Lu Yu thought about it and felt that it was feasible. It was obviously impossible to completely eliminate the other party. It failed last time, let alone today. However, it was feasible to eliminate some of them first by using Stryker's plan to assassinate the president and provoke a war between humans and mutants.

Showing kindness and taking the blame for someone else's crime is fine once, but twice?

They don't have enough scapegoats, nor enough benefits to gain!

"Notify Ross and ask him to prepare. Then tell others to see if they need help. If so, let them join in."

The incident with Ross reminded Lu Yu.

Regardless of whether others need it or not, ask first.

"As ordered!"

How long does it take for a piece of news to be discovered by a reporter and officially released?

One day? Two days?

No, no!

This is the time it normally takes for news to be published in newspapers.

If it is the biggest news of the century, even the slowest newspaper would not release it so slowly within one day.

Non-traditional media are even faster.

Not one or two days, not a few hours, but just a moment.

People across the United States soon discovered that on every TV channel that broadcast the news, the anchors would connect live to the event as soon as possible.

Reporters with flushed faces jumped onto the screen, trying their best to control their excitement and report shocking news to the world in the calmest possible tone.

"The former mutant hero Lorna Dane was framed by a military brigadier general and set up a series of conspiracies, causing the ignorant American people to curse her, and even plotting to assassinate the president!"

"I am shocked that a military brigadier general would do such a thing!"

"The moral decline, or perhaps the human heart is too filthy, reveals the sinful life of the military brigadier general!"

……

Although the emphasis is different, the core message is the same, which is to expose Stryker's ugly deeds and then dig deeper to expose everything.

Several news media even launched special programs to analyze William Stryker's life based on the evidence he brought back.

Somehow, they managed to get the parents of the children captured by William Stryker within a day.

In the general environment, many people discriminate against mutants, and once they discover that their children are mutants, they also regard them as freaks.

Of course there are always exceptions, and this couple may be one of them.

I don’t know whether the news media secretly sponsored this or whether this couple didn’t care whether their son was a mutant or not, but they cried bitterly during the show and earned enough tears from the audience.

The show's ratings soared!

It is true that most people discriminate against mutants, but when they see a video of a mutant child being vivisected, they can't help but show sympathy.

Especially those middle-aged women who have nothing to do and are overflowing with compassion.

Thanks to their efforts and with evidence, the news broke and the whole country of the United States heatedly discussed the issue of mutants.

By the time the U.S. government reacted and tried to cover up the incident, it was too late and no one was willing to help it.

Ratings skyrocketed!

Newspapers are hot sellers!

Who can resist money?

The United States is a capitalist country!

Ha ha!

……

Lu Yu apartment building, inside Lu Yu's residence.

"How is the situation going?" Lu Yu asked Daisy.

"It's hard to tell what else is going on, but Ross's side is making good progress and the situation is causing a lot of buzz. With Ross's men adding more strength, there is now a consensus within the political community to push out those two!"

"Consensus within the political circles?" Lu Yu noticed the term.

"They want to calm the situation down as quickly as possible. Covering it up is ineffective, so finding a scapegoat is the best strategy. Politicians don't want to sacrifice their own people, so they want to drag people from the military into the water."

“Just leave like that? I thought they were going to take action!”

A trace of regret flashed across Daisy's brows.

"In today's world, there are many smart people. This matter is inevitable, but it has not ended yet. It will continue until one side is forced to show weakness first!"

"It may be difficult for the military to show weakness first."

Daisy knew Lu Yu's temper very well and would never mention the fact that Lu Yu bowed his head.

"That's true, but it doesn't matter. They will bow their heads first." Lu Yu believed it firmly.

Daisy too.

Don't want to show weakness?

Lu Yu would not bow his head first and would only confront him head-on.

Lu Yu is not afraid of wearing shoes when he is barefoot, so what is there to be afraid of?

On the contrary, the other side was in a more difficult situation, not only because they had many complicated concerns, but also because of internal problems. Lu Yu had a thorn in the army.

Sooner or later they will have to show weakness!

Both Lu Yu and Daisy thought so, but they never expected that they would bow their heads so quickly.

Just two hours later, a general came to the door.

Moreover, he is a major general!

As soon as the major general saw Lu Yu, he said directly: "I am under the command of General Ross!"

Seek truth from facts!

Well, the signal was conveyed directly. The army had shown weakness and wanted to negotiate with Lu Yu. After all, the visitors this time were from Ross, and Ross and Lu Yu had some connections, which was known to everyone.

"How do you plan to tell this story?" Lu Yu softened his attitude, handed over a cup of tea, and asked Major General Xiang.

"There are many people in the army who advocate coercive measures. We have finally won this opportunity. We..."

"Didn't Ross give you any instructions before you came?" Lu Yu interrupted helplessly.

Uh……

Indeed, the words before entering the door were Ross's instructions. In addition, there were some other words, but they were a little difficult to say.

"What's the secret?"

Lu Yu asked the major general.

“No!”

The major general was helpless and still said to Lu Yu: "General Ross said that I can tell you everything directly, including the bottom line of the army and other matters!"

Am I selling out the army?

The major general thought bitterly in his heart.

However, in the end he said everything that needed to be said, especially the bottom line of the army.

"Strictly speaking, this matter has nothing to do with us, but we are willing to make compensation. Miss Lorna Dane will receive a million dollars in reputation damage compensation, the military will give an explanation, all people related to Stryker will be forced to retire, and Miss Lorna Dane will be given a name."

Compensation is not important; the key lies in the subsequent explanation and status.

This is still acceptable, although most of them are just showing off their kindness. Those people will definitely be dealt with, otherwise they will not be able to explain to the public.

But adding a title is enough.

With this title, Lorna's reputation can be fully restored, which is a good result.

Lu Yu was quite satisfied.

Of course, Lu Yu didn't intend to give up and wanted to increase the stakes.

"Compensation increased to five million!"

“In principle, it’s possible!”

There is not much difference between one million and five million.

The army can still afford this amount of money.

"The remaining issue is about status. I need to join you when you announce the treatment of those people. You cannot announce it privately!"

“This… works!”

The major general was silent for a moment, but finally agreed.

Since they had already agreed to give Lorna Dann a legitimate status, there was no need to dwell on this little thing. They were not on their side anyway, so it would be fine to accuse them of more crimes. Framing them as heroes of the Battle of New York was enough to cause them to sink deeper into depravity in the future.

Not giving the opponent any chance is the attitude they should have.

"Since the matter has been almost discussed, you can go!" Lu Yu said to the major general.

Major General: “…”

Hey, did you forget something?

The major general remained calm and just stared at Lu Yu.

"Okay, I seem to have forgotten to ask you what you wanted!"

Lu Yu seemed to finally remember.

Looking at the major general in front of him, Lu Yu asked again: "What do you plan to ask for this time?"

If the army bows its head first, it will indeed lose the initiative, but it also has the confidence that it will not just pay without getting anything in return. This is absolutely impossible.

"First of all, Yuriko cannot testify, whether she is forced or willing!"

The evidence was sufficient, but the military still wanted to minimize the trouble.

"Okay!" Lu Yu replied after careful consideration.

In short, the goal has been achieved!

"Secondly, please cooperate and publicize that this matter has nothing to do with the military. Although Stryker is a soldier, he is under the orders of the White House!"

In conjunction with those who were about to be forced to retire, Lu Yu roughly guessed that the army was trying to shirk its responsibility.

However, it doesn’t matter and has little to do with Lu Yu.

The Hydra councillors controlled by Hitwell might be able to be used. It's hard to say, but as long as there are benefits, Lu Yu also agreed.

"at last……"

The major general did not speak immediately, but hesitated.

"It seems that this last point is a bit tricky. In this case, let's not talk about it to avoid embarrassing each other. What do you think?"

The major general nodded subconsciously, then realized and asked, "Is this appropriate?"

"If there is something wrong, but you and I don't say anything, who will know? You just need to tell them that you have argued for your point, but I don't agree. Who can do anything to you? At most, you can just keep it to yourself!"

Also!

The major general thought about it and realized that it was true.

Then, he planned to say goodbye.

"Wait a minute, now that you have argued with reason, how can you go back so quickly? Wait half an hour before going back, and then pretend to be a little angry that you are not taken seriously!" Lu Yu said to him indifferently.

Major General: “…”

“Have you ever acted or studied acting?”

“Never!”