"How did this happen?" Thor looked rather surprised.

"The things involved are more complicated in detail - let them explain to you." Tony Stark said, "I have to go to the company to attend the board meeting - let's go, Pepper."

-

"We're looking for a boy named Hannibal."

Charles did not expect that when he met his long-lost friend, his first words would be this.

He was in the office, and then he was told that he had a visitor. When he saw the person, although he was in a complicated mood, the smile on his face was still involuntarily displayed.

"Eric." He said, and his friend who was waiting turned around and gave him a small smile: "Charles."

If Ruiwen was here, she would be able to smell the gay atmosphere between the two of them, but unfortunately she is not here.

Charles frowned slightly, wondering if that Hannibal might be the one in his own academy, but there were so many people with the same name in the world, he couldn't be sure.What's more, Eric came to Hannibal, and he still couldn't tell whether it was a good thing or a bad thing.

Well, [-]% is bad.

"Why?" asked Charles. "Is there anything special about this boy?"

"I don't know." Eric said, "I just owe a favor to a friend. He said he was looking for a boy named Hannibal Lecter. The child's parents are mutants, so he may also be a mutant. Man, he wants me to ask you for help."

"Eric." Charles said, "You don't seem like someone who would owe favors to others."

"People will change." Eric said, he paused, and explained to Charles, "That person is John Knight, I have been living in Sokovia before, when my identity was discovered He got me out of the siege of civilians, you should meet him, he and I are working hard to improve Sokovia's policy on mutants."

"You're helping the human government," Charles said, laughing at it. "You know, Eric, that's incredible."

"I'm helping mutants." Eric said, "and a human ruler who is not yet hopeless."

"I know John Knight." Charles said, "He is the president of Sokovia. In the past few months, the TV and newspapers have been full of news about his coup."

"He's a nice guy," Eric said, "firm and smart."

"I tend to think he's cruel." Charles said, "You know what he did to people in the old government."

"That's necessary cruelty. To create a new world, you must destroy the dross." Eric said.

"Your rhetoric is a bit like a hydra, my friend." Charles said.

Eric smiled at this, but didn't say anything to justify—"So, are you willing to help?"

"Why is he looking for this child?" Charles asked. "Does that child have any outstanding mutant abilities?"

"As far as I know, there is none." Eric said, "The child had been in the orphanage before, and he didn't have any mutant abilities until he escaped."

Orphanage?Then Hannibal was right.Charles began to think about the child, there was nothing special about that child except for being taciturn, but he had been refusing to reveal his mutant ability—maybe it was mutant ability, although Eric said he did not know this, but he did not rule out The possibility that he was lying, or that he too was being concealed.

"Then why find him?" Charles frowned, "You know, Eric, I wouldn't agree to this request like that."

"I've also inquired," Eric said, "It seems that he may be carrying something of great value, so John Knight wants to find him."

"I won't agree to this request, Eric." Charles said, which was Eric's expected rejection.

"You're still the same Charles," Eric said, that nostalgic smile on his face that reminded Charles of their youth, when the X-Men took shape, before their breakup and reconciliation.

"Then why did you come here?" Charles asked.

"Part of it is to fulfill John Knight's entrustment, and part of it is to visit my old friend." Eric said, "It has been ten years."

"Where have you been all these years?" Charles asked, "Can you tell me?"

"Nothing." Eric said, he naturally sat opposite Charles, "Italy, France, Germany, Finland, Galvia, Sokovia, and finally settled down in Sokovia."

"Are you here alone?" Charles asked.

"Yes." Eric said, "finding you is the easiest way, but they don't have much hope for it. John has sent someone to find the kid along the railway line. He is a determined People can do what they want to do.”

"It's rare to see you think so highly of a person," Charles said.

"It's also hard to see a good person," Eric replied. "How have you been?"

"That's right." Charles said, "The children in the academy are doing well, and there are no mutant hostile organizations looking for trouble. We have also recruited a few new teachers—did I tell you about Garcia Douglas?"

"The guy who stole girls from you in college?" Eric asked.

"Yes, but I'm sure I said more than that one descriptor." Charles said, "He has awakened mutant powers."

"Oh." Eric said, "Did he awaken the mutant ability so late? It's rare."

"Half of the people who awaken the mutant ability so late are either very powerful or very evil." Charles said, "He belongs to the former."

"You recruited him to be a teacher?" Eric asked.

"Yes." Charles saw the thoughtful expression on Eric's face, "What are you thinking?"

"I've heard of him, not with you." Eric said, "With Hydra, they say he is a demon who controls life."

"He can only control people's spirits." Charles said, "but his ability is more absolute and suitable for combat."

"I'm thinking about the difference between his abilities and yours." Eric said.

"His abilities are more command-oriented," Charles said, "and mine—more flexible, gentle, you know me, Eric."

"No one knows you better than me." Eric said, and they smiled at each other.

Eric and Charles chatted for a while, they talked about the past, and played a few more games of chess, Eric left, he still had some things to do in Sokovia, and after he left, Charles immediately Raven's call was answered.

"Ruiwen," he said, "don't be in a hurry to go back to the academy, take Hannibal to live in the city for a few days, there are some things to deal with here."

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