[Comprehensive British and American] Daniel Phillips

Chap.21 Preparations before going to Canada

Daniel only noticed the suddenly serious atmosphere in the capital city when he went to the downtown supermarket to buy ingredients. All vehicles entering and exiting had to be inspected. It seemed that something bad had happened.Daniel parked the car on the side of the road, reached out and took Bucky's peaked cap from the back seat and put it on, then walked slowly to the newsstand on the side of the road and bought a copy of today's current affairs highlights.The headline raised an eyebrow in some surprise, and it was about William Stryker.

Thinking about it, as the deputy minister of defense, William Stryker has been missing for nearly half a month, and even the most nervous people can detect something is wrong.In fact, the government's response was slower than Daniel imagined. He originally thought that the people who supported William Stryker would send people out to search for him as soon as he disappeared. It seemed that he overestimated William Stryker. Cui Ke's position in the opponent's heart.

"It's scary, isn't it?" Perhaps because Daniel stood in front of the newsstand staring at the headline for too long, the owner of the newsstand rubbed his hands and began to strike up a conversation.

"That's for sure. A deputy minister of defense has been missing for so long and no one knows it. If it were an ordinary citizen, it is very likely that he will never be found." Daniel lowered his voice, "Think about the number of missing persons in the United States every year. .”

"I heard that Mr. Stryker was kidnapped by mutants." The newsstand owner said mysteriously, "Because he worked hard to promote the passage of the "Mutant Registration Act", which angered many extreme mutants, so they Kidnapped him, most likely even killed him."

Daniel's heart trembled, and he finally understood why the news of William Stryker's disappearance was finally released after being covered up for so long—the "Mutant Registration Act" will be publicly heard in Congress in three days, and the radicals are likely to take advantage of this The incident put pressure on other lawmakers to pass the bill.

"Is this a rumor, or real news?" Daniel bought two more copies of Entertainment Weekly, "Why didn't the newspaper say it?"

"Newspapers don't report these things." The newsstand owner took the banknotes from Daniel and pouted, "I have lived in Washington for 40 years, and the last time such a high-intensity police force was dispatched was 20 years ago. At that time A mutant wanted to assassinate the president. He overturned a sports field, took control of six tall robots, and almost destroyed the entire Pentagon. Fortunately, he didn't succeed, and another blue-skinned mutant stopped him .”

"I've heard about it." Daniel was still in New York at that time, but he saw a lot of documents about the assassination from his grandfather. It was also because Mystique finally changed her mind and saved all the top government officials. The president dropped the Sentinel program.

"It's only been 20 years, and those politicians can't wait to overthrow their promises." The newsstand owner took out a cigarette from somewhere and lit it, and said while puffing.

Daniel smelled the smell of marijuana in the smoke, he held his breath and took a few steps back.The owner of the newsstand, who was smoking a cigarette leisurely and calmly, met his eyes. Soon, Daniel realized that the person in front of him was of the same kind as himself, a mutant hidden in the crowd. He nodded to him, then turned and left.

"Boy," the wrinkled newsstand owner said softly as he watched Daniel leave, "wish us luck."

The disappearance of William Strike continues to ferment. As Charles Xavier's favorite protégé, Jean Gray, who is also a mutant, will soon appear in the public eye—she will represent Charles Xavier to attend the hearing in Washington Yes, and lobbied lawmakers to drop the Mutant Registration Act.However, this is not a simple matter. Congressman Kelly Robert, who also hates the existence of mutants, keeps interrupting Jean Gray and inciting the anti-mutant sentiments of other people present, so that the hearing will eventually have to be reopened another day.

"Why does he hate mutants so much?" Bucky watched the entire hearing through TV, he couldn't understand Kelly Robert's behavior, "Has he suffered from mutants?"

"Actually not," Daniel handed Bucky freshly squeezed apple juice, "I just heard that this senator is interested in running for the next president, maybe he needs a more brilliant political resume, you know, politics has never been possible Something that is judged by right or wrong."

"Weird." Bucky pursed his lips, because of this incident, he had been eating spaghetti and mashed potatoes for several days, and now he missed those tender and juicy steaks, as well as the sweet and sour plums.

"Do you think it's too risky for us to leave for Canada now?" Daniel said suddenly after a long silence.The anti-mutant sentiment in Washington is getting more and more serious. He cannot ensure that the plan to break through the Pentagon can be perfectly implemented, "I have read all the clearance codes of that base from William Stryker's head, maybe we Time to go there and see."

"I don't care." Bucky shrugged, "It's just what about those people in the basement?"

"William Stryker's fingerprints and pupil membranes are needed to enter the base. We can't kill him for the time being." Daniel narrowed his eyes slightly. "As for the others, I am more inclined to take them away together. We need them. those guard uniforms."

"Then deal with them after entering Canada," Bucky said.

Daniel did not object to Bucky's opinion. In fact, except for William Stryker, the other three members of the guard were members of Hydra.Maybe William Stryker would never have thought that his troops had been infiltrated so thoroughly by Hydra, and he fantasized about using his troops to fight against Alexander Pierce, but he didn't know that the other party didn't want him at all. Put it in your eyes.

"Then we should get ready." The truck had already been covered with plastic sheeting and drove into the woods behind the house, and guns and equipment were hidden everywhere in the house. Daniel stretched his waist, "We still need to get Here are two passports."

"Let me do the passport thing." Bucky said, "I'm more familiar with the black market than you."

Thinking that Bucky was able to leave the United States for Russia and destroy the two bases of Hydra without anyone noticing, Daniel naturally believed in his "professional level".After confirming the next plan of the two, the two began to act separately.

When William Stryker faced Daniel soberly again, it was already the third day after the hearing ended. He was taken out of the basement by Daniel, and he finally saw the sun after half a month of being captured.Opposition to mutants began to spread among ordinary citizens. Kelly Robert finally achieved his goal. He won the support of the radicals in his party and will compete with moderate representative David Morris to represent his party. seat in next year's presidential election.

"As I said, you will go to hell sooner or later." William Stryker obviously heard the news on the TV, and a triumphant smile appeared on his thin face, "You, and those monsters behind you, will Be our slave."

"I don't think you have seen your situation clearly yet," Daniel said, pulling out a gun from behind the TV cabinet, which made William Stricker very afraid, "Even if Kelly Robert is eligible for the election, he will have to wait for him to become the party leader After that. During this period, we still have more than a year to take care of this matter. You must know that there are radicals among the mutants, and they have no affection for ordinary people. And you," Daniel held William Street with a gun Ke's chin, "I'm still my prisoner."

Daniel is right. Although Kelly Robert tried his best to incite the emotions of the senators, the "Mutant Registration Act" failed to pass in Congress. Fury, as a representative and consultant of S.H.I.E.L.D. Despite the opposition, many senators chose to abstain under his lobbying.

"This is only temporary." William Stryker knew that Daniel still needed him, so he dared to provoke Daniel unscrupulously, "Whether it's you or your ally, you can't escape."

"Actually, I never thought of running away." Daniel greeted Bucky who came downstairs, "but what right do you have to call me a monster? You know your son is a mutant, and Half of his genes come from you, maybe you are the carrier of the mutant gene, and you are also a monster."

William Stryker's face turned red, obviously Daniel's words stabbed him deeply.As an inheritor of mutant research, even though he had drawn the blood of hundreds of mutants and tested their DNA, he still dared not prove that Jason's mutant genes came from himself.He didn't dare to verify his DNA, he was afraid of becoming the existence of that "monster" in his mouth.

"It's time." Bucky stuffed the three guards who had passed out into the back of the truck, "It's time for us to go."

"Let's go." Controlling the iron chain and dragging William Stryker to the truck, Daniel said with a smile, "We're going to have a crazy party."

With an ominous premonition in his heart, William Stryker began to struggle crazily, but the more he struggled, the tighter the chains on his body became, until he felt that the air in his lungs was a little scarce, so he stopped his movements. Looking at Daniel with hatred: "What kind of tricks are you trying to do!"

"It's just a small journey, Mr. Deputy Minister of Defense." Daniel smiled wantonly, "We are going to Canada."

William Stryker's face suddenly turned pale, and he finally understood that his life's hard work was about to usher in a catastrophe.

The author has something to say: In fact, Qin should only be in her teens at this time, and I mixed in part of the plot of "X-Men 1".