Lynn doesn't speak

Charles is going to a dinner party today.

Although Hank didn't approve of him running out just after regaining some energy, the professor still insisted.After listening to Kuaiyin's report on the mission, he went back to his room and changed into a suit of clothes. After checking the weather, he felt that it was about the same. He pulled the whimpering kid who was still entangled in his wheelchair, and drove him out with a smile.

"Peter, it's time for you to accompany Lynn, I mean the small one." Charles pointed at the armrest with his finger, and Charles said gently: "So, return the big one to me for the time being?"

"……OK then."

Not daring to delay Professor X's business, Pietro nodded reluctantly.Finally, he glanced helplessly at Lynn, who had been putting himself on play since the phone incident, curled his lips, activated his ability, and disappeared in a flash.

"Where are we going?" He clearly heard different screams coming from outside the door. It was obvious that the kid who was running fast was frightened again.Lynn rolled his eyes, looked at Charles who was sitting in his arms (crossed out) adjusting his tie, and asked in a low voice.

"A business evening." The professor replied, "It's boring, but because Howard Stark personally invited me, so..."

However, before he could say anything, the door of the office was pushed open again with a sound of "Peng".Pietro, who had just run out for less than half a minute, went back and forth again. This time, holding a little guy they were all familiar with, he rushed to Charles and his wheelchair in a hurry.

"Professor is not good!!"

As soon as he stood still, Kuaiyin howled so loudly that Charles tightened his grip on his tie in fright, almost strangling himself to death.But soon, the news that Pietro brought made him thump, and he didn't care about the collar that was pulled apart by himself again:

"Lynn said he seemed to see weird guys around the school!!"

"Strange guy?"

His expression became serious.Due to the particularity of Xavier School, if they are targeted by people with malicious intentions, it is likely to put these children in danger, which is obviously something that no one wants to happen.Charles frowned slightly, and looked at Little Lynn who looked a little scared in Kuaiyin's arms. Although he was anxious, he tried to lower his voice as much as possible: "Where did you see it?"

The arms around Pietro's neck tightened a bit.The boy opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't, he just shook his head slightly.

However, even if he doesn't say it, Charles still has a way to know.

"Those dead things tell you that there is one... No, two people have appeared nearby in the past few days."

Speak for him, seeing little Lin En nodding, the professor looked at Kuaiyin who was holding him again: "Peter?"

"I've seen it in school just now." Facing Professor X's gaze, Pietro nodded: "I've seen it several times, but I didn't find any strangers."

"Same." Feeling his finger lightly tapping the armrest of the wheelchair again, Lynn was silent for a while, and said yes.

This result is consistent with Charles's brain wave detection.After all, no matter how well hidden people are, they can't shut down their brains. As long as there are people they don't know in the school, the professor can directly lock his position. It's not easy to do things in Weil College.

However, that doesn't mean they can dismiss little Lynn's claims.

"Let Scott and the others pay more attention, and I will strive to come back as soon as possible."

Without a good reason, he really couldn't turn down the evening banquet, but the school was really worrying.Charles frowned and thought for a while, then tightened the corners of his mouth, and in the end he could only decide:

"If there is anything, the first priority is to protect the safety of the children, and then find a way to notify me."

"it is good."

Touching the head of little Lynn in his arms, Pietro nodded quickly.Lynn, on the other hand, looked up at himself who had been staring straight at the wheelchair, looking at those bright eyes that were so familiar to him, and wanted to say something, but he didn't speak until the end.

It's night time soon.

He drove Charles to his destination. Since the professor couldn't find a suitable female companion, Hank and Lynn, who was quietly in a wheelchair, would accompany him this time.

This dinner was held in the name of Stark Industries. Although he has been cooperating with the US federal government as an arms dealer, Howard has been involved in the business world for a long time. This type of dinner is to facilitate the communication and business exchanges between partners.And this time Howard personally invited Professor X to come here precisely because there are some things that need to be discussed with him face to face.

Because of something in his heart, Charles was not very interested in attending the banquet.

But as the sole heir of the Xavier family, he had to socialize with these upper elites one by one.With the innate tenderness and tolerance, the identity of mutants seems to be unable to become a barrier. Compared with the suspicion and fear of this group in society, people have a very high opinion of Professor X, a leader of mutants. acceptance.

Therefore, even though Charles has tried to shorten the time of talking with everyone, when everything is really handled, the banquet process has almost gone through most of the process.

"Are you all right, Professor?"

I can faintly feel that Charles' aura is a little anxious, which is not a common thing in Professor X who has always been calm.Hank pushed him away from the crowd, hesitated for a while, and still couldn't help but lower his head and ask.

"It's okay, it's almost over."

Because it hasn't been long since I recovered from the sequelae, I still feel a little uncomfortable when I come into contact with so many people at once.Charles looked at the figure of Howard Stark talking with someone by the window, pressed his forehead, and said in a low voice: "Take me to him."

"it is good."

Nodding, Hank was about to walk there, but suddenly found that the professor's wheelchair had stopped by itself, and he couldn't move it no matter how he pushed it: "Lynn?"

Sitting up straight, Charles lightly tapped the armrest with his fingers, and asked in confusion, "What's the matter, Lynn?"

"...I'll go out for a while, Professor."

Focusing on the inconspicuous side door of the banquet hall, Lynn was silent for a while, always feeling as if he had caught a glimpse of a familiar figure there: "Come right back."

As he said that, before Charles could react, his brainwaves had already left the wheelchair, jumped and attached to different objects, and gradually disappeared outside the banquet hall.

"professor……?"

Not quite understanding the concept of Lynn's "go out for a while", Hank frowned slightly and looked at Charles.

"Don't worry about him, let's do our business first."

I felt that Lynn's brainwaves were getting farther and farther away, and finally stopped in a corner of the top floor.The young Professor X shook his head, signaling Hank not to worry, and continued walking in the direction of Howard.

In fact, it is very energy-consuming for Lynn to let his consciousness pass through different objects continuously.However, he couldn't stop coming.

Follow the breath scattered in the air.At many corners, Lin En thought he had seen the pair of eyes without warmth, but every time he could only catch a glimpse of afterimages flashing away in the afterglow, like a dream shrouded in mist, which made people suspicious Is that true or not.

Finally, under the guidance of countless voices around him, he stopped in front of a carved door on the top floor.

As the chairman of Stark Industries, Howard Stark's office is quite spacious as expected.The huge floor-to-ceiling windows occupy the entire wall space behind the desk, reflecting the bustling neon lights outside the window. Occasionally, night flight red spots of light streak across the high-rise buildings, like shooting stars, and disappear from the sky in the blink of an eye. trace.

There is no one here.

But Lin En knew that not long ago, there was indeed a figure as cold as a blade staying here for a short time.

His gaze slowly moved from the wide open window to the dark curtains lifted by the evening wind, and finally settled on the somewhat messy desk.Lin En sighed silently, closed his eyes, and heard the familiar noises all around, like waves sweeping under the moonlight, scrambling to respond to the only existence in the world who could hear them.

"Peng—"

In the silence, the sound of something exploding was especially noticeable.He took a deep breath and slowly looked up.Under Howard's desk, in an inconspicuous corner, the wiretapping device that automatically burned the inner core emitted a puff of smoke, and then fell with a 'click', scalding a small black burnt mark on the carpet.

Hydra's handwriting.

And being able to escape the heavy security of the Stark Tower and install it here quietly, it seems that the figure he just glimpsed in the banquet hall is really not his own illusion.

The Winter Soldier of yesteryear...

Not knowing how to feel, Lynn sighed and continued to walk around Howard's office.After confirming that there was nothing else that shouldn't be here, I was about to leave, but was attracted by an exhibition cabinet full of photos in the corner.

They were all pictures of Howard Stark with other people, including his wife and Tony as a child.Looking across the face of the future president's father, Lin En paused for a moment, then left without hesitating, looking at the black and white photos next to him that exuded an old smell.Even though it has been a long time, and even the corners are slightly yellowed, it is still treasured by Howard, and even placed in the most conspicuous position in the cabinet with his family.

Those are all silhouettes captured on the battlefields of World War II.

Steve Rogers looking carefully with his shield, Peggy Carter who looked back when he heard the call, Colonel Phillips who looked down at the map... and the last one, before the first expedition, the whole roaring assault Group photo of team members toasting at the bar.

At that time, Steve could still see a hint of youthfulness in his eyes. He had just found his own value on the battlefield. In the name of Captain America, he still had to bear a lot, and perhaps it was accompanied by countless painful losses.Lynn looked at it silently for a while, then glanced at Steve's smiling eyebrows in the photo, and landed on the face of the person next to him with his shoulders on his shoulders.Even though it was indeed a familiar look, but the bright smile that came from the corner of his mouth was something he had never seen before.

Sergeant James Buchanan Barnes.

The only member of the Roaring Commandos who died for his country, and the best friend of Captain America.It is also the killer Winter Soldier who obeyed Hydra's orders after being brainwashed and transformed.

Outside the window, the thick night shrouded the entire city, and the darkness shrouded all the secrets behind the unknown. The sky filled with neon lights complemented each other, and the evening wind blew in from the open window, rolled up the white paper on the table, fluttered, and fell on every object in the room. corner.

In this unbearable silence, no one knew what he was thinking.Maybe, even he doesn't know it.Staring at the black-and-white photo, Lynn was silent for a long time. After a long time, the noise of the dinner party gradually came from downstairs. Charles followed the telepathy to find the voice pouring into his brain, and he finally moved, and his consciousness Slowly withdraw from this office.

"What are you thinking, Lynn?"

It was obvious that his brain waves had changed.Charles tapped the armrest of the wheelchair, hesitated, and still didn't read his thoughts without authorization.

"..."

After being quiet for a while, Lynn did not answer directly, but sighed softly: "Can I ask you something, Professor?"

"what's up?"

Probably not expecting him to speak like this, Charles raised his eyebrows slightly.

"One...one thing that may not be fulfilled until 20 years later."

Lynn paused and said in a low voice.

As long as it is for this, he can pay any price.

...whatever it is.

# # #

On the way back to X Academy, there was silence in the car all the way.

Looking at the rearview mirror, Hank's expression on the driver's seat was indescribable.He knew that Charles was a little tired because of socializing, and he should take a break now, but Lynn has been very abnormal since he came back. He didn't say why he left, and he didn't say what he wanted the professor to do, and he drifted away. The same thing, if the professor didn't say anything, he would have suspected that he ran away without a sound.

It is enough for the school to have a little autistic Lynn, but would it be okay to have a big one?Why doesn't this guy save you even when he grows up? !

He secretly wondered if he needed to have a good communication with Lynn when he went back.Thinking so, Hank turned the steering wheel to the right, turned onto the small road leading to Xavier Manor, and was about to step on the gas pedal again, when he suddenly heard Lynn, who had been quiet all the way, suddenly uttered a sound.

"They've been awakened." His tail sank slightly: "That guy has used his ability."

He froze for a moment, and then realized that the "that guy" in his mouth should be little Lin En who is still in school at the moment.Charles opened his eyes suddenly, and looked at the brightly lit Xavier Manor outside the car window. It was as quiet as ever, and there was no sign of invasion.All the X-Men are gathered in the living room waiting for them to come back, the students have already gone to bed, and everything is as usual.

However, there should be some differences.

"What's going on." Feeling that his telepathy was repelled in Little Lynn's room, it seemed that it was filled with countless strange noises, covering up Little Lynn's heartbeat, and Charles couldn't help frowning: "Peter Why didn't they find out?!"

"I'll take a look first."

If there is a body, the brow must be tightly wrinkled.Lynn didn't wait for the professor to reply, and quickly left them again, quietly sneaking into the second floor of Academy X, the room where the ability fluctuations could be heard faintly.

Then, he saw the boy sitting by the bed, eyes filled with tears, staring straight ahead to the right... That Winter Soldier crouching in the corner with his grown body in his arms? !

"Don't cry."

Staring at him seriously, Bucky held Big Lynn with his eyes closed in one hand, and Little Lynn's teddy bear in the other, and said seriously:

"Tell me where the professor who wants to pick you up is, or I will... I will..."

Glancing at the puppet he just snatched from his hand, he seemed to have made up his mind and nodded vigorously: "Otherwise I won't return your bear."

Little Lynn: "Wow wow wow - QAQ!!"

Big Lynn: ...why on earth do I have such a silly boyfriend.

The author has something to say: Baji: Although you have become smaller, I will not admit your mistake.Come with me, there is a professor here who doesn't even let you go when you are so young.

Lynn: ...I have nothing to fuck.

------------

The final draft of the thesis is also handed in today, and I will wait for the defense at the end of the month. Babies, I will add updates to you when I am not stuck. XD