Chapter 651: Returning to the Territory, The Status Quo of the Earth
After finishing another day of missions, Mystique left the administrative hall of Huiyao City with her tired body, escorted by a group of elite mutant bodyguards, and came to the lounge on the top floor of the Corona Building.
At this time, the lounge specially provided for the president of the company had become her private domain, so when she reached the highest floor, all the other bodyguards walked away quietly with a wink. She was the only one left, entering this strong and safe room.
But this time, as soon as she entered, she heard such a voice.
"To be honest, it feels a little weird to suddenly see another self being hugged and patrolling his territory."
The sudden sound made Mystique tense her body, and when she saw the person sitting there, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sir, are you back?"
"Well, I just came back. Then I saw some very interesting things, including of course your double identity. If you don't mind, sit down and let's have a good chat. During the time I was away, the world What happened?"
After pouring two glasses of wine naturally, Zhou Yi, who was sitting on the sofa, directly extended his hand and invited Mystique. And after seeing so many things, Mystique didn't have the courage to reject Zhou Yi.
She changed into the image of the black shoulder-length short hair that Zhou Yi was most familiar with, and sat on the opposite side of Zhou Yi cautiously, and then asked Zhou Yi.
"Sir, is there anything you want to ask me?"
"First of all, the robots that surround the city. What are those? I don't remember signing a document to develop similar artificial robots."
Picking up the wine glass and letting the amber liquid shake gently in the glass, Zhou Yi asked casually like an ordinary friend chatting.
But even though Zhou Yi behaved so casually, Mystique didn't dare to be presumptuous at all. For her, the person in front of her could be regarded as a god. As a human being, she must maintain respect for God. Therefore, the more relaxed Zhou Yi was, the more respectful she became, so much so that she didn't even have the courage to look up at Zhou Yi when answering questions.
"Sir, that's not our product. It's a sentinel robot launched by the US government. The purpose is to target the mutants in this country and keep them under control. Moreover, violence is not excluded."
"The way of violence?" Hearing the word,
Zhou Yi immediately narrowed his eyes and sneered. "So, they want to completely target the mutants. Then, I want to ask, Ruiwen. In this city, has this kind of sentinel robot forcibly captured mutants?"
"Yes, sir!" Nodding her head, Mystique began to accuse the sentry robots of their viciousness. "In the beginning, they tried to capture the mutants in the Iron Satellite City. Moreover, because their power is very special, many companions were unable to directly confront them. But later, Ms. Qin Gray came forward to solve these things and strictly ordered anyone The sentinel robots have entered the range of Huiyao City. So, as you can see, they can only wander outside the city, changing their targets to those compatriots who want to enter the city."
"Interesting! Who's in charge of these robots. Department of Defense?"
"It is jointly supervised and managed by the Department of Defense and S.H.I.E.L.D."
Hearing such an answer, Zhou Yi knocked on the rim of the cup and started talking to himself strangely.
"I'm not surprised that those idiots in the army would do such a thing, but why would even an old fox like Nick Fury do this? It's not like his style!"
"Sorry, sir. Your information may be a little outdated. Now the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. is General Ross E. Thaddeus, and the Nick Fury you mentioned has been confirmed to have died in the line of duty. As far as we got Intelligence-wise, S.H.I.E.L.D. is pretty hostile to us right now. I mean, hostile to the whole city."
She still kept her head down, but Mystique corrected her very clearly. And the name she gave made the cold light in Zhou Yi's eyes sharper.
"General Ross? What a guy who is not afraid of death. Instead of chasing his Hulk well, he actually wants to make trouble for me. What is he relying on? The government's trash? Or the nine heads lurking inside snake?"
Faced with this speculation, Mystique obediently kept her mouth shut. Without being 100% sure, she really didn't have the courage to tell him what she thought. Because once she said it, the consequences would not be something she could afford. So being wise and safe has become her choice now.
Zhou Yi understood what this woman was worried about, so he didn't intend to get the answer from her. This was just a complaint from him, and after the complaint, he asked other questions again.
"Okay, let's ignore this little thing for now. Is there any big news in the almost a year since I've been away?"
"Yes!" Nodding his head, he thought about which is more important. Mystique opened her mouth and introduced Zhou Yi. "The first is the matter of the Superhero Registration Act. This is what the entire country is currently most concerned about."
"The U.S. government hopes that all existences with superpowers, whether they are mutants with natural abilities or guys like Tony Stark who rely on technological power to act as heroes, will accept the unified registration and management of the government. According to the government's Imagine that all dangerous people need to be monitored. His actions still have a range of activities, and even further, whether he needs to show superpowers should be decided by the government."
"They said that this is to ensure the safety of those civilians and prevent huge losses caused by power out of control. And this view has made many citizens who are worried and afraid choose to support it. So now, whether it is us or those superheroes They are all under great psychological pressure."
"Hmm!" Zhou Yi uttered such a voice, supporting his chin with one hand. He signaled Mystique to continue talking. "I get it. Go on!"
"Second, it's about aliens. A group of exiles from Xandar hope to establish friendly diplomatic relations with Earth. Under the lead of a man named Peter Quill, this group of aliens has successively negotiated with The United States, China, Britain, France and other countries have established diplomatic relations. By the way, they have established a special diplomatic post in this city, and they seem to take it very seriously. Now, these Xandars have settled on Jupiter, They seem to plan to establish a home there. The only way humans can communicate with them is through their diplomats and spaceships. This distance is really beyond the reach of any country, so it is only dominated by them It’s just a one-sided exchange.”
"The Xandars? Those wanderers whose homes were destroyed by Thanos? Leave them alone for now, they won't get involved in these disputes on Earth. If they're smart enough!"
Mystique doesn't know where Zhou Yi's confidence comes from. But since he said that, she naturally wouldn't talk nonsense. So, the introduction continues.
"Third, about the current situation in the United States. After the new president took office, he has repeatedly declared that our city is an illegal city, lacks democracy and freedom, and is an evil city that wants to keep demons in captivity and fish the public. Although he has not signed any The order against us in a tough way, but it has been giving us a huge blow in public opinion. In addition, the federal government and the state government have some plans to intervene in our public affairs system. They want to transfer the current police chief and Some other important positions, but so far, no one has succeeded. However, there are quite a few people in small positions who may have been bought."
"Leave the matter of public opinion to the company. I believe that Ada can solve these problems. There is no need to worry about the other things. As long as there are no problems at the upper level, there will be no problems in this city. Continue!"
"In addition, there are some problems in the city. The proportion of mutants has increased to 27% in this year, and the satellite city has been completed and put into use. Because safety has been guaranteed, in this city Ordinary humans have a fairly good response to us. They seem to have accepted us, although there are still some people who are more stubborn, but compared to the outside world, it is much better."
"That's nice, isn't it?"
"Yes, sir." Nodding, Mystique suddenly showed a little hesitation on her face. She seemed to have something to say, but she didn't know whether she should say it or not. That hesitant look made Zhou Yi feel a little uncomfortable just looking at it.
"Is there anything you want to say to me? Raven!"
"Yes, sir." Zhou Yi's question immediately made Mystique make up her mind. She weaved her own language and asked tentatively. "It's a rather special thing, about a friend of mine, an ordinary human friend."
"friend?"
It's hard to imagine that Mystique, a professional spy, has friends and is still an ordinary person. This made Zhou Yi immediately interested.
"What happened to your friend?"
Seeing the curious look on Zhou Yi's face, Mystique suddenly felt resentment in her heart. Not for herself, but for that friend of hers. This made her words immediately clear and fluent.
"She was the previous Chief of the Police Department, and she has just resigned. Her deputy, Ms. Anna Marie, took over her position."
Having said this, Zhou Yi's spirit immediately tensed up. He suddenly discovered that what Mystique said had a very important relationship with him. As soon as this feeling arose, a thunderbolt exploded in his ears.
"She is pregnant, eleven months. It is a boy, just born. The father of the child does not know who it is!" (To be continued.)