Chapter 363: Long Live Hydra (Part 1)

In the Dream Base of the Glorious Alliance, Charles sat in a wheelchair and looked out from the French window. The streetscape of this technological city built by Stark was very beautiful at night, like a neon city.

But Charles's face didn't look relaxed. He looked worried. Schiller came over and handed him a glass of wine, asking, "What's wrong? Professor, you've been a little gloomy since just now."

Charles sighed and said, "Do you remember what happened in Wakanda before?"

"Of course, T'Challa was assassinated and taken to a special dimension by Bast, the leopard god he believed in. Time is still there, so he won't die of poison for the time being. Stark is working hard to develop an antidote, but the progress is a bit slow."

"T'Challa was attacked, and the one who attacked him, Eric, was also captured by you. Wakanda is leaderless. Ororo has gone to Wakanda, but the situation is not optimistic."

"What's wrong? Isn't she T'Challa's lover?"

"But she is a mutant." Charles' tone was heavy. He said, "You also know that Wakanda is a tribal alliance. T'Challa is a mutant. The tribe that T'Challa belongs to is the largest tribe in Wakanda. Because T'Challa is more open-minded, the atmosphere of this tribe is also good. They do not discriminate against anyone. "

"But the other tribes are not so open-minded, especially the tribe that Eric belongs to. It is the second largest tribe in Wakanda. They are very exclusive to mutants. They will expel all people with X genes in their territory, even children. "

Schiller took a sip of wine and said: "We have discussed this issue before. I'm afraid. The public opinion of mutants cannot be reversed in a short time. This is a long-term project. "

"But the problem now is that it may get worse. "Charles looked into Schiller's eyes and said: Eric attacked T'Challa. Neither of them can lead Wakanda. Storm Ororo is T'Challa's lover, but not his wife. It is impossible for her to act as the king."

"But we can't let the people in the second largest tribe become the king of Wakanda, because if Wakanda, which has a good international reputation, also openly opposes mutants, then the situation of mutants will be even worse. "

Charles turned his wheelchair and walked away from the French window. He said: "Ororo is not legitimate, and many Wakandans don't like her very much. Coupled with the instigation of the second largest tribe, almost most of the people in Wakanda are rejecting mutants. "

"Just yesterday, a Wakanda blogger with 2 million followers publicly stated that mutants were invading their country, and Ororo was an evil Kenyan witch who wanted to occupy Wakanda in this way..."

"All the comments below are telling us stray dogs to get out of here, saying that we can never build a country, let alone steal other people's countries..."

Schiller looked at Charles' expression, and he knew that the group of netizens must have cursed even more. Even in reality, mutants have a bad reputation, and on the Internet, where extreme emotions are magnified, it is simply unbearable to watch.

Thinking of this, he admired Charles a little. Even after seeing so many vicious remarks, he did not give up his persistence. Schiller could imagine how angry Charles would be when he saw these remarks, but even with this kind of anger, he did not use his ability to hurt ordinary people at will.

"And..." Charles sighed again and said, "I must not be the only one who saw these remarks. When Polaris heard the remarks of the blogger from the Iceman, he almost wanted to rush over and kill him. ”

“The mutants in the Brotherhood of Mutants are all bad-tempered, especially Eric. I took great pains to convince Polaris not to tell his father about all this, but things are getting worse…”

“Professor, I know you don’t want to use your abilities at will, but that’s only for ordinary people. You can be more flexible in stopping evil and upholding justice…”

“You mean to let me use my abilities to stop that blogger?”

“No, I mean, in fact, as long as T’Challa is rescued, the situation can be alleviated a lot, and T’Challa and Ororo should have a good relationship. If they can get married, then the queen of Wakanda is a mutant, and perhaps they can win more benefits for mutants internationally. "

Charles's worry did not ease. He said, "Of course I have thought of this method, but even Stark can't crack the toxin, and we don't have a good way. The beast has sent the sample of the toxin to the laboratory. He studied it for two or three days, but there was no result. It seems to be a mysterious power..."

Charles shook his head, obviously thinking that this road would not work, but Schiller said, "No matter what the principle is, as long as we can find its source, there may be a way. In fact, you can use your ability to see if there are any clues in Eric's memory."

"He has admitted that he is a Hydra and almost killed T'Challa. It is not excessive to check his memory. If we can find more Hydras, we may be able to prevent other similar tragedies..."

Charles thought for a moment and said, "It's not impossible, but I heard that Stark and Steve are competing?"

"Steve is also investigating Eric's origins. I think he will be very happy to cooperate with mutants. After all, there are mutants in his newly formed Avengers..."

Charles nodded and said, "Indeed, Captain America is a man of noble character. He does not discriminate against mutants at all..."

"Okay, I'll disconnect the dream base first, and then see if there are any clues in Eric's mind. We'll contact each other later."

The next morning, Charles called and said, "Eric's memory shows that He had contact with a man named Ulysses Klaue, who was not a native of Wakanda, but an American physicist. "

"If nothing unexpected happens, he should be a member of Hydra. Eric's memory shows that he and Klaue had a deal on vibranium, and Eric wanted to sell their tribe's vibranium reserves to Klaue. "

"But after that, Eric's memory was a little fragmented. I suspect that Hydra brainwashed him. Obviously, Klaue wanted vibranium but didn't want to pay, so he brainwashed Eric into a Hydra member. "

"Can you find this Klaue?"

"Just last night, I have locked his location. He is now in Korea. I suspect he is in contact with his superiors."

Before Schiller asked, Charles said, "I checked Klaue's memory. During World War II, his father worked for NAZI. I suspect his father was a member of Hydra and also his introducer."

"Klaue is a sonic physicist. He is quite prestigious in his field, so his rank in Hydra is not low. He has a lot of information about Hydra in his mind. I will sort it out and send it to Captain America later..."

"The toxin in T'Challa..."

"Eric's memory shows that the person who gave him the poison and instructed him to assassinate T'Challa was a mysterious black man. "Perhaps, Klaue is Eric's introducer, but he is not necessarily his only superior. It seems that we must have a deeper understanding of Hydra to know what is going on..." Schiller said while thinking: "Professor, I remember you just said that Klaue has a lot of information about Hydra in his mind..." "Yes, some are about personnel arrangements, and some are about the location of the base, but there is no critical information." "Normal, he should not be a leader, but maybe it is enough." "What do you want to do?" Charles asked on the other end of the phone. "I have a plan..." The next day, the psychological counseling room of SHIELD was still deserted, and most of the agents would walk around here, but today, it ushered in a special guest, Grant Ward, a SHIELD Level 7 agent. He walked into the counseling room with a cold face. Schiller seemed to have been waiting for him for a long time. Seeing him come in, Schiller stood up from behind the table and wanted to shake hands with him, but Grant had no expression on his face and did not respond to his action.

"I think you should be very suspicious now. Why do I use the emergency contact symbol to contact you? You think this is against the organization's code and you don't want to come." Schiller stood in front of Grant and looked into his eyes. Grant did not look directly at him and still had no expression on his face.

"Sit down, Grant, can I call you that?"

"My name is Ward."

"Okay, Mr. Ward, I won't talk nonsense. I use the Hydra symbol to contact you. It's a big risk. You know, they are going crazy again recently." Schiller pushed his glasses and crossed his fingers on the table.

"Director Pierce is silent." Schiller suddenly said, and at this time, Grant looked at his face. Seeing that Schiller did not mean to joke, his lips moved, but he still said nothing.

"I know you suspect that I am an investigator of SHIELD and you are trying to trick me, but in fact, it is the opposite. I am a long-term silent person who has a single line of contact with Director Pierce. The reason why I speak out now is because Alexander Pierce has lost contact."

"He had expected this day, so he arranged me to this position before, just to take over his work after he was silent."

"I don't need you to talk to me." Schiller looked into Grant's eyes and said seriously: "I just hope you can contact your superiors immediately to confirm whether Director Pierce is really completely silent. If so, things may be serious..."

"Okay, in the next half an hour, I will conduct some psychological treatment with you, and then take out a report to hand it in to cover up our conversation this time. During this process, you don't need to say anything or do anything. What to do next depends on your judgment."

After that, Schiller lowered his head and began to write medical records. During this period, he did not ask Grant anything.

After Grant walked out of the counseling room, he did nothing until he entered his safe house in SHIELD, and then he took out a special mobile phone to call his boss.

Grant Ward is a Level 7 agent of SHIELD, and his Hydra boss is Level 8 agent John Garrett.

He told Garrett what Schiller had told him, but to his surprise, Garrett remained silent and did not refute him, so Grant asked: "Is Director Pierce really silent?"

"In fact, he has been out of contact for more than a week." Garrett's voice came from the other side: "He has never been out of contact for so long before, and he is silent on all channels, even the security channel has no news of him."

"Then, that Dr. Rodriguez..."

"I need to contact him to confirm, don't worry about the rest, this is a special period, you must stay vigilant."

Hearing Garrett's serious voice, Grant also understood that the current situation might be very bad, so he asked: "Is this purge serious?"

Garrett was silent for a long time before saying: "I'm afraid it's the worst ever. Keep silent and see you later."

When it was time to get off work that day, Schiller did not leave, but waited in the office until dark.

Sure enough, just a few minutes after it got dark, there was a knock on his office door, and in walked John Garrett, a Level 8 agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. and a high-ranking member of Hydra.