SHIELD headquarters building, in the director's office.
"Steve, why do you transfer the task force without authorization?!"
Hill sat opposite Steve, staring at him with solemn eyes.
She only got the news this morning. In the early hours of the morning, Steve suddenly requested an emergency order and transferred the task force responsible for guarding all mutants.
And it was for this reason that all the mutant team of more than 200 people fled.
This made her extremely angry. After all, once those mutants escaped, it would be extremely difficult to capture them again!
Steve looked up at Hill, who was full of anger, and Nick Fury, who had been sullen and silent in the main seat on the other side.
The atmosphere in the conference room with only three people was extremely cold. Hill's anger was completely written on his face, full of anger at Steve's behavior that exceeded his authority.
Steve had already expected this situation. After all, SHIELD's intention was very clear, which was to arrest all mutants and bring them to justice. Those with criminal records should be tried, and those without criminal records. Also take control.
His act of releasing the mutants privately undoubtedly triggered the rebellion of those who adhere to SHIELD's rules like Hill, and a quarrel was inevitable.
"They are not prisoners."
Steve took a deep breath and said solemnly: "Everything they did before was just forced. Strictly speaking, Many of them can only be regarded as self-defense."
After learning about the disputes between mutants and the government, Steve also understood why Logan and others became so violent.
After all, many government organizations, such as pickets, etc., are trying to solve the situation of mutants being exterminated. This situation will arouse serious confrontation among any ethnic group. .
Under such a situation, the mutants can still only guard their own territory and not take the initiative to cause trouble. It can be said that they are very restrained.
However, Hill disagreed with Steve's point of view.
"They are criminals!"
Hill stared at Steve and said solemnly: "Logan and Charles' heads are still hanging on the wanted poster. One of them killed many of our task force, and the other caused a tragedy on West Street that shocked the whole country. We have the right to arrest any of them."
She doesn't care about Logan and others! Whether a person's behavior is self-defense or not, she only looks at the doctrine.
According to the law, Logan, Charles, Victor and others are out-and-out criminals!
As for Steve's behavior, Hill was extremely dissatisfied. In her eyes, Steve's behavior could also be regarded as shielding criminals and violated the law!
However, Steve shook his head and said: "Nowadays, the conflict between us and mutants is very fierce. Forcibly arresting them will only intensify the conflict!"
He does not want to see mutants being raped. Treating them differently, especially after knowing that mutants have sacrificed so much for this country and the world, they are even more unwilling to let these former heroes be treated so unfairly.
After a pause, Steve added: "Besides, my actions are also to protect the task force!"
As soon as these words came out, Hill was stunned, "What do you mean? ?"
Steve took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "I don't need to say more about Logan's strength. Rumlow led so many people to arrest him before. What's the result? The army was wiped out. At that time, he was only facing Logan. Now they also have Victor and other powerful mutants. Do you really think the task force is really capable of capturing them all? "
He stared at Hill and said in a deep voice: "If we really want to start a fight, there will only be one ending. The task force will suffer heavy losses, and the mutants can still fully escape, and our relationship with the mutants has eased slightly. , and it will be completely broken!"
Steve is very aware of Logan's strength, and he can vaguely feel that he has no chance of winning in a fight.
And he doesn't want his relationship with Logan to become so rigid. Letting them go would be best for everyone!
"Captain, this matter is not just your decision. SHIELD does not need to have any easing of relations with a group of thugs!"
Hill is still unwilling to give up, unless Logan and the others can get the wanted order. Take it off, otherwise she would never approve of Steve's approach!
"That's enough!"
Just when the two sides wanted to continue arguing, Fury slapped the table hard and yelled loudly.
After hearing Fury's words, the two stopped fighting, but it was obvious that neither one was convinced by the other.
Fury turned slightly and stared at Steve with his only remaining eye, "Steve, I am very disappointed in this incident. I understand your attitude towards mutants, but I hope What I said is correct. You should not let them go. Their grievances can be argued in court, but you have no ability to judge their merits."
After a pause, Fury added again: " There is also the matter of mobilizing the task force. I hope you can understand that you are the captain of the Avengers, but not an agent of SHIELD. Although our two organizations are closely related, you have no right to mobilize my subordinates. I hope Don't let this happen again."
He looked at Steve, although his tone was very serious, but not aggressive.
For Steve, Captain America, he regards Steve more as an old friend rather than a subordinate, but he also hopes that Steve understands that his choice is wrong.
After saying that, he turned to look at Hill, took a deep breath and said, "What Steve said is right. Forcibly arresting Logan and others will only escalate the conflict. We are not an extremist organization like Hydra, there is no need to be so impulsive, and as Steve said, if there is a conflict, our agents deployed there do not have much chance of winning."
Listening to Fury's words, Hill frowned and said, "What should we do now? Those mutants won't give in..."
However, before she could finish her words, she was beaten by Fury. He concluded, "The problem of mutants is a legacy of history. It is difficult to solve in a short time. Even if we catch them, it will be useless. There are other mutants distributed in various places in the world. We cannot catch them all. We will try our best to catch them all." The important thing is to think about how to resolve conflicts and avoid such big conflicts."
After speaking, he sighed and added: "Resolving this matter does not happen overnight. They are not popular in the eyes of most people. Only by solving this problem, allowing them to be treated fairly, and allowing the public to accept mutants can mutants have a normal life and reduce many unnecessary conflicts."
After the words fell, Fury frowned and fell into deep thought.
And Steve and Hill were also lost in thought.
After a moment, Fury had a flash of inspiration and said: "If you really want to solve this problem, I have a way..."
"What way?"
Steve suddenly became energetic and looked towards Fury quickly.
Fury was silent for a while, looked at Hill, then at Steve, and after confirming that there was no one outside the door, he whispered his plan in a low voice.
"My thoughts are like this..."
Fury spoke for several minutes, during which he also received repeated praises from Steve and Hill.
After finishing speaking, Steve nodded heavily, "This method is feasible!"
Hill frowned and hesitated: "I think it is a bit difficult to cooperate with a group of thugs. It's risky, but... if we can completely solve our fight against mutants, maybe we can make an exception."
Seeing that neither of them objected, Fury nodded, and then looked at Steve, " Of course, the premise of all this is that Logan and the others are willing to cooperate. It's up to you, captain, to find a way to contact Logan and inform us of our plan. If they agree, everything will go much smoother."
Steve nodded heavily, "I will find him as soon as possible. I also believe that Logan will be able to accept this plan. After all, he also hopes to change the relationship between mutants."
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Canadian Plateau.
This is a vast grassland located in the plateau area, with no end as far as the eye can see. The breeze blows, and the green grass is flying on the lush grassland.
And in the middle of the grassland, there is an abandoned town.
There are many houses full of historical traces in the town. The brick joints in the streets are covered with grass because no one has taken care of them, and the walls are also covered with various moss. They look abandoned for a long time, but All kinds of facilities are still complete, and there is even a clear well in the middle of the town.
At this time, a lush bonfire was burning in the center of the town.
More than two hundred people gathered in the center of the bonfire. The warm flames dispelled the cold temperature. The hot firelight hit everyone's faces, but these people did not feel any warmth from the warmth of the flames.
Everyone looked numb and kept their heads down in silence. The children stared blankly at the bonfire without speaking. Everyone's mood dropped to freezing point, even the prepared food was gone. I couldn't eat anything, so I just sat there in a dull manner. The atmosphere was silent and cold, with only the sound of wood crackling in the flames.
"SHIELD and Hydra will not find this place yet."
Logan sat cross-legged in the bonfire, looking sideways at Lorna and others beside him and said: "We can at least be peaceful here for a while."
"Hey, I found this, I should introduce it."
Victor on the side had an unhappy look on Nunu's lips, He seemed to blame Rogen for stealing his lines.
Logan shrugged speechlessly, "You say."
Victor snorted, looked at the town, and said with emotion: "I heard about this when I was a mercenary. At that time, I heard that there was an abandoned town on the plateau somewhere in northern Canada."< br>
"The reason for its abandonment is that this town is too remote. There are no roads, and you have to rely on animal-drawn vehicles to get in and out. The transportation is very inconvenient, and there is basically no connection with the outside world."
"It was fine in the past. People didn't have any big needs. It was enough to fill their stomachs. But after the industrial revolution, electric lights and roads were developed in the outside world, and life improved. After people here saw the development outside, they They moved out one after another, and eventually it was abandoned."
Victor kept talking about how he discovered this town. At that time, he only heard about it and did not come to check it out in person. But now it is necessary. They needed a place to live, so they thought of this.
The good news is that this place was only abandoned, not completely destroyed. The houses are still in good condition, and it is indeed a good habitat.
"Everything here is complete. As long as it is cleaned well, it can accommodate all of us. Victor, you have made a contribution this time."
Charles looked around and smiled with satisfaction. laughed. The environment here is beautiful. Although it is a plateau, the altitude is not too high. At least there will be no severe altitude sickness. Even he, an old man in his nineties, is hardly affected.
More importantly, the facilities here are very comprehensive. The blue brick floors are well preserved. As long as the weeds are removed, there are roads. The house facilities are also complete, except for some old ones. Other than that, there's almost nothing wrong with it.
Hearing Charles's compliment, Victor couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and snorted softly.
At this time, footsteps came from behind Logan, and Moira came over, patted Logan on the shoulder, and whispered: "Logan, I want to talk to you."
Logan Nodding, he made way for Moira to sit.
"Everyone is in a very low mood now, and someone needs to stand up and gather people's hearts."
She sat next to Logan and looked at everyone, her meaning was very obvious.
Hearing this, Logan looked at the people near the bonfire. After thinking for a moment, he nodded.
She knew very well that so many things had happened, which was a big blow to both the people in Macca's shelter and the people in Moira's shelter.
The people at Maika's Sanctuary were disappointed with Maika's betrayal, and even some of their faith collapsed.
The people in Moira's shelter were somewhat affected by the fact that their shelter was destroyed and they were forced to flee.
The mentality of most people is no longer as optimistic as before.
"Logan."
At this time, Charles beside him suddenly looked over, reached out and patted the back of Logan's hand. His eyes were very clear, signaling him to stand up.
Looking at Charles' eyes, Logan frowned and subconsciously turned his head to look at Moira.
He knew very well that now that he stood up, he would have to assume the role of team leader.
It was okay for the people in Macca's Sanctuary before. After all, he had some prestige among those people and was more influential and organized than Lorna, John and others. After Macca's betrayal was resolved, , it's understandable that he would be chosen accordingly.
But at this time, in addition to Lorna and others, there were many people from Moira's shelter.
To become this leader, perhaps you should first ask Moira about her attitude.
When Moira saw this, she smiled and nodded.
After so many things happened, she had already seen clearly that Logan was obviously more suitable to be the team leader than herself.
Seeing Moira's expression, Logan no longer hesitated, stood up, and strode to the bonfire.
"Everyone, stop."
He looked at the people around the bonfire with a serious expression and pressed his hands down.
The silent people stopped what they were doing and looked up at him curiously.
Logan took a deep breath and said: "I understand how all of you feel. Maika's betrayal makes us sad. All of us once trusted him so much."
"Mai Ka is indeed so good and admirable. If you take away the hypocrisy and betrayal, he is undoubtedly a qualified leader. The unity of the shelter is inseparable from him. It is he who brings everyone together."
"This is a fact that none of us can ignore."
Logan looked at everyone and affirmed Maika's achievements. After all, without Maika, this shelter would indeed not be able to gather so many people.
If he had no selfish motives, he would indeed be an extremely admirable leader, but he gathered so many people just for the sake of betrayal!
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but nod, and the sadness in their hearts increased infinitely at this moment.
Lorna, John, Klaas and others even lowered their heads silently. They couldn't help but think of the past time in their minds. The sad emotions continued to spread, with mixed feelings in their hearts and empty expressions.
Logan looked at everyone, sighed, and said in a deep voice: "Yes, Macca deceived all of us. He colluded with Hydra, but he said it was for mutants and for protection. So, in fact, he is a selfish person, which is an undeniable fact and a fact that really happened."
As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes instantly filled with hatred.
Klaus punched the ground hard with his fist, his eyes a little wet.
Maika's betrayal pierced their hearts like a sharp thorn. The feeling of being stabbed in the back by the person they trusted the most made everyone gnash their teeth.
Speaking of this, he suddenly changed the subject, "But think about it, everyone."
"Are we going to give up our original intention and goal because of Macca?"
"Why did we choose to stay and build the shelter in the first place? For Maika, no, for ourselves, for this ethnic group, to make everything better. In fact, everything has nothing to do with Maika. He is indeed a leader, bringing us all together, but he took the wrong path on the road."
"But we did not, our original intention and goal are still there."
< br>When the voice fell, everyone was stunned for a moment, and suddenly looked straight at Maika, suddenly awakening.
Yes, they came together not because of Micah, but because of the concept Micah said.
It was his idea of reviving mutants and creating a harmonious and stable mutant society that moved them, and that's why they followed Maika.
And with this concept, even without Mika, they can still continue to work hard!
Before, they were all stuck in a dead end. They all thought that only with Maika could they have the belief to work hard. In fact, this is not the case. Their common goal has always been there. It doesn't matter whether they have Maika or not, as long as they stick to this goal. , and just work hard for it!
"Logan is right, there is no need for us to grieve for a traitor!"
Lorna suddenly stood up and looked at everyone with an excited expression.
Everyone seemed to be inspired by Lorna's voice and stood up one after another.
"You are right, we are the ones who build a safe haven, not Maika. As long as we work hard, all goals will be achieved, and this goal is not something that only Maika can lead!"< br>
Marcus waved his fist and shouted loudly: "We should cheer up!"
Everyone was completely awakened and stood up and shouted, "Yes, we should not lose, the mutants The glory is sustained by us, not by any individual person, but by the efforts of all of us!"
For a time, the low mood dissipated, and everyone continued to encourage each other in front of the bonfire, with hope in their eyes. Rekindled again.
"I think this place is better than the previous farm. We can continue our lives here and even make it better than before!" John said looking at the town.
Everyone nodded.
Laura also stood up at this time, raised her lovely head, and made a childish voice, "We can raise lambs here. There is so much grass outside and they grow so well. The lambs You will definitely have fun eating, and you will definitely grow fat and strong!"
"Laura is right, this is a natural pasture, and we can be completely self-sufficient with livestock."
< br>Listening to the girl's words, Logan couldn't help but raise his thumb, confirming what she said.
Laura nodded excitedly.
Lorna said: "However, if it develops here, I think the operating mechanism of the previous farm can be restored. Although Micah is a bad person, the mechanism he established is indeed very effective."
After a pause, she added: "And this mechanism can ensure that the shelter gets a certain amount of income and guarantees the shelter's expenses."
After hearing this, everyone nodded enthusiastically. Join the discussion.
Some suggested reclaiming acres of land for farming, while others suggested raising cattle and making handicrafts.
The deserted atmosphere became active during the discussion.
Seeing this, Logan breathed a deep sigh of relief. At the same time, he also noticed the reminder on the panel in front of him.
[Prestige +10]
[Prestige +10]
[Prestige +10]
...
Look at these He was stunned for a moment by the increasing prestige, but then he couldn't help but smile, disappeared from the crowd, and turned around to smoke a cigarette in the distance.
Seeing this, Charles came up with a wheelchair, looked at Logan's appearance, and smiled: "I didn't expect you to be a speaker."
Looking at Charles' appearance, Logan shook his head with a wry smile, "I have said everything I can say in my life."
After saying that, he looked at the once again enthusiastic crowd, and his heart was full of satisfaction.
At least everyone is active again.