“You were just sick because you were frightened…”
Logan Howlett scolded him unhappily, “If I hadn’t arrived in time, all the tourists in the casino might have been killed by you.”
“Logan, I know, you actually prefer me after I take my medicine, rambling like a madman.” Professor X mocked himself with some loneliness, like an old man disliked by his children:
“That way you can feel more relaxed in your heart…”
“Relax my ass.”
Logan Howlett interrupted mercilessly, “Being with you all these years, I have never felt relaxed… Listen carefully, never ever!!”
Professor X seemed to have remembered something interesting, and was not angry. Instead, a bit of warmth and a smile appeared on his originally hopeless face, and he complained:
“Hmph, this reminds me of a certain guy who likes to shirk responsibility, who used to habitually blame his mistakes on others when he was young…”
Logan Howlett glanced at the rearview mirror again, and seeing that his "persuasion" had finally worked, he continued to ridicule pretentiously, "Oh, I see, Dad, are you too disappointed in me?"
In fact, if calculated according to his real age, Logan Howlett could almost be Professor X's "ancestor."
But the other party was a life mentor he respected very much, so he always regarded himself as a student in front of Professor X.
“Logan, I’m not kidding. Don’t you still understand why we sent Laura there?”
Logan Howlett was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect Professor X to suddenly bring the topic back to this matter. He said with a sullen face:
“Then tell me, besides the $30,000 deposit that stupid… woman paid me, what other reason do we have to do this?”
“Logan, open your eyes and take a good look. There is a newborn mutant sitting in our car right now.”
Professor X seemed to hope that Logan could realize the deeper meaning himself, and continued to guide him patiently:
“Do you know? In the past ten years, mutants all over the world have died one after another, but not a single mutant newborn has been born.
And there are other mutant children like Laura in the place we are going to. Can’t you see anything from this?”
“Yes, except that the $20,000 balance promised by that woman cannot be obtained, and we are being chased by a group of dangerous people all the way, I really can’t see anything else.”
Logan Howlett said mercilessly, “Especially when I learned that the so-called [Eden] in that woman’s mouth was actually fabricated based on a stupid comic book…”
Then, he casually picked up a bottle of medicine, handed it to Laura, who had been silent all the time, and said without looking back:
“Take two pills out of it for Charles. He needs to take his medicine. Don’t tell me you can’t even do this little thing!”
After Professor X finished taking the medicine, Logan Howlett asked him to open his mouth and checked it himself before he was relieved.
“Logan, who was the man we saw before leaving the hotel?”
Seeing that the other party seemed unwilling to talk more about Laura, Professor X had no choice but to change the subject.
After all, the road was long, and chatting was the best choice to pass the boring time.
“That guy said his boss wanted me to do him a favor.” Logan Howlett frowned slightly, “But why are you asking this suddenly?”
“It’s nothing, it’s just that I felt a very powerful mental power on him at that time, but this power doesn’t seem to belong to him…”
A look of confusion appeared on Professor X’s face. Since suffering from [Alzheimer’s disease], his [mental abilities] have been greatly reduced, so he is not sure whether his judgment is correct now.
But one thing is certain, he did not feel any hostility from that man.
“Forget about that guy, we still have more than ten hours to reach [North Dakota].”
[Oklahoma City] is about 1,400 kilometers away from [North Dakota]. If there are no accidents on the road, the three of them will probably only need 12 to 16 hours to get there.
Although there was plenty of time, Logan Howlett didn't feel the slightest relaxation in his heart, but instead became more and more nervous.
However, this nervous emotion was not caused by the pursuit of the [Marauders].
It is no exaggeration to say that if he wasn't afraid of causing large-scale riots and being discovered by the authorities of his and Professor X's whereabouts.
Logan Howlett could completely stop and solve those annoying hangers-on once and for all.
Even if his combat power has been greatly reduced now, it is not something that the [Marauders] who have only modified a mechanical arm can deal with.
However, Frank's appearance made Logan Howlett feel a deep sense of crisis.
Not to mention the opponent's strength, just the fact that he was immune to the mental storm released by Professor X was already unbelievable.
And Professor X's words just now seemed to confirm this!
“But that guy doesn’t seem to be a superpower from the [Vought Group]… He said he was from Asia, what company was it?”
“And why would the so-called Boss in his mouth come to me?”
“Damn it, I seem to have been inadvertently dragged into an even more troublesome incident!”
Logan Howlett thought for a long time but couldn't figure out any clues, and his mood became irritable.
There was no way, he was not the type who was good at thinking in the first place.
Compared to thinking, he actually prefers “taking life and death lightly, and fighting if you don’t agree”!
Logan Howlett decided to travel non-stop next, and then immediately take Professor X away from this place of right and wrong after sending Laura to the designated location.
However, a sentence that Professor X blurted out next immediately shocked him.
“Logan, that friend from before is following us far behind… The mental power on him is very special, so it is easy to identify… But you don’t need to be nervous, I didn’t feel any hostility from him.”
“Fu*k?!”
Logan Howlett slapped the steering wheel hard to vent the anger in his heart.
He had clearly warned the other party before not to continue following him!
“Logan, don’t swear, Laura is still a child.”
Professor X seemed to have guessed what the other party was thinking, and immediately persuaded, “Besides, you don’t need to get angry because of someone who has no malice at all.”
Logan Howlett glanced at the little wolf girl beside him, curled his lips and retorted, “Didn’t you see it before? She doesn’t blink when she kills people, so I don’t think swear words are a problem for her.”
“Also… the person following us now has no malice, but that doesn’t mean he won’t have malice in the future.”
Just as the two were talking, an SUV in front of them, towing a [horse trailer] at the rear, suddenly lost control, and the car body began to draw dragons on the road from side to side.
The rear [horse trailer] even shook and crashed directly into the pickup truck driven by Logan Howlett and the others.
Seeing this, Logan Howlett quickly turned the steering wheel sharply, stabilized the swaying car body while dodging, and finally parked on the side of the road with extreme danger.
But that SUV was not so lucky. Although the driver avoided capsizing with his experienced skills, the vehicle eventually plunged into the cornfield next to the road.
The door of the [horse trailer] also loosened in the previous violent shaking, and five horses ran onto the public road.
“Damn it, catch them back quickly.”
Then a family of three jumped out of the car, dodging the vehicles while trying to capture the frightened horses as much as possible.
But such actions are obviously extremely dangerous.
An unmanned container truck almost hit the younger farm boy.
Seeing this, Professor X suddenly felt compassionate and said, “Logan, we have to help them.”
“No, our top priority now is to get on the road.”
Logan Howlett refused without hesitation, “Someone will come to help them later.”
Professor X was unwilling to give up, “Isn’t that person who is willing to extend a helping hand to them us?”
Seeing that he couldn't resist the other party, Logan Howlett had no choice but to pull the handbrake, open the door and walk down.
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“Hey, do you need help?”
Just as he spoke, Professor X had already closed his eyes and tried his best to activate his mental abilities, controlling the frightened horses and returning to the front of the [horse trailer].
Seeing this, the farmer's family of three exclaimed in disbelief, “God bless,” without realizing that Professor X was secretly helping from behind.
Subsequently, with the help of Logan Howlett, the farmer's family successfully pushed the car out of the cornfield.
As a thank you, the farmer's family sincerely invited the three to have dinner at their farm.
…
“Nate, why do you want to drop out of school?”
During the dinner, when the farmer Will's son said that he wanted to drop out of school, Professor X asked with a smile.
Logan Howlett seemed to see himself when he was young and rebellious in the other party. A rare smile appeared on his resolute face. He jokingly introduced to the farmer's rebellious son:
“Young man, you have to pay attention. Charles is someone who founded a school… and he ran it for many years, and cultivated many great people.”
The farmer's family immediately cast admiring glances at Professor X, who nodded with a smile, “Yes, it was a school specially founded for… special children.”
Then he pointed to Logan Howlett and added, “He was there at the time too.”
“That’s right.” Logan Howlett shrugged, “But I wasn’t a good student at the time. I was expelled by him several times in a row.”
“Yes, Logan, I actually hope to praise you as a good student, but it’s really hard to say such insincere words.”
Everyone was immediately amused by the conversation between the two.
The atmosphere at the dinner table began to become more and more cheerful.
At this moment, whether it was Logan Howlett, Professor X, or Laura, who was looking around and giggling with everyone from time to time, they all enjoyed this rare warm scene very much.
But happy times are destined to be short-lived, and the real crisis is coming!!
Due to the continuous rushing on the road under the pursuit of the [Marauders], Logan Howlett and the others had not had a good night's sleep along the way.
So Professor X readily agreed when the farmer Will extended an invitation to stay overnight.
There was no way, after all, he was not as “young” and energetic as [Wolverine]. He was already in his nineties this year, and Laura was only eleven years old…
What else could Logan Howlett do? Even if he had countless reasons to continue on the road, he could only helplessly emphasize to Professor X and the two again and again that they would leave as soon as it was dawn tomorrow.
In return, Logan Howlett took the initiative to ask Will to go to the [water supply station] three kilometers away to repair the suddenly stopped pump.
“You know, Logan?”
During the period when Logan Howlett was carrying Professor X upstairs, the latter said with emotion, “Life should be like Will’s family… having a home, and family members loving each other.”
“I think you should really take some time to feel these things… I believe that one day, you will find a safe haven that can shelter you from the wind and rain… and a warm home that is willing to accept you!”
“Is that so?” A hint of sadness appeared on Logan Howlett’s face, “Like the former [Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters]?”
“Oh, no, the school has long ceased to exist.” Professor X couldn’t help but remind him when he realized that the other party had misunderstood, “Logan, I mean you still have a lot of time…
You should at least try to change your lifestyle and experience those things that have been missing from your life for a long time.”
But before he could finish speaking, Logan Howlett shook his head and interrupted, “Charles, wake up, this world has already changed, mutants have also withdrawn from the stage of history, and now there is no place willing to accommodate mutants like us.”
“No matter where we stay, there will be countless troubles and risks… and that’s the truth!”
“Also, the damn [Eden] we are going to doesn’t exist at all. It was seen by that stupid nurse from a comic book.”
“Do you understand now? All of this is fake, it’s a lie… only the pursuers behind us who want to kill us are real!”
While speaking, Logan Howlett had already gently placed Professor X on the bed and carefully tucked him in.
“No, for Laura, all of this is true.”
Professor X stared into the other party’s eyes and said very seriously:
“Logan, she is your daughter and can help you find those lost things… Your world shouldn’t only be about fighting, even the fiercest beasts will have their own families and their own happy times.”
“Logan, I hope you can understand that there are other people in this world who need you…”
Clearly, Professor X wanted to persuade Logan to keep Laura… to keep this little wolf girl who had [Wolverine's] blood flowing through her veins!
That way, at least after his own death, this aging man, whose entire life had been shrouded in slaughter and battle, wouldn't feel so alone.
Professor X felt that Logan's life had already been tragic enough, so he hoped that the other man's ending could have a little more warmth and happiness.
At least not be so cold…
"You get some rest."
Logan Howlett was clearly not good at dealing with this kind of sentimental conversation, so he decisively turned and left.
A helpless sigh then echoed from the room…
