“Yes, Mr. President.”
General Ross nodded slightly to his deputy, who immediately understood and dispatched two heavily armed soldiers to escort the pale-faced, paralyzed Vice President, who had long been terrified, out of the room.
The remaining high-level officials in the office were immediately alarmed by this scene.
The President's words clearly conveyed two useful pieces of information to them.
First, the interest group led by Vice President Rodriguez was likely doomed this time.
Undoubtedly, a wide-ranging and bloody purge was about to be staged.
Heaven knows how many politicians and capitalists who had chosen the wrong side would be directly eliminated in this reshuffle.
Second, General Ross, who had not had much presence in the [Department of Defense] before, would officially step onto a higher stage from today onwards and become an ally of President Matthew Ellis.
Many people had even begun to secretly calculate in their minds how to befriend and invest in General Ross.
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[Sokovia].
[A-Space Group].
Maya Hansen, led by Selene, rode the elevator all the way down, watching the numbers above the elevator door constantly changing, her eyes full of confusion.
She didn't know if what awaited her next would be a real academic exchange or a cruel and ruthless interrogation room?
However, she had already prepared herself for the situation that might occur next on the way here.
If [A-Space Group] wanted the [Extremis Virus] formula, then she would honestly hand it over to them.
After all, she wasn't the only one who knew the formula, and with her ability, she had already reached a bottleneck and couldn't independently improve the fatal flaw of the [Extremis Virus] being prone to uncontrolled self-explosion.
If [A-Space Group] was willing to continue developing new [Extremis Virus], she could even provide the necessary technical support in the early stages for free... ah no, for half salary.
There was no way, who told her that she had nowhere to go and no way to retreat now.
After making up her mind, Maya Hansen's panicked thoughts quickly calmed down.
Ding—
The elevator door opened, and Selene walked out first. Maya Hansen looked up at the number on the display—Basement 18?!
However, her gaze was immediately attracted by the huge laboratory separated by transparent glass walls opposite her.
"Dr. Stern, this is Dr. Maya Hansen, who developed the [Extremis Virus]."
Selene walked into the laboratory and said to Samuel Sterns, who was wearing a white coat, standing in front of a certain experimental platform, staring at the microscope, and constantly recording data in his notebook:
"Boss said to leave her to you to deal with."
After saying that, the arrogant vampire queen directly left Maya Hansen alone on the spot, and then swayed her graceful figure, impatiently left the laboratory, and returned to her room in the headquarters to take a bath and change clothes.
This time, personally escorting Maya Hansen back was just an excuse she found for herself.
The real purpose was naturally...
She hadn't seen her "master" for almost a month, and her body and mind had suffered great torment, so she urgently needed Karl to use his divine power to fill those vacant places.
In layman's terms: Selene was hungry and wanted to eat meat!!
At the same time as Selene left, Samuel Sterns, who was originally concentrating on his experiment, suddenly stopped his work after hearing the word "Boss", turned around, and tilted his green head to look at Maya Hansen opposite him.
"You... hello."
Maya Hansen was immediately startled by the "monster" in front of her whose head was about three times the size of a normal person, especially when she inadvertently made eye contact with the other party, she felt a chill down her spine.
Because she couldn't feel the slightest bit of human aura in the other party's eyes, but a sense of overlooking lower creatures from higher creatures.
It was as if the person standing in front of her at this moment was not a simple human, but a creature of a higher level than humans.
If she had to describe that feeling, it was like an adult was looking at ants on the ground, no matter what the little ants wanted to do, they would be seen clearly by the other party.
And she, naturally, was the little ant who could be manipulated and even crushed to death at any time!
"Maya Hansen, I know you."
Samuel Sterns said expressionlessly: "The [Extremis Virus] you developed has always been on my collection list... Next, I can give you two choices."
"The first choice is to actively hand over the [Extremis Virus] formula, in which case I can give you a way out. If you are willing to join my experimental team, I can even dispatch manpower to specially form a scientific research team for you to continue to lead the research and development of the [Extremis Virus]... but the subsequent research and development direction must be decided by me."
"Of course, it doesn't matter if you choose to refuse, because as long as I take out your brain completely, I can still obtain the information about the [Extremis Virus] recorded in it through some means, but this method will be more troublesome."
After saying that, he closed his mouth and waited quietly for the answer given by Maya Hansen opposite him.
At this time, Maya Hansen was already scared silly.
No, are these the two choices you just said?
But how do I feel that no matter how I look at it, I have no choice at all now?
"That... Dr. Stern, I am willing to join your experimental team."
Maya Hansen gave the answer without hesitation. Being able to join [A-Space Group] can be said to be her best choice at the moment.
This way, she can not only use the [A-Space Group]'s strong financial resources to continue researching the [Extremis Virus], but also avoid Aldrich Killian's subsequent pursuit of her.
It can be said to be a win-win situation.
At this time, Maya Hansen was not clear that Aldrich Killian had actually been killed by Karl's people.
But even if she knew, she would never change her current decision.
Because the person who killed the other party came from [A-Space Group]!
"A very wise choice."
Samuel Sterns nodded in satisfaction, then raised his hand and pointed to a certain corner in the area where the open office was located.
"From today onwards, that will be your office area... Go clean it up, you can officially start working today."
"Ah?"
Maya Hansen didn't react for a while and asked blankly: "Do I need to... go to work directly on the first day?"
"What did you think?"
Samuel Sterns frowned, looked at the newcomer in front of him whose work attitude was a bit unenthusiastic, and said in a serious tone:
"Remember, the only reason you can stay on this floor is—to be able to continuously create value for the Boss."
"Dr. Stern is right, after all, our [A-Space Group] never supports idlers!!"
At this time, Rebecca Chambers, with a playful face, came up from behind. Samuel Sterns didn't say much when he saw this, and immediately turned around and returned to his experimental platform to continue the experiment that had been accidentally interrupted.
"Dr. Hansen, don't be afraid."
Rebecca Chambers said with a smile to Maya Hansen, who was as stiff as a wooden chicken: "Mr. Stern is a well-known workaholic, but as long as you can complete the work he assigns on time, he will definitely not take the initiative to come to you for trouble..."
"Also, the group's benefits are quite generous, so you don't have to worry about clothing, food, housing, or daily necessities."
"Oh, right, my name is Rebecca Chambers, and I am now the chief person in charge of the [Biochemical Virus Immunity Serum Project]!!"
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At the same time.
In the sanatorium affiliated with the [A-Space Group].
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In the luxurious ward where Professor X was located, Logan, Little Wolf Girl, and Lorna Dane were sitting together, describing to the old man on the hospital bed the various situations they had encountered in the battle before.
"Charles, you didn't see it, that big bad guy was super fierce after turning into a Lizardman at the time, and his body would emit high temperatures, and even steel would be melted... but he was easily defeated by my dad in the end."
Little Wolf Girl's immature face was full of pride.
Professor X petted her little head with great affection, then turned his head to look at Logan, who couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, and said with emotion:
"Logan, even without activating my mental abilities, I can still clearly feel that some changes have taken place in your body... You have become more powerful than before!"
"That's right."
Logan grinned and nodded in agreement: "But Frank said that this power comes from the Boss's blessing."
Then he "swooshed" and ejected three sharp wolf claws from the fist front of his right hand, and continued with some intoxication:
"Charles, I don't know if it's an illusion, but I feel that my body has now returned to its peak state... Ah no, it should be said that it has surpassed the state of my youth!!"
"Congratulations, Logan."
Professor X was sincerely happy for his "friend", because he could see that the grumpy old man in front of him was very much enjoying his current life and battle.
And this was exactly what he wanted to see the most!
But just as he was about to say something, he found that Lorna Dane, who was sitting on the other side, had a look of apprehension on her face, so he couldn't help but ask:
"Child, what's wrong, is there anything troubling your thoughts?"
"Ah, no... nothing."
Lorna Dane originally wanted to find an excuse to perfunctorily get through it, but after meeting Professor X's caring gaze like a spring breeze, she still told the truth:
"I'm just wondering if I can pass this assessment smoothly."
The reason why Lorna Dane had such concerns was because in the previous actions, except for the fact that she unexpectedly rescued President Matthew Ellis from the enemy's hands at the beginning, she had no particularly outstanding performance in the subsequent battles.
So she wasn't sure what the final result would be, and it was inevitable that she would be apprehensive.
"Don't worry, child, believe that Mr. Karl Mara will definitely not ignore your special talents."
Looking at the mutant girl in front of him, Professor X suddenly recalled his nemesis and old friend [Magneto] in his mind, and muttered to himself with a face full of reminiscence:
"After all... this ability on your body comes from that great man!"
Just at this time.
Logan's phone suddenly rang. He took it out and saw that the number displayed was Frank's. Presumably, the other party was going to notify them of the final result of Lorna Dane's assessment.
So he decisively answered the phone and pressed the hands-free button in public.
Sure enough, Frank conveyed Karl's final decision to Lorna Dane on the phone and congratulated her on successfully passing the assessment and being formally admitted as an employee of the [A-Space Group] with exceptional qualifications.
From now on, she would not only enjoy the same benefits as other formal employees, but also be protected by the group in all aspects.
In other words, the experience of being forced to flee and even suffering experiments in the past would never be staged again from now on.
However, Frank also pointed out that Lorna Dane's mutant abilities were not yet mature and needed further training and development.
Therefore, in the following days, some targeted superpower training would be specially arranged for her.
Hearing the end, Lorna Dane was already in tears and sobbing.
But this time, all the tears she shed were tears of happiness.
From today onwards, she would finally no longer have to live that kind of life of hiding and fleeing, and living in the day and hiding at night.
"Oh, right, you'd better turn on the TV immediately and watch the news being broadcast by [Daily Bugle]. The Boss has specially prepared a gift for you guys."
Frank said meaningfully, then hung up the phone.
Logan, with a confused face, quickly took the remote control and switched the TV channel to the [Daily Bugle]'s special column channel, only to find that it was playing the President's speech on the hijacking incident.
President Matthew Ellis strongly condemned the evil deeds committed by former Vice President Rodriguez over the years, and announced to the outside world that, with the help of the [Department of Defense], the hidden danger of the [Ten Rings Gang] had been successfully eliminated, and the people of America would no longer have to worry about the terrifying [Mandarin].
The reason why President Matthew Ellis did not mention [A-Space Group] at the press conference was not because he didn't want to, but deliberately to save the last bit of face for major institutions such as the [Secret Service] and [.].
Otherwise, these institutions and organizations would appear very useless. After all, they are official institutions. If they are criticized by the people, the [White House]'s face would also be very embarrassing, wouldn't it?
Before officially convening this press conference, President Matthew Ellis also specifically informed Karl through General Ross in advance.
Karl naturally didn't care about this. As long as the money was in place, he was too lazy to pay attention to such trivial matters.
What's more, through the previous live broadcast of the [Daily Bugle], the people had actually already known what the truth was.
Karl also made a fortune in this operation.
However, in the end, he still made a small request to President Matthew Ellis…
Soon, President Matthew Ellis's impassioned speech on television finally came to an end. Just as a bewildered Logan was about to ask Professor X if he had heard anything from the news just now, a sentence from the television instantly brought tears to his eyes.
