The Memoirs of Cultivating Immortals

Chapter 149 Black Hand
The live broadcast signal was interrupted, and the screen was pale, just like the faces of these dignitaries in the tactical command room.

The vice president uttered a sentence through his teeth: "This goddamn lunatic"

In front of hundreds of millions of human beings all over the world, even those terrorists whose brain size is close to that of a caveman would not dare to behead a bald eagle major general in service.

The unprecedented crisis situation left the "elite class" people present speechless, looking at each other in blank dismay, not daring to speak out.

What does Magneto want?What does he mean by surrendering himself?what should we do?
The silence was finally broken. If other people still had room to protect themselves, then as the head of the Bald Eagle, His Excellency the President had no way out.

In any case, the problem always needs to be faced squarely.

"Have you found out the address of the live broadcast?" the president asked hoarsely.

"Not found," the official of the Ministry of Defense replied bitterly: "All the intelligence agencies are working hard, but the speed of the other party's withdrawal is as fast as his intrusion speed-in front of the other party, our network technicians are like squatting on the keyboard. It’s about the same as the monkeys before.”

The president rubbed his aching brows, looked at the gloomy bureaucrats who didn't say a word, and sighed, "Do you have any suggestions?"

"We should immediately announce that this is all fake news about terrorists, and order the whole country to enter a state of war readiness." A chubby Secretary of Homeland Security said solemnly: "This is a war that has been waged openly, and it is the mutant terrorists attacking the federal government. declaration of war."

"You can't do this." Secretary of State Walter interrupted the Secretary of Homeland Security's eloquent talk, and said indifferently: "Think about it with your toes, invading the Weapon X military base, planning the live broadcast process, and hijacking the screens of connected devices all over the world. Could such a difficult plan be conceived by an old mutant man who only knows about explosive attacks?"

"What do you mean?" asked the Secretary of Homeland Security, frowning.

"I just want to say that there is definitely a whole team behind Magneto to help him make suggestions and make plans." Walter said indifferently: "And according to what Magneto said about surrendering himself, he is probably not the leader of this team. Someone else is behind the scenes."

"Then why is that Professor Charles who manages the Xavier School for Gifted Children?" A bureaucrat who knew a little about the world of supernatural beings asked aloud: "When the intelligence department rushed to that school, the professor inside All the staff and students were evacuated, and there was no one left."

"It's hard to say." The Secretary of State took a deep breath, and the cool taste of quick-acting freshener filled his mouth, "Charles Francis Xavier is no better than Magneto, he is a doctor of psychology, a capitalist, a politician, and he advocates peace and equality. He has maintained a good relationship with the Federation for a long time. He will not do this kind of thing that is aimed at the federal system.

If I'm not mistaken, the real mastermind needs the power of the X-Men, and he doesn't need a highly respected mutant to dictate to him.Since Magneto can be thrown out as cannon fodder, then Professor Charles is either emptied out or kidnapped and imprisoned. "

Having said this, the bureaucrats in the tactical command room felt a sinking heart.Obviously, compared to a single terrorist, the forces of mutants twisted together are more terrifying.

The other party will definitely not be willing to end such a big fight. No matter what the White House's countermeasures are, it is necessary to consider the other party's next move.

The vice president coughed and said with a frown: "No matter what they want, as long as the eyes, ears and mouth are in our hands, there is still a way out.

The Brotherhood of Mutants has long been listed as a domestic terrorist organization by us, we just need to hurry up and contact the media to increase publicity.”

"It's useless." Secretary of State Walter shook his head, and said indifferently: "Since the other party can hijack the world's Internet-connected devices once, they can hijack the second, third, and fourth times.

It is impossible to suppress the other party from the perspective of public opinion. "

Walter's repeated denial of other people's opinions naturally aroused dissatisfaction. A certain skinny Minister of the Interior slapped the table and asked with a frown, "Then what do you say?"

"My opinion is very simple. First of all, compile the speech as soon as possible, make a national speech on TV, acknowledge the existence of the X weapon program, and maintain a non-negative attitude towards the content disclosed by Magneto."

The Secretary of State said coldly: "Secondly, take the time to sort out the materials and make a list of the people involved, but don't make it public, and pick some weighty ones to communicate with the public."

Walter's unabashed lines are as sharp as a sword blade.There was no hint, no tact, no compromise, and the Secretary of State at this time was more courageous than those soldiers.

This straightforward way of speaking made everyone feel their backs. They twisted their bodies to avoid Walter's vicious eyes without a trace of emotion.

"Again, get in touch with the media and let them do their job well. They can't be too flattering and blatant, and they can't be too serious about the truth. In short, let the people maintain a state of anger but not outbursts, and disappointment with the federal government but not despair.

People only see what they want to see, and we lost the first publicity war.But we have most of the ears, eyes and mouthpieces. As long as we keep an eye on the more authoritative mainstream and set more thresholds on the channels for the American people to obtain information, the situation can be roughly stabilized. "

Walter clenched his fists tightly, hammered it heavily on the table, and made a judgment: "All we can do is to make up for it."

At this moment, a secretary hurried in and announced a news out of breath.

"Our surveillance equipment captured that Magneto was driving through the interior of New York City, and his direction should be the New York Police Department headquarters."

Did he really surrender himself?

Everyone in the room looked at each other in blank dismay. Opposite this kind of super-capable criminals who didn't follow the rules, the elite class who were good at playing tricks said that they couldn't play this game anymore.

The Secretary of State sighed, stood up, and said to the Bald Eagle Master: "Mr. President, I apply to go to New York to meet Magneto."

His Excellency the President, who pretended to be calm, frowned and asked in a deep voice, "Walter, what do you want to do?"

The Secretary of State smiled sadly and said: "Magneto is just a pawn, and the man behind the scenes who really concocted this good show probably has a bigger plan.

This global live broadcast is not just a terrorist attack-style deterrence, threat or even smear.Rather, it should be considered a political event.

If I'm not mistaken, the stalemate in front of us is just an appetizer prepared for us by the person behind the scenes. "

(End of this chapter)