Marvel World New Magneto

071 Hearing is over



After the break, the hearing resumes.

"I'm sorry to remind you of sad things, General Stryker." His Excellency the Chairman said to Stryker. "But I think this candid face of past failures can prevent us from repeating the same mistakes in the future. As for your behavior, I am not a judge and cannot judge beyond my authority. I will submit a report to Congress, and I think the court will give you a fair answer. "

After listening to the chairman's words, Stryker nodded in acceptance.

"Then Mr. Representative." The chairman turned his head and looked at Eric.

"I admit that humans have hurt you and your compatriots. Now I want to ask, if the two sides give up their hostility, will you still take revenge for your past mistakes?" His expression became serious, and he looked into Eric's eyes seriously. Not relaxing at all.

People held their breaths, waiting for an answer.

Eric thought for a while, and replied solemnly, "Yes."

Immediately, the audience was shocked, and both those present and the audience in front of the screen felt their hearts beat faster.

"You said you would take revenge?" The chairman's eyes became sharp in an instant, and he glanced at the security personnel quickly and secretly. Those former soldiers who had already eliminated some hostility immediately surrounded Eric as if they were facing a big enemy. .

"Yes, I will." Eric was unmoved, he stood up and said proudly.

There was an uproar on and off the field, the ex-soldiers aimed at his body, and he turned a blind eye and continued to speak.

"I will take my revenge because God has given us such a power and we have the power to exercise it."

"So, you will kill ordinary people?" The chairman said with a gloomy face. The change in the situation was beyond the expectations of the senior congressman. Among the people present, I am afraid that only Trask is the happiest. Now everyone will never again. Staring at him, everyone watching Eric's every move.

"No. I think you misunderstood what I meant." Eric unexpectedly denied the chairman's statement. People were relieved at first, and then they became confused, not knowing what he was trying to say.

"What I want for revenge is not an institution or a group, or even a specific person, but a rule, an invisible thought that guides human behavior." Eric explained that people have Bewildered and puzzled, some of them are enlightened.

"When I saw the tragedies that my compatriots suffered, I felt the same way. I thought about finding the murderers in the cruelest way and killing them one by one to show justice. But when I woke up from my anger, I I often feel confused again, what makes this tragedy happen, just because of the difference between us and ordinary people? If I get revenge on the murderer, will justice come? Or will it lead to greater disputes. Whenever I When I'm lost, I ask myself, who is our real enemy? Mr. Stryker, or someone else, and who made him do this?"

Eric frowned slightly, standing in the hall pacing back and forth, the security personnel listened intently, but did not pay attention to whether his actions were dangerous.

"Mr. Stryker," Eric stopped at the opposite table and said to Stryker.

"I want to ask you if you have been actively violated by mutants in your life."

Stryker thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "No."

"Have you ever thought about harming mutants before you came into contact with them?"

"Neither. I hadn't even heard of mutants before..." Stryker looked at Trask, and everyone followed his gaze. Trask stepped back again and again, and he felt worse.

"Then," Eric nodded. "If we drop all disputes, I mean if nothing happened, would you still persecute mutants?"

Stryker was silent, he thought for a while, then shook his head firmly: "No, I won't."

He thought for a moment, then continued: "I will love my wife and son well. I used to have a home, but now I have nothing." He lowered his head, covered his face and wept.

I don't know if he really felt it, or if his acting was too real, he cried so sadly that even Eric couldn't see his shortcomings.

"Okay, Mr. Stryker, I take your word for it," Eric sighed. "I can't forgive your past mistakes for my countrymen, but I will say that I don't hate you. You are a faithful man who has done your duty, but your duty is too cruel."

After listening to Eric's words, people nodded, and then thunderous applause broke out, and even the security staff and the committee members on the stage clapped their hands.

Just now, Eric's toughness made them think that a bloody war was about to break out. They didn't expect such a turning point in the end. If even Stryker can be forgiven, then the reconciliation between mutants and ordinary people is imminent. .

In any case, no one wants to see their homeland engulfed by war, even the high-ranking congressman, not all of them think that they are safe and sound.

Even the president can be assassinated by ordinary people, so what is a congressman?Parliamentarians in peacetime have the most power, in wartime everything has to make way for the monster that eats lives and money.In a sense, the military is the worst enemy of Congress.

The chairman also seemed moved by Eric's words, and he bowed slightly to show his respect.

"I'm very happy to see such an understanding between the two groups, I believe it's a good start, as the saying goes, a good start is half the battle, but I think we can work more deeply together for our country Work. Now I want to ask Mr. Representative, are mutants willing to play for this country, really be part of this country?"

He looked at Eric expectantly, thinking about what kind of benefits he could get from the mutants. In any case, as long as the hearing was successfully concluded, as a politician who ended the confrontation between mutants and ordinary people, he could get Second only to the president's greatest benefit.

But Eric turned him down again.

"Sorry, I'm afraid I can't." He said that, as if a bucket of cold water was poured down, and the warm atmosphere cooled down instantly.

"The mutants don't want to serve the country?" the chairman asked in surprise.

"So to speak," Eric replied.

"Then are you willing to assist the country to conduct some research?" The chairman put it another way, he thought it might be easier for the other side to accept.

"I don't think so." Eric still refused.

At this moment, the chairman's mind started to get confused. He couldn't figure out what Eric wanted at all. In his opinion, it was like a quarterback who finally succeeded in counterattack, with only a few seconds left until the end of the game. It's just as incredible to run into the opponent's half and then neither touchdown nor pass.

It's not just him, everyone inside and outside the camera finds it difficult to understand. He was still warm and affectionate just now, but he became cold in a blink of an eye?

"What are you thinking, Eric." The professor clenched his hand. He couldn't tell how restless he was, but he couldn't do anything, so he could only stare at the screen nervously.

Ororo and Qin also stared at the screen closely, and the students did not dare to relax at all.

"Please don't get me wrong." In the silence, Eric's voice rang out, and he began to explain the reason for his refusal.

"My refusal does not mean that the door to cooperation between mutants and ordinary people is closed, but that I cannot agree to this kind of exchange." He said calmly. "The vast majority of us were born and raised in this country, and if they weren't ostracized and persecuted, I think they would be willing to make money, start a family, buy a house, and pay taxes like ordinary people. Having a legal identity, so I won't trade my fellow citizens' legal rights, because that's what we deserve and shouldn't be acquired in exchange."

The chairman and a few others began to see what he was thinking.

"So, in your opinion, how should we work together?" one commissioner asked. "You are not willing to serve the country."

"Aren't we serving our country?" Eric retorted. "It just didn't get a good result."

"If you can't give any guarantees and don't participate in any cooperation, what rights do mutants have?" Another committee member got angry and asked loudly.

Eric shrugged and didn't care about his dissatisfaction. After several repetitions, the rhythm of the negotiation was now completely under his control, and he was only waiting for the final harvest moment.

"It's a chicken-and-egg question, and it doesn't make sense to be obsessed with it. You have to take the first step with constructive thinking," he said casually.

The chairman knocked on the table, and now he fully understood that Eric was taking the opportunity to make an offer.

"Then, tell me what you think," said the chairman.

"I'm afraid the most important thing at the moment is not what project to cooperate with," Eric said. "I think at the moment we first have to rebuild our relationship of trust."

"How?" the chairman asked.

"Let's think about it, the reason why we can't get involved in projects with the government is because of a lack of trust, because of the damage done by humans in the past, it's impossible for mutants to completely put their safety in the hands of others. So , my idea is: establish a department dedicated to the relationship between mutants and ordinary people, and it is responsible for coordinating related affairs. We can call it the mutant affairs department, which can be accepted by a mutant and ordinary people He is accountable to the President and Congress, but maintains relative independence." Eric finally expressed his request, and now people suddenly realize that this idea is indeed a good idea, since the two sides cannot fully make up for it for a while Cracks, then this conditional cooperation can be regarded as a solution.

"Say no first, then negotiate." The chairman turned his head and said to his wife and brother. "He's got the best of our country's negotiating skills."

Hulk asked in a low voice, "So how do we decide?"

"Nothing needs to be decided." The chairman shook his head. "That's not what we should do. This meeting is good enough here, and the rest will be a headache for others."

So the chairman knocked on the table one last time, announcing that the results of the talks would be submitted to Congress, and the hearing officially ended.

"Everyone, although a specific resolution cannot be reached this time due to the mandate, we should see that our results are very pleasing. Maybe mutants and ordinary people are still keeping a distance, but if both parties can act responsibly treat each other with a pragmatic attitude, then I believe we will have a bright future."

"Finally let me say to you that the roots of a tree are deep in the soil, and in the first few years of its life it may only grow a foot a year, but when it spreads its roots all over the ground, it grows It will grow at an unbelievable rate until it becomes a towering tree. I hope our relationship will be the same, and on the basis of this meeting, one day it will bear wonderful flowers. Thank you all Follow, thank you."

The chairman stood up amidst the applause of the crowd, then turned his back and summoned his assistant.

"Go see Stryker, he's asking for us, and I'm very interested in what he has in his hands." He paused, then urged again. "Go quietly, don't disturb those people."

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