The news that mutants had appeared at Menfrey High School in New York and were killing people indiscriminately spread quickly.
After receiving the news, Colonel William Stryker immediately rushed over with his men in ecstasy. On the way there, he was even looking forward to it, hoping that the mutant would make things bigger, preferably killing everyone and causing a river of blood, so that his "mutant danger theory" could shine again!
In addition to him, the people of SHIELD were also unwilling to lag behind, but they were thinking about how to reduce the impact of such incidents and minimize the harm.
Cyclops, who was sent by Professor X to investigate the murderer in the 'Swamp' case, and Storm, who was also 'reminded' by Professor X, quickly rushed here. They wanted to bring the suddenly awakened mutant child back to Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters before other forces could.
As for the police who were there to maintain order and the journalists who heard the news, it goes without saying that they had already surrounded the school early on.
Dior, who was still working hard to make money in the restaurant, knew nothing about this until he received a phone call.
"Remember those kids we met yesterday?"
As soon as the call was connected, Jessica asked this question out of the blue, leaving Dio a little confused.
"What's wrong? Are they so powerful that even you can't handle them?"
"Something happened. Just now, the people I sent told me that there are sirens all around the school. A large number of police and military personnel have rushed over. It is said that a mutant has appeared and is killing people on a large scale."
"Mutant?"
Dio was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect this to happen, but he had no intention of going over to help. In fact, it was not his turn to take action. The US military and SHIELD were no pushovers. What kind of trouble could a mere mutant cause? He didn't need to meddle in their business.
"Since this has happened, let your people go back quickly. It's too dangerous."
Then he heard Jessica on the other end of the phone smile bitterly and say, "I thought so too, but out of curiosity I asked around, and guess what? The mutant turned out to be a student of this school. According to some of the students who escaped, the man's name was Pete, and he was usually a very timid guy, and he was always bullied by the bullies on campus."
"Sound familiar?"
"Yes, as the information about the mutant student was further exposed, I saw the photo and found that it was the skinny student with glasses that we met on the beach yesterday."
"How could this happen? Isn't this too much of a coincidence?"
"What's even more shocking is that his house was set on fire yesterday and both his parents were admitted to the hospital..."
Dio was silent for a moment, and then, not caring about the guests outside, he lit a cigarette and took a puff before frowning and saying, "Did those students who were taught a lesson by me do this in revenge?"
"I don't know. The police are also investigating, but the possibility is very high."
Jessica didn't know much about the inside story, and even the news had started to report it, but she felt a little annoyed and guilty, so she called Dior.
"If I had sent someone to warn them yesterday, maybe things wouldn't have gone as planned..."
"No, that's none of your business."
Dio interrupted Jessica and said seriously, "Even if what happened yesterday hadn't happened, if we had been in such a hell, such a tragedy would have happened sooner or later. And it seems that the guy must have been suddenly awakened because of too much stimulation, otherwise he wouldn't have tolerated it until now."
Jessica sighed and said, "You are right, but at least we had a chance to prevent such a tragedy."
"Don't think too much about it. The situation has developed to this point and it is no longer something we can interfere with. If you feel uncomfortable, try to visit his parents afterwards."
"That's all I can do. Let's talk next time."
"OK Bye Bye."
After hanging up the phone, Dio searched the Internet directly, found a live broadcast, and clicked on it.
After a few minutes, he put away his phone, put out his cigarette and walked out.
"I'm sorry, I have to cancel today's appointment. I have an urgent matter that I must deal with in person. To express my apology, next time I will customize a package specifically for your needs, and it will not charge any fees."
The guests outside saw his serious look and knew that something must have happened. Dio's way of expressing his apology also satisfied him. An apology worth one hundred thousand US dollars was not perfunctory. Moreover, he did not want to offend Dio and be blacklisted, so he generously expressed his understanding.
In addition, Dior also called other guests who had made subsequent reservations today to explain the situation. After his "sincere" apology, most of them chose to agree. However, a guy who kept saying that he had plenty of money but insisted on making things difficult for him was directly hung up by Dio and added to his blacklist. He was so shameless. Did he really think that Uncle Dio was just a nobody who could be called casually
Will, who didn't understand what was wrong with him today, was sent out by Dio directly. He was even afraid that this guy would follow him and get in the way, so he took out a few bills from his wallet and let Will go out to have fun at his own expense. Will was so happy that he no longer cared what Dio was going to do.
The most regrettable thing is that yesterday, in order to save Xiaoqiang's life, he replaced [God Khnum] with the experience card of [Gold Experience], so that it is now in cooling period and cannot be used. He cannot interfere in too many things and can only decide according to the situation.
Although Dio didn't think he had done anything wrong yesterday, he couldn't convince himself to pretend he knew nothing about this tragedy.
So after Jessica called, he decided to go to the scene to take a look. Although he didn't know what he could do, he definitely didn't want the student to embark on a path of revenge against society and all mankind. Maybe he had suffered too much unfair treatment, but not everyone deserved to die. If he could stop in time, there might still be a chance.
Dior is not a saint, but he doesn't think too much about things.
Driving his shabby second-hand car, Dio quickly arrived at Menfu High School, and the scene was in an extremely weird state at the moment.
At the outermost edge were ordinary policemen, journalists, and onlookers who could be ignored but could not be ignored. Among the crowd there seemed to be students’ family members who had rushed over after hearing the news.
Inside are agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the U.S. military on each side. If you look closely, you will find that it is actually a three-way confrontation, but the third party has only two people, which makes them seem weak and easily overlooked.