As winter turns to spring, Clark and the three of them are one year older.
Clark has already entered high school, and Eric is about to graduate from elementary school.
"What? Spring outing?"
Mike looked at the happy Charles and Eric, raised his eyebrows, put down the water glass in his hand, and said, "Where are you going?"
"New York."
The two of them were a little disappointed.
They thought they could go further. After all, this was their elementary school commemorative trip before graduation.
Mike nodded and said: "Okay, but... don't cause trouble!"
The two cheered and high-fived, then extended their hands to Mike and said, "Money!"
Mike smiled and nodded at the two of them, took out his wallet, took out some money and handed it over, saying, "How many days are you going to go?"
The two happily took it and said, "Three days."
"so long?"
Mike was a little surprised, then he smiled and said deliberately: "Great, I can finally be quiet for a few days."
Charles: "I'm going to miss you, Dad!"
Mike reached out and flicked Charles' forehead and said, "Just don't cause trouble for me."
Eric solemnly said: "I will be optimistic about Charles."
Mike touched Eric's head and said, "When are you leaving? Tomorrow?"
"Yes, we will leave early tomorrow morning."
"Has your luggage been packed?"
"We'll go clean it up right away!"
The two cheered and ran upstairs.
Looking at the backs of the two of them, Mike smiled and shook his head.
…
Early the next morning, Charles and Eric rushed to school.
Today, they will leave for New York.
Although they have been there many times and visited all the places they should visit, they are still very happy because of this spring outing.
After all... no classes.
On the bus hired by the school.
Charles and Eric sat together, whispering something, waiting for the car to start.
"Hey Eric, can you switch places with me?"
At this moment, a blond girl walked up to Eric who was sitting next to the aisle and asked politely in a low voice, but looked at Charles.
Eric glanced at it and said without hesitation: "No!"
The girl puffed her lips and said, "Hurry up! I want to sit with Charles."
Upon hearing this, Charles smiled and said happily: "Of course, Miriam!"
With that said, he pushed Eric and said in his ear: "Hurry up!"
Eric looked at Charles angrily, stood up angrily, and walked towards the girl Miriam's seat.
Charles smiled proudly, stood up and opened his seat by the window, saying, "Sit inside so you can enjoy the scenery."
The girl looked at Charles happily and said, "You are such a gentleman."
Charles raised his head and puffed out his chest: "I always do."
Looking at the two laughing people, Eric rolled his eyes and said, "You are shameless."
"Um, Eric, do you want a snack?"
At this moment, the girl with curly hair, who was sitting next to Eric and had been secretly watching Eric, carefully opened her backpack.
Eric glanced at it and said coldly: "Thank you!"
The girl looked at Eric's profile carefully and blushed slightly.
Still so cool…
After a while, the bus was filled with people and started driving towards New York.
When they arrived in New York, the group first went to the hotel where they were staying, put down their luggage, and immediately rushed to the scenic spots.
There are only three days, so the itinerary is very compact.
The day passed quickly after visiting several attractions, but for Charles and Eric, today was a bit boring.
Because they had been to every place they went, and there really wasn't anything that surprised them.
However, as night fell, after the children had dinner and went back to their rooms, Charles and Eric, who lived in the same room, got up.
"What do you want to do?"
Eric looked at Charles.
Charles rolled his eyes and said, "What do you want to do again?"
"I told dad that I would keep an eye on you."
"..." After a moment of silence, Charles said, "What about together?"
Eric sneered and said, "It's not us together, it's me looking at you!"
Charles was speechless and said, "Then you follow."
As he said that, he quickly put on his clothes, pressed his eyebrows, and used his ability to quickly check the surroundings. He found that everyone who should be sleeping was asleep. The few people who were not sleeping, he also used his ability to make them fall asleep. Opened the door and walked out.
Eric hurriedly chased after him.
It was already midnight, and even in such a bustling city, there was a hint of loneliness at this time.
Under the dim light, Charles looked at the street where there were not many people, and called a taxi in front of the hotel. Eric hurriedly followed the silent Charles. After Charles named a location, the taxi headed to the destination. hurried away.
"What are you going to do?"
Seeing that Charles didn't look like he was working hard, but rather with a purpose, Eric couldn't help but ask.
Charles stretched out his finger and touched his forehead, using his ability to connect himself with Eric's mind.
"I'm going to save people."
"Rescue?"
The two were communicating in their minds.
"Do you remember those kids selling flowers when we went to the Empire State Building during the day?"
"Um."
Eric was impressed by those kids.
The children were younger than he and Charles, dressed in shabby clothes and thin.
They held flowers, stopped couples coming to the Empire State Building, hugged the legs of men, and begged them to buy bouquets of flowers for their female companions.
The flowers are beautiful, but very expensive. The price is more than ten times that of a normal bouquet.
Therefore, many people will not be taken advantage of, and even occasionally encounter children with bad tempers. When those children go up to pester each other, they will inevitably be pushed and beaten.
"Those children did not come to sell flowers because their families were poor, nor were they street children. They were forced to sell flowers."
When Charles saw those children, he used his ability to check them out of curiosity, and then let him see some very bad pictures.
Eric's mouth opened in surprise.
Immediately, he heard Charles say: "And the person who forced them, if I guess correctly, is a mutant."
"Mutant!"
Eric exclaimed.
Charles pressed his forehead, recalling the images in the minds of the children, and said: "After they were taken away by that person, they were pressed on their heads by that person's hands, and then a pattern of roses would appear on their bodies, and then the child would You will obey that person’s orders.”
"Mind control?"
Eric said doubtfully.
"It should be a similar ability." Charles nodded.
"Then we are going to find those children now and use your abilities to help them?"
"No!" Charles shook his head, his voice cold: "I'm going to find that bastard and deal with him."
Only by solving the source can those children be truly saved.
"Do you know where that person is?"
"Um."
Charles responded and said: "Every day, he will waste the money earned by those children, eat the best, and live in the best."
But those children can only starve and freeze.
He added silently in his mind.
All this information he saw from the mind of a child, who happened to be the one responsible for collecting the money earned by other children and the one responsible for sending money to that person every day.
Eat the best and live in the best
Eric wondered: "How many children are there?"
"Fifty-three."