The Mutant God in American Comics.

Chapter 96: Self-righteous Idiot (4K Large Chapter)

Silver Manor.

As soon as he returned to the manor, Richard heard from the White Queen that he was being criticized by the people.

He guessed that he would be the headline of major TV stations and newspapers today.

But he didn't expect that the reports from major TV stations and newspapers in New York were surprisingly consistent.

Without exception, these TV stations and newspapers are all leading the public to believe that he was responsible for the heavy casualties last night.

"Who will protect ordinary people? Tragic casualties that could have been avoided!"

"Save people or kill people? The king of mutants does whatever he wants!"

"Hero? No, a murderer!"

……

Although somewhat surprised, Richard quickly guessed that the reason these TV stations and newspapers gave such consistent reports was because the authorities were pushing for it behind the scenes.

Not only that, after reading these reports online, he also guessed what the authorities were planning.

Test!

The authorities intend to guide public opinion to test him.

As to why the authorities did this, it is not difficult to guess.

Not to mention that Kingpin had already told him last night that the Department of Mutant Affairs was preparing a plan to capture him.

Even without the information revealed by Jin Bing, just by looking at today's report, you can know what the authorities are planning.

After enduring for more than three months, the US officials finally decided to take action to solve this trouble that had been bothering them.

Guiding public opinion to test his reaction, if nothing unexpected happens, is the first step.

"Is it because I've been attending banquets from time to time in the past few months, making them think that I care about outside opinions like everyone else?"

Richard said to the White Queen who was sitting next to him.

"As long as you are still alive and not their subordinate, they will never give up on you."

"Although public opinion cannot cause physical harm to you, it can label you as a villain."

"If everyone thinks you are a villain, even if they don't take action, there will be many self-proclaimed righteous guys who will come to deal with you."

The White Queen said slowly.

Like Richard, after seeing that all major TV stations and newspapers had reported the same point of view, she knew that this was an official act.

Without official instructions, these competing TV stations and newspapers would never be so united.

“I know they want to label me as a villain, but I’m curious, who gave them the courage?”

"Aren't they afraid that I will go directly to the White House and the Pentagon to find them in anger?"

Richard continued.

"Maybe they have already prepared a way to deal with you, and are just waiting for you to get there?"

"Of course, it is not ruled out that they are just too arrogant."

The White Queen said slowly.

"Forget it, I don't want to."

"Since they are deliberately misleading the public and using public opinion to test me, I will just play along with them."

"Come to think of it, I've never been interviewed by a reporter before."

Richard took out his cell phone and said with a smile.

"You planning on doing an interview?"

The White Queen looked at Richard in surprise.

"They have made such a big scene. If we don't respond to them, it would be too disrespectful to them."

Richard said as he flipped through his address book.

Soon, he found a suitable person in his address book.

Anna Krauss!
Reporter, blond, 176cm, 7.5 points!
This Anna Krauss was none other than the blonde female reporter who had asked Fadili Trask questions at the last launch of the X-gene cure drug.

Richard didn't remember her name at the time, he just recalled that she had a good figure and a pair of long legs like "spring water by the Seine".

After deciding to accept an interview with reporters and give a "shocking" response to the US officials and the public, he immediately thought of Anna Krauss.

Just as he was about to call Anna Krauss to ask her to prepare for an interview, his cell phone rang.

Tony!

After seeing the name on the screen, Richard quickly guessed why Tony called.

After the call was connected, Tony's voice rang out immediately.

"All the TV stations and newspapers are denouncing you now. Do you need my help?"

“I am a major shareholder in several of these TV stations and newspapers.”

Tony said quickly.

"No, I don't need your help with this little thing. You should just focus on building the 'Anti-Richard Armor'."

Richard replied.

"You don't need to remind me, I have been designing the anti-Richard armor."

"If nothing unexpected happens, it will be completed in a few months."

"Since you don't need my help, forget it."

After saying that, Tony immediately hung up the phone.

Although he knew that Tony had good intentions, Richard could easily resolve this public opinion crisis even without Tony's help.

After Tony hung up the phone, he immediately dialed Anna's number.

Within a few seconds, the call was connected.

Before Anna could speak, Richard said directly: "Please prepare a live interview for me. It will be held three nights from now. I am going to respond to the battle last night."

After hearing Richard's words, Anna on the other end of the phone was stunned.

"are you serious?"

After a few seconds, she asked in disbelief.

"Of course I'm serious."

"You've always wanted me to accept your interview, so I decided to fulfill your wish."

Richard said calmly.

"Okay! I'll contact the director right away and help you prepare for the live interview in three days."

"Are you planning on being interviewed on TV, or somewhere else?"

Anna asked quickly, fearing that Richard would go back on his word.

"Just your TV station."

"By the way, I really like the grey OL outfit you wore at the X gene cure drug launch event. You can wear that then."

Richard continued.

"What do you want me to wear underneath?"

Anna said in an ambiguous tone.

"Whatever you want."

"That's it, I'm hanging up now."

After saying that, Richard hung up the phone and turned to look at the White Queen sitting next to him.

Just as he expected, the White Queen's expression was calm, with no sign of anger at all.

The White Queen was very open-minded about the fact that he often had in-depth exchanges with celebrities, noble ladies, reporters, models, stewardesses and others.

In her words, if a toy is delivered to your door for free, you would be wasting your time not playing with it.

“Why did you wait three days to accept the interview?”

The White Queen asked doubtfully?

"We have to give public opinion time to ferment, so that my response will be effective enough." Richard said with a smile.

Although he did not explicitly say how he planned to respond to the unexpected casualties caused by last night's battle, the White Queen could vaguely guess something.

Having followed Richard for several months, she knew what kind of person Richard was, although she didn't say she understood him 100%, at least she knew a lot about him.

To put it simply, Richard is a very free-spirited person who responds to soft tactics rather than hard ones.

If people respect me one foot, I will respect others one foot!
If someone destroys me a little, I will take away three buckets from him!
That's his style!
……

time flies.

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

7:50pm.

Richard came to the TV station where Anna worked.

However, he did not drive here. Instead, he used teleportation to come directly to the studio.

In addition, he did not wear a custom-made suit, but came in casual clothes.

Although this was his first live interview, he didn't think it was a big deal.

His arrival made the originally busy studio suddenly quiet down.

Whether it was Anna or anyone else, their eyes unconsciously focused on him.

It took Anna several seconds to react and she began to arrange for the staff to put a microphone on him.

At the same time, Richard looked at Anna's outfit today.

Just as he requested, Anna tonight wore the same grey OL suit that she had worn at the X gene cure drug launch event.

Grey jacket and skirt, pink shirt.

Although she is not wearing stockings, her long, round and white legs are still eye-catching.

When Anna saw Richard's eyes fall directly on her legs, she smiled with satisfaction.

Her straight and long legs are the part of her body that she is most satisfied with.

In addition, she is also very clear about how attractive such a pair of long legs is to men.

After putting on the microphone, Richard sat down on the sofa opposite Anna.

"This is the next interview question, take a look first."

"If you feel that any of them are inappropriate, you can cancel them."

Anna handed the interview manuscript in her hand to Richard and said softly.

After taking a look at the contents of the interview script, Richard said casually, "No problem, just ask directly."

"it is good!"

Anna nodded.

Although she didn't know why Richard, who had never accepted an interview before, would call her, she was sure of one thing: tonight's interview would definitely become big news that would shock the entire United States.

Not to mention that Richard is called the King of Mutants.

The increasingly intense public opinion in the past few days alone is enough to make tonight's interview gain unprecedented popularity.

Just as Richard expected, after a few days of public opinion fermentation, more and more people protested and opposed him and demanded that he give an explanation.

Just before he came to the TV station, a lot of excited protesting people gathered at the entrance of Silver Manor.

Although the excited people held banners and signs and protested loudly outside the estate, their protest had little impact on his life.

First, the sound insulation of the main building of the manor is very good.

Second, the New York Police Department proactively dispatched a large number of police officers to maintain order at the entrance of the manor to prevent the protesters from taking extreme actions.

Although all of this was planned by the US officials, they did not want to see these protesting people break into the manor.

Because there are "Castle Law" and "Stand Your Ground Law" in the United States.

The Castle Law states that within one's legal residence, or the "castle" area specified in the law, one can use any means, including death, to defend one's property and personal safety without being prosecuted.

Stand your ground laws allow people to defend their territory without warning or retreat, as long as they believe an intruder will pose a threat to their life and property.

In terms of content, there is no difference between the castle method and the stand your ground method.

But in most states, castle laws are limited to the home.

The Stand Your Ground law applies not only to homes, but also to workplaces and vehicles.

What the US officials want to see is Richard unable to withstand the pressure of public opinion and take extreme actions, rather than ordinary people taking extreme actions.

If these protesters broke into the manor, it would be completely legal for Richard to cut them into pieces.

8 pm.

The live interview started on time.

After a routine opening speech, Anna asked Richard:

"First of all, thank you Mr. Wesley for accepting this interview."

"The battle three days ago resulted in many innocent casualties and caused a lot of discussion and protests. I wonder if you have any explanation for this?"

After Anna finished speaking, Richard said slowly, "I don't think there is anything to explain about this."

"Do you mean you don't want to explain to the public, or do you feel you have no obligation to explain?"

Anna continued to ask.

"neither."

"What I mean is that you all misunderstood one thing."

Richard said calmly.

"Misunderstood something?"

"Mr. Wesley, could you elaborate?"

Anna asked in confusion.

"of course can!"

“I’ve seen all the reports and protests over the past few days.”

"I want to ask you a question now. Who told you that I was going to save people?"

Richard's tone turned cold and he turned to look at the camera.

"You are too self-righteous!"

"I'm going to show up there and kill that guy just because I want to."

"If you didn't hear clearly, I'll say it again, I only took action because I wanted to kill him."

"Rescuing people resulted in the death or injury of innocent people?"

"Don't be ridiculous. Even if I want to save someone, I definitely won't save you self-righteous idiots."

"When you encounter danger, you don't run away, but foolishly stay where you are and watch the show. You deserve to die."

"Besides, according to you, mutants and ordinary people are two completely different races."

"You are neither my kind nor my friends. Why should I save you?"

"As for your protests and objections, do you think I would take such things to heart?"

"I can tell you very clearly now that the White House will cancel the S-class wanted warrant on me, not because the Minister and Deputy Minister of Mutant Affairs were corrupt, but because I killed them."

"To be precise, I killed them, the head of the operations department, and all the mutant agents in the headquarters."

"By the way, let me tell you one more thing. The Captain America Steve Rogers, whom you admire and respect, was not on a secret mission. Instead, he was killed by me on the same day."

"Don't you want me to explain?"

"That's my explanation!"

"You all know where my manor is. If anyone is dissatisfied, you are welcome to come to me at any time to ask for a new explanation, as long as you have the strength to do so!"

"Finally, I'll give you another reminder: don't do anything that will anger me or make me unhappy."

"Otherwise, you will bear the consequences!"

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(End of this chapter)