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Chapter 124 Clues about the mutant who can teleport (15 subscriptions required)
Deputy Director of New York State Sentinel Operations, what a great position!

Of course it smells good.

Locke was a little surprised but more delighted by the sudden news of his promotion.

After all, the Sentinelese Secret Service in New York State now has jurisdiction over not only mutants, and not just one more vampire, but all the supernatural creatures living in New York State are under the jurisdiction of the Sentinelese Secret Service.

The position of State Director of Operations is, without a doubt, a very powerful position.

This will be of great help to him in planning for extraordinary points.

but……

He certainly couldn't show how impatient he was, and being the head of operations in Upper Maryland was not a good choice at the moment.

First, your reputation will be bad.

There are good and bad reputations.

The surname Underwood certainly brings him rewards for his achievements, but it also causes him to suffer some criticism.

Just like the current situation.

There are many people who are qualified to serve as the state operations director in New York State. After all, Locke has just been appointed as the city operations director. It seems logical that it would not be his turn.

Not to mention, Jonathan had just died, and it was estimated that less than 24 hours had passed before he was already chosen by the Chief of the Sentinel. If others knew about this, they would think he had used a backdoor. Some people with dark hearts might even think that Jonathan's death had something to do with him.

This guess is not impossible, but very likely.

Well known.

The Federation does not have a dedicated historian, so there is no official history in the Federation, only unofficial history.

Unofficial history may not be correct, but it is definitely wild enough.

Lincoln the Vampire Hunter is a prime example of this.

Therefore, Locke was very sure that once he took over the position of state operations director, the rumor that he was the one who assassinated Jonathan would spread like wildfire the next day.

And the most important point.

The "clean-up operation" that Chief Andrew just mentioned.

He doesn't want to do it.

Locke joined the Sentinel Special Service not because he had any deep-seated grudges against mutants, nor did he join simply for a promotion and a raise.

He joined the Sentinel Secret Service for the same reason.

Get lots of extraordinary points.

Copy Duoduo's mutant abilities.

Being the state operations director can certainly earn more extraordinary points, but having to carry out a "clean-up operation" as soon as you take office does not fit in with Locke's main mission.

and……

It's as if former State Operations Director Jonathan had a mutant wife.

Didn't he?

Locke had no doubt that once he came to power and really carried out this "clean-up operation" seriously, someone would chop off his head in tears one night and then say, "Dear, I will raise our child safely."

This doesn't work.

He never had the idea of eliminating mutants from the beginning to the end, he just used the name of eliminating mutants to benefit himself.

But he couldn't really give up this position.

He needs time.

On the one hand, acting like he doesn't care can show to the outside world to the greatest extent that he doesn't want to be the state operations director, and it was Director Andrew who forced him to take the position.

Don't think that there are only three people in the office right now.

But this is Washington.

There are no secrets in Washington.

On the other hand, Locke said that he would need half a year to do internal cleanup.

Cleaning is fake, procrastination is real.

Half a year is enough time for him to evolve from having a certain self-protection ability at present to having greater self-protection ability.

Anyway, his next step after returning to New York City after the New Year would be to go to William Stryker's mutant laboratory.

Once the mutant ability is copied, the next step is to get as many extraordinary points as possible to upgrade it.

Killing any supernatural creature is killing. There is no need to target mutants who pose a great risk or even easily cause family conflicts.

Doesn't he also earn extraordinary points by killing vampires, werewolves, and demons?

Again.

Half a year is not a short time. After half a year, he may not even need to do anything, as the mutants of the Mutant Freedom Alliance in New York State will inexplicably leave New York State and run to other states.

Remember, everything is possible.

Locke glanced at his beloved wife out of the corner of his eye, then looked at Chief Andrew with the same expression.

It's half a year, no room for negotiation. If you agree, I'll take it. If you disagree, you can find whoever you want. Anyway, I will not be the state operations director.

really.

Chief Andrew looked at Locke's carefree expression and frowned.

"Three months?"

"Half a year."

"Four months?"

"Half a year."

"Can't we discuss it further?"

"Not negotiable."

"……Row."

Seeing this, Director Andrew thought for a while, nodded and agreed, then stood up, walked to his desk, picked up the document that had just been placed on the desk, walked over, and handed it to Locke.

"take a look."

"what is this?"

Locke reached out to take the information and opened it directly.

into the eye.

Thirteen bank vaults in New York State have been robbed. In the past two years, thirteen bank vaults in New York State have been robbed, with a total of about 300 million yuan stolen.

According to the investigation, the thirteen banks encountered the same problem.

There were no signs of an insider, nor any signs of the vault being forced into place from the outside. It was as if someone had appeared out of nowhere in the vault, rolled up the cash in the vault, and then disappeared again.

So the case was transferred to the New York City Sentinel Secret Service.

Locke had an impression of this case.

"I remember that it started with three Manhattan bank robberies. The case was initially handled by Team 2, and then after the fourth bank robbery occurred in Albany, the capital, it was transferred to the State Operations Team."

Yes, the capital of New York State is not New York, but Albany.

It's like the capital of California is Sacramento instead of Los Angeles.

Chief Andrew nodded.

"I also remember this case. I thought Jonathan had dealt with it, but I never thought it's still here."

"These data were compiled by the sentinels overnight."

"It is very likely that this case involves the funding source of the Mutant Freedom League."

"This mutant who is suspected of teleporting is using this method to earn funds for the Mutant Freedom League."

"so……"

Director Andrew pointed at the file in Locke's hand and said, "If we find this mutant, we will most likely be able to follow the clues and find the Mutant Freedom League behind him. I'll leave this case to you."

Locke raised an eyebrow: "Again, I need half a year."

Director Andrew drank the wine in the glass and looked at Locke.

"It's up to you. If there's a bank robbery next time, the bankers will only bother you and not me."

"..."

I don't think these guys would do that.

They hope the bank gets robbed, because these people have no moral integrity.

For bankers, bank robbery is not a very annoying thing. On the contrary, they are more willing than anyone else to see the robbers get away with their crime.

After all, the bank has insurance.

and……

For them, every robbery is a good opportunity to settle accounts or even make money.

Locke complained in his heart, then shrugged his shoulders, didn't say much, closed the file and handed it to Esme beside him.

Esme subconsciously took the file, looked at the file in her hand, and blinked.

After Locke handed the file to Esme, he looked at Director Andrew who stood up and refilled his glass, and asked curiously, "So this is why you asked me to come to your office right away?"

After refilling his glass, Chief Andrew turned around.

"if not."

"I thought the Nick Fury case had been resolved."

"How can it be."

Upon hearing this, Director Andrew shook his head and said, "It's a holiday, and the negotiations are at a standstill. I guess there will be a result after the holiday."

No one really wants to work overtime.

Of course.

Except for the real workaholics.

Anyway, both parties involved in the negotiations on the Nick Fury incident are unwilling to sacrifice their vacation time for Nick Fury.

and so……

Take a holiday first. If there is anything, wait until the working day to deal with it.

Nowadays, the waiting list for death row in prisons is fifty years later. Nick Fury, you have only colluded with aliens to attempt treason. It is not a serious crime. Why are you in such a hurry?

I knew it.

Locke listened to Director Andrew's confirmation and said something in his heart, but he still asked curiously: "Is Nick Fury still with us now?"

Director Andrew shook his head: "No, everyone at headquarters is on holiday this afternoon. He is here with us, so who will take care of his three meals a day?"

"Then he..."

"He was taken to the Quantico base and is being held temporarily. After all, the negotiations are not over yet. He is still the director of SHIELD, so we still have to treat him with the proper respect. We can't just throw him into jail."

"indeed."

Locke nodded, agreeing with this statement.

Even if a big shot dies, he should die like a big shot.

It doesn't matter for the little people.

And Nick Fury, who lost the support of the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., became a real small figure at that time.

But right now, Nick Fury is still a big deal.

Go see him at Quantico before his vacation is over.

Locke thought about it, and then asked Director Andrew about the progress of the negotiations.

When Director Andrew heard Locke asking about the progress, he smiled and said, "In fact, if Alexander Pierce had given in earlier, it could have been done before the holiday. After all, the Skrull is the most important person."

Is Nick Fury important?
Maybe it mattered to Alexander Pierce, but not to the Sentinel Secret Service and Maria Hill.

The Skrulls and so-called alien technology are what matters.

Locke raised an eyebrow.

"Alexander Pierce has relented? He's not going to protect Nick Fury anymore?"

“I think it’s pretty magical, too.”

When Director Andrew talked about this incident, he also found it quite magical: "He was clearly trying to protect Nick Fury the last second, but then he went out to answer a phone call, and when he came back he changed his mind. The only requirement was that Nick Fury must not die."

“When did this happen?”

"About three days ago in the afternoon."

"..."

(End of this chapter)