A retired reincarnator from a certain American film studio

Anlun Miller has already been sent to the banquet.

Even if Whitehorse still has pieces on Quantico's side, it's useless, because the rules are set in stone.

not to mention……

Whitehorse has people in Quantico, but does Luke have no one in Quantico?

do not forget.

He threw twenty million dollars into Quantico before Christmas last year. Although that money was only used to clarify the Roland Fury affair, in any case, a child who can send money home will always impress parents.

Cipher listened to Luke's analysis, and although he thought Luke's analysis was correct, he still gave him a reminder.

"You have indeed locked Whitehead's hands and feet this time, but Whitehead is one of the oldest board members. Be careful what secret methods he may have. Don't fall for his tricks at the last minute."

"I know it well."

"Okay, I'll hang up now."

"it is good."

Lu Ke responded, then looked at the beautiful figure that appeared on the phone screen's mirror after the black screen went black. He raised an eyebrow, turned around to look at Rachel standing behind him with a smile on her face: "How long have you been watching from behind?"

Rachel smiled and handed over the bourbon she was holding: "Not long ago, just got here. Are you sure there's nothing for me to worry about?"

Luke took the bourbon, took a sip, smiled, and was about to speak when the phone in his hand rang again.

"Lindsay's."

Luke glanced at the number, said something to Rachel, and then answered the video call from Lindsay.

connected.

Lindsay's figure appeared on the phone screen instantly.

Lu Ke spoke.

"Lindsay, I was just about to ask you for a favor..."

“Luke, I’ve received word that Stryker has sent men to find you. They have evidence that you are a mutant, and Atlanta has already set off for you.”

"..."

Chapter 269 He really... I'm going to cry my eyes out (Third update!)

Stryker.

sentinel.

Mutants.

Daniel Whitehorn!

Luke realized almost instantly that this was definitely that old dog Daniel Whitehorn making his move again.

only……

How come you're thinking the same thing as me?

Lu Ke raised an eyebrow.

In the video, Lindsay, who was already showing her baby bump and wearing pajamas, frowned as she looked at Luke, who remained silent after she delivered the news.

"Lu, did you hear what I said?"

"Ah."

Luke snapped out of his reverie, smiled, and looked at Lindsay, who was on a video call with him, asking somewhat uncertainly, "This Stryker, is it William Stryker?"

Lindsay nodded: "Yes, you know him?"

Lu Ke nodded first, then shook his head: "I know, but I'm not familiar with it."

The history of mutants in this world is somewhat bizarre.

At first, Luke thought that the history of mutants in this world followed a conventional timeline.

Luke even spent some time sorting out the history of mutants in this world.

But he eventually gave up.

Because he had little contact with, and didn't really want to, the mutant community, the information he could obtain was quite limited.

Moreover, the intelligence he obtained did not match the conventional timeline he initially thought it was. People who should have died did not die, and people who should not have died did not die either. The entire mutant timeline gave people the feeling of a chaotic time axis.

Luke thought about it and decided that since he had no intention of dealing with mutants anyway, he simply gave up on continuing to research the truth about the history of mutants in this world.

He's neither an archaeologist nor a mutant; there's no need for him to waste his brain cells on this pointless matter.

Moreover, this kind of work is not really suitable for his personality, which has always advocated simplicity and directness.

only……

“William Stryker, is he one of Whitehall’s men?”

"No."

Lindsay shook his head in denial, saying, "William Stryker and that Trask are partners, just like you. The creation of the X-Gene Controller was their achievement, and they were also one of the reasons that initially led to the establishment of the Sentinel Special Operations Bureau."

Because of the X-Gene controller researched by Stryker and Trask, Hydra saw hope in controlling mutants, and subsequently developed the dream of creating artificial mutants. Later, taking advantage of the mutant chaos that occurred many years ago, they established the Sentinel Special Operations Bureau.

Lu Ke nodded thoughtfully.

He wasn't surprised by this.

After all, where there are Sentinels, how could Stryker and Trask be absent? In every version of the mutant story, whenever Sentinels appear, these two are always there.

no way.

These two are die-hard anti-mutant activists.

In their own words.

Mutants are not human; they are monsters, and monsters have no right to live in this world.

What Luke didn't expect was: "Since William Stryker is our partner, why did he still get involved? So, he chose to help that old dog?"

Just as Lindsay was about to speak, she seemed to hear something, looked up at the screen, and revealed a bright smile.

"Are you done with the call?"

"Ah."

"How to say?"

As Lindsay spoke, Alexander, who had been answering her question, appeared in the video, kissed Lindsay's forehead affectionately, and then turned to look at Luke on the phone screen: "Stryker will not intervene in your war; he is just following procedure and doing his job."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ke couldn't help but laugh.

"Strictly in accordance with official procedures?"

“If someone reports it, he has no reason not to take it into consideration. If he does not take it into consideration, then he has chosen to side with you.”

"Ah!"

Luke chuckled: "That's what Stryker told you, Sasha. If I remember correctly, William Stryker was the project leader for the 'Artificial Mutants' project, right? Didn't Whitehorse poach him from you back then? What, you betrayed him, and now you're still vouching for him?"

Alexander's tone remained unchanged: "Whitehorse can bring him more mutants, but I can't. Stryker was only thinking about the project in the past. He told me this before he went there. You know me, I never like to act on emotions."

There are only two kinds of people who can act on emotion.

The first one is an idiot.

The second type is ruthless individuals who are so powerful that they can act without restraint.

obviously.

Alexander was neither of those two types of people.

Luke nodded in agreement, acknowledging Alexander's emotional decision.

"Indeed, if you were so prone to acting on your emotions, you wouldn't have let that old dog ride roughshod over you."

"Haha, now I have you to help me get revenge."

Alexander showed no displeasure; instead, he smiled and said, "Besides, if I hadn't acted on my emotions, we wouldn't be on such good terms, would we? Don't you think so, Lu?"

"..." Since you've already said that, what else can I say?

Luke shook his head and smiled speechlessly at Alexander's answer.

“Okay, since you say Stryker doesn’t want to take this case, he can give it to someone else.”

"That's even worse."

Alexander said in a deep voice, "In fact, I was the one who put him on the receiving end of this report."

Lu Ke laughed: "What, are you planning to betray me?"

Alexander shook his head with a serious expression: "I know Stryker. Like me, he doesn't let his own subjective opinions influence his actions. He just does things officially. But if it were someone else, I can't guarantee they wouldn't take advantage of the situation."

Luke understood what Alexander was trying to say.

Stryker is only interested in mutants; he has absolutely no interest in anything else, like taking sides or cooperating.

Alexander knew that Luke was not a mutant.

and so……

Once Stryker arrives and confirms that Luke is not a mutant, he will immediately withdraw his team without further ado.

But if it were someone else, like another Sentinel like Roland Fury who doesn't have much ability but wants to take shortcuts, they might very well be offered a blank check by Old Dog and be asked to become his lackey.

hang up the phone.

Luke put his phone back in his pocket, glanced up at Rachel who was standing in front of him, her eyes fixed on him, and then picked up his glass and took a sip.

"Ok?"

Luke glanced down at the bourbon in his glass, then looked curiously at Rachel: "You added lemon?"

Rachel was getting a little frustrated: "No, you're still in the mood to drink? What dirt has the Sentinel Special Operations Bureau found on you?"

Lu Ke responded with an "oh" and casually said, "It must have been footage taken secretly while we were in the safe house."

It's highly likely that this is the surveillance footage.