A retired reincarnator from a certain American film studio

At least half of the credit for Luke's current immense prestige on the West Coast goes to his fiancée, Rachel Willellis, who is now an evening news anchor for Columbia Media.

There's a saying circulating in the top social circles of the West Coast.

It's difficult to get Luke Dane to come, but if you can get Rachel Valeries to come, there's an 80% chance that Luke Dane will be included as a bonus.

obviously.

In Luke's social circle, Rachel Willerlis was the most influential.

Luke smiled as he looked at the envious look in Stryker's eyes when he said those words, and then turned to look at Rachel, who had already poured the wine.

Rachel just turned around and saw Luke's gaze. She was slightly taken aback, walked over, and handed the wine to the two of them: "What were you two talking about just now?"

Luke smiled as he translated what Stryker was trying to convey.

William told me not to let you down.

"That's very true, isn't it?"

Rachel smiled as she spoke, then looked at Stryker: "Colonel Stryker, your story and that of your wife are widely known throughout our Federation. If you're not in a hurry to go back, Luke and I would like to host a banquet for you, and perhaps offer some pointers to Luke as well."

A hint of sadness flashed in Stryker's eyes, but he quickly hid it and laughed heartily: "Sure, no problem, I'll teach you everything I know."

Rachel winked mischievously at Luke: "Did you hear that, Luke? You'd better ask Colonel Stryker for advice later."

What could Lu Ke say but nod?

"I will definitely study hard."

"Alright, I should go now."

Rachel didn't say much after that. She glanced at the time on her watch, kissed Luke, and then smiled and shook hands with Stryker again: "Colonel Stryker, I'm heading back to the station now. I won't disturb you two any longer. Please continue your conversation."

soon.

Rachel slung her backpack over her shoulder, slipped on her high heels, and left the office.

After Rachel left, Luke clinked glasses with Stryker once again.

"Feel sorry."

"fine!"

Stryker knew why Luke was apologizing, smiled, and waved his hand, saying, "I'm just happy that someone remembers my wife."

His wife is dead.

He died at the hands of mutants.

This is important!

He died at the hands of his own mutant son.

This is why William Stryker has been relentlessly pursuing mutants ever since.

Parents are the true love; the son is just an accident.

These words perfectly describe William Stryker and his wife.

The most important thing.

William Stryker met his wife when he was still a nobody. Before he gained power, his wife accompanied him to US military bases around the world.

After he gained power and secured a position in the military, and had a son, he thought he could finally let his wife enjoy life.

result……

"It's all those damn mutants' fault!"

William Stryker took a deep breath, the image of his wife telling him not to blame their son before she died flashing through his mind again, and his anger flared up even more. He gritted his teeth and said, "I want all those mutants to go down and die with them!"

Looking at William Stryker, whose resentment was almost tangible, Luke remained completely unmoved upon hearing his words.

Even if William Stryker were to wipe out all mutants, or even if he were to wipe out all of humanity, Luke wouldn't be moved at all.

Luke's ideas have always been very simple.

Work hard, strive, and then find a planet to peacefully build your own Lu Clan of Gods.

after awhile.

William Stryker snapped out of his reverie and suppressed his resentment.

"Feel sorry."

"fine."

Luke smiled, looked at Stryker who had also apologized to him, clinked glasses with him again, and invited Stryker to sit down on the sofa.

After Stryker sat down, he brought up the important matter that he hadn't been able to discuss earlier because Rachel was there: "Luke, you just said that someone offered to let me capture that mutant Red Devil?"

Luke nodded: "Yes."

Stryker's eyes lit up.

"Where is he?"

"I'm not ready yet..."

Just as Lu Ke was about to say that he needed to wait a little longer, the phone rang.

Cipher's.

Luke raised an eyebrow, glanced at Stryker beside him, smiled, and then directly connected to the video call.

"what happened?"

“Sunil is willing to reveal the whereabouts of the Red Devil.”

"..."

Lu Ke was slightly taken aback.

"Why are we bringing up Sunil again?"

"It's like this."

Cipher, on the other end of the video call, sighed and recounted what had happened.

It's a long story.

Simply put.

Even Zola, the only living being on the internet, would have a hard time finding out where Daniel Whitehead and Red Devil were hiding.

fortunately.

Sunil wasn't hard to find, especially since the Federation was holding a press conference today. Zola was certain that Daniel Whitehorn would also be paying attention to this, so Dr. Zola had been keeping an eye on the signal sources that appeared outside the Federation building during the press conference. Then, he found Sunil's niece and subsequently tracked down Sunil's cell phone.

But Dr. Zola didn't dare linger, and he couldn't even pinpoint the location, because he was afraid of triggering the signal wall that Whitehorn had built for him. He happened to overhear Whitehorn's plan to have Sunil's niece come to sleep with him next month, and after some calculations, he simply left a message.

A ship destined to sink is not worth dying with.

Then he attached a temporary number for Cipher.

Just now, Sunil called.

After listening to Cipher's account, Luke stroked his chin: "So, Sunil is willing to betray that old dog Whitehoe?"

Done.

Lu Ke's eyes lit up: "Where is that old dog now? I'll go chop him up right now."

Seifer quickly said, "I advise you to deal with the Red Devil first. Besides, it's no use going now. Whitehorse has already left his manor. With the Red Devil around, he could be anywhere in the world."

Lu Ke calmed his inner turmoil.

"You're right, kill the Red Devil first, cut off this old dog's escape route."

Where is he?

Luke glanced at Stryker, who seemed about to speak, told Cipher to wait a moment, and then looked at Stryker.

"what happened?"

“Sunil Bakshi is a good expert.”

"..."

Luke raised an eyebrow, looking at Stryker who seemed to be vouching for Sunil. After a moment's thought, he nodded and looked back at Cipher on the other end of the video: "Sunil, right? Sure, I can guarantee his safety, provided that his intelligence is accurate."

Safer then sent a phone number.

"He wants to hear your promise from your own mouth."

"……it is good."

Luke looked at a number sent by Cipher, hung up the phone, and then called that number directly.

The call was connected almost instantly.

obviously.

Sunil kept watch over the phone.

"Hey!"

“Sunil Bakshi, this is Luke.”

“Mr. Luke Dane…”

"Yes."

Lu Ke said directly, "You want my promise? Fine, I promise you that this matter will not involve you. After this is over, I will not interfere with any of your treatment or work. But the condition is that your information must be valuable!"

He didn't actually care about Whitehouse's assets at all.

In fact, if Whitehead hadn't wanted to use him to establish his authority, he wouldn't have wanted to climb into the upper echelons of Hydra at all.

Given his relationship with Alexander, he could easily find enough resources through Alexander and Hydra to unlock the second stage of his genetic lock or to forge the Saint Cloth.

But don’t give it for free.

Rather than chopping up Whitehead and then dividing up all his inheritance among others, it's better to take it over yourself.

Sunil was somewhat tempted by Luke's assurances.

This guarantee is exactly what he wanted.