American comic book: I, with my abundant martial virtue, love to do good to others.

Alexander Pierce outwardly seemed unconcerned about Nick Fury's continued reluctance to disclose the purpose of the funds.

However, once he left Nick Fury's office and entered the elevator, his expression gradually became serious.

What exactly is Nick Fury going to do with such a large sum of money?

Alexander Pierce felt he had to figure it out.

This is likely to affect Hydra's next plan!

With that in mind, Alexander Pierce picked up the phone and dialed. Soon, James Duke's voice came from the other end of the line.

Outside of S.H.I.E.L.D.

"Long time no see, Jean, Mr. Scott. Thank you so much for coming to help."

Looking at the X-Men members led by Jean Grey, Phil Coulson smiled and extended his hand: "However, this time the investigation is not led by S.H.I.E.L.D."

After shaking hands with Coulson, Jean Grey asked curiously, "Coulson, is it possible for someone to wrest control of a case from S.H.I.E.L.D.?"

"This is America, after all!"

In response to Jean Grey's question, Coulson shrugged and said, "On American soil, the FBI is indeed more convenient than S.H.I.E.L.D."

"FBI?"

Upon hearing Coulson's words, Cyclops Scott frowned and looked at Jean Grey.

Scott felt confident in his cooperation with S.H.I.E.L.D.

After all, they have dealt with S.H.I.E.L.D. more than once.

Even in that great battle against Magneto, S.H.I.E.L.D. got involved.

Furthermore, since they were friends with Coulson, they could trust him.

But Scott was wary of working with other official organizations, whether it was the military, CAI, or the FBI.

In his mind, these official organizations were full of hostility towards mutants.

Even the military, led by Colonel Stryker, has captured mutants for experiments on more than one occasion.

Seeing through Scott's thoughts, Coulson led them into the S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters, saying with a smile, "Don't worry, the person in charge of the FBI in New York this time is a very easy person to get along with."

"Not only are they very capable, but they also enjoy being kind to others!"

Sensing the underlying meaning in Coulson's words, Jean Grey looked at him and asked, "Coulson, you mean...?"

"At least I haven't heard of him being hostile or discriminatory towards mutants."

At this point, Coulson smiled and fell silent.

Coulson was happy to extend goodwill to the mutants trained by Professor X.

A group of powerful yet just people who always adhere to Professor X's ideals and allow mutants to live in peace with ordinary people.

Therefore, under this premise, Coulson felt he could offer some goodwill to the X-Men who were repeatedly thwarted at the hearings.

And S.H.I.E.L.D. needs them too!

After hearing Coulson's introduction, Jean Grey nodded slightly.

Before they even reached the interrogation room, they saw Lynn Hall leading Sean and the others out.

"It seems the interrogation has yielded results?"

Seeing Lynn Hall lead his men out, Coulson smiled and stepped forward, saying, "Let me introduce you. This is Ms. Jean Grey, and this is Mr. Scott. They are members of the X-Men, and they've come here specifically to help us."

Then, Coulson introduced Lynn Hall to Jean Grey and the others.

[Jane Grey's Affection Level: 3]

Scott Summers' favorability rating: 2

[Ororo Monroe Favorability: 3]

【…】

Looking at the level of goodwill shown to him by the X-Men members in front of him, Lynn Hall nodded to them without making a sound.

Generally speaking, the initial impression level is usually 1. A level of 2 indicates that the other person has a very good impression of you at the first meeting, just like the impression level of Cyclops now.

But at this moment, Phoenix and Storm's favorability towards him is actually 3, which is a bit strange!

Lynn didn't believe that they were like Mary Jane because of their infatuation.

However, this is not important for now. We can gradually cultivate their goodwill after this matter is resolved.

"According to the interrogation, members of the Brotherhood of Mutants would go to a shady clinic in Hell's Kitchen for treatment after they were injured."

"And only the mutant nicknamed 'The Stowaway' has the ability to leave New York unnoticed by members of the Brotherhood of Mutants."

"Smuggled immigrants?"

Upon hearing Lynn mention the nickname "smuggler," Coulson pondered for a moment and shook his head, saying, "I've never heard of such a mutant in New York!"

"I've never heard of him either. According to this guy's confession, the smuggler's identity is very secretive, and only the black doctor in Hell's Kitchen knows his identity."

"I've sent men to Hell's Kitchen based on this guy's confession. Coulson, wanna go check it out?"

In response to Lynn's question, Coulson laughed and said, "Of course, after all, S.H.I.E.L.D. is also involved in this case."

"By the way, S.H.I.E.L.D. has already started capturing underworld creatures in Europe. After all, they were the ones who issued the bounty missions, weren't they?"

"Would you like to see them after S.H.I.E.L.D. brings those guys back?"

Walking side-by-side with Coulson, Lynn Hall chuckled, "Are you going to say that if I were willing to join S.H.I.E.L.D., I could handle vampires and the like?"

"Coulson, it seems you haven't given up on recruiting me after all."

"How could I give up? I'm really looking forward to you joining S.H.I.E.L.D. and working with me."

Jean Grey followed behind the two, but her eyes remained fixed on Lynn Hall.

According to Coulson's description of him, if he could gain enough goodwill towards mutants...

So, at the next hearing, will he be able to stand up for mutants?

"What are you thinking about?"

Seeing that Jean's gaze remained fixed on Lynn, Storm whispered a question.

"It's nothing!"

Gently shaking her head, Jean Grey did not mention her thoughts to Ororo.

Inside the car!

Inside the car on the way to Hell's Kitchen.

"Boss, that mutant named Jean Grey has been staring at you the whole time. I think she must be attracted to your handsome looks!"

As Sean spoke, he raised his eyebrows in a lewd manner.

Alice, who was standing nearby, took out a lighter and lit a cigarette for Lynn Hall, then gave Sean a somewhat disdainful look: "Sean, if you don't use your brain, you might as well donate it."

"Jean Grey clearly values ​​the position of leader more, especially given the current difficult situation of mutants."

"So I think she's trying to use our boss's position to do something."

At this point, Alice shook her head: "I really don't know how the boss ever took a liking to you. If it weren't for the boss, you'd probably be stuck at S12 your whole life, with no chance of ever rising any higher!"

Listening to the two bickering, Lynn smiled but didn't say anything.

Their attention, however, was focused on Dennis, who had just joined the company.

The "violent" interrogation that just took place in the interrogation room was partly an attempt to extract the information they wanted from the mutant.

On the other hand, it was deliberately done for Dennis, who was also a mutant.

Lynn knew exactly how to gain favor with this young man who had just come of age but was still immature!

So the next step is to develop your sales pitch.

Lynn coveted Dennis's abilities!