Reborn in Marvel, I am Iron Man's son?

They do want Trask to pay the price, but they have no trust in the U.S. government and fear that they are colluding with Trask and will not stand up for them.

"Don't worry, I will contact the media first and let them expose what happened here. Then no one will be able to cover up the truth."

Mark also did not trust the integrity of the US government and had long been prepared to deal with it.

Alice also made a backup of Trask's incriminating evidence, so that if the federal government dared to side with Trask, Mark could have Alice publish the evidence online at any time.

"Besides, you're all undocumented immigrants now. Even if you leave here, how will you survive outside? And there are so many children here!"

Mark then posed another question.

Mark finally convinced these mutant clones to stay and testify before the police, identifying Trask's crimes.

Mark looked at X-23 one last time and said, "You've killed too many people. You can't stay here any longer, or you'll spend the rest of your life in prison."

"This……"

X-23 knew this too; she just glanced at the children she had left behind with a troubled expression.

"They should be placed in a welfare home later, and you can visit them then."

Mark offered words of comfort to X-23.

X-23 had no choice but to reluctantly part ways with the children before leaving the cave with Mark.

Chapter 145 Laura

After leaving the cave, Mark instructed Alice to anonymously send messages to major television stations and newspapers via the internet, asking them to send reporters to the laboratory to expose Trask's crimes.

Although it was already past midnight, major television stations and newspapers immediately notified reporters to rush over in response to such big news.

"If you have nowhere to go, why not join the Payne Corporation?"

After completing all this, Mark looked at X-23 and extended an invitation.

Mark still acknowledges X-23's capabilities.

Of all the mutants under his command, the opponent is definitely the strongest.

After leaving the biological laboratory, X-23 gained the freedom she had always dreamed of, but she felt lost and didn't know where to go.

Upon hearing Mark's invitation, she agreed without much hesitation: "Okay, I agree."

Mark's strength was formidable; he not only helped her eliminate the threat of the chip bomb inside her body, but also helped her rescue her companion from the prison cell.

From any perspective, X-23 had no reason to refuse.

Upon hearing X-23's agreement, Mark immediately took her into the air and flew back towards Payne Manor.

Now that she was one of his own, Mark didn't hide his true identity from her.

Upon returning to Payne Manor, he deactivated his Superman persona, revealing his true form.

"You, you are..."

Seeing Mark suddenly transform from a 1.9-meter-tall strong man into a seven or eight-year-old child, X-23 rarely showed a look of shock and disbelief.

"This is who I really am..."

Mark revealed his true identity to X-23 and then arranged for her to stay in a guest room.

The next morning, Mark called Lina and Li Qianhuan over and introduced X-23 to them.

Upon learning that X-23 was a clone created by the Trask Labs and had suffered all kinds of inhuman abuse since childhood, both men looked at her with deep sympathy.

Mark then instructed Lina to prepare a group contract for X-23 and simultaneously enter her file into the database.

Based on X-23's demonstrated strength and potential, Mark has tentatively classified her as a Level 4 mutant.

"Sister, now that you've left the lab, it's not appropriate to use your lab number as your name anymore. Have you prepared a new name for yourself?"

Lina placed two contracts in front of X-23 and then asked her about them.

"A name?"

X-23 looked dazed for a moment. She was used to being called by her number and had never really considered having a normal name.

"Laura... I'll call myself Laura Kinney!"

After regaining his senses, X-23 said the name he had just given himself with a complicated expression.

"A very nice name."

Lina praised her and entered her name into the file.

X-23, who took the name Laura, solemnly signed her name on the contract, becoming an official member of the Payne Corporation.

After Laura left, Mark turned to Lina and asked, "You saw her just now, right? Laura's character should be fine, right?"

Through their previous interactions, Mark realized that Laura's lack of contact with the outside world might have made her very innocent and guileless.

He's asking Lina now to confirm things one last time.

“I just checked. Laura’s spirit is white with a hint of pale gold, which means she is kind-hearted.”

Lina told Mark about her observation.

Mark was somewhat surprised; he hadn't expected that even after Laura killed so many people, Lina still judged her to be of a kind nature.

However, considering Laura's care for those children in the lab, and the fact that she killed only the most vicious people, it doesn't seem strange.

After settling Laura in, Mark flew into outer space and absorbed a day's worth of sunlight.

"Alice, show me the news about the Trask biological laboratory."

After returning to his room that evening, Mark gave Alice instructions.

The large screen in the room lit up, displaying news broadcasts from major television stations and newspapers.

[The New York Times: The Trask biological laboratory scandal exposed – creating clones under the guise of military technology to use as biological weapons, trampling on the bottom line of human ethics!]

[CNN News: Viewers, our reporter has just received a major piece of news that has shaken the entire Federation: the financial giant Trask Corporation has been abusing homeless people for decades to create clones. Large numbers of clones deemed worthless are labeled as defective and then brutally murdered.]

[Wall Street Journal: The Trask scandal triggered a 35% plunge in US stocks, wiping out tens of billions of dollars in market value.]

……

News about the Trask biological laboratory is being broadcast on all major television stations, newspapers, and online media.

However, possibly due to a blockade by the federal government, these news reports did not mention any topics related to mutants.

To the general public, Trask was just an ordinary homeless person who was captured and taken to a biological laboratory for human cloning experiments.

After all, for most ordinary people, the existence of mutants remains a secret, and the Federation has never made it public.

As these news reports were released, Trask unsurprisingly faced widespread condemnation and outrage.

Today, a large number of protesters gathered downstairs at the Trask Group building to stage a protest.

"Is there any action from the police?"

After reading these news articles, Mark asked Alice.

"Public information indicates that the FBI and Homeland Security Investigations have launched a preliminary investigation into Trask."

"The FBI raided the Trask headquarters offices and executive residences, seizing company server hard drives, financial records, and employee files."

"Furthermore, media reports indicate that the House of Representatives is preparing to hold a public hearing and subpoena the CEO of Tesla to testify in person."

Alice told Mark what she had found out.

"It seems the Trask Group is truly finished this time!"

Mark nodded in satisfaction.

It's impossible for an important figure like the president of the Trask Group to be subjected to a brutal arrest by the police.

However, judging from the actions of the FBI and Congress, this time they are clearly serious and have no intention of protecting the Trask Group.

Given the severity of the crimes committed by the other party, the Trask Group will certainly be finished after the investigation, and President Lawrence will spend the rest of his life in prison.

"Investigate how the police disposed of the mutant clones in those biological laboratories."

Mark gave the order to Alice.

"Okay, Mark."

Alice quickly infiltrated the Los Angeles Police Department headquarters and began investigating the whereabouts of the mutant clones.

Chapter 146 Dr. Banner

According to Alice's investigation, these clones have been used as witnesses and are now all under police protection.

The children were also assigned litigation guardians and included in the witness protection program, so their safety is not an issue.

Mark had Alice send these messages to Laura.

"Thank you, Mark. I'm relieved to know the children are alright!"

Upon receiving the message, Laura immediately came to find Mark and excitedly thanked him.

These children grew up in the laboratory and have never been exposed to the outside world.

After they separated, she had been worried about the safety of these children.

Now that she knows they are alright, Laura is relieved.

"Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on these children and make sure nothing happens to them."

Mark comforted Laura.

Over the next week, news about the Trask biological laboratory continued to escalate.

According to police investigations, the biological laboratory has killed more than 3,000 defective clones over the years.

Public opinion is overwhelmingly condemning the Trask Group.

After attending a congressional hearing, Lawrence was arrested by the FBI with an arrest warrant as soon as he stepped outside.

In the second week, Lawrence began attending his initial court hearing.

The FBI had gathered very substantial evidence, and despite Lawrence hiring top federal lawyers, the situation ultimately proved extremely unfavorable to him.

Following the initial court hearing, the federal court immediately issued an asset freeze order, freezing all of Lawrence's personal assets and the accounts of the Trask Group.

Everyone knows that Trask is truly doomed this time; it's only a matter of time.

By this time, Captain America had been in theaters for three months and eventually finished its run with a box office of $21 billion.

The news shocked the entire Hollywood film industry and even the entire Federation.

Since the inception of the film industry, no Hollywood film has ever achieved such high box office returns.

Many people only realized then that a movie could actually make so much money!

Mark understood that, in addition to the film's high quality, the most important factor was Captain America's immense popularity!

No other movie will ever achieve such high box office numbers again.

After the total box office figures were released, Payne Films' reputation soared once again.

This ensured that the investment for the two recently planned films, "Windwalker" and "Heart Whisperer," was secured smoothly, and filming has officially begun.

In addition, five mutants recently traveled from Vancouver to Los Angeles, hoping to join the Payne Corporation through Brian's connections.

These people had crossed paths with Brian when he was a wanderer, and now that their former partner had become successful, they came knocking on his door.

Mark handed the matter over to Lina, since she was now the head of the super admin department.

After Lina personally assessed them, one of the mutants with questionable character was expelled, while the remaining four were kept—even though these four mutants were not particularly strong, having only just reached the level 2 superhuman standard.

"Why should I? My mutant abilities are far superior to those four useless trash!"

The person who was turned away was a young Mexican man who became angry after being refused.

His mutant ability is to control his voice, which allows him to emit ultrasonic waves to shatter and attack enemies. The power is quite impressive, and he believes he is far superior to the other four.

Unexpectedly, Lina accepted the other four people but wanted to drive him away, which made him extremely dissatisfied.

Lina didn't explain to the other person, but just glanced at Li Qianhuan beside her.

"Crack!"

A bolt of electricity appeared in Li Qianhuan's hand, emitting a piercing thunderous sound, its power appearing extremely astonishing.