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Chapter 161 - Chapter 26: The Suppressed Crisis and Christmas

Regardless of whether Jason's scapegoating was really aimed at the right person, he still had to shift the blame.

But mutants cannot take the blame. Even if mutants really did it, they cannot be held responsible.

Because the current situation is already very delicate, any accidental firing could lead to the government forcibly pushing forward the enactment of the Mutant Act.

Especially after the enactment of the Vampire Act, we have gained a certain amount of experience in the management of vampires, so the resistance to the implementation of the variant bill is much smaller than in the original time and space.

Once the new law is implemented, Jason can conclude that it will inevitably cause a strong and even irreconcilable conflict.

At that time, the conflict will escalate rapidly and may even turn into a war under the instigation of someone with ulterior motives, which is what Jason least wants to see.

Mutants are not vampires, they are not so easy to control, and a few Alpha-level mutants can turn a big city upside down.

And up to now, Jason has not heard any news about the X-Men, as if there are no X-Men in this time and space.

If a mutant riot really breaks out, we won't know who will end the conflict, or even how it should be ended.

So Jason played a balancing game to divert the core issue of the conflict.

From the government's perspective, the Hydra issue is definitely more important than mutants, because due to the arrogance of some "humanitarians", they will put the mutant issue below political issues.

Hydra clearly has the tendency to overthrow the regime. To the vested interests, Hydra is a much greater threat than mutants.

This kind of conflict transfer and balancing game was the first time that Jason did this. In this mutant crisis, Jason and his team never really experienced a battle from beginning to end.

However, through various relationships and analysis, Jason's opinions still reached Nick Fury's ears.

Afterwards, through secret actions, including tacit agreement within the government, all unfavorable news about mutants was revoked in an instant.

Even politicians who are against mutants will not come out and say anything during this period. After all, they oppose mutants in order to gain voter support.

The purpose of gaining voter support is to be able to gain better electoral advantages and thus climb to higher positions in politics.

From the beginning to the end, politicians' eyes have been on power. Unless the entire government is completely controlled by Hydra, any politician with a brain knows this.

If Hydra really appeared and overthrew the existing regime, it would do them no good.

With everyone's tacit understanding, the entire public opinion direction changed instantly. On Christmas Eve, Jason and his family were sitting in the restaurant enjoying a big meal.

All the unfavorable reports about mutants in the news changed direction in an instant, and major media outlets revealed the so-called truth.

The investigations into these mutants were changed to say that they were not intentional, but were out of control.

Then it revealed the families of several mutants, saying that they lived in poverty, but were still very strong and did not use their super powers to do bad things.

In the end, all of this was just an accident, and I hope everyone can remain rational about mutants. Anyway, the purpose is to arouse the sympathy of the general public for these mutants.

Use sympathy to change the racial confrontation that was initially caused by the media's fanning of the flames.

Later, some government officials made speeches, saying that mutants are also American citizens and should not be discriminated against. They even said that they would establish an employment system for mutants.

Protect the working rights of some special mutants.

Anyway, Jason could only shake his head after reading these news. These media are all like this. They are both gods and ghosts.

Whatever they say is what they mean, and they don't need to take any responsibility. They are the ones who started the conflict, and now they are also the ones who play the good guys. It really makes people feel very disgusted.

No wonder there is a saying: Media without moral bottom line are a bunch of shameless bitches.

But at least things are moving in a positive direction now, although we haven't found out who is behind the scenes.

However, the mutant crisis was temporarily overcome because Jason was very accurate in shifting the blame and the contradiction was transferred very beautifully. It can be said that he hit the vital point of those politicians who only cared about their immediate interests.

With just a few words, the shadow of war that might have broken out was dispelled. At least the situation eased and everyone began to regain their sanity.

This is also why Frank admires Jason. A good leader should not be just a fool who only knows how to fight.

Those who cannot distinguish the importance of events, cannot truly assess the difference in strength between themselves and their opponents and act recklessly, can only serve as vanguards.

Jason is still a little immature now, but after being tempered by various major events for more than half a year, Jason is growing very fast.

He has dared to take on more responsibilities and knows what things should be done or what should be done as a priority.

This already has the prototype of an excellent leader, but it is still just a prototype and there is still a long way to go before Jason becomes a true leader.

When Christmas came, Jason and Peter's families celebrated Christmas together. In fact, the purpose of doing so was for Harry.

Because Norman died, it would be cruel to leave Harry alone in the huge Osborn Manor.

No matter how much money Harry has or how many servants he has, there are some things that cannot be replaced by money.

Ben Parker and Aunt May are also familiar with Jason's parents. At the suggestion of Jason and Peter, the two families prepared a Christmas dinner together at Jason's home.

Harry was naturally invited to join in the Christmas celebrations here, saving him from having Christmas dinner alone in Osborn's mansion.

"Thank you for thinking of me." Harry said somewhat touched.

Now the three friends are sitting on chairs in Jason's room chatting. The Christmas dinner has ended and the adults are drinking some wine and watching TV programs downstairs.

"Don't be so polite. You know, we are friends." Jason waved his hand and said to Harry.

"Yeah, I was counting on you to give us a big Christmas gift now that you've become the chairman of the Osborn Group." Peter said with a smile, putting his arm on Harry's shoulder.

It is a tradition for friends and family to give each other gifts at Christmas. Jason received gifts from his parents and grandfather, including a certain brand of chocolate that he personally liked, and several cooking books that are not easy to find on the market.

Jason also prepared gifts for his family and friends, including the current team members.

The gift to his parents was two plane tickets to Hawaii, as they happened to have their annual leave at this time so they could go out and travel.

What he gave to his grandfather was a gift box of pure crab roe from a big hotel that he asked someone to bring back from Hong Kong. This kind of thing is really not available in the United States.

Zack and Peter got toys that were prepared from the beginning, and they would like them. Mindy got a butterfly knife with a carved handle that she tried to carve and a custom-made Hit-Girl bobblehead doll.

The rosewood chess set was for Mike, and the set of tools for repairing guns was for Damon.

Frank used Philips' new super close electric shaver. Jason felt that Frank's beard had never been shaved cleanly.

What was prepared for Harry was a ticket to Mary Jane's New Year's performance. Harry had been too obsessed with training and company matters recently and had neglected his girlfriend.

Jason used this method to remind him that there are many important things and people in this world.

Don't dwell on your father's hatred and sadness all day long. There are still many beautiful things in this world.

Of course there were some other people, including Gwen, Mary, Matt Murdoch, etc., and Jason prepared gifts for them all.

Of course, Jason also received many gifts from other people. In fact, people are not alone in this world.

No matter how you live, don't box yourself in a corner. Even a superhero still needs someone to share his joy and sorrow.

On the second day of Christmas, Jason took some food and went to the secondary base, where he had another group of important partners, and they also needed a chef to prepare a Christmas dinner.

When Mindy was playing with herself, when Damon, Mike and Frank were all a little drunk, and when Zack and Peter were playing games loudly.

When everything is so peaceful, Jason sincerely hopes that life will continue to be stable and everyone will be happy.

Heavy snow fell in New York City, and during the Christmas days, the whole of New York was decorated in white.

A happy atmosphere fills the city. No matter how cold it is on weekdays, it is particularly warm during this period of time.

Everyone wants life to go on peacefully like this, everyone? Maybe.

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