"This is truly great!"
Fang Yuan sighed.
"Stockings are truly the greatest invention of the twentieth century."
Who understands the power of the White Queen in white stockings?
Emma was also reading "The Neutralist Daily", and she was a little surprised: "Why does it only mention Shaw, and not Red Devil and me?"
Fang Yuan stroked Emma's golden long hair and replied: "If Shaw asked, I would say this is to let him enjoy the prestige of Mutants alone."
"But now that you are asking, I will tell you clearly that it's enough for Shaw to be the sole target of public scrutiny; it provides a retreat for Red Devil and you."
His smile was gentle, and his caring tone seemed to touch Emma's heart, making the White Queen a little dazed.
However, Fang Yuan's true thought was that the abilities of the White Queen and Red Devil were too useful; if they became infamous, it would be inconvenient to keep them by his side in the future.
The White Queen was not an ordinary woman, and her rationality quickly returned. She reacted: "Are you so unoptimistic about Shaw's success?"
"Whether Shaw succeeds or not is not up to me."
Fang Yuan did not answer directly.
"Then a different question." The White Queen looked seriously into Fang Yuan's eyes, "Why don't you want Mutants to rule the World?"
"That's a good question, because I still want to eat beef." Fang Yuan played the Riddler, but quickly explained, "I don't have powerful Mutant abilities like Shaw."
There was a meme in his hometown.
What would you do if you gained the abilities of Superman?
Day one: Protect our Earth.
Day two: Protect my Earth.
Day three: I don't eat beef!
Fang Yuan actually agreed, but all of this had a prerequisite—gaining the abilities of Superman.
Although he currently had a few minor abilities, his strength was not yet at the level to overturn the World, so of course he wouldn't mess around with Shaw.
The White Queen also understood that although Fang Yuan's appearance and methods were impressive, his strength was indeed ordinary.
Feeling Emma's look of 'you can't do it', Fang Yuan was enraged, and with a flip… he came back down.
It was diamond-studded; he couldn't afford it.
"I need to go back to Russia; there's no time." The White Queen explained.
The White Queen did not reveal her plan, but Fang Yuan understood.
Shaw intended to officially persuade the Russian general to deploy nuclear missiles in Cuba, and naturally needed the help of the White Queen, a Telepath.
After all, it was already September 5th, and in Fang Yuan's previous life, the missiles would have almost been deployed by now.
However, Fang Yuan suddenly remembered that in the plot, the White Queen was captured by Professor X and Magneto, who had prior intelligence, during her meeting with General Volkov.
This time, the timeline had changed, and the entire Hellfire Club was mobilized. Although he didn't know if Charles and Eric would return, if they went again, they probably wouldn't be able to win.
"That's not right, the X-Squad has also been training for a long time. If both sides meet, wouldn't it be an early decisive battle?" Fang Yuan suddenly thought of this.
"I can't let them meet!" He secretly made a decision.
Shaw's stage was not yet set; it was too early for a decisive battle.
"Alright then." Fang Yuan spread his hands in a helpless gesture.
"Stop pretending, you can still go find that shapeshifting girl." Emma exposed him directly.
Fang Yuan chuckled without speaking, then immediately reacted: "Wait, Shaw actually condoned me contacting Charles and them?"
He knew that although the White Queen had a very harmonious relationship with him, she still primarily followed Sebastian Shaw's orders.
After all, it was the temptation of ruling the World, and even after ruling the World, she could continue to have fun with Fang Yuan.
"Letting you make contact poses no threat anyway; you don't know anything about the plan." Emma said indifferently.
This was true, because Emma's Telepathy was very strong. With her present, Fang Yuan hadn't even used Mind Reading, so normally, he really wouldn't know anything.
"And Shaw said this was a test for you." Emma continued, "To see if you would choose to help them."
Fang Yuan showed a brilliant smile: "Are you just telling me this directly?"
"Hmm." Emma nodded crisply, "Shaw actually said you wouldn't, but I understand you better."
She suddenly leaned close to Fang Yuan, their noses almost touching.
"You have your own plans for the future of Mutants, and to achieve those plans, you don't care what methods you use."
"You and Shaw are actually very similar."
After speaking, Emma gave Fang Yuan a wet kiss, then smiled and left, finding Red Devil to teleport back to Russia.
Fang Yuan remained in place, suddenly smiling wryly.
"Hey, I was even flirted with."
Emma was right, Fang Yuan didn't care what methods he used, as long as he could gain reputation.
However, there was one thing Emma and Shaw hadn't thought of: not only would Fang Yuan not reveal information to Charles and his group, he would even turn around and help Shaw.
"At the very least, I must prevent Charles and his group from going to Russia." He thought to himself.
Fang Yuan put away the newspaper; there was actually another piece of news that the White Queen hadn't noticed.
"The Neutralist Daily" had been acquired!
Recently, the entire news industry had experienced a major upheaval. First, the news about Sebastian Shaw and the X-Squad caused a huge sensation.
"The Observer Daily" heavily promoted the greatness of the X-Squad, praising the peace-loving Mutants.
Meanwhile, "The Collector Daily" used Sebastian Shaw as an excuse to wildly create the Mutant threat theory.
These two once again ignited a round of verbal attacks, and other media outlets also joined in, with public opinion directly divided into two factions based on their views.
Even Fang Yuan's initial two subordinates, Quentin and Baker, appeared together on various TV shows—to argue.
Audiences loved to watch this.
For example, Old Tom and Old Jerry would wait at the senior club every day, watching Quentin and Baker verbally spar on TV before going home.
What they didn't know, however, was that after Quentin and Baker finished their verbal battle at the TV station, they would turn around and go out for a late-night snack together, chatting and laughing.
Arguing was work; everything was simply at Boss Fang Yuan's command.
However, in this wave, "The Neutralist Daily," which first exposed the existence of Shaw and the X-Squad, gained tremendous attention. Its circulation surged again, and what increased even more than its circulation was its influence.
Now, not only in the United States, "The Neutralist Daily" also had considerable credibility in other countries.
Because compared to other media outlets that took sides, "The Neutralist"'s subsequent news statements were extremely rational and objective, attracting the goodwill of many readers.
Therefore, as the recognized most objective and fair newspaper, the news of its acquisition caused a stir in the news industry, and the acquiring parent company also attracted great attention.
Vought Corporation!
Just by the name, you knew it was a reputable company.
This, of course, was something Fang Yuan specifically orchestrated to promote Vought Corporation; after all, Vought Corporation operated in the media field and also needed public recognition.
"The Neutralist Daily" was currently at its peak, perfectly serving as a stepping stone, and incidentally, providing "The Neutralist" with a backer, otherwise people would constantly covet Fang Yuan's treasure.
In the media industry, Vought Corporation also had a big name, poaching talent everywhere and causing dissatisfaction among many old-established companies.
But they just couldn't get rid of it.
After all, the Hellfire Club not only had money but also connections and resources, more than enough for Fang Yuan to maintain a single company.
However, Fang Yuan had not yet exposed the relationship between Vought Corporation and Angel. It was not yet time; a premature exposure could easily make them a target.
These matters were not noticed at Xavier's Mansion, where training was focused, because Professor X and Magneto planned a trip to Russia, and the X-Squad would accompany them. They had received reliable information that Shaw would secretly meet with a Russian general.
"There are two mission objectives: first, capture Shaw." Charles was giving a pre-battle pep talk, "Second, rescue Fang!"
"Yes, we must rescue Fang!" Raven said with a frown.
She hadn't seen Fang Yuan for almost two months and missed him.
"Hey, who are you saying to rescue?"
At this moment, a familiar voice sounded, and Fang Yuan strolled in from outside.
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