The quinjet was speeding above the clouds, accompanied by the X-Men's jet.
This time, for the raid on Latveria, the X-Men sent out all well-known figures.
Jean Grey, White Queen, Cyclops, Iceman, Mystique, Wolverine, Storm, and... Magneto.
That's right, Magneto, the leader of the Brotherhood of Mutants.
Nick Fury's lifelong nemesis and close friend, a love-hate relationship with a hint of ambiguity.
Magneto's participation this time was beyond Agent Li Chengfeng's imagination.
But he also understood that the X-Men and the Brotherhood of Mutants only differed in their stances and methods, their ultimate goal being the benefit of the entire Mutant race.
It's like how a political party might have both doves and hawks; they might fight fiercely, even to the point of utter chaos.
But once a third party intervenes, they will, without prior agreement, choose to unite against the external threat.
Based on the current intelligence, Agent Li Chengfeng analyzed that the current Brotherhood of Mutants was not an extreme violent organization, and the X-Men would occasionally share intelligence.
But cooperation was simply a pipe dream.
One side complained that the X-Men were all cowards, while the other side complained that the Brotherhood of Mutants were all reckless hotheads.
So, logically speaking, even if Magneto knew about this, he wouldn't have come.
But these were all Agent Li Chengfeng's analyses and conjectures.
The reality was, Old Man Magneto came anyway!
He merely intercepted Agent Li Chengfeng's quinjet midway and joined the group.
Uncle Wolf also didn't understand what this old man was trying to do, so he simply moved from the X-Men's jet to Agent Li Chengfeng's quinjet.
For no other reason than to watch the show.
"Hello, 'Magneto' Erik Lehnsherr, may I ask from whom you received intelligence about this operation?"
"Agent Li Chengfeng, you don't need to be so nervous; I have no ill intentions."
Magneto, this handsome middle-aged man, did not display the ferocity of an extreme violent organization; instead, he was rather amiable.
This was very inconsistent with his temperament, making it as awkward as possible.
And at this moment, he seemed to be deliberately suppressing... anger.
"I know you have no ill intentions, otherwise you could have just attacked us from afar with your powers," Agent Li Chengfeng nodded, "But regardless of your intentions, I must know your purpose. The FBI and the X-Men cannot travel with a dangerous person whose purpose is unclear."
"Alright, Xavier told me all of this, as for why... you'll know if you look at this."
With that, he surprisingly pulled out two intelligence reports from the FBI.
Agent Li Chengfeng scratched his head and took the reports.
It turned out that after they departed, the FBI's in-depth investigation into Latveria had sent back new intelligence.
Inside a HYDRA research facility in Latveria, a pair of siblings were discovered being used as primary experimental subjects.
It had been confirmed that the two siblings indeed possessed the x-gene.
However, it was not naturally manifested, but rather forcibly induced by some unknown external force.
This led to the unknown and extremely unstable development of the siblings' abilities, even having many side effects.
The older sister, Wanda Maximoff, and the younger brother, Pietro Maximoff.
After reading the information Old Man Magneto brought, Agent Li Chengfeng couldn't help but look at him a few more times.
There are too many origin stories for Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver; originally, they were indeed Old Man Magneto's children, but the latest origin story has changed to them being from a Gypsy witch family, believing Magneto to be their father because they were deceived.
Could it be that Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch in this World are truly blood-related to Old Man Magneto?
No wonder he was so eager; it turned out he was here to clean up his past romantic entanglements.
Otherwise, why would this Mutant overlord idly involve himself in the X-Men's operation?
On another note, it also showed that Nick Fury truly loved his old friend.
"My gut tells me you're definitely not thinking anything good," Uncle Wolf leaned in and whispered to Agent Li Chengfeng, chuckling.
"Don't say it if you see through it, and we'll still be good friends."
Agent Li Chengfeng stood up and surveyed the entire quinjet.
Old Man Magneto, desperately practicing an amiable smile but looking more like a shark the more he smiled.
Uncle Wolf, watching Old Man Magneto practice his smile, ended up with a crooked smile himself.
Ada Wong, focused on piloting the jet, and Harley Quinn, asking Ada Wong, "Will farts in leather pants cause a bulge?"
It was truly f***ing peaceful.
Did it look anything like a transnational operation to eradicate an evil organization's stronghold?
This atmosphere, it was purely a f***ing spring outing!
...After a considerable period of flight, the two jets finally entered Latveria's airspace.
As soon as they entered the airspace, both jets activated stealth mode, erasing themselves from radar.
Both teams were on high alert.
It was fine to relax on the way, but everyone who came this time was a qualified warrior... well, perhaps with the exception of Harley Quinn.
In short, they all knew when to get serious.
Finally, they landed two kilometers outside the perimeter of the HYDRA research facility.
The two teams disembarked from the jets, and the X-Men and Old Man Magneto exchanged glances, their eyes filled with mutual dissatisfaction.
The X-Men were displeased with Old Man Magneto's sudden intervention in the operation.
Old Man Magneto was displeased that these useless people allowed Mutants to be bullied by HYDRA like this!
And the ones being bullied were his long-lost son and daughter!
Seeing this, Agent Li Chengfeng quickly coughed twice, then used the pre-battle briefing to interrupt the standoff between the two sides.
"The HYDRA stronghold is an ancient castle. The number of defenders should be around a thousand, which isn't a small number, and they are equipped with light and heavy firepower, even a few tanks and armored vehicles. To put it bluntly, this armed force is enough to overthrow this small country."
"But for us, this level of defense can be said to be quite weak..."
"Please, with a group of Mutants possessing powerful abilities as the main force, and backed by logistical support from the FBI, what can a thousand-man HYDRA army do to retaliate?"
"So, Agents, just remember one thing: when eradicating the enemy, please do not deliberately cause excessive terrain damage. After all, it's the local people's land."
"But human lives... there's no need to feel any burden or pressure," Agent Li Chengfeng waved his hands, "They all became Nazis; they should have expected this day to come, after all, Nazis deserve to die."
Agent Li Chengfeng said this to the X-Men's Mutants.
"...Li's way of speaking is really quite uninhibited."
"But it's true."
Iceman and Cyclops exchanged glances, then smiled and high-fived.
They liked Agent Li Chengfeng's style and were already eager to get started.
Mystique, White Queen, Jean Grey, and Storm, a group of Mature Women, all sighed in unison as they took in the scene.
"Ah, men."
"They never grow up."