Chapter 29: Jean vs. Professor X

S.H.I.E.L.D..

Hill approached Nick Fury at the command console: "The X-Men left New York and returned to the X-Academy."

There were no more X-Men on the surveillance monitor.

Nick Fury turned and left without saying anything else, and Hill immediately followed him.

"Hill, if you have any questions, just ask."

"I don't want my people to have doubts when they work for me."

Seeing through it, Hill instantly spoke up, "I don't quite understand, the X-Men and Professor X have always been very friendly to people."

"And they helped people, so why are we so protective of them."

Nick Fury spoke up: "Hill, do you know that you have one feature for an agent?"

Hill shook her head.

"Compassion! Let go of your sympathies that do nothing for your work."

"Mutants and humans have always been two races, and there are no friends among us."

"There are only two outcomes of the struggle between the races, and to live together in peace, mutants are not good enough."

With that, Nick Fury took the elevator back to his office.

Hill stayed where she was to think...

X Academy, Professor's office.

All the X-Men returned, and Professor X was finally relieved to see that Gene and Logan were unharmed.

"How did you find them?"

He was very curious about how the X-Men brought people back some time after they left, when he couldn't even find them with his telepathy.

The others were instantly confused, not daring to say anything.

Did they have to tell the professor that his telepathy wasn't as good as a cell phone?

But Rogue was blunt enough to speak out: "I called Jean, and then Jean herself brought Logan to us."

"Did you call?"

Professor X was stunned.

Someone I couldn't find even telepathically, did you find with a phone call?

Professor X thought that Rogue must be playing him again, and then looked at Cyclops.

He didn't know how to explain it either.

He could only nod, "I think it's...".

The meaning was obvious.

She was indeed found on the phone, only Cyclops' story seemed a little more emotional.

Professor X blushed instantly.

What was the name of this thing?

Was it because he was getting old and his telepathic abilities had deteriorated?

No, he couldn't admit it.

In an instant, having a high intelligence, he immediately came up with an excellent reason.

"Actually, the whole story today was a test of your resilience, and it looks like only Rogue passed it."

"I'm doing this to show you all that you shouldn't rely too much on your superpowers."

"In our new age, it is sometimes important to master the power of technology."

Logan, who knew everything that was going on, also immediately joined in the conversation: "That's right, it was good intentions on the part of the professor."

"If we want to fit into the society of people, we must learn to live like a human being."

Professor X, who was standing with his back to everyone, was stunned.

Had Logan been so frivolous today?

Jean looked with some confusion at the two men acting out this ridiculous scene.

Is this really the case?

The X-Men, who usually trusted Professor X very much, also believed it, since he said so.

"I know that Jean went to her friend's house today, that's why I set up such a trap."

"Let's go down and write a report on what you received today."

Professor X dismissed the crowd as if he had done his homework.

Logan immediately breathed a sigh of relief that no one was asking why he had fainted.

Soon everyone left Professor X's office, except Jean, who remained in place.

Professor X was excited and curious at the same time.

The panic was related to whether Jean had caught his lie and whether his image would crumble in Jean's mind.

He was curious where Jean had gone today, and in what place she was able to hide from his telepathy.

But even if he was curious, Professor X was too embarrassed to ask after what he had just said.

He could only slowly turn around, look at her and kindly ask, "Jin, aren't you going to rest?".

Jean took a deep breath and then spoke: "Professor, I need to talk to you about the future of mutants."

The future of mutants?

This topic immediately made Professor X's face solemn: "Do you have any opinion about our current situation?"

He assumed that Jean had found a solution to the dilemma.

Maybe she really made amazing friends that night.

If they were the ones who spoke to her, then Professor X would immediately want to pay them a visit and demonstrate the highest favor of the X Academy.

"No, it's not about the current situation."

"Rather, the fact is that the situation with mutants all this time has not been the way we see it."

Jean took a deep breath and said slowly: "With all due respect, Professor."

"You will only drive mutants to extinction if you continue in the same spirit."

Professor X never expected that Jean, who had previously been obedient to him, would return after a short walk and start speaking out against him.

But after so many years, the concept of intimacy has long been ingrained in Professor X's psyche.

It wasn't something that could be changed with just a few words from Jean.

"Jin, my philosophy is working, should I follow Magneto's example and destroy humanity?"

"You turned to the Brotherhood of Mutants, what did they tell you!"

Professor X's face turned grim.

At the same time, the power of reason began to unfold, creating a small storm in the professor's office.

Jin released her mind power at the same time, and the two forces converged in the center of the office.

The door to the director's office immediately swung open.

Several members of the X-Men rushed inside.

There was such a commotion here that it was impossible to say that they hadn't noticed anything.

"Jin, Professor."

"What are you doing!"

Cyclops couldn't believe the scene that had played out in front of him: just a moment ago everything was fine, and now it was as if a fight was brewing.

Jean ignored the X-Men behind her and continued to say, "Professor, whether it's you or Eric, your actions are pushing mutants to extinction."

"What did you say..."

Professor X thought that Jean was trying to act like Magneto, but it turned out that today she turned both mutant leaders against each other.

This confused Professor X a little.

Two storms of reason erupted and then disappeared....

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