Chapter 138: The Call

　　　Charles was silent while Eric smiled and continued, "Also, your character, and your abilities are better suited to contact with 'those people' than I am."

　　"But ..." Charles said sharply, "it's too dangerous for you to do that!"

　　"And ... if there are enemies, isn't there still the Black Queen?"

　　"Don't be silly!" Eric said calmly, "The school needs a false enemy who can be trusted and has a bottom line, not an enemy like the Black Queen who kills for fun and seeks chaos."

　　Such an enemy would cause heavy casualties in battle.

　　"Besides, the Black Queen is the key to our success in building the school."

　　These two boys are really something.

　　Mike smiled.

　　"Dad!" Charles looked over at Mike and said urgently, "Get a grip on Eric!"

　　Mike scratched his hair helplessly and said, "How am I supposed to do that? Lock him up, or break his legs?"

　　Charles was silent, then quickly calmed down.

　　They were no longer children, and if that was all it took to stop them, it showed that their determination was no more than that.

　　Compared to Charles' worries, Eric looked less concerned.

　　He had already planned his actions.

　　Among the mutants, the Hellfire Club led by the Black Queen was the dominant force, while the White Queen was much less visible than the Black Queen's high-profile style of fighting humans and leading mutant crimes.

　　The Black Queen must be eliminated, and only by doing so will he have a chance to become the leader of the Hellfire Club and subdue the mutants led by the Black Queen.

　　This way, the threat of Hellfire is solved, the mutants are restrained, and the school is established as a permanent enemy.

　　It was a two-for-one deal, and something he had decided to do a long time ago.

　　"All right!" Eric smiled, "Don't you believe in my abilities?"

　　Charles rose to his feet and yelled at Eric, "It's not a question of believing, it's a question of facing a lot of danger, you know?"

　　Looking at the agitated Charles, Eric's heart warmed and he said lightly, "I'm a brother, how can I let you risk such things?"

　　Charles stiffened, his eyes felt like sand had entered them, and something was blocking his throat.

　　"I see."

　　He hemmed and hawed and sat down on the sofa with a sullen expression.

　　Eric sighed inwardly, but then raised an eyebrow and said sarcastically, "Well? Are you so moved that you want to cry? Do you want to ..."

　　Before he could finish, Charles glared at him and gave him a firm hug.

　　Eric froze and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

　　Mike looked at the two men with relief, but 'slapped' the table and said angrily to the two men, "What? I didn't say anything, so you think I don't exist?"

　　The two men froze and hastily sat back down, squeezing out a smile for Mike.

　　"No way! Dad!"

　　"I wouldn't dare!"

　　Mike said with a soft 'grunt', "Don't worry about it, let me know if you get into any trouble, I'll always be there for you."

　　"Even if I become a criminal?"

　　Eric asked in a small voice.

　　Mike grinned and said, "Yes! Even if you become a criminal!"

　　Eric laughed out loud.

　　Now he was relieved, he was satisfied.

　　But he also understood that it was best that his relationship with Charles and with Mike should not come to light at all, otherwise it would be over before it started.

　　"Worried about our relationship being discovered?"

　　Mike saw right through Eric's thoughts.

　　Eric and Charles looked at each other and nodded.

　　They had left too many traces over the years, and they were afraid that someone would look into them and reveal their relationship ...

　　The first thing you need to do is to take care of it.

　　The first thing you need to do is to get up and say, "Wait a minute, I'm going to make a phone call."

　　He picked up his mobile phone and walked to one side, found a phone he hadn't called many times and pressed it without hesitation.

　　The phone rang a few times and was picked up.

　　"What's going on? Why did you remember to call me?"

　　The voice was curious and strange.

　　"There's something I need you to do."

　　The person on the other end of the line got serious when he heard Mike's gruff tone and said, "Go ahead."

　　"Help me erase some marks."

　　"What kind of marks?"

　　"Traces of my relationship with Charles, Eric, the two of them, and the traces of their lives over the years."

　　At those words.

The man on the other end of the line was shocked and whispered, "What are you trying to do?"

　　His professional instincts told him that this was a big deal.

　　"I'm ..."

　　"I'll just come to you!"

　　"Wait ..."

　　Before he could finish his sentence, the phone was hung up.

　　Mike's face darkened.

　　This guy, he was getting more and more wary now, it felt like it was becoming a disease.

　　If I had known that S.H.I.E.L.D. had been infiltrated by Hydra, I wouldn't have talked to this guy.

　　Mike walked into the living room with a bemused look on his face and, as Charles and Eric looked over, said, "Wait for him."

　　"Who?"

　　Charles asked curiously.

　　"The Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., Nick Fury."

　　"What!" Charles exclaimed.

　　Of course they knew that Mike knew Nick Fury, and they even had an impression of him, but ... he was the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. now, so they couldn't let him know what they were going to do. ...

　　Eric frowned and said, "Dad, is he reliable?"

　　Mike laughed and said, "Do you guys think you're doing something bad? If you guys succeed, it'll be a good thing for 'S.H.I.E.L.D.' and for the whole world."

　　Many people have a bad impression of Nick Fury, thinking he is too sinister.

　　But it would be unusual for a head of a secret service not to be sinister.

　　Nick Fury is sinister, but he's always been about protecting the world.

　　He is often unfeeling, but in the plot, when Hawkeye was accused of taking the Tesseract and came to his senses, he still chose to trust him and even took the punishment for Hawkeye afterwards.

　　In the end, he is just an ordinary man who wants to protect the world more than most people.

　　For Mike, Nick Fury is his friend, a friend he can trust.

　　Charles and Eric looked at each other, still a little unsure.

　　Don't forget Charles' power. If he comes in and Charles decides he can't be trusted, he can just erase his memory."

　　The two men nodded at Mike's words.

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