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Chapter 401
**Chapter 401: Plan Approved! Mutant Company!**
"Thank you."
Xia Shang then looked at Camille beside him and said calmly, "Please see this gentleman out. Then, tell the people waiting outside that Weiss Newspaper Agency is not considering selling shares at the moment. If they are here for material, lead them to the Editorial Department. After all, our newspaper agency's influence is limited, and cooperating with other newspaper agencies isn't necessarily a bad thing."
"Understood." Camille knew that her boss was preparing to leave some scraps for other newspaper agencies after getting the main meal.
This approach, it had to be said, was a classic case of killing two birds with one stone. It made Weiss Newspaper Agency appear generous and magnanimous, while also leveraging the influence of those other newspaper agencies to further expand Homelander's fame.
Homelander was currently The Providence Journal's golden signboard. Previous issues of The Providence Journal had recorded many heroic deeds related to Homelander. This meant that once Homelander became popular, The Providence Journal would also become popular along with him.
"Mr. Haka, please follow me."
Subsequently, Camille led Haka out of the Office.
...
Meanwhile, in the Government Conference Hall at the White House in the United States, a special discussion meeting concerning Mutants was being held.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, President Nixon first scanned the room, then spoke with a serious expression: "Everyone here is aware of the problems the United States is currently facing. Just a few days ago, Mutant Butcher publicly attacked the White House, the political center, and successfully rescued Mystique.
During this process, not only was my life threatened, but it also caused the US Government's credibility to plummet to rock bottom."
"Currently, public opinion unfavorable to the government is raging among the public. It's as if, in the eyes of the public, how can a nation that cannot even guarantee the president's personal safety protect their personal safety."
Nixon's voice was strong and resonant, causing the Minister of Defense, the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, and others present to silently lower their gaze.
"Therefore, the most urgent task at hand is how to resolve the current public opinion crisis. Regarding this, I, personally, have an idea.
That is to create a company specifically for managing and providing guidance to Mutants. As for the person in charge of the company, I haven't thought of a suitable candidate yet."
"Mr. President, I believe this approach is somewhat inappropriate. Wouldn't doing this be showing weakness to Mutants? I fear it will only increase their arrogance," Minister Herman O'Hara said with an unpleasant complexion.
"That company definitely cannot be created under the government's name. Otherwise, if word gets out, I, Nixon, wouldn't be able to face it."
Nixon frowned, then continued:
"Do you have a better plan to resolve the unease in the public's hearts? Oh, right, unless you can eliminate the Mutant named Butcher." He sneered, looking at Minister O'Hara with sarcasm. "Three days have passed since the White House Incident. Have you found any trace of Butcher? Furthermore, even if you could pinpoint Butcher's location, who do you plan to send to eliminate him?
For a Mutant with astonishing destructive power and flight speed exceeding the speed of sound, the only thing I can think of is using another Mutant to deal with him."
"Homelander?" O'Hara said subconsciously.
Recently, Homelander had become incredibly popular; his name had even become a current buzzword. Furthermore, many members of the public hailed him as the guardian deity of the United States. While O'Hara naturally scoffed at this phenomenon, it couldn't be denied that, according to analysis by internal personnel of the Security Bureau, this guy's strength likely surpassed Mutant Butcher.
His level of threat was even above Magneto. The reason was simple: this guy not only had super-fast movement speed, but his defense was also ridiculously strong, easily catching a helicopter weighing several tons and moving at high speed.
This meant that conventional weapons might not be able to cause any injury to Homelander. He was like a walking nuclear warhead. This was the Security Bureau's assessment of Homelander. "Exactly. From another perspective, we are fortunate. Although he hasn't explicitly stated he stands with our government, he has demonstrated his attitude through his actions. I believe that as soon as the company is established, he will be the first Mutant to join."
At this moment, Nixon could see that obvious concerns still existed on everyone's faces.
Clearly, they still rejected and disliked Mutants.
To dispel their concerns, Nixon's gaze turned cold: "Of course, this is just a temporary measure by the government. We will first use Homelander to stall or eliminate Butcher, and then secretly continue to research drugs and weapons that can restrain Mutants. In short, before the drugs and weapons are developed, we must turn them into tools in our hands. When they are no longer useful, we can discard them at will."
Right, this was more in line with the expected tone. O'Hara and the other high-ranking officials raised their heads one after another, their mouths slightly curving upwards.
"I agree with this plan," one of them said, raising his right hand.
"What if the Mutants develop too much?"
The Director of the Security Bureau was somewhat worried.
He felt that this behavior was a bit like raising a young tiger. If the young tiger matured one day, it might turn around and bite the US Government.
"Heh, as far as I know, their internal Mutant community is not united. Take Magneto, who is locked up at the bottom of The Pentagon, for example. This guy is a complete anti-government individual. His ideology dictates that he and Homelander will stand on opposing sides, becoming enemies," Nixon said with a cold laugh.
"Alright, in that case, I also agree." The Director of the Security Bureau slowly raised his right hand.
"Me too."
"Me as well..."
Nixon looked around. Seeing that more than half of the personnel had raised their hands, the heavy stone in his heart finally dropped.
"Seven to six, the plan is approved."
After the Meeting concluded, Nixon, accompanied by guards, arrived at The Pentagon.
"Give him the photo of Butcher, ask him if he has seen this person, and also inquire whether Butcher has any relationship with Charles."
A Guard nodded after receiving the photo. "Okay, Mr. President. But if he asks about Butcher, how should I answer?"
"Answer normally, there's no need to conceal anything."
Subsequently, Nixon, led by staff, walked into the monitoring room. On the old electronic screens inside, Magneto's every move was being monitored in real-time.
"Mr. President."
The originally somewhat listless white security guard immediately sprang up from his seat like a spring the moment Nixon pushed the door open, bringing his right hand to his brow in a loud salute.
(End of Chapter)
"Thank you."
Xia Shang then looked at Camille beside him and said calmly, "Please see this gentleman out. Then, tell the people waiting outside that Weiss Newspaper Agency is not considering selling shares at the moment. If they are here for material, lead them to the Editorial Department. After all, our newspaper agency's influence is limited, and cooperating with other newspaper agencies isn't necessarily a bad thing."
"Understood." Camille knew that her boss was preparing to leave some scraps for other newspaper agencies after getting the main meal.
This approach, it had to be said, was a classic case of killing two birds with one stone. It made Weiss Newspaper Agency appear generous and magnanimous, while also leveraging the influence of those other newspaper agencies to further expand Homelander's fame.
Homelander was currently The Providence Journal's golden signboard. Previous issues of The Providence Journal had recorded many heroic deeds related to Homelander. This meant that once Homelander became popular, The Providence Journal would also become popular along with him.
"Mr. Haka, please follow me."
Subsequently, Camille led Haka out of the Office.
...
Meanwhile, in the Government Conference Hall at the White House in the United States, a special discussion meeting concerning Mutants was being held.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, President Nixon first scanned the room, then spoke with a serious expression: "Everyone here is aware of the problems the United States is currently facing. Just a few days ago, Mutant Butcher publicly attacked the White House, the political center, and successfully rescued Mystique.
During this process, not only was my life threatened, but it also caused the US Government's credibility to plummet to rock bottom."
"Currently, public opinion unfavorable to the government is raging among the public. It's as if, in the eyes of the public, how can a nation that cannot even guarantee the president's personal safety protect their personal safety."
Nixon's voice was strong and resonant, causing the Minister of Defense, the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, and others present to silently lower their gaze.
"Therefore, the most urgent task at hand is how to resolve the current public opinion crisis. Regarding this, I, personally, have an idea.
That is to create a company specifically for managing and providing guidance to Mutants. As for the person in charge of the company, I haven't thought of a suitable candidate yet."
"Mr. President, I believe this approach is somewhat inappropriate. Wouldn't doing this be showing weakness to Mutants? I fear it will only increase their arrogance," Minister Herman O'Hara said with an unpleasant complexion.
"That company definitely cannot be created under the government's name. Otherwise, if word gets out, I, Nixon, wouldn't be able to face it."
Nixon frowned, then continued:
"Do you have a better plan to resolve the unease in the public's hearts? Oh, right, unless you can eliminate the Mutant named Butcher." He sneered, looking at Minister O'Hara with sarcasm. "Three days have passed since the White House Incident. Have you found any trace of Butcher? Furthermore, even if you could pinpoint Butcher's location, who do you plan to send to eliminate him?
For a Mutant with astonishing destructive power and flight speed exceeding the speed of sound, the only thing I can think of is using another Mutant to deal with him."
"Homelander?" O'Hara said subconsciously.
Recently, Homelander had become incredibly popular; his name had even become a current buzzword. Furthermore, many members of the public hailed him as the guardian deity of the United States. While O'Hara naturally scoffed at this phenomenon, it couldn't be denied that, according to analysis by internal personnel of the Security Bureau, this guy's strength likely surpassed Mutant Butcher.
His level of threat was even above Magneto. The reason was simple: this guy not only had super-fast movement speed, but his defense was also ridiculously strong, easily catching a helicopter weighing several tons and moving at high speed.
This meant that conventional weapons might not be able to cause any injury to Homelander. He was like a walking nuclear warhead. This was the Security Bureau's assessment of Homelander. "Exactly. From another perspective, we are fortunate. Although he hasn't explicitly stated he stands with our government, he has demonstrated his attitude through his actions. I believe that as soon as the company is established, he will be the first Mutant to join."
At this moment, Nixon could see that obvious concerns still existed on everyone's faces.
Clearly, they still rejected and disliked Mutants.
To dispel their concerns, Nixon's gaze turned cold: "Of course, this is just a temporary measure by the government. We will first use Homelander to stall or eliminate Butcher, and then secretly continue to research drugs and weapons that can restrain Mutants. In short, before the drugs and weapons are developed, we must turn them into tools in our hands. When they are no longer useful, we can discard them at will."
Right, this was more in line with the expected tone. O'Hara and the other high-ranking officials raised their heads one after another, their mouths slightly curving upwards.
"I agree with this plan," one of them said, raising his right hand.
"What if the Mutants develop too much?"
The Director of the Security Bureau was somewhat worried.
He felt that this behavior was a bit like raising a young tiger. If the young tiger matured one day, it might turn around and bite the US Government.
"Heh, as far as I know, their internal Mutant community is not united. Take Magneto, who is locked up at the bottom of The Pentagon, for example. This guy is a complete anti-government individual. His ideology dictates that he and Homelander will stand on opposing sides, becoming enemies," Nixon said with a cold laugh.
"Alright, in that case, I also agree." The Director of the Security Bureau slowly raised his right hand.
"Me too."
"Me as well..."
Nixon looked around. Seeing that more than half of the personnel had raised their hands, the heavy stone in his heart finally dropped.
"Seven to six, the plan is approved."
After the Meeting concluded, Nixon, accompanied by guards, arrived at The Pentagon.
"Give him the photo of Butcher, ask him if he has seen this person, and also inquire whether Butcher has any relationship with Charles."
A Guard nodded after receiving the photo. "Okay, Mr. President. But if he asks about Butcher, how should I answer?"
"Answer normally, there's no need to conceal anything."
Subsequently, Nixon, led by staff, walked into the monitoring room. On the old electronic screens inside, Magneto's every move was being monitored in real-time.
"Mr. President."
The originally somewhat listless white security guard immediately sprang up from his seat like a spring the moment Nixon pushed the door open, bringing his right hand to his brow in a loud salute.
(End of Chapter)
