Chapter 600: Charles's Action (3rd Update, Requesting Monthly Tickets and Flowers)

Charles knew that the thing he feared most had come to pass.

But he could do nothing, for his strength did not allow him to act.

Staying here any longer would achieve nothing, so after Jiang Hao left, he also took Raven and departed.

Because if he stayed, he feared Eric would strike against them.

Before, with Jiang Hao present, Eric would not have struck against them, but now that Jiang Hao had left, that was no longer certain.

He had already offended Eric by rashly probing Eric's memories earlier.

Later, when Jiang Hao appeared, his attempt to probe Jiang Hao's memories had offended Eric to the point of no return.

From Eric's attitude toward Jiang Hao, it was clear that Eric respected and revered Jiang Hao, as if Jiang Hao were his own father.

Under such circumstances, staying here any longer would only be asking for trouble.

After the two left, Charles and Raven immediately boarded a plane and returned to New York.

Charles felt he had to do something, because he knew that if he did nothing, Eric might truly end up ruling the world.

And this was not something Charles wished to see.

He did not want to see the world ruled by any single person.

So, upon returning to New York, he immediately sought out the federal agent, his former girlfriend, Moira MacTaggert.

Although the two had only been boyfriend and girlfriend for half a month, she was still his ex-girlfriend, wasn't she?

"What do you want? Charles, you know I'm very busy; I've been having a headache over the Hellfire Club lately. I hope you've come with good news," Moira MacTaggert spoke.

"Although I also very much wish to bring you good news, I'm sorry, but this time I bring bad news, and very, very bad news," Charles said with a serious expression.

Moira MacTaggert immediately realized the gravity of the situation, because having dated Charles for a while, she knew that although this fellow had a habit of joking around, whenever he was serious, something major must have happened.

"What is it?" Moira MacTaggert asked, frowning.

"Xiao is dead. Sebastian Shaw, that guy is dead. I saw it with my own eyes."

Moira MacTaggert was stunned for a moment.

"Is that the bad news you wanted to tell me? Honestly, hearing this news makes me quite happy," Moira MacTaggert said.

"But you're celebrating too soon."

Moira MacTaggert said nothing, only staring fixedly at Charles with her eyes, for she knew Charles definitely had more to say.

"Although Xiao is dead, an even greater trouble has now emerged. I cannot explain these matters to you clearly right now, but I have a way to let you know about this."

As he spoke, Charles reached his hand toward Moira MacTaggert. Seeing Charles's outstretched hand, Moira MacTaggert hesitated for a moment.

She did not dodge.

Soon, Charles's hand was placed upon her forehead.

Then, Charles began to show Moira MacTaggert his experiences, from encountering Eric in the Las Vegas bar, to Shaw's death, to Jiang Hao's departure, and finally his own departure with Raven, playing it out before her like a movie.

And Moira MacTaggert entered Charles's first-person perspective, as if watching a movie.

Even after the images ended.

She did not snap back to reality immediately.

After quite some time, she finally came to her senses.

"What I just saw?"

"It was all my experiences in Las Vegas. These are all real."

"Now, you should understand what bad news I was talking about, right?"

Moira MacTaggert nodded.

She had already seen the threat Eric posed.

But at the same time, she felt somewhat helpless.

Yes, she was a federal agent; yes, to ordinary people she was a big shot, but in reality, she was merely a senior federal agent.

She had considerable authority within the CIA, but it was limited to handling general incidents.

Such an international matter was clearly beyond her jurisdiction; if she meddled recklessly and things went wrong, no one could take the blame for her.

As for getting support from the higher-ups, that would be difficult.

To get the higher-ups to support her, she needed to make them believe in this matter.

But the higher-ups did not trust Charles as much as she did.

"You may need to report this to your superiors. In this world, there are absolutely many people like us. I need the CIA's help to find more people like me to persuade them to fight Eric."

"Otherwise, in the future, we all will be ruled by him."

Moira MacTaggert frowned tightly; after a moment, she nodded.

"Alright, we don't have much time; it's time to act. I will take you to see my superior now, but you must persuade her yourself, and then persuade her superior."

"Perhaps you'll have the chance to meet the President," Moira MacTaggert added, not forgetting to make a small joke at that moment.

But Charles could not laugh at all.

However, Charles was indeed a talented person.

His eloquence was quite good.

Even setting aside his mutant abilities, he was still a capable individual.

His speaking skills were excellent.

In just ten minutes, he persuaded Moira MacTaggert's superior.

Then, he spent another ten minutes persuading her superior's superior.

Finally, Charles met the President.

After explaining the gravity of the situation to the President.

The President also realized that if they did nothing, they would face great trouble next.

And Eric knew nothing of these matters.

At this moment, he was taking over the assets left behind by Shaw.

With Emma, Tempest, and Hellfire helping him, he took over Shaw's assets with ease.

Moreover, compared to Shaw, Eric was smarter and more resourceful.

Just three days after taking over the Hellfire Club, Eric had significantly boosted the club's influence and strength.

Afterwards, he began using his powerful telepathic abilities to search for mutants.

At the same time, he extended recruitment offers, inviting them to join the Hellfire Club.

Meanwhile, Charles and the others had also started recruiting mutants from all over.

Of course, what Charles (FBI) did not know was that while he was diligently recruiting mutants to serve the government, the Thieves' Country Congress was secretly dispatching personnel to London to arrest Eric's family.

If Charles had known about this, he certainly would not have agreed to such a move.

After all, doing so was no different than making a mortal enemy of Eric.

The situation would develop completely out of control.

But Eric soon learned of this matter.

It was not that Eric received the news himself.

Rather, Jiang Hao, who had just emerged from the Portable Space Universe, learned of it and casually told Eric.

Jiang Hao had been staying inside the Portable Space Universe these past few days.

Besides researching the genes of those mutants and Hellfire's genes, the rest of his time was naturally spent touring the mountains and waters with the ladies, fishing, holding gatherings, watching dramas, playing games, and so on.

Upon emerging, thanks to Hongmeng,

he heard from the All-Knowing Messenger,

and instantly learned everything that had happened outside during his absence.

Then Jiang Hao casually notified Eric of this matter.