Chapter 3440: Midnight Sons (50)

After this kind of thing happened, everyone in the group was laughing crazily, and no one was thinking of a solution. It can also be said to be Schiller's "blessing".

Schiller didn't really care about this matter, because he indeed didn't discriminate against mutants, and didn't feel that being regarded as a mutant was bad for him. Although it might lead to a decrease in the customer flow of the nursing home, the nursing home is currently under renovation and there is no one there anyway.

When the nursing home renovation is finished, the heat of this matter will definitely pass. Most people are forgetful, and by that time, he can just release a video or something to clarify that this was a misunderstanding, and it won't be a big deal.

But he didn't expect that Dario was even braver than he imagined. Just as he was about to turn around and return to the ward where Danny was, a burst of hurried footsteps came from the stairwell.

New York police appeared at the stairwell, fully armed, holding guns in their hands, with an aggressive momentum that reminded Schiller of his college days.

Schiller turned around and raised his hands, but looked a bit blank. He quickly recalled his actions in the past three months in his mind, confirmed that there were really no victims, and only then did he come to his senses.

"Hello, Mr. Schiller Rodriguez." The leading police officer said, "Someone reported that your mutant ability lost control, causing significant losses to his life and property safety. Now we need you to cooperate with the investigation, please do not resist."

Schiller, who knew the virtue of the New York police, knew that they were already very polite. Those pitch-black gun muzzles were more aimed at mutants, not a psychologist.

But Schiller didn't intend to compromise either. He looked at the police and said: "I'll give you two minutes to let me understand the current situation. Otherwise, I cannot rule out the possibility of using force to safeguard my own vital interests."

A police officer standing in the second row spoke up: "Dario Agger, the chairman of Roxxon Energy Company, reported to the New York Police Department, claiming that your mutant ability lost control, leading to the fire incident at the Roxxon Energy Industrial Building, and also causing him to suffer serious injuries."

"Mr. Schiller, you have the right to defend yourself, but you must leave it until you are in court to exercise it. But before that, you must cooperate with the investigation, otherwise, the police can also accuse you of resisting arrest and violently opposing the police."

Schiller of course knew very clearly that if he cooperated with the arrest now, he would likely have nothing to happen.

The American side pays attention to catching the current, which is to say, unless Dario Agger reports to the police on the spot, and when the police arrive, Schiller is still out of control and has affected Dario and the Roxxon Energy Industrial Building, otherwise, Dario's accusation is hard to establish.

Even if he has surveillance video, as long as there is no high-definition front-face photo, or when the photo is taken, Schiller's actions and state cannot indicate that he lost control, then the room for sophistry is very large. Even if truly accused, it likely won't be any serious crime, and he can be released after paying some bail.

However, if he resists arrest when the police are arresting him, the charges might be relatively serious. If there is any violent resistance, he might be accused of murdering a police officer—this is a very serious crime, not only will the jury choose to be strict and heavy, but it will also trigger public opinion condemnation.

The statement of the police officer just now also clearly indicated that it was actually Roxxon Energy Company that forced them to come; who wins or loses in your fight between gods is none of our business, we are just small shrimp in the pond, there is really no need to fight for our lives with you.

"Are you going to run?" Kong Su asked.

"Dario should be betting that I won't run." Schiller thought in his heart while thinking, "He must have sent someone to investigate me, knowing I have many reliances, feeling that I am highly likely to cooperate with the investigation first, and then think of a way to get out."

"He knows I can get out, but still chose to report to the police, then he must have another purpose."

"If it's just a matter between the two of us, then he might want to delay my time or smear my reputation. But in reality, the one who hurt him was Thor; could it be that he wants to use this matter to rely on Asgard?"

"So going around in circles, he still wants to sue Thor?" Schiller thought with a frown, "He has the surveillance video of Thor attacking him in his hands; if it is released, it might cause a bad impact on Asgard's reputation. So he wants to take this surveillance video and negotiate with Thor to get Asgard's mining technology?"

Schiller thought about it and felt this was the most likely. After all, Asgard is now eager to get rid of the reputation of violence, and if this video spreads, it might be a bit troublesome.

But solving a surveillance video is really too simple. Not to mention Jarvis or Ultron, even Loki can use magic to search all places where the video might be stored, and then successfully destroy the video.

Moreover, Loki isn't stupid. He would have let Thor do it, definitely having prepared to not be held by the handle. He very likely used magic to interfere with all surveillance equipment, and Dario doesn't have any evidence in his hands. He is just bluffing.

And taking a step back, even if he really succeeded, Asgard wouldn't be threatened by him; Asgard has never been threatened by anyone.

By that time, even if it means offending Earth's superheroes, Thor would definitely physically eliminate Dario.

Schiller is clear that Nick likely wouldn't stop him. After all, this guy Dario is jumping up and down, finding quite a bit of trouble. He is courting death himself, and humanity has no need to fall out with Asgard for him.

If he were Dario, he definitely wouldn't do this kind of thing—the risk is too high, and the chance of success is too low.

Then why is he looking for my trouble?

Schiller suddenly thought that Dario had previously proposed transforming the newly completed starship's escort ship into a mining ship, but in reality, this bold idea was just to cover up, and the real purpose was the "Aerial Factory" plan.

"Releasing satellites" is a very common political struggle method, simply put, first set a very exaggerated goal, pretending to be busy and working hard for this goal—this is commonly known as "satellite".

And to guard against this satellite, competitors will mobilize a lot of resources and power, thereby being unable to spare the hands to do other things, or making mistakes in the rush and revealing flaws.

Taking advantage of the opponent's focus on the satellite, they then launch a full-scale attack on the real small target, completing it in one fell swoop before the opponent can react.

Previously, Dario's demand to turn the frigate into a mining ship was actually a distraction. He had already used this trick once, and at that time, Nick thought his real goal was the Aerial Factory project.

So, could this time be the same? Arresting Schiller and going to court with Asgard is just a distraction; Dario's real goal is still the Aerial Factory project.

Schiller remembered seeing in the news that in about half a month, the referendum for the plan to build an aerial factory over the Bronx would be held.

Half a month is neither short nor long; if he were to be imprisoned now and go through a series of investigations, the trial would likely happen just at that time.

If everyone focuses their attention on him, trying every possible way to collect evidence to win this lawsuit, then the referendum might just pass by unnoticed.

Manipulating the outcome of a referendum is as easy as pie for a company of their size. As long as these superheroes and S. H. I. E. L. D. don't interfere, its passage is a done deal.

Schiller couldn't help but sigh; Dario Agger is the most typical evil capitalist—using every possible means to exploit the public and seize profits. There is nothing they can't do, only things people haven't thought of; they pour all their energy and wisdom into exploitation, without wasting a single bit.

Their fanatical pursuit of profit makes them burst with endless wisdom and initiative. Even if the opponent is the Lord of the Nine Realms, one of the only two superpowers on Earth, all the superheroes, or even Schiller, they dare to take them on.

Moreover, he isn't challenging just one or two; he's taking them all on at once.

Schiller feels more and more deeply about that saying now—when profit reaches 300%, they are even willing to risk being hanged. Now it should be changed to: when profit reaches 300%, they even dare to do things that the three great empires wouldn't dare to do.

Although the thinking process was a bit convoluted, it was only a matter of a few seconds.

The next second, Schiller's figure disappeared directly from the corridor. A beam of moonlight passed through the glass, and the people of New York only felt the moon hanging high in the sky suddenly brighten, and then the light was slowly obscured.

The moon disappeared again, and this time it lasted for a full 20 minutes.

The commotion this time was so great that all of New York was in an uproar. That was the moon—the loyal guardian that has revolved around the Earth consistently for millions of years, a satellite in a celestial system that is extremely rare in the universe and even specifically referred to as the "Earth-Moon system" by scientists of many civilizations.

It just suddenly disappeared.

According to professional equipment testing, the moon was clearly still in its place, just for some reason it couldn't be seen from Earth.

Inevitably, this caused panic. This news overshadowed the heat of all entertainment news; things like the Roxxon Energy Industrial Building fire, the attack on Dario Agger, or who is a mutant were no longer important. They needed the moon!

But fortunately, 20 minutes later, the moon appeared back in its place, as if it had never disappeared. Although it made people breathe a sigh of relief, it inevitably triggered more widespread discussion.

What's going on? Have the moon and the Earth finally reached the end of their rope and decided to divorce, and now they are separating first?

Netizens had their own guesses, and the professionals were even more driven crazy.

Scientists from various countries began to study the anomaly just now, and the first thing was to confirm whether there was a problem with the moon itself.

At this time, a piece of news came from China: their lunar rover deployed on the moon had captured a suspected humanoid creature.

This really made the frying pan of the internet boil over completely.

Humans are a very strange species. If you say Asgardians are aliens, they will very uninterestingly curl their lips and wave their hands, saying "we already knew that"; but if you say a suspected humanoid creature was discovered on the moon, they will very excitedly and curiously ask, "Is it an alien?!"

The answer, of course, is no—it's Schiller.

As the lunar rover captured more footage, people also discovered that the mysterious person appearing on the moon didn't seem to be an alien at all, but a superhero on Earth—Moon Knight.

This inevitably makes one suspect that the previous disappearance of the moon was his doing. S. H. I. E. L. D. naturally had to provide an explanation for this, so Nick, who was already overwhelmed by the online public opinion war, almost exploded on the spot.

"I know you're in a hurry, but don't be in a hurry yet." Schiller leaned against Nick's desk with a coffee cup and said, "You should have understood my deduction, right?"

"Yes. But that's no reason for you to act like a hothead, making the moon disappear and running to the moon just to avoid police pursuit! Even if you want to be a superhero, there's no need to be a greenhorn like that, right?! Even Peter when he first started wouldn't make this kind of mistake!" Nick roared.

"You only remember that I want to be a superhero." Schiller smiled and sat on the sofa next to him.

Nick seemed to have reacted a bit; he looked at Schiller with some suspicion, twirled the pen in his hand, and asked with some hesitation, "What do you want to do?"

"You'll know soon enough."

(End of Chapter)