CHAPTER XVI
Downey drove his car from the suburbs into New York City. New York is still bustling, with high-rise buildings lined up one after another. On the streets, pedestrians hurried by, busy with their own business.
This is the norm in New York City, and if you want to live in this cosmopolitan city, a fast-paced lifestyle is essential. Even if it breaks through the sky, it can't stop the daily life of New York citizens.
From time to time, it is not uncommon to see marches in New York City, or people carrying loudspeakers on the side of the road.
This "normal" went a little unexpectedly today.
In front, a large circle of people was gathered, and all the citizens watched strongly.
A dry thin man stood on the stage, as if a gust of wind could blow him down, and anyone believed that a casual punch could knock this thin man down.
The thin man gives a speech in which he claims to be the strongest mercenary in the world, with a distinguished record.
"Do you know that Donnie? Is that the mutant who has been very popular lately? That's my defeat! The thin man Tian was shameless, and said blatantly, his tone was tough, as if he was in his chest.
People didn't believe it and pointed fingers. Donnie was still surprised that this thing was still alive, but his face suddenly turned black when he heard this.
"Don't you believe me? Just some time ago, that mutant was beaten to the point that he was holding his head, do you know? That's what I did! The thin man made a gesture of slapping the ball, and he said, "I only used one hand, and he fell down in an instant, and he was vulnerable." ”
The thin man spoke in a hurry, coughing twice, making people worry about whether he would cough out his lungs, and died violently on the streets of New York.
Donnie looked unkind, sneaked into the crowd, and found an opportunity to pinch his nose and shout, "What about that mutant?" You beat him? ”
The thin tiger's body was shocked, and he was full of energy: "I ran away, I was beaten away by my fist, and I didn't dare to show my face again." The citizens of New York, I will protect you! ”
The skinny man claimed to be responsible for the safety of New Yorkers.
"Hire me now, 20% off!" The thin man shouted.
There was a disdainful laugh from the crowd, this dry body can be knocked down with a casual punch, who would use this kind of person for protection?
"Boy, do you want to hire me?" The thin man saw a child of a few years old walking by, and hurriedly ran over.
The child turned and left.
Downey saw two policemen watching the excitement next to him, so he walked over and asked them, "Is this guy doing this legal?" ”
"At least it's not illegal." A policeman shrugged and said, happy to see the excitement.
Another cop told Downey that the skinny man's speech was approved by their department, and that when marching in New York City to protest or something, there would be a special department issuing permission to ensure that the people were not interfered with by patrolling police.
"Anyone who wants to hire me, 7% off! Six folds is fine! Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, the thin man consciously lowered the fee, and then sighed in a low voice, the current citizens are becoming more and more difficult to deceive.
There were people in the crowd who had fought with the thin man, and they almost had to hide their faces and leave, without a face, for fear of being recognized by the thin man, which was too embarrassing.
The thin man starts a new round of self-promotion, and every word is inseparable from the glorious past of Donnie, and he hears that Donnie wants to hammer him to death.
The audience heckled and laughed at the top mercenaries who no one cared about.
The thin man was anxious, squeezed into the crowd, explained his prowess everywhere, and gave Donnie a chance to get close to him.
Donnie turned left and right, quietly approached the thin man, and sneered and took out the vibranium in his arms.
Find the right time, take advantage of the thin man's unpreparedness, Donnie slammed the bricks on his brain!
Syllable!
The thin man's eyes widened, his mouth foamed, and he tried to turn his head to see who was filming him, but failed, and fell in despair.
The people let out a cheer and left satisfied. The two policemen had seen enough of the excitement, so they came up to clean up the wreckage of the venue and dragged the thin man away.
Many citizens whispered and expressed their opinions as they walked, and Donnie listened.
"Are all the mercenaries of the present virtuous? It's horrible. Some citizens sighed.
"Mercenaries can't do it now, after all, this world is getting more and more dangerous. Some time ago, the Italian gangsters and the Chinatown underworld got into action, do you know? ”
"I heard."
"They hired a guy at the same time, and that guy tied up the bosses of both families, claiming that whichever boss paid more, he would help him kill the boss of the other family."
"Wow, society is really sinister......"
The citizen talked eloquently, and it was said that the two bosses bid on the spot, and the fight was extremely tragic. In the end, the Chinatown boss won, and with a killer move, he finally offered a few hundred dollars more, saving his life.
Someone asked what the killer feature was.
"The boss of Chinatown has broken off his gold teeth, while the Italian boss has no gold teeth." The citizen said.
Donnie listened to it with relish, listening to this kind of market view, it would make Donnie feel that he was still the same ordinary person before, working diligently to transport goods when he had something, chatting and farting when he was fine, although there was nothing to praise for his great achievements, but it was better to be plain and peaceful.
But Donnie stepped into a new circle, and he could never go back, and he couldn't go back.
This is a world of great controversy, and since he has emerged from the mortal world, it is impossible to have another chance to go back.
If you don't fight, you will die!
Driving all the way and dealing with routine inspections by street police, Downey finally returns to his house, a small house in New York.
There is no home anymore, it used to be a home, now it is just a house, at least Downey thinks this is just a house.
He was left alone, where did he come from?
Opening the door and walking in, Donnie looked at everything in the house, familiar and unfamiliar, but still so small and tidy, everything was the same as before, exactly as he remembered, as if nothing had happened.
Downey sighed deeply and wanted to say something to himself, but gave up and slumped on the couch.
On the table, there was a letter, and in the corner of the letter was marked the sender: Xavier School for the Gifted Youth.
Downey opened it and read it, the letter was written by Professor X, and he invited Downey to come over in the name of Xavier's School for the Gifted and Young, hoping that Downey could continue to complete his studies instead of taking a break to earn money like before.
At the end of the letter, Professor X wrote: "I would love to meet with my people so that we can have a good conversation.
Downey sighed, resealed the letter, and found a box to put it in. This is the X-Men sending him an invitation, hoping that he will not fall to Magneto's side.
To put it more bluntly, Professor X is implying that even if he doesn't come to Xavier's School for the Gifted, he shouldn't join the fraternity.
Professor X was right to be cautious, he and Professor X were not all the same.
Donnie didn't want to be on either side of them at all, whether it was the bald professor or Lao Wan, he had no power to fight back, if he really wanted to choose one, he would rather choose Lao Wan.
The reason is simple, if Professor X reads the memories in his brain out of curiosity, I don't know what will happen? Will he have a nervous breakdown and die like in his previous life?