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Could I borrow your phone?
The truck started again, and George immediately asked Gavriela.
Before thinking about how to save Tony Stark, he must understand the history and related situations of this world, in order to make more accurate judgments and more perfect plans.
In this era, the fastest way is naturally to look up information on the internet using a smartphone.
"Of course, give it to me."
Gavriela didn't think twice, pulling out her phone from her pocket and handing it to George.
Taking the phone, George started searching the internet for the information he wanted to gather, until the truck reached the Mexican border and the sky began to grow dark, at which point he handed the phone back to Gavriela.
"That's how it is."
In fact, the history of this universe is not much different from that of the movie universe. It only adds some elements of mutants.
According to the news reports online, mutants were truly understood by the public in 1973.
Mystique, a mutant, attempted to assassinate Trask, but was ultimately stopped. Mystique became a hero among mutants, and humans began to gradually accept the existence of mutants.
In 1977, Quicksilver broke 8 world records in sports competitions, and the sports industry began to ban mutants from participating in professional sports competitions.
This point conflicts with the movie universe, because according to the movie universe, Quicksilver had not been born yet that year; both Quicksilver and Wanda in the movie universe were born in 1990.
This reminder also reminded him that many things in the future cannot be fully dealt with according to the movie's plot.
After that, the X-Men superhero group was praised by the public, and there were also many extended comics about X-Men, and that in their hands was one of them.
Many of the stories in it are adapted from real events of the X-Men, but there are also a large number of fictional elements, such as the so-called Garden of Eden.
The events of Apocalypse appeared in 1983, and soon after the events of Weaselwich, Professor X had a seizure and lost control of his brain, killing all but Wolverine of the X-Men and other mutant students at the school, as well as over 600 innocent humans around them.
Since then, Professor X has been listed as a "weapons of mass destruction" by the American government and was wanted. Mutants began to disappear from the public eye.
Now, more than twenty years later, most humans have forgotten about the existence of mutants, and many of the younger generation only regard them as fictional characters from comics.
Governments all around the world have been deliberately downplaying the history of mutants' existence, as if to prove that governments are the biggest reliance of humans, not mutant superheroes.
Before 1973, there were almost no news of the existence of mutants, which is why Steve Rogers became Captain America in 1943 by becoming super-soldier serum and defeating the Hydra.
It's likely because at that time, Logan and Sabertooth were still ordinary soldiers with little fame, Professor X and Magneto were just children, and the Hellfire Club was hidden in the shadows.
"Have you ever thought about looking for possibly still-existing Logan and Professor X?"
At this point, George had already formulated a rough plan in his mind.
Although there are many conflicts between the history of this universe and what he knows, some things have not changed fundamentally. He can't rely solely on known intelligence, but he also can't abandon his advantages in this area entirely.
At least, the initial reason for Tony Stark's kidnapping was probably still Obidiah Stane, who wanted to kill Tony Stark and take control of Stark Industries alone.
But his mental abilities were not strong enough to extract information about the Ten Rings from Obadiah Stane, in order to locate Tony Stark's imprisonment, and would require Professor X's involvement.
Professor X's brain is not always under control due to his epilepsy, but with the effects of medication, he has improved significantly. Most of the time, he remains relatively clear-headed.
Perhaps not as strong as before, but simple mental reading of memories should still be possible.
After all, he could still occasionally communicate with Wolvie at a distance.
With Logan as a shield and with his own abilities, rescuing Tony Stark shouldn't be too difficult.
Although Wolverine is old, he is still terrifying to ordinary terrorists when he is serious. Moreover, Gavriela also brought some drugs that can temporarily enhance mutant abilities when they were escaping. These would help Wolverine regain some of his strength.
Most importantly, both of these individuals have extensive experience in planning and executing missions, which is something that he, Gavriela, and these young mutants lack.
To be honest, when he was abroad, he was as blind as a bat and even not as good as Gavriela.
"I've been thinking that we've been trying to find out information about them, but all we've heard is that there's a guy who looks like Wolverine driving in Elba Island, and there are no other leads.
And after thinking it over, we realize that Professor X is also a wanted criminal and may not be able to help us."
Gavriela replied helplessly.
George nodded in agreement. In some ways, Gavriela's thoughts were not wrong; Logan and the others indeed have their own problems to deal with.
"I have a plan. If it succeeds, then future children may not need to be controlled by anyone, and can live normal lives..."
He told Gavriela everything about his plan without any reservation.
His idea was simple; if Gavriela agreed, he was willing to put in more effort to help, considering it as an investment for the future.
If Gavriela disagreed, he wouldn't force her. He wasn't a do-gooder; after sending the children to their destination, he would leave alone to complete his plan and establish himself in New York.
Moreover, his choice might not be the best for the children. They may have a better life in Canada, for all he knew.
Hearing George's plan, Gavriela fell into deep thought.
At this moment, she was very conflicted. To be honest, she had no particular confidence in the Canadian government. As a Mexican raised in Mexico City, she had little trust in the government.
But the plan George proposed was risky as well.
If George and the others failed to save Tony Stark and missed their meeting time with the Canadian government, the children would definitely be captured and killed by people at the experimental base.
Also, would Logan and Professor X be willing to help?
George saw the confusion in Gavriela's heart and added:
"If Logan and Professor X refuse to help, or if we don't return before five o'clock on Friday, you follow the original plan and cross the border to Canada."
It's Saturday today, and there are six days until next Friday. If everything goes smoothly, six days should be enough for them to rescue Tony Stark.
"Okay, George, thank you so much!"
Gavriela nodded with gratitude.
George could have easily left on his own without needing to help them. With George's abilities and the intelligence he had shown, escaping from the laboratory's pursuit wouldn't be difficult.
But instead, he chose to stay and help them find a better way to live.
"No, I'm similar to them. We're all experiments of the experimental base, so in a way, I'm their brother."
George laughed and sighed.
"Actually, according to their creation time, you should be the youngest among them."
Gavriela seemed to think of something, suddenly bursting into laughter.
George couldn't help but smile at the remark. Yes, when you think about it, his body had been created not even a year ago, making him the youngest mutant in the lab.
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