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Chapter 137 Target: Secretary of State!

"This registration bill is a conspiracy, a conspiracy to eliminate superheroes and make it easier for the mastermind behind the scenes to rule the world!!!"

As Medusa recounted the "truth," the crowd became instantly agitated.

This time, Lynn didn't even need to incite the crowd with his shills in the march; the anger of the masses, who felt deceived, reached its peak immediately!

Inside the Illuminati base.

They stared in disbelief at the people outside who had initially protested against them, but now were instead passionately directing their anger at the American government.

Peter Parker opened his mouth, then turned to Scott beside him and said, "So... we don't need to sign that document?"

"I guess we don't need to... right?"

Scott, with a similarly blank expression, nodded mechanically.

"This is nothing!"

Seeing their surprised expressions, Gwen chuckled, "This is just the beginning. You know, Lynn never gives up halfway through anything!"

"Slap..."

A bottle of red wine smashed against the wall and shattered into pieces. At this moment, Kang looked at Lynn and the others on the TV with a gloomy expression.

After a moment, the gloom on Kang's face slowly disappeared, and then he took out his phone and dialed a number.

After the call connected, Kang said, "You won this bet, Lynn Hall. No wonder my foolish variant became the Conqueror. I must admit, for a moment just now, I almost considered using force!"

Inside the Illuminati base.

Upon hearing the call from the mastermind, who referred to the variant as Conqueror Kang, Lynn instantly recognized his identity.

Damn it, I never expected that the mastermind behind this was a variant of Kang.

Lynn made a gesture to stop the cheering and placed his phone in front of the computer.

While rapidly tracing the source of the call, he asked Kang Xu, seemingly puzzled, "Conqueror Kang?"

"No, you should call him a wise man!"

Hearing Lynn address him in that way, Wise Man Kang laughed and said, "I wasn't going to lose this bet, but I never expected to run into such a clever opponent as you. Just one moment of inattention and you seized the opportunity to turn the tables!"

As the computer narrowed down the signal tracking range, Lynn continued, "I don't know anything about conquerors or sages, but I do know that you almost succeeded, if it weren't for Conley Dwyer showing up on Attilan."

"So even if I discover your conspiracy and want to salvage the situation, I will have to pay a heavy price."

Seeing that the signal had locked onto Washington, Lynn continued, "Although we've never met, I suspect you have a plan, otherwise you wouldn't live up to your reputation as a wise man!"

"Haha, you guessed it again!"

Sitting in his chair, Kang picked up a piece of apple and popped it into his mouth: "This is just the beginning, Lynn. You're smarter than people from other multiverses, which really piques my interest, so I'm looking forward to seeing how we continue our battle."

"Oh, by the way, as the loser of the bet, I can give you a 'reward'!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the wise man Kang took out a palm-sized device and pressed it. The next second, the spacetime around Kang began to shatter, recombine, and shatter again, eventually forming a brand new spacetime shield.

"What reward?"

Seeing that the signal tracking had pinpointed a specific street in Washington, Lynn made a phone gesture to Steve, and then drew a circle in the air.

Steve, who immediately understood Lynn's meaning, took out his phone and dialed Stephen Strange.

"I have hidden your universe from the sight of the Council of Kang. From this moment forward, neither the Conquerors, Pharaohs, the Wonders, nor the Crimson Centurions will ever appear in your universe!"

"Lynn Hall, I'm really looking forward to our next match!"

The phone call had barely ended when Stephen Strange opened a magical portal and stepped in.

"Strange, we've identified the mastermind behind this conspiracy. Take us to Washington immediately!"

Lynn Hall began, pointing to the specific location on the computer screen.

"no problem!"

After glancing at the address, Stephen Strange immediately activated a magical portal.

At the same time, on a special plane flying from Washington to New York.

"Mr. Secretary, you should take a look at this!"

Seeing his staff member rush over with a tablet, the Secretary of State, who had been resting with his eyes closed, thinking about how to force the Illuminati and the Avengers to agree to sign the bill, frowned.

With a displeased expression, the Secretary of State picked up the tablet and glanced at it. After seeing the contents, his expression changed drastically.

Picking up his phone from the table and seeing dozens of missed calls on the silent screen, the Secretary of State immediately told his staff, "Tell the captain to change our destination. We're returning to Washington immediately!"

After his staff went to the cockpit, the Secretary of State took a deep breath and then pressed the presidential button.

Washington, D.C., inside the office of a congressman.

As he watched the video, the legislator instinctively wiped the sweat from his forehead with a rupee note.

As one of the most radical members of the "Superhero Registration Act," he constantly appears in the media in an attempt to gain fame.

Laureen Thompson was in a complete panic at this moment.

Damn it, who would have thought that the Superhero Registration Act would be linked to a conspiracy? And a conspiracy to split the superheroes and then conquer the world?

FUXX, I just wanted to gain some political capital, how did I end up becoming the gang of the mastermind behind the scenes?

Closing her notebook, Laureen looked at her subordinate and said urgently, "Still can't get through to the Secretary of State?"

Seeing her subordinates shake their heads, Laureen paced anxiously around the office.

"We can't sit idly by any longer, Scott. The video has just been uploaded online, and many people haven't seen it yet, but once today is over, people in America, and even the whole world, will probably know about this!"

"We need to figure something out, Scott. You go contact the media right now and say I want to..."

Before Laureen could finish speaking, the office door was kicked open, and several men in suits walked in.

Who are you?

Seeing the guy who suddenly barged into her office, Laureen immediately had a bad feeling.

"Mr. Laurie Thompson, we are the FBI, and we suspect you of having links to terrorists who are plotting to endanger the country."

As they spoke, the two FBI agents took out their weapons and stepped forward to take Laurie away.

"I'm innocent! You can't treat me like this! I just stood up to support the registration bill. That mastermind has nothing to do with me..."

Before Laureen could finish speaking, the FBI leader stepped forward and punched him in the stomach.

Looking at Laureen, who had suddenly hunched over like a shrimp, the FBI agent grabbed his hair and said, "Of course we know these things, but did you think about them when you were 'dealing' with Mr. Hall?"

"You...you actually dared to hit me?"

Looking at Laurie, who was bent over and staring at him in disbelief, the leading FBI agent chuckled, "Idiot, I've already beaten you up, and you still haven't figured it out?"

"You don't really think the FBI can't find evidence of your crimes, do you?!"

As he spoke, the FBI agent patted Laurie's terrified cheek and said, "You'll spend the rest of your life repenting in prison!"

Just as he was about to leave with his men, he caught a glimpse of Laureen's aide out of the corner of his eye. The FBI agent slapped his forehead: "I almost forgot about you!"

As he spoke, the agent stepped forward and took him away with him.

At the same time, a large number of FBI agents began to operate, and many members of Congress who had previously appeared in the media were arrested by the FBI on various charges.

Washington Airport.

When the Secretary of State hurriedly disembarked from the plane, he was not greeted by a pre-arranged car.

Instead, it was James Duke with FBI agents!

Upon seeing Duke, the Secretary of State's expression turned somewhat unpleasant, but he quickly composed himself and stepped forward with a smile, saying, "Director Duke, I didn't expect you to come in person. Is there something you need?"

In response to the Secretary of State's inquiry, James Duke chuckled and said, "It's nothing serious. We just suspect that you are involved with the superhuman criminals appearing in New York and the New York subway tragedy, so we need your cooperation in our investigation."

"I was worried my men were too rude, so I had to come in person to invite you to our FBI headquarters!"

Upon hearing Duke's words, the Secretary of State's expression instantly turned ugly: "You should know that these two incidents in New York have nothing to do with me!"

"Of course I know that, but both of these cases involve the Superhero Registration Act."

This was done by a mastermind attempting to endanger U.S. security.

"And you, Secretary of State, are very supportive of this bill, so this is just a necessary investigation!"

Upon hearing Duke's words, the Secretary of State frowned.

The current public opinion is very unfavorable to me. I originally planned to arrange some things to extricate myself after returning to Washington, but I didn't expect to be intercepted by James Duke on the way with this absurd excuse!

It seems that this matter can only be left to the staff for now.

Thinking of this, the Secretary of State smiled and said, "Alright, anyway, I have a clear conscience, so it's fine to have coffee at your FBI headquarters."

With that, the Secretary of State turned to his staff and said, "You can go back now!"

?

Before the Secretary of State's staff could leave, Duke had them stopped: "He can't leave. After all, he's one of your staff members, so he has to be investigated too!"

"you.."

Seeing his staff being stopped, Duke, the smiling tiger, gave himself no chance to make any remedial measures.

The Secretary of State's face immediately darkened: "Director Duke, you're not giving me the slightest bit of face!"

"Hehe, don't mind it, this is normal procedure!"

After saying that, Duke waved his hand and had the Secretary of State and his staff taken to the car!

Watching the two men being led into the car, the assistant said, "Director, we don't have any evidence of wrongdoing on the Secretary of State. Even if we bring him back to FBI headquarters, it won't do any good!"

Hearing his assistant's doubts, Duke sneered, "Useless? Public opinion has already started to ferment, and he is the most steadfast supporter of the bill. We'll control him now and not give him any chance to 'remedy' the situation."

"In three days at most, the backlash from public opinion will overwhelm him. Even if they release him without any real evidence, he won't be able to keep his position as Secretary of State!"

"That simple?"

Upon hearing Duke's words, the assistant asked somewhat strangely.

"Of course not! But for Lynn, three days is more than enough!"

After saying that, Duke walked towards the car.

Inside a luxurious villa in Washington, D.C.

"Looks like we're still a step too late!"

Looking at the empty villa and the broken wine bottles in the living room, Tony Stark said to Lynn, "That wise man Kang still managed to escape!"

After looking around, Lynn finally focused his gaze on a palm-sized, obviously damaged instrument.

After stepping forward and carefully examining the instrument, Lynn frowned and said, "A time machine!"

"A time machine?"

Taking the instrument from Lynn, Tony examined it for a moment and said, "So, that damned wise man Kang used a time machine to escape and travel to the past or the future?"

"That should be it!"

Nodding, Lynn looked at Tony and asked, "Is there a way to repair this time machine and then track down which point in time Wise Kang went to?"

"It's a bit difficult, but I'll try my best!"

With that, Tony turned to Ultron: "Iron Man, I need your help!"

"No problem, I'm also very interested in this scene, you frail tin man!"

Those who failed to capture the wise Kang returned to New York, but Lynn remained in Washington.

FBI headquarters.

"I really didn't intend to side with that mastermind. I just wanted to gain some political capital. You have to believe me, everything I said is true!"

Outside the interrogation room, Senator Laureen Thompson sat in the interrogation chair, sobbing and repeatedly proclaiming her innocence.

Lynn took the document, glanced at it, and then asked the FBI agent beside him, "How many members of Congress were arrested today?"

"A total of 32 members of the House of Representatives and 13 senators were arrested across the two houses. These were among the most vocal protesters after the registration bill was introduced."

In response to Lynn's questioning, the agent replied, "The Secretary of State has also been brought back temporarily, but Chief Lynn, the evidence we have 'fabricated' can only keep him here for a maximum of three days."

"Furthermore, we'll face external pressure for the next three days, so..."

"Three days? That's plenty of time!"

As he spoke, Lynn took the file and pushed open the door to the interrogation room.

The moment Lynn entered the interrogation room, the two FBI agents in charge of the interrogation immediately stood up.

Laureen Thompson was also taken aback when she saw Lynn.

Lynn waved for the two to leave, then sat down and said, "I've looked at your file, Congresswoman Laureen. I didn't expect that all these years you..."

Before Lynn could finish speaking, Laureen Thompson knelt down in front of Lynn with a thud: "Mr. Hall,"

I was wrong. I really just wanted to gain some political capital; I had absolutely no intention of targeting you.

"Please believe me, if you're willing to let me go, I'm willing to do anything for you. Just give the order, and I'll do anything!"

Looking at Representative Laureen, who was so glamorous just a few days ago, but now looks like a stray dog.

Lynn casually tossed the file in front of him: "Many people have wanted to be my dog ​​over the years, but do you think you're qualified?"

Looking at the documents, one by one, were the crimes he had committed over the years.

Laureen Thompson's face turned deathly pale.

He sat on the ground, feeling utterly hopeless, just as he was about to resign himself to his fate, but then he caught a glimpse of the ambiguous smile on Lynn's face.

Laureen Thompson instantly understood the meaning of Lynn's words.

"Mr. Hall, I know a lot of things. I know a lot of the dirty deeds of those legislators who publicly supported the registration bill. I'm willing to cooperate, I'm willing to help you..."

"Not enough!"

Lynn lit a cigarette and watched the pale blue smoke rise slowly. He looked at Laureen and said, "I heard..."

"Have you always been a staunch supporter of the Secretary of State?"

In just three days, public opinion underwent a complete reversal.

The broadcast of the video made the public realize that they had wronged the Illuminati and the Avengers superheroes, and even almost became accomplices in starting a superhero civil war.

Suddenly, the protests and demonstrations across the United States, which had been aimed at getting superheroes to sign the registration bill, turned into a chaotic mess.

They all sided with the Illuminati and the Avengers.

Many protesters even spontaneously surrounded the Capitol Building, demanding severe punishment for the members of Congress who supported the registration bill.

Inside Congress.

At this moment, members of Congress are also in a state of panic, not only because the area outside is surrounded by protesters demonstrating against them.

Even the FBI directly arrested 45 members of Congress, and even the Secretary of State was arrested.

For a moment, all the members of Congress were extremely worried, fearing that the FBI's next target would be them. After all, how many of those who could sit in this position were clean?

Some uneasy senators approached the Speaker of the Senate, who was also the Vice President, to discuss the matter, but after the Vice President discussed it with Attorney General Jeff Russell, he ignored it.

When the Speaker of the House approached the President hoping to discuss the matter, the President again ignored him.

After all, when both houses of Congress passed the Superhero Registration Act, they approached the president hoping he would approve its passage. However, after the president vetoed the bill, two-thirds of the members of both houses passed it again, and it officially became law.

Now that this has happened, Raven, the president in disguise, is even less likely to get involved!

She didn't want to offend Lynn!

Seeing that all those in charge had turned into cowards, panic within Congress intensified.

Especially in the last three days, after the FBI arrested seven more members of Congress, each member of Congress was afraid that they would be next.

Inside the Illuminati base.

Looking at his phone ringing again, Tony Stark smiled at Steve and said, "This is the ninth congressman to call me. They've even openly or covertly promised Stark Industries some 'policy benefits.'"

"Ha, I really don't know what these idiots are thinking, trying to bribe me with this and get me to stand up for them? Do I look like I'm that short of money?"