Days as a Spiritual Mentor in American Comics-Chapter 4395 - 3488: Midnight Sons (50)

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With such an incident happening, everyone in the chat groups was wildly laughing, and no one was thinking of a solution. One could say it was Shiller's "blessing".

In fact, Shiller didn't really care about this matter, because he genuinely didn't discriminate against mutants, nor did he feel it was bad to be mistaken for one. Although it might lead to a decrease in visitors to the sanatorium, it was currently under renovation, so there was no one there anyway.

Once the renovations are complete, the heat around this matter will surely die down. Most people are forgetful, by that time, he can just release a video explaining that it was all a misunderstanding, and it wouldn't be a big deal.

What he didn't expect was that Dario was even bolder than he thought. Just as he turned to return to Danny's ward, a rush of footsteps sounded at the stairwell.

The New York Police Department appeared at the stairwell, fully armed, guns raised, their imposing manner reminded Shiller of his college days.

Shiller turned around and raised his hands, but he looked somewhat bewildered. Quickly, he recalled his actions over the past three months and confirmed that there were no victims before coming to his senses.

"Hello, Mr. Shiller Rodriguez," the leading officer said, "Someone called in claiming your mutant ability went out of control, causing substantial harm to their life and property. We need you to cooperate with the investigation, please do not resist."

Having a deep understanding of the nature of New York police, Shiller knew they were already being quite polite. The dark barrels of the guns were more pointed at mutants than at a psychiatrist.

But Shiller wasn't ready to compromise either. He looked at the police and said, "I am giving you two minutes to explain the situation to me. Otherwise, I cannot exclude the possibility of using force to protect my own interests."

A police officer standing in the second row spoke up, "The chairman of Roxsen Energy Company, Mr. Dario Ag, reported to the NYPD, claiming that your mutant ability went out of control, leading to the Roxsen Energy Industry Building fire incident and causing him serious injuries."

"Mr. Shiller, you have the right to defend yourself, but you should exercise that in court. Before that, you must cooperate with the investigation, otherwise, the police could charge you with resisting arrest and violently opposing the police."

Shiller was well aware that if he cooperated with the arrest now, he would most likely be fine.

In America, they emphasize catching in the act, which means unless Dario Ag reported the incident on the spot and when the police arrived, Shiller was still out of control, affecting Dario and the Roxsen Energy Industry Building, otherwise, Dario's accusation would be hard to stand.

Even if he had surveillance footage, unless it captured high-definition photos of Shiller's face, or at the time of the photos, Shiller's actions and state can't clearly indicate he was out of control, there'd be a lot of room for argument. Even if there was an accusation, it would likely not be a major crime, and posting some bail money would get him out.

However, if he resisted during the police arrest, the charge could be more serious. If he also tried resisting with force, he could be accused of attempting to murder a police officer — which is a very serious charge, not only would the jury choose to deal with it harshly, but it would also provoke public outcry.

The officer's earlier statement also clearly indicated that it was Roxsen Energy Company pushing them to do this, whoever wins or loses between you supernatural beings we don't care, we're just small fry in the pond, there's really no need to fight us to the end.

"Are you going to run?" Khonsu asked.

"Dario must be betting that I won't run." Shiller thought to himself while saying, "He's certainly investigated me, knows I have many backings, and thinks I would likely cooperate with the investigation first then find a way to get out."

"He knows I can slip out, but he still chose to report me, which proves he must have another purpose."

"If it's only between the two of us, he might want to delay my time or tarnish my reputation. But in fact, it was Thor who injured him, could it be he's trying to leverage this to put Asgard in a bind?"

"So, after going round in circles, is he still planning to sue Thor?" Shiller pondered with a furrowed brow, "He has surveillance footage of Thor attacking him, if released, it might negatively impact Asgard's reputation. So he wants to use this footage to negotiate with Thor for Asgard's mining technology?"

Shiller thought about it and felt it was most likely. After all, now that Asgard is eager to shake off its violent reputation, if this footage leaks, it could be quite troublesome.

But resolving a surveillance video is really too simple. Not to mention JARVIS or Ultron, even Loki could use magic to search all possible storage locations for the footage and successfully erase it.

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What's more, Loki isn't foolish. At the time he allowed Thor to act, he must have prepared not to let anyone have any leverage against them; he likely used magic to interfere with all surveillance equipment, so Dario has no real evidence. He's just bluffing.

Even taking ten thousand steps back, even if he succeeded, Asgard would never be blackmailed by him, Asgard has never been threatened by anyone.

By that time, even at the risk of offending Earth's superheroes, Thor would absolutely eliminate Dario physically.

Shiller understood, Nick wouldn't stop him. After all, Dario had been causing trouble and making a mess. He dug his own grave, and the human race had no reason to turn against Asgard for him.

If he were Dario, he certainly wouldn't do such a thing — the risk is too high, and the chances of success are too low.

So why is he giving me trouble?

Shiller suddenly thought, earlier Dario proposed transforming the newly built star ship's escort ships into mining ships, but in reality, such a bold idea was just a cover, the actual goal was the "Air Factory" plan.

"Launching a satellite" is a very common political maneuver, which is to set an extravagant goal and pretend to be busy and hustle for this goal — this is commonly known as a "satellite".

And the competitors, to guard against this satellite, would mobilize a lot of resources and forces, thereby not having time for other things, or making mistakes amidst the clutter, exposing flaws.

While their attention is on the satellite, then focus full strength on the real small target, accomplishing it in one go before the opponent realizes.

Earlier, Dario's request to turn escort ships into mining ships was actually to "launch a satellite". He had already used this trick once, and at that time, Nick believed his true target was the air factory plan.

Could this time be the same? This arrest of Shiller and suing Asgard in court is just a "satellite", Dario's true target remains the air factory plan.

Shiller recalled seeing in the news that, in about half a month, there will be a referendum about establishing an air factory above the Bronx.

Half a month is neither too short nor too long; if he were to be jailed now and went through several investigations, the trial should just coincide with that time.

If everyone focuses their attention here, trying to collect evidence and win the case, then the referendum might just pass quietly.

Manipulating the referendum results is a piece of cake for companies of their size. As long as these superheroes and S.H.I.E.L.D. don't intervene, it's a sure thing.

Shiller couldn't help but lament that Dario Ag is the quintessential evil capitalist — when it comes to exploiting the populace and reaping profits, there is nothing they won't do. Only what people can't think of, nothing they can't do, investing all their energy and wisdom into exploitation without wasting a bit.

Their fervent pursuit of profit ignites endless wisdom and activity. Even when the opponents are the rulers of the Nine Major Kingdoms, the only two superpowers on Earth, all the superheroes, even Shiller himself, they dare take them on.

Moreover, he's not challenging one or two, but all of them in one go.

Shiller now felt even more deeply about that saying — 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 what the Three Great Empires won't.

The thought process, though somewhat convoluted, only took a few seconds.

In the next second, Shiller's figure vanished directly from the corridor. A strip of moonlight passed through the glass, and the People of New York only felt that the Moon hanging in the sky suddenly glowed bright, and then the light was slowly obscured.

The Moon disappeared again, this time for a full 20 minutes.

This stir was so great that it caused an uproar across New York. After all, that's the Moon — the faithful guardian that's been orbiting Earth consistently for millions of years, a satellite in the cosmic, even singled out by some civilizations' scientists as the "Earth-Moon System".

It just suddenly vanished.

Through professional equipment testing, the Moon was indeed still in its place, but for some reason, it was invisible from Earth.

It's inevitably caused a panic. This news overshadowed all other entertainment headlines; things like the Roxsen Energy Industry Building fire, Dario Ag's attack, and who's a mutant didn't matter anymore. They needed the Moon!

But fortunately, 20 minutes later, the Moon reappeared in its original spot as if it had never left. Although it was relieving, it nevertheless sparked wider discussions.

What then? Is the Moon finally planning to divorce Earth, with separation as the first step?

Netizens had various theories, but professionals were really overwhelmed with work.

Scientists from various countries began studying the recent anomaly, the first step being to confirm if there's any problem with the Moon itself.

At this point, China delivered a message: their lunar rover stationed on the Moon captured images of a human-like figure.

The Internet virtually exploded from this point.

The human race is a peculiar kind: when you tell them Asgardians are aliens, they would shrug it off disinterestedly saying, "We already knew"; but if you say humanoid lifeforms were found on the Moon, they'd excitedly and curiously ask, "Are they aliens?!"

The answer, of course, was no — it was Shiller.

By accompanying the lunar rover capturing more images, people also realized the mysterious person on the Moon didn't seem like an alien, but rather a superhero from Earth — Moon Knight.

This inevitably sparked suspicions that the Moon's disappearance was his doing. S.H.I.E.L.D. naturally had to provide an explanation, so Nick, who was already driven to the brink of a meltdown by the online wars, almost exploded on the spot.

"I know you're anxious, but don't be," Shiller said while leaning on Nick's desk with a coffee cup, "You should've understood my speculation, right?"

"Yes. But that's no reason for you to really act recklessly like a rookie, hiding from chasing police, causing the Moon to vanish, then running off to the Moon! Even if you want to be a superhero, there's no need to be that inexperienced! Even Peter when he just debuted wouldn't make such mistakes!" Nick roared.

"You only remember I want to be a superhero." Shiller smiled and sat down on the nearby couch.

Nick seemed to catch on, he looked at Shiller with some suspicion, fiddling with the pen in his hand, he asked hesitantly, "What do you intend to do?"

"You'll know soon enough."

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