Chapter 96: Self-righteous Idiot (4K large chapter)

Silver Manor.

As soon as he returned to the manor, Richard heard from the White Queen that he was being criticized by the public.

He guessed that he would be the headline of major TV stations and newspapers today.

But he did not expect that the reports given by major TV stations and newspapers in New York were surprisingly consistent.

These TV stations and newspapers, without exception, all led the public to believe that he was the cause of the heavy casualties last night.

"Who will protect ordinary people? Tragic casualties that could have been avoided!"

"Save people or kill people? The king of mutants who does whatever he wants!"

"Hero? No, it's a murderer!"

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Although it was a bit unexpected, Richard quickly guessed that these TV stations and newspapers gave such consistent reports, which were all promoted by the authorities behind the scenes.

Not only that, after reading these reports online, he also guessed what the authorities were planning.

Test!

The authorities planned to guide public opinion to test him.

As for why the authorities did this, it was not difficult to guess.

Let alone that Kingpin had told him last night that the Mutant Affairs Department was preparing a plan to capture him.

Even without the information revealed by Jin Bing, just by looking at today's report, you can know what the authorities are planning.

After enduring for more than three months, the US authorities finally decided to take action to solve this trouble that made people sleepless.

Guiding public opinion to test his reaction, if nothing unexpected happens, is the first step.

"Is it because I have been attending banquets from time to time in the past few months, making them think that I care about the outside evaluation like everyone else?"

Richard said to the White Queen sitting next to him.

"As long as you are still alive and not their subordinates, they will never give up dealing with you."

"Although public opinion cannot cause physical harm to you, it can label you as a villain."

"If everyone thinks you are a villain, even if they don't take action, there will be many self-proclaimed righteous guys coming to deal with you."

The White Queen said slowly.

Like Richard, after seeing that major TV stations and newspapers gave reports with the same point of view, she knew that this was the official's handiwork.

If there is no official indication, these competing TV stations and newspapers will never be so united.

"I know they want to label me as a villain, but I'm curious, who gave them the courage?"

"Aren't they afraid that I'll go to the White House and the Pentagon to find them in anger?"

Richard continued.

"Maybe they have already prepared a way to deal with you, just waiting for you to go there?"

"Of course, it is not ruled out that they are too arrogant."

The White Queen said slowly.

"Forget it, I don't want to think about it."

"Since they deliberately guide the public and use public opinion to test me, then I'll play with them."

"Come to think of it, I don't seem to have ever been interviewed by a reporter."

Richard took out his mobile phone and said with a smile.

"Are you going to be interviewed?"

The White Queen looked at Richard with surprise.

"They have made such a big scene. If I don't respond to them, it would be too disrespectful to them."

Richard said as he flipped through the address book.

Soon, he found a suitable candidate in the address book.

Anna Kraus!

Reporter, blonde, 176, 7.5 points!

This Anna Kraus was none other than the blonde female reporter who had asked Fadili Trask questions at the X-Gene Cure Drug Conference last time.

Richard didn't remember her name at the time, but only remembered that she had a good figure and a pair of long legs like "Spring Water by the Seine River".

After deciding to accept the interview with the reporter and give a "shocking" response to the US officials and the public, he immediately thought of Anna Kraus.

Just as he was about to call Anna Kraus and ask her to prepare an interview, his cell phone rang.

Tony!

After seeing the name on the screen, Richard quickly guessed why Tony called.

After the call was connected, Tony's voice rang immediately.

"Now all the TV stations and newspapers are denouncing you. Do you need my help?"

"I am a major shareholder of several of the TV stations and newspapers."

Tony said quickly.

"No, you don't need to help with this little thing. You should just focus on building the 'Anti-Richard Armor'."

Richard replied.

"You don't need to remind me. I have been designing the anti-Richard armor."

"If nothing goes wrong, it will be completed in a few months."

"Since you don't need my help, forget it."

After saying that, Tony hung up the phone immediately.

Although he knew that Tony was kind, Richard could easily solve this public opinion crisis even without Tony's help.

After Tony hung up the phone, he immediately dialed Anna's number.

In a few seconds, the call was connected.

Before Anna spoke, Richard said directly: "Help me prepare a live interview. The time is three days later. I am going to respond to the battle last night."

After hearing Richard's words, Anna on the other end of the phone was stunned.

"Are you serious?"

After a few seconds, she asked in disbelief.

"Of course I am serious."

"Didn't you always want me to accept your interview before? I decided to fulfill your wish."

Richard said calmly.

"Okay! I will contact the director right away and help you prepare for the live interview in three days."

"Are you going to be interviewed on the TV station, or somewhere else?"

Anna asked quickly, fearing that Richard would regret it.

"Just your TV station."

"By the way, I really like the gray OL outfit you wore at the last X-gene healing potion conference. You should wear that outfit then."

Richard continued.

"What about inside, what do you want me to wear underneath?"

Anna said in an ambiguous tone.

"Whatever you want, it's fine."

"That's it, hang up first."

After saying that, Richard hung up the phone and turned to look at the White Queen sitting next to him.

As he expected, the White Queen's expression was calm, with no sign of anger at all.

The White Queen was not generally open to the fact that he frequently communicated in depth with celebrities, ladies, reporters, models, stewardesses, etc. outside.

In her words, toys delivered to your door for free are nothing if you don’t play with them.

“Why did it take three days to get interviewed?”

The White Queen asked doubtfully?

"You have to give public opinion time to ferment, so that my response will be effective enough."

Richard said with a smile.

Although he did not explicitly say how he planned to respond to the unexpected casualties caused by last night's battle, the White Queen could vaguely guess.

Having followed Richard for several months, she understood not only 100% of what kind of person he was, but at least had a vague understanding of him.

To put it simply, Richard is a very free-wheeling person who takes soft things rather than hard ones.

If people respect me one foot, I will respect others one foot!

If someone destroys me, I will take away three fights from him!

This is his style!

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Time flies.

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

7:50 p.m.

Richard came to the TV station where Anna was.

However, he did not drive over, but directly used teleportation to come to the studio.

In addition, he did not deliberately put on a hand-tailored suit, but came in casual clothes.

Although this was his first live interview, he didn't think it was important.

His arrival immediately silenced the busy studio.

Whether it was Anna or others, their eyes unconsciously focused on him.

It took several seconds for Anna to react and start arranging for the staff to put a microphone on him.

At the same time, Richard took stock of Anna's outfit today.

Just as he requested, Anna tonight was wearing the gray OL suit from the X-gene healing potion conference.

Gray jacket and skirt, pink shirt.

Although she wasn't wearing stockings, her long, round and white legs were still eye-catching.

After seeing Richard's eyes falling directly on her legs, Anna showed a satisfied smile.

Her long, straight legs are the part of her body that she is most satisfied with.

In addition, she also knows very well how tempting such a pair of long legs are to men.

After putting on the microphone, Richard sat down on the sofa opposite Anna.

"This is the next interview question, please read it first."

"If you feel that any of them are inappropriate, you can cancel it."

Anna handed the interview script in her hand to Richard and said softly.

After taking a look at the contents of the interview script, Richard said casually: "No problem, just ask."

"good!"

Anna nodded.

Although she didn't know why Richard, who had never given interviews before, took the initiative to call her, one thing she was sure of was that tonight's interview would definitely become big news that would shock the entire United States.

Not to mention that Richard is known as the King of Mutants.

The public opinion that has become increasingly fierce in the past few days alone can make tonight's interview gain unprecedented popularity.

As Richard expected, after the public opinion fermented for a few days, more and more people protested, opposed and asked him to give an explanation.

Just before he came to the TV station, there were many excited people protesting at the gate of Baiyin Manor.

Although these excited people held banners and cards and protested loudly outside the manor, their protests had no impact on his life.

First, the sound insulation of the main building of the manor is very good.

Second, the New York Police Department took the initiative to send a large number of police officers to maintain order at the gate of the manor to prevent these protesting guys from taking excessive actions.

Although all this was planned by US officials, they did not want to see these protesting people break into the manor.

Because there are "castle laws" and "stand your ground laws" in the United States.

Castle law means that within one's legal residence, or within the "castle" area specified in the law, one can use any means, including lethal means, to defend one's property and personal safety without being prosecuted.

Stand your ground laws allow people to defend their territory without any warning to retreat, as long as they believe that an intruder will pose a threat to their lives and seize their property.

In terms of content, there is no difference between the Castle Method and the Stand Your Ground Method.

But in most states, castle laws are limited to the home.

Stand Your Ground laws apply not only to homes, but also to workplaces and vehicles.

What the US government wants to see is Richard unable to withstand the pressure of public opinion and take radical actions, rather than ordinary people taking radical actions.

If these protesters broke into the manor, it would be completely legal for Richard to cut them into pieces.

8 o'clock in the evening.

The live interview started on time.

After a procedural opening speech, Anna asked Richard:

"First of all, thank you Mr. Wesley for accepting this interview."

"The battle three days ago caused many innocent people to be killed and injured, and caused a lot of discussion and protests. I wonder if you have any explanation for this matter?"

After Anna finished speaking, Richard said slowly: "I don't think there is anything to explain about this."

"Do you mean you don't want to explain to the outside world, or do you feel you have no obligation to explain?"

Anna continued to ask.

"Neither."

"I mean, you all misunderstood something."

Richard said calmly.

"Misunderstood something?"

"Mr. Wesley, can you explain it in detail?"

Anna asked puzzled.

"Of course!"

"I've seen all the reports and protests these days."

"I just want to ask you a question, who told you I was going to save people?"

Richard's tone became cold, and he turned to look at the camera.

"You are too self-righteous!"

"I would appear there and kill that man just because I wanted to do it."

"If you didn't hear clearly, I'll say it again, I only did it because I wanted to kill him."

"Saving people leads to casualties among innocent people?"

"Don't be ridiculous, even if I want to save people, I definitely won't save you self-righteous idiots."

"You don't run when you encounter danger, but stay there and watch the show stupidly, you deserve to die."

"In addition, according to what you said, mutants and ordinary people are two completely different races."

"You are neither my kind nor my friends, what obligation do I have to save you?"

"As for your protests and oppositions, do you think I will take such things to heart?"

"I can tell you very clearly now that the White House will The cancellation of the S-class wanted order on me was not because the director and deputy director of the Mutant Affairs Department were corrupt, but because I killed them. "

"To be precise, I killed them, the director of the Operations Department, and all the mutant agents in the headquarters."

"By the way, let me tell you one more thing. The Captain America Steve Rogers, whom you admire and respect, was not on a secret mission, but was killed by me on the same day."

"Don't you want me to give you an explanation?"

"This is my explanation!"

"You all know where my manor is. If you are not convinced, I welcome you to come to me at any time to ask for a new explanation, as long as you have the strength to do so!"

"Finally, I will give you another reminder, don't do anything that will anger me or make me unhappy."

"Otherwise, you will bear the consequences yourself!"

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