Chapter 229 The first guests
"Aren't you going to take us to the new base? How did we end up in the sewers?"
Bucky walked beside the smelly ditch and asked doubtfully, covering his nose.
Maya's Payne shadow clone didn't need to breathe, and didn't care about all this. He said calmly: "Our base is underground. Today, I will show you the way. As for the smell, the sewer is like this. It smells.
As time goes by, you get used to it.”
In this way, Bucky and Ivan endured the suffocating stench, and from time to time they waded through the filthy stinking ditch with one foot deep and one shallow. Feeling the cloying unknown object on the soles of their feet, the two of them looked at it again.
Payne was walking on the wall with a look of envy on his face.
Half an hour later, the three of them came to an iron gate at a corner. The iron gate was covered with dust and rust, and it was obvious that it was old. Maya knocked lightly a few times and said, "It's me, Payne.
Please open the door!"
As soon as Maya finished speaking, the iron door was opened, and a strong man with half-long hair came out, "Maya, are you back? Find the boat that sent those people out... Well, who are these two?"
"They are also members of the Akatsuki organization, Bucky and Ivan...Why is it so dark? Why don't you turn on the lights?" Maya asked in confusion.
John held a flashlight and led the way, explaining: "The smell of diesel generators is too strong, which affects the freshness of the air. Even the children can't stand it."
After passing through a narrow passage 1 meter wide, 2 meters high and 20 meters long, Bucky and Ivan arrived at a spacious underground hall.
"Hey, Payne is here, turn on the lights!" John shouted.
Under the dim light, Bucky looked at the 10x20,200-square-meter underground palace, which was densely packed with hundreds of people sitting or lying down. He frowned and asked: "Is this our underground base? Although it is spacious enough, it is still too crowded after all.
It has a small diesel engine installed, no wonder the air is dirty."
"Bah bang bang!"
Maya did not answer him, but clapped her hands, attracted everyone's attention, and said: "I have contacted the boat to sneak to Canada. Of course, the safety can be basically guaranteed, and I have paid the money. At the same time, I want to leave.
People, each of you will be given 1,000 US dollars, which is enough for you to start a new life in Canada."
"Wow, that's 1,000 US dollars!" the crowd roared.
At this time, a little boy timidly raised his hand and asked: "Brother Payne, I am only 9 years old and have no parents. How can I live alone in Canada?"
"Yes, there are dozens of children here, what should they do?" John asked anxiously.
Lorna thought for a while and said: "You can't go to Stark's mutant children's shelter. These people are all on the blacklist. That night we returned and killed..."
After saying this, Lorna looked at Payne with a complicated expression.
"If the other children are unaccounted for, I have my own arrangements. Let's send off the adults who are leaving first! After all, other people's ships have to leave on time!" Maya thought for a while and said.
Five minutes later, dozens of adults lined up and came to Maya one by one to collect the money.
"Here, you two, with a child, a total of 3,000 US dollars."
"Thanks!"
...
Gus looked at the iron box filled with money in front of Maya and asked Bucky: "Hey, buddy, where did Penn get the money?"
Bucky said nothing, and Ivan said: "Did Spider-Man give it to him a few days ago?"
"Spider-Man? Why does it involve Spider-Man again?" Sonia asked in confusion.
Ivan thought for a moment and realized that this was not a big secret, and these people were obviously the mutant leaders and had a good relationship with Payne, so there was no harm in telling them.
"I don't know the specifics. Payne said that he is a fan of Spider-Man and wanted to be a superhero like him, so he got to know the Amazing Spider-Man who fights criminals in Manhattan every night."
Lorna complained in a low voice: "His murderous look makes me scared when I look at him. How can he be a ghost superhero?"
"Penn is also here to save us. Don't talk about him like that. Look at how handsome and loving he is when he gives money to his mutant brothers!" Liz retorted, looking at Penn with gleaming eyes.
"Ahem, don't make any noise, listen to Ivan continue." Sonia interrupted them.
Ivan was an old man and didn't care at all about their little tricks. He continued: "Spider-Man knew that Payne wanted to save mutant children, so he gave him a package of diamonds. The money must have been obtained from selling diamonds!"
At this moment, Maya had distributed hundreds of thousands of dollars. She walked up to Bucky and the others and asked: "Now that the money has been distributed, I want to arrange for two people to follow, not only just in case, but also
The important thing is to master this route and arrange a stowaway boat on our own next time. After all, I spent 150,000 U.S. dollars to bribe the boat owner. I really can’t afford to do it again. With 150,000 U.S. dollars,
I can buy 5 boats."
John thought for a moment and said proactively: "I'll go!"
"No, I'll go! John, you are the leader, you can't be a smuggler in the future, so I'll go!" Gus stopped John and said.
Maya nodded and said, "Okay, Gus, you go."
Then, Maya turned to Ivan and said: "Although Gus has had several years of military experience, his experience is still shallow after all, and Bucky, his arms are too conspicuous... Ivan, go help Gus.
how?"
Ivan nodded without hesitation and accepted the job.
"Okay, John, arrange for someone to set off immediately and send Gus and the others to the dock. Now, this is the address. The owner of the ship is an Oriental. You go and tell him, 'The king of heaven covers the tiger of the earth.' Come and learn a few more times.
This is the code."
...
While John and Gus were agonizingly learning "The King of Heaven Covers the Earth's Tiger" and "The Pagoda Controls the River Monster", Maya secretly pulled Ivan aside, handed him a small bag, and said: "Ivan, how many do you have?"
I have ten years of experience as an agent and have been to big cities around the world. I have a lot of experience. This is
It’s a diamond worth 2 million US dollars. After you go to Canada, find a remote town and buy a few farms or garden areas. The abilities awakened by many mutants are completely rubbish and often out of control. It is probably difficult to find a job. You
Buy some space to house those mutants who don’t have jobs.”
"Two million?" Ivan pondered for a moment, nodded, and took the small bag without saying a word.
Ten minutes later, a group of people walked along the sewer and towards the dock area.
Maya looked at Ivan's back and murmured to herself, "Ivan, let me see if you are worthy of my trust!"
Seeing Payne standing there in a daze, Liz moved over, touched his arm, and said affectionately: "Penn, you saved me again last time, and I haven't said thank you alone yet! And...
And...the way you kill for me is really cool, I'm so touched, I..."
Looking at her classmate Liz, who was approaching her and blushing with embarrassment, Maya had a few "well" characters appear on her forehead. She took two steps back and shouted loudly: "Hey, everyone, since you have nowhere to go now, why not come to me?"
Chapter completed!