Chapter 1019, City of Angels, changeable hearts
As a mutant, although Xia Ruisi has an almost omnipotent brother, she herself is not particularly powerful.
Not to mention that compared with her sister-in-law who claims to be the strongest mutant, she may not even be able to reach the first ladder in the mutant ranking. However, her abilities are a bit special. It can even be said that it can make her basically invincible. Therefore, she cannot be regarded as a useless decoration.
Moreover, her ability is extremely convenient in life. It takes two days to drive from Huiyao City to Los Angeles, and it takes several hours to fly. But for Xia Ruisi, this is just a problem of "forcing u" twice.
The front legs were just ready to wear clothes, and they just changed their clothes and carried a shoulder bag. The next moment, Xia Ruisi appeared in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles is one of the world's centers for industry, commerce, international trade, science, education, culture, entertainment and sports. This beautiful city is located in southwestern California, USA. It has the largest seaport in the western United States and is also one of the largest bases for the petrochemical, marine, aerospace industry and electronics industries in the United States. At the same time, many well-known higher education institutions in the world, such as California Institute of Technology, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Southern California, Pepperdine University, etc., are located here.
At the same time, the famous Hollywood is also an important symbol of this city. Because it is almost the most beautiful place in the whole of America, it is also called the City of Angels.
Today, this Angel City is no longer just the largest city in California. With the fall of New York and the shift of the focus of the United States, the city has become the largest metropolitan area in the west of the United States and even the entire United States. Ambitions Americans even want to make it the second New York, not the world's metropolis more prosperous than New York. But in Xia Ruisi's view, this city has no trace of a metropolis.
Although the city structure is lined up one after another, giving people a sense of magnificence and glitter everywhere. However, the streets are depressed. There are few vehicles and not many pedestrians. Even if you occasionally see two passers-by, they all look in a hurry. The whole city not only does not have the bustling and excessive noise of New York in the past, but also has a silence that is about to go. This strange situation really makes Xia Ruisi extremely puzzled.
"I'm not going to the wrong place, right?" She naturally muttered to herself, constantly looking around. But both the signs around and the Beverly Hills that were close to her had already told her very clearly that she had not gone to the wrong place.
So, why is this happening? Before Xia Ruisi could figure out this problem, a voice suddenly interrupted her reverie.
"Is this beautiful lady a tourist here? I have to say, you are really not the time to come!"
It was a strong French tone. Listening to this tone, Xia Ruisi subconsciously turned her head. Then she immediately found the source of the sound.
It was a dessert shop that was not very large but was decorated very clean and warm. In the shop, an old man wearing a chef's clothes showed a slightly fat figure and a warm smile on his face stood behind the counter and said to her.
"Because of what happened in the UK before, the whole city is now in panic. Everyone is worried that this terrible thing will happen to them. So, everyone has no intention of working. This is really a bad world, isn't it?"
The old man said such depressed words, but there was still a smile on his face. This made Xia Ruisi immediately feel differently about the old man. So she pushed open the small door of the dessert shop, sat in front of the counter, and then said to the old man with a smile.
"It's really bad. But sir, why don't you hide? Since everyone is so scared, don't you feel anything?"
"Ha! Don't underestimate me, beautiful lady!" The old man smiled heartily, but kept holding a cool drink in front of Xia Ruisi. Then he pointed to the photo behind him with some flaunt, and said to her. "Don't look at my shop inconspicuous. My shop was opened in the most chaotic neighborhood in New York, and it took more than ten years to open it. In that place, if you don't have any skills, you can't open it for so long. And it was a few years ago when New York was implementing a mutant special police system. My shop is the most frequent visitor of those mutant police. I am friends with those interesting young people. So my courage is not comparable to those cowards outside."
Xia Ruisi was interested in the old man's words. She looked carefully at the photos hanging behind the old man and being framed in the photo frame. Sure enough, she saw many familiar figures in it. Some were naughty, some were John the Hokkien, and even the big guy, the Steelman, were inside. This made her believe the old man's words immediately, and at the same time she looked at him with admiration.
You should know that the status of mutants at that time was not as good as that of now. Not to mention that everyone was calling for a beating, but tinted glasses were indispensable. Those who could show a friendly attitude to mutants at that time and make friends are really rare among humans. It can even be said that this is an old friend of mutants.
But facing such an old friend, Xia Ruisi was not able to continue hiding her identity. So in front of the old man, she took off her beret and exposed her pointed ears that were carefully covered by her purple hair.
The hair is purple and dyed, and the eyes are green and it can be said to have contact lenses. There are lines on the face, which can be said to be a special tattoo. However, the ears are pointed, which is completely impossible to explain by common sense. Although the old man is old, he is not yet confused. So he was stunned for a moment, and then immediately smiled at Xia Ruisi.
"So Miss, you are a mutant? You're so old that you can't even see this. It seems that you won't be too far from when I retire!"
"Sorry, I hide this way because I am worried that my identity will cause trouble. I just didn't expect that I would meet someone like you here."
"No need to be sorry, beautiful lady." He shook his head with a smile, and the old man waved his hand generously and said. "In fact, you don't even need to hide yourself. The world now is different from the previous one. If you reveal your identity, I'm afraid many people will be very enthusiastic about you. For example, just now, if I knew you were a mutant, I wouldn't invite you to drink this cheap drink, but I asked you to taste my luxurious sundae for free."
"Boss, isn't it a bit too exaggerated?" Xia Ruisi also regarded this as a kind-hearted teasing by the boss. But the old man shook his head and said to her seriously.
"This is not an exaggeration. Do you know what the most concerned thing about after the British incident was reported? It was the less than one million British people who survived by chance. And except for a few who were lucky enough to save themselves, almost all of these million people were saved by the superheroes. Although some people are criticizing that these superheroes did not save the country. But those of us who have experienced disasters and survived from it know that they have tried their best. Being able to survive so many people is the result of these people's desperate efforts."
Speaking of this, the old man had a sarcastic smile on his face.
"Although those people scolded fiercely, their actions were not slow at all. They knew that some superheroes were unwilling to reveal their identities. They simply put their ideas on the mutants. When you go to those high-end restaurants, you can almost see notices of discounts for mutants. Some stores even have special mutant channels. They are now desperately trying to get in touch with those who have the ability to protect them, in order to be helped by these superpowers when encountering threats. I really don't know what they did earlier."
The old man's statement may not be that he was unfair to the ridicule he received at the beginning. As a mutant, Xia Ruisi can see more things. And for all this, she only had a wry smile in her heart.
His brother worked hard for so long, but he could not completely change the attitude of human beings towards mutants. He sprinkled countless money and paid countless blood and sweat, but he could only get the recognition of a few people. Most of them were still hating mutants at that time. They forced the mutants' leaders to go to the judgement table, and even launched a war against mutants after the mutants' city appeared.
Although all this was solved by his powerful brother, humans still had grudges with mutants. Now, just because of an invisible threat, humans have directly put down their prejudices and changed their attitude towards mutants. This really made Xia Ruisi, who had witnessed that kind of effort, feel like she didn't know what to say.
She couldn't help but sigh, her eyes drifted inadvertently, but she saw the slightest bit of uneasiness on the old man's face. The smart girl immediately understood what he was worried about, so she immediately smiled at the old man.
"Don't worry, sir. Mutants will not forget their friends. We all know who gives us sincerity. You are our friends and will always be."
Such a guarantee made the old man who was still a little worried in his heart immediately burst into laughter. He put on the chef's apron, put on a high hat, and said happily to Xia Ruisi.
"Mutants are also my most proud friend. Beautiful lady, don't leave today. I'll treat you to the most authentic French meal. I promise that even the chefs and chiefs of big restaurants do not have the skills I have like."
Chapter completed!