Cyclops Loses His Hair, Iceman Wets the Bed

"Trade Magneto's gossip for Nick Fury!"

Li Qianhuan chewed slowly, her eyes fixed on the dark broth bubbling in the pot.

Baobao is an honest child who hasn't seen much of the world. As soon as she heard there was gossip, especially about Magneto, she immediately took a long-handled strainer and scooped three more pieces for her.

Li Qianhuan peeled open a dark red, glossy Nick Fury, popped it into her mouth, and chewed until her mouth was filled with its delicious aroma.

When people get carried away with their food, they stop being careful what they say.

She wiped the sauce from the corner of her mouth with the back of her hand and casually dropped a bombshell.

"Actually, that green-haired Polaris girl at your workplace, her real father is Magneto."

Sing Sing took a sip from the water cup that Geggebu handed him, which had the words "Serve the People" printed in red on it.

"Puff--!"

The tea was not wasted at all; the water mist was sprayed in a perfect fan shape, all landing on the pink belly of the Geggebu next to her.

Geggebu let out a "whoosh" and jumped two meters away.

The paraffin wax on his body was extremely sensitive to heat and scalding. When boiling tea was poured over it, a thin layer melted on his belly, and pinkish wax dripped down.

"Stephen! You're still trying to lose weight before winter?!"

This looks a bit like Andy Lau.

Geggebu clutched her stomach and hopped around in frustration.

Sing Sing offered a few words of reassurance, then went straight to Li Qianhuan's side and anxiously asked, "What did you say? Lorna is Magneto's daughter? Is the information reliable?"

Good heavens, this girl is spewing out nuclear bombs!

Li Qianhuan reached into the large iron pot next to her and quickly and accurately pinched a stewed pig's trotter that was mushy and sticking out of the pot with two fingers.

"Ouch! It's so hot!"

She moved the pig's trotters back and forth between her hands, blowing on them as she spoke:

"What's so secret about that? I heard it when I Brotherhood hanging out with those fraternity thugs in California, it's absolutely true. Hey, what's the rush?"

She looked Sing Sing up and down, then pursed her lips.

"Look at you, eyes gleaming with greed! What's up? Want to become Magneto's live-in son-in-law?"

"Honestly, at your age with a full beard, why would Magneto even look at you? The old man has very high standards!"

"Bullshit! I'm only twenty-eight years old (by Chinese reckoning)! The prime of a man's life!"

Sing Sing, as was his habit, rambled on without thinking before falling into deep thought.

He had previously tried to recruit Magneto, but this guy arranged for Azazel to be thrown into Alaska. Later, he met Darwin and the Moon-Boy.

This guy has a terrible temper; he doesn't even have time to properly explain the benefits and perks offered by the department.

That makes a lot of sense...

Lorna doesn't know who her parents are, but she has an ability similar to Magneto's, even if it's a weaker version, the effect is still about the same!

Maybe even Magneto didn't know he had a daughter who was living away from home. After all, Mutants are prone to having multiple abilities, so it's not uncommon.

Aside from his Brotherhood and Professor X, Magneto seemed to care little about anyone else.

What if I went to America to find Magneto next time and told him I had a daughter in China?

Li Qianhuan was completely unaware that the man opposite her was plotting some horrific capitalist scheme.

Feeling obligated to someone who feeds you, she plopped down on a nearby wooden stool and began to chatter freely.

"Besides this, I have plenty of other gossip tidbits."

Li Qianhuan tore off a piece of pig's trotter skin. "Can you guess why Cyclops always wears those Ruby-Quartz Visor and keeps his hair so high?"

Baobao asked timidly from the side, "Because... you need to control your superpowers?"

"Nonsense! It's because his hairline is receding severely and he's facing a hair loss crisis!"

"And that Iceman, don't let his arrogant attitude fool you. When he was a kid, he dreamt he wet the bed because he was freezing, and he turned the whole dorm into an ice rink! I heard Beast blurt this out when he was drunk."

Sing Sing had already squatted down next to Li Qianhuan.

He pulled a small black notebook from his suit pocket, moistened his thumb with saliva, turned to a page, and began scribbling away with a ballpoint pen.

"Wait, wait, what brand of anti-hair loss shampoo does Cyclops use? How much did Iceman have to pay the school for the flooring later? Anything else? Like, does Beast snore when he sleeps?"

One of them dares to speak, and the other dares to remember.

They were completely unaware that a major problem had occurred nearby.

Baobao is a socially anxious person who lacks love and has an extreme lack of security.

He was huddled in a corner of the shed, his long-handled strainer trembling so badly he was practically paralyzed with Parkinson's.

Gossip about Magneto's family!

The physiological defects of Cyclops!

What kind of deadly stuff is this?!

If any one of these rumors got out, wouldn't the bigwigs in the Mutants community form a group to kill them all?

"No, I can't listen to this..." Baobao terror.

He was timid to begin with, and when he was stimulated, the red light on his body shone again.

"Oh my god! Here we go again!"

Li Qianhuan was so frightened that she dropped the pig's trotter and scrambled to hide behind Geggebu's pink thighs.

It looked like this poor kid was about to die on the spot.

Sing Sing tucked the ballpoint pen behind his ear and grabbed a braised Nick Fury from the boiling broth with a strainer in his other hand.

With a simple raise of the hand, a precise feed is delivered.

"Ugh!"

The scalding Baobao Nick Fury was stuffed directly into Bao Bao's wide-open mouth, completely sealing it.

Hot!

It's fucking hot!

But then I unconsciously chewed it a few more times, and hey... it smells so good!

The red light was like a small flame extinguished by a bucket of ice water, and it shrunk back into its belly with a "whoosh".

"Cough cough! Director Zhou... it's hot..." Baobao squatted on the ground, breathing heavily on the ground.

Sing Sing walked over and patted him on the shoulder earnestly, "You're such a narrow-minded kid. What are you afraid of retaliation for? This is all top-secret business intelligence!"

Li Qianhuan peeked out from behind Geggebu, her face full of disdain. "What business intelligence? You're clearly planning to use this to blackmail people!"

"Presumptuous!"

Sing Sing slapped the little black book in his hand, making a loud thud, looking quite righteous.

"How can you call it extortion when it involves intellectuals? It's called providing emotional value and collecting a confidentiality fee on the side!"

"Besides, if that bastard Anton from the finance department ever tries to cut off our fieldwork funds, I can just use this book to 'build rapport' with those big shots, and the sponsorship money will come through!"

Li Qianhuan's worldview was shattered upon hearing this.

What kind of lousy units are these?

The director of the Overseas Recruitment Office of a national department is full of despicable tricks of extortion and blackmail!

"Don't you have any bottom line? If Magneto finds out you're plotting against him here, he'll most likely crush you with an iron mountain!"

"Bottom line?" Sing Sing Chow chuckled and stuffed the notebook into his coat.

He put his hands on his hips, spread his legs, and struck an arrogant pose.

"Let me tell you, since Lorna is paying his Five Insurances and One Housing Fund here, Magneto is practically an unofficial family member of our 749 Bureau!"

"This father-in-law's wool is so thick and long, if I don't fleece him bald, I'll be doing a disservice to my newly-worn Deputy Division-Level chief suit!"

Sing Sing pointed at the free-range chickens clucking all over the mountains and fields, exuding a heroic air.

"Just you wait! Once I hand over the international investment proposal, even if he's Magneto, he'll have to come to China and wreak havoc!"

"If I don't extract every last drop of value from him, I 'Sing Sing change my name to something else!"

Geggebu scratched his transparent head and muttered, "Write it backwards... isn't that still Star Week?"

"Shut up! Go put two pounds of noodles in the pot!"

Sing Sing glared at him, "Comrade Li Qianhuan is on an inspection tour of the grassroots today. You two little landlords, aren't you going to offer your congratulations?"