William Stryker's Suspicion
Under Chen Mo's leadership, X-Force underwent a dramatic transformation. The members' strength improved significantly, and there were also tremendous changes in discipline, atmosphere, execution, obedience, and mission completion. Even Wade, the talkative guy who was completely helpless against him, became much quieter, though compared to his previous self; his talkative nature remained unchanged.
Chen Mo is absolutely a perfect team Commander. Rather than turning Chen Mo into a "X-Weapon" who only knows how to obey orders, William Stryker would rather continue to use him to command operations.
In William Stryker's view, with an indestructible Adamantium skeleton and weapons, as well as various powerful mutant abilities, even a "X-Weapon" modified from a Level 3 Mutants would be enough to eliminate any Mutants, including Chen Mo!
Chen Mo, who retains his independent thinking and strong command ability, is more useful to William Stryker!
Moreover, he didn't think he could easily persuade Chen Mo to voluntarily participate in the reformation. This was similar to his previous plan to deal with James, which required a gradual approach. In comparison, James, who was simple-minded, was easier to deal with!
So in the end, there's only one choice: James!
Do we really have to spend a year or two plotting against him?
Just as William Stryker looked conflicted, Dr. Carol Foster's eyes flashed, and she offered a gentle suggestion.
"Colonel, perhaps you could speak with Captain Chen Mo."
William Stryker frowned and turned to look at Dr. Carol Foster, asking in a deep voice with displeasure.
"What are we talking about? Are we asking him to volunteer for the reform?"
He didn't think Chen Mo, whose strength was already immense, would agree.
Dr. Carol Foster smiled and shook her head, speaking softly.
"I heard you gave those two Adamantium long blades to Wade."
"That's right, it was Captain Chen Mo who suggested it. He said he had no need for it, so I don't think he would be interested in Adamantium bones."
William Stryker said in a stern voice with a straight face.
Dr. Carol Foster nodded, agreeing with William Stryker's assessment.
"After Wade obtained the Adamantium long blades, James, who had previously completely overwhelmed him, could no longer defeat him. Although Wade could not beat him, James also had no way to deal with Wade, who possessed the Adamantium long blades and posed a threat to him."
As Dr. Carol Foster spoke, she looked up at William Stryker.
"Although James didn't express his dissatisfaction, he probably still longs for Adamantium, especially the Adamantium claws I designed for him. They are much more powerful than his original bone spurs, and their destructive power is in no way inferior to Wade's Adamantium long blades. I think he will be interested."
William Stryker's eyes lit up upon hearing this.
Over the years, he has focused most of his energy on searching for traces of Mutants and developing mutant ability replication technology. In fact, he doesn't know much about the situation of the X-Force members. He has entrusted all the affairs of the X-Force to Chen Mo, and he only needs to give orders. While this saves him time and effort, his understanding of the X-Force is naturally not as good as when he personally led the team before.
However, in his view, X-Force was merely a tool to achieve his goals. As long as they could complete the tasks he assigned, that was enough. Therefore, he didn't pay much attention to the specifics of X-Force.
Only after hearing Dr. Carol Foster's explanation did he realize that such a thing had happened.
In this light, giving Wade those two Adamantium long blades was truly the right choice. If they had been given to Chen Mo, who was already incredibly powerful, James, who was always below him but stronger than everyone else, would never have had the idea of accepting the enhancement.
However, if that's the case, why bother going to find Chen Mo?
With a question in mind, William Stryker asked Dr. Carol Foster.
"According to you, I can just go directly to James, right?"
Dr. Carol Foster gently shook her head.
"James is Captain Chen Mo's old subordinate. Even if you go directly to him, he will still ask Captain Chen Mo for his opinion later. But if you bypass Captain Chen Mo and directly persuade James to participate in the experiment, it is very likely that Captain Chen Mo will misunderstand and most likely make James refuse."
After listening to Dr. Carol Foster's words, William Stryker couldn't help but give her a deep look. This female doctor didn't seem as simple as she appeared. Her grasp of human nature was not what one would expect from a scientist who buried herself in the laboratory all day.
Facing William Stryker's scrutinizing gaze, Dr. Carol Foster smiled gently and spoke softly.
"Surprised? It seems you haven't carefully reviewed my resume."
As Dr. Carol Foster spoke, she raised her hand and gently brushed a stray strand of hair behind her ear, tucking it behind her ear. Her long hair was neatly combed back and pinned up at the back of her head, simple, capable, and she looked very clean and efficient.
"Besides biology, I am also a PhD in psychology. My research on humans is not only on the physical level, but also on the psychological level."
After listening to her, William Stryker couldn't help but recall that he had carefully selected each member of the research team, and Dr. Carol Foster was one of the biology and genetics experts he valued most. He had naturally studied her information carefully.
He had almost forgotten about it, but when she mentioned it, William Stryker remembered it. Indeed, Dr. Carol Foster was not only a biologist, but also a psychologist with considerable expertise in human psychology. However, her psychology was not used in the "X-Weapon Project. Their brainwashing of " X-Weapon " was done by brutally erasing memories with machines, rather than through hypnosis.
Therefore, William Stryker had forgotten Dr. Carol Foster's expertise in psychology. It was only when she mentioned it that William Stryker finally remembered it and felt relieved.
William Stryker is actually a very suspicious person. He doesn't trust anyone, whether it's the Mutants in the X-Force or the scientists in the research team. He's just using them. The only person he truly trusts is himself, and the only person he cares about is himself and the goal he's stuck to all these years!
Whether it's Chen Mo or Dr. Carol Foster, they are just tools in his hands. If they are used well, he will value them more, but if necessary, he can discard them at any time!