Fry has been feeling a bit down lately.
Because Magneto Erik gave a speech recently opposing the awakened one act, he exposed the Special Investigation Team's inaction on the many doubts surrounding the Patrick assassination case.
So President Kennedy was furious and directly ordered the Bureau to intervene.
Outsiders took this as Kennedy's rebuke of the political establishment, since after the Awakened were linked with African-Americans, opponents of the Awakened even made the Civil Rights Movement a target.
Everyone knows this is the President's main political achievement, so Kennedy's moves are normal.
But Fry vaguely sensed that Kennedy's relationship with Fang Yuan was unusual, though it's hard to say how it relates to Fang Yuan.
So Fry contacted Fang Yuan directly, wanting to know if Fang Yuan was making another move.
"Huh? Investigation? Investigate what?"
Fang Yuan answered the phone, completely clueless about Fry's question.
"But you'd better investigate thoroughly; if you do, you might shine again like last time." Fang Yuan added at the end.
Sharp as Fry, he immediately smelled something off.
Like last time?
Last time he went straight from the fringe of power back to the core, so there must be something fishy behind it!
However, until Fry hung up, he couldn't pry any useful information from Fang Yuan's mouth.
After thinking carefully for a moment, Fry cobbled together a document and called his deputy Clyde to hand it to him.
"Find a few attractive female Agents and go to Vought to find Fang Yuan." Fry decided to emulate Fang Yuan's method of dealing with Professor Martin.
Clyde nodded in agreement; his efficiency was swift—by afternoon five sleek female Agents entered Vought Tower.
What happened next need not be explained to outsiders; after all, the bigwigs can check a website and know the plot's progress.
Just know this: the five Agents came in walking, and left lying in a car.
"This is from Fang Yuan."
Clyde returned the file bag to Fry, but its contents had already changed.
Shortly after the female Agents left Vought, Fry received a courier from Red Devil.
When Fry opened it, his eyes instantly narrowed.
Inside the bag were several photos showing the current President of Pioneer Company, Bolivar Trask, speaking with an Awakened at the Patrick assassination scene and then killing the Awakened.
"Fang Yuan, can't underestimate him!" Fry muttered to himself.
The photos were shocking, but he cared more about how they were taken.
The story behind them might be even more startling than the pictures reveal.
But Fry simply thought about it and gave up digging deeper; as the Bureau Director, he knows the focus of an investigation isn't to go all the way, but to stop at the right point.
And the stronger Fang Yuan's methods, the more secure his future position… White Queen, helpless, ordered someone to help Fang Yuan clean up the battlefield; as his secretary, she naturally has to juggle many duties.
Fang Yuan, feeling refreshed, looked at what Fry's Agents had brought.
A blank search warrant.
And, of course, five notes left by the female Agents with their contact information.
Who is Fang Yuan? How could he give intelligence to Fry just because of five beauties?
The reason he came was to give Fry a chance to make an offer.
You can't expect credit without offering something in return.
But Fang Yuan didn't expect Fry to be so direct.
The blank search warrant already bore the Director's signature and seal, meaning Fang Yuan could write any name and mobilize Bureau personnel to do his work.
Fry's meaning was clear: he wanted to formally ally with Fang Yuan.
The two sides had previously allied, but it was only a superficial Vought‑Bureau cooperation; when a major crisis struck, each handled their own part.
Now Fry is willing to grant Vought access to Bureau authority, showing he wants a full‑scale partnership with Fang Yuan.
"Ding‑ling‑ling‑ling!"
The phone in Fang Yuan's room rang again, this time it was Fry.
"Eight o'clock?" Fang Yuan didn't waste words and immediately set the time.
Fry was equally straightforward.
"The Bureau."
"I'm on my way!"
At exactly eight, Fang Yuan appeared promptly at Fry's office door.
In less than an hour, the two finished their discussion.
From now on, Fang Yuan and Fry are officially allies—a true alliance of shared destiny.
Fry will help Fang Yuan intervene in official affairs; whenever Vought faces a crisis, the Bureau will act, and Fang Yuan will guarantee Fry's safety.
Yes, guarantee Fry's life safety.
Senator Patrick's death sounded an alarm for Fry.
Times have changed; the emergence of Awakened greatly threatens officials' safety—no matter how high their rank, they could die suddenly.
Fry knows many are watching him and many he has offended; he has his own methods for ensuring his safety.
When the Gang was powerful he leaned toward the Gang; now Pioneer Company is clearly collapsing, Vought has no rival, the Awakened's momentum is set, so Fry's shift toward the Awakened is natural.
He also understands that if he works with Fang Yuan and Fang Yuan falls, Fry will have no chance to cut ties again.
But Fry sees that if Fang Yuan falls, chaos will erupt, and the World order will be unpredictable; the power hierarchy will reshuffle.
Given that, cooperating with Fang Yuan maximizes his interests.
"When do you plan to act?" Fry asked.
He knows that although Pioneer Company is at its peak now, its collapse is just a matter of Fang Yuan's words.
"The discussion meeting for the awakened one act is next week, right?" Fang Yuan suddenly asked.
Fry nodded: "You plan to use Pioneer Company to stop the meeting?"
"No!" Fang Yuan's mouth twitched slightly: "I'll make this discussion meeting switch topics!"
So Fry said directly: "Tomorrow morning I'll have the Bureau announce that we've discovered photos of Trask murdering a senator, and then move immediately to arrest Trask!"
"But Pioneer Company has Awakened employees; I'm worried about clashes, so Vought should send X-Men to assist," he suggested proactively.
Fang Yuan smiled.
Having X-Men help solve the case would be a great start, letting Vought naturally slip into official affairs; Fry knows exactly how to satisfy Fang Yuan.
"By the way, should we livestream?" Fry asked again.
Fang Yuan answered decisively: "Live stream, must be live streamed!"
Besides Trask's photos, Fang Yuan also concealed a big gift—Salvador—for the enemy.
Trask can make Pioneer Company collapse, but Salvador is the key to completely destroying the awakened one act!
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