Loki didn't know this world well enough after all.
If more than 3,000 people died at the same time, the government would undoubtedly be under great pressure.
But he arranged for these people to disperse and die one by one.
How many people commit suicide every year? If these 3,000 people were dispersed among them, it would be just like making a wave, and they could be easily suppressed by the media.
Only heroes who really care about the people will be threatened by this.
"He, we can't hand over Loki." Tony took off his armor and strode to Shen He. "Where is his scepter? Maybe I can crack that kind of mind control ability."
"You are not an expert in psychics. Even if you have the smartest mind, you can't do this in such a short time." Shen He shook his head. "
Are we just going to watch?" Tony hated the feeling of being unable to do anything.
"Maybe this is Loki's purpose." Steve interrupted, "Let us run around to rescue people, so that he can let his accomplices open the time and space gate."
"Then let them open it." Tony stared at Shen He, "This is our plan, isn't it?"
The scene suddenly fell silent because Steve was also looking at Shen He.
This team is not without a backbone, they all hope that Shen He can come up with some ideas.
Shen He did not speak for the time being, he thought about it, established a summoning communication with Lelouch in his mind, and roughly explained the situation.
The other party captured some ordinary people, Shen He wanted to try whether Lelouch could wake them up, or control them. If he could catch one or two people who followed Loki, such as Hawkeye, he might know Loki's route of action and who he had contacted, so as to further narrow the scope of victims.
In the case that Loki would not let go, it seemed that this was the only way.
In an instant, a young man in black appeared in front of several people.
It was Lelouch who directly agreed to the summoning.
"Aren't you very busy recently?"
Shen He looked at him with some surprise, because Lelouch was now wearing Zero's uniform and holding a helmet in his hand.
"It's not a big deal to have a little more time." Lelouch sat down on the sofa and glanced at Tony and the others. "I already know the general situation. Next, let me tell you my inference. According to Loki, he controls a total of 3,642 people. Is that true?"
"Yes." Steve nodded. "This is what Loki said himself."
He had talked with Lelouch before and knew that his cautious strategy did not match his young appearance.
"It's not uncommon for perpetrators to remember the number of victims, but that is a kind of mentality similar to 'recording merits'. Will harming ordinary people give Loki such a sense of showing off?" Lelouch asked.
Steve and Tony looked at each other.
They were not stupid. Just from this one sentence, they understood what Lelouch wanted to say.
"Are you saying that Loki is just deceiving us? He doesn't control so many people?" Tony's eyes flickered slightly.
"This is a possibility." Lelouch did not deny it, "But according to this idea, I think there are other details that have been overlooked." The
reason why he came here is because he noticed something unusual in the incident described by Shen He. As a person who can control the mind, he only regards it as a means to achieve his goal. He has never enjoyed the process, and he will not keep track of the number of people controlled by him.
And no matter how cruel and cunning Loki is, he is also a person in a high position.
So Lelouch thinks that he should be the same as himself in this regard.
"That being said." Shen He also reacted, "My Hubie has been monitoring wireless terminals across the country. If it were just a few people, it would be fine, but with more than 3,000 people, is it really possible for Loki to contact more than 3,000 people along the way without being discovered?"
The other party only took one day to rush from Mexico to New York, and was even tracked by Jeanne during the whole process.
"Who is Hubie?" Lelouch suddenly heard an unfamiliar name and asked.
"New companions." Shen He did not explain too much. "What you just said and what I just said are just guesses. Even if there are not more than 3,000 people, Loki should have controlled a lot of people."
"In this way, perhaps we can start from the other party's control method." Lelouch provided an idea. "It is impossible to change a person's mind without any changes. I have studied my ability. The mechanism of the 'absolute obedience' is to let the controlled person add a layer of pseudo-personality. It has all the memories of the main personality, but it is completely two people."
"Can you be more specific?" Shen He seemed to understand something.
"As far as I am concerned, if the order given is 'suicide', the pseudo-personality born will be extremely indifferent to his own life." Lelouch sat on the sofa and said confidently, "Modern medicine should be able to identify whether a person has suicidal tendencies."
"..." There was silence for a while.
"This should work." Tony took a breath. "If the memory does not change, but the behavior and perspective and concept of looking at problems are completely different, it can be regarded as another personality in medicine."
"When did you become a psychology expert?" Shen He chuckled.
"After my parents died, I worked like crazy and almost thought I had schizophrenia." Thor's tone became relaxed, "You know, there's a fine line between genius and madness."
"I agree with this." Steve nodded in agreement, "I've seen a lot of madmen, and they are all incomparable geniuses in certain fields."
"Well." Seeing that there was nothing else to do, Lelouch put on his helmet again, "I'll go back first. If there's anything else, the Master can call me at any time. A little bit of broken time can still be squeezed out."
His current path of revenge seems extremely easy.
Probably because hatred is not deep in the bone marrow, and revenge with a clear purpose can be carried out with absolute rationality.
Lelouch just left, and Thor came back right after.
From the expression of the hammer brother, it can be seen that his interrogation of Loki was not going well.
"That bastard!" As expected, Thor angrily took a big gulp of wine, "He kidnapped Jane and controlled her, and then used this to blackmail me. I can't believe that I even mourned his fake death."
"Isn't this normal for Loki?" Shen He had no intention of comforting him, "Thor, you obviously didn't see through your brother's true character before. He is the god of mischief and lies."
Thor had no way of refutation.
He stood up and took two steps, then suddenly picked up his hammer.
"I have less than five days left to find Jane."