"Marcus, do you have any news about Amelia, one of the three Vampire leaders?"
After returning to King's Building with the girls from shopping, Mike called Marcus, who was out on a mission.
First Vampire Marcus and First Werewolf William often toured North America and Europe due to their work.
Therefore, they knew more news.
"You mean Amelia?" Marcus said in surprise, "As far as I know, she's quite famous in various European countries now; it seems she's set up some kind of women's mutual aid organization."
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with her?"
As one of the three Vampire leaders, Marcus actually had a bit of a connection with Amelia.
Moreover, as one of the three Vampire leaders, Amelia's persona had always been that of an intelligent and gentle type.
She was rarely seen actively harming humans.
For such harmless Vampires, Marcus and William generally wouldn't provoke them.
After all, the purpose of the MIB Special Department was to maintain the balance between Vampires, Werewolves, and humans.
Of course, Amelia's ability to escape the MIB's scrutiny was still related to the good persona she displayed.
If Mike's guess this time was not wrong, then it could only mean that Amelia, this Vampire, had deceived everyone.
"A women's organization? It seems Amelia has big ambitions!" Even Mike had to admit that Amelia, this Vampire, had a very good brain; her version was at least twenty years ahead of humans.
Those wealthy, idle, and single-minded women, when united, their "combat power" would not be small.
"Is she still in Europe now? I need you to keep an eye on her; I suspect she's involved in this recent smear campaign against the MIB." After a jest, Mike directly stated his request.
It was a process of elimination, better to kill the wrong than let go of the right.
And a Vampire who started a feminist movement so early, how could she be a good person?
"This might be a problem." Marcus also realized the seriousness of the issue and immediately said, "Amelia's previous promotion of women's awakening and independence caused a huge stir in European countries and elsewhere."
"But for the past month or so, she seems to have suddenly disappeared from the public eye, and it will be very difficult to find her in a short time."
For a Vampire who had lived for thousands of years to hide, even for Marcus, who was also a Vampire leader, it was not easy to find the other party.
It was not an exaggeration to say it was like searching for a needle in a haystack.
"Alright, I understand your situation there, just do your best. It doesn't matter if you can't find her, I'll figure out another way here." If Mike had only suspected Amelia of causing trouble before, now connecting it with her strange whereabouts.
Mike was already eighty to ninety percent sure that the public opinion storm targeting the MIB online this time was orchestrated by that Vampire leader behind the scenes.
Since the other party had already made a move, they should be prepared to pay the price.
After ending the call with Marcus, Mike called his old acquaintance Mickey at the New York Police Department.
Mickey was the detective inspector who had been relentlessly pursuing Stanley (The Mask); he had now been promoted to a department head in the local police department, similar to an inspector's position.
He had finally made it.
"Hello, who is this?" Mickey's tone, as he picked up the receiver, was a bit blunt, or rather, his personality was inherently straightforward.
Even though he had now been promoted to management.
And the previous great economic depression had caused the crime rate in New York to skyrocket, so Mickey's temper as a supervisor naturally became even more fiery.
"It's me, Mike. What, don't you recognize me?" Mike asked with a smile.
"Mr. Mike, what can I do for you?" This familiar feeling instantly brought back some bad memories for Mickey.
Ordinary people encountering supernatural events would naturally be deeply impressed.
The various magical abilities and arrogant personality of the Green Mask (Wesley) had left a deep impression on Mickey before.
And Mike, who subdued the Green Mask in just a few moves, left an even deeper impression on Mickey.
Even if none of that was mentioned, Mike's current status as a philanthropic entrepreneur and a MIB supervisor was worthy of anyone's respect.
"Nothing major..." Facing his old acquaintance, Mike was not aggressive but spoke like an old friend, "I just want you to do me a small favor, help me check the population, especially women, who have entered New York from Europe and other places in the past month."
The MIB Headquarters was in New York, and if Amelia had any further moves, she would definitely come here.
And it was highly likely she would bring the group of feminists she had gathered.
"This..." Mickey was stunned, as the number of people coming to New York from Europe to visit during this period, especially with Christmas approaching, was too many.
Conservatively estimated, the unit would be in the tens of thousands.
"What, can't you do it? Then maybe I should go through internal channels." As one of the MIB supervisors, Mike had the right to mobilize any police force within New York.
Checking for information was even less of a problem.
It's just that going through official channels would be very slow, nothing like finding an acquaintance.
"No, what I mean is... I need a little time." Mickey reacted and immediately said, "Only a week, no, only five days. I promise to help you investigate everyone who came from Europe."
It seemed that after two or three years, Mickey, who had been promoted to management, had learned some social etiquette.
This was not a bad thing for his fiery temper.
"Then I'll say thank you in advance." Mike said with a smile, "And I'm not in such a hurry; as long as you can compile those people before Christmas, that's fine. Pay special attention to a feminist named Amelia."
There were still ten days until Christmas; as long as Mickey was "smart" enough to leverage his connections within the police department, compiling a list of foreign arrivals was not difficult.
This could also be considered a disguised form of "joint investigation," one that came with merit and favors.
Mickey: "No problem, I'll keep an eye on that person named Amelia."
After settling the matter, Mike chatted with Mickey for a couple more minutes, inviting him to visit King's Building when he had time, before hanging up the phone.
In the following days, more and more information targeting the MIB appeared online, including maliciously edited video clips of MIB agents engaging in "violent enforcement."
The duties of the MIB determined that it was a violent organization. Those malicious videos, without context, directly portrayed the MIB as perpetrators.
And these premeditated smears quickly caught the attention of traditional media.
For traffic, many newspapers and a small portion of radio stations also began reporting on this news.
Whether acting as neutral parties or with bias, the entry of traditional media, in short, gradually ingrained the impression of the MIB's violent enforcement into the minds of the general public.
"Mike, do you have any way to resolve this public opinion crisis?" Agent O at the MIB Headquarters, unable to bear the sudden and fierce public opinion storm, also called Mike.
They had actually exchanged messages a few days ago.
However, it seemed that the MIB Headquarters had no experience in dealing with such matters.
"People like to see such sensational news; simply suppressing public opinion is not a good idea." Mike first rejected the MIB Headquarters' measures for dealing with public opinion this time, then continued, "It's better to guide than to block; let the bullets fly for a while. Once we catch the mastermind, everything will return to normal."
Counting the time, Mickey should have news soon.
Moreover, the sheer size of the MIB meant it would not "fall" so easily. Therefore, Amelia's best way to target the MIB was to break through from a single point.
To gather all public opinion and focus on a specific agent or a specific MIB Squad.
Of course, this was also the opportunity Mike was waiting for.
No matter what choice Amelia made, she would inevitably reveal flaws, and that would be the time for the MIB and himself to counterattack.
"What plans do you have? If needed, I will notify all agents and sweepers to cooperate with your work." Agent O said, "I have only one request, and that is to resolve this public opinion storm as soon as possible and not let the situation escalate further."
In fact, this public opinion storm indeed gave Agent O a headache. So much so that she now placed all her hopes on Mike.
But this was not surprising, as Mike's ability was evident.
Until now, there had been no trouble he couldn't solve; his credibility was very good.