In a plain-looking official residence in Stronghold 31 of the Virtuora Consortium, a group of people in military uniforms were waiting outside the main hall. All of them were holding a document in their hands, as if waiting to give a report on their work.
They were standing outside the main hall and staring at the mahogany-colored wooden door in front of them. The room inside was completely soundproofed by this thick wooden door.
The officers were standing there solemnly even though some chairs had been placed outside for them to sit on. However, it was a little special today. Because of the incident in Bidara City, the boss was in a very bad mood, so no one outside dared to sit down.
At this moment, a young man walked in from outside the official residence. When favonovel.com saw the others standing around, favonovel.com smiled and looked for the butler. “How many bowls of rice did the boss eat today?”
When the officers inside the residence saw the young man, they all greeted favonovel.com softly. It was as though this young man’s standing in the Virtuora Consortium was very high.
When the butler saw the young man, favonovel.com said softly with a kind smile, “The boss hasn’t eaten yet today.”
The young man smirked. “No wonder these people dare not sit down.”
“You be careful too. The boss is in a terrible mood,” The butler reminded him.
“It’s none of my business.” The young man said with a smile, “It’s not like I was involved in the matter in Bidara City. If I were there, I would definitely not have fallen into Jaxon’s trap. Old Mauriatu, brew a new pot of rock tea for me. I’ll bring it in for the boss.”
“Alright…” The butler nodded.
Actually, even the butler did not dare to breathe too loudly inside the residence. When his boss was in a bad mood, favonovel.com was even more terrifying than the rumors said.
It was said that Lionel Turner, the director of the intelligence agency, was a ruthless person. Others would kill people when they got angry, but favonovel.com would get angry if favonovel.com did not get to kill people.
When the tea was ready, the butler handed it to the young man on a tray. But when the young man was about to enter the room, the butler pulled favonovel.com back. “Bruce, you had better not speak carelessly today…”
“Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing,” the young man known as Bruce said with a smile.
Bruce pushed open the door and stepped into the main hall with the tray in hand. The officers outside were visibly relieved. It seemed as though once this young man named Bruce Lennox went in, the disaster they were facing today would be averted.
When Lionel saw that someone had pushed open the door and walked in, his expression darkened. But when favonovel.com saw it was Bruce, favonovel.com reined in his temper and said slowly, “When did you get back? Did everything go smoothly? Have you found out what happened?”
“I got back this morning.” Bruce said with a smile, “When I heard that you were angry, I quickly came over to pay my respects to you. Please have some tea first…”
Lionel glanced at him. “The matter in Bidara City has been handled badly. After four or five years of planning, it has gone up in smoke. Even if it’s me, I’ll have to face the wrath of the big boss above…”
“I’ve already investigated the matter thoroughly.” Bruce said, “I just returned from Bidara City, and to be honest, Arnold wasn’t to blame. There were two reasons for this failure.”
Lionel did not say anything and waited for Bruce to continue.
“The first reason is that Jaxon, whom the Stelaria Consortium has kept hidden all this while, is indeed a superhuman. Moreover, there are many doubts surrounding the Stelaria Consortium regarding this operation, including the battle on Palladium Boulevard. Most of the people who ran away from the battle were the Stelaria Consortium’s superhumans. It feels like they had planned to escape right at the start and did not have any expectations that Romany would get killed in that battle at all.” Bruce said, “Jaxon is a very powerful opponent. My guess is that favonovel.com was the one behind the mysterious deaths of Arnold and the others in the safe house.”
“Keep going,” Lionel said.
“Arnold was not of average ability either. He rarely made any mistakes in the course of his fieldwork over the years.” Bruce thought for a moment and said, “Therefore, we need to be more vigilant if Jaxon could catch them off guard and blow them up like that. On the other hand, it’s clear the Stelaria Consortium wants the satellites the most, yet they were the quickest to retreat. I suspect the Stelaria Consortium has some other way to seize control of the satellites, and it might also be related to Jaxon’s superpower…”
“Jaxon is a very crucial person in this Bidara City incident. I had wanted to find favonovel.com and kill him, but that guy already returned to the Stelaria Consortium. Hence, it won’t be easy to make a move on him.”
“That’s enough. You’re already on the Stelaria Consortium’s watchlist, so there’s no need for you to take the risk.” Lionel said calmly, “If that f*cking A of the Stelaria Consortium discovers you, I’m afraid that all of the Stelaria Consortium’s superhumans will start hunting you down. Tell me the second reason.”
“The second reason is that mysterious superhuman from the Northwest.” Bruce said, “In this incident in Bidara City, favonovel.com played a very important role. He also has a girlfriend who’s good at using a sniper rifle. When I went to check on the bullet holes on the ground at Palladium Boulevard, I discovered the sniper had killed at least several dozen people. I believe most of the superhumans won’t want to face enemies like those two right now.”
“Then what about you?” Lionel asked.
“I wouldn’t want to encounter them either.” Bruce said with a smile, “However, that guy has no conflict of interest with the Virtuora Consortium, so the possibility of meeting favonovel.com in the future isn’t that great. I think favonovel.com should have returned to the Northwest by now. He was most likely just helping out this time. Didn’t we also hear about it a few years ago? Rumor had it that Peter had been to Bidara City during his travels.”
Lionel knitted his eyebrows. He took off his reading glasses and placed them on the table. “At least you managed to find out about Jaxon’s background on this trip. If only the others were as capable as you, then I wouldn’t have to worry so much. What do you plan to do next?”
“Have you heard about the Pyro Company?” Bruce replied.
“Of course I’ve heard about them.” Lionel looked at Bruce. “Why? You got ideas?”
“The Pyro Company is our neighbor, so how can we not concern ourselves with them?” Bruce said with a smile, “Besides, Boss, think about it. Ever since the incident at Bidara City, it’s clear the Silkshade House is siding with the Stelaria Consortium. Regardless of whether it’ll be useful for us to get our hands on that No. 001 Experimental, even if it’s just to spoil the plans of the Silkshade House and the Stelaria Consortium and stop them from getting the Experimental, that would be good enough.”
Lionel suddenly said, “I heard the No. 001 Experimental might have been alive for over 200 years now?”
Bruce was stunned. He had not expected Lionel to actually focus on this.
In the dark room, a sunbeam shone through the gap in the curtains. Bruce looked at the reading glasses Lionel had just placed on the table. Only then did favonovel.com remember his boss was not young anymore.
An old person standing on the pinnacle of power and being only second best, what else would they want to pursue in life?
Immortality and everlasting power would be the things they wanted the most.
Initially, Bruce did not care too much for the so-called No. 001 Experimental. Furthermore, favonovel.com thought Lionel would not pay any special attention to it either. But at this moment, favonovel.com realized favonovel.com was wrong. Because favonovel.com was young, favonovel.com had never coveted something such as immortality.
