Chapter 264 - A FEW GAMES (1/2)

In an unknown part of Supreme City, a woman tapped her foot impatiently as she looked at a motley group of mercenaries. She was sitting on a plastic chair in the middle of an abandoned factory, but she did not look afraid.

Perhaps, her confidence came from the four men in black fatigues behind her. ​​

She looked at the group with disgust on her face. She could not believe that she had been downgraded to dealing with the riffraff by herself.

Her eyes settled on one of the younger mercenaries. He looked quite handsome and clean in comparison to the others. The only thing that ruined his appearance was a long scar across his face.

The woman licked her lips.

If she had time to play, she would have picked him. For a moment, she wondered if she could spare some time for a few games. However, she understood that it would affect her plans.

”I hope you are all clear about what is required. I do not need you to kill Zhong Feng. I just want you to create enough confusion and disrupt their security measures. It would be best if you could cause chaos at the party.” The woman said with gritted teeth.

That man had caused her to lose almost everything. He had slowly chipped away at her resources, such that the board of the International Health Alliance had decided to close down their research operations. They were going to focus on their open charity operations until the heat died down.

She had tried to lobby for the research side, but her arguments had landed on deaf ears. The only thing that could change their minds was one: real results on the genetic project.

The hint from the board was obvious. They wanted Hu Lei, but they were not willing to take action.

The woman had spoken to one of the critical board members after being shut down. She was not willing to give up on everything she had worked for and the carefree life that she had built. If she was forced to work for an orthodox research institution, she would have to follow b*llshit protocols and ethics.

Her friend from the board had offered a simple and clear explanation.

Hu Lei was proof that the human race could rise beyond normal mediocrity. It was not only about the change in her eye colour. She had proven to be a superior being when she had survived in a cold, almost freezing basement on almost no food.

Moreover, the feedback sent from Antarctica before it was shut down had proved that she had inhuman strength and superior hearing and eyesight, among other gifts.

If the board had Hu Lei in their hands, they could manage the heat from the government. The big players in major governments were not interested in anything other than power. If the board offered them an opportunity to change their soldiers and make them as powerful as Hu Lei, no one would care about how they had come about the result.

The woman's eyes became harder. Her life had fallen apart, but she was not one to take it lying down. She would take Hu Lei, regardless of what it took.

After all, they also had some personal grudges.

The mercenaries nodded with excitement. Most of them had a bloodlust that went beyond money.

”You, come here.” The woman pointed at the younger mercenary with a scar, while ŀɨċkɨnġ her lips.