Chapter 168: Hear Me Out (1/2)
Chapter 168: Hear Me Out
This hy Aldrich was in a checkht Aldrich had no way to win
Even if Solomon was forced to accept Aldrich's deal, he would not have to fulfill any part of it Because the government could lock Aldrich up for any amount of time, and if he escaped, then they could just slander hier to society that could not be contained
An inevitable lose-lose situation for Aldrich If he stayed too long in custody, people forget about him If he escaped, he turned into a villain that Solomon could just disavow
"Custody, is it?" said Aldrich He looked to Solomon Solar, then towards the row of Guardians that carefully observed hie any of their advanced weapons systems at a moment's notice "That explains all these Guardians
So, in the end, arrestingme in a cell somewhere matters more than all of this"
Aldrich e of the cru city all around him
In response, the people of Haven spoke out
"The hell? You're arresting hi us when none of you could be bothered to get off your asses to do the saht do you have to co out, aiht at Solomon Solar, but he did not flinch He maintained his composure and put on a saddened expression
"I understand how you feel," said Solo that bid silence froilantes that show their heroic hearts go into custody as a simple matter of Jaw and procedure, but it isn't prison by any means
They'll just ask Thanatos here a couple of questions to ood man, just as we all do, and once that's done, I'm sure he can come back and watch us build this city back better than ever before"
As if on cue, when Solomon Solar ended his sentence, an aircraft carrier descended froines whirred loudly as they forced squalls of wind on the ground, buffeting the crowd backwards
Media drones zipped out of the way for the sizable carrier as it hovered in the air because it was big enough that its engines could shove the comparatively tiny media drones out of the way
At the side of the carrier's green painted hull was a logo showing two chains crossed over in a X syest prison industry corporation in the states and in the world
Not quite a Megacorporation, but still quite influential, especially in the United States where the prison industry historically had always thrived, even before the Altering
The carrier opened up, revealing insides ht
"A Null Box, huh You really did bring out all the stops to take nized the carrier His voice could project outwards over the din of the roaring propellors and engines fro that Solomon Solar heard him
A Null Box was a special containhest level of containment that Lockdown could produce, comprised of a sturdy ly rare substance located in deadly areas known as 'Null Zones' where absolutely no life could grow
Null Zones also prevented Alters froh there were some rare exceptions
Null Ore replicated that power disruption process,the Null Box one of the ly expensive ways to transport powerful Alters as trying to erous as most of them were located deep in the Wastelands where natural disasters and variants posed serious threats
"It's simply a matter of security," said Soloave Aldrich a syht know you as a overnood you've done, they'll have you out in no time I'll make sure to support you as et out, I'll bewith you"
An obvious lie If Soloet out of custody
Solo Aldrich, at which point the htfully incarcerated, or they would release hiotten every ounce of information from Aldrich about his powers and his troops and access to all of the Haven's citizens would get wiped out after a feeeks when the cleanup of Haven's wreckage finished, because by then, everyone that supported Aldrich would be separated and relocated
And with those people relocated, there would be no unified body to support Aldrich
"Please vacate the premises for your own safety" The Guardians marched ahead of Solo theive isolate Solomon and Aldrich The crowd protested, but they could not stand against the Guardians and got pushed back
One of the Guardians stepped in front of Aldrich and held out a blocky pair of auntlets with how sturdy they were
Black tinted purple light e they were also lined with Null Ore