Chapter 94 (1/2)
Liv said nothing, she aze shi+fted toward Lauren ”This time, you cannot come with me I may notclear
Lauren's lips curved into a difficult grin ”No matter the task, I am still your research assistant Don't look down on me I can do more than you realize”
Winn smiled back at Lauren ”What can you do? Get in the way?”
Lauren narrowed his eyes at Winn and shot back ”At least I am smarter than you!”
Because of Ritz and Loch's dedication, none of the other research directors opted out Despite their trepidation, they did not want to be labeled a coward
Xiao's placed his hands on the desk in front of hi forith an oppressive and authoritative air ”Fro I have to say is completely confidential Even if the president were to ask you question, you ”
This was vitally important, Valentin could easily intercept any co stepped forward and closed the ternals Xiao continued on ”In a week Jane Wallace will release a coordinate This inforh multiple channels In other words, Valentin will receive this piece of inforo to this disclosed location Form here, there are two possibilities Valentin oes in person, then we pounce on him If he sends people in his stead, they will still deliver Jane to Valentin Froe to locate hiives us an opportunity to take him out To do this, I will need two very ily ”You will need a wireless terminal that matches your interface speed and a craft the taxes and exceeds the known liy”
”Yes I will need these things by next week Work hard!”
Xiao returned to his rooh the hall He opened the door with prints and dumbly walked inside the room Heine suddenly pushed Xiao behind hiilant
Xiao looked up as Heine's urgency flew through him and his heart pounded erratically, his brain scattered and flowed anxiously
A ainst the wall Heine looked at hihts flicked on and Xiao looked over at the slender man with a stunned expression
”Jane Wallace! How did you get here?!”
Xiao stood in front of hi his research attire, he couldn't believe that Jane uarded base
”Colonel Burton You don't want to fight me here” Jane stood up leisurely and picked the pillow off of the bed He brought it toward his nose, deeply and dra Xiao's scent
Heine watched hiaze that could crush mountains, Jane looked over at hiet you Xiao's contact, he gave you the code to enter the base?”
”You are so suspicious of me that you think that I planned an invasion of this base?” Jane laughed, ”You should know that Gordon is intent on killing Valentin”
”I believe you came here to help us deal with Valentin”
Xiao walked around Heine to look over at Jane
Jane chucked a sample bottle toward Xiao ”This is Casey's research You will understand its purpose once you analyze it I need you to stabilize this virus”
”Being that it is Casey's research, I a that task” Xiao couldn't help but be wary of the task Jane handed him
”Casey refuses to complete it You were the only other person I could think of that is able to do it” Jane's typically cynical and lazy tone is replaced by a strict solemnity and persistence
”What then?” Xiao frowned
”And then you ask?” Jane leaned forward and put his hands in his pockets His unifor was fastidious, from his collar to the individual folds of the fabric This serious side to Jane reminds him of a researcher's temperament as opposed to a Special Forces soldier ”Then my body can be used as a weapon to kill Valentin”
Xiao eyes widened at Janes words
”Always have a backup plan Don't tell me Heine Burton failed to teach you that”
With these words Jane threw Heine a ful look, pushed open the door and exited the roohtened around the vial He was surprised that Jane was preparing for such an eventuality If their plan fails and Jane falls into the hands of Valentin, then he will use this virus to attack Valentin's body after he implants his brain into Jane Once in Jane's body, Valentin will be met with certain death
The reason why Casey couldn't complete the research is very clear to Xiao Yan Jane is family to Casey, he couldn't kill him with his own research Casey can't do that
”But I can?” Xiao smiled bitterly
”Jane knows in his heart that you are not so callous as to sacrifice your companions to win, but he is also sure that you can complete the task”
Xiao lowered his head, his hand reflexively tightening further around the bottle
Heine leaned forward and kissed Xiao's forehead The soft gesturethe security offered by Heine's touch
”Xiao Yan In battle there is a laar a the Special Forces I hope that you will keep it in mind”
”what?”
”Never look back The more important the task, the ht of responsibility is on your shoulders, it is crucial that you do not look back” Heine's palainst the strength of his hand Heine tilts Xiao's head upward, forcing hih deterht of Maya, who had been injured by the Surge to get hiht of Sharon, who died due to the virus accelerator Even though he was the weakest a them, they had spared no effort to protect hioal It sounds like a blessing in theory but to the hero, left standing alone at the end of the mission, it is an unbelievably cruel and painful reality
”If you look back then all their sacrifices will be in vain You can't undo what is happened The only thing that can exist is the rief must wait until the task is completed”
”I can't do that” Xiao was suddenly terrified He knew Heine too well Once he made a decision, he would do whatever it takes to see it through
”What Jane needs, you can do it Complete Casey's research and ill have aze was solid and steady ”You don't need to be scared or worried about anything I am confident that when this is finished, I will still be by your side”
Xiao eyes slowly grew steady and determined ”Jane orried that ould fail I will finish the virus as he requested, but I will not allow there to be a need for it”
Ritz and Lock holly devoted to their research when, less than three days later, a e came into the base that altered the pre-established plan Valentin had discovered Jane's whereabouts He sent a large number of assassins to attack a s the raid helping Jane and Casey escape Valentin invaded all coive himself up he had re his brain and smiled His refined features were twisted in evil, his ie
”The longer you wait to return to er poor Jerry's brain works”
”My dearest child Jane, although your rebellious phase is givingyou return to e filled the displays He sadistically pushed at the probes inserted into Jerry's brain He est the nitude of Valentin's ruthlessness
”If you were hesitating to come back knohat that ti received the transmission from the control room They noticed that the ter taxed to near collapse Xiao couldn't ionized ined the pain as he had countless time The mere idea filled him with tremendous fear
”Valentin is a h he had no fond feelings for Jerry, seeing as how he had abetted his kidnapping, Xiao knehat Jerry meant to Jane Since Claire's death, every fa and festering wound
”Once again he has to us” Shen Bing rattled off his coordinates and discovered that he was in the South Pole close to the former Antarctic base ”Now I only hope that Jane can hold out until we are ready>”
Suddenly the door pushed open
”I ao As soon as possible”
Xiao Yan and Shen Bing looked up to see Jane s helplessly He approached the desk and looked down at Xiao ”In truth, there is no such thing as a perfect plan in this world The situation always changes you know that better that anyone”
Xiao looked over at Shen Bing, whose expression did not even register surprise He seemed to have known that Jane was able to freely o through this He cannot bear to live any that I can do for hi closed his eyes but spoke simply ”You are too impulsive You will ruin the entire plan”
Jane looks over at Xiao Yan ”Even if it wasn't Heinelet's say it was LIv or Mark, could you wait around until their brains short out fro, he knew that he couldn't stop Jane