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"...Just a wild wolf."
Kevin was silent for a long time, helping Logan out of the awkward situation.
Logan quickly agreed:
"Right, a... wild wolf. We're going to... going to..."
"Sell him?"
Caliban tentatively added.
"..."
Everyone fell silent. Charles looked at them speechlessly for a moment, then said:
"Logan, my memory isn't what it used to be, but that doesn't mean I'm stupid. I can still distinguish between human thoughts and animal thoughts."
"This guy still has thoughts?"
Logan asked in surprise. Charles glared at him:
"So you admit the one in the back is a human?"
"..."
Logan remained silent, his eyes silently turning to Kevin.
His meaning was clear: he wanted Kevin to explain.
Kevin sighed, saying helplessly:
"Alright, I'll be honest. The one in the back is actually similar to Laura. His name is X24, and he's Logan's clone. The reason I brought him is to see if he can become an asset to us..."
"Then why is he in the back?"
"Because he's dangerous," Logan added. "If Kevin hadn't insisted on bringing him, I wouldn't have let him in the car at all!"
Logan didn't understand why Kevin was so insistent on bringing X24 along. If Kevin hadn't helped them so much, and if X24 wasn't under their control, Logan would never have taken X24 with them to North Dakota.
Charles now looked at Kevin.
Kevin remained silent, fiddling with his phone to edit videos, as if looking at the tip of his nose.
Bringing X24 was Kevin's selfish motive, and it couldn't be explained. Even if he lied and deceived Charles, it would surely be exposed later.
So, it was better to say nothing at all. Anyway, they had already brought X24, and it was impossible to abandon him halfway.
Hmm, probably not... right?
Thinking about Logan's current personality, Kevin felt a little less confident.
...
While Kevin and Logan's group leisurely traveled to North Dakota, inside the Alkali-Transigen, the top executives of the board were engaged in a heated discussion.
"Has that video been deleted or not!!"
"The video has been embedded by special means and cannot be deleted easily. We can only try to block it..."
"Boss, the Secretary of State called. He's asking what's going on."
"And several food companies, they said they're temporarily suspending their cooperation with us..."
The boardroom was in chaos. An old white man with white hair had a slightly distorted expression, transforming into a desktop cleaner, angrily sweeping all the ornaments on the desk to the floor.
He was the CEO of the Alkali-Transigen, equivalent in status to Edgar of Vought.
But compared to Edgar, this guy was clearly a bit hot-headed.
And it's not surprising that he was hot-headed.
What was happening now, if it were in the The Boys world, would be Compound V being exposed by the news, and Vought having no means to divert attention.
Now, this chairman of the Alkali-Transigen was facing such a dilemma.
The groups they cooperated with called one after another to demand accountability, and some even directly terminated their cooperation.
Even the State Department, which should have been on their side, had many people criticizing the Alkali-Transigen.
They were either asking if what Alkali was doing was true, or accusing them of not hiding what they were doing well enough, allowing such important information to be found in the branch manager's office.
The chairman also had something to say about this.
A mere group branch manager, given his status, was not privy to the core strategies of the Alkali-Transigen.
Perhaps he did keep documents about various genetically modified foods.
But he certainly had no right to know anything about the Weapon-X Program! How could that document appear in his office!
And what the hell is the Weapon-X Program?! This experiment doesn't even have a formal name!
And it was true; there was no information about creating mutants in the branch manager's office.
Those documents were just things Kevin had printed out randomly.
However, whether there was relevant information in the branch manager's office was no longer the main point of their discussion.
Because even if the document itself was fake, its content was genuine.
The Alkali-Transigen was indeed conducting related experiments.
Now, the group's public relations department was trying its best to distance itself, but the chairman knew that this was far from enough.
They had to destroy all evidence of the Weapon-X Program, especially those escaped experimental mutants!
"Go get Sanders for me!!"
Thinking of this, the chairman roared at his subordinate.
Soon, the research director, Sanders, came before him.
Before Sanders could speak, the chairman sprayed him with saliva:
"I don't care how you do it! Within two days! I want you to eliminate all the escaped mutants! Hear me clearly, ALL of them!!"
"Sir... we're already trying our best, but the problem now is that there's a powerful mutant among them, and we can't get close to them."
Sanders explained, gritting his teeth.
He also wanted to resolve everything happening now in a short time, but Kevin's existence stood like a great mountain in front of him.
Sanders still hadn't figured out what kind of abilities Kevin possessed.
The security members who tried to approach him last night were almost completely wiped out, and even X24, who was used as a backup, disappeared without a trace, most likely meeting a tragic end.
Sanders even believed that instead of worrying about the escaped mutants causing them trouble, they should be worried about that powerful mutant coming to them personally.
Through his research over the past two days, Sanders had determined that within a certain distance, no brain-possessing creature could approach that guy.
It was like... Professor X in the past.
"I don't care about that! I've already contacted the military! Use missiles, use anti-material weapons, use whatever! In short... I want to see this over in two days!"
The chairman continued to roar at Sanders.
After roaring, he slumped into his chair, panting heavily, his gasps so violent that one couldn't help but worry if he would pass out the next second.
The chairman's attitude made Sanders realize that he probably had no way out.
Even the military would be deployed. It seemed that the video released early this morning indeed made the Alkali-Transigen feel a crisis.
Otherwise, the Alkali-Transigen wouldn't have used their military connections.
However, since the military was being deployed, this operation should not have too many problems.
The enemy was not Magneto, who could control metal, nor Phoenix, who could control all things in the world.
It was merely a mutant with special attack methods against living beings.
Close range was indeed impossible to deal with him, but long-range attack methods should be feasible.
Once they converged with the escaped test subjects, Sanders could completely use long-range strikes to eliminate them.
He could even use tactical nuclear weapons.
"I understand, don't worry, sir, I will resolve this matter as soon as possible."
After receiving the new task from the chairman of the Alkali-Transigen, Sanders left the meeting room and began to make arrangements.
Without Caliban, who could track mutants, it was somewhat difficult for Sanders to find that group of mutants.
But fortunately, when Sanders later investigated the laboratory where the test subjects escaped, he found an abandoned photo.
This photo belonged to one of the test subjects, and the content of the photo was a group photo of all the children.
On the back of the photo was a sentence and an address, stating that the test subjects planned to rendezvous somewhere in 'North Dakota'.
And it marked the approximate coordinates.
Therefore, Sanders guessed that these children would gather at the marked coordinates.
Including the mutants who were currently fleeing with Laura.
So, as long as they arrived there in advance, they should be able to catch everyone in one fell swoop.
"What a pity... I originally wanted to keep a few alive."
After planning out what to do next in his mind, Sanders sighed to himself.
Among the children, one or two were actually experimental subjects that Sanders was more satisfied with.
For example, Laura, and a Black child who could control earth and stone.
But unfortunately, now that the order had come from above, these children, who were trained as weapons, could only be completely 'executed', and executed without leaving any traces.
After a brief sigh, Sanders turned to his subordinate and said:
"Call the new head of security to see me."
The former head of security, Donald, had died, and even the subordinates he trained had all died at the hands of that mutant.
The current head of security was just a temporary scapegoat who had been promoted, so Sanders could speak to him in a commanding tone.
Anyway, this guy was also a one-time consumable.
Facing the mutant who could kill people from a distance, Sanders didn't think he would live long.
...
The journey to North Dakota was a bit boring.
Because Charles had another episode midway, and didn't remember Logan or the people around him.
Especially Kevin, this newly joined 'family member', Charles didn't remember him at all, but strangely, he remembered Laura, which made Kevin laugh and cry at the same time.
To avoid stressing Charles, after arriving at the next city, Kevin and Caliban went to a used car market to buy a cheap car for transportation, following behind Logan's car.
Although this was considered being 'kicked out', the advantage was that everyone didn't have to crowd into the same car.
And with an independent vehicle, Kevin also began his work.
Tracking and observing the poor little girl, Laura.
"Audience friends, it's me, Kevin. Yes, I'm fine, and my friend Paul is fine. It's just that we're currently on the run, avoiding the Alkali-Transigen's pursuit, so we're fleeing for our lives.
"But fortunately, along the way, we encountered the experimental subjects mentioned by the Alkali-Transigen in the 'Weapon-X Program'..."
As soon as he got in the car, Kevin held up his phone, pointed it at the vehicle in front, and started filming and explaining.
He said in a sad and somewhat angry tone:
"It's hard to imagine that besides carrying out genocide, the Alkali-Transigen is also experimenting on children! On one hand, they want to eliminate mutants, and on the other hand, they want to cultivate their own mutant weapons!
"And this is the core content of the 'Weapon-X Program'!"
Kevin spoke with great emotion, while Caliban, sitting in the passenger seat, looked at Kevin with a very strange expression.
It was the first time he had seen Kevin perform, and also the first time he had seen a professional actor displaying such intense acting skills in front of him.
If Caliban didn't know how dangerous Kevin was, he probably would have truly believed what Kevin was saying now.
Actors... sometimes they're quite terrifying...
Watching the performance of the person beside him, Caliban sighed in his heart.
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