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476. The Assassins
As soon as Alex heard those words, he realized she was hinting at the deal that he had refused earlier in the morning.“The Governor wished you good luck!” The attendant pulled out a suppressed pistol and fired, straight at Alex.The point-blank shot grazed Alex’s left shoulder as he kicked the trolley cart, throwing the assassin off balance, and making her gun wobble off target.“I should have known!”Reacting in a split second, Alex vaulted over the trolley cart and sent the pistol flying off with another kick.Disarmed, the assassin frowned.But instead of running away, she pulled out a knife from her waist and slashed hard.Alex jumped back as the knife grazed his shirt, splitting the white fibers open with the edge of the blade.“You made a huge mistake by coming here!” he warned, pushing the table away and engaging her from up close.The knife slashed and stabbed, but Alex countered every move by ducking and swaying out of the way with perfect precision.Then, with one sudden lu
475. Stalked and Hunted
“Turn the car around!” Alex instructed from the backseat with a sense of grave urgency.“But we are about to reach the Altis Delights. It’s a good five-star hotel,” the driver replied cluelessly.“I’ve changed my mind,” Alex retorted. “Take me out of Hannington. Nuevo Durango sounds good,” he added, thinking on the spur of the moment.“But that is almost 400 miles away. Are you sure?”“Just do what I say. No questions.”Alex was now in the Kleinfeldt District in Hannington, and Nuevo Durango was on the other side of the city.It was a wild request to ask the driver to take a detour and cover 400 miles on the open highway.But the driver obeyed without question.As the sedan took the underpass and emerged on the highway intersection, Alex looked around, but he could no longer see the biker who had been following them.However, Alex still remained wary.The fact that this stalker had just started trailing his car immediately after he walked out of Governor Morton’s mansion made him draw
474. A Game of Dominance and Control
The offer was clear: either stand with Governor Morton and his friends and accept their dictates, or risk their future hostility in a state which they controlled from the ground up.If it were any other aspiring businessman, he would have gladly shaken their hands and accepted their controlling friendship.But Alex wasn’t the type of person to let someone else control his decisions.“You have done your homework on me. I’ll give you that. But I think you still do not know enough about me,” he replied, crossing his left leg over his right. “I am not some jumped-up billionaire looking to print money by any means necessary.”“Then who are you really?” Raymond sneered. “Do enlighten us.”“My name is Alexander Verlaine, and I am the one who makes the rules. I have never bowed to another man before, and I won’t under any circumstances.”“It isn’t wise to turn friends into foes,” Governor Morton muttered. “We are giving you a chance to join hands with us and move forward in the right directio
473. The Ivera Trinity
Alex arrived at Governor Franklin Morton’s sprawling Greco-Roman mansion at dusk.With the sun setting in the background, he was welcomed inside by guards in white suits, wearing tactical goggles and state-of-the-art anti-jamming earpieces.Inside the mansion, he was greeted by a bald butler and then led to a reception area where a fiery red-headed woman introduced herself.“I am Calista, the Governor’s personal assistant. Please allow me to welcome you to Ivera, Mr. Verlaine. Governor Morton will surely be delighted to meet you.”“Thank you, Calista. I am sure he will.”Alex was pleasantly surprised by the warm hospitality.Even though Governor Morton barely knew him apart from Damon Winchester’s little introduction, it seemed he was already looking to get into his good graces.Calista offered Alex a smiling handshake before escorting him up the stairs to the Governor’s private meeting room, where he and his two friends were already waiting for their new guest.Governor Morton rubbed
472. The One Common Thread
One week passed, and a second medical camp was set up in Valentino Harbor, but this time they came prepared with elite commandos and disinfection units.The infected roaming the streets were shot down, and the commandos swept through the whole district, looking for survivors.A few trembling figures emerged from the barricaded houses and from inside tightly locked shopping malls and fire stations.They were immediately tested for signs of the infection, and once verified as healthy, all of them were sent to a temporary quarantine camp where they received supportive care.A day later, Kronos Tech’s latest vaccine was launched to the public, and instead of trying to downplay or cover the tragedy in Valentino Harbor, Samantha Atkins, together with Tracy Torres, revealed all the grim details.The only little detail they skipped was the fact that it was a bioweapon attack.The source of the sudden viral infection was left in the dark, partly to prevent more panic in the public, and partly
471. The Vaccine Shock
Alex rushed toward Captain Williams as soon as he stood up from the floor.His whole body was spasming uncontrollably, and he twitched all over like an epileptic patient.“You’ve got this! I won’t let anything happen to you!”In the blink of an eye, Alex grabbed an injector from the table and stabbed it into Captain William’s neck, injecting the muscle relaxant directly into his tissues.Gradually, the spasms stopped, but Captain Williams still shook like a trembling leaf as the infection caused an intense fever.“You need to calm down. Deep breaths!”Alex pushed Captain Williams down onto the bed and held him in place even as he growled and twitched violently.“Alex! What the hell are you doing?” Dr. Lucy shouted from outside, her full-fisted knocks wailing against the door. “Please come out. I can’t lose you as well! Please, I beg you!”But Alex continued holding Captain Williams down, his keen gaze glued to those bloodshot eyes.“You are not dying tonight, Captain. This virus is no
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