The General continued unabated "You likely already know that the project for the creation of the Superhumans was transferred to my control, from its creators in NASA. But because of the genetic alteration of these Superhumans, they are unable to be used for some purposes here on Earth. One of our researchers, Norman Spencer, discovered a way around this, but never revealed it to us.
Martin was feeling totally exhausted. He was afraid that he would pass out before this General finished with his rant.But he had to keep the General engaged. His only bargaining chip now, was time.
"Why did your Superhuman escape, General?"
The General looked at Martin without expression-"That is one thing our psychologists were unable to explain.
The General started cleaning his nails giving a disinterested look.
"They said that Joseph was inclined to reading a lot of books. Perhaps, he started believing in freedom and wanted to experience it first-hand. He was clever enough to escape the lab and take up a false identity and name. Kevin, his false name.The name by which you know him. Guess he didn't like the name Joseph which we christened him with.
Anyways, When Joseph escaped this lab we saw it as an opportunity to get information from Norman. I knew it would be inevitable that he tried to save the specimen, and you, the one sent to find him, would be contacted and I would get what I needed.
"That's why you sent assassins after me?" Martin retorted.
"Yes I did. And he was my best. A mercenary from Central Europe. A man who was a terror in his own land.But an efficient one.I believe you killed him at Professor Antonio's house, Martin?
"Things didn't quite go as planned Martin- I hoped to capture you, the girl, and Joseph long ago- but my men greatly underestimated your combined strength. Doesn't matter now, does it?"
General Richardson smiled, opening his arm to regard the Korean men on the floor next to him. "You see these men here? They are the enemies that I have been warning the Country about. These are the scum of the earth." He kicked one guy hard in the stomach.
"Shouldn't you be handing them over to the authorities for fair trial, General?" Martin asked knowing awfully well what the response would be.
"Fair trial my ass! These people should not get anything fair. It would be a pathetic waste of national resources to conduct a trial on these people"
"These are the men I captured, and as a show of loyalty to my country, I will execute them," he turned his head to eye the Korean.
"That isn't necessary, sir," Martin said, crawling a step back, but the General only grinned and moved in front of the first man, who looked up at him with pleading eyes. He raised his gun to the man's head and without hesitation, fired. The Korean man was thrown back against the wall; brain, blood, and bone flying everywhere.
(To Be Continued Tomorrow...)
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