1043 An Enemy is a Friend
A deal had been struck, and the briefcase of infected solutions was now in Kai's hands.
In exchange, a card with a monthly allowance and a place in a tier-2 city was given to Raven as requested, along with a disposable phone with only one number programmed inside.
Kai didn’t care if he ever saw Raven again, and he wasn’t sure if leaving this loose end would come back to bite him, but he needed to decide what to do with what he had received.
Upon his return to Slough, he called for a meeting at the Wolf’s Pool Club.
The core members were present, with Marie and Olivia even playing a game together, while others sat on the side, ordering drinks now and then.
Gary was also there, along with Bree, who was in the room. Oddly, she was constantly picking up pool balls and tossing them over to Gary, who would catch them and throw them back as if playing a game of catch. It was hard to imagine these were just ordinary balls.
Kai assumed it was part of some training they were doing, and as long as they paid attention to the meeting, he was fine with it. n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om
"Alright, Tom!" Kai said as he patted him on the back. "Show them what you brought."
Tom was wearing a large white lab coat similar to those from NIRV. In the past, Tom had worked at NIRV, obtaining a position thanks to his father.
However, Kai had decided to set up a dedicated research lab of his own with the information Tom had learned.
They had picked up a few disgruntled former NIRV employees and were researching everything related to Altered.
One of Tom's projects was learning how to control Vlad, an Altered with an infected serum.
Placed on one of the many pool tables was a metal briefcase. With a few clicks, it opened, capturing everyone’s attention.
"Infected Altered solutions—and a whole lot of them," Bree commented.
"Right, if he worked with my father, then maybe this Rickle guy is someone we can trust... but," Gary paused for a moment, "I have no idea how to even get in contact with my father."
"It’s not like we can just walk in there," Kai added. "We don’t know who is or isn’t involved in the shady dealings. There’s even a chance your father is behind it, but I do have an option."
Kai patted Tom on the shoulder.
"We have a person here who still has family working at NIRV, and it wouldn’t be strange if he paid them a visit.
"We could ask for a meeting with Rickle, using your father’s name. I’m sure that would catch his attention."
"Wait, for Tom to go to NIRV headquarters on his own?" Gary shouted. "He can’t—what if something happens? He’s just a... he’s just a..."
"An ordinary person, I know, Gary," Tom replied. "But I want to help. Let me meet Rickle. Let me help you in a way that I can."
Gary didn’t like it—not one bit. From his father’s story, there was a great mystery surrounding this Rickle Epman. Whether he was good or bad was hard to tell, and they still had no idea about the origin of the infected solutions either.
Yet, it was the best option they had.
"Alright... meet him."
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