Chapter 492 - 492: Nullifying Its Effects

~ At the Dark Knight Organization ~

The Dark Lord gathered his men. He wanted to reward them for successfully retrieving their supplies of bio-weapon, most especially Alfonso for leading the team last night.

"Good job everyone! You brought back the multi-million dollar potential losses of our organization. Because of that, I will reward everyone.," The Dark Lord signaled his assistant to distribute his rewards to all the members who were present during last night's mission. The reward was inside a small white envelope.

The members were rejoicing at this bonus. They hoped that the Dark Lord would always be in good mood. Fewer punishments and more rewards.

"Did you turn over the supplies to the main facility? Complete? Nothing missing?" The Dark Lord asked them.

Alfonso was the one who answered him. "Yes, our lord. The supplies were sent back to our main facility last night. We counted them all and counterchecked everything according to our Master List. The scientists in the facility are currently checking them now. There was no missing. The Skull Gang became true to their words. They returned all the supplies of bio-weapon they took from us including the bio-weapons bought by Red Dragon."

"We gained from this. We had their money and the bio-weapons were returned to us," Alfonso proudly said.

The Dark Lord nodded with a wide grin on his face. "That's true. Don't mention this to Red Dragon's group. They might ask us to return those supplies to them."

"Yes, our lord. Red Dragon's group will never know this." Alfonso reassured him. The other members also took note of this order from the Dark Lord.

Soon, the Dark Lord dismissed the other members. Some higher-ups including Alfonso were the only ones who stayed in the conference hall. They were about to plan out their next move against the Skull Gang.

They had four targets and goals now. First, they needed to launch a counterattack against the Skull Gang. They won't let the Skull Gang sabotage and ruin their operations. They had to be extra careful since the Skull Gang was planning to bring them down using the bio-weapons.

The existence of a bio-weapon facility should not be revealed to the public, most especially to the government until the election was not yet finished. The winning candidates must be affiliated and connected to the Dark Knight Organization

Second, they had to catch the new Catseye and his team. They suspected that Skull Gang and the new Catseye were working together against the Dark Knight Organization. Their suspicion was confirmed when Kelsy saw Charles who was disguising as Catseye helping Black Shadow.

Third, they needed to find Matt Carter, the genius scientist who created the bio-weapon and the only person who knew how to produce antidotes. They had to learn his whereabouts and Chief Inspector Detective Erick Lee was the key to that.

Lastly, they needed to eliminate Erick Lee. His knowledge about the bio-weapon was a great threat to the Dark Knight Organization. He must die before he could gather evidence and bring this up to the authorities, most especially to the current President of this country.

They were still in the middle of planning and strategizing their next move when Alfonso received a call from one of the managers in the Bio-weapon facility. Alfonso excused himself first to answer the call.

Alfonso: "Hello. Why did you call? Don't you know that I am in the middle of an important meeting together with the Dark Lord?"

The irritation in his voice was evident as he spoke up. He felt like scolding the manager.

Manager: "Apology for that Senior Alfonso. But this is an emergency. I have to inform you right away! We have a big problem!"

Alfonso frowned upon hearing that. They just solved one big problem. How come there's another problem now? Alfonso gritted his teeth and massaged his temples. From his voice alone, Alfonso could tell that this matter was urgent and really serious.

Alfonso: "Tell me. What is it?"

Alfonso heard the manager take a deep sigh before talking to him.

Manager: "There's something wrong with the supplies of bio-weapons you've retrieved last night. Our scientists found out something today after checking those bio-weapons."

The manager sounded restless, anxious, and problematic. They knew that the Dark Lord would not be happy after hearing this piece of bad news.

Alfonso had a bad feeling about this. He didn't know what happened but he started to be nervous. They would be facing the Dark Lord's wrath because of this.

Alfonso: "SPILL IT OUT NOW! WHAT HAPPENED?"

He already raised his voice because of the tension he was feeling right now. He knew it. The Skull Gang must have done something to it. They won't let those bio-weapons be back in their hands without sabotaging something.

'What did they do this time?' Alfonso pondered at that thought. 

As far as he knew, the Skull Gang had no experts nor scientists who are knowledgeable about bio-weapons so they were confident that Skull Gang won't touch those bio-weapons. It turned out they were mistaken.

Manager: "It looked like they modified the bio-weapons to make it lose its effectiveness. It became harmless now. They nullified the harmful effects of the bio-weapons. They are just an ordinary substance now."

Alfonso: "WHAT?! How is that possible? How can they nullify the harmful effects of the bio-weapons? Even we who created this didn't know how to nullify it or produce antidotes."

Alfonso couldn't believe what he had just heard.

Manager: "Our scientist has some speculations. They are thinking that someone mixed an antidote with those bio-weapons. That's the only explanation they could think of why the effects of the bio-weapons were nullified."

Alfonso cursed loudly after hearing that.

Alfonso: "So you are saying that the Skull Gang has someone who knows how to make antidotes or capability to nullify the harmful effects of our bio-weapons?"

Manager: "Yes, Senior Alfonso…"

Alfonso: "How is that possible?! Mateo Carter is the only person who can do that!"

Manager: "We have no idea, Senior Alfonso."

Alfonso was still shocked by this incident. The Dark Knight Organization tried its best to search for someone from all over the world who can create an antidote for their bio-weapons. But they failed over and over again. That's the reason why they didn't stop looking for Matt Carter.

'How come Skull Gang has someone who can do that?' Alfonso was racking his brain so hard.

After a while, Alfonso's eyes widened in realization. 'Wait… Don't tell me… Mateo Hiroshito-Aganaki Carter already joined the Skull Gang?! Is he under the protection of Skull Gang now?'

It did not take long when Alfonso came back to the meeting room. He was wearing an anxious expression. He didn't know how he would tell this to the Dark Lord who had just given them rewards for retrieving the bio-weapons.

Just a while ago, they were rejoicing. Who would have thought that another problem would occur?

"Our Lord, there's something you need to know. I received a report from our manager of the Bio-weapon facility..." Alfonso said, feeling nervous.

The Dark Lord just signaled him to continue.

"Our scientists found out that the Skull Gang did something to our supplies. They... they were able to modify the bio-weapons, making it lose its harmful effects."

The room was engulfed by deafening silence.

One second...

Two seconds...

Three seconds...

The silence was followed by the sound of the breaking glasses. The temperature inside suddenly became cold and chilly. No one dared to make a sound nor look in the Dark Lord's direction. He was freaking frightening right now.

"I will give you all one last chance... Make Detective Lee talk. Get Mateo Carter as soon as possible or else, everyone here will experience my wrath."