Chapter 108: The Price of the Mystery
"We found a bald head, he, he said his name was Felix. An expression of incomprehension and disbelief appeared on Arak's face.
"Felix?" Chiko suddenly stood up from the couch, "What's going on!"
"We found him in a dungeon. "And he's not in good shape." β
"Take us to see it. Caitlyn then ordered, "From now on, your squad will be in a first-level combat state, and all the wounded who can move will be put into combat readiness. "Catelyn and Chiko knew very well that if this was really the "Felix" that the two of them had in mind, then a big battle might have been ignited*.
Before arriving in the dungeon where Felix was being held, Chiko could never have imagined that the leader of the Smiling Legion, who loved to torture people, would be tortured to the point that he would not be human. Ten of his fingers had been chopped off, one of his eyes was bloody and fleshy, and there were countless scars on his body. If it were an ordinary person, I am afraid that he would have been tortured to death a long time ago.
"Oh, long time no see, why haven't I seen Eric. Felix asked Chiko with a smile.
"Are you Felix?" Chiko still found incredulous.
"Wellβthe real deal, Miss Marty. Felix gave out the pseudonym under which Chiko first fought him.
"How did you end up here. Chiko asked.
"It's a long story. Isn't he supposed to be on this Iceland too?" Felix seemed to be obsessed with Eric.
"He's got something else to do, and he's not here. Caitlyn didn't want to give too much information, "Let's give you an account first." A few days ago, you passed information with us, how could it be in the hands of these people now. β
"You guys?" Felix smiled contemptuously, "what about Eric?"
"It's the same with us. Chiko didn't want to hear the detective's name again, "Don't forget your current situation, are you still qualified to bargain with us?"
Felix sneered, closed his eyes, and assumed a duty of silence to the end.
"Even if you don't say it, those two Soros are already controlled by us, they will say it. Chiko held back the anger that was about to erupt. But Felix still pretended to be deaf and hummed a ditty with his eyes closed.
"Damn! bastard! bastard!" Chiko's emotions suddenly spiraled out of control. She pounded the door with all her might, letting out a hysterical roar, and several bars of iron on the door suddenly bent into a crescent moon.
"Let's go. Caitlin frowned and patted Chiko on the shoulder.
"So where is Soros A?" Catelyn asked Arak again.
"Please follow me. With that, Arak took Catelyn and Chiko to another cell. I saw that Soros A was tied on all fours, with a hanging bottle hanging in his right hand, and his face was pale, like a dying man.
"You're just having a concussion, you don't have to pretend to be dead. Caitlin sat down in front of Soros A.
"Looks like you're going well. Soros A laughed miserably.
"At this time, none of us have to mock anyone. Caitlyn then made a condition, "If you cooperate with us, I think you may still be able to live." β
"Really, it seems that you care about life?" Soros A asked rhetorically.
"I'm not in the mood to discuss this kind of philosophical question with you. "I'm an agent, and my life is to get the job done and protect the country." β
"What do you want to know?" Soros A suddenly became very cooperative.
"The ins and outs of this town, the clues from the Book of Abraham, why Felix is here?" Caitlyn paused, "Also, who sent that email to Director Thompson of Country K." β
"It seems that you have a lot of questions. Soros A yawned.
"I don't have time to go around in circles with you, remember that your chance to survive may only be this time. Caitlin warned.
"How long do you think I'll live?" asked Soros A.
"It depends on how valuable you are. Caitlin thought Soros A had taken the bait.
"Do you know how much life expectancy we have here?" Soros A continued.
"About 60 years old. Caitlin had seen the town's population records, "but that has nothing to do with what we're going to talk about today." β
"Do you know why our family set up a vegetable rationing system in Sado Town?" Soros A turned his head and glanced meaningfully at Catelyn and Chiko, "You think we're just here to tighten our grip on them?"
"Is there a better reason?" asked Caitlyn rhetorically.
"To survive. A hint of helplessness flashed in Soros A's eyes.
"Are you trying to make a bitter plan?" asked Qianzi suddenly.
At this time, Arak coughed lightly and handed a tablet to Caitlin: "On it is their blood report, and several experts have found some strange phenomena in their blood. Caitlyn skimmed it quickly, her expression becoming odd.
"What's wrong?" Chiko asked, taking the tablet from Caitlyn's hand.
Eric was right at the time β they really couldn't get out of this snowy land. Thinking of the detective who was almost condemned to treason, Caitlyn's heart still didn't feel good.
Chiko quickly read the blood report on the tablet. According to the report, Soros and others arrested have a common feature in their blood - red blood cell instability, that is, their red blood cells seem to be due to genetic defects, which cause these red blood cells to be unable to function normally above a certain time threshold above a certain time threshold. The composition of the vegetables they eat seems to have a special substance that can stabilize these red blood cells, and this ingredient needs to be further verified.
"When can the time threshold be determined. Caitlyn asked.
"I don't know. The instruments here are so rudimentary that these specialists need their labs. Arak replied.
"23 hours. "Soros A gives a value.
"What's going on, haven't you cracked the secret of the Book of Abraham?" asked Chiko.
"Indeed, so what?" Soros A's eyes suddenly became a little glazed, "Theoretically, we did crack it. β
"Just theoretically, you mean ......" Chiko thought she should have guessed why. In the history of the development of all types of science, there has always been a wide gap between theory and practice, and crossing this gap often has to pay some price, ranging from the youth and life of a generation of scientists to the blood and suffering of innocent people. Clearly, Soros's family and those who are loyal to them have paid a terrible price for the mysteries of the Book of Abraham.