A few days later, without much effort, they found Auston by phone; Found the answer to all your questions.

In a remote farmstead, Brian, Bauer, and Alston get together for the first time. And none of them realized what a turning point this day was for their fate: it was their fateful day; It is also the day of destiny for the earth.

Unlike the mystery of Brian's first meeting with Auston, this time Auston readily agreed to his request to meet, without the slightest intention of hiding, and even let Brian decide the location of the meeting. Brian guessed that he clearly didn't realize what was going on, so when Brian let the glass of water on the table rise out of thin air in front of him, Auston jumped. His first reaction was not to target Brian's superpowers, but after being stunned for two seconds, he rushed directly to the open floor-to-ceiling window and looked around vigilantly.

It was a dilapidated log cabin that was almost deserted from the hustle and bustle of the city, surrounded by weeds, the scorching afternoon sun baking the earth, the air around it was hot and stagnant, and the whole farm was so quiet that there was no sound of knowing it except for the creaking of the old ceiling fan above their heads. Alston still closed the window vigilantly, and then looked at Ball warily.

Brian explained to him: "His daughter is in a similar situation to me. ”

"You're saying his daughter has superpowers, too? How so? ”

"Their family was the other party to the car accident, the child's mother is gone, and the child has experienced a resurrection like me."

Alston showed surprise, but not overdone. This reaction made Brian realize that they had found the right person: Auston clearly understood the reasoning. So, Brian adds, "And my two children are in the same situation. It's all because of Allen, right? ”

Alston had mixed feelings: "In the end, Alan did it, but it all came at the cost of his life. ”

"So- Alan didn't make it out? He—no longer in this world? And what about his corpse? The traffic police said that there were no other people's bodies at the scene of the crash. Brian choked.

"Actually, this result is not what CND wants, they originally just wanted to use you as bait to catch Alan. The road was originally one-way, and they blocked the road at both ends, and no one knew how the white BMW broke through the blockade and entered the scene in the wrong direction. After the accident, they still don't believe that Alan will have an accident, until Alan's body is found, and he is buried in a boulder pile - why are you always so stupid! Auston whimpered, "I didn't make it to the scene, I didn't get to see Alan for the last time...... It is only known that CND cleaned up the scene before the traffic police arrived, and Allen's body was dragged away by them to continue research. ”

What about being buried in a boulder? Brian closed his eyes in pain: Alan had foreseen such an outcome a long time ago? So he said that his play was about to end, so he handed over his daughter to his own raising?

"What kind of organization is CND? What right do they have to hide the truth! Encroach on someone else's body! Brian's hands clenched into fists in anger, and his muscles exploded. The teacups, cigarette cases, lighters, and even doors and windows on the table all shook from weak to strong, and the scene seemed to have an earthquake.

Auston and Bauer were dumbfounded, and it wasn't until the shaking stopped that Auston could speak: "I didn't expect you to have such a powerful ability in such a short time. It took almost a year for Alan to reach this point. ”

Auston waited for Brian to gradually calm down before continuing: "CND is a top-secret investigative research agency jointly established by the CIA, the NSA, and DARPA, and it is directly responsible to the Pentagon. EFRD is a department established specifically for people like Allen who have special abilities beyond ordinary people, and it aims to develop and expand such capabilities. ”

"Develop and expand? Eren also has the ability to move objects other than that? "Develop and expand two words so that Bauer, who has been silent, smells blood like a vulture.

"Yes, Alan gained superpowers after a mountaineering accident three years ago. At first, he only had the ability to move objects, but after a series of development and extended training, he was able to see through, listen remotely, control electric currents, fly at low altitudes, and even teleport. Alan is the best, he surpasses anyone before him. ”

"Can see-through, listen remotely, control currents, fly at low altitudes, teleport? Oh my! Is any of this true? It's really incredible, it's amazing! Bauer exclaimed: "They are the evolution of modern mankind, the most wonderful treasure of mankind, the greatest wealth!" Owning them is almost owning the future, why does CND still treat Allen like this, are they crazy? ”

"CND's original purpose was to protect these most precious DNAs, and it has been more than 20 years since its establishment, and it has indeed achieved a lot after a series of developments. But it is these achievements that make them go farther and farther, and their desires become stronger and stronger, so that they do not hesitate to harm these most wonderful treasures of mankind in order to achieve their ulterior purposes. ”

"So, there are other people like us? How many? Brian asked.

"I don't know exactly how many, but in the three years I've been in the lab, I've spent at least thirty or forty people in Area 52. They all had near-death experiences like Alan, but none of them were in a very stable condition, often losing this ability after the first few months, and not many were able to sustain it, and only Alan was able to continue to strengthen. Therefore, only Alan can enter the extended experiment stage, but this crazy experiment almost killed him. ”

"So, scaling is the core value of the whole experimental project?" Bauer apparently quickly grasped the key information, which caused Auston to take a closer look at the Humpty Dumpty in front of him.

After a pause, Alston continued: "Yes, R&D is divided into two directions: one vertically and the other horizontal. Vertical is to enable people who already have superpowers to be endured and enhanced; Horizontally is their ulterior purpose: how to make ordinary people have superpowers. ”

"Equipping ordinary people with superpowers?" Bauer's ass moved forward, and the old chair squeaked.

"Yes." Auston replied.

"Did it work?" Bauer's eyes lit up.

Auston frowned and looked at Bauer again, shook his head, and said, "This is the highest core part of the experiment, and I don't have access to that part yet." I only know that all the superpowers in the laboratory have near-death experiences, but those who have near-death experiences may not necessarily get superpowers, and the occurrence of this phenomenon is somewhat accidental and random. The study hopes to find out what exactly happened in this process? In order to obtain information and data on the death process, they conducted a series of inhumane experiments on Allen. ”

"Inhumane?" Brian's voice trembled, and he remembered Allen's withered face and the pinholes in his arms.

"Suffice it to say, the experiment started with electric shocks and drugs, but later it developed into the use of radiation, and the most terrifying thing is that they even placed him in outer space to observe his reaction to cosmic radiation. In his final year, Eren almost always hovered on the edge of life and death!"

"Hovering on the edge of life and death!?" Brian repeated incredulously.

"Yes." Auston said gloomily, "I watched as Alan's energetic muscles faded away, eventually withering like a skeleton. Alan and I have known each other for a long time, and we were college classmates. Alan is a sincere and kind person, and I really can't see this fresh and special life disappear before my eyes. But I'm just an ordinary technician in EFRD, and I can't stop or change this cruel experiment, so I can only find a way to sneak Alan out. However, in the end, I was unable to change Alan's fate. ”

Auston said, grabbing his short black flat head with both hands and sobbing.

The loss of Alan made Brian's heart twist, but at this time, the anger was greater than the distress! He was outraged that such cruel and inhumane things were being played out in a land that claims to be the supremacy of human rights, and that it was the government and the military that professed to protect the interests of the people that led it. He didn't believe that there really was no justice and justice in this world, and he slapped the table with grief and indignation: "I want to make all this public, and let the people judge these authorities!" Let these people who are for their own selfish desires be punished by the law! ”

Alston and Bauer looked at the simple physics professor with a staring face, wondering how to make him understand the complex interests behind it.

After a moment of silence, it was finally Bauer who spoke first: "Not to mention the fear that the absolute superiority of superpowers brings to the people, as far as the military's research is concerned: if you sacrifice the rights of superpowers, you can gain superpowers." What a temptation! Suppose there was an open vote, would you think the people would be on the side that they feared, or would they be on the side that made them profit? ”

"Originally, this project was only in the conceptual stage, and now that you and your three children have gained superpowers through Alan, it is equivalent to opening Pandora's box. Anyone wants to be free to manipulate objects; Flying in the sky; Even immortality. Anyone, any group, any country will go to great lengths to acquire this ability! Auston continued.

"The law is also a kind of majority violence in a sense," Brian remembered what Alan had said during the reunion, and he didn't understand the meaning of it at the time. Now, he stands on the same position as Allen, and finally realizes the cruelty of this sentence: in some ways, he has surpassed the current human race, so he has also broken away from the human race, and stood on the opposite side of the interests of the human race, how can he still pray for the protection of the human law!? It's just a matter of paying it back, and what kind of life will the three children face? Do you want to go on the road of escape like Allen, but in the end you still fall into misfortune. Alan has gone through so much suffering, but he can still stick to kindness and stick to the ideas he believes in his heart, Brian doesn't know if he can be like Allen: in the end, he will not lose himself. He sat stiffly in his armchair, his hands clutching his hair, and fell into a deep silence.

"So, can we just sit and wait for the three children to sit together?" Bauer broke the deadlock and threw out the doubts in the minds of the three men. Yet no one answered, and a dead silence filled the air.

Bauer stood up, his stubby calves moving back and forth on the old wooden floor. He clutched his chin, his dark brown eyes swept over Brian and Auston's bodies, and gradually his eyes glowed with excitement. Years of training in the investment bank have made him smell the opportunity like a vulture, and he understands that death often means a new life. Like a seasoned hunter, he waited for Brian to grasp the straw and for Auston's unhesitation.

Sweating profusely, Brian walked to the window and pushed open the window that had been closed by Alston, expecting a cool breeze outside. Outside the window, weeds were overgrown, and small hot whirlwinds carried grains of sand wreaked across the dry and cracked earth. Brian closed his eyes in pain, and Auston sighed helplessly behind him.

The time is ripe! Ball came to the window and stood beside Brian, his eyes wandering at the distant sky, as if to say to himself, "I worked hard to be a good and upright person, but what did I gain?" My beloved wife is far away from me, I have nothing left, and Cicely is all I have! He took a deep breath, combed his hair behind his ears with two thick palms, turned to Brian and Auston, and shouted loudly in a loud voice, "No! Of course not! I will never allow anyone to harm my poor daughter! I will never allow anyone's life to be trampled on at will! ”

The sound echoed through the sweltering cabin, striking Brian and Auston's hearts, both of whom turned to stare at Bauer in unison. Under Bauer's wandering eyes, he has already been magnificent, and he understands: a new chapter of life is about to open!

He responded to the two men with a savioric gaze sincerely, calling to action: "We must join forces to build a wall, a castle, so that people like Ian, Corunna, and Ceseli can be protected." ”

"Not bad!" He paused and said, "We are weak and isolated in front of us, but as long as we join forces; As long as we have a strong belief, anything is possible! Because we all have resources and energy in our hands that ordinary people can't reach: Brian, you have the ability to surpass ordinary people, and can do tasks for Auston that no one else in the CIA can do; Auston, the information you have is of great value to me; And I can turn this valuable information into wealth, which will eventually feed back to you, and make you stronger......"

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