Due to the President's inaction, the current White House administration is in chaos, with numerous internal factions and endless disputes.
The A.R.G.U.S. was founded by Vice President Dick Cheney, in conjunction with high-ranking officials from the military, FBI, and other powerful departments, with the goal of protecting the nation from aliens and super-powered individuals.
However, if one were to delve deeper, it's not without the undertones of a power struggle.
A.R.G.U.S. is not only a protective agency but also a weapon.
Using this weapon, Dick Cheney eliminated many opponents and secretly gathered evidence of the President's collusion with a cult, hoping to stage a real-life "House of Cards."
One can imagine the external pressure A.R.G.U.S. would face if the news that Hector was the culprit behind the mummy case were to leak, and the predicament its founder Dick Cheney, Hector's father Senator Hammond, and other responsible parties would encounter.
Rival factions would undoubtedly seize this opportunity to make a fuss, relentlessly slandering them.
At that point, let alone recruiting a heavyweight like Luke Shaw, whether they could even survive would be an unknown.
"This matter must be thoroughly investigated.
Whether it's him or not, it cannot fall into the hands of outsiders."
Amanda made her decision and, without the slightest hesitation, directly dialed Senator Hammond's number.
Half an hour later, the car stopped outside a military camp.
Amanda got out of the car and quickly walked towards the warehouse, taking the elevator down to the underground base.
A 殲滅 Squad, composed of special forces soldiers, was fully armed and waiting in the hall.
Amanda ignored them, walked into the office, closed the door, and said in a low voice,
"What's the result?"
Her assistant, Cassie, quickly replied, "We've sent people to check all possible locations—the school, the rental apartment, his private residence, and his ex-girlfriend's home—but there's no trace of Hector.
He hasn't appeared since he left the base last time."
"What about his phone?"
"It was found in an abandoned sewer."
"Damn it!"
Amanda couldn't help but curse.
If it was just suspicion before, it could now be pretty much confirmed that the culprit behind the mummy case was Hector Hammond.
Damn it, what on earth happened to him? How did he end up like this?
"Could it be..."
Amanda's heart stirred as she thought of something, and she immediately ordered that the alien corpse be completely isolated, with no one allowed to touch it.
Cassie also realized something, and her face turned pale.
A few days ago, out of curiosity, she had used her authority to sneak into the lab and had an unfriendly "intimate" encounter with the alien corpse lying in the glass cabinet.
If Hector had become like this because of contact with the alien, then she...
Amanda, with her sharp eyes, immediately noticed her assistant's abnormality and demanded,
"Did you touch that corpse?"
"No, absolutely not."
Cassie shook her head in a panic, and under Amanda's terrifying pressure, she stammered, "I... I just took a glance."
"Are you sure it was just a glance?"
"I..."
Amanda didn't want to waste any more words with her.
She called in the soldiers at the door and had Cassie thrown into an isolation room.
Besides Cassie, she also ordered that everyone who had come into contact with the alien be isolated.
If any physical abnormalities appeared, they were to be shot without mercy.
After a series of suffocatingly cruel operations, the tension in the base reached its peak.
Everyone held their breath, not daring to utter a sound.
Amanda, at the command center, issued orders while reporting the incident to the Vice President.
Such a matter could not be concealed.
Instead of delaying, it was better to clarify it early so that even if accountability was pursued later, it wouldn't fall on her.
Not long after, Senator Adam Hammond, having received the notification, arrived at the underground base.
Unlike his strangely-looking dwarf son, Adam Hammond was tall and imposing, exuding an air of authority, clearly a respectable figure.
Upon arrival, he skipped the pleasantries and asked directly,
"Tell me, is Hector really involved in the mummy case?"
Amanda replied, "Based on the clues we currently have, there's a 90% chance."
Adam Hammond walked to the wall, hands on his hips.
After a long while, a hoarse voice came, "Proceed.
He cannot be allowed to live; he must be eliminated as soon as possible."
Amanda immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Her only concern had been Senator Hammond, as the father-son bond and blood ties were undeniable, which could easily lead to irrational judgments.
Fortunately, the Senator was clear-headed enough to know what he needed to do.
"I've sent people to search all possible hiding places for Hector, but we haven't found any trace of him..." She paused, then hesitated, "Can you provide any clues?"
Adam Hammond remained silent for a while before saying with a weary expression,
"Take your people and follow me."
To minimize unforeseen factors, Amanda did not act immediately.
Instead, she first sent people to observe the location Adam mentioned.
After confirming his presence there, she waited a few more hours until 10 PM before setting off with the 殲滅 Squad.
Under the cover of night, the group arrived outside a dilapidated estate in the eastern district of Coast City.
This was Hector's maternal grandfather's house.
After his mother passed away, the house had been uninhabited, overgrown with weeds, and looked very rundown.
Amanda made a gesture.
Captain Cody nodded, instructing the eighteen fully armed elite soldiers to split into three teams and infiltrate the estate from the east, west, and north.
He himself, along with several super-soldiers, charged through the main gate.
A group of people surrounded the estate from all directions.
Amanda and Adam Hammond stood on a distant hillside, nervously watching the scene.
A.R.G.U.S.'s 殲滅 Squad consisted of elite soldiers selected from special forces; each one was a match for a hundred, with extremely strong combat capabilities.
With them taking action, there should be no problem.
Amanda was reassuring herself when suddenly, rapid gunfire erupted, followed by terrified screams.
"Vulture! Vulture!"
"Vulture lost contact.
Target at the east gate."
"Listen to my command, advance to the east gate.
Shoot anyone you encounter."
Cody's cold voice came through the walkie-talkie.
A few seconds later, more gunshots rang out,
"Fuck! Bullets are useless.
The target has..."
Before he could finish, a huge explosion erupted, and walkie-talkie number eight lost contact.
Gone?
In a mere few seconds, two carefully selected special forces soldiers had vanished, like pebbles dropped into the ocean, without causing a ripple.
Amanda couldn't maintain her composure.
She opened the trunk, pulled out an exquisitely decorated silver box, and at the same time said to Senator Hammond,
"Sir, I hope you can leave.
The target's abilities are terrifying, and your life might be in danger here."
Adam Hammond shook his head expressionlessly,
"I won't leave.
If you also fail, I will do everything in my power to eliminate him."
"He's not my son; he's a demon."
Amanda said no more.
She opened the box and took out a silver-white firearm.
The structure of this gun was completely different from any weapon on Earth.
It had a long barrel, a handle, no trigger, and a glass canister filled with red liquid below the chamber, giving it a very high-tech appearance.
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