Chapter 264: Resolution
"I don’t know what is going on, but trust me, Doctor Athena, I never sent the gang members after you right after you called! What would I gain by doing that? I am the president of the country, for godsake! Why would I want to sabotage the mission? That’s unthinkable!"
President George declared hotly, in the face of the accusations being thrown at him by the team, now seated around the table down in the president’s secret office.
While they-the team-had been waiting in the van, communicating with Old Mr. Thorne about the situation on ground, the president’s men had arrived at the site.
These government agents had looked surprised about the turnabout of events and had sent information to the president, who had in turn demanded the presence of the team and their honest reports.
Moments later, after their arrival and recap of the day’s events, the president looked so red in the face that he might as well have been spitting fire.
"My chief aim as the president is to take care of the people, the amicable citizens who voted me into office. Why would I trash that noble duty to dust? Have you seen the news? Have you seen the statistics of deaths occurring on a daily basis?" He asked, his eyes flashing with barely contained fury and disgust.
"How in the hell can I be behind that?!" He shouted, finally losing it, hitting the table and causing the people surrounding him to jerk away, having not seen him like this before.
Sandro, who had made the accusation earlier—"Mr. President,theyarrivedrightafterthecallwithyou. Whatdoyouhavetosaytothat?"—shrank into his seat, hoping that his earlier words hadn’t earned him a day in state prison.
He looked at Ewan; the latter seemed to be having second thoughts too, about the president being behind the gang’s premature invasion. Could it be that Aiden was right when he spoke of a second player in motion?