Halfway Through Working, Collapsed on the Road!

The next day.

On his way to Osborn Bio-Industry for his summer job, Hawk was still thinking about the Gamma Stone he had placed at Quantico Military Base.

He had figured it out.

If he were to forcibly retrieve it from Quantico Military Base, there was only one way.

Make it quick.

No delays.

After all, the place he had to storm was Quantico Military Base, not just any other location.

The Federal Police Academy was there.

Even the renowned Langley Headquarters was there.

To put it bluntly.

Going to raid Quantico was no different from defecating on the heads of the federal military, the FBI, and the CIA.

But...

Even if it meant defecating on the heads of the military, the FBI, and the CIA, he had to go.

The Gamma Stone.

He was determined to get it.

"However..."

"Foresight prevents panic."

"I need to go to Quantico first and scout the place."

"At the very least, I need to survey the area and plan an escape route."

Hawk thought to himself as he swiped his card and entered the Osborn Bio-Industry building, returning to the bioengineering department.

Immediately after...

He was called into the supervisor's office.

Max Dillon, the future Electro, was also there.

The supervisor, a middle-aged man with thinning hair who looked content with his life, had a rather grim expression. After a moment of silence, he said to Max Dillon, "From today onwards, you'll be transferred to the maintenance team."

Max Dillon was taken aback.

"Supervisor, I..."

"I haven't finished speaking."

The supervisor interrupted Max Dillon and then looked at Hawk, sighing, "Hawk, you're fired, but you'll receive this week's salary."

Hawk blinked.

He wasn't as shocked as Max. Although he had guessed the reason, he calmly looked at the supervisor.

"May I ask why?"

"The accident in Dr. Connors' lab yesterday."

As expected.

Hawk thought to himself.

Max, standing nearby, quickly said, "Supervisor, what does the power outage have to do with us? Our bio-electricity has always supplied the building's daily power. The electricity for equipment in various departments is not..."

The supervisor rubbed his forehead. "Alright, this isn't a negotiation, it's a decision. You can leave now, Hawk will stay."

Max froze and then looked at Hawk.

Hawk shrugged.

"It's okay, Max."

"...Alright."

Max looked at the supervisor, as if wanting to say something, but he opened his mouth, lowered his head, and walked out.

After Max left the office, the supervisor sighed again and looked at Hawk. "I'm sorry, I could do everything I could to keep Max, but I couldn't keep you. You're a good worker, Hawk. If you have any requests, you can make them, and I'll do my best to fulfill them."

Hawk smiled. "It's fine. Just help me explain it to Mrs. Snow."

His purpose for coming to Osborn Bio-Industry was to find the Gamanion. Now that he had found it, his objective here was accomplished.

Since that was the case, there was no point in staying at Osborn Bio-Industry.

However, he had intended to ask for leave, not to resign.

After all, Mrs. Snow had pulled some strings to get him this summer job. Mrs. Snow was a good person and had always taken good care of him, so he didn't want her kindness to go to waste.

Now, it was perfect.

He didn't even need to ask for leave anymore.

The supervisor, hearing Hawk's request, felt relieved and nodded. "That's for sure. In fact, I just finished speaking with Selina. After all, I'm aware of this matter, you and that person..."

Hawk looked at the frowning supervisor, who reminded him.

"Max."

"Right, Max."

The supervisor's brow relaxed, and he sighed, "This isn't your or Max's fault, I know that, but... there's nothing we can do."

Hawk also shook his head and chuckled.

In fact, just as Max had said, the power from the bio-electricity department was mainly supplied for the building's daily electricity consumption.

After all, how much power could those electric eels generate in a day?

Not to mention the numerous laboratories, the many large and various power-hungry equipment.

But it couldn't withstand someone being stupid.

The root cause of this incident, to put it bluntly, was an executive at Osborn who thought the bio-electricity department could handle a heavier load, and that's what caused the trouble.

Now that something had happened, that executive refused to take responsibility.

Yeah.

Terrible, but fitting.

The matter was as simple as that.

Hawk didn't linger in the supervisor's office. He took his eight hundred dollars for the week and casually walked out of the Osborn Bio-Industry building behind him.

"Hawk, wait!"

Just as Hawk was about to cross the road to take the subway home, Gwen chased out of the building.

Hawk turned around and looked at Gwen, who had chased after him.

"Mrs. Snow called you?"

"Yeah."

Gwen stopped, bent over with her hands on her knees, and caught her breath.

She had rushed down as soon as she got Mrs. Snow's call, only to be told by someone from the bio-electricity department that Hawk had already left.

But it was okay.

Gwen calmed her breathing and looked at Hawk's expression, "Are you... alright?"

Hawk shrugged. "Pretty good."

He hadn't let Mrs. Snow down and had successfully extricated himself from Osborn Bio-Industry to head to Quantico.

And he'd gotten a week's pay for free.

Sweet.

Hawk thought to himself, and seeing Gwen's worried face, he grinned, "Don't worry, I'm really fine. The supervisor said I can still come here to work during the winter break."

The supervisor had indeed said that.

But he probably wouldn't come, though he hadn't refused outright.

What if?

Don't use all your strength, don't say everything you mean, leave a little room for future encounters.

Hawk understood these principles.

Gwen heard him and, seeing the genuine expression on Hawk's face, confirmed that he was indeed okay. She nodded, then asked, "What are your plans now? There's still over a month until school starts."

"Stay home and read. You know, with just over a month left, it's hard to find a suitable summer job."

Hawk shrugged and said this, then added, "Alright, you should get back. I'm really fine."

Gwen nodded. "Okay, well, if you have time, let's go to the library to study together."

Hawk was slightly taken aback.

Gwen didn't give Hawk a chance to speak again. It seemed that after shoving her phone into his hand, she had found the right way to interact with Hawk. After saying that, she turned around, hands in her pockets, and walked back into Osborn Bio-Industry.

Hawk looked at Gwen, who was still smiling and waving at him in front of the building, and couldn't help but frown.

The next second.

He turned and left.

Business first!

Quantico!

Here I come!

Let go of my Gamanion!!