Stanley drank coffee in his office as he browsed the latest news on Twitter.
Suddenly, he saw a video, and the mouse in his hand froze. A video about Reedman, the leader of the RS Organization? He was one of the hottest figures lately, the mastermind behind the VFV Bioterror.
He and his family had once been among the patients infected with the VFV Virus. Though they had later been cured by a special drug, some scars had yet to fully fade. They still bore psychological trauma from VFV and a deep fear of the RS Organization.
When Reedman had been announced dead, Stanley had been happy for several days. He had also paid close attention to news about the RS Organization. After some hesitation, Stanley clicked on the video.
The person who appeared in the video was Reedman himself. Stanley had seen his photo in the news and recognized him at a glance.
"My real name is Reidman Karl Kovas Elips Torix Alivido. By the time you see this video, I will already be dead.
"I was a child orphaned by war. War took the lives of my relatives, leaving me an orphan. Later, I was adopted by a family that had lost its son to war, and that was how I survived. I hate war. It took away my childhood and my loved ones.
"War did not take place on your land, so you do not know the fear of waiting for death every day—the confusion of not knowing whether there will be a tomorrow. I witnessed war begin, and I witnessed it end. I saw prosperous land turn into ruins, and I saw living beings reduced to ashes.
"Only when faced with the threat of death do people realize how precious peace is. That is why I