Hearing the voice, Patrick tried to turn his head to look at the man holding him hostage. But the moment he began to turn, he was stopped.
"Speaker, please cooperate and refrain from unnecessary movement!"
With that, Phipps looked at Miles.
Miles understood immediately and used the communicator in the control room to call Felix.
After a brief wait, the call connected.
At that moment, Patrick finally saw who had orchestrated all this.
"It's been a while, Speaker."
Through the communications screen, Felix greeted Patrick with a faint smile.
Seeing Felix's smile, Patrick was so furious that he laughed.
"I considered everyone, but never you."
"Thank you for your trust in me, Speaker."
Felix smiled at Patrick as he thanked him.
Patrick ignored Felix's thanks. Struggling to suppress his anger, he asked in a calm voice.
"Felix, may I ask what you intend to do?"
Hearing the question, Felix remained composed and answered evenly.
"Nothing much. I'm just taking a few precautions to prevent things from getting out of control."
Patrick listened to his answer.
After a moment's thought, Patrick said with a smile.
"Are you worried I'll use Genesis to do something insane, or lose control?"
Felix said nothing at that guess, then nodded.
Seeing this, Patrick smiled and said.
"If that's the case, you may be worrying too much."
"Better to be cautious."
Answering with a smile, Felix turned his gaze to Miles and asked.
"What's your situation?"
"We've secured the Genesis control room, and the Speaker is also under our control. Everything is secure for now!"
Miles looked at Felix and delivered his report in a clear, strong voice. Felix nodded, but just then, Patrick asked him a question.
"What do you plan to do next?"
Patrick continued with a smile.
"Word that these men have taken