Eyes behind the scenes
There was a small hotel on the outskirts of Leon. It was modest in size but lavishly furnished.
Its proximity to the reservoir and comprehensive facilities had led the French government to book the entire place temporarily, and the teams from Huaguo and the United States were staying there.
Of course, most of the Special Security Team were now at the hospital, leaving only the Americans at the hotel.
Inside the large suite on the third floor, the lounge was rather lively, with Norton and more than a dozen of his subordinates gathered there.
Information kept updating on several computers. They had been coordinating and verifying leads nonstop since their return.
Whoosh!
An armchair suddenly caught fire. Ben hurriedly grabbed a jacket beside him and beat at it until the flames went out.
Baru calmly walked into the bathroom, brought out a basin of water, and poured it over the chair, extinguishing the remaining embers.
"I think we'll be asking the French for a few new sets of sofas before long."
The joke lightened the atmosphere in the room a little.
"Ben, I know you're worried about Mr. Huang, but you need to relax. We'll still have to pay for the hotel if you burn it down..."
Norton teased him in a similarly relaxed tone.
During the earlier period of research and treatment, which had lasted over a month, Huang Jiutian's presence had played a major role in dispelling Ben's fear and restoring his confidence.
As the saying went, fear came from the unknown. Huang Jiutian's perception, combined with his patience and excellent ability to explain things, had been the key to Ben's rapid recovery and mastery of his own evolutionary power.
Apart from his parents, there were two people Ben felt most grateful to: Aiven,