Chapter 2009

“Why not?” Rhea replied dismissively, “Have you ever considered that we don’t know much about the organization? We think it’s powerful and mysterious because we’ve never had contact with the top people.

“We don’t know the puppeteer behind the organization or the real mastermind. Indeed, the organization can do many things we can’t and has enough financial resources to support its experiments.

“Still, does that automatically make it invincible?” Her rhetorical question puzzled Mike.

He blinked at her and asked, “What do you mean?”

“I mean, do you genuinely think the organization is as formidable as we imagine?” Rhea smiled and leaned back, looking ahead. “Regardless of how the organization is, it depends on our conjectures and guesses.

“Perhaps it’s not as powerful as we think, and maybe we can take it down before replacing it. People always fear the unknown and are afraid of things they don’t understand. So, we’ve always obediently followed the organization’s orders.

She shrugged and casually played with her fingers. “Just like our ‘boss.’”

“That insignificant little plaything manipulated us for so long because we believed he was powerful. We were wary of him, but taking him down wasn’t difficult.”

Rhea shook her head lightly and expressed her thoughts with emotion, “Maybe they’re not as strong as we think.”

Then she turned and looked at Mike, her eyes full of confidence and disdain.

Mike stayed silent. He had never considered the possibility of challenging the organization. To be precise, he had considered it before and even tried.

However, he knew he could not contend with the organization after exhausting all his efforts, using all his connections, and spending immense wealth, only to fail in finding his son’s whereabouts.

At least, it would be challenging for him to do it alone. Now that Rhea had mentioned such things, it initially sounded like sophistry, but upon closer consideration, it seemed to hold some truth.

None had ever seen the organization’s true leader. They had always dealt with the “boss” and had Rick, keeping them passive. Once the organization abandoned them, they would resemble headless chickens.

“So, do you dare to gamble?” Rhea asked again. She smiled faintly and silently watched Mike. She extended an invitation that could lead to death.

Mike fell silent, furrowing his brow as he pondered seriously. After a few seconds, he looked at her and said, “I think what you’re saying has some merit.”

With just that sentence, Rhea burst into laughter. She knew Mike was wavering. Ultimately, she managed to sway him with her words.

With all the chips in her hands and Mike’s financial resources, she believed she could create a remarkable, earth-shattering enterprise without relying on the organization.

‘R10 is nothing compared to what I’ve accomplished. I’m confident my creations will be ten times—

even a hundred times more ground-breaking than R10.’