Hu Lei felt the effect of the drugs wear away, but she did not open her eyes or even move. Instead, she focussed on the surroundings and tried to determine where she was. Acting before thinking of the consequences was what had gotten her in the current predicant.
The first this she noticed was that she was in a vehicle. She could feel the movent.
Unfortunately, she had probably been knocked out for so ti, so she could not determine the distance or direction in which they had been moving.
"Do you think the sedative will hold her until we reach the dock?" A man asked in a low tone.
"You are overestimating her. She will be out for a couple of hours. By the ti she cos to, we will be ho-free on international waters." Soone responded with a laugh.
"The Boss warned us to be careful when dealing with her. Apparently, she was a subject who escaped from another research facility." The tone was conspiratorial.
"No way! That can't be right. I have seen so of those subjects. They are always so horrifying. I could not sleep for a week the first ti." The man replied with a dramatic quiver in his voice.
The other man sighed with feeling.
"I have seen a lot of horrors since my tis as a young soldier. But nothing can compare to seeing those things that barely looked human. I swear I saw Frankenstein once when we visited the old facility in Congo forest." The person had thick disgust in his voice.
There was a long mont of silence.
"It is Frankenstein's monster." The other man spoke.
"What?" There was obvious irritation.
"It is a common mistake. Frankenstein is the scientist who created the monster, not the monster. Although it can be argued that it is not wrong to refer to Frankenstein as the monster because of what he did." The response was filled with scholarly contemplation.
"No one wants a literature lesson, Frank. Are you the guy who wrote the book? How would you know what he was thinking?"
"The story Frankenstein was written by a young woman. Interesting fact, the story was inspired by a real castle in Germany. You know…"
"Shut up, Frank. I swear one of these days I will shoot you in the mouth." The other man was steaming mad at his companion.
There was another long mont of silence.
Hu Lei, who was on the floor of the vehicle felt so uncomfortable, but she had to remain still like an unconscious person. The stupid discussion had been distracting her from her body aches.
"So what's the actual story of Frankenstein?"
"Didn't you read it in high school?" Frank asked in superior shock.
He was mocking his companion, and the other man could feel it.
"I swear, Frank, I am going to shoot you."
"Fine, fine. You should know there are movies if you don't want to read. Of course, they lose sothing in the adaptation, but you can learn a lot."
"Great, I will stream the movie the next ti I'm burning up in a desert while watching over Frankenstein's monsters." The words were sarcastic.
Another long mont of silence followed.
"You can also freeze in the desert," Frank replied, ignoring the sarcasm.
"What?"
"People think of deserts as only hot, dry areas like the Sahara Desert. But there are cold deserts. These climates are characterised by extre temperatures and the lack of water, so a place like Antarctica qualifies as a desert." Frank responded.
"Antarctica has a lot of water. Ice is solid water, genius." The other man mocked Frank.
"That's true. There is a lot of water, but it is not available for use by plants and animals. Plus, there is very little rain, so it is still a very dry place, making it a desert." Frank explained.
The signature silence followed.
"That is quite interesting." The man finally said.
Frank grunted in satisfaction.
"You know I have always wondered why you are working these tough gigs when you have such a keen brain." The man added.
Frank sighed. "I tried a couple of things, but I got bored. Do you know how repetitive most jobs are? Nothing ever happens. I would have blown up a building if I kept at it."
"This gig is not that exciting."
"For you, maybe not. But for , it is the best. I get to travel around. I have a lot of spare ti to read, and I interact with interesting people." Frank laughed.
"I can't understand you. But to each his own."
Hu Lei continued lying uncomfortably on the floor with black lines on her face. The codic duo might be the death of her.
They would probably say sothing so funny and make her laugh, or sothing so incredulous that she would just sit up and set them straight.
If it ca to a fight, she could probably beat them as long as she took them by surprise. But she wanted to end this fight at its core.
She did not want to live in constant fear that her happy bubble would be broken.
She needed to et the person behind her, constantly pursuing her.
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