Thrive in Catastrophe - Chap 50
“Your level of awareness is weak and your reactions are too slow. Had I been a member of the Surge you would have lost your brain.”
This cold monotone hypothesis and oppressive speech can be none one other than Heine Burton..
Xiao’s arm is press tightly to his side. Although he wasn’t in pain, he was gripped in such a way that he couldn’t move.
Heine slowly releases his hold. He then readjusted his grasp and yanked him close, his wrist pulled close to his ear. His chest was pressed against Xiao’s back, the warmth of his body radiating and searing where they connected. In his illusions Heine would lick Xiao ear as his breath trailed over his neck, the connection of reality and delusion formed a torturous overlap.
“Next time confirm that it is safe before you exit the lab. Do you understand or not?”
“Mnng… Understand!”.
“Come on, you should go back and rest.”
Why was Hein Burton standing outside of his lab?
Xiao Yan was puzzled.
Heine entered Xiao’s room first and confirmed it was secure before leaving, he acted as if Xiao’s safety was of the utmost import to him.
“Colonel Burton…”
Xiao looked at Heine’s back. He was trying to seize the moment when Heine was relaxed to speak, but in his nervousness he was unable to regulate the volume of his voice and the inquiry inadvertently became a rattled shout.
“What’s wrong?”
“I… my research needs blood samples. Can I collect 5 ml of your blood?”
At that moment Xiao pushed aside his embarrassment and relied on his position as a researcher to ask, although he could have easily gone to Mark or Liv to help him.
“You can.”
He stood stunned and waited until Burton left the room. His lips twitched and then widened into a grin.
A blood sample from Heine Burton! Even Casey has not gotten his hands on so precious a sample. It is said to have the most perfect viral load ratio.
At the next training session, Xiao did not see Heine. Because Heine is not present, Winn and Mark relax the training schedule. Casey took the opportunity to slip away.
Winn and Mark sat on the side of the track, drinking idly and chatting. After Xiao finished his hour run, he stopped to kneel down next to them. Mark yanked his body over and rubbed his head.
“Rookie, what are you doing?”
“Have you seen Colonel Burton today?”
“Boss is out on duty.”
Lately, probably because Heine had spent so much time personally instructing Xiao Yan, Winn was quite good to him.
Xiao Yan’s face fell. At his obvious disappointment, Mark let loose a suggestive whistle. “I knew you were interested in the Boss from the very beginning. That kiss at the nuclear power plant was deliberate, right on the mouth too. Falling into his arms… You like the boss!”
“Ah is that how things turned out this way?!” Win he doesn’t know if he was joking or not. “But the Boss is such a clean freak! Every mission, he is the only one to come out spotless. Xiao Yan you must be really special if the Boss let you kiss him!”
Xiao Yan gave Mark a stern look. ” Do you have the nerve to repeat that to Colonel Burton?”
As Xiao Yan went to stand up, Mark caught Xiao Yan’s wrist. Then he hesitated for a moment, but he still pushed past the feeling blocking his throat. “Ah…Our special task force is not omnipotent. You need to learn to protect yourself as soon as possible.”
