This was the first time Brooke had attacked someone other than a criminal.
At this moment, Hodge looked at Brook and Austin who had completely fallen out with each other. He was in a difficult position.
He was a simple-minded person. Although his previous trauma had taken a toll on him, Blacklight Biotechnology had taken this into consideration and assigned them a professional psychiatrist to conduct psychological therapy sessions two to three times a week.
After the treatment, Hodge felt much better. Although he still felt frustrated by his physical limitations, he slowly began to pin his hopes on this new career —
It had always been his dream to become a superhero known to the world.
As for the other member, Blake, he was the one with the best mentality out of the three. Even when his limbs were chopped off, he did not despair. Now that he had been given this opportunity, he rubbed his palms together every day and shouted that he wanted to become a fan.
As the captain, Blake was the strongest of the three.
Before he was disabled, he was the ace of the police force. Whether it was his marksmanship or close-range combat ability, he was far superior to ordinary people. He was even more meticulous in handling cases. It was just that two years of being disabled had brought him huge psychological trauma, causing his personality to become gloomy and twisted.
While everyone was at a loss as to what to do next, they did not know that everything that had happened had already been transmitted to the BHB command center through the surveillance system on the armor.
The BHB command center was part of the newly established BHB department of Blacklight Biotechnology. On the surface, this department was the logistics department of the three BHB members. In reality, it was a publicity department that included logistics, planning, and operations. The purpose of this department was to build up the reputation of the "BHB Combative Police" to the international community.
Meanwhile, inside the BHB command center, the alarm blared loudly. An inspector yelled, "Oh no, Brooke's physiological characteristics have become unstable. He's enraged!"
"What happened?"
"He attacked Miss Austin!"
"Quick, inform the manager and the supervisors!"
Two to three minutes later, three department executives arrived at the command center. However, Brooke had already left Austin behind.
"What happened?"
The middle-aged man who looked like a Chinese man asked with a frown.
"Brooke attacked Miss Austin earlier. It was a critical situation but she's fine now."
One of the inspectors replayed the video recording and said, "We were going to shut down Brooke's bionic armor, but he let go of Ms. Austin, so we didn't do anything."
The three of them looked at the replay on the screen. When they saw Brook lifting Austin up with one hand, their expressions turned grim.
If Brook dared to treat Austin who represented Blacklight Biotechnology in such a manner, it meant that he could do the same to everyone else.
"That Brook has a serious psychological problem."
The Chinese man furrowed his brows. "I've looked through his information. He has undergone four psychological evaluations and failed three of them. The reason he passed the last one is because he's familiar with the psychiatrist's routine and deliberately concealed it. After all, he has a strong sense of anti-detection. Under such circumstances, he shouldn't have been recruited into the BHB Combative Police Force so soon."
"I don't have a choice. Mr. Qian is pressing me."
The bald man next to him spread his hands. "Besides, didn't you think that psychological problems were just a minor issue? You're the department manager. Without your signature, he wouldn't have established BHB with two other people in a hurry after a few sessions of psychological counseling."
"Humph! What about now? "
The Chinese man snorted in dissatisfaction. "He has such a serious psychological problem and refuses to submit to our management. This will put us at a disadvantage. If word of this gets out, it'll only make Mr. Qian think that we're incapable of management. If anything goes wrong, we'll just have to go back to our original department."
"This isn't a big deal, but it's not a small issue either."
The third middle-aged man suddenly chimed in, "How about this? Austin is at fault for insulting a BHB member and Brook has the audacity to attack a civilian, so we can't tolerate that. However, we can't punish him publicly either. We can talk to him and let him know that we have the power to decide his life and death. Then, we can threaten and bribe him into submission!"
"That's the only way."
The Chinese man nodded and said, "It wasn't easy for us to climb our way up from the bottom and become department managers and supervisors. Although the BHB department is a newly established department, the higher-ups have high expectations of us. We can't allow this incident to taint our reputation.
"Therefore, I'll do the ideological work for him..."
...
Brook glanced at Austin who was on the verge of fainting on the floor. He felt like he had vented all the frustrations in his heart. He sneered, turned around, and walked out of the corridor, ignoring Hodge's incessant calls.
However, just as he entered the elevator, reached the underground parking lot, and was about to drive away, the communicator on his armor suddenly rang.
The caller was none other than the department manager of the BHB department — Liu Zhijian.
"D * mn it!"
Brook was enraged that his free time was interrupted again. He slammed his fist against the wall. The wall in front of him exploded with a loud bang. A large cloud of dust scattered and a huge dent appeared in front of Brook!
With just one punch, Brook punched through the load-bearing wall. The deformed rebar inside was still visible.
After venting his anger, Brook accepted the call. A low voice came from the other end. "Brook, come to my office immediately."
"Okay, I'm coming now!"
Brook suppressed his anger and returned to the elevator.
Five minutes later, when Brook arrived at the door of the department manager's office, he was about to knock on the door when he heard the same voice again. "The door isn't locked, come in."
Brook pushed the door open and entered. He saw a Chinese man sitting behind a large and expensive desk, staring at him with a blank expression.
This Chinese man was around thirty-five years old. He was slightly plump, had a flat face, and a slightly receding hairline. Other than that, he had a ruddy complexion, which was obviously a result of regular maintenance.
When Brook saw the man in front of him, he asked in a neutral tone, "Manager Liu, what can I do for you?"
"Come, have a seat."
The man called Manager Liu pointed to the chair opposite him, then pressed one of the rows of buttons on the desk. "Little Zhou, come in and pour some tea."
"Enough."
Brook waved his hand and said coldly, "If you have something to say, just say it. I don't want to waste too much time here because I'm going to spend time with my family."
Hearing this, Manager Liu did not mind and said, "In that case, I'll just say it."
As he said this, he took out a thick contract from the drawer and threw it on the desk. At the same time, his expression became serious. "Mr. Brook, I know that you belong to the Namibian police, but don't forget, you and Blacklight Biotechnology are also employees. The contract you signed clearly states that you're obligated to cooperate with the various activities arranged by Blacklight Biotechnology."
"I know."
Brook glanced at the contract on the desk, but in his eyes, legal clauses began to automatically appear. After reading these legal clauses, Brook continued to speak.
"During this time, I've looked up the Namibian law and found that some of the clauses in this contract don't comply with the Namibian Labor Law. One of them is the 24-hour standby clause.
"The Labor Law states that except for certain important departments of the country, private enterprises are not allowed to occupy the rest time of citizens. Strictly speaking, my working hours shouldn't exceed 12 hours, but I've been on standby for more than 72 hours."
As he quickly scanned through the legal provisions in his eyes, Brook continued, "In addition, there are also some provisions that seriously violate various laws of Namibia, even the Constitution of Namibia. For example, Article 26 of Article 32, Article 13 of Article 45, Article 8 of Article 57..."
Listening to the other party's words, Liu Zhijian's expression gradually became ugly. He asked incredulously, "You're crazy, do you know what you're saying? Are you trying to breach the contract? "
"Of course not."
Brook shook his head. "Blacklight Biotechnology gave me a chance to be reborn, of course I won't bite the hand that feeds me. However, in this contract, almost everything about me is part of Blacklight Biotechnology, including my name, signature gestures, catchphrases, and even appearance... If these contents of the contract are exposed internationally, I don't think it's good for Blacklight Biotechnology's reputation, so I hope that some clauses in the contract can be revised.
"Not only that..."
Brook continued. "Our BHB combative police force is the core of the entire department. Compared to the billions of USD invested into the department, our remuneration is too little. It's fine if the hiring fee is a little lower, but I hope that we can receive dividends from the shares of the department so that we can put more effort into the BHB department. I hope that Manager Liu can consider this..."
Hearing Brook's long list of demands, Liu Zhijian looked at him like he was looking at a lunatic. "The three of you are in standard contracts, if you change them, won't the others have to change them as well? It's best that you don't consider this. As for dividends, that's even more out of the question. Even I don't have the right to receive dividends from the project! "
"In that case, there's nothing else to say."
Brook's expression turned cold. "Blacklight Biotechnology and I are partners, I'm not an employee of Blacklight Biotechnology. From now on, I'll only work here according to the way I used to work in the police station. If it's time to get off work, please don't assign me any tasks. Even if it's a crime fighting mission, I'll only carry it out according to my own plans and not the orders of Blacklight Biotechnology."
"So, you're still going to breach the contract?"
Liu Zhijian looked at Brook as if he was looking at an idiot. There was a flash of pity in his eyes. He finally realized that Brook had been bedridden for the past two years and his family was too poor, which led to a lack of information. He had no idea what the name Blacklight Biotechnology represented.
However, Liu Zhijian could not say this out loud. He only said coldly, "Mr. Brook, if you insist on doing this, the company may hold you responsible and take back your bionic armor!"
Brook narrowed his eyes. He got up from his chair and walked toward Liu Zhijian. "Are you threatening me?"
Liu Zhijian was shocked when he heard this. He had seen how the other party had taught Austin a lesson. However, when he saw a red emergency button covered in a transparent cover on the table, he calmed himself down and quickly said, "Don't worry, I'm afraid I'll have to be careful.
"Mr. Brook, this isn't a threat, it's a piece of advice! I'm sure you don't want to go back to a life where you can only lie in bed and not move, right? "
"I believe you have the right to take back the bionic armor."
Brook nodded and then asked, "But if it really comes to that, it'll be a stain on the BHB Combative Police Force. It'll also mean that Blacklight Biotechnology's hundreds of millions of USD in marketing has gone down the drain. I'm sure Manager Liu won't be able to keep his position anymore."
With that, Brook turned around and walked out of the office.
"Brook!"
Liu Zhijian felt a chill run down his spine when he saw Brook was about to leave. It was no wonder Brook dared to negotiate terms with him. It turned out that he knew Liu Zhijian did not want to make a big deal out of this. However, Liu Zhijian knew that he could not afford to be distracted by someone like Brook. Otherwise, there would be no end of trouble.
With this in mind, Liu Zhijian quickly opened the crystal cover on the table and pressed the red button!
"Snap!"
An urgent alarm sounded, and in the next second, Brook felt his body lose consciousness. His movements were frozen in mid-air, and then he slowly fell to the ground because he lost his balance.
"What's going on!"
At this point, panic finally appeared in Brook's eyes. "Why is my body …."
"Mr. Brook, this isn't your body."
Liu Zhijian took a deep breath and stood up. He walked toward Brook and squatted down. "Since you've read the contract, you should understand that this bionic armor belongs to the company. You're just borrowing it. We have the right to take back the bionic armor at any time!"
At this point, Brook finally began to panic and began to struggle. "You can't do this, it's against the law! D * mn it! "
"If you think you can threaten Blacklight Biotechnology with just a few hundred million USD in investment, then you're sorely mistaken."
Liu Zhijian made up his mind. He pinched Brook's mouth and stopped him from prattling on. "I hope you don't cause any trouble for me. Be a good Robocop. It'll be good for both of us."
"If I cause any trouble, I'll just be fired. But you'll lose the body you've worked so hard to obtain. Just like Austin said, you'll be rolling around in a filthy pigsty like a fat pig!"
Upon hearing this, Brook, who was still struggling, instantly froze, and he fell completely silent.
"Do you understand?!"
Seeing that Brook did not answer, Liu Zhijian clenched his teeth, and with a loud smack, he directly slapped Brook's face.
"I understand!"
Brooke nodded and lowered her head.
"Very well."
Liu Zhijian exhaled, stood up, and returned to his desk. He then pressed the red button again.
Brook's body immediately regained consciousness. He rolled over and got up from the ground, then glared at Liu Zhijian coldly.
"Do you have any other questions, Mr. Brook?"
Liu Zhijian placed his right hand on the button and stared at Brook. A drop of cold sweat slowly trickled down his forehead.
However, Brook did not answer. He only gave Liu Zhijian a meaningful look, then pushed the door open without looking back, turned around, and walked away.
It was not until Brook had left through the surveillance that Liu Zhijian wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and finally relaxed.
"I didn't expect that I would have to resort to violence to threaten someone even though I've never been in a fight since elementary school... As expected, the principles of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trust of Mainland China don't work in other regions..."
With this in mind, Liu Zhijian could not help but shake his head with a bitter smile and then fell into deep thought.
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