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Chapter 18
Dennis glared at Ricardo and he glared right back, no word passing between the two of them for what felt like almost thirty minutes; although Megan was fairly certain it was five. They glared at one another like they were in some mental debate only they were privy to.
But that tactic wasn't going to get anyone anywhere, Megan thought, groaning inside at what was becoming a visual torture for her. From what she could observe, whatever Dennis was trying to do to Ricardo, which she herself wasn't quite sure of as of yet, wasn't working. The latter looked just as unmoved as he was at the beginning of the encounter. Perhaps even more so now, she judged from the defiant aura that had started to surround him like a shield.
It was going to take more than a stare down to break Ricardo DiSanto, she concluded and ma
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Dennis rested his back against the table as he began. "The origin of Item 13 goes back to a man named Ernest Ruskin..."Ernest Ruskin was a chemical engineer who lived in Moscow during the time of the Soviet Union. He was closely in association with the government at that time and worked as lead scientist on a number of projects for them, including one codenamedPrevoskhda.The project was aimed at creating a weapon that would have the capability to cause irreparable damage to the enemy at just one strike and thus, gift the Soviet Union swift victory in battle."With the ingenuity of Ernest Ruskin, and a lot of government funds, Prevoskhda was brought to reality," Dennis narrated, "but not for long."As it turned out, th
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The ride had gone on for about ten minutes before Ricardo suddenly coughed and Megan looked at him. "What is it?" she asked with a look that said that she had been expecting him to say something all along."Well," he looked a bit unsure on how to proceed, "I want to say that I really appreciate you saying that I could be trusted. I know the director would never have allowed me to continue on this mission if you didn't vouch for me.""But I didn't vouch for you, Mr. DiSanto," she returned, her tone cold and impassive. "What I said was that you're a man that will do whatever it takes to stay alive, which is about the only truthful thing about you.""That's not fair, Megan." Ricardo turned to glare at her for longer than she was comfortable with it and for a split second, she feared he wa
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