Bab 127: His Dilemma Begins
Addy was in a dilemma. Here was Lori, his love coming towards him. With their groggy relationship, what would happen if he went in and left her? But she would leave him if he stayed because loosing this chance was tantamount to losing the test.
“I have to go Lori. I will see you later” He said and slipped in. Lori stood shocked. He just walked out on her. How dare he? He did it in the presence of people? Who the hell did he think he was? He was going to pay for this!
Petra frowned.
“He nearly messed up. One more second, it would have failed” she said with a pout. “He almost got distracted.”
“Okay.” Justin said. “He is at the second base. Are you ready?”
“I am on it.” she said.
Ten minutes later, Addy was entering the hall successfully after the hurdles. Now as he stood before the super brains, he felt all his confidence drifting away. It was like a UN conference, coming before the heads of nations to explain why you killed each of their wives. The men all sat, given him a quizzical look, most of them wondering about him, the genius that had been kept hidden for years, the child who had an IQ 0f 350. They were excited, and curious.
After all protocols were observed, a Chinese man announced.
“Ladies and gentlemen, great minds of the globe, we have here the incredible TCO. On the way to Evolution. The topics are general. Memory measurement, ICT, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Government, Politics, Religion, Mathematics, and lot’s more.”
Addy felt his intestines twisting.
“Calm down.” He heard Justin say through the transmitter, “Your blood pressure is rising.”
Addy tried to relax and why the heck was he still thinking of Lori? Was she angry? Was she going to forgive him?
“I am professor Khan, from Indian Lodge.” The first examiner said, “My question is on Physics….”
Justin drew back his chair, left the computer screen and faced Petra. The time was here to test himself.
“I am interested about the argument of source of gravity. What are the arguments and conclusion known to science concerning the source?”
“What goes on to give rise to gravity is one of the greatest mysteries left to solve in physics.” Justin began while Addy said it to them. “The gravitational force of attraction between two objects is given by F (grav)= GMm/r squared and F? m(v squared)?/r from circular motion…………”
He went on to explain before by saying, “We learnt from Isaac Newton and his law of gravitation that any two objects in the universe exert a force of attraction on each other.
We also know that gravity can work in complex systems with several objects. In our solar system, not only does the sun exert gravity on all the planets, keeping them in their orbits, but each planet exerts a force of gravity on the sun as well as all other planets too, all to varying degrees based on the mass and distance between the bodies. Albert Einstein explained how gravity is more than just a force: it is a curvature in the space ……”
He kept on explaining until he concluded by saying, “and so the mystery remains officially for now but I am propounding a mathematical formula, looking into Einstein’s theory, using the penny slot cyclone machines or bicycle spiral around the velodrome with other theoretical applications because our understanding of both particle physics and the geometry of gravity is incomplete.”
They spent hours, and it was obvious that his brain was an enigma. There was no doubt they had TCO who would lead the Evolution and other projects. They watched Addy with admiration and respect. What a savant. They had prepared to take him down to knees but he did not just answer their questions, he suggested theories beyond their scope. The test was coming to a conclusion when a young man raised his hands.
“Last question please.” The Chinese anchor said.
“Thank you. I am Vladislav Vahdeem.” He said. “I am a psychologist from Russian Lodge. I am not going to ask you about psychology. You answered 98 per cent of the questions correctly and I watched you keenly. I must say there is a confliction between the things you say, and your expression.”
What?
“Your words are bridged, though it is not noticeable to most people but it is to me because it is my field.”
“Mr Vladislav, what are you talking about?” The Chinese man asked.
Aminu, Alhaji Usman and Jangfa were all watching this. They were very happy until this point. Who was this Russian trying to raise dust?
“I suspect that he is receiving information from somewhere.” Said the man. “He is definitely not answering these questions himself.”
“How? He was standing here alone.” Said the Chinese man.
“A transmitter perhaps.”
“That could have been detected.” Said the Chinese man. “We have an impenetrable security system here.”
Vladislav nodded.
“Thank you.” He said and sat down.
They all got on their feet and gave Addy a standing ovation. He was now going to be coronated as TCO, with millions of dollars as allowance, and vested with more powers. He was also going to be meeting with presidents, prime ministers to discuss environmental and scientific problems and see how the organization can be of help.
“He is coming out.” Petra said.
“I have disenabled the transmitter. It is now neutral.” Justin said with deep breath. Petra looked at him. “Are you human?”
He gave her a smile.
“I am trying to figure that out myself. That is the power of Allah. He made me so.”
“Oh my God! I nearly ran out of the room as you kept mentioning those big technical terms. Why don’t you do this yourself? He can’t be under your wings for life. Did you see how they clapped for him?”
“Let him take the glory for all I care.” Justin said. “I want to tag along. I don’t want Mason to know about me. They have a hidden agenda. I will use Addy to get at them. I also have an agenda.”
Petra pushed back her chair, walked to him and sat on his laps.
“Enough of the stuff for the day. I guess you would do with a massage. Come on, your masseuse is ready for work…..”
Addy was on call. He was shocked to See Lori waiting for him. What was wrong? She was not allowed inside so she sat on the hood of the car. She saw at ones that her husband was looking more important and happy. Okay, she just wanted him to know that she still loved him and then apologize for being so demanding and asking for a divorce. And that meant a long session in the room tonight. She had been so harsh on him.
Addy was walking towards her, three men behind him, all dressed in black suit. Out of nowhere a black Buick appeared, two men sprang out, holding AK 47 and fired shots. The three men guarding Addy were killed at one. A van came behind the Buick, four men with face masks came out and showed Addy a gun. They jerked him, shoved him into the van and drove off. The Buick followed.
Lori screamed!
One of the men in the Buick raised his phone.
“We got him.”
Mason gave an evil smile.
“Good.” He said and ended the call.
Maya was sitting on a chair, playing with her fingernails.
“Tiger 606.”
“Aminu lied to me.” Mason said. “He did not do the swap. Addy is Justin. The bastard has the Babangida blood. Only Justin could pass that test.”
“So what are we going to do with him?”
“Having him is the best thing to happen to us.” Mason said. “The Evolution is about to be ours.”
“Are we going to tell Tiger?”
“No. Let him be kept out of it. We are cutting all ties with him. He is no more of importance. We have Justin Abbas.”
Meanwhile, Aminu was celebrating in Nigeria. Only if he knew what Mason wanted to do with Addy…
The octogenarian moved slowly to an easy arm chair and settled his small body in it. With the aid of his glasses, he searched for a number and dialed.
“Is that Pappy?” The old man said with a groggy voice.
“Yes, Grandpappe.”
“The test has been conducted.” Ford said. “And he passed but there is something fishy. I know his parents. You were not with us when his father, Dr Abbas was with us. His mother was an Asian and expect the boy to be a mulatto. This boy is fair complexioned but completely black.”
“Sir, it is possible to have a mulatto look like that.”
“Yes, it is.” the old man said. “I want you to find out about his guardian. I don’t believe in my son. He handled it. I will send you links. I just received news that the boy has been kidnapped. I just hope it is not what I think. I will talk to the EBM director. I hope the EBMs have not been hacked.”
“I am afraid they have been hacked.” Abbas said. “Except one…00030.”
“How did you know that?”
“My daughter, Lena.”
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