I became Hokage in Tokyo

Chapters 281 & 282: A cunning rabbit has three burrows.

The secret base at Yokosuka Port, Kanagawa Prefecture.

A U.S. soldier with the rank of lieutenant general on his shoulder, a hooked nose, and a gloomy gaze, was observing the scene inside the laboratory through thick bulletproof glass, surrounded by a group of heavily armed guards and researchers in white coats.

"General William, this is the result of the third phase of the artificial superhuman project: the superhero 'Wolverine'."

Inside the laboratory, which was decorated entirely in white and resembled a hospital room, a teenage girl dressed in a blue and white hospital gown sat at the table like a puppet, her black eyes vacant and blank.

"Ding, ding, ding—"

The hospital room's loudspeaker began with a monotonous, unnatural metallic clanging sound, causing the girl's pupils to dilate reflexively and her face to light up.

"Angelica, the performance can begin."

A deep, magnetic male voice came from the radio.

The girl nodded, picked up a wooden board about a foot square and one centimeter thick from the table with her right hand, and placed the index finger of her other hand on the board.

"puff!"

A bone claw shot out from the fingertip and pierced through the wooden board.

Then, with a downward slash, like a hot knife cutting butter, the wooden board was effortlessly sliced ​​in half.

In the end, the bone claw retracted back to its fingertip, leaving the skin and flesh intact.

"General William, the third phase has been a success!"

The project manager, with his graying hair and dignified appearance, spoke with a proud expression.

"That's it? A fruit knife would be more useful."

General William frowned, looking displeased.

That creature, codenamed Wolverine, is Type A, capable of manipulating its skeleton. Its bone armor is impenetrable even to heavy weapons, and its ejected bone spikes can easily pierce through steel plates tens of centimeters thick.

The experimental subjects were insignificant compared to it.

"General William, while the third phase is not yet combat-ready, we have already overcome the problems of physical collapse and bone hyperplasia caused by rejection—this is a qualitative leap!"

Fearing that General William might be displeased and cut funding for the experiment, the project manager quickly produced a report and explained.

"This is Angelica's physical examination report. Her bone density is already 2.6 times that of her peers, and her physical fitness is close to that of a well-trained adult female athlete..."

General William shoved the report aside without even glancing at it, his hawk-like eyes fixed directly on the project manager.

"I need more useful results! Can you give me a clear answer?"

"Yes! We can move on to the fourth stage immediately."

The project manager gritted his teeth and patted his chest as he assured them;

"With Dr. Satomi's treatment techniques, the fourth stage will definitely be a success!"

"This is the best news I've heard in the past few days."

Upon learning that the landing ship had been attacked by a sea monster on Ghost Island and was ultimately sunk by an unknown long-range attack, General William, whose face had been clouded with worry, finally showed a slight smile.

"Tell me honestly, how much did that super-powered doctor contribute to the experimental project?"

The project manager hesitated for a long time before saying:

"Without Dr. Satomi, it's possible, probably, maybe, it would have remained stuck in the second stage, just like before."

"So, without Dr. Satomi, the superhero project would have inevitably failed, right?"

"Um."

The project manager reluctantly gave a reply.

A thoughtful expression appeared on General William's face.

He glanced at the girl sitting blankly in the lab and casually asked, "By the way, why did you give the volunteers names? It's not really appropriate."

"It was a suggestion from a psychologist, which helps stabilize the volunteers' emotions."

The project manager's eyes flickered a few times before he spoke.

In reality, the laboratory had been using psychotropic drugs and psychological hypnosis on the volunteers to make them so compliant and cooperative in conducting human experiments.

Amen.

General William was not unaware of the situation; he lowered his eyes, made the sign of the cross on his chest, and then his eyes flashed with a ruthless light.

"I will prepare the funding, equipment, and 'volunteers' you requested as soon as possible."

"Thank you, General."

The project manager's face immediately lit up with joy.

A few minutes later, General William returned to his office at his secret base in Yokosuka Port, where he rested his chin on his hands and pondered at his desk.

"Knock, knock, knock."

Not long after, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in."

A young man dressed as a secretary, holding a cell phone, said respectfully:

"General, the Superintendent General reports to you. Should we send reinforcements to prevent the Akatsuki from stealing the stone bowl in front of the Buddha?"

The news that Afei from the Akatsuki organization had sent a notice to retrieve the stone bowl in front of the Buddha was immediately reported to Yokosuka Port.

General William gave a disdainful sneer and said:

"No need! Yokosuka Port has the Seventh Fleet and 30,000 of the world's most elite and powerful soldiers. It is an impregnable steel fortress. Anyone who breaks in will never return! Just reply to him like that."

"yes!"

Just as the secretary turned to leave, General William called her back.

"What did I ask you to do?"

"The person you need is ready."

"Very good. Have them come over one by one, and make sure they don't meet when they leave the base."

After the secretary left, General William took out a black security briefcase from under his desk, entered the password, and took out an antique stone bowl, which he carefully examined in his hand.

That's right!

Dr. Satomi, who received healing powers from the stone bowl in front of the Buddha, is the key to the entire experimental project.

While Dr. Satomi's extraordinary ability to cure diseases is certainly remarkable, it pales in comparison to Dr. Oni. He can only alleviate symptoms of late-stage cancer, not cure it, and he is helpless against many other intractable diseases.

If it is only in the early stages of cancer, there is a high chance of a cure with the rapid advancements in modern medical technology.

Dr. Satomi's greatest value lies in his involvement in superhero projects.

In order to ensure the success of human experiments, to unveil the mystery of supernatural powers, and to enable humanity to truly take control of its own destiny.

The stone bowl in front of the Buddha must never be taken away by the anti-human and anti-social Akatsuki organization!

"Those idiots at the Metropolitan Police Department rushed over to report, as if they were afraid no one would know that the stone bowl in front of the Buddha was hidden here."

Although General William's reply to the Superintendent General of Police was full of confidence in the defense of Yokosuka Port, he was also well aware of the situation.

Yokosuka Port's impregnable defenses made it easy for Afei, with his ability to teleport, to sneak in unnoticed.

The best defense is actually stealth.

Even extraordinary beings are not omniscient or omnipotent; if they do not know the whereabouts of the stone bowl in front of the Buddha, they will have no way to proceed.

However, with so many police officers and experts involved in the Ghost Doctor case, and so many conflicting opinions, coupled with the Metropolitan Police Department's hasty actions, the secret that the stone bowl in front of the Buddha was hidden in Yokosuka Port probably won't be kept secret for long.

"knock!"

A knock sounded at the door, and a smartly dressed officer walked in and saluted General William.

"Major Carlos, you are the most trustworthy person on this base. I have a top-secret military mission for you."

General William placed the security briefcase on the table with a serious expression.

"I need you to deliver this to the base on Okinawa! Set off by ship immediately!"

"Yes, sir!"

No more than five minutes after Major Carlos walked out the door, another black officer walked in.

General William placed the security briefcase on the table with a serious expression.

"Captain Hawke, you are the most trustworthy person on this base. I have a top-secret military mission for you..."

(End of this chapter)