Faced with the colonel's righteous and seemingly reasonable words, Mark seemed to be disdainful.
"Don't give me that. Don't think I don't know that since Godzilla appeared in the world, you have discovered 17 Titans. How many of them are beneficial to the natural environment?"
"One, or two?"
"Which of the remaining dozen Titan beasts is not dangerous and aggressive?"
"Once they awaken, they will only bring pain and disaster to the human world. You clearly know this, but you still take the risk to study these Titan beasts and try to gain benefits and power from them."
"You stopped me from talking to that gentleman this time. Aren't you reluctant to give up these Titans?"
Hearing Mark's merciless and sharp words, the colonel's face darkened and he defended himself in a deep voice: "You are wrong, Mark, we just haven't confirmed the identity of that person yet..."
Mark laughed: "Do you believe this yourself?"
The colonel looked at him deeply and shook his head, saying, "No matter what, entrusting such a large number of Titan beasts to a person who cannot control them is an extremely dangerous thing for all mankind and even the earth. You have to admit this, right?"
“…”
Mark fell silent after hearing this, and then suddenly asked.
"Where's Madison?"
"She is in your room." The colonel paused and said calmly, "Don't worry, considering the contributions you and Dr. Emma have made, no one will hurt her."
"What about me?"
The colonel turned his head and looked towards the direction of the Operations Office and said softly, "It depends on what that person is thinking..."
In the operations room of the Argo, the atmosphere was dead silent.
Everyone sat in their seats in silence, and the air was filled with tension.
They had already learned from Sap that Lin Zhongtian was coming, and they also saw the scene in the surveillance video where Lin Zhongtian's body broke through the concrete floor and waved his hand to release golden lightning to destroy the metal door.
There is no doubt that the other party possesses individual power comparable to that of a god.
After a brief and heated discussion, everyone in the operations hall ultimately failed to reach a clear attitude.
As a cross-international cooperation organization with a large member base, the internal structure of the Imperial Organization is naturally not a monolithic entity.
If the attitude towards Titans is used as the criterion, members of the Imperial Organization can be roughly divided into three categories.
The first category is members like Mark, whose family members died in the monster war. They have no good feelings towards the Titans and advocate studying the weaknesses of the Titans and creating weapons that can kill them.
There are many such members in the Imperial Organization, and Mark is just one of them.
He actually left the Imperial Organization voluntarily and was not expelled from the organization because of his attitude. This shows that the colonel's previous remarks did not make any sense.
The second category is Titan admirers and fanatical researchers who advocate coexistence with the Titans and are even willing to become their vassals. The most typical representative among them is Dr. Serizawa, who once said the astonishing words "Let us become Godzilla's pets" in the second movie.
As for the third category of members, it is a little more complicated.
They are mainly members sent by various countries to join the Imperial Organization. They are born with their own stances. Among them are researchers and armed personnel, as well as ambitious people who are politicians. They do not have a clear attitude towards the Titans, and they always proceed from the interests of their own country.
This type of members is the largest in the organization and can be considered neutral.
The three types of members have different positions, and their attitudes towards Lin Zhongtian are naturally different.
After a long while, a black woman broke the silence: "The velociraptors on the front line sent a message that Mr. 'God' is flying towards the Argo. We have no idea how he knew the location of the Argo, but it doesn't matter. The most urgent thing is to think about how we should face him..."
"Hand over Dr. Mark!"
Dr. Rick, who was wearing black-framed glasses, suddenly said.
Someone nearby frowned, "Are you going to give up all the Titans?"
Dr. Rick shook his head and said, "Dr. Mark left the organization five years ago and didn't know how many monsters the organization had discovered over the years. After he returned a few days ago, I showed him a map with the organization's outposts marked on it, but the map was incomplete. We can choose to abandon part of it and leave some secret bases to continue—"
Before he could finish, a young scholar raised his hand to interrupt him, saying awkwardly: "Excuse me, but when I invited Dr. Mark to return on behalf of the organization, I had already told him the specific number of monsters discovered in recent years."
"You..." The old man widened his eyes.
Just then, the black woman received the message, stood up and sighed.
"The latest news."
"Everyone, he is here..."
As soon as the words fell, everyone felt a violent vibration from the fuselage of the Argo.
An officer in camouflage uniform picked up the intercom and said quickly: "Open the hatch quickly, don't let him break in by force!"
Unfortunately, the officer's order came a little late. Lin Zhongtian had easily torn open the sturdy rear door, forcibly broke through two layers of metal-reinforced floor, and broke directly into the confinement room where Mark was.
The colonel sitting opposite Mark drew his gun immediately, but then put it down with a complicated expression on his face.
Lin Zhongtian glanced at him without paying any attention, and turned to look at the brown-haired man with a stunned look on his face sitting on the metal bench.
"Dr. Mark?"
Lin Zhongtian confirmed.
Mark stared at him blankly and nodded subconsciously.
"It's me."
"very good."
Lin Zhongtian nodded, tore off the handcuffs on Mark's wrists, and said, "Come with me!"
Mark stared at the broken handcuffs on the table and couldn't help but reach out and touch the twisted broken end, as if he wanted to confirm that it was really handcuffs made of a special alloy, and not a dead branch sprayed with silver paint.
When he came to his senses, Mark hurriedly said, "Wait, sir, my daughter is still here."
Lin Zhongtian asked in surprise: "You still want to bring your daughter?"
"Is it okay?" Mark carefully looked at Lin Zhongtian's face and explained quickly, "She just lost her mother, and I don't want her to lose her father again."
“…”
Thinking of Emma who died indirectly at his hands, Lin Zhongtian curled his lips and had no choice but to agree.
However, in response to Mark's words, Lin Zhongtian still shook his head and reiterated: "You won't die."
Mark smiled and said, "It's already socially dead."
Lin Zhongtian was slightly startled, then glanced at the colonel thoughtfully.
The colonel was startled and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Fortunately, Lin Zhongtian did not bother with him, but quickly locked onto Madison's location, forcibly tore the wall apart, and took Mark to find Madison Russell who was locked in the room.
When the two appeared in front of Madison, the girl was using tools to remove the screws from the vent.
Looking at the girl who was about to escape from the room, Mark sighed and said, "Madison, this is thousands of meters high in the sky. Even if you escape from the room, you can't escape from the Argo. Don't waste your energy."
The girl stared blankly at the two people who broke into the room through the wall. After hearing these words, she came to her senses and hid the screwdriver behind her back embarrassedly.
Before she could speak, Lin Zhongtian took out a crystal ball with air and a house on it, and then spoke softly.
"I'll have to ask you to stay inside for a while."
As soon as the words fell, the father and daughter felt dizzy, and the world before their eyes changed from the cabin of the Argo to an ancient courtyard with some green bamboos growing in the courtyard. In front of them were high walls and wooden doors, behind them were houses with red bricks and green tiles, and above their heads there was a heat source emitting light and warmth.
"Where is this?!"
Mark looked a little panicked.
But Madison reacted quickly and explained for Lin Zhongtian with excitement: "Dad, have you forgotten the Harry Potter spin-off movie we watched together before? The protagonist in it has a suitcase, and inside the suitcase is an independent world. This crystal ball should be something similar."
“…”
Mark stared at Madison in a daze, and finally remembered the movie called "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them".
The father and daughter looked at each other, and found this experience extremely amazing.
Madison ran to the door excitedly, pushed open the gate, and just as he was about to go out to take a look, he was blocked by an invisible wall.
“Ouch!”
Madison cried out in pain, rubbing his forehead and touching the invisible wall in front of him in wonder.
Suddenly, Madison froze, his eyes widened in disbelief, and he pointed ahead and shouted excitedly:
"Dad, come and see!"
"Is that golden monster next door Ghidorah?"
Mark was startled when he heard this, and quickly ran to his daughter and took a closer look.
About twenty meters in front of the courtyard, there was a glass barrier, and further away, there were dozens of huge crystal balls that looked the same as where they were.
Two of the crystal balls already have residents.
It was none other than the golden three-headed dragon Ghidorah and the fire demon Rodan that looked like a strange bird.
Looking at the other two tenants curled up in the crystal ball, Mark finally understood how Lin Zhongtian was containing the Titan beast.