I Have A Super USB Drive

by <unknown>

  "What is that!"

  The robber was stunned by this sudden development. Before he could say anything else, he felt his vision turning blur and then promptly cut short…

  A bullet had punched through the wall behind him and straight through his forehead…

  "Nola!"

  The pack of robbers inside the bank was shocked by this sudden turn of events as they started to reach for their guns when he saw this. In a split instant, the wall beside them burst into smithereens. A large, tall person donned in all-black armor had burst through the wall beside them and before any of them could react, the titan had grabbed two of the robbers by their shoulders!

  Within seconds, the two robbers jolted violently all over as electricity coursed through their entire body!

  When he saw that all three of his accomplices were taken out, the final robber who was the leader took off and ran. Before he even took two steps, yet another armored titan burst through the ceiling in front of him and landed with both feet planted on the ground.

  "Die!"

  The desperate robber lifted his rifle and unloaded into the armored titan blocking his path!

  "Da da da da da…."

  The series of violent gunshots only created tiny balls of sparks on the surface of the armor. Even 7.62 bullets with measured kinetic energy of more than 2000J could not penetrate the armor!

  "Clack!"

  A sudden click cut short the volatile burst of the rattling rifle. The robber realized that he had emptied his magazine and along with it, realized that all hope was lost…

  At that point, the mask of the armored titan in front of him was unveiled automatically to reveal the chiseled face of a stoic man. "Boswell, in accordance with Article 370, Article 5 of the Namibian Criminal Law, you're accused of violent robbery, dangerous crimes, threatening public safety, and possession of illegal automatic weapons. You'll now be arrested along with your accomplice. You have the right to remain silent. Everything you say may be used against you as evidence in court!"

  The man spoke with great authority as he grabbed the arms of the robber and immediately latched cold handcuffs on his hands.

  Without any hostage casualties, the violent robbery had come to a close…

  The next scene was framed to be remembered forever. The picture of three armored titans posing in front of the camera —

  The three of them stood in formation in front of the wrecked bank entrance. Meanwhile, broken shards of glass and police cars riddled with holes framed the background behind them.

  The three armored titans lifted off their helmets to reveal three heroic faces. They looked straight into the camera as if directly addressing their viewers.

  A burst of solemn and heavy orchestral background music played to complement the framed piece!

  Below the three men were a string of letters that read BHB along with a logo. Another italicized sentence was written below in smaller font — "All recorded footage scenes are real and recorded with drones. Please do not reenact the events depicted."

  Next, the image transitioned into a close-up of the three men. The first one was the man with a chiseled face that made him look like a roman sculpture. He slowly turned to look at the camera with a somber expression. "BHB never asks how many criminals there are, only where the criminals are!"

  The next one was a bald black man. He looked into the camera and proclaimed in fluent English, "Striving to race against time, for every second wasted could mean the loss of another innocent civilian!"

  The last one was a teenager who looked the most child-like of the bunch. The teenager tipped his head confidently and announced solemnly, "Committed to combating all forms of injustice. Justice may be late, but it is never absent!"

  "Courage!"

  "Honor!"

  "Sacrifice!"

  The three of them spoke in unison, each pronouncing their unique tagline. After that, the three of them stretched their mechanical arms outward and stacked them on top of each other's palms while proclaiming at the top of their voice, "We — are the BHB combative police force!"

  Meanwhile, the background music had reached its climax.

  "Yes! They're so cool! The BHB combative police force are like my idols!"

  Somewhere in Northern America, a young boy just entering his teenage years cheered excitedly in front of the television, "Dad, Dad! When I grow up I want to join the BHB combative police force and become a superhero!"

  In another city in Northern America, several teenagers were sharing bottles of cola while also cheering in front of the television. They made exaggerated poses, one of them spat his tongue out while making Brooke's symbolistic pose. "D*mn, Brooke is so cool!"

  "Hodge is cool too, isn't he?"

  The youngest teenager among the bunch chimed in as well, "He's the youngest of their trio but is the strongest one of them all!"

  "What are you talking about, Brooke is obviously the strongest one alright?"

  While the two argued back and forth, the black teenager chipped in with his take as well, "Blake represents us black people. He's the most agile of them all and boasts the highest number of arrests!"

  "Nonsense, Hodge is superior!"

  "Shut up, it's Brooke!"

  …

  The phrase BHB dominated the Internet as well. The video had only been uploaded on YouTube for a day before hitting 500 million clicks. Some of the most common questions asked in the comment sections below the video were [What is this video? Is this some kind of promotional clip? What's BHB, how come I've been seeing it everywhere the last few days?]

  There were around 50,000 likes and more than 30,000 replies to one of the comments. The reply with the highest amount of like went like this:

  [BHB is a public welfare activity organization that is a subsidy of Blacklight Biotechnology's Project Xingtian. Project Xingtian refits a group of disabled police officers into super-soldiers using mechanical armor, all for free. Their agenda is to purge criminals from society and BHB is the name of the three members abbreviated, which are Brook, Hodge, and Blake.]

  Many people added their piece under this comment. [That's right. Don't be fooled by their current powerful appearance, they all once came from horrible backgrounds and lived pitiful lives…]

  [Do you have to use the phrase "Pitiful"? BHB doesn't need anyone to pity them, they are superheroes fighting against crime!]

  [I second this notion, our Blake doesn't need anybody's pity. He's a true warrior!]

  Naturally, if there were supporters, there were people against them as well.

  [What hero, what ultimate soldiers? They're no longer humans but robots instead! We humans should be cautious of them and Blacklight Biotechnology. They will try to destroy everything we humans have built!]

  Chapter 460: Austin |

  "Alright, thanks for the hard work of our three BHB combative force officers. Leave it to us to handle the rest."

  With one robber dead and the remaining three apprehended, the bank robbery incident had come to a close. The three BHB officers in their all-black armor walked away from the recording cameras.

  Meanwhile, the police sheriff stepped forward and shook the hands of each BHB officer. "You guys are the pride of Namibia."

  "You flatter us, Sheriff Elson, we're just fulfilling our duties."

  Brooke, who was the leader among the trio, answered and smiled politely in response. The sheriff always felt a strange air around the handsome man that was built like a sculpture, like there was something ominous veiled underneath this gentle smile.

  The sheriff could not resist a shudder when he stood in front of the non-humanoid officers. He proceeded to give them another affirmative nod before returning to his post.

  It was around this point when the sound of helicopter blades beating against the air started approaching. The officers at the scene looked above them to see a large transport helicopter that could carry more than ten people that proceeded to land on a plotted land nearby.

  Upon landing,
a red-headed, smoking hot lady in an office suit stomped out of the helicopter in high heels.

  "Oh… Looks like our lord princess isn't in a good mood today…"

  Seeing this, Blake immediately took a half step back and shrugged a little, playing the fool.

  Hodge tried to feign innocence as well. He coughed and made a poor attempt of sliding to the side.

  "Hodge, Blake! Both of you stop right there!"

  Before the two could slip away, the lady barreled toward them in high heels, her presence commanding the two men to halt.

  At last, the lady had come in front of the trio.

  Even with high heels on, the lady was only hovering around 180 centimeters, nearly twenty centimeters shorter than the three of them who averaged around 195 centimeters tall. Despite that, her commanding presence seemed to tower over them.

  As she stared down the three of them, Hodge and Blake both promptly lowered their heads to hide from the medusa's gaze. Among the three, it was only Brooke who dared to stare blankly into her eyes.

  "Austin, do you have any problems with today's operation?"

  After glaring at each other for several seconds, Brooke was the first one to break the silence.

  "Do I have any problems with the operation?"

  The lady immediately frowned and flung her hair to the side before unleashing on Brooke. "Brooke, what did we tell you during the training camp? The most simple rule of them all is to keep the suspects alive at all cost. Why did you kill the suspect?"

  "Did you know that thanks to you guys killing two suspects during the operation two days ago, public opinions of the task force has been trending negatively already!"

  "It's not entirely the captain's fault."

  Hodge quickly defended the captain, "Miss Austin, the suspects have already taken hostages at the time. If we don't take one of them out immediately, the hostages are very likely to be harmed. This is why the captain decided that the most optimal approach is to take one of them out straight away. The reception will be even worse than what we have now if any of the hostages are harmed!"

  "Couldn't you come up with any other methods?"

  The lady called Austin was inches away from losing her mind. "We at Blacklight Biotechnology have invested hundreds of millions of dollars in this task force. Do you have any idea how much the company loses when you kill suspects? Can you fathom how much public pressure I get as your agent and spokesperson?"

  "Then that's Blacklight Biotechnology's problem, Miss Austin."

  Brooke knitted his brows together and remarked coldly, "We're the Namibian police merely coordinating with Blacklight Biotechnology. Whatever losses Blacklight Biotechnology suffers don't have anything to do with us."

  "Captain…"

  Hodge hastily held Brooke back. "Captain, don't be so harsh now, don't forget Blacklight Biotechnology are the ones who saved our lives…"

  "Hmmph!"

  Brooke only scoffed and proceeded to step past the lady and headed for the helicopter.

  "Brooke!"

  The lady snapped at Brooke. She was so furious that her chest was puffing up and down repeatedly. Her anger appeared even more emphasized when coupled with her blazing red hair.

  "Hey Austin, you'd better not argue with the captain. You of all people should know what he's like."

  A mechanical arm squeezed her shoulder from behind in an attempt to appease her anger. It was promptly followed by Blake's soft voice. "Austin, I like how you look when you're angry…"

  "Blake, you better move your filthy hands if you don't want me to tweak your sexual functionalities presets for the next month!"

  Blake immediately retracted his hand as if he was electrocuted while he cried out, "Ahh!!! I think I forgot something, see you in a bit!"

  With that, he ran off toward the helicopter and acted as if he had received a great scare.

  The only ones left were the red-haired lady and Hodge.

  "Hodge, you're the most honest one of the bunch so tell me, did you fire the armor-piercing round on your own accord or was it Brooke who gave the order?"

  Austin turned to Hodge and asked pointedly.

  "Of course…"

  Hodge became slightly troubled and answered while scratching his head, "It was my decision, I'm sorry Miss Austin…"

  "Really?"

  Austin questioned again.

  "You can take a look at our uploaded footage if you don't believe me."

  Hodge said, "There's no other way around it. This is all we can do to minimize the damage caused."

  "Alright, I'll trust your judgment this one time."

  Austin nodded and said with a shrug of her shoulders, "Alright, let's get back to the helicopter. Hopefully, after the footage is uploaded, people will give us the benefit of the doubt. If not, then I'll have to say goodbye to this month's bonus…"

  "Miss Austin, be careful of the rubble…"

  Hodge held back a relieved sigh and escorted the lady to the helicopter.

  …

  By the time the helicopter returned to Eco Science City, there was an assembly of reporters gathered below them who swarmed toward the aircraft before it could even land. They pushed against each other, throwing profanities at each other as they crowded around the helipad.

  "Mr. Brooke, do you have anything to say about your killing of the two suspects last time? Do you feel guilty?"

  "Mr. Blake, what are your opinions regarding the international debates revolving around you?"

  "Mr. Hodge, Officer Hodge. Would you deem this operation as a success or a failure?"

  Unsurprisingly, the three officers did not need the help of the security forces to pave through the crowd of reporters thanks to their superhuman strength.

  Upon realizing that they were not going to get anything out of the three officers, the reporters deflected to Austin who remained inside the helicopter. "Miss Austin, as the agent of BHB, is there anything you can tell us about today's operation?"

  "Were there any casualties in today's operation and will the footage be uploaded for the masses?"

  "Miss Austin, do you think…"

  The ramblings of the reporters echoed in her ears like buzzing flies. However, Austin's expression was a sharp contrast from what she looked like when addressing the officers. She kept a vibrant smile on her face while doing her best to appease the mob. "Ladies and gentlemen, dear reporters! This operation was executed perfectly, I cannot reveal any details but if you're interested, feel free to log on to the Blacklight Biotechnology official website or the BHB YouTube channel. We'll upload the footage for today's operation as soon as possible!"

  This made the mob of reporters even more excited. Before they could follow up with more questions, a large crew of security pushed them to the side for Austin to exit the scene…

  During all this ruckus outside, the three officers had arrived in the recording room. Following usual protocols, they watched the editor replaying the footage from the operation while the surrounding staff collected their opinions and thought process regarding their actions at the time by asking a range of questions.

  This would also be edited into a question and answer segment included in the final sections of the video.

  It took another three hours before the final post-production was concluded. The process ended amid Blake's frustrated protests.

  "The operations themselves aren't the problem. The problem is that we always have to go through these mindless procedures after each operation. I feel like this is more work than the operation…"

  Blake thumped his back and complained while the three of them were on their way to the canteen, "D*mn, my granite panther armor still needs some additional adjustments. The center of gravity of the armor seems to be slanted forward, feels like my kidneys are about to be crushed…"

  Upon arriving at the canteen, Brooke ordered several slices of steak, looking stoic as usual before heading toward a corner by himself and proceeded to devour his meal.

  This was the cante
en of the biological research center. Although the three of them were police and were not technically employed under Blacklight Biotechnology, they still had to live here since the proper facilities and technology to repair their equipment was located here.

  The trio would be shipped off with drones capable of flying beyond the speed of sound whenever large-scale criminal activities such as bank robbery occurred in the region of Namibia.

  This drone model was controlled by a computer and could fly at low altitudes but could not take off or land vertically. Passengers who intended to exit the aircraft would have to jump off the drone on their own, which meant only the robocops of the BHB combative police force were fit for these aircraft to arrive at their destination in the shortest time possible.

  A black girl who looked somewhere around seventeen or eighteen years old in a nurse uniform suddenly ran over. She produced a slip of paper and a pen and shyly handed it to Brooke. "Mr. Brooke, I, I'm your biggest fan, can you please sign this for me?"

  Brooke slightly glanced at the paper. Without cameras nearby, he did not have to put on the front of the righteous officer preaching justice. He took the pen and paper and proceeded to tear the paper into pieces while the little fan was still looking at him enthusiastically.

  The girl was stunned by this response. She stared at Brooke in a state of daze, her feet still planted to the ground.

  "Hehehe!"

  Blake quickly stepped forward and took the girl to the side while he comforted her softly, "That guy's always been like this, don't think too much of it. If you don't mind, I can sign it for you, is that alright?"

  "No, thank you…"

  The girl pushed Blake's hands away before running off in tears.

  Hodge shook his head upon witnessing this scene. He set his tray beside Blake and sat down. "Blake, maybe you'll have fans asking you for signatures if you're anywhere near as handsome as the captain."

  "Nonsense, there's a long queue of people wanting my signatures!"

  Blake took his phone out and went to Twitter to show off hundreds of direct messages. "Look, there are so many people texting me, you think I have any shortages of fangirls? I even have a publicized username — Granite Panther! That's my name!"