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Without warning, Locsin picked up a heavyit at the wall as if it were as light as balsa wood The loud crash stopped all work, and the scientists looked at him in fear

Locsin, his face scarlet with rage, got nose to nose with Ocampo and screamed, “I don’t care about the details! What I want to know is if you can do it!”

Oca a way to replicate the drug was a long shot at best, but there was no way he was going to say that “With ti”

“And if there is no ive you?”

“Then it will take even longer”

“How long?”

“It’s hard to estimate”

“And if you have more pills?”

Ocampo sed reflexively “Three ht one of his che him when he made that proclamation

Locsin’s face instantly transforone and a beatific smile took its place He put his arm around Ocampo’s shoulder like he was an old friend

“A breakthrough,” he said “That’s what I like to hear I knew I could count on you, Dr Ocampo However, I need the formula in two months, not three I’m sure you can do it We have a liive you anyin more people if you need them Just say the word”

The thought of dragging htmare nearly made Ocampo shudder He couldn’t bear the responsibility for that

“Perhaps if you told us ’s effects, we could narrow our focus”

“Your expertise is in the development of steroids,” Locsin said “That’s why you’re here You don’t need to knohat Typhoon is for, you only need to make more of it” He turned Ocampo toward him and looked him in the eye “Now, if you can’t do it, tell ht now”

Shut down the project What a nice way of saying that he’d have therave