Tamim came home, opened the door, and sank onto the sofa. He turned on the TV, which was broadcasting news about the recent tragic events.
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Japan
A dog was walking, coughing, and emitting green smoke from its mouth. Exhausted, it trudged along until it reached a riverbank. There, it began to vomit, and a blue, round object fell into the river, floating away on the water.
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A Few Moments Later - Bangladesh
Bangladesh AD Headquarters
In a meeting room, ten men and two women sat around a table. Indro, Foisal, and others were deep in discussion.
One of the women interrupted, "Can we stop the argument for now? This isn't the time to debate such matters."
"We've lost 23 soul sorcerers today, and over a hundred thousand people have died. It's not easy to recover from this," said a man.
The oldest person in the room, Lutfor, stood up. His name was written on his name tag. "We've been talking about the same thing for the past 20 minutes. I want to discuss something different now."
"Yes, sir, please," said Indro.
Everyone fell silent.
"Tomorrow is the scheduled execution of Shohan. But I have a different plan for him," said Lutfor.
"Sir, we've already discussed this," said Indro.
"We did, but I don't work under you, so my decision stands," replied Lutfor.
"Sir, what are you suggesting?" asked another woman.
"I propose canceling Dr. Shohan's execution. We aimed to create the perfect superhuman, and although Dr. Tanvir's work resulted in the perfect human, we still haven't created the perfect superhuman. Our country lacks figures like Supreme Man or Dull Man. We need one.
We all saw Dr. Shohan nearly defeat Supreme Man. If we can perfect what he has done, using Dr. Shohan's expertise, it would be invaluable for our country," explained Lutfor.
"But sir, we can't let a serial killer, criminal, and psychopath like Dr. Shohan have a chance like this," objected Foisal.
"Foisal, you are the lowest-ranked officer in this room, so your opinion here is not valid. I've discussed this with the President, and he agreed. Due to your behavior, I want you to leave the meeting now," said Lutfor.
"Sorry, sir," said Foisal.
"I told you to leave, not to say sorry," said Lutfor.
Foisal stood up, "Thank you, sir," he said, and left the room.
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Foisal walked out of the meeting room. Outside, Utso was waiting and greeted him, "Sir, you came out alone? Where is Indro sir?"
"Still in the meeting," Foisal replied.
"Oh, so... why are you outside already?" Utso asked.
"I said something that Lutfor sir didn't like," Foisal explained.
"What? What did you say?" Utso asked curiously.
"Let's have a coffee and talk," Foisal suggested.
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