People were trying to tell him he was a genius, but it was all the glory of the past. The infamous man was now captured in prison and tortured by the president. The man, possessing strong fame and holding marvelous fortune, was now lying on the prison floor and suffering from thin scars from the whip. While feeling extreme pain in his body, the man couldn’t help crying out: “How could I end up in such a way?”
Before the incident happened, Herbert was definitely one of the most famous people in the country. Coming from a well-known family, he enjoyed a copious life in his family’s household since youth. Even if he decided to do nothing but squander his family, he could still live wealthily. However, young Herbert was ambitious. Inspired by his grandfather who had established the glory in his family, he vowed to himself that he would finish his significant achievement in the future. In terms of IQ, he was almost perfect, even terrifying. He skipped grades and graduated from a prestigious university with the first place in class at the age of 17.
After finishing college, young Herbert began to work for his family’s biopharmaceutical company. Although people found it hard to communicate with him due to his internally distorted personality, no one ever discouraged his extraordinary ability in solving problems, proposing internal scientific research or making company policies. He provided numerous innovative ideas, which enormously minimized costs and stimulated his family’s scientific research. People admired his magnificent intelligence. For a time, he was in the limelight, as if he and his family became the center of the country.
While receiving applause and countless offers from top companies, there was one thing that Herbert lacked- something that didn’t develop like his intelligence. His inner mind lacked empathy and understanding of ordinary people, which increased his arrogance and indifferentness towards everything around him. While studying science and technology in university, young Herbert gradually went down a dangerous pathway. Researching viruses and weapons, he desired to develop biochemical weapons. He didn’t care much about the lives of other people. His only interest was to focus on exceeding his grandfather. He found out one way to transform certain bacteria and viruses to certain weapons that could cause tremendous casualties, which could bring him extreme wealth and exceed his grandfather.
Due to the outgoing war, the country needed a new weapon that could eliminate the enemy efficiently. Since bio-weapons were less expensive and even more effective during a battle, the country’s military department agreed to collaborate with Herbert and develop the weapon. While the military provided money and property, Herbert and his family company developed biochemical technology and weapons. The secret project remained hidden since then. To many people’s surprise, young Herbert promoted human experiments. He captured innocent people from other places and performed experiments on them. Watching them suffer from the virus and mutation, some family members refuted young Herbert’s dangerous idea. However, the young Herbert’s brutal mind once again refreshed others’ understanding of him. He forced biochemical experiments upon those family members. It seems that Herbert’s intelligent mind was not a gift but a curse on the whole family.
Over time, due to several failures of experiments, Herbert gradually became outrageous. His emotional instability expressed the deep dark side of his mind completely. Everyday people could see his somber face, as if it would blow up one day and destroy everything. People sometimes could not understand his murmurs and roars, wondering if he went mad. Actually, Herbert was stuck in developing weapons. He literally had no idea how to move on, but he had to pretend himself as a smart man who knew how to move on. Ultimately, he began to act like a crazy person who roared to someone near him and punched some innocent men. The research process no longer moved on. Everyone was questioning Herbert’s mental health, but no one dared to talk about it in public.
It was not surprising that the secret anti-human experiment and biochemical weapons project would shed light on the public. A researcher had intentionally leaked the experiment to the public and exposed a few samples and results to the country. Rumors were everywhere. People questioned Herbert’s dangerous anti-human experiments and criticized his scientific projects on biochemical weapons. The country’s military department was also the main subject of public criticism. Eventually, more and more people found out about the confidential experiments and details of the company. No matter how Herbert tried to explain his research, the scandal ultimately destroyed his family and himself. Due to the public opinion, the government was forced to suspend the weapon development. Herbert’s family business was severely attacked by the government and other competitors. The weapons and scientific results were deprived, and other industries were damaged. As for Herbert and his family, they were sued by the victims and other civilians. They lost the trial and have been imprisoned since then.
Even now, Herbert could not accept the fact that he failed and lost everything. While lying on the floor with extreme pain in his bleeding back, he could do nothing but face the truth–his talented intelligence was not a gift but a curse. If he had not been so brilliant, he would have lived long and enjoyed his life in peace. His intelligence harmed himself and the whole family. No one knew if he had felt regret, but it was certain that the game was over for Herbert and his family.