Chapter 760

Just as he was spacing out, Owen carefully leaned over and warned Martin as he looked at the latter's sullen face. "Chief, the cig is going to burn your fingers." Only then did Martin realize that. He immediately flicked the cigarette butt that almost burned his fingers onto the ground. He extinguished it before picking it up and tossing it into the nearby trash can. His expression was very sullen, so Owen cautiously tried to comfort him. "Chief, don't be too sad. We've failed so many times previously..." 'This is just another of those attempts.' As Owen saw Martin's expression darken, he did not mention the latter half of the sentence. Martin knew what he said was true, but the failure of the experiment sent his mood down into the abyss. He irritably scratched his fluffy curly hair. In the end, he finally took a deep breath before he said softly, "I'll be heading home for a bit." He wanted to go home to calm down and consider if he should be persisting on this path or not. Af