Edward yielded to Alexander’s command but never expected his boss to go there alone instead of sending someone else.Alexander drove alone to the vaccine research center’s back entrance. The place looked the same, with the workers having to go through inspection and verification before entering or leaving the building.He had expected it as the workers still had ordinary jobs, even though the secret and evil experiments had stopped for several days.Several workers remained in the laboratory. However, they resembled headless chickens since losing contact with the higher-ups, and no one told them what to do next.Rhea or Mike used to come and give them work, but even the two had gone missing for two days. The workers had food and water since they lived there. Still, they did not know what to do next.The organization had brought them there to work. Despite not knowing the project, the workers knew it was illegal, judging from the experiments and equipment involved. Also, they had n
Alexander stopped before the innermost door and carefully studied it. The door had high-tech security measures, requiring fingerprints or iris scans for access. He had to wait and consider his options since he knew his fingerprints would not grant him entry.After a while, he removed something from his pouch and carefully wore it around his finger before tentatively reaching out toward the scanner. It was Lily’s artificial fingerprint. The couple had made one for each other in case of an emergency one day.Alexander thought it might be helpful in this mission and brought it with him. He seemed to have guessed correctly.In addition, Lily used to be an essential research personnel here for a long time. Alexander figured he should be able to gain access using her artificial fingerprint.Suddenly, someone appeared behind him and shouted, “Who the hell are you?!”Alexander was shocked since he did not expect anyone to be still conscious. He wondered if that person had already woken up
Edward ran toward a corner and slipped into a room, dragging Alexander along. The door shut independently, and the duo soon heard hurried footsteps outside as people rushed by. “Is there really an intruder? How can anyone break in so easily?”“Didn’t you smell the sedative? There has to be a trespasser somewhere. Come on!” The people’s voices trailed off as they left, seemingly searching for the intruder.Alexander relaxed and looked at Edward, saying, “Didn’t I tell you to…”He did not finish his sentence, knowing he would have been in trouble if not for Edward. Although Alexander could handle these men, he could not continue his search for Cameron if he attracted too much attention.“I was worried about you. Besides, there’s a secret chamber here too. You might not be able to find it if I hadn’t shown up,” Edward whispered, “Anyway, you’re lucky you didn’t try to get into that lab just now.”Alexander nodded. “I know it requires fingerprints or an iris scan to gain access. I hav
Rhea kidnapped Cameron to use him as leverage. A live bargaining chip was helpful, as there was no use if the person was dead. She would not bother with such a futile task."Well, where else do you think a person may be hiding?" Edward looked at Alexander and said, "I've been thinking about it, and the only place where someone could be hiding is the boss's office."Now that the boss is dead and the office is empty, that place is usually off-limits. It should be the most suitable place to hide someone," Edward added with some self-blame, "I'm sorry, it only just occurred to me. Otherwise, I would’ve told you earlier.""There's still time." Alexander patted Edward’s shoulder and said, "Let's go and take a look now."There were still scattered footsteps outside, so Edward leaned against the door and listened for a while. Then he said, “Going out from here isn’t suitable. They’ll see us. Let’s go the other way.”He waited until there was no sound outside before cautiously opening the
"You've been through a lot here. It must’ve been tough," Alexander expressed his admiration for Edward.Edward found such a hidden escape route and learned so many secrets while remaining hidden. Alexander knew it must have been a challenge.“I just wanted to do something meaningful before I died, but I didn’t expect it to backfire.” Edward felt guilty for nearly causing more trouble for his wife.“It’s not your fault,” Alexander said. Lily had given him a general account of what had happened, and her last words were for Edward to take care of himself. She also mentioned she would detoxify him when she returned.However, Edward could not even fulfill that. Instead, he ended up running around with Alexander.“Sir, this way.” Edward led the way. He did not waste any time since time waited for no one. Since he was familiar with the route, the duo quickly found the “boss’s” office. The previously heavily guarded place was now easy to access.When the duo exited the elevator and saw n
Upon hearing Edward’s words, Alexander looked over and saw the empty safe lying on its side, with the door wide open. It was evident someone had taken its contents.“Do you know what he stored in that safe?”Edward shook his head. “It seemed to be some potion or drug that Rhea or the lab staff developed. It could also be a virus, but I’m not sure. I’m not well-versed in the organization’s affairs.”Although Edward hid in the building for some time, he remained concealed. After all, revealing himself was unsafe, so he had limited access to information.Alexander approached the safe and squatted before it. Then he touched the safe, carefully examining it.Edward noticed Alexader's expression and approached. “What’s wrong?”Alexander did not answer. Instead, he turned to look inside the safe and wore gloves to feel around it. He lightly tapped around the safe as he touched it.Thud, thud. Click, clack.“There’s a hidden compartment?!” Edward also noticed something was amiss with t
"You—" Fred was furious, and anger burned in his blue eyes. He took a deep breath and then chuckled dismissively. “Well, satisfying someone on the verge of death is appropriate. It’s your privilege to meet the boss.”Upon hearing him relent, Lily knew she finally had the opportunity to meet the mastermind behind it all.However, Fred quickly changed his tone, saying, “But now’s not the time. You should prioritize your recovery. We’ll bring you to him once you’ve recovered naturally.”Lisa retorted Mockingly, “It’s kind of you to care for the dying.”Fred noticed her evident sarcasm. He shrugged and indifferently said, “We’re hoping to keep your body healthy for as long as possible.”Afterward, he turned to leave but seemed to recall something. “Oh, your mister… I mean, your husband seems pretty active lately. He should be attempting to rescue you.”Fred chose his words carefully and gestured twice with his hand. Then he smiled again and said, “Still, I think he might be wasting h
Still, the “boss’s” death was purely a coincidence, an unexpected turn of events.Meanwhile, Edward’s appearance was an accident.Lily and Mike had always been cautious and refrained from touching the “boss,” but Edward did not understand or care. Since Edward was on the brink of death, he believed he had to do something before dying—to seek revenge and destroy the evil organization directly.The protection surrounding the “boss” was not strong, but none dared to harm him. It was not because they could not but because they feared the consequences. Therefore, when Edward, who disregarded all consequences, appeared, he broke the first barrier.Subsequently, Lily and Mike had to go along with the situation. Furthermore, the boss never expected to become an outcast in the organization, as they simply abandoned him. Of course, it was also possible the organization had learned about the situation and intentionally let it slide.Although the organization had been wary of what the boss he