Austin thought, ‘It’s no surprise the department didn’t want to recruit Uncle Dom, considering his status and capabilities. He might’ve avoided telling me about it since it’s a secret department.’“Yes, he’s my granduncle. However, I’m not precisely his student, even though he has taught me herbal medicine.” Austin wanted to make it clear so that he would not ruin Dominic’s reputation by making mistakes.“I know,” Dr. Blanc said smilingly, “Still, we know how capable you are.”Austin scratched his head awkwardly after receiving the compliment. He would feel incredibly proud if it were the past, but he had become more humbled now and knew it was not good to be overconfident.“You’re too kind, Dr. Blanc, but I have much to learn still. Perhaps I might learn something from your experts during the mission,” Austin said earnestly. Alexander noticed the changes in Austin and felt happy for him. “Well, I’ll let you two handle the secret lab then. That way, we can focus on what he must d
Dr. Blanc knew Alexander was cautious, but he could not help reminding him repeatedly.“Don’t worry. Even though I’m worried about my wife, I won't over-commit. Besides, I only want to save her, not go to war with them,” Alexander said half-jokingly.Dr. Blanc nodded. “I know you won’t, but your friend…”“He’s a bit impulsive sometimes, but he knows what’s at stake. Whether we achieve our goal or not, we’ll leave the place as planned. We won’t engage in conflicts with them or give them any leverage to use against us. You have my word.”Alexander understood Dr. Blanc’s concern since they would be dealing with people working at the embassy. He would not dare cause Dr. Blanc any trouble and was grateful that Dr. Blanc was willing to send a team to help him.Of course, the situation also concerned the relationship between the two countries. In addition, Alexander had no concrete evidence against the other party. Even if he did, he had to be careful about who he was dealing with.“All
However, Alexander was not joking. “I know you’re worried about your son, but you know Nick isn’t there. Even if you bomb the embassy, it won’t do any good.”“Then I’ll go to Yudonia!” Mike snapped, clenching his fists.“I’m sure you can. If you buy a plane ticket now, you might even be able to fly there by today. However, will you be able to go inside the palace?” Alexander asked.Mike was stumped. He knew he couldn’t, and he had only said so out of frustration.“The more critical the situation, the more we must stay calm, all right?” Alexander added, “I’m going there with government officials to protect and disinfect the embassy. Therefore, we can’t stay too long or conduct an extensive search. So, I have another task for you.”Mike looked calmer as he asked, “What do you need me to do?”He wanted something to do, or he would feel useless for failing to save his son.“I want you to keep an eye on them. You must stop them if they try to relocate her secretly.”“Huh?” Puzzled a
Alexander pointed at the map and said, “These two areas are where the queen works and rests daily. Although it would be a safe place to hide someone, I doubt they would do such a thing.“Outside are the reception rooms where people often come and go, so the most likely places are here and here.”He tapped the map gently, continuing, “This is the storage room, and that’s the guard room. Still, I’m only basing this on the map. I’m not sure if there are any secret chambers or underground passages. After all, we don’t have the authority to search the palace.”Mike was shocked. “How the hell do you know all this?”‘I might be able to get a general floor plan of the palace if I tried, but I can’t gain such detailed information like each room’s function or purpose. It’s like Alex is talking about his own house.’Alexander smiled. “Well, some places that seem mysterious and inaccessible might not be so.”Mike looked at him hopefully, saying, “I’m counting on you to rescue Nick.”Alexand
However, the nurses only held the babies without responding.Lily anxiously took her daughter, but the nurses did not stop her. Immediately after, she opened the blanket, squeezed the baby’s hands, and carefully checked if she had any wounds.After ensuring her daughter was unharmed, Lily signed in relief and examined her son, finding no wounds on him, either. After some thought, she checked their mouths and saw nothing unusual. Therefore, she concluded they must be hungry or uncomfortable.Lily looked at the nurses, then turned to the CCTV camera and said, “Why’d you bring them here?”She figured the nurses were only following orders, thinking, ‘Fred must’ve told them to behave like this. That fucking asshole!’Suddenly, Lily heard a noise coming from outside. However, it was not the sound of a cane but of a wheelchair. The wheels revolved, and Lily soon saw the queen. She was somewhat surprised as she had expected Fred to come and threaten her again or make more demands.“Your
“Well, I’m just stating the obvious.” Lily said as she patted one of her babies soothingly. “Although Your Majesty is the ruler of your country, you often have to listen to what Fred says, don’t you?”The queen looked upset. “Why should I listen to him?”“You know why better than anyone,” Lily said indifferently, “Also, you know if I’m telling the truth. If not, you wouldn’t have come to talk to me alone.”‘She even wanted her people to leave us alone. That tells me she doesn’t want others listening in on our conversation. She has many attendants, and any of them could be working for Fred.’The queen rested her hands on the wheelchair’s push rings and pensively tapped her finger.Meanwhile, Lily sat down and turned her attention to her twins. She thought caring for two babies simultaneously was somewhat challenging. In comparison, raising Galen was easy because she had a nanny’s help.However, soothing two crying babies alone was physically demanding for her. Fortunately, the twi
“People died?” Confused, The queen blinked. “Wait, what are you talking about? Who died? You said we never experimented it on a living person before, didn’t you?”“Come on. You know what I’m talking about. Honestly, I don’t know why your people created and spread so many variations of the viruses through your experiments. What good would that do—”The queen was puzzled and interrupted Lily, “I have no idea what you’re talking about. My project is about exploring the possibilities of prolonging human life. What does it have to do with viruses and spreading them?”Considering the queen’s confused expression, Lily knew Fred must have kept the queen in the dark.Lily shook her head. “I don’t know why you or your men would want to research viruses. I’m sure you know about the pandemic in Burnwken, and I heard there were even deaths in Yudonia.“You claim to love your people and doing all this for them, but your experiments have destroyed their lives.”The queen widened her eyes in dis
“Shut the hell up!” Fred showed up at the doorway.The queen was shocked. “Fred?!”“Your Majesty, what are you doing here? Don’t you trust me?” Fred hurried over and bent a knee before her, but he looked angry.“No, it’s not that I don’t trust you.” The queen looked panicked, like a child caught with her hand in the cookie jar.“Your Majesty, I’ve always been loyal to you. You know how hard I’ve worked to ensure you would live on forever. Yet here you are, questioning my loyalty?” He looked as if the queen had betrayed him.Ashamed, the queen touched his face. “Oh, of course not. I know you’re loyal, and I’ve never doubted you. I just wanted to ask her a few questions.”“Then why did you wait until I wasn’t around? Why did you purposely do it behind my back? Was it because there were things you didn’t want me to hear?” Despite half-kneeling, his manner was so forceful that the queen felt overwhelmed.Lily looked at the two and guessed what it was all about. Suddenly, she burst i