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 no idea what would happen if they left.
The workers were in a state of chaos without a leader. They did not know how to contact the organization, and no one continued the experiments.
Alexander saw such a sight when he snuck in at night.
These people would typically do their tasks, and the place would be bustling with activities. However, only a few people were around. Some wandered around yawning, while others lounged with half-closed eyes, almost drifting off to sleep.
They could have returned to their bedroom to sleep but chose to stay up despite having nothing to do. After all, they feared one of the higher-ups returning and catching them slacking off.
All experiments had come to a screeching halt, whether ongoing, yet to commence, successful, or unsuccessful. Only the door to the innermost room remained shut since the workers outside did not have authorization to enter.
When Alexander went inside, he released sedative gas from the entrance so that it would spread through the ventilation duct. As the workers inside were already sleepy, they soon fell asleep.
Alexander waited a moment, then covered his nose and entered. The area was full of laboratory equipment and containers. He knew they contained hazardous substances but was unsure how to dispose of them safely.
Although he doubted Rhea would hold Cameron in a conspicuous place, he searched the room anyway. He suspected her to have kept Cameron in a secret chamber or passage, but he had no idea where to find one.
‘Edward is right in saying he’s more familiar with this place, but I can’t allow him to risk his life again.’
Alexander reached the innermost part of the area but had only seen various unknown liquids and solids. He presumed they were finished products from the experiments sitting in cabinets.
He could not help but wonder whether the organization would abandon its creations and workers.
‘Has this place really lost value to them? If that’s the case, why would they spend so much resources conducting this many experiments in the first place? Was it all Spades King’s idea? After all, Rhea did many things on her own, too.’
Nonetheless, Alexander knew it was not the time to wonder about these things since the pressing matter now was to rescue Cameron.
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