Chapter 462 The door opens (please vote for the big chapter)
The research institute is located on a relatively high slope, which means that it is vertically far away from the underground drainage system of the entire city.
This allows the institute to utilize more "underground space" than other buildings.
The overall building of the entire institute has 27 floors, including 21 floors above ground and 6 floors underground.
The first three floors above ground are administrative and reception rooms, and the third floor and above are laboratories or conference rooms on various surfaces.
These things exposed to the sun are actually of little significance to the institute.
The six underground floors are the core of the entire research institute. The first underground floor to the fourth underground floor are the ‘operating rooms’, used to perform surgeries on ‘volunteers’.
The fifth underground floor is the 'surgical equipment room', which is used to store 'important equipment' required for surgery. Only a few authorized people can enter this floor.
As for the sixth underground floor, only Rhett and some people with Rhett's permission can enter.
"That young man, come out with me."
Coles was currently in an operating room on the second underground floor. He pointed at an assistant who had completed the operation and motioned for him to come out and follow him.
At the same time, he turned back and said to the clerk next to him, "No need to talk about this, just let him follow."
When the assistant walked out of the operating room in a daze, the female clerk in a hip-hugging skirt gave the assistant a general explanation of the situation, helplessly and tiredly.
At this moment, behind Coles, there were already several assistants dressed in similar clothes. They had just finished the operation and were called out by Coles.
When the first person was selected, the clerk was a little lucky, thinking that Coles had chosen the candidate so quickly and she could go back to deliver the job quickly.
The result was unexpected, and that was just the beginning.
Next, Coles visited each operating room and called out those he liked and had a chat with them. If the conversation was not suitable, he would send them back.
Along the way, Coles has talked to more than a dozen people and selected five candidates to follow. Well, including this one, there are six.
"Who...bring this with you."
Just as the female clerk finished talking to the assistant to calm him down, Coles' voice came over again.
She hurriedly ran in the direction of the sound. By this time, Coles had already walked a few operating rooms and was standing in the corridor chatting happily with a thin assistant.
By the time the female clerk arrived, the two had just finished chatting.
Coles watched the female clerk coming over, waved her hand, and continued walking forward.
Seeing Coles walking away, the female clerk quickly said to the 'newcomer' in front of her, "Mr. Coles just talked to you? Do you know what we are going to do?"
"Know."
The 'newcomer' nodded slightly.
The 'newcomer' in front of her was wearing thick surgical clothes and a light blue mask covering her cheeks, making it difficult to see her appearance. However, from the deep and steady eyes, the female clerk still judged that this was a relatively stable person.
'middle-aged people.
She also nodded and said quickly, "Then just follow me. Don't ask too much, and don't say too much."
After that, she quickly caught up with Coles.
The thin newcomer glanced at her back and then walked into the 'alternative' team at the back.
His overall performance was very natural, with a little unexpected pent-up tension and excitement about being valued by a big shot.
Everyone continued to walk to deeper floors.
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Rhett looked away from the backs of the 'candidate assistants' on the surveillance camera.
He vaguely felt that there was a problem somewhere and that something was about to happen, but he could not find any reasonable logical reasoning.
But this uneasiness made him feel a little on pins and needles.
He forced himself to calm down and prepare to review the recent events again.
At this moment, his bracelet vibrated, and information from the 'Eye' came on it,
"The 'target' disappears."
Rhett suddenly became excited.
Is this where the uneasy feeling comes from?
He immediately dialed the contact information of the team leader of ‘Eye’, “What’s going on?”
"After the target walked out of the restaurant, he walked around the perimeter. When he was walking towards the outermost perimeter, he seemed to have spotted us, and then we lost him."
The other person answered quickly.
Yes, yes, yes, this is it.
There was no angry look on Rhett's face, instead he looked happy.
With Pater's caution, how could he not have discovered these 'eyes'? He must have discovered the surveillance of these spies a long time ago, so he kept wandering around, eating, and 'playing' with these eyes.
This time 'disappearing' is not the beginning of the game, but the end of the game. The opponent is tired of playing and chooses to disappear directly from the sight of the 'eyes', completely showing that he has discovered these 'eyes'.
Likewise, this also means that Red's arrangement has been seen through by the other party.
Rhett sat up straight, took off the bracelet, turned off the microphone, and threw it on the table.
Next, is the real game between him and ‘Pate’.
A question was placed in front of him.
After discovering his arrangement, what choice will 'Pate' make?
A normal person's first thought would definitely be to run away. If the plan fails, they will leave directly.
But will Pate do it?
The other party had killed so many people in the institute. If it were another person, he would almost certainly be wanted and hunted by the official forces of the entire Rimen City.
However, the other party took a different approach and confronted him directly, forcing him to exchange evidence and ensuring that he would not bring in the official forces of Rimen City.
And when he judged that the other party was going to leave in an empty boat, the other party just feinted and entered the wilderness.
Every move made by the opponent caught him by surprise.
‘Pate’ is not a person who likes to do things in the usual way.
If 'Pate' runs away this time, it means that this appearance and layout did not achieve the strategic goal, and his daughter is still in a dangerous situation.
Rhett tried to put himself into 'Pate's' perspective and think about what he should do when encountering this situation and what is the best choice.
Then he quickly came up with the answer.
There is no doubt that the most beneficial choice for 'Pate' at this moment is to 'attack the east and attack the west, and do the opposite.'
Don't leave and continue to sneak back home as planned.
In order to cover up the transfer of personnel and confuse 'Pate', Rhett had moved most of the sentries near the inner circle of 'Pate's' home.
At this moment, the outer circle of 'Pate's' house is densely populated with 'eyes', but the inner circle that is really close to home is empty.
If Rhett judged that 'Pate' had left according to ordinary people's thinking, he would relax his vigilance. At this time, 'Pate' would sneak back home quietly and put his daughter back home.
This went against the grain and made it even harder for Rhett to suspect that there was something fishy in Pat's family.
At this moment, Rhett thought he had finally figured out everything. He smiled and patted the table gently.
The officer on the opposite side immediately stood up.
"Zadi."
Rhett looked at the officer's face and called the officer's name affectionately.
"Director, just give me your orders!"
Officer Zaidi immediately responded with a sonorous and powerful voice.
"You are going to Pate's house with the mercenary team immediately. There are seven C-VII strengthening potions in the safe. You can take them with you, too."
Rhett also stood up. He spoke very quickly with a fierce expression, "Be fast, he might run away if it's too late. This time I not only want his daughter's life, but also his life."
"yes!"
The officer nodded immediately and quickly ran towards the door.
"Wait a minute," Red suddenly shouted when the officer opened the door to the office. Then he hesitated for a moment and whispered to the officer who stopped blankly,
"The opponent may be very strong. If you really can't defeat it, call the group for help immediately. In the city, he is alone, and there is a group behind us."
Making this decision almost means that Rhett will expose his previous "unfavorable" things.
But at this moment Rhett also realized that he was facing an extremely difficult opponent. Without the help of the group, things might develop beyond his control.
After weighing the pros and cons, he decided to give priority to solving the big problem of 'Pate'.
"yes!"
The officer nodded heavily, then opened the door and walked out.
Rhett sat back on the chair, picked up the bracelet, and turned on the microphone again.
The leader of 'Eye' is still online at this moment, and the communication has not been cut off.
"Everyone immediately moved closer to the 'nest' and monitored every road closely. If any suspicious person appears, report it to me immediately."
Rhett quickly ordered.
"yes!"
The other end of the phone responded quickly.
Rhett cut off the communication, put his bracelet on the table, and leaned back in his chair.
This cat and mouse game has to end.
For the first time, a heartfelt smile appeared on Rhett's face. He liked fighting smart people and enjoyed the joy when he won.
He admitted that 'Pate' was very smart and talented. He could have such strength at this age and his talent was extremely good, but so what?
After all, Pat is just one person.
Only teenagers can dream of changing the world by relying on force and talent.
No one can defeat the financial group.
Rhett felt that he had an obligation to 'teach' this life principle to Pat - as a gift in death.
Rhett was in a good mood at the moment. He turned on his tablet and connected to the surveillance system in the underground space again.
At this time, Coles had already brought his "candidate assistants" to the fourth underground floor.
These assistants stood together so densely that they even exceeded the screen of the surveillance camera.
Rhett, who was smiling at first, suddenly had a stiff smile on his face.
That's not how he picked people. He suspected that Coles was deliberately trying to make him unhappy.
He picked up the bracelet and was about to call the female clerk who was leading the team and ask her to bring Coles and the large number of 'candidate assistants' back.
At this moment, he saw Coles, who was standing at the front of the team, waving to the back of the team, gesturing for everyone to wait here.
What is he going to do?
Rhett was stunned.
Immediately afterwards, he saw Coles walking to the door leading to the fifth underground floor. This door was extremely tightly sealed, and all the joints were tightly sealed, not even a shadow could pass through.
There was an electronic code lock installed at the front of the door. Coles walked to the door, entered the code, and verified his identity.
Then he opened the door, revealing a rather deep stairwell.
Coles has permission to go down to the fifth floor underground.
Then Rhett saw Coles slam open the door and rush into the stairwell.
The electronic door collided with the wall, making a violent sound.
Rhett probably guessed what Coles was going to do, and he immediately switched to monitoring the stairway.
I saw Coles on the surveillance camera entering the stairs, looked up at the surveillance camera, and continued walking down quickly.
He did not stop at the fifth underground floor, but went directly to the sixth underground floor.
Rhett continued to switch cameras and follow Coles' footsteps.
Coles has access to the six underground floors.
As one of the senior figures of the Mars Project, Coles has extremely high authority within the institute. He can enter except for some of the most critical places that are inaccessible.
Coles quickly entered the password for the sixth underground floor, verified his identity, pushed open the door and walked in.
Rhett continued to switch cameras.
The building on the six floors underground is very simple, with only a short corridor, an elevator and five rooms on both sides of the corridor.
Except for the elevator, the remaining rooms are used to store certain 'materials'.
At the end of the corridor, there is a solid silver metal door that shows a little trace.
This metal door looks a bit like a bank's vault door, but it looks sturdier than a bank's vault door. All the cracks in the door are tight and no light or shadow leaks in.
Rhett watched Coles walk toward the metal door.
The surveillance picture ends here. The surveillance is not completely safe, so no camera can capture the contents inside the metal door.
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"This is the door of the institute's 'safe'."
Coles looked at the metal door in front of him, stretched out his hand, and knocked lightly on the metal door.
The heavy metal made a muffled sound. The door was so thick that knocking on it felt like knocking on a solid object instead of knocking on a door.
"This door is said to be able to withstand the indiscriminate bombardment of Seraph-type mechas. Only equipment stronger than Seraph can possibly destroy it."
Coles was stroking the metal door a little crazily and talking to himself.
Seraph is the benchmark for C-class. Although it is too large and not flexible enough when fighting against humanoid C-class, in terms of firepower alone, it is also the strongest output among C-class.
The defensive facilities that Seraph can't destroy are basically equivalent to C-level ones that can't be destroyed.
On the left side of the door, there is also an identity verification device.
"All the data and information of this institute, even some of the data and information of the Mars Project, are stored here."
Speaking of this, Coles was obviously a little excited, and his old face was a little distorted.
He tried to put his old palm on the biometric reader of the authentication device.
"Identification failed, illegal access detected."
The piercing alarm sounded throughout the entire floor in an instant.
"I don't have the authority to open this door. If I can't open this door, I won't get anything."
Coles looked at the metal door, as if he had lost his mind, and tried again and again.
Ding--
The elevator door at the beginning of the corridor opened, and Zaidi, an officer in a straight uniform, walked out. He glanced at the corridor with flashing alarms with a smile, and then looked at Coles, "Mr. Coles, your
The assistants' are still waiting for you."
As he spoke, he reached out and pulled Coles out of the metal door, to the elevator, and turned on the elevator with his authority.
This is not the first time that Coles has been 'sick', nor is it the first time that he has pulled this old professor back like this. With years of unrequited requests, this old professor's obsession seems to have begun.
It affected his body.
Coles finally woke up, lowered his head, and slowly walked into the elevator.
The officer watched Coles enter the elevator, watched the elevator go up, and then breathed a sigh of relief.
He looked up at the camera above his head and saluted slightly.
Then he turned and walked towards the metal door at the end of the corridor.
The institute's most precious information is placed here, as is the C-VII strengthening potion.
"Biological verification passed"
"Password entered correctly"
"Good afternoon, Mr. Zaidi."
With a slight vibration, the thick metal door slowly opened, revealing what was behind the metal door.
The first thing that catches the eye is the warm light and the area divided into two parts.
Zadie stepped through the open door.
The lights on both sides of the metal door cast two completely different shadows on him, like two people overlapping each other.
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In the elevator
Coles lowered his head and glanced at the shadows under his feet, then looked up at the surveillance camera in the elevator.
"The door is open."
A hoarse voice sounded in the tiny earphones in his ears.
