The power inside the laboratory was turned on and all the instruments began running.
Shiho's fingers flew over the keyboard as data on the computer was quickly organized and transferred.
"What a surprise…"
The whole process went so smoothly that even Shiho found it hard to believe.
"What's wrong? Trouble?"
At her sister's question, Shiho shook her head slightly.
"No, it's not troublesome. It's going very smoothly."
"Originally, the lab data was blocked to a certain degree. Random downloads would usually bring viruses along with them. But this time, everything is moving smoothly, which surprised me."
"All the data in the lab isn't blocked at all. Instead, it's open for anyone to download."
Shiho felt the situation was too strange, almost like a trap.
But when she glanced at the door behind her, now corroded into black matter, she realized the reason.
"I see. Even if we run into something unusual, the lab's data won't be destroyed immediately."
"What do you mean?"
"In fact, once this pharmaceutical factory enters a special lockdown state, a huge amount of lab data is unlocked and uploaded to the server, and then the local data is completely destroyed. Sometimes viruses are left in the destroyed files to create problems later."
"But this time, since internal and external signals were cut off, the situation inside couldn't be reported to other labs. The original program that was supposed to upload the data was suspended, but the local data itself was fully unlocked."
This was an accidental phenomenon. If the signal had gone through, the lab's data would have already been uploaded and erased.
But because of this accident, the data remained intact, and even the usual restrictions were lifted.
For Shiho, this was extremely beneficial.
It meant she could freely manipulate the lab's data.
She quickly downloaded everything, the most important being the experimental records of APTX4869 and the formula data.
It even included the death list of those who had taken the drug.
Shiho didn't know what exactly had happened with her sister, but this data had to be handed over to the police.
With that in mind, she downloaded it without hesitation.
Since the goal was to cripple the organization, this data was indispensable.
She even included her own secret experiments and results. Since she wanted to keep that information, the only option was to turn it over to the police and see if they could handle the shock.
Within ten minutes, both sets of data were ready.
"Sister, it's done."
"Good."
Akemi took the disk, looked at it, then wrote something on it with a pen and placed it beside the computer.
"Shiho, we need to go."
She reached out her hand to Shiho.
"Alright."
Shiho grasped her sister's hand.
Their bodies quickly sank into the darkness beneath their feet.
Shiho's worldview was shaken once again. She felt everything happening, yet her body sensed nothing else. Instinctively, she held her sister's hand tighter.
"Don't worry, Shiho."
Akemi gripped her hand firmly and spoke gently.
"I won't let you stay in this place any longer."
"Sister…"
Her words gave Shiho strength, and the uneasiness in her heart slowly faded.
She felt herself being swallowed by darkness little by little. Before she could process more, she had already arrived in another space.
"Welcome back, Ms. Akemi."
Akemi released Shiho's hand and knelt on one knee before Ren.
"Thank you very much for your help, god."
"Don't think too much of it. I'm also very interested in how this will develop."
Ren waved casually, clearly more intrigued by the organization's next moves and how the Metropolitan Police Department would respond.
The black kitten emerged from Akemi's shadow and hopped onto Ren's lap.
"Meow~"
The kitten let out a soft sound, prompting Ren to stroke it gently.
"Keep maintaining the darkness over there."
"Meow~"
The kitten rubbed affectionately against his hand, then curled up, closed its eyes, and fell asleep, as if completely content.
Ren continued stroking its fur, then turned to Miwako.
"Miwako, you can contact Inspector Matsumoto now."
"Alright."
Miwako immediately called Inspector Matsumoto.
"Inspector Matsumoto."
Officer Sato, you're still awake at this hour?
"It's like this, Inspector Matsumoto. My informant has located a base belonging to a killer organization and confirmed that there is a special laboratory inside. It looks like they're conducting dangerous experiments."
A laboratory? Please explain more clearly, Officer Sato.
"They appear to be researching a drug, and many human experiments have already been carried out. My informant also confirmed that there are large stockpiles of firearms hidden there, possibly tied to the military."
"Understood. I'll contact the special operations team immediately and prepare an operation. Officer Sato, give me the precise location, I'll handle it right away."
After hanging up, Matsumoto Kiyonaga stood from the table and turned to Sayuri, who had just prepared a full meal.
"Sayuri, I'm sorry, but I'll need to work overtime tonight."
"Why…"
Sayuri looked at her stoic father and sighed.
"Dad, you'd better go."
Having experienced this before, she understood the importance of his work, so she didn't protest.
"Work is more important. We can continue dinner tomorrow."
"Alright, I'll head out then."
Before leaving, Matsumoto Kiyonaga picked up his chopsticks and tasted one bite of the food his daughter made.
"There's too much salt. But it really reminds me of your mother's cooking."
Too much?
Sayuri quickly tasted it herself, and her face instantly twisted.
"Ugh! Way too salty!"
(To be continued.)
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